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Android Dominates Global Smartphone Market in Q3 2016





While iOS global market share and iPhone shipments continue to decline, Android devices continue to gain momentum. According to the latest report from Strategy Analytics, Android share reached nearly 88% in the third calendar quarter of 2016, leaving iOS with 12.1% far behind.


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Thursday, November 3rd, 2016. 13:27

Apple Releases New iPhone 7 Commercial [Video]



Apple has released a new iPhone 7 commercial highlighting stereo speakers and water resistance of the new smartphone. You can take a look at the short clip either below or on Apple’s official YouTube channel.


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Thursday, November 3rd, 2016. 13:25

15-inch MacBook Pro Has Fastest SSD on Market



According to the latest report from Computerworld, the 15-inch MacBook Pro is equipped with one of the fastest SSDs on the market.


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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016. 15:31

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Apple Will Start Selling AirPods in January?



Apple won’t release new wireless AirPods until January. This information has been shared by DigiTimes reporters who cite a report released by Economic Daily News (EDN).


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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016. 13:29

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iFixit Performs 13-inch MacBook Pro Teardown [Images]



The iFixit team has performed a teardown of the new 13-inch MacBook Pro without the Touch Bar. According to the experts, the notebook is incredibly difficult to disassemble due to proprietary screws and vast amounts of glue Apple inside of the device.


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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016. 13:28

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MacBook Pro to Become Cheaper in 2017, Get 32GB of RAM



According to the latest report from usually-reliable KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, next year, Apple may make the MacBook Pro cheaper and add the 32GB memory option to satisfy power users who need this extra amount of RAM.


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Tuesday, November 1st, 2016. 15:40

New 13-inch MacBook Pro is 4% Faster Than its Predecessor



According to the benchmarks results shared by Geekbench, the new base 13-inch MacBook Pro is 4% faster in single-core and 7% faster in multi-core tests than the 2015 entry-level MacBook Pro.


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Tuesday, November 1st, 2016. 13:40

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Apple Releases iOS 10.1.1, iOS 10.2 Beta to Developers



Apple on Monday released iOS 10.1.1 with a fix for the issue making it impossible to view the Health app data for some users. The release of the updated firmware version comes about a week after the release of iOS 10.1 that contained some minor improvements as well.


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Tuesday, November 1st, 2016. 11:35

There’s No Startup Sound on New MacBook Pro Models



Apple has killed the traditional Mac startup chime with the release of the updated MacBook Pro. First users who purchased the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro confirm that there’s no startup sound. There are other proofs as well.


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Monday, October 31st, 2016. 13:24

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Not All Ports of New 13-inch MacBook Pro Support Same Bandwidth



Half of the Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports on the new 13-inch MacBook Pro don’t work at full performance. Those ports that are located on the right side of the laptop don’t support the full PCI Express bandwidth.


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Monday, October 31st, 2016. 13:22

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Top 10 Stories of the Week



It is Sunday today, which means it’s high time I told you about the most interesting posts of the last couple of days.

This week was rather busy for Apple – the company announced its results in the fourth fiscal quarter and unveiled new MacBook Pro lineup. From this point of view, it’s not strange that most of the articles this week deal with new laptops. You can check out the posts worth your attention below.


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Sunday, October 30th, 2016. 11:24

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Sharp President Reveals Apple Working on iPhone with OLED Display



There’s a new confirmation of Apple’s desire to release a next-generation iPhone with OLED display. This time it’s Sharp President Tai Jeng-wu who revealed Apple’s plans to switch from low-temperature poly-silicon to OLED display panels for the new iPhone that is scheduled for 2017.


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Sunday, October 30th, 2016. 10:04

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Entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro Has Removable SSD



According to the latest report from Other World Computing, the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro without the Touch Bar has a removable SSD. The OWC team has performed a teardown of the new model and below you can take a look at some of the images showing the internal components of the new laptop.


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Saturday, October 29th, 2016. 14:00

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New MacBook Pro Can’t Get More than 16GB of RAM



The new MacBook Pro can only be upgraded to 16GB of RAM. The reason to think so was the fact that Apple did not announce a model with higher RAM capacity during its “Hello Again” event this Thursday. Today, Apple’s SVP Phil Schiller confirmed that 16GB is the maximum RAM amount one can get on the MacBook Pro. You can’t go beyond that due to battery life concerns.


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Saturday, October 29th, 2016. 13:30

Half of Former Galaxy Note 7 Users to Switch to iPhone – IDC



According to the latest report from IDC, nearly a half of former Galaxy Note 7 units are planning to switch to the iPhone. This seems to be true as Apple reported a record number of Android switchers in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2016. The results of the survey can’t be taken for granted as they include data from only 24 Galaxy Note 7 users. Still, they demonstrate a possibility for Apple to benefit from Samsung’s misfortune.


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Written by Andrey

Saturday, October 29th, 2016. 12:48