Following the reports of Watch Series 4 getting bricked, Apple halted the WatchOS 5.1 update which was rolled out on October 31st. However, the company has now resumed the update with a fix that caused the Watch Series 4 non-functional. Continue reading “Apple WatchOS 5.1.1 with group FaceTime, 70 new emojis and more released”
Apple, owing to the disappointing demand for the new iPhone XR, said to have halted additional production of the smartphone. The company has informed its top smartphone assemblers Foxconn and Pegatron to halt plans for additional production lines. Continue reading “Apple has canceled additional production of iPhone XR owing to poor reception: Report”
According to to a latest report, Apple’s first 5G iPhone said to hit the market in 2020. The company is planning on using Intel’s 8161 5G modem chip in its 2020 phones. Intel will be the sole provider of iPhone modems. Intel is also said to be working on 8060 modems which will be used for prototyping and testing the 5G iPhone.
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According to IDC, the worldwide tablet market declined 8.6% during the Q3 2018. The global shipments fell to 36.4 million and the slate tablets accounted for the majority of the market with 31.6 million units, down 7.9% from the previous year. Detachable tablets also declined, down 13.1% from the previous year, and accounted for 4.8 million unit shipments. Continue reading “Worldwide tablet shipments declined 8.6% in Q3 2018, Apple and Samsung continue to lead: IDC”
Apple has reported quarterly revenue of $62.9 billion, up 20% over last year with a net profit of $14.1 billion, up 32% YoY or earnings per share of $2.91, an increase of 41% over last year in their earnings for the financial year Q4 2018 that ended September 29, 2018. During earnings call Tim Cook said that the company produced record results from iPhone, services, and wearables that drove our momentum and it produced strong double-digit revenue growth in all of the geographic segments. Continue reading “Apple reports $14.1 billion profit on $62.9 billion revenue in FY Q4 2018, will stop reporting iPhone, iPad and Mac unit sales”
According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 355.2 million units during the Q3 2018; this is a 6% decline year-over-year. This was the fourth consecutive quarter of year-over-year declines for the global smartphone market. Continue reading “Global smartphone shipments down 6% in Q3 2018, Samsung leads with 72.2 million, Huawei posts 32.9% YoY growth”
Earlier this week Apple released the iOS 12.1 update after testing it for over six weeks. As mentioned in the software update log, Apple has extended the performance management feature to the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X. The company even reflected the change on its iPhone Battery and Performance website. Continue reading “iOS 12.1 extends battery performance management feature to iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X”
Apple WatchOS 5.1 seems to be reportedly bricking the Apple Watches, meaning the update isn’t quite ready yet. Apple initially rolled out the update earlier this week along with iOS 12.1 but quickly pulled it hours later the reports of bricked Series 4 watches. Continue reading “Apple pulls WatchOS 5.1 update over reports of bricked Apple Watches”
A month and a half after the official rollout, iOS 12 is now installed on 63% of active devices from last four years. This data is according to updated iOS 12 installation statistics shared on the App Store support page for developers. Apple has been actively sharing the statistics since the iOS 12 release, providing information on both newer and older devices. Continue reading “Apple iOS 12 is on 63% of devices from last four years”
Apple yesterday released macOS Mojave 10.14.1, over a month after it released macOS 10.14 Mojave that brought Dark Mode, a new Dynamic Desktop with a series of time-shifting images to match the time of day, New productivity features and a redesigned Mac App Store. Continue reading “macOS Mojave 10.14.1 update brings Group FaceTime video and audio calls, 70 new emoji characters”
Apple’s latest iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR support Dual SIM cards worldwide since they have a primary nano SIM and secondary eSIM support working with carriers. Apple also announced that Airtel and Reliance Jio will support eSIM in India, and more partneres will be added next year. As promised it rolled out iOS 12.1 update few hours back that brought support for Dual SIM and eSIM functionality.
Apple introduced an all-new MacBook Air with a 13.3-inch Retina display, Touch ID supported with the T2 security chipset, 3rd gen Butterfly keyboard, a spacious Force Touch trackpad, faster SSDs, wide stereo sound, 8th generation Intel Core i5 processor, faster 2133 MHz system memory up to 16GB and two Thunderbolt 3 ports at its New York event starting at $1,199 (Rs.88,160 approx.) for the 128GB storage version. Continue reading “Apple’s new MacBook Air with Retina display India price revealed, starts at Rs. 1,14,900”
Apple introduced the new 11-inch iPad Pro and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models with new all-screen Liquid Retina True Tone displays with refresh rate up to 120Hz, Face ID, new Octa-Core A12X Bionic 7nm chip with next-generation Neural Engine, seven-core GPU and USB-C connector at its New York event starting at $799 (Rs. 58,725 approx.) and $999 (Rs. 73,450 approx.), respectively. Now the company has revealed the pricing for India, which starts at Rs. 71,900 (MRP) and Rs. 89,900 (MRP), respectively for the base 64GB WiFi variant. Check out the detailed pricing list below.
Apple just announced new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models at its New York event. These have all-screen design with Liquid Retina True Tone displays with refresh rate up to 120Hz and integrates Face ID replacing the home button and Touch ID. These have new A12X Bionic 7nm chip with next-generation Neural Engine, seven-core, Apple-designed GPU. The second-generation Apple Pencil magnetically attaches to iPad Pro and wirelessly charges at the same time. “A new touch sensor built onto Apple Pencil detects taps, introducing an entirely new way to interact within apps,” said Apple.
Apple has refreshed the Mac Mini with an aim to increase in performance. It now comes with Quad-Core and 6-core processors, up to 64GB of faster memory. The company promises up to five times faster performance and features with Thunderbolt 3 ports.
Continue reading “Apple Mac Mini refresh with up to 6-core Intel Core i5 processor, T2 Security Chip, more RAM and storage announced starting at $799”
