SciTech Brief

Apple Responds to iPhone Duo Crackgate

SciTech Brief

Show Notes

Apple officially acknowledges inner display cracks on the new iPhone Duo, offering free hardware replacements via AppleCare as tests reveal hinge vulnerabilities.

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