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Advisory firm says no Apple Watch units were shipped with a faulty taptic engine
5/3/2015 2:10:00 AM

Last week, we told you how a report in the Wall Street Journal explained that Apple's original source for the vibrating taptic engine used on the Apple Watch, had to be replaced. AAC Technologies' version of the part revealed a tendency to fall apart after a period of time. Apple later changed the source of the part to a company named Nidec, which has not experienced any issues.

Because AAC Technologies' version of the taptic engine failed its longevity tests, there was some fear at Apple that some consumers would find their Apple Watch not working all of a sudden. The taptic engine is supposed ...

 

Emoji usage soars according to Instagram
5/2/2015 11:51:00 PM

According to Instagram, it was the release of the iOS emoji keyboard in 2011 that started the amazing surge in emoji use on the Instagram app. Back when Instagram was an iOS exclusive, less than 5% of texts and captions posted on the app contained the symbols. No more than a month after Apple started supporting emojis on iOS, 10% of texts (and captions) on Instagram included at least one.

That figure rose to 20% and didn't go higher until two things happened. The Android version of Instagram was launched early in 2012 and the stock Android emoji keyboard was launched in July of 2013. Those ...

 

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