Those words flashed right through my mind as details of Apple’s second quarter results began to come in. Especially when Apple CEO Tim Cook said: “Customers chose iPhone X more than any other iPhone each week in the March quarter, just as they did following its launch in the December quarter…” The iPhone X also outsold other models in the quarter. You know, this was SO not supposed to happen....
Update: More photos of the iPhone X in the wild have emerged, this time on Reddit and via an anonymous tipster. Check them out below. The iPhone X will officially become available later this month, but one user as seemingly gotten his hands on a unit ahead of time. Posted on Instagram and subsequently shared to Reddit, the brief video showcases a new wallpaper and more… While we had the opportunity to go hands-on with the iPhone X at Apple’s special event last month, this video is one of the first sightings of the iPhone X in the wild ahead of its official release....
We are only a few hours away from the Apple’s mega event where 2018 line-up of iPhones will unveil. As it happens with any flagship device, Apple’s upcoming devices show up once again in their live avatar before tomorrow’s unveiling of the three iPhones namely iPhone XS,iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XC. In one Russian website, two live images in high resolution have surfaced which gives away the external structure of three Apple premium phones....
Update (Feb 21st): This has been fixed according to a reader. The iTunes and App Stores use HTML on the backend so Apple can “push” updates via backend code changes: Would be nice for an official answer from Apple, but so far, it’s working correctly! Also, I see redeem and send gift are grayed out also, at the bottom of the App Store. Same for iTunes Store. While users can no longer change the account in the Settings....
Test-Driven Development (TDD) is a Testing model which is applied to iOS application testing. In this model, a tester has to follow 4 phases below: Design: Figure out what you want to test, design your test cases Test: Run all tests and see if test cases fail Implement: Revise your code, fix bugs which cause the test to fail Test again: if Fail, if you roll back to the design....
Recently, Apple has also revealed its upcoming iOS 16, which contains many new features such as a new lock screen look & capabilities, iCloud sharing, a new visual look-up features, and enhanced iMessages. Apple Planning Custom Lock Screen with iPadOS 16 We all know that new lock screen features are the most significant upgrades for iPhones that come with iOS 16, and for iPad users, there is no such lock screen feature announced, but a little spark is seen in iPadOS 16 Beta 1....
A SIM pin forces you to enter a specific pin every time your iPhone is turned off or rebooted. This means that if your phone is ever stolen, a thief looking to potentially access your information via your phone number will be unable to do so. Follow along to learn how to setup a SIM pin… iPhone: How to setup a SIM pin Head into Settings > Phone > SIM Pin....
Though the successors to iPhone XR, XS and XS Max are still about eight months away, the latest conceptual video to hit YouTube shows perhaps what’s the most realistic view at how Apple will implement the rumored triple camera unit set to debut this year. Rather than the previously squared camera modules featured in earlier renders, this concept simply expands the oval camera unit currently featured in iPhone X design language....
We already knew T-Mobile had big plans for the iPhone in coming months when it announced plans to launch the Unlimited & Unlocked iPhone marketing initiative on the same day as the iPhone 5 launch. Today, we get confirmation from TmoNews that nano-SIMs are indeed on the way to T-Mobile for customers wishing to use the new iPhone on its network. The carrier expects the SIMs to arrive in October, but we are hearing they have already started arriving....
Analysts say that device activations show that Apple wasn’t able to capitalise on the dramatic recall of Samsung’s Note 7. Despite the damage done to Samsung’s reputation, and the opportunity that created for Apple to persuade owners to switch platform, most Note 7 buyers ended up replacing it with another high-end Galaxy phone, said Stephen Baker, primary hardware analyst at tech industry research firm NPD. Mobile industry consultant Chetan Sharma agreed with NPD’s assessment … Samsung was able to fend off other Android competition, and Apple, too, thanks to Apple’s own lack of a wowing product this year....
iOS 15 offers strong privacy controls for how to handle apps’ access to your location data. Whether there’s a specific app you want to check on or would just like to do a general audit, follow along to see your iPhone apps’ location access and how to change it. All iOS apps have to include a “While Using” option in addition to “Always” and “Never” for location access. There’s also an “Ask Next Time” option if you’d like to reset an app’s location permission....
Like last year, Star Sports India is the official broadcaster for the Vivo IPL 2019 and they will be broadcasting the IPL 2019 in eight different languages – English, Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Marathi, and Malayalam. Globally, BeIN Sport has TV rights for live coverage of IPL 2019 in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Countries, SuperSport in South Africa, Willow TV in the USA, Geo Super in Pakistan, Flow TV in the Caribbean, and Lemar TV in Afghanistan....
Telegram’s rocky relationship with governments is only getting worse. According to a new report from The Wall Street Journal the Iranian government has moved to shut down the messaging application due to growing unrest in the country that it attributes to the app… The report cites the official Islamic Republic News Agency, who ruled today that the using the Telegram app is now prohibited. The agency also ordered telecom companies to block the service:...
The iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max are now available to order on Apple.com and at most carrier partners. Whilst stocks last, the first preorders are due to deliver on September 20. The 6.1-inch iPhone 11 starts at $699, 5.8-inch iPhone 11 Pro for $999, and 6.5-inch iPhone 11 Pro Max for $1099. Each model comes with 64 GB as the base storage option, with 256 GB and 512 GB capacities upgrade options available....
The iPhone 12 Pro has finally arrived and brings a bunch of new features into play with the inclusion of a new processor, camera system, and MagSafe charging. Watch our hands-on video inside for all the details! Unboxing For the first time in a long while, we’re getting an iPhone unboxing experience that’s a bit shorter than what you may be used to. The iPhone 12 Pro has a substantially smaller box than the 11 Pro does, and that’s because the iPhone does not include headphones or a power adapter in the box this year....
A week before the announcement of the iPhone 14 Pro, a rumor suggests this smartphone will feature a new 30W charger – doubling down on a previous report on a 30W GaN charger coming to Apple iPhones. This time, Twitter user DuanRui, which has a mixed tracking record on Apple leaks, posted that the iPhone 14 Pro series may use 30W charging power due to a charger brand that started sending “new charger products to the media, and it will advertise in the experience video of the iPhone 14 series....
I heard first a domestic disturbance call. Then an assault call. Then next I heard an assault on a police officer call. Next there was an apparent stabbing, then trespass, and many other things. One thing I also heard was an elderly person who apparently had fallen and broken her hip. What did all these calls have in common? I heard address, date of birth and social security number for every individual in question in these calls....
Apple is set to report its fiscal Q2 2019 earnings at the end of this month. Ahead of that release, analysts are offering their predictions on iPhone shipments for the quarter, and one firm is already taking a bearish view. OTR Global, a media research firm, today issued a new investor note in which it predicts that Apple shipped between 37 million and 42 million iPhones during the second fiscal quarter of 2019....
The update is a 238MB download. To get it, connect your iPhone to your computer using iTunes 8 and follow the on-screen instructions Let’s find out what’s inside – any improvements? Any new features? We’re updating as soon as we can, share what you learn in comments below… Update: All appears to be as good as advertised – we have an official review and some of our user impressions: (see what I did there, ‘pushed?...
It’s not often you can describe a story about an iPhone theft as kind of cute, but this one qualifies … Freelance writer Erica Buist told the tale of how her iPhone ended up taking a trip to India without her. The part about how it was stolen is amusing – and suggests I need to up my game in charming waiters. It’s not clear from the story how her passcode was bypassed, but her carrier blocked the phone from connecting to mobile networks, and Activation Lock prevented it being registered to a new Apple ID....
