Tuesday, May 26, 2015
iOS 7 1 Tips Make White Less Brighter on your iPhone and Easy on the Eye
How to reduce white Point in iOS 7.1
- From iPhone Home Screen launch Settings app and tap on General. Next, scroll down to Accessibility, and tap on it.
- Under Accessibility menu tap on Increase Contrast.
- Turn the Reduce White Point option to On.
Read also:
- How to avoid big international iPhone data charges
- Use a Laser Pointer to Turn Your iPhone Into a Microscope
Sunday, May 24, 2015
iOS 7 beats up on Android Windows Phone in user experience comparison
A new report by technology consultants Pfeiffer Consulting has found that iOS significantly outranks Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry phones in user experience satisfaction. Pfeiffer didnt want user "fan" bias entering into the equation, so the company only looked at "aspects that have a direct impact on the day-to-day user experience of an average, non-technical user."
The results show that Apples iOS 6 and iOS 7 best the other operating systems in all four main categories: cognitive load, efficiency, customization and user experience friction. The results, according to Pfeiffer:
The combined results of the four different benchmarks and evaluations give iOS 7 a clear advantage in terms of overall user experience, taking into account the context defined for these benchmarks: day-to-day user experience of an average, non-technical user.If youre interested in studies such as this, the entire report is worth a read. It also demonstrates more good news for Apple and its newest iOS version.
Data source: via TUAW (By Michael Grothaus)
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Nonin announces regional oximetry devices that can be used with an iPhone
Nonin Medical has announced that it will be demonstrating the world’s smallest regional oximetry system and the first Apple iPhone/iPod-enabled oximeter at MEDICA in Dusseldorf, Germany.
Regional oximetry (rSO2) is a monitoring tool that continuously detects the oxygen saturation status in the brain and tissue beneath the sensor noninvasively.
It is typically used in intensive care environments.
The regional oximetry system consists of Nonin’s SenSmart Universal Oximetry signal processor with an embedded battery and Bluetooth Smart wireless technology. This technology allows the oximetry system to connect to any monitor utilizing Bluetooth Smart. It also plugs into Nonin sensors for both regional oximetry and pulse oximetry interchangeably. It will be demonstrated with connectivity to an iPad.
The iPhone/iPod-enabled oximeter is a sleeve that fits fourth generation iPhones and iPods and contains an embedded Nonin SenSmart Regional Oximetry sensor. Once attached to a site of interest–such as a forehead–it displays measurements both numerically and graphically on the screen of the Apple device used. Its software allows for the data to be reviewed, saved or sent.
Nonin Medical’s Chief Technology Officer explains, “When Nonin invented the first fingertip and wireless fingertip pulse oximeters, we enabled pulse oximetry monitoring to expand beyond clinician use and hospital settings in convenient, affordable ways. Similarly, we anticipate that these investigative technologies — because of their compact size, portability and connectivity — could bring more convenience, value, functionality and choice to the marketplace.”
The technologies are still investigational and there is no timetable set for commercialization.
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Data source: iMedicalapps (By Mohamed Elawad) [PR Newswire]
Origine source: Nonin
Friday, May 22, 2015
Kite aerial photography just got easier with an iPhone onboard the Sparrowscope
The Sparrowscope device is created by Ori Barbut, who has been doing research on robotics, electronics, and software design since graduating from the University of Toronto with a Master’s in Engineering. Since 2012, Barbut has been working to develop an easy way to take aerial photos after a discussion with friends during a picnic, and the idea of using a kite came to mind. Consumed with the idea, Barbut went to work on creating what would become the Sparrowscope.
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| The ways the Sparrowscope tilts and pans. |
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After the Sparrowscope is set up, it’s attached to the kite, and here you’ll need to utilize the kite-flying skills you’ve developed to send the whole thing into the air. Three kite options are available, from a simple base model to a more advanced one. All kites come with a 300-foot braided line. Naturally, you should fly a kite where it’s safe, free from wires and obstacles.
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An image taken from the Sparrowscope. |
Before you roll your eyes at the project, realize that flying a kite was how Benjamin Franklin did his research on electricity. If it worked for him, it should work for aerial photography too.
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Data source: via digitaltrends (By Les Shu )
Origine source: Sparrowscope [Kickstarter]
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Fitbit Force Activity Tracking Wristband Launches with Built In Altimeter Phone Notifications for iOS 7
Fitbit today has launched its newest wearable activity tracking device, the Fitbit Force, reports AllThingsD. The Bluetooth 4.0 wristband includes all the features of the popular Fitbit Flex activity wristband that was launched in May of last year, and adds new features such as a built-in altimeter that measures workout data such as stairs climbed, a bigger OLED screen, watch capabilities, and an "Active Minutes" feature that tracks the varying levels of exercise.
A powerful Force for everyday fitness, this sleek wristband is with you all the time. Stay motivated to keep moving with real-time stats right on your wrist. Track steps taken, distance traveled, calories burned, stairs climbed and active minutes throughout the day. At night, track your sleep and wake up silently with a vibrating alarm.
The device will gain additional features particular to iPhone users running iOS 7, including the ability to receive call notifications on the wristband. Reports AllThingsD:
Soon after launch, Fitbit will release a software update that will allow iPhone users running iOS 7 to receive notifications about incoming calls (name and phone number) on the Force’s display. The wristband can also vibrate to alert you to a call.
Including this feature is sort of an experiment for Fitbit to gauge people’s interest in getting these types of alerts on a fitness-tracking device. Based on the reaction, the company will then decide whether adding other notifications for things like new text messages and email makes sense.
The release of the Fitbit Force comes as Nike is expected to release a follow-up to its Fuelband activity tracker, along with speculation that Apple will release an iWatch wearable device in the relatively near future, a device which may also contain fitness tracking features.
The Fitbit Force wristband can be ordered from the Fitbit web store for $129.95, with shipments beginning in 3-4 weeks.
The Fitbit Force wristband can be ordered from the Fitbit web store for $129.95, with shipments beginning in 3-4 weeks.
Data source: via MacRumors (By Richard Padilla)
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Roundup Detailed iPhone 6 Mockups in Several Colors Compared to iPhone 5s HTC One M8 Samsung Galaxy iPod Touch Videos
Unlike number photos and videos that compared iPhone 6 mockup with several devices including the iPhone 5s, a new video from Macitynet has a highly detailed comparison of a good quality 4.7-inch iPhone 6 mockup beside Apples iPhone 5s, showing accurately all of the prospective the design differences.
In addition to the taller and wider due to the larger 4.7-inch display, the iPhone 6 physical mockup looks much thinner than the 7.6mm iPhone 5s, the differnce is expected to be actually around 6mm.
The iPhone 6 mockup is close to ipod touch-style it to iPhone 5s, at least in the curved edges, microphone holes, and the rectangular volume buttons. The mockup also shows the sleep/wake button on the top right hand side, in line with earlier reports that have indicated to the changing of the button, in order to facilitate the use of the device with one hand. There are also the camera and a redesigned circular flash that replaces elongated shape in the iPhone 5s, which suggests the possibility that Apple has found a way to combine its existing dual-LED True Tone flash into a single LED.
In addition to this video various images and videos showed iPhone 6 mockups next to several devices, including Apples iPod touch, iPhone 4s, 5s, and the Samsung Galaxy S5. Also have emerged several videos conjunction with this video, depicted iPhone 6 mockups compared to a several other devices, like that compared (via 9to5Mac) HTC One M8 and Samsung Galaxy S5 with iPhone 6 mockup, while the other (via 9to5Mac) showed Gold and Space Gray iPhone 6 mockup next to iPhone 5s and iPod touch 5G, as displayed below respectively.
Source: Macitynet via (MacRumors), 9to5Mac, 9to5Mac
Read also:
- iPhone Air, iPhone 6c concepts that may never be (video)
- iPhone Air Concept Promo Video
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
RoboRoach Lets Kids Turn Real Cockroaches Into iPhone Controlled Cyborgs
Robots are pretty cool, but have you ever wanted to create your own iPhone controlled cyborg? Backyard Brains is banking that a lot of kids are interested in cyborg technology and neuroscience (ethical dilemmas be damned),
so after three years of R&D they’ve come up with the RoboRoach – a small electronic surgery kit that lets you turn a real-life cockroach, into an iPhone-controlled cyborg for a few minutes.
The kit comes with a backpack that contains a battery and receiver you superglue to the cockroach after sanding down a patch of shell. You have to jab a groundwire into the cockroaches thorax, and then after that you carefully trim the antenna so you can stick some small electrodes onto both of them and receive signals from your iPhone. Don’t worry, the iPhone app and the cockroaches come free with the $99 kit, so you don’t have to go hunting for some behind your supermarket’s dumpster.
Obviously the kit also comes with a lot of ethical dilemmas. A spokeswoman from the Humane Society University of Washington said they hate the idea of kids knipping off the limps of a creature, slapping a neuron controller on its back, and then taking over its freewill for a few minutes, regardless of whether its done in the holy name of science or not.
Brackyard Brains says that the cockroaches can still go off and have normal cockroach lives after they’ve been put through the ringer. They’ll still be able to eat and mate, and the surgery is supposed to be painless thanks to the ice bath you dunk them in before the operation.
One bioethicist told Science Now that the RoboRoach is as horrible as the Imperius Curse from Harry Potter. Of course, telling kids that they can now do the Imperius Curse IRL will just make them even more giddy to torturue experiment with cockroach neurons and then figure out how to do it on other bugs. I can already hear the guttural shrieks from moms everywhere as their kids raise their iPhones and say, “Look ma’ I’m a wizard!” while their RoboRoach minions march across the kitchen floor.
Data source: CultofMac (By Buster Heine) [via BI]
Origine source: backyardbrains
Origine source: backyardbrains
Monday, May 18, 2015
Apple Created These Neat Tools To Make The iPhone More Repairable Than Ever
Despite launching to record breaking sales numbers in September, Apple’s iPhone lineup has come under fire again and again for its apparent lack of repairability.
Catherine Rampell at the the New York Times went on a bullshit parade two weeks ago claiming Apple tries to make your iPhone break so you have to buy a new one. Even Apple fans like our pal Kyle Weins, at iFixit, bemoaned Apple for not making the iPhone 5s more repairable for users.
To consumers, the locked enclosures of the iPhone 5s may seem like a guarded unfixable fortress, but the truth is that the iPhone 5s is one of Apple’s most repairable devices ever, you just have to be a Genius to get all the tools. A tipster behind the Genius Bar has shown us Apple’s latest official repair videos for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c that showcase the emphasis Jony Ive and the design team placed on repairability when creating the latest iPhones, as well as the crazy little repair tools Apple uses to ensure quality repairs.
Each of the 12 training videos we saw provided detailed animations of the iPhone 5s and 5c internal components, as well as guides on how to access and swap six components on the device – speaker, receiver, vibration motor, iSight camera module, battery, and sim ejector tool.
One of the factors contributing to the iPhones’ image of irreparability is it’s so damn hard to open one of these things and that’s precisely the way Jony intended it. Apple says you need all five of these specialized tool just to swap out an iPhone 5c component:
- iPhone torque driver
- Security bit
- Nylon probe tool (black stick)
- Universal Display Removal Fixture
- Official iPhone 5c Repair Tray
The training videos are packed full of info that show how Apple’s streamlining its repairs process and the nuances that go into swapping even the smallest iPhone components. We haven’t got our hands on a full copy of the videos yet, but we’ll have more to come. Stay tuned.
Data source: via CultofMac (By Buster Heine )
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Rumor Big screen iPhone 6 coming Sept 2014 Apple to focus on one handed use
It was claimed that Apple plans to make both sides of the screen as "thin as possible." That could allow the company to promote the "iPhone 6" as the first "phablet" able to be operated with one hand.
The appeal of one-hand operation was already something Apple already focused on when it released the iPhone 5, sporting a larger 4-inch display, in 2012. That was an increase from the 3.5-inch display size found on all previous iPhone models.
The magazine that serves as the source of the latest rumor isnt known for leaking information about Apple products, and thus does not have an established track record. But there have been multiple claims that Apple may be planning to release a larger screened version of the iPhone in 2014.
Most notably, well-connected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities said in September that Apple is apparently planning to release a new handset with a screen size between 4.5 and 5 inches. He said that the company is unlikely to release anything larger than 5 inches due to the companys "unwavering principle of one-hand use."
So-called big-screen "phablets" have become increasingly popular in the smartphone market, with Samsung leading the way in terms of selection. The Korean firms recently released Galaxy Note III features a 5.7-inch display, while the Galaxy Mega comes close to being a small tablet with a 6.3-inch screen.
Data source: via AppleInsider (By AppleInsider Staff )
Saturday, May 16, 2015
BBM Crashing Under iOS 7 0 3 Here’s How To Fix It
After finally getting BBM on your iPhone this week, you may have upgraded to iOS 7.0.3 to find it no longer works properly. One of the fonts BlackBerry uses in its app is no longer supported by Apple, causing the app to crash when you open existing chats. But there is a way around it.
All you need to do is kill all of your existing conversations and start new ones. It means you’ll lose your chat history, but there’s really no way to avoid that, unfortunately — unless you just want to wait for BlackBerry to issue an update. If you can’t, here’s what you need to do:
- Open up the BBM app and make sure you’re looking at the “Chats” page.
- Tap and hold on one of your chats until the menu bar slides out from the right.
- Now tap the trash can icon (bottom right) to delete the chat.
You’ll need to do this for every conversation, but once it’s done, you’ll be able to chat to those contacts again. You may have noticed that this issue doesn’t affect contacts you hadn’t opened conversations with prior to updating to iOS 7.0.3.
The alternative to this workaround — if you have loads of conversations and can’t be bothered to delete them all one-by-one — is to delete BBM and install it again from the App Store. Alternatively, if you’re not in any rush to fix it, you can just wait for BlackBerry to issue an update. The Canadian company has acknowledged this problem, and it’s told us an update should be available today.
Data source: CultofMac (By Killian Bell) [via iPhoneinCanada]
Friday, May 15, 2015
After on stage showing at iPhone 5s debut Nike Move app goes live
According to Nike, the app harnesses data from the M7 chip to "capture your every move," turning the information into "Nike Fuel," a unit of measurement the company uses to track daily activity levels. Nike Fuel is used in a range of products, including the Nike FuelBand SE wearable fitness tracker.
From the release notes:
- Nike+ Move offers insight into when you move, how you move and where you move - and lets you challenge your friends to see who moves more.
- Win the day by beating your NikeFuel average and watch your goal ring change from Red to Green.
- See when you are most active throughout the day and how youre doing compared to yesterday.
- Move more often and win as many hours as you can throughout the day.
- See how you moved through the day with a breakdown of running, walking, and other movement.
- See where youre moving and where you move the most each day.
Because the app takes advantage of the M7 motion coprocessor, compatibility is currently limited to the iPhone 5s.
- Check out how you compare against your Game Center friends or other Nike+ Move users near you.
A number of other developers have already tapped the M7s motion tracking prowess, as seen inAppleInsiders fitness app roundup, though Nikes app allows users to incorporate data generated by the iPhone 5s with other products in the expanding Nike+ ecosystem.
To review and download Nike+ Move on the App Store click here.
Compatibility: Requires iOS 7.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
Free Apps
Category: Health & Fitness
Released: Nov 05, 2013
Version: 1.0.0
Size: 8.8 MB
Data source: via AppleInsider (By AppleInsider Staff)
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Apple now allowing trade ins for water damaged devices
For its Reuse and Recycling Program, Apple has partnered with PowerON to buy used iPhones, iPads and Macs, as well as other non-Apple products. Until the recent policy revision, however, devices with liquid damage were not accepted.
As noted on Monday, Apples has lifted that particular restriction, though signs of liquid contact can substantially detract from a devices value.
For example, a good condition 64GB black iPhone 5 tied to AT&T would fetch $350 without water damage. With water damage, the same model drops down to $230. The lower price is to be expected, as recyclers are taking a risk in buying back a damaged item.
Apple points out that customers can assess their own devices by checking a liquid contact indicator usually located in the bottom of the headphone jack. If activated, the normally white or silver tab will show a red or pink color. The indicator is positioned on the bottom of the dock connector housing for the iPhone 3G and later, as well as all iPads. An exception is the iPhone 5, which has the indicator placed in the SIM card tray.
Apple first debuted the Reuse and Recycling Program in 2011 and offers Apple Store gift cards instead of cash for used products.
Data source: via AppleInsider (By AppleInsider Staff)
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Everything Apple Announced At Today’s iPad Event
Apple CEO Tim Cook took the stage today at San Francisco’s Moscone Center to kick off the special keynote event that we’ve dubbed here as the iPad Event.
Cook began his presentation with some numbers, including the nine million new iPhone 5s and 5c models that were sold over the first weekend of availability. Cook called it the biggest iPhone launch, ever, and showed a video to underline his point.
Cook then called iOS a “bold new redesign with great new features,” and the “greatest change to iOS since the original iPhone. 200 million people downloaded iOS 7 in the first 5 days, with 64 percent of iOS devices running the new operating system.
iTunes Radio, said Cook, has 20 million listeners, and is a “fun, easy way to discover new music.” He then went on to point out the 1,000,000 apps on the App Store and the 60 billion cumulative downloads of those apps, which brings $13 billion to iOS developers.
Cook then spoke about the Mac, the “best personal computer in the world that people love to use,” calling out other companies’ confusion. Cook reiterated Apple’s clear direction and ambitious goals, as well as not slowing down innovation at Apple.
Hair Force 2? Who’s One?
Craig Federighi came on stage here (with a toned-down but still fabulous hairdo) to talk about OS X Mavericks. This is the third time since WWDC that he’s demoed the latest Mac OS. He showed off a few new features, including better battery life, saying a 13-inch Macbook Air with Mavericks will get another hour of web browsing, and another hour and a half watching iTunes video.
Phil Schiller took the stage today to show off Macbook Air and Macbook Pro models.
The 13-inch Pro model will have a retina display, weigh 3.64 pounds at .71 inches thin, have a 4th generation Intel Haswell processor, Intel Iris graphics card, and still get up to 9 hours of battery life. It ships today at $1299 to start.
The 15-inch Pro model will have all of the above, but will allow customers to choose either the integrated Intel Iris Pro graphics chip or the separate GeForce GT 750M. It will have up to 8 hours of battery life, and starts shipping today at $1999.
Mind. Blown.
Schiller then called the Mac Pro, that gorgeous little cylinder of power, “the future of the pro desktop,” citing the Intel Xeon E5 chip with a Quad, 6, 8, or 12-core CPU chips, along with up to 1 terabyte of flash-based user-accessible storage. It will be available in December of 2013, starting at $2999
Eddy Cue was next, showing off creativity and productivity suites, iLife and iWork, both of which will release for free on both Mac OS X and iOS 7 for new device purchases. Both are also available today. New versions of iMovie and iPhoto look stunning, while the new version of GarageBand on the Mac is leaps ahead of current technology. Pages, Numbers, and Keynote also get an update.
Drooooool.
Cook then called Schiller to the stage again to talk iPad.
Announced today were the two new iPad models: iPad Air and iPad Mini.
The iPad Air replaces the new iPad and has a 4 percent thinner bezel, and has thinned down from 9.4 millimeters to 7.5 millimeters thick. It’s also an incredibly light one pound in weight, dropping almost half a pound since the previous generation. It will have the A7 chip–the same chip that powers the new iPhone 5s–along with a few new hardware improvements, like dual microphones. The new iPad Air will come in silver and white or space gray and black, and will be available starting at $499 for the 16 G wifi version, shipping November 1.
The new iPad Mini gets a retina display and a new A7 chip as well, making a quantum leap in performance over the previous generation, which will remain in the Apple Store for $299. The new iPad Mini with Retina display will start at $399 with WiFi, $529 with LTE. The resolution will be the same as the iPad Air, at 2048 X 1536 for it’s 7.9-inch screen. It will be available in both white and black starting later in November. Schiller also announced new covers and cases for both sizes of iPad, at $39 for the iPad smart covers, and $79 for the iPad cases.
- Read also: Roundup: iPad Air and Retina iPad Mini First Impressions (Video)
Data source: via CultofMac (By Rob LeFebvre)
Origine source: Apple Events
Sunday, May 10, 2015
Tim Cook shows up at Palo Alto Apple Store for iPhone launch
via CNBC
Apple customers waiting in line for the new iPhone at the companys Palo Alto retail location got a special treat on Friday: a visit from Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook.
Cook showed up at the Palo Alto University Apple Store Friday morning to greet the Apple faithful as they queued to buy the new iPhone 5c and 5s. AppleInsider reader Ben reports that Cook "shook the hands of everyone in line and then went on his way."
AppleInsider reader Ben confirms that the gray-topped head pictured here is indeed that of Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Reportedly, the Palo Alto retail location had only 10 gold iPhone 5s units, and the Stanford location sold out of gold units by the 15th customer. That is in keeping with recent reports that show that unit in even scarcer supply than other models. Still, demand remains high for all 5s units, as AppleInsider has been informed that the Palo Alto location also sold out of silver models by the 35th customer.
The launch of a new iPhone has become a yearly media event marked by long customer lines and weeks of hype. Cooks appearance at the Palo Alto location is in keeping with a tradition of Apple executives showing up to product launches. In 2010, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs appeared at the Palo Alto Apple Store for the launch of the iPad, sporting his signature black turtleneck, a hoodie, and ripped jeans.
Additional reports have emerged that other Apple executives have been spotted at other Apple retail locations. Twitter user Salim Hafid (@sqreone) sighted Apples Phil Schiller and Eddy Cue at the companys Stanford store on Friday.
image via @sqrone.
Data source: via AppleInsider (By Kevin Bostic)
Saturday, May 9, 2015
New Video Shows iOS in the Car Running on iOS Simulator
The feature is intended to allow an iOS device to take over the in-dash display of a car. which lets you access your Maps, messages, make phone calls, and other services.
Troughton-Smith today posted a video which shows how the feature will work. via a barebones implementation that is actually present in the already released iOS 7.0.3 but not accessible by default. The video shows the iOS in the Car feature running on a separate 800×480 window in the iOS Simulator, which is part of Xcode, Apple’s integrated development environment (IDE).
Troughton-Smith provided the following details in the YouTube description:
- Supports Multiple ResolutionsMany car makers from Honda, Mercedes, Audi, BMW, and more, are expected to support the feature by this year. The second beta of iOS 7.1 brought a new Car Display toggle, leading some to believe that iOS in the Car support could be a feature bundled into iOS 7.1.
- Supports touchscreens (presumably single-touch?), hardware buttons, wheels and touchpads
- Does not support multitasking - car display will always show same current on-screen app as iPhone (which can be locked/asleep)
- Whitelisted to specific Apple apps - no public API for developers [yet?]
- Has no keyboard UI - voice recognition as input
- UI clearly subject to change
- Missing functionality in video is due to iOS Simulator not containing all the stock iOS apps
Image source: Twitter
Friday, May 8, 2015
iPhone 6 Concept with 4 7 inch Display Designed Similar to iPhone 5s video
Last week, Alex Casabò, an industrial designer, published a new iPhone 6 concept, that included 4.7-inch Gorilla Glass 3 display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080, packs a quad-core A8 processor clocked at 1.2ghz, 1930 mAh battery, and a 600 DPI pixel density fingerprint sensor, all at just 5.5mm thick. The design similar to that of the iPhone 5/5S, check it out below.
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Apple Released iOS 7 1 2 for iPhone iPad and iPod Touch
Apple has released a minor update, iOS 7.1.2 (build number 11D257), to bug fixes, and security improvements, repairing encryption issue of an email attachment, and fixing a bug with data transfer for third-party accessories, iOS 7.1.2 also includes improvements to iBeacon. The new minor update become after more than two months of releasing iOS 7.1.1.
- Improves iBeacon connectivity and stabilityThe working on iOS 7.1.2 begun earlier, just shortly after the release of iOS 7.1.1, Apple sending the update to carrier partners for approval last week.
- Fixes a bug with data transfer for some 3rd party accessories, including bar code scanners
- Corrects an issue with data protection class of Mail attachments
For information on the security content of this update, please visit this website:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222
OS 7.1.2 direct download links:
- iPhone 5s (GSM)
- iPhone 5s (CDMA)
- iPhone 5 (GSM)
- iPhone 5 (CDMA)
- iPhone 5c (GSM)
- iPhone 5c (CDMA)
- iPhone 4S
- iPhone 4 (GSM 3,2)
- iPhone 4 (GSM 3,1)
- iPhone 4 (CDMA 3,3)
- iPad Air (5th gen Wi-Fi + Cellular)
- iPad Air (5th gen Wi-Fi)
- iPad 4 (CDMA)
- iPad 4 (GSM)
- iPad (4th gen Wi-Fi)
- iPad Mini (CDMA)
- iPad Mini (GSM)
- iPad Mini (Wi-Fi)
- iPad Mini 2 (Wi-Fi + Cellular)
- iPad Mini 2 (Wi-Fi)
- iPad 3 (Wi-Fi)
- iPad 3 (Wi-Fi + Cellular GSM)
- iPad 3 (Wi-Fi + Cellular CDMA)
- iPad 2 (Wi-Fi 2,4)
- iPad 2 (Wi-Fi 2,1)
- iPad 2 (Wi-Fi + Cellular GSM)
- iPad 2 (Wi-Fi + Cellular CDMA)
- iPod touch (5th gen)
New Report Summarizes Display Rumors for Future Apple Devices
Apple is shaking up the display market with a multitude of upcoming product debuts and enhancements, according to Korean site ET News (via 9to5Mac).
The site summarizes several known product rumors that will impact display manufacturers, including larger iPhone and iPads, an OLED iWatch, and IGZO displays for its MacBook lineup.
Multiple reports have suggested that Apple is working on both a larger iPhone and a larger iPad. ET News suggests that a larger iPhone will be at least 5 inches, in line with a September report from The Wall Street Journal indicating that Apple was experimenting with a number of screen sizes from 4.8 inches to 6 inches.
Several iPad changes are in the works as well, with Apple planning to introduce a Retina iPad mini and experimenting with a larger (possibly 12.9-inch) iPad. The Wall Street Journal has confirmed that Apple is experimenting with larger screen sizes for its iPad lineup and a Retina mini has been confirmed by multiple sources.
ET News further suggests that the iPad will be offered at multiple price points based on display, similar to the iPhone 5c and the iPhone 5s. KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has made a similar prediction, stating that Apple has plans to introduce a low-cost iPad mini.
Rumors have previously indicated that Apple is considering a 1.5-inch OLED display for its iWatch, which will be produced by Samsung. Apple CEO Tim Cook previously stated that OLED displays were oversaturated, but Apple has hired at least one OLED expert in recent months.
Apple will also adopt AM OLED which the company has shunned so far to hold Samsung in check and for picture quality issue, etc. Yet, Apple recently began to develop associated technologies, adopting flexible OLED for its iWatch. Apple has drawn up a new OLED display strategy, hiring OLED experts from LG Display early this year.
As far as MacBooks go, ET News points to rumors that Apple is considering the adoptionof IGZO (indium gallium zinc oxide) displays. IGZO is a semiconducting material that has forty times more electron mobility than the standard amorphous silicon, resulting in higher resolution displays with better reaction times and less power consumption. IGZO seems like a logical move for Apple as it works to improve both displays and device size and may be a future solution for a MacBook Air with a Retina display.
According to ET News, the implementation of these sweeping product changes will have huge impacts on display manufacturers in Korea. Japan Display is expected to diversify beyond Apple, leaving LG Display to increase its shipments to the company. Samsung Display is also expected to be a key Apple supplier in the months to come, with both Samsung and LG providing components for the iPhone, iPad, and MacBooks. Though rumors have suggested Apple is aiming to reduce its dependence on rival Samsung, it has been unable to find a supplier able to match Samsungs production capacity and quality.
Apple is expected to release the first of its major products during the fall months. A Retina iPad mini and a redesigned fifth-generation iPad mini are both expected to debut in the October/November timeframe. Other products, such as the iWatch, a larger iPad/iPhone, and MacBooks that incorporate new display technology could come in 2014 and beyond.
According to ET News, the implementation of these sweeping product changes will have huge impacts on display manufacturers in Korea. Japan Display is expected to diversify beyond Apple, leaving LG Display to increase its shipments to the company. Samsung Display is also expected to be a key Apple supplier in the months to come, with both Samsung and LG providing components for the iPhone, iPad, and MacBooks. Though rumors have suggested Apple is aiming to reduce its dependence on rival Samsung, it has been unable to find a supplier able to match Samsungs production capacity and quality.
Apple is expected to release the first of its major products during the fall months. A Retina iPad mini and a redesigned fifth-generation iPad mini are both expected to debut in the October/November timeframe. Other products, such as the iWatch, a larger iPad/iPhone, and MacBooks that incorporate new display technology could come in 2014 and beyond.
Data source: via MacRumors (By Juli Clover)
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