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Flexible iPhone 6, 6 Plus Design Causing Touch-Screen Glitches: iFixit

Flexible iPhone 6, 6 Plus Design Causing Touch-Screen Glitches: iFixit

Posted 2016-08-25DAILY VIDEO: Apple iPhone 6, 6 Plus suffer from 'touch disease'; Intel, Nvidia trading shots over AI, deep learning; Microsoft: 60 percent of U.S. teens keep secret online accounts; and there's more.Latest Videos Google Packs Android 7.0 Nougat With New Features, Begins Its RolloutDAILY VIDEO: Google begins Android 7.0 Nougat rollout; ARM takes aim at the supercomputing space;... Microsoft Acquires AI Startup Genee to Bolster Office 365 SchedulingDAILY VIDEO: Microsoft to acquire Genee for smarter Office 365 scheduling; Google pulls plug on... Next Apple Watch to Lack LTE Service Due to Battery Life IssuesDAILY VIDEO: The next Apple Watch won't have LTE due to battery life issues; Intel is ready to ship...Shadow Brokers' Tools Contain Real Zero-Day Risks, Cisco, Fortinet SayDAILY VIDEO: Shadow Brokers' tools pose zero-day risks, Cisco and Fortinet Warn; AMD puts spotlight... Intel Agrees to Make 10nm Mobile Chips for Rival ARMDAILY VIDEO: Intel to build 10nm mobile chips for ARM; Intel CEO: PCs powered by 'Kaby Lake' chips... Hackers Offer to Sell Alleged NSA Equation Group Cyber-ToolsDAILY VIDEO: Shadow Brokers allegedly hack NSA's Equation Group; Google begins development of Fuchsia... Microsoft to Replace Azure RemoteApp With Citrix XenApp ExpressDAILY VIDEO: Microsoft shuttering Azure RemoteApp, turns to Citrix; Cisco bridges gap With Microsoft... Microsoft Already Preparing Next Windows 10 UpdateDAILY VIDEO: Windows 10 post-anniversary update in the works; Hack of keyless entry systems put 100M... Security Firm Outbids Apple With $500,000 Bounty for iOS FlawsDAILY VIDEO: Security firm surpasses Apple's top bug bounty award for iOS flaws; HPE warns of JNDI... Apple MacBook Pro Update Rumors Keep SurfacingDAILY VIDEO: Rumors of an Apple MacBook Pro overhaul continue circulating; Facebook will start...Today's topics include iFixit's report of a widespread glitch affecting Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus touch-screens, the rivalry between Intel and Nvidia in the AI sector, a Microsoft-commissioned study that found that 60 percent of American teens have online accounts their parents do not know about and the deal that will allow Lenovo to preinstall Microsoft Apps on Android devices.Electronics repair website iFixit is reporting a widespread problem with Apple's iPhone 6 and, particularly, iPhone 6 Plus smartphones that repair advocates have dubbed "Touch Disease."


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Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus may have "Touch Disease"

Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus may have "Touch Disease"

Iphones file photo (WFLA)TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Watch out iPhone users.A flickering gray bar on the top of your screen, on iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, could mean you have a serious problem.If you see this infamous gray bar, it means your phone has caught the "Touch Disease." This term is being used to describe a major issue iPhone users are having where their screens lose the ability to respond to touch.Repair vendors said it's actually a flaw in the phones manufacturing.


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iPhone 6 Plus 'Touch Disease' explained: Why it happens and how to fix

iPhone 6 Plus 'Touch Disease' explained: Why it happens and how to fix

There's a new issue affecting plenty of iPhone users, one that Apple is still keeping a tight lid on.Specifically, the "Touch Disease" is an iPhone 6 Plus condition that affects the phone's TouchID sensor and the screen.Users report a flickering gray bar along the top of the screen and a faulty TouchID sensor.Apple doesn't have a repair plan for the issue, which seems to be widespread and affecting mostly 5.5-inch devices.


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iPhone 6 Plus suffers from 'touch disease', rendering phones useless, according to repair specialists

iPhone 6 Plus suffers from 'touch disease', rendering phones useless, according to repair specialists

A design flaw in the iPhone 6 can lead the screen to stop working entirely, according to repair experts.The issue – dubbed "touch disease" by the team that found it – appears to stem from two chips that can come detached over time.Once that happens, the iPhone's screen can start flickering and not register touch, essentially making the phone entirely useless.The issue was first identified by iFixit, a repair specialist.