Lawyers for the winning side, Taction Technology, say that they expect Apple to negotiate the loss down and so also cut back the law firm's profits. How terrible for them. Inside a haptic engine - image credit: Taptic Technology. Apple was found guilty of infringing the patents of Taction Technology in its Taptic Engine, as used in the Apple Watch and many more devices, with a jury awarding damages of over $5.7 billion. In case anyone thought the lawyers did this one pro bono, legal firm Burford Capital says that it ought to be paid $1.4 billion. According to Reuters , this win has sent the legal firm's US stock up over 6%. But Burford Capital has now cautioned that it is unlikely to receive the full sum. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
An indie developer has built an app that turns Apple's upcoming iPhone Duo into a virtual Sony Walkman by using the foldable's hinge to mimic the classic cassette player's flip-open door. Creator Vidit Bhargava is calling the app Duo-Man, which was designed in BitRig's new iPhone Duo development environment . Bhargava's app lets users open the device to pick their music and "insert" a cassette on the 7.6-inch inner display, then snap it shut to start playback, 80s-style. Bhargava told TechCrunch he wanted to make the experience feel authentic, so he went so far as to record button clicks and static from a real Walkman for use in the app. Duo-Man won second place at the recent Bitrig hackathon in San Francisco, and his post about the app on X (Twitter) has gained more than 2.1 million views. Duo-Man offers the complete walkman experience on the iPhone Duo. Open the Duo to pick and 'insert' the cassette, Close the Duo to start listening. Yes, I actually recorded the button clicks and static noise from a real Walkman! It was fun making this at @bitrig hacks today. pic.twitter.com/juSrLhofrH — Vidit Bhargava (@viditb) September 27, 2026 The enthusiastic response has led Bhargava to turn the project into a proper release, and the finished app will support Apple Music and local files, as well as an Apple Pencil feature for "rolling" the cassette loop (a common battery-saving Walkman hack). Depending on its popularity, Spotify support may also be on the cards. No release date has been announced for the app, but we know when the iPhone Duo is coming: Pre-orders begin Friday, October 16, with availability starting October 23. Related Roundup: iPhone Duo Buyer's Guide: iPhone Duo (Coming Soon) Related Forum: iPhone This article, " iPhone Duo Gets a Virtual Walkman App Ahead of Launch " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
We've seen previews of iOS 27 running on the iPhone Duo , including a new StandBy mode that activates even when the iPhone isn't charging. Apple showed the mode in press materials, but leaker pdfu today shared a more in-depth look at some of the options. There are multiple StandBy faces available on the ‌iPhone Duo‌, five of which we weren't aware of. A Home Camera view will show a single camera feed or a grid of up to nine camera feeds. There's a Home Modular option that likely shows smart home controls, and a Snoopy-themed face. Here's a deep dive into StandBy mode on iPhone Duo. Rushmore, the app meant to host the redesigned faces, is missing from the iOS 27.1 simulator. But its localization strings reveal unreported faces, and I got some new faces running in the current renderer. 淋 pic.twitter.com/lDQHOy5R0e — pdfu (@itspdfu) September 28, 2026 Apple also appears to be adding a face called Flow that could have animations, and there's a face named Fade with no details available. Faces we've seen in marketing materials include Analog, Digital, Classic Calendar, Weather, Photos , Memories, Shared Albums, and Modular. A face editor will let users adjust the StandBy mode interface, choosing different styles and colors, similar to the existing iPhone StandBy customization screens. Swipe gestures are available for quick visual adjustments. There are five widget layouts to choose from for clock faces that support widgets. The layouts include StandBy, Stacked, Top, Middle, and Bottom. The ‌iPhone Duo‌ will be available for pre-order on October 16 ahead of an October 23 launch, and we'll likely see more details come out as we approach the release date. Related Roundup: iPhone Duo Buyer's Guide: iPhone Duo (Coming Soon) Related Forum: iPhone This article, " iPhone Duo StandBy Leak Reveals Five Unannounced Faces " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
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