Apple

Rumor: five inch iPhone 6 will be first phablet optimized for one-handed use

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 29, 2013

Apple's next-generation iPhone, likely to be marketed under the iPhone 6 moniker, will be akin to today's phablets in that it'll include a five-inch screen with full HD resolution of 1,920-by-1,080 pixels at Retina-friendly 440 pixels per inch density.

The screens itself will be provided by long-time supplier LG Display, which is also believed to be close to striking a deal to supply iWatch OLEDs.

But unlike a bunch of jumbo-sized Android phones that rock screens measuring five or more inches diagonally, Apple's device is ostensibly designed with one-hand operation in mind, according to a new report Tuesday...

Rumor: LG nears OLED iWatch deal, Google smartwatch due ‘within months’

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated February 9, 2018

LG Display, a prominent Apple supplier that provides LCD panels for the iPad, MacBook and iMac devices, is apparently close to striking a deal to supply a portion of flexible OLED screens for Apple's rumored iWatch wearable device. Furthermore, Apple is understood to have discussed the possibility of a similar deal with its biggest supplier Samsung, but talks apparently fell apart.

In addition to LG Display, the rumor also mentions Taiwan's RiTDisplay as another possible iWatch screen supplier...

Samsung now selling 1 out of each 3 smartphones

Ed Sutherland ∙ October 29, 2013

Although Apple sold 33.8 million iPhones during the third quarter, up from 26.9 million a year ago, South Korean Samsung continues to dominate smartphones on a global scale. The company sold more than 88 million smartphones during the same period, comprising 33.2 percent of the worldwide smartphone market, according to one market research firm.

Despite its uptick in unit sales, Apple's share of the smartphone market for the quarter slipped to 13.4 percent, down from 15.6 percent - something that should be corrected in the fourth quarter, as sales of new iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s smartphones come into full view...

Developers now able to delete fake Game Center scores

Cody Lee ∙ October 29, 2013

Great news gamers! Apple has finally given developers the ability to manage their Game Center leaderboard listings for their games. The company posted the announcement yesterday afternoon on its developer portal.

Of course, the big deal here is that game-makers can now delete all of those ridiculous fake scores you see sitting at the top of various leaderboards, but the change will also allow them to block players who post them...

Tim Cook: Apple made 15 strategic acquisitions in fiscal 2013

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

In what turned out to be a rather interesting earnings call earlier today, Tim Cook talked about a wide range of topics including 'new product categories' and Apple's thinking behind the iPhone 5c. And he also touched on acquisitions.

In what seemed like a passing comment, Cook noted on today's call that Apple has completed a total of 15 strategic acquisitions during the course of fiscal 2013. That equates to roughly one every 3-4 weeks, a new high for the company...

iPhone 5s/5c already comprise 5.5% of all active iPhones globally

Ed Sutherland ∙ October 28, 2013

When the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c were released in September, their first weekend of availability sparked a record nine million units sold. Now comes word Apple's two newest smartphones together represent 5.5 percent of active iPhones worldwide.

And despite Apple's attempts to repackage last year's iPhone 5 as this year's iPhone 5c, new research shows the year-old Apple handsets accounts for one out of every four new iPhone activations...

Future OS X, iLife and iWork updates will continue to be free

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 28, 2013

One of the easily overlooked aspects of last week's iPad keynote is how Apple revolutionized software pricing. "The days of spending hundreds of dollars to get most out of your computer are gone," charismatic software chief Craig Federighi enthusiastically remarked just before revealing that OS X Mavericks will be a free upgrade to everyone.

The move has ushered in “a new era of Mac,” he said. And of course on the iOS side, the iLife and iWork suite of apps for content creation and productivity has gone from paid to free for every new iOS device owner.

The best part: future updates to iWork/iLife apps and upcoming new versions of the Mac operating system are going to continue to be completely free. What sort of dark magic is that?

Apple never meant for the iPhone 5c to be an entry-level phone

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

We're continuing to dig through our notes from Apple's earnings call earlier this afternoon, as a lot of stuff was discussed during the 1-hour broadcast. In addition to financials, Cook and co. offered up some great insight into their operations.

We've already mentioned a few interesting tidbits, and we've just come across another in a comment from Tim Cook on the iPhone 5c. As we've said a few times now, Cook confirms that Apple never intended the 5c to be an entry-level phone...

Cook to troops: we’ve never been stronger

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 28, 2013

Rallying up the troops, Apple's boss Tim Cook has shot an email to all Apple employees, hot on the heels of the company's strong September quarter earnings report. As collaboration is now a recurring theme at Apple, Cook has made point of expressing his pride with the collaborative effort that has gone into Apple's latest products.

Apple “has never been stronger" as a result of tighter collaboration between the teams across the company, he remarked. He'll be addressing employees in a company-wide meeting tomorrow, which will be broadcast to Apple's teams across the globe. I've got the full contents of Cook's email memo right below...

Apple may be unable to cope with Retina iPad mini demand, says Cook

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 28, 2013

In addition to the iPad's outstanding (yet perfectly plausible) 94 percent share in education (bonus: other amazing stats), Apple's boss Tim Cook cautioned Wall Street analysts and investors on an earnings call that not everyone may get their hands on an iPad mini with Retina display when it starts shipping in late-November.

It gets worse: he wasn't confident in Apple's ability to make enough Retina iPad minis to satisfy Christmas quarter demand either...

15 interesting points from today’s earnings call

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 14, 2018

Apple just announced its earnings for its September quarter, and despite all of the ‘doom’ talk and lowball analyst predictions, the numbers are actually pretty good. In fact, the company set a record for iPhone sales during the 3-month period.

We’re just finishing up the conference call, where Tim Cook and his CFO Peter Oppenheimer talked about Apple's performance, and offered some insight into its future. And as usual, we’ve rounded up the 15 most interesting points for you…

Apple teases next-gen Mac Pro some more with this classy poster

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 28, 2013

Apple really means business with its next-generation Mac Pro desktop. The hype machine went into overdrive during last week's keynote as Tim Cook & Co. resorted to all sorts of superlatives in pitching the computer's advanced architecture.

We were already shown how the Mac Pro is made and drooled over Jony Ive's one-off Product(RED) Mac Pro variant designed for charity.

And now, Apple's attention turns to the people that keep feeding the beast: journalists. A few select writers have confirmed receiving Apple's cool posters which promote the machine. In Apple's own words, the ultimate desktop is "the computer we were insane to build"...