News tagged ‘Apple’
Samsung Didn’t Give Full Support to Apple in Confrontation Against FBI
A major conflict between Apple and the FBI about privacy problems and encryption has been widely reviewed in media recently and is still going on in court. Probably, every significant figure in technology world and among politics has already spoken in defense of Apple or the FBI.
Apple Launches New Support Account on Twitter
Yesterday, on March 3rd, Apple created an official support account on Twitter. It took one day to get 100K followers and now the number of people has increased by another 30 thousands.
Although company has separate accounts for its different services, like Apple Music or App store profile, it didn’t have a general one that can be used for basic questions.
Apple Has to Make a “Good Computer” – Oculus VR Founder
Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus VR, the company that specializes in virtual reality technology said that Apple should make a more powerful computer, if it wants to deal with VR.
First iPhone With OLED Display to Be Released in 2017?
According to Nikkei, Apple has changed the date of launch of the first iPhone with an OLED screen. Earlier it was reported that the new display will be released in 2018, but now the company seems to be planning to install it on the 2017 device. One of the reasons for this is poor smartphone sales in the last couple of months.
“Lie Down And Wait Until The Feeling Passes”- Fiat CEO About Apple’s Project “Titan”
Although Apple has planned to keep their Project «Titan» in secret, everybody in media is now talking about whether or not the company should make its own electric car.
Apple Releases New Pre-Release Builds of OS X, iOS, watchOS and tvOS to Developers
Apple on Tuesday seeded the fifth beta of OS X El Capitan 10.11.4, iOS 9.3, watchOS 2.2 and tvOS 9.2 to developers for testing. Latest pre-release builds contain a number of minor performance and stability enhancements and bug fixes.
Apple Granted Patent for Wireless Magnetic Headphones for iPhone
On Tuesday, Apple was granted a patent No. 9,277,309 for a hybrid headphone design, which makes it possible to use single headphones in both wired and wireless modes.
What is interesting, the patent application was filed back in 2012, shortly after the company launched its brand new EarPods alongside the iPhone 5.
New Details About iPhone 7 Revealed: Thinner Waterproof Body and No Headphone Jack
Japanese Apple blog Macotakara has recently shared some news about the iPhone 7.
According to the reporters, the handset will get a number of advanced features, for example, a thinner Lightning connector that is supposed to reduce the overall thickness of the iPhone. In fact, it’s said that the updated model will be 1mm thinner than the iPhone 6. Still, it will have the same width and height.
Apple to Release iPhone 7 Pro with Dual Camera?
In September, Apple is expected to unveil two new iPhone models, one with a 4.7-inch display and another one with a 5.5-inch screen. Apart from that, we may see something called the iPhone Pro, a device with a large 5.5-inch display and dual lens camera system, MyDrivers reporters claim.
9.7-inch iPad Pro to Get 12-Megapixel Camera - Rumor
Last week, a report appeared on the Internet suggesting that the upcoming 9.7-inch tablet may be called the iPad Pro and in terms of design and hardware resemble the 12.9-inch device introduced in 2015. According to a new report from 9to5mac reporters, the tablet will get a 12-megapixel camera capable of recording 4K videos. This will make the smaller iPad Pro different from its larger predecessor with an 8-megapixel sensor.
Microsoft Releases New Windows 10 Ads Claiming PCs Are Better than Macs
Apple’s rival, Microsoft, has recently released several new commercials comparing Windows 10 to Apple’s Mac OS X. As usual, Microsoft claims PCs are better and that average users can perform more tasks with computers running Windows, not OS X. The ads highlight the features present on Windows 10 devices and missing from OS X, such as Cortana for desktop, touch screens and more. The commercials are available below, you can take a look right now.
Three Possible iPhone SE Designs Revealed [Concept]
A well-known concept designer Martin Hajek has recently created several new renderings of what he believes is an iPhone SE. The renderings are based on recent leaks and rumors about the upcoming 4-inch handset and show us three different designs.
The first one is similar to the iPhone 5s and is based on facts collected by 9to5Mac reporters.
Apple to Unveil New iPhone, iPad on March 22nd - Rumor
According to the latest report from Re/code, Apple’s media event devoted to the widely-rumored 4-inch iPhone SE, new 9.7-inch iPad Pro and the updated Apple Watch will take place on March 22nd, not March 15th as it was reported earlier this year. It is currently unknown whether the event was moved to the aforementioned day or this was Apple’s original date.
Top 10 Stories of the Week
It is Sunday today, which means it’s high time I told you about the most interesting articles of the past seven days. Most of the posts this week deal with pre-release versions of iOS 9.3, OS X El Capitan 10.11.4, watchOS 2.2 and tvOS 9.2 as well as with the upcoming 4-inch iPhone SE and the 9.7-inch iPad called the iPad Pro. There are some other interesting articles, so make sure you check them out.
iPhone SE to Get 12-Megapixel Camera, Price of About $500 - Ming-Chi Kuo
As noted by usually-reliable KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the long-awaited 4-inch iPhone SE will get a 12-megapixel camera. The expert also claims the phone will be equipped with an efficient A9 processor, NFC for Apple Pay and resemble the iPhone 5s introduced back in 2013 in terms of design.