Contrast to the market speculations; Apple is said to be to be using the same 6P lens design even for the 2018 iPhone models according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In a note to investors, Kuo said that he disagrees with the market speculation that Apple is planning to integrate a 7P or a 2G3P hybrid design into the 2018 iPhone’s rear camera module. Continue reading “2018 iPhone models to rely on same 6P lens design as the iPhone X: KGI”
Qualcomm has sued Apple yet again, and this time the popular chipset maker has accused Apple of breaching the contract of use of the software that is needed to make the chipset work with other parts of mobile phones and communicate with networks.
Continue reading “Qualcomm sues Apple over contract breach of Phone-Chip Software”
Apple has rolled out an update to the GarageBand for iOS that bought new Sound Library and Classic beat sequencer. The Sound library lets you download and install new virtual instruments as well as sound and loop packs.
Continue reading “GarageBand 2.3 for iOS brings iPhone X support, new Sound Library and more”
Apple and Qualcomm dispute continue to escalate; A new report from The Wall Street Journal says that the Cupertino giant will drop Qualcomm components and move to Intel or possibly MediaTek for next year’s iPhones and iPads.
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Though there was an initial shortage in the supply of the Apple’s Face ID component, in a new investor note released today, Ming-Chi Kuo said that the supply of both the Face ID and TrueDepth camera components are stable.
Update: Apple has issued a statement to Business Insider saying that the Bloomberg report is completely false and the quality and accuracy of Face ID haven’t changed. Continue reading “Apple lowered Face ID spec to speed up iPhone X production: Report [Update]”
Apple has recently purchased New Zealand based Wireless charging technology company PowerbyProxi that designs wireless power solutions according to the reports from Stuff; a New Zealand based site. Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering Dan Riccio has confirmed the acquisition on Wednesday.
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Apple and Samsung will head back again to the district court for yet another iPhone patent damages trial and to determine how much Samsung Electronics Co should pay Apple Inc for copying the look of the iPhone. Judge Lucy Koh, in San Jose, California on Sunday, has signed an order and told both the companies to meet the courtroom again.
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As we inch closer to the official launch of the iPhone X, we are hearing reports from the very famous KGI analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo who reports that only 2 to 3 million units of the iPhone X will be available at the time of the launch on November 3rd, compared to the expected demand of 40-50 million units.
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Apple is now looking forward to tap the buzzing digital payments market in India. The company may launch Apple Pay service in India in near future, Apple’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services, Eddie Cue told the Mint. Continue reading “Apple mulls Apple Pay launch in India, seeks local partnerships”
Apple released iOS 11 last month and it has already surpassed its predecessor in terms of adoption. A latest report from analytics company Mixpanel has now revealed that iOS 11 has 47% market share, compared to 46% for iOS 10. This means more iPhones and iPads are already running on the latest mobile operating system than last year’s iOS 10.
Continue reading “iOS 11 surpasses iOS 10, now present on 47% of Apple devices”
Apple has released a white paper explaining the Face ID facial recognition technology on the iPhone X. The paper answers several questions about security and privacy about the Face ID and also explains how the new system works. Continue reading “Apple issues white paper to share details about the Face ID on iPhone X”
Apple has acknowledged the crackling earpiece issue on iPhone 8 and is working on a fix. The earpiece issue apparently affects both the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus during calls.
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Apple has switched default provider of its Web searches for Siri on iOS and Spotlight on the Mac to Google from Microsoft’s Bing. Now, when you ask Siri to search the web, it will return Google results instead of Bing. Users are already seeing search results from Google on iPhone and Mac users.
Continue reading “Apple replaces Bing search for Google on Siri and Spotlight”
Research agency IHS has revealed the estimated cost of recently launched iPhones. The company says the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are slightly more expensive to make as compared to their predecessor. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus manufacturing cost estimated at $247.51 and $288.08 respectively”
