- Samsung Expected to Produce A9 Chip for Apple Using 14-nm FinFet Process
Samsung is set to begin production of the A9 chip for Apple using its 14-nanometre process, reports ZDNet. The company will begin producing 14-nm application processors (APs) for clients such as Apple, Qualcomm, and AMD “around the end of the year”.
Kim Ki-nam, president of Samsung’s semiconductor business and head of System LSI business, told reporters that once the company begins to supply Apple with chips using its latest technology, profits “will improve positively”.
The A8 processor in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is made using a 20-nm process. Samsung is said to be producing around 30% of supply, while TSMC is making 70%.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - Twitter for Mac Gets Updated With Ability to View and Post Up To Four Photos
Twitter for Mac has been updated with new photo features including the ability to view and post Tweets with up to four photos.
Twitter is the best way to connect, express yourself and discover what’s happening.
Features:
• Connect with people and your interests to get unfiltered access and unique behind-the-scenes perspectives.
• Express yourself with photos, videos and comments.
• Discover what’s happening. Get real-time stories, pictures, videos, conversations, ideas, and inspiration all in your timeline.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - Fruit Ninja Game Gets Completed Redesigned With New Characters, Powers, Menus, More
The Fruit Ninja game for iOS has been completed redesigned with new characters, menus, powers, and more.
Play Fruit Ninja like never before! We’ve rebuilt the legendary original slicing game from the ground up, adding fresh new gameplay and characters for new and existing fans alike!
Features:
In the biggest addition to Fruit Ninja since launch, all Blades and Dojos now have a unique effect on gameplay. Want a ten-fruit Great Wave? Bouncing clouds to never drop a fruit? Swirling tornados for epic combos? Mix and match your gear, experiment with all the powers and find what works for you!
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - Spotify Music App Gets Updated With CarPlay Support
The Spotify Music app has been updated with CarPlay support. Apple CarPlay just went live last night on Pioneer NEX receivers.
?Spotify is the best way to listen to music on mobile or tablet.
Features:
? Search for any track, artist or album and listen for free. Make and share playlists. Build your biggest, best ever music collection.
? Get inspired with personal recommendations, and readymade playlists for just about everything.
? Listen absolutely free with ads, or get Spotify Premium.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Reservations in China Reportedly Reach 2 Million in 6 Hours
Apple is off to a strong start with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in China, according to local media reports. ITHome and Sina have reported that Chinese retailers have hit 2 million reservations for the new iPhones in the first six hours.
The new iPhones are not available for pre-order until October 10 (through Apple.com) in China, however some retailers in have begun taking reservations for the devices.
The report also notes that the majority of the reservations have been for the 64GB iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus, rather than the base models Apple offers. Apple first reported that it had topped 10 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus sales in the first weekend across 10 launch countries.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - Apple CarPlay Goes Live on Pioneer NEX and AppRadio 4 Receivers
Pioneer Electronics has announced that with a release of a firmware update today, Apple CarPlay is now live on five 2014 NEX in-dash multimedia receivers. The company also introduced the CarPlay-compatible fourth generation AppRadio (SPH-DA120).
Pioneer’s CarPlay-compatible in-dash receivers offer consumers the ability to upgrade the vehicles they already own to the smarter, safer and more fun way to use iPhone in the car. Consumers with the latest version of iOS on their iPhone 5 or later, including iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, can use Siri voice control to make and receive calls, compose and respond to text messages, access Apple Maps for navigation, and listen to their music libraries, podcasts and iTunes Radio.
“CarPlay enriches the iPhone experience in the vehicle by providing a safer way to access the iPhone features they want to use most while driving,” said Ted Cardenas, vice president of marketing for the Car Electronics Division of Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. “With Pioneer’s implementation, CarPlay can now be integrated into millions of vehicles already on the road.”
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - Apple Now Lets You Easily Check If an iOS Device is Activation Locked
Apple has posted a new ‘Check Activation Lock Status’ page that lets you enter the serial number or IMEI of an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to check if activation lock is enabled or disabled. This is useful if you want to confirm that the device you are about to purchase is ready for you to use. ie. not stolen.
Check Activation Lock Status
Before you purchase an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from somebody else, make sure that Find My iPhone Activation Lock is turned off and the device is ready for you to use.iH8Snow notes that is also useful to check if the device has been doulci-activated.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - Apple to Release iOS 8.1 With Apple Pay Support on October 20th?
Apple will reportedly release iOS 8.1 and launch Apple Pay on October 20th, according to Bank Innovation.
Sources close to Apple have been confirming that Apple Pay would be attached to iOS 8.1 since the September 9 iPhone event held earlier this month. Sources who spoke to Bank Innovation indicated that the public release of iOS 8.1 will be in sometime in October and may have improvements for other Apple services. Previously, 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman reported that iOS 8 will be adding major improvements to the Apple Maps app, which hasn’t been added on to the initial (very buggy) release of iOS 8. We expect that the iOS 8.1 release will be timed to the still-unconfirmed October event held by Apple to announce their new iPad devices, as other websites have previously reported and Bank Innovation has heard rumors about, as well.
Apple seeded the first beta of iOS 8.1 to developers for download and testing on September 29th. Developer Hamza Sood managed to unearth Apple Pay settings and privacy information in the beta release.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - Apple Updates Its Apple Store App With Support for the iPhone 6
Apple updated its Apple Store app with support for the iPhone 6 today.
Shop for Apple products and accessories, and get the most from your visits to the Apple Retail Store. Start your order on one device and finish it on another. Get items shipped to your door or choose to pick them up in store. Browse trending products. Read reviews for hundreds of accessories. Find your nearest Apple Retail Store and check out upcoming events. And make reservations for the Genius Bar and workshops. All from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.
Additional features for iPhone
– Check your iPhone upgrade pricing and easily purchase a new one (U.S. only).
– While in an Apple Retail Store, quickly purchase accessories on your own with EasyPay (available in select countries).
– Based on your location in the store, receive helpful information and fast access to store services on your iPhone Lock screen (U.S. only).
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - Sprint Doubles AT&T’s 'Double the Data' Promotion
Sprint is going to double AT&T’s recent promotion by offering more data at the same or lower monthly price.
Beginning today, new and existing Sprint customers will get virtually double the sharable data, for the same price as AT&T, on the 32GB, 40GB and 60GB Family Share Pack plans. This gives customers 60GB, 80GB, or 120GB of data – at no extra cost — if they sign up by Oct. 31
Sprint is also waiving the access charge (through 2015) for new customers for up to 10 lines. Sprint is also double the data and bringing other incentives for its business customers. They will have their access charges waived as well on 20GB or higher plans through the end of 2015.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - Tweetbot 3 for iPhone Gets Updated with Support for Interactive Notifications, Share Sheets, iOS 8, iPhone 6/6+
Tweetbot 3, a popular Twitter client, has been updated interactive notifications, share sheet support, optimizations for iOS 8, iPhone 6/6 Plus, and more.
Tweetbot is a full-featured Twitter client that’s fast, beautiful, and redesigned from the ground up for iOS7. Tweetbot has slimmed down to look and feel more like iOS7 and has also gained a lot of charm and speed in the process. Prepare to fall in love with your favorite Twitter client all over again.
Brief Highlights:
? Completely redesigned from the ground up for iOS7.
? Native Push Notifications.
? Mute filters lets you block messages from users without unfollowing them. Mute services, hashtags, people, and even keywords (regex included).
? Sync timeline position, direct message read statuses and mute filters between iPhone, iPad, and the Mac via iCloud or Tweetmarker.
? Customizable Navigation. The last 2 tabs are customizable and unused tabs are easily accessible.
? Support for multiple services like Pocket, Instapaper, Readability, CloudApp, Droplr, and more.
? Save drafts, add locations and POI’s, attach photos/videos, manage your lists, and much more.
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - iPhone Wi-Fi Speed Test: 802.11ac iPhone 6 Plus vs. 802.11n iPhone 5s [Video]
We’ve posted a new video test comparing the Wi-Fi speeds of the 802.11ac iPhone 6 Plus versus the 802.11n iPhone 5s.
Both devices were freshly restored to iOS 8.0 and connected to the 2013 Apple AirPort Extreme. The router was placed 1.5 metres away from the smartphones and each iPhone was connected to the AirPort Extreme using a 5GHz-only network. No other devices were connected to the wireless network at the time of the test and the downloads were performed at separate times. We cut them together for comparison.
As you will see in the video, there is a substantial speed improvement!
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - Jony Ive Discusses Steve Jobs, Apple Watch in Rare Vogue Interview
Vogue published a new interview with Jony Ive, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Design, highlighting his work with the company. Vogue editor Robert Sullivan sat down with Ive weeks before Apple unveiled the Apple Watch and even got a chance to see the product.
Ive first discussed his connection with Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and how the two “just clicked.”
Five years later, a disenchanted Ive was about to leave when Jobs returned to reboot the then-floundering Apple, which happened, by most analyses, when Jobs enabled Ive. By Ive’s account, the two hit it off immediately. “It was literally the meeting showing him what we’d worked on,” Ive says, “and we just clicked.” Ive talks about feeling a little apart, like Jobs. “When you feel that the way you interpret the world is fairly idiosyncratic, you can feel somewhat ostracized and lonely”—big laugh here—“and I think that we both perceived the world in the same way.”
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Newsletter, App Store, YouTube - The iPhone 5c Was the Best Selling Smartphone in the U.K Ahead of the iPhone 6 Launch
The iPhone 5c was the best selling smartphone in the U.K ahead of the launch of the iPhone 6, reports Kantar Worldpanel ComTech.
Historically in the month before a new iPhone is released we see a drop in sales share for Apple as users hold out for the new model. However, Apple has managed to limit the drop this year with its share of sales dipping just 1.6 percentage points versus July this year – almost half the equivalent drop seen in 2013 ahead of the iPhone 5 launch. This has in part been achieved through focusing on the iPhone 5c which tends to attract a slightly less tech savvy buyer who will be less likely to be holding off for the iPhone 6. The iPhone 5c was the best selling phone in Britain in August with 8.9% share, outselling the flagship iPhone 5s with 7.6% and the Samsung Galaxy S5 with 6.0%.
Kantar notes that out of the 13.3 million iPhone owners in the U.K., some 4 million are ready for an upgrade. Before the iPhone 6 unveiling, 85% of owners indicated that they would buy another iPhone at upgrade time.
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