There are rumors swirling around the iPhone 8 suggesting Apple could be planning to offer a major technology leap forward with its 10th Anniversary iPhone, but the highest-end devices may not be cheap. Business Insider has published a pair of rumors on various aspects of the upcoming iPhone 8. KGI …
Read More »CapGenius’ caption keyboard for iPhone ups your social media game
Trying and failing to be clever on social media? Want your friends to think you’re naturally funny? A new app called CapGenius aims to help. This fun little addition to your iPhone keyboard offers a search engine for quips, puns, quotes, lyrics and other phrases that you can quickly pop into …
Read More »AT&T shuts down 2G network, ending support for original iPhone
No one has really cared about ATT’s 2G network for years now, but it’s always been there if you needed it for some reason. That’s no longer the case as of January 1st, which is when ATT says it pulled the plug on 2G (EDGE) data in the US. It …
Read More »The iPhone was announced 10 years ago, reinventing smartphones, mobile computing
Ten years ago, Steve Jobs announced what has become Apple’s most profitable and defining product: the iPhone. Today, the iPhone is one of the most popular and easily recognized devices, but back then it was a radical departure from anything else on the market. At the time, there was no …
Read More »Why iPhone production isn’t coming to the United States
Apple is not the top seller of smartphones in the world — not even close. It does, however, have the vast majority of smartphone profits in the world with an estimated 90%. The margins on Apple’s hardware are so large that it can out earn OEMs that sell several times …
Read More »iPhone 7 was a top holiday gift, but Apple Watch is fading
More iPhone 7 devices were unwrapped over the 2016 holidays compared with Google Pixel smartphones, according to new data released by analytics service Mixpanel. Specifically, in the first few days after Christmas, the number of unique iPhone 7’s increased by 12.7 percent, compared with an 8.5 percent increase for Google’s …
Read More »Apple’s new TV app goes live on Apple TV, iPhone and iPad
Apple’s new TV application is now available to all users, thanks to the iOS and tvOS updates rolling out today. The app, first introduced this fall, offers Apple TV, iPhone and iPad users a single destination to access the TV shows and movies from across the apps you have installed on your devices, while …
Read More »Q&A with former Apple CEO John Sculley on the Newton, the iPhone 7, and starting a business today
The legendary John Sculley ran Apple for 10 years and Pepsi-Cola for six years before that. Back in 1983, Steve Jobs pitched John Sculley to join Apple with the following now-legendary line: “Do you want to sell sugared water for the rest of your life? Or do you want to come …
Read More »Small is big again: Apple announces 4-inch iPhone SE
One of the major trends in phone design across both Android and iOS has been the concerted push towards larger devices. Apple has actually moved less aggressively towards phablets than much of the Android market, but the iPhone 6 moved to a 4.7-inch display, while the iPhone 6 Plus has …
Read More »Apple built its own custom GPU core starting with the iPhone 6 — and nobody noticed
Apple’s path from licensing standard ARM cores to building its own CPU design was well-documented, starting with the company’s decision to purchase PA Semi in April 2008. Its GPU cores, in contrast, have been broadly assumed to be licensed from Imagination Technologies. According to a new report, however, Apple has …
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