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iPhone 12 screen aced our drop test. But this rival says its ‘glass’ is 3 times harder

No sooner has the dust settled on CNET’s jaw-dropping iPhone 12 drop test than another rival has stepped up to claim its alternative “glass” for protecting electronics like phones and smartwatches is three times harder than the iPhone’s ceramic screen. Why? Because it’s made of diamond. Specifically, diamond glass. Let’s back up for a minute. The iPhone 12 uses a …

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iPhone game controller from Backbone sports social and streaming smarts

Startup Backbone’s inaugural product, an app-integrated game controller for the iPhone that the company considers more a “gaming content creation tool” than the typical run-jump-crouch-shoot accessory, has a very well-thought out design and novel feature set that raises the bar for its category. Like the Razer Kishi, the $99 Backbone One expands to slip on either end of the iPhone …

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