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Apple 3D Touch slowly abandoned
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 14 September 2018 12:12

Apple 3D Touch slowly abandoned


Waste of engineering skills

One of the unusual things that the Tame Apple Press has not noticed about the new iPhone Range is that Jobs’ Mob appears to have lost interest in its 3D touch tech.

New iPhone prices even more ridiculous in Europe
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Go as high as €1,289/£1,099

While even the US prices of the new Apple iPhone trio were quite high for our taste, it appears that buyers from Europe or the UK will have to shell out even more cash than their US counterparts, pushing those prices to insane levels.

Apple woos the low end with a "cheap" $750 iPhone
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 22:09

Apple woos the low end with a "cheap" $750 iPhone


LCD screen, same A12 SoC, and a single 12MP camera

In addition to the iPhone Xs and Xs Max upgrades, Apple has also unveiled the much cheaper iPhone Xr, made for those that might think $999 and $1,099 is just a bit too much money for their taste. In other words,  people who don't have very much money - the cheapskates.

Apple A12 bionic 7nm detailed
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 21:38

Apple A12 bionic 7nm detailed


6-core CPU 4-core GPU and a lot of AI

Apple’s A12 Bionic is the name of the most important chip inside the iPhone Xs and Xs Max and Xr detailed here. Make no mistake, this is the first to ship 7nm but not the first to sample or be announced, it is actually the third. As believers in the Apple religion don’t care about features unless they have it in their beloved iPhones, they don’t care about the rest of the world.

Apple shows upgraded and bigger iPhones
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 21:25

Apple shows upgraded and bigger iPhones


Meet the iPhone Xs and Xs Max, all with new A12 Bionic SoC

As expected, the stars of the Apple show at the Steve Jobs' Theater were  new iPhones, the iPhone Xs, and the iPhone Xs Max, showing that there is still room for improvement without changing the design.

Apple unveils its fourth Watch
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 12 September 2018 20:43

Apple unveils its fourth Watch


Larger screen, two sizes, and an ECG in tow

At a special event at the Steve Jobs' Theater, Apple officially announced its new Apple Watch Series 4, set to bring a couple of improvements and come with a larger screen compared to the Series 3.

28 million Americans would get into debt for an iPhone
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Europeans have an explanation for Donald Trump

More than 28 million Americans are dumb enough to buy a new iPhone even if it will slide them deep in debt.

Iphone 8 loses  a quarter of its value in a few hours
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Assuming you thought it had a value in the first place

Existing iPhone’s will lose up to a quarter of their value over the next 24 hours.

France and Germany working out how to tax big tech
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France suggests a sunset clause

The European Union is working out a way to tax big tech and thinks that an agreement could still be found by the end of the year.

Apple purges unsafe phone home apps
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 11:27

Apple purges unsafe phone home apps


We thought that was the point of the App store?

Fruity cargo cult Apple is finally getting around to checking its app store for privacy stealing software.