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Yesterday’s record-breaking Q4 earnings report might have suggested the opposite, but reports from all three of the big market intelligence firms say that iPhone shipments fell year-on-year during the quarter. Apple’s fiscal Q4/calendar Q3 numbers were all good. Revenue was $64B, which was at the very top end of the company’s guidance and well above Wall Street expectations. iPhone revenue was back up above 50% of total income, at $33.36B. And Tim Cook said that iPhone 11 sales were off to “a very, very good start....

Nokia paid out over $250 million in Symbian license fees last year, so it makes sense for the company to purchase the firm. Well, that, an imminent competition from Google’s now-delayed Android platform, and the permanent looming threat of Apple with the iPhone. Apple, in particular, lends its proven skills in software design to the mobile phone market. Mobile phone makers have been slammed in the past for creating user interfaces which don’t sufficiently engage users and lack the level of intuition most of us demand from devices we use every day....

The company’s solution allows passengers to watch and listen to their media on the 15.4-inch screen available at their seat. Technology for the connectivity was developed by Panasonic Avionics Corporation. The first so-equipped flight leaves Washington today at 5:40pm in transit to Zurich. Deployment of the solutions begins on these trans-Atlantic routes, with United’s entire fleet of international aircraft to be upgraded with the Apple media-friendly solutions in the next two years (first and business class....

Apple has announced the iOS 16 with many cool features and changes. Soon after installing iOS 16, many users face a quick battery drain issue. On some devices, the battery does not even last for a day. If you are in the same boat, don’t panic, there are ways to fix the fast battery consumption issue on Apple devices. According to the Apple support team, fast battery consumption is normal after every major iOS upgrade....

iOS 16 beta 3 and iPadOS 16 beta 3 are now rolling out to developers, two weeks after the second beta was released. The last iOS 16 beta brought a number of changes, including updates to the Lock Screen, new wallpaper options, and more. iOS 16 beta 3 is expected to continue refining these new features… Each new iOS 16 beta is likely to bring a significant number of changes, bug fixes, and even new features....

The iPhone 13 series is expected to feature noticeably larger battery capacities this year, according to a new report from reliable leaker L0vetodream. This comes as the iPhone 13 series is expected to add new power-hungry features such as a ProMotion display. According to Lovetodream, here are the battery statistics for the iPhone 13 series, compared to the current iPhone 12 capacities: iPhone 12 mini – 2,227mAh iPhone 13 mini – 2,406mAh (8% increase) iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro – 2,815mAh iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro – 3,095mAh (9....

The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro lineups are set to be popular gifts this holiday season. The decision between choosing an iPhone 14 model can be tricky. The iPhone 14 Pro is obviously more powerful and capable, but you also have to factor in differences like pricing, battery life, and overall weight. Head below for a deep dive into the iPhone 14 vs iPhone 14 Pro. iPhone 14 vs iPhone 14 Pro: Screen sizes For the first year ever, both the standard iPhone 14 and the iPhone 14 Pro are available in the same screen sizes....

Earlier today, Apple unveiled the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus at its ‘Hey Siri’ event. While the new iPhones look the same externally, they pack in some major upgrades under the hood. So, how do the new iPhone 6s compare to other flagship Android devices out there? Check out our comparison chart below and see for yourself. What do you think about the iPhone 6s? Drop in a comment and let us know!...

Twitter has been abuzz with many iPhone users claiming that their phone either went an hour ahead or an hour behind last night, incorrectly compensating for the daylight savings change. We’ve been getting tips from all over the world. From personal experience, my iPhone went back an hour back in Arizona even though the state does not observe daylight savings. Some Arizona iPhone users found their iPhone clocks to be an hour ahead of the correct time....

CoM this morning follows up the Bloomberg and WSJ iPhone nano stories with a theory of their own, albeit one with some perceived holes. The major problem with this is that you couldn’t install apps on the iPhone nano. Which sounds like kind of a bust. You have to wait 10 minutes while your email app downloads? Not likely. By “some” of the memory, we mean ALL of the memory. The iPhone nano will have no memory for onboard storage of media, our source says....

Apple has updated its website with the latest repair and replacement prices for its iPhones, and things have become more expensive across the board… Yesterday we reported that AppleCare+ for all the iPhone Plus models was raised to $149, while the same coverage for the iPhone X is set at $199. Apple also quietly raised the prices of its higher storage iPad Pro models by $50. Now, we’re seeing the replacement and repair prices of all iPhones jump with the introduction of the iPhone 8 and iPhone X....

The Irishman used CGI deaging technology so it could have its main cast portray their characters in different stages of their lives, and while it did a good job, it also showed the limits of this technology. The Irishman marks Martin Scorsese’s return to mob films after exploring other genres for over a decade, and reunites him with some of his frequent collaborators, such as Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci....

After a summer of beta testing, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 are officially here. You can head to the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad now to update and access new iOS 15 features such as Focus, Home screen widgets on iPad, FaceTime upgrades, and much more. Head below as we recap the best new features in iOS 15. Apple’s press release on iPadOS 15 Apple’s press release on iOS 15 Does your iPhone or iPad support iOS 15/iPadOS 15 features?...

What’s New in iOS 4.2.1. for iPad Users In spite of essentially being an overgrown iPod Touch, iPads have lacked some of the most coveted features of its little brothers. iOS 4.2.1 puts an end to all this envy, and now iPad users get: Multitasking – iPhone users already know that this isn’t true multitasking, but it’s good enough for now. Depending on how the app developer incorporates it, iOS 4 apps can either have their states saved while you return to the home screen and launch other apps, or they can continue playing back audio in the background....

Update 10/01: this bug has been fixed by Apple. App size has been a controversial topic for a while now, since we’ve been noticing a trend of apps getting larger and larger as time goes by. Larger apps are bad not only because they take a lot of space on your device once installed, but they also consume a lot of bandwidth for downloads and updates, and there is a limit of 150MB which can be downloaded over cellular....

This article will focus on running custom apps on device using Xcode 4.5.2 on IOS 5.1 . This same technique might or might not work on other versions of IOS or Xcode. If you face some problems running the application on device, please drop a comment and i will respond to that asap. The first step is to create a self signed certificate. We will use this certificate to sign thw apps that we want to run on the device....

In Summary Apple has announced the 9th-gen iPad with some essential but minor upgrades that aim to bring improved performance on the 10.2-inch design. The new iPad comes with an A13 Bionic chip, a new 12MP camera, twice the storage option, and the all-new iPadOS 15. Apple claims the 9th-gen iPad to be 20% faster than its predecessor. Here’s a look at what the 9th-gen iPad has to offer and how it compares to its previous generation....

Ahead of Apple launching the iPhone 13 lineup in September, a new report from IDC projects that 2021 will be a strong year for the company’s smartphones when compared to the competition. While the overall market is set to grow just over 7 percent for the year, iPhone shipments are expected to almost double that. Back in June, we heard that Apple hit the milestone of selling 100 million iPhone 12 devices....

Welcome to the new media order, as described by Nielsen — a new world in which US mobile phone Web users almost eclipse the number of US homes with a TV; a world in which Apple’s iPhone accounts for three of the top ten smartphones used and more. The graphic above shows us 31 percent of all US mobile subscribers now have smartphones. It also confirms that voice is no longer the cash cow the carriers once enjoyed — these days we send SMS messages to keep in touch....