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Apple Asks A9 Chip Suppliers for Price Cuts - DigiTimes





According to the latest report from DigiTimes, Apple has recently asked Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to reduce the prices for A9 chips. While the South Korean tech giant has already agreed to cut the prices, TSMC is inclined to refuse. Sources claim this may affect the number of orders for A9 chips the company receives. Looks like Samsung will become the main supplier of 16-nanometer processors for the upcoming iPhone 6s.


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Wednesday, August 12th, 2015. 20:25

Apple Testing Two New iPhone Models - Fiksu



According to the results of the research conducted by a firm called Fiksu, we’ll see two new iPhones this fall. To be honest, I’m a bit confused with this piece of news as earlier today a well-known expert claimed that the guys from Cupertino were planning to release three handsets on September 9th, namely, the iPhone 6s, the iPhone 6s Plus and the iPhone 6c with a smaller 4-inch display.


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Wednesday, August 12th, 2015. 18:40

Apple Will Release Smaller iPhone 6c This Year - Evan Blass



Despite the rumors and reports from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and a number of other reliable experts claiming Apple won’t release a smaller 4-inch iPhone called presumably the iPhone 6c, it appears that Apple has changed its plans. What this means is that on September 9th, aside from the long-awaited iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus featuring massive 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch displays and a number of other hardware and software improvements, we’ll see a smaller handset.


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Wednesday, August 12th, 2015. 13:18

Next-Gen iPhone Market Share Can See Zero or Negative Growth in Q4 2015 - KGI



According to the latest rumors shared by people familiar with the matter, even though the next-generation iPhone will boast of a more efficient processor, 12-megapixel camera, updated NFC and LTE chips, 2GB or RAM, and a number of other noticeable improvements, its market share may see zero or negative growth in the fourth quarter of this year. Latest estimates from KGI prove that Apple may sell between 65 million and 75 million iPhone units in Q4 2015. As to the reason for such relatively weak sales, it may be connected with problems in the Chinese economy as well as with the limited usage of the widely-rumored Force Touch display.


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Tuesday, August 11th, 2015. 18:13

Top 10 Stories of the Week



It is Sunday today, which means I should tell you about the most interesting articles of the past seven days. Let’s not waste time and start right now.


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Sunday, August 9th, 2015. 16:06

Mass-Production of Next-Gen iPhone Delayed 1-2 Weeks - Rumor



According to the latest report from KGI Securities Ming-Chi Kuo, the mass-production of the next-generation iPhone is delayed approximately 1-2 weeks. Looks like Apple faced some unexpected difficulties in assembling the smartphone. In fact, Apple asked its partners to produce less iPhone 6 units, so that they can focus on the assembly of new devices, which are expected to be released later this year.


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Saturday, August 8th, 2015. 22:02

Apple Seeds iOS 9 Beta 5 to Developers, iOS 9 Beta 3 to Public Testers



Apple on Tuesday seeded the fifth iOS 9 beta to developers and the third beta to the members of the public beta testing program. Both versions of iOS 9 are identical and contain a wide number of improvements and bug fixes. The fourth pre-released build of iOS 9 was released to developers two weeks ago and the very first beta was unveiled at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in June.


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Friday, August 7th, 2015. 15:27

Apple Seeds OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 Beta 3 to Developers



Just after releasing OS X 10.11 El Capitan Beta 6 for developers and seeding OS X 10.11 El Capitan Beta 4 to public testers, the guys from Cupertino have made the third OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 beta available for developers. The release comes nearly one week after the release of the second OS X 10.10.5 beta and about a month after the debut of the very first testing version.


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Thursday, August 6th, 2015. 10:36

iPhone Market Share Grows in Europe, but Falls in the USA - Kantar



According to the latest report from Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, in the second quarter of 2015, iPhone’s market share grew noticeably in such countries as Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. The share on Apple’s native U.S. market saw a decrease. It should be noted, however, that this happens every year before the release of the new iPhone model.


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Wednesday, August 5th, 2015. 19:57

Apple Releases OS X 10.11 El Capitan Public Beta 4



Following the release of OS X El Capitan Beta 6 to developers for testing, the guys from Cupertino have recently seeded the fourth beta of OS X 10.11 to public beta testers. To be honest, this beta beta contains nothing new but bug fixes as well as stability, security and performance enhancements aimed at making Macs running this version of Apple’s desktop operating system more efficient.


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Wednesday, August 5th, 2015. 16:36

Apple Releases OS X El Capitan Beta 6 to Developers



Apple has recently seeded the sixth beta of OS X 10.11 El Capitan to developers for testing. The release took place just a week after the release of the previous beta and about two months after the official announcement of El Capitan at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference.


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Tuesday, August 4th, 2015. 11:12

Apple to Release New iMacs This Quarter - Ming-Chi Kuo



According to the latest report from usually-reliable KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is planning to release several brand new iMac models with better displays and more efficient processors this quarter. It is currently unknown whether the guys from Cupertino will refresh the entire lineup of iMacs, or only release an updated 21.5-inch or 27-inch Retina iMac.


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Monday, August 3rd, 2015. 19:00

How to Jailbreak Your Device Running iOS 8.4 Using Taig for Mac



As you already know, the Taig tool for untethered jailbreak of iOS 8.4 is now available for OS X. If you have a compatible iPhone, iPad or iPod touch, you can download Taig 1.1.0 and hack your device using this tool right now.

If you are interested in the instructions on how to jailbreak your device, you will find them below. Make sure you follow each step carefully and feel free to ask any questions related to the process of jailbreak.


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Top 10 Stories of the Week



It is Sunday today, so I think it’s a good idea to take a look at the most interesting articles of the past seven days. Let’s not waste time.


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Sunday, August 2nd, 2015. 14:34

Suppliers Start Mass Production of Force Touch Modules for iPhone 6s



According to the latest report from people familiar with the matter, the Force Touch modules for the upcoming iPhone 6s have recently entered mass production. The report has been shared by the DigiTimes reporters, so I think it is legitimate and trustworthy.


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Saturday, August 1st, 2015. 14:09