Tony Stark’s story may be over in Marvel’s movie universe, but in the comics, it has never been stranger. For starters, Tony has given up his role as an armed superhero to his long lost brother Arno Stark, the true title holder in Marvel’s new Iron Man 2020 comic series. But more importantly, Tony has placed himself at the very front of a robot revolution spreading across the planet – and their numbers are growing by the day....
Warning: SPOILERS ahead for Deadpool 2 - In Deadpool 2, Cable is a part-machine, part-human cybernetic soldier who comes from the future… but what future? The time that Cable comes from is a future where humanity has, to borrow his phrasing, “f**ked this planet into a coma.” Most of what we know about this grim period is given to us through Cable’s emotive explanation of his wife and daughter having been slain by the pyromaniac mutant Firefist, but we do get a couple of short scenes that show what Cable’s world was like....
As promised Apple opened its virtual doors around 1 AM this morning and the iPad 2 is available for order on the Apple Online Store. All 18 models, yes 18, are available for order and they all ship in 3-5 business days. Apple’s iPad 2 Smart Cover is available as well, shipping in 1-2 business days, in 10 colors with either a leather ($69) or Polyurethane ($39) option (5 colors per material)....
Are you running out of storage space on your iPhone or iPad? One way to easily free up room is by utilizing iCloud Photos and the optimize storage feature. Follow along to see if this is a good fit for you. Photos and videos are usually one of top usage categories for many iPhone and iPad users. To see where you stand, head to Settings → General → iPhone Storage. If Photos is high up on the list, turning on optimized storage for iCloud Photos can help out....
We’ve heard a number of reports of the iPhone 11 beating expectations in terms of early sales. A new supply-chain report today backs the idea that it’s the base model that is leading the way. That always seemed a likely bet, with the LCD model arguably offering the best bang for the buck, and relatively few reasons to opt for the more expensive Pro model … Differences between the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro The executive summary is that you have to have a good reason to buy the $999+ model over the $699+ one....
Primary iPhone assembler Foxconn has reported record revenue in 2019, its highest ever full-year result. The company says it expects this year to deliver even stronger results… Digitimes reports that Q4 2019 revenue was the second sequential year of record revenue. It is expecting “small” growth in most areas this year, including iPhone assembly, with larger growth in its server and network sector. Foxconn’s consolidated revenues arrived at NT$5.33 trillion in full-year 2019, up slightly by 0....
After the iPhone 12 launch, Apple saw double-digit growth in Q4 2020 in Gulf countries, which includes Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. This is according to new data from IDC. The overall mobile phone market of the Gulf Cooperation Council region experienced quarter-over-quarter growth of 8.2% in Q4 2020 to a total of 5.38 million units. Saudi Arabia accounted for 49.4% of all smartphones shipped within the GCC region in Q4....
“Three or four years from now, no mobile device vendor – no matter what their market position today – will be in a ‘comfort zone’,” said ABI Research vice president and research director Stuart Carlaw. Developed and developing markets for these devices are being shaped by divergent forces – developed markets are typically highly saturated, highly competitive and highly segmented, with strong product innovation, the analysts note. Carlaw adds, “The advent of wider mobile broadband access, the drive to maximize data revenue, the desire to push smartphone operating systems down into mid-tier handsets, and rapid innovations in user interfaces will all make the mobile devices of 2010 radically unlike those of today....
The new 16-inch MacBook Pro marks a return to form for Apple’s keyboard design. It features a scissor switch mechanism instead of the controversial and unreliable butterfly deign. One of the biggest problems Apple’s butterfly keyboard is that it’s far louder than traditional keyboard designs. A new test by The Wall Street Journal aims to find out just how much quieter Apple’s new MacBook Pro keyboard is than the butterfly design....
I’ve been thinking a lot about my kids, and how we will approach technology as they get older. I recently wrote about our approach to social media, and that led me to thinking about how I will approach cell phone usage in their lives. My oldest son will turn nine this year, so it’s something I know is going to come up sooner rather than later. After thinking about the role of a cell phone in a child’s life, I’ve realized that an Apple Watch with a LTE connection will eventually become the perfect kid cell phone....
New in iOS 8 you have the ability to record time-lapse photography right from the Camera app. Time-lapse photography is a type of photography that happens when the frame rate is lower than what is used to view the sequence. When the photo is played at normal speed, time looks to be faster. However, not everything would make a great time-lapse subject. Good time-lapse subjects include cloudscapes, celestial motion, plants growing, cars driving on a busy intersection and of crowds....
The Apple online store opened yesterday with 3-4 day shipping times then it turned to 5-7 days and then to a whole 2-3 weeks. Now the Apple store is quoting 3 weeks to a month before you get your iPad 2. That’s only the time until the shipment happens, you can add a few days to a week before the magical tablet actually drops at your door step. Apple is yet to report how many iPad 2s they sold on launch day but this 3-4 week shipment time also has to do with some apparent shortages....
If you’ve just gotten your iPhone 12 and have noticed that 5G isn’t available after getting it set up, there are several factors to check out to troubleshoot what’s going on. These include your wireless plan, SIM card, iOS settings, and more. Let’s dive into what to do if your iPhone 12’s 5G is not working. The entire iPhone 12 lineup features 5G support (including mmWave on all US models) and 5G is turned on by default as far as iOS 14 settings go with Smart Data mode (can be managed manually too)....
As we inch closer to this fall’s release of the iPhone 12 lineup, dummy units are starting to surface to offer a closer look at the all-new design. Now, YouTuber MKBHD has shared a new iPhone 12 hands-on video with dummy models in all three sizes and performed some magical video editing to simulate what the real thing might look like. The iPhone 12 lineup is expected to consist of four devices across three different screen sizes: one 5....
Japanese paper Nikkei has published a new report on their website comparing the mockups of the iPhone 6 to their supply chain sources. As translated by GforGames, the report says that while the mockups offer a good estimate of the final design, some key details are omitted. Many of the things claimed in the report are obvious discrepancies, like button misalignment, but the report hones in on the antenna design (which has been critiqued by some readers) specifically....
Subject to availability, the world is getting their hands on their brand new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus units today. This includes the fleet of YouTube accounts who buy phones just to destroy them … there are now dozens of iPhone 7 waterproofing tests ready to watch. Apple only promises the iPhone 7 can withstand 1 meter of submersion – all the test iPhones in the YouTube videos we’ve seen easily exceed its advertised waterproofness rating....
With a succession of reports suggesting that Apple is abandoning its aluminum casing in favor of a return to a glass and stainless steel design for this year’s iPhone, a new concept image gives another take on how this might look. KGI first reported that Apple was working on a design with glass back, with later reports from Foxconn, glass suppliers – and a more recent report suggesting an iPhone 4-style flat-sided stainless steel band....
Following on from previous rumors of a major redesign for the next iPhone, Barclays supply chain analysts are weighing in on their predictions for iPhone 8. They claim that the 2017 iPhone will feature a bezel-less design with the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus including 5-inch and 5.8-inch screens, respectively. This compares with the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch panels used in the iPhone 7. The report also shines some light on the AirPods mystery, claiming that production of Apple’s truly-wireless earbuds will begin in December (via MacRumors, Yahoo Finance)....
iPhone app privacy labels have been a real eye-opener in showing just how much of our personal data is accessed by certain apps. If you’ve ever wondered which apps collect and share the most data, cloud storage company pCloud did the legwork. The company examined app privacy labels in the App Store, and compiled a ranking of apps by the percentage of personal data collected, as well as the amount of it passed to third parties…...
Apple believes that an iPhone could detect depression, anxiety, and cognitive decline, using a number of digital clues. Health data used would include physical activity and sleep patterns. For privacy protection, Apple is aiming for all of the diagnosis work to be carried out on the device, with no data sent to its servers … The WSJ reports. Mild cognitive impairment can be an early sign of Alzheimer’s. Apple Inc. is working on technology to help diagnose depression and cognitive decline, aiming for tools that could expand the scope of its burgeoning health portfolio, according to people familiar with the matter and documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal […]...
