Apple improved the keyboard in iOS 7, but the Android-exclusive SwiftKey is still hands-down the best on-screen input method out there.

Developer TouchType could finally bring its AI-driven predictive keyboard to iPhone and iPad users if a leaked image from evleaks is to be believed.

It shows what looks to be a SwiftKey app running on iOS with a suggestion-filled predictive candidate bar above an otherwise normal-looking keyboard.

The allegedly SwiftKey app is running on an iPhone 5S and includes a promotional-friendly typed out message of "A super-fast typing..."

Keys to Apple's walled garden?

Even if SwiftKey is working on an Android-to-iOS transition for its popular keyboard, it might not be able to take full advantage of the platform.

That's because Apple doesn't allow third-party apps to tinker with the iOS on-screen keyboard. It's why SwiftKey, despite being the No. 1 paid download in the Google Play store, remains an Android-only app.

SwiftKey for iOS could be hamstrung and be unable to cure everyone's typos if it has to be enabled on an app-by-app basis. If that's the case the site "Damn You Auto Correct" can stay in business.

The rumors are heating up for big phone debuts for the upcoming MWC 2014. Last year LG revealed the Optimus G Pro and an updated affordable L series at MWC 2013, so we expect a similar array this year.

It seems like the Korean site ETNews also believes LG will drop a new phone at the conference as well - specifically the LG Optimus G Pro 2.

The report claims the company will tout the Optimus G Pro 2 as its latest high-end phone, while sporting the latest Android 4.4 update - the first in LG's line with the newest version of Android.

Speculated specs

The Electronics Times also suggests that the G Pro 2 will run a Snapdragon 800 processor and 3GB of RAM all behind a massive 6-inch Full HD display.

LTE and LTE-Advanced networks are also purportedly part of the package according to "telecommunications industry sources" as cited by the Times.

With only a month left until the conference, we're sure more rumors will continue to pop up on the 'net. However, for the real deal, check back in February for full coverage of MWC.

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Qualcomm has purchased a large batch of patents from HP that "further enhance the strength and diversity of Qualcomm's Incorporated's industry-leading mobile patent portfolio," the two companies said in a press release.

The portfolio includes roughly 2,400 granted patents and pending applications for patents related to HP's Palm, IPAQ and Bitfone technologies.

Most of those - 1,400 - are from the US, while 1,000 are from other countries.

They didn't spill the beans on how much Qualcomm paid, though.

Big plans, maybe

The announcement says most of these patents cover technologies like "fundamental mobile operating system techniques," whatever that means.

There are no clues as to what Qualcomm plans to do with these patents, besides the press release's vague promise that they "will enable the company to offer even more value to current and future licensees."

Qualcomm has been riding high in recent years, as its Snapdragon brand processors are powering top smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S4, the HTC One, and many others.

We've asked Qualcomm to elaborate on its plans for this portfolio and will update this article if we hear back.

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Apple has filed a patent that reveals some of the ways it might utilize sapphire in its future devices, like the iPhone 6 and the next iPad.

The patent actually describes ways that sapphire might be attached to electronics, but in doing so it reveals potential applications for the material.

We already know that Apple might use a sapphire coating to make its devices' screens even tougher than the Gorilla Glass it currently uses. Sapphire is hard to break and literally crystal clear, after all.

But how about using sapphire to dissipate heat from an iPhone's processor?

Melting for sapphire

It turns out sapphire conducts heat just as well as some metals do, and the new Apple patent describe mounting the crystal to a device's chip to help absorb some of those degrees.

When it comes to how the sapphire would actually be mounted, the patent describes a few techniques.

In one melted plastic or metal is poured through an aperture in the sapphire surface, thereby binding them together when it cools. Then electronics can be attached to the metal or plastic.

Another method describes a molding technique that would attach other materials directly to the sapphire substrate's edges.

A sapphire future

Sapphire is already being used in Apple's devices - as the camera lens cover on the iPhone 5, and as the fingerprint sensor cover on the iPhone 5S.

And crystal specialists GT Advanced Technologies revealed in November 2013 they had signed a multi-year supply deal with Apple.

Apple's plans for the material going forward are unknown, but it's clearly investigating every option.

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A new report has surfaced claiming that Apple is preparing to launch not one, but two big screen iPhone 6 additions this June.

The Wall Street Journal alleges that the next iPhone revision two variants with one larger than 4.5 inches and another bigger than 5-inches, eliminating the 4-inch standard started by the iPhone 5.

Although slightly larger, both phones are said to share the same metal clad design as the iPhone 5S. Meanwhile, Apple will scrap the plastic iPhone 5C just a year after being introduced.

This is the second time we've heard of a 4.5+ inch iPhone 6 and last time it was locked in as a 4.8–inch model. This handset is purportedly further along in development and nearly prepped for mass production.

The larger handset, however, is a new addition that's still in development but should be on track for release this year.

Game of screens

Apple is swinging to biggie-size phone screens partially to compete with larger handsets like the Samsung Galaxy S4 and LG G2. However, the Journal reports the real reason is because big screens are popular in China, a multi-billion user market all smart device makers are eyeing.

Rumors and reports of bigger screens of Apple have been bubbling up and now they've begun boiling over to tablets. Beyond phones we've heard murmurings of a 13-inch iPad that will blur the line between tablets and ultrabooks.

It seems Apple will be going big at its mobile device unveiling later this June. We're sure to hear more until then so keep watching this space.

Via Gizmodo

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