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No more broken screens: Apple wins patent for tech to flip over a falling iPhone
On Tuesday Apple Inc. was awarded a patent that could see future models of the iPhone perform some complex mid-air acrobatics when dropped. The U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) approved the patent for a “protective mechanism for an electronic device”, which was first filed in September, 2011. The technology covered by the patent makes ...
Android will own eighty percent of the smartphone market by 2018, says IDC report
By 2018, 80 percent of all smartphones shipped worldwide will run Android and the mobile operating system will own 61 percent of all smartphone revenues. By comparison, iOS will make up only 13 percent of smartphones shipped and 34 percent of revenues. This is according to a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC) forecasting ...
FingerKey app lets you unlock your Mac using Touch ID on your iPhone
Apple Inc. is using Touch ID on just about every new device it launches and allows developers to integrate Touch ID with third-party apps. It is only a matter of time then before Touch ID becomes a feature on Macs through native integration –an idea that is further supported by the new Continuity feature that ...
Google’s Chromebook overtakes Apple’s iPad in U.S. schools, says IDC report
U.S. schools buying IT hardware for students are, for the first time, favoring Google Inc.’s Chromebook over the iPad from Apple Inc. A report from the International Data Corporation (IDC) claims that Google shipped 715,000 Chromebooks to schools in the third quarter of 2014, compared to 702,000 iPads shipped to schools by Apple. This number ...
Apple rumor: “iPad Air Plus” will have a 12.2” screen, available April 2015
Despite of a slowdown in tablet sales for 2014 and a negative growth forecast for the iPad by the International Data Corporation (IDC), Apple Inc. is hell-bent on releasing new models of the iPad at an ever-increasing pace. The latest model rumored to be in the pipeline is the Apple “iPad Air Plus”. A leaked report, ...
Apple Watch site updated, showcases new Watch features
Apple Inc. has updated the marketing site for its upcoming Apple Watch. The site now has more details about the wearable and showcases its many features in detail with the help of beautiful interactive graphics. The site focuses on three main feature sets, namely “Timekeeping”, “New Ways to Connect” and “Health & Fitness”. On the ...
Android Pay is coming to China, UnionPay courts smartphone makers
Android could soon be a strong player in the mobile payments market and provide Apple Inc. with some competition. The largest issuer of debit and credit cards in China, China UnionPay has been promoting Android Pay, according to Shanghai’s China Business News reports. The service will be available for Android-based smartphone makers and is rumored ...
Most common Android 5.0 Lollipop bugs and how to fix them
Originally slated to start on November 4, the Google Android 5.0 Lollipop rollout has been bogged down by its fair share of delays and bugs, such as the big battery life problem. Bugs are an accepted part of any major software update and are usually ironed out in the weeks and months following the initial release. ...
iPad sales set to continue decline through 2018, says IDC report
The growth in tablet sales is facing a “massive deceleration” this year, according to a new report from research firm International Data Corporation (IDC). The report shows that year-over-year growth of the worldwide tablet market is slowing to 7.2%, down from 52.5% in 2013. The main culprit behind this is declining sales of Apple Inc.’s ...
Rumor: Apple set to enter virtual reality, hiring app engineers with VR experience
While it’s no secret that Apple Inc. is interested in virtual reality and augmented reality –as shown by this patent filing from last year for a “head-mounted display” or “goggle system” –this latest advertised job opening from Apple certainly seems to indicate that it is serious about entering the augmented and virtual reality space. Posted ...