Not exact matches
Over the course of two hours on Tuesday,
Apple delivered on many of the rumors of the last several months: three new
iPhones (iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Pus, and the iPhone X) and a long - awaited update to
Apple Watch that allows users to connect directly through cellular instead having to pair the Watch with an iPhone.
And for good reason:
Apple sold nine million new
iPhones over three days in September; Google earned US$ 14 billion in revenue last quarter; Twitter, it's IPO imminent, is about to mint a new round of tech - age millionaires.
Apple sells
over 200 million
iPhones annually, so until now, if a part couldn't be procured in extremely large volumes,
Apple couldn't add that feature.
Apple is estimated to have sold 53 million
iPhones from January through March, a 4.4 percent increase year
over year, according to financial data and analytics firm FactSet.
The week kicked off with some debate
over just how much
Apple is doing to safeguard kids who are spending too much time on their
iPhones and not enough time communicating with others.
The estimated 22 million watches
Apple (aapl) has sold
over the past two years, for example, disappointed Wall Street and is a drop in the bucket compared to the 3 billion smartphones sold worldwide
over the same period, including
over 400 million
iPhones alone.
They come with 12.2 - megapixel rear cameras, a slight edge
over the 12 - megapixel rear cameras in
Apple's new
iPhones.
In addition to the $ 29 program,
Apple is promising more control and visibility
over iPhone batteries in the iOS settings, something new and old
iPhones users have wanted for years.
Qualcomm filed a breach of contract lawsuit late Tuesday against four Taiwanese contract manufacturers that build
iPhones and iPads for
Apple — the latest salvo in an escalating war between two tech giants
over patent royalties.
He also said he would force
Apple to make
iPhones in the United States, has threatened Amazon with an antitrust investigation and proposed boycotting
Apple because of its standoff with the government
over encryption — none of which won him friends in tech.
Apple has sold
over 700 Million
iPhones, which is just a crazy number and even crazier when you think about how that number is growing so rapidly.
Regardless of points of view, the Wall Street Journal reports that the Justice Department is already «pursuing court orders to force
Apple Inc. to help investigators extract data from
iPhones in about a dozen undisclosed cases around the country, in disputes similar to the current battle
over a terrorist's locked phone...»
Two of the city's top law enforcers blasted
Apple over its privacy stance Thursday, saying scores of criminal investigations — including one into the shooting of two cops — have been stymied because officials can't unlock seized
iPhones and iPads.
Apple sold 5 million
iPhones over the weekend (up from 4 million for the first weekend of sales for the iPhone 4S), and could sell 10 times that amount by the end of the quarter that closes December 31.
Meanwhile, law enforcement has demonized
Apple over iOS 8, which passcode - protects photos and other info on the newest
iPhones and iPads.
When asked for its position, the company pointed to a 2010 statement: «As an added protection, we encourage parents to add
Apple's parental controls to their children's iPod Touches,
iPhones and iPads to help ensure that their children can not access 17 - and -
over sites and apps.
With
over 500,000 Amazon Kindle ebook readers sold in the USA alone, 400,000 Sony Reader PRS - 700's in the US and UK and
over 30 million
Apple iPhones across 80 countries it... Continue reading →
While the iPhone 8 Plus is a solid update
over 2016's
iPhones, if we had to pick just one iPhone to get, it would be the iPhone X — especially now that
Apple's futuristic phone is available unlocked.
too bad gtalk already works on a pc or android phone or
iphone or win 7 phone or android tablet or ipod touch or ipad... limit to
apples devices is why Android is taking
over.
Only
Apple makes
iPhones, so it has extremely tight control
over how the software and hardware work together.
Over the weekend, over 1 million iPhones were sold and lines are still forming outside Apple stores to obtain the latest innovation from Ap
Over the weekend,
over 1 million iPhones were sold and lines are still forming outside Apple stores to obtain the latest innovation from Ap
over 1 million
iPhones were sold and lines are still forming outside
Apple stores to obtain the latest innovation from
Apple.
Its
iPhones integrate, through its software, with older products like the iPad and newer ones like the
Apple Watch, as well as with
over 1 million third - party apps, creating a sort of «
Apple - land» that envelopes users.
This mobile marketplace was a new way for
Apple to monetize its
iPhones and allowed
Apple to wield absolute power
over what software was released for their phones.
Apple recently stated that in a little less than 18 months,
over 3 Billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store with the iPod Touch or
iPhones.
An ongoing trademark battle has concluded in favour of Xintong Tiandi Technology
over the use of the name «
IPHONE», the globally recognised trade name of
Apple Inc.'s mobile technology.
The feature, although, is yet to be confirmed, but it could definitely give an edge to
iPhones over rivals while developing the latest addition - a first for its flagship line - up of
Apple iPhones.
Since
Apple is the only company that makes
iPhones, it also has complete control
over software updates.
The camera system on
iPhones, in fact, has become a central focus for
Apple's technological advancements
over the years, and has consistently remained of the top reasons to upgrade to the latest iPhone model.
This comes on the heels of today's news that
Apple had a record - breaking quarter with
over 74 million
iPhones sold during the holiday season.
Apple this afternoon addressed customer concerns about an ongoing controversy
over power management features in older
iPhones, pledging to introduce more detailed information about battery health and reducing the price of battery replacements for all of 2018.
Most everyone agrees that when
Apple trots out new
iPhones later this year, there will be three of them — an iPhone 8, which will feature an edge - to - edge OLED screen among other fantastic features, along with new versions of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus that will feature modest (and, therefore, less fantastic) improvements
over the current models.
Apple is continuing to face scrutiny
over the power management features it introduced in older
iPhones last year, with the U.S Department of Justice and the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission launching an investigation into the company, reports Bloomberg.The DoJ and the SEC are aiming to determine whether
Apple violated security laws «concerning its disclosures» when it launched an iOS 10.2.1 update that throttled some older
iPhones with degraded batteries in order to prevent unexpected device shutdowns.According to Bloomberg's sources, the government recently requested information from
Apple and the investigation is in the early stages.
Apple in iOS 10.2.1 introduced a new power management feature to address complaints of unexpected shutdowns in iPhone 6 and 6s
iPhones.
Just two days after it emerged a French consumer fraud group is investigating
Apple over its handling of battery - related performance issues on
iPhones,
Apple is now facing questions from government officials in its own country
over the controversy.The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that Senator John Thune (R — S.D.), chairman of the Commerce Committee, has sent a letter to
Apple CEO Tim Cook asking a series of questions about how the company decided to throttle processing performance in
iPhones with older batteries.In a letter to Chief Executive Tim Cook, a copy of which was viewed by The Wall Street Journal, Thune asked how
Apple has tracked customer complaints of processing performance, and if
Apple has explored offering rebates to customers who paid full price for a
Over the course of the last week, there's been speculation that
Apple is throttling the performance of older
iPhones with degraded batteries, leading to resurgence of accusations that
Apple is deliberately slowing down older
iPhones that aren't operating at peak battery performance.In a statement to TechCrunch on the results people are seeing when testing
iPhones with older batteries,
Apple says it is aiming to smooth out the high power draw peaks that can result in shutdowns and other problems in older devices to «deliver the best experience for customers.
While the iPhone 8 Plus is a solid update
over 2016's
iPhones, if we had to pick just one iPhone to get, it would be the iPhone X — especially now that
Apple's futuristic phone is available unlocked.
Apple now faces
over two dozen lawsuits around the world that either accuse the company of intentionally slowing down older
iPhones, or at least of failing to disclose power management changes it made starting in iOS 10.2.1.
French consumer fraud group DGCCRF, part of the country's economy ministry, last week launched a preliminary investigation into
Apple over «alleged deception» and «planned obsolescence» of
Apple products, reports Reuters.The investigation follows
Apple's admission that it slows down some older
iPhones with degraded batteries during times of peak power usage in order to prevent unexpected shutdowns.
Apple introduced the power management feature in iOS 10.2.1 following complaints of unexpected shutdowns in the iPhone 6s, but
Apple did not make it clear to consumers that it was due to battery deterioration nor did
Apple inform customers that it could cause occasional performance slowdowns.
Apple has since apologized for its lack of communication and introduced a new policy that
Last week,
Apple reduced the price of out - of - warranty iPhone battery replacements from $ 79 to $ 29, following a wave of controversy
over power management features in older
iPhones.
A meeting between China Mobile and
Apple is crucial, given that China Mobile is the only Chinese operator that does not offer
iPhones and iPads, despite being the world's largest mobile phone operator with
over 700 million subscribers.
Following an admission from
Apple that it intentionally caps the processing power of older
iPhones in order to preserve battery, the company has been hit with a class action lawsuit
over the practice, TMZ reported.
One of the new
iPhones that
Apple is expected to announce in September is a high - end device that's all screen, according to various reports
over the past several weeks.
The long wait for the
Apple's next
iPhones may be
over sooner than expected, based on a new report that claims to have insider info on when
Apple plans to unveil the new devices.
Apple has confirmed that when it comes to older
iPhones, the company does slow down performance
over time in order to conserve the aging battery life.
However, after
Apple signed on to use Qi wireless charging for its
iPhones last year, the battle has been pretty much
over.
The reason
Apple is not slowing down iPads with degraded batteries is because iPads come with much bigger batteries, so even if their batteries get degraded
over time, they don't seem to run into issues like the
iPhones such as unexpected shutdowns.
Apple is no stranger to legal actions being brought against it, and now it's seeing it all
over again due to the cameras in recent
iPhones.
Apple is slowing down the older
iPhones because
over time the battery runs out of capacity, and can not supply enough power to the iPhone in times of peak processor usage, which can lead to the unexpected shutdowns.
According to an official with India's telecommunications ministry, India has denied
Apple's request
over fears that an influx of used
iPhones will undermine the nation's own Make - in - India program and local manufacturers who may not be able to compete with
Apple otherwise.
Apple is facing scrutiny from multiple governments
over the controversy of its decision to throttle the performance of older
iPhones through software updates without explicitly disclosing the practice to users.
While KGI originally reported that the next
iPhones would feature the TrueDepth 3D rear cameras, analyst Ming - Chi Kuo believes that
Apple's current cameras have about two - and - a-half-year lead
over current Android phones.