(Click for full size images) Apple has made it clear that it isn’t going to get into the megapixel race with the likes of Nokia and Sony when it comes to the camera system used in its iPhones. The new iPhone 5s has the same 8-megapixel shooter as previous generations, but Apple is touting a brand new camera system for the device that includes a new five-element lens designed by Apple, a F2....
Latest in the increasingly busy field, Synthe FX has introduced Luminair 1.0, what’s different about this is the software should let those lighting engineers you see athletically hanging off the truss above the stage at gigs control their industry-standard DMX lighting systems using their iPhone and iPod touch. Luminair 1.0 uses Artistic License’s Art-Net protocol over the device’s built-in WiFi connection, and communicates with other compatible hardware and software nodes on the local network....
iOS, on the other hand, hasn’t had the same degree of issues when it comes to malicious apps. Apple’s moderation is much tighter than Google’s, but bad stuff will still sometimes slip through the cracks. Tap or click here to see 17 dangerous iOS apps you need to delete. To stay competitive, scammers and cybercriminals have to play smarter. And that’s just what they’re doing with this new kind of malicious app that’s invaded the iOS App Store....
Season 2 of Iron Fist has officially wrapped production, while star Finn Jones promises the new episodes will be quite different from the previous ones. Marvel has generally garnered critical acclaim for their offerings, but a few projects haven’t quite measured up. Though Inhumans is still considered the low watermark of the MCU, season 1 of Iron Fist didn’t fare nearly as well as its peers. With praise heaped on Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and The Punisher, Iron Fist is something of an outlier....
Business Insider created the above chart to show exactly how the revenue gap between iOS and Android apps shows up for developers. While there’s no doubt the gap between the two platforms is narrowing, it’s also clear that in the metrics that count, iOS is still where you want to be. Ad revenue – read free apps – is where Android is making money for developers … When it comes to hard cash from customers – paid downloads and in-app purchases combined – iOS generates more than twice as much....
We have been reporting since earlier this year that Apple is preparing to launch a new 4-inch iPhone called the iPhone 5se. Our sources have said that the new device is essentially the 2013 iPhone 5s with significant internal hardware and software upgrades. Earlier rumors about a next-generation smaller iPhone model called the device an “iPhone 6c” and said that it would look similar to the iPhone 6 in appearance....
There has been a lot of opinions floating around about the new iPhone 6s camera, its upgraded 12 megapixel sensor, 4K video capability, and the other software side improvements with iOS 9. Our own photographer Ben Lovejoy put the device to the test in his ongoing diary series. But this latest photo gallery from the people behind the Camera+ app gives us a look at how the camera has improved not just over last generation, but also over all other previous generations of iPhones in a side by side comparison....
The iPhone 8 is being fabled by all sides as a major upgrade, following three years of the same chassis design for the iPhone. One of the flagship iPhone 7 features was the addition of waterproofing. Along with a glass chassis redesign and bezel-less screen, The Korea Herald reports that the new iPhone will also best the iPhone 7 with even higher resistance to water and dust. The site claims that the iPhone 8 will tout an IP68 rating for water resistance and dust....
In a note sent to investors and collected by 9to5Mac, reliable KGI Securities analyst said that the tech giant “Apple will debut three new iPhones in 2017: one major redesign (colloquially dubbed “iPhone 8″) and two iterative updates to the existing 4.7-inch iPhone 7 and 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus”. Kuo Ming-Chi, known for his impeccable knowledge on issues of Apple, said the Cupertino giant will sell between 120 million and 150 million units of the iPhone 8 in the second half of 2017, a figure that would mark an unprecedented milestone in the history of Apple....
The developer has made it possible by using iPhone X and Motorola Razr (2019), and also, its development took a lot of time, so let’s discuss all the details. Apple’s Foldable iPhone Might Take Time, But Someone Built It With Motorola Razr The YouTuber from China, whose channel name is Tech Aesthetics, published a video yesterday that took over the internet because he built a foldable iPhone by using custom parts from other smartphones....
Government officials in Iran have threatened to ban iPhones from the country, and ‘collect’ existing ones, unless Apple appoints an official representative in the country. The move is said to be aimed at countering the smuggling of smartphones into the country … “If Apple will not register an official representative in Iran within the next few days, all iPhones will be collected from the market,” Tasnim News Agency quoted the director of Iran’s anti-smuggling office as having said on Sunday....
Jailbreaking your device If your device is running iOS 8.1 or earlier, you can use pangu to jailbreak your device. The process is pretty straightforward. We will not be covering jailbreaking your device in this article but if you want to know how it is done, you can read this article. Note: I was getting an error with Pangu saying that there was not enough space on my device even though there was enough space....
For the past few weeks, we have been testing two battery backup accessories for iOS devices: Mophie’s Juice Pack Plus case for the iPhone 5 and Just Mobile’s Gum Max Duo accessory for iPads, iPhones, and iPod touches. You can find our full reviews of both battery accessories below: Mophie Juice Pack Plus for iPhone 5: Following the release of both the Juice Pack Helium and Juice Pack Air for iPhone 5 (which both received positive reviews in our March comparison), Mophie has released an additional “Plus” model of the iPhone 5 backup battery case....
We’re heading into the weekend with all of the best deals headlined by the second-best prices to date on Apple’s latest iPad Air at $60 off. That’s alongside a series of Anker iPhone essentials starting at $11 and this Spigen AirTags case for $15. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Apple’s latest iPad Air arrives at the second-best prices to date If you don’t need all of the power of the new M1 iPad Pros, going with Apple’s latest iPad Air provides a similar overall experience but at an even more affordable price thanks to today’s discounts....
Apple’s previous event, WWDC, was all about the software that runs on Apple’s devices. However, the last time that Apple actually talked in-depth about new devices was at September and October events in the fall of 2012. The September event discussed iPhone hardware, and the October keynote brought brand-new iPad hardware. The September event discussed the iPhone 5, a major re-thinking of the iPhone experience. The changes brought a new, larger display, a more powerful processor, and improved camera hardware technologies....
The WSJ revealed some iPhone 6 production numbers as Foxconn struggles to meet demand from pre-orders: the company is operating around 100 production lines around the clock, has 200,000 workers dedicated to production of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus – and is manufacturing 540,000 units a day. “We have been churning out 140,000 iPhone 6 Plus and 400,000 iPhone 6 every day, the highest daily output ever, but the volume is still not enough to meet the preorders,” said a person familiar with the matter …...
Apple and Google announced their partnership two weeks ago to develop contract-tracing via Bluetooth in iOS and Android. Last week we shared details about how it will work and roll out, and today we’ve got answers to frequently asked questions about COVID-19 contact tracing for iOS and Android as well as updates on the Bluetooth and cryptography specifications. We learned last week how contact tracing will work and roll out as well as how people will be able to participate....
Major apps and games developers including Fortnite, PlayerUnknown: Battlegrounds (PUBG), and other titles are warning players not to update to iOS 13 due to a bug with the triple-finger tap-and-hold gesture. The text-editing gesture is affecting gameplay as it steals touches from the game, even though there are no textfields visible. This affects lots of apps but especially games that involve players regularly having three fingers on the display, like first-person shooters....
Foxconn has denied a report which claimed to describe its iPhone production targets as it struggles to deal with disruption caused by the coronavirus outbreak. Reuters had claimed that chairman Liu Young-Way was aiming to be at 50% of normal production levels by the end of this month, and 80% in March… However, the company has today issued a statement that the report was ‘not factual.’ The world’s largest contract electronics maker also aims to resume 80% of production in China in March, added the source, who has direct knowledge of the matter, citing internal targets set by Chairman Liu Young-Way […]...
With the iPhone XR containing the same A12 Bionic chip as the iPhone XS, we expected it to offer identical performance, and this has now been confirmed. Macworld reported on the results it found from iPhone XR benchmarks … The iPhone XR offers the same performance enhancements over last year’s iPhone X as its more expensive siblings. Indeed, in one of the iPhone XR benchmarks – a GPU test – the iPhone XR came out on top, likely as a result of having fewer pixels to push....
