Report: iPhones with Force Touch have entered production

Apple's manufacturers have reportedly started production on the next-generation iPhones, and they're apparently bringing over Force Touch pressure-sensitive screens from the Apple Watch.

According to a Bloomberg report, manufacturing is already underway and will ramp up even more in July

Apple typically releases an iPhone hardware update in late September, so the news falls in line with the company's established rhythm. The next-generation device is presumed to be called the iPhone 6S.

Force Touch, a feature new to Apple's MacBook and the Apple Watch, makes the screen sensitive to varying levels of pressure, so it can tell whether you're tapping lightly or pressing firmly. The new feature would make certain actions on the phone easier to pull off, like pressing firmly when you want to drop a pin in Maps. The report indicates Apple has been working to build pressure sensitivity into the iPhone's display for two years Read more...