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.
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Apple has reported quarterly revenue of $52.6 billion, up 12% over last year with a net profit of $10.7 billion in their earnings for the financial year Q3 2017 that ended September 30, 2017. Revenues were up 7% year-over-year. Apple reported quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.07, up 24% from a year ago. During earnings call Tim Cook said that Apple generated revenue growth across all of our product categories and showed all-time record results for its Services business. Continue reading “Apple reports $52.6 billion revenue in FY Q4 2017, India revenue doubles YoY”
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.
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Apple has rolled out iOS 11.1 update for iPhone and iPad that includes over 70 new emojis, including more emotive smiley faces, gender-neutral characters, clothing options, food types, animals, mythical creatures, Face With Monocle, Man Fairy,gender-inclusive emojis for a child, adult, and older adult, and lots more. Continue reading “Apple releases iOS 11.1 with over 70 new emojis, bug fixes and improvements”
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.
Apple started taking pre-orders for the iPhone X in more than 55 countries including India starting today. Reliance Jio has announced 70% buyback on the iPhone X, similar to what it had announced for the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. Under this offer, customers who pre-book the iPhone X by paying Rs. 1999 and opt for the Rs. 799 or higher Jio tariff plan would be eligible for 70% of the MRP as buyback amount on return of the device after a year. Continue reading “Apple iPhone X pre-orders begin: Reliance Jio offers 70% buyback, Rs. 10000 cashback and more”
It has been 10 years since the inception of Apple’s revolutionary device, the iPhone. At the 10th anniversary event, Apple unveiled iPhone 8 along with the 8 Plus offering a remarkably identical design and huge leaps forward when it comes to internal hardware advancements. Continue reading “Apple iPhone 8 Review”
Apple products are well known for the warranty support which comes along with the purchase of the product be it an iPhone, Mac, iPad or iPad. Apple will now honour the warranty for unlocked iPhones even if they have been purchased outside India. This means if you bought your iPhone in the US or any international location and something went wrong, you can approach a authorized service center and get it serviced like it was purchased in India. FoneArena can confirm that warranty for iPhones purchased abroad will be honoured in India. This is big win for consumers as service centers usually turn away consumers for out of country purchases.
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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 introduced the iPhone X, its flagship iPhone with several new features at an event last month. It already said that the phone will be available for pre-order from October 27 in more than 55 countries and territories including India. Now Flipkart and Amazon.in have announced that the phone will be available for pre-order on the same date. It will be available for pre-order on Flipkart from 12:31PM and Amazon.in will start taking pre-orders from mid-night. Continue reading “Apple iPhone X pre-orders begin October 27 on Flipkart and Amazon in India”
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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