iPhone 6s mini With 4-Inch Display Tipped to Launch in 2015

Apple fans who were disappointed with the launch of the large screen iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in September this year, might soon see a 4-inch iPhone with an iPhone 6-like design arrive in 2015.

Timothy Arcuri, an analyst from Cowen and Company, is reported to have issued a note to Apple investors stating that the Cupertino-based tech firm might be working on a 4-inch handset, which might be called as iPhone 6s mini.

Apple Insider, which claims to have procured a copy of the issued note, also adds that the specifications of the rumoured mini smartphone will match with that of iPhone 5s' and the design with iPhone 6. This piece of information however should be taken with a pinch of salt as Arcuri's predictions is said to be mixed.

If Arcuri's prediction proves to be correct, the iPhone 6s mini could replace the iPhone 5c - the company's current budget smartphone - in the market. The analyst has also added that Apple might rely on Qualcomm for the iPhone 6s mini's components in order to keep the pricing down.

Apple in September this year launched the large screen iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus handsets showing that it is willing to change its beliefs to cater to the moving market landscape. However, some observers also saw this surprise move by the firm as a bit of a U-turn, based on public comments made by the company earlier.

Arcuri not only sparked rumours for the iPhone 6s mini but also said that Apple's long rumoured 12.9-inch tablet is well under works and might be launched in Spring next year. The tablet is said to 'reinvigorate' the product category. Apple plans to ship 15 million to 20 million units of the rumoured tablet initially.

Source : NDTV

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Apple iPhone 6 and 6 plus full Specifications and features

Apple Inc. has recently launched iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Around 10 million iphone 6 and 6 plus sold out in the first weekend of it's launch. iPhone 6 series comes with the larger display as compare to all iPhone devices.

Major difference between iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus is in it's Display size, Dimensions and Battery capacity. Other features are almost same as following.

Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Specifications


Storage : Apple iPhone 6 and 6 plus both comes in 16Gb or 32Gb or 64Gb memory.


Weight and Dimensions :

iPhone 6 comes with 138.1 x 67 x 6.9 mm (5.44 x 2.64 x 0.27 in) with weight of 129 g (4.55 oz).

iPhone 6 plus comes with 158.1 x 77.8 x 7.1 mm (6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 in) with weight of 172 g (6.07 oz).


Display :

iPhone 6 : 4.7-inch Retina HD Display with 1334-by-750-pixel resolution at 326 ppi and 1400:1 contrast ratio (typical).

iPhone 6 Plus : 5.5-inch Retina HD Display with 920-by-1080-pixel resolution at 401 ppi and 1300:1 contrast ratio (typical).


Processor : iPhone 6 and 6 plus both comes with A8 chip with 64-bit architecture M8 motion coprocessor.


iSight Camera :

New 8-megapixel iSight camera with 1.5µ pixels
Autofocus with Focus Pixels
ƒ/2.2 aperture
Optical image stabilization (iPhone 6 Plus only)
True Tone flash
Five-element lens
Hybrid IR filter
Backside illumination sensor
Sapphire crystal lens cover
Auto image stabilization
Auto HDR for photos
Improved face detection
Exposure control
Panorama (up to 43 megapixels)
Burst mode
Tap to focus
Photo geotagging
Timer mode


FaceTime HD Camera :

1.2-megapixel photos (1280 by 960)
ƒ/2.2 aperture
720p HD video recording
Backside illumination sensor
Auto HDR for photos and videos
Improved face detection
Burst mode
Exposure control
Timer mode


Video Recroding :

1080p HD video recording (30 fps or 60 fps)
True Tone flash
Slo-mo video (120 fps or 240 fps)
Time-lapse video
Cinematic video stabilization
Continuous autofocus video
Take still photos while recording video
Improved face detection
3x zoom
Video geotagging


Touch ID :

Fingerprint identity sensor built into the Home button


Connectivity :

802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
NFC


Location :

Assisted GPS and GLONASS
Digital compass
Wi‑Fi
Cellular
iBeacon microlocation


Video Calling :

FaceTime video
Initiate video calls over Wi‑Fi or cellular to any FaceTime-enabled device
FaceTime over cellular uses H.264/H.265


Audio Calling :

FaceTime audio
iPhone 6 to any FaceTime audio-enabled device over Wi‑Fi or cellular
Voice over LTE (VoLTE)4
Wi‑Fi calling


Sensors :

Touch ID
Barometer
Three-axis gyro
Accelerometer
Proximity sensor
Ambient light sensor


Operating System  :

iOS 8
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Power and Battery :

Apple iPhone 6 and 6 plus comes with Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery and Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter.

For Apple iPhone 6

Talk time: Up to 14 hours on 3G
Internet use: Up to 10 hours on 3G, up to 10 hours on LTE, up to 11 hours on Wi‑Fi
HD Video Playback: Up to 11 hours
Audio playback: Up to 50 hours
Standby time: Up to 10 days (250 hours)

For Apple iPhone 6 plus

Talk time: Up to 24 hours on 3G
Internet use: Up to 12 hours on 3G, up to 12 hours on LTE, up to 12 hours on Wi‑Fi
HD Video Playback: Up to 14 hours
Audio playback: Up to 80 hours
Standby time: Up to 16 days (384 hours)

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Apple : Only nine iPhone 6 reported to be bent from sale of 10 Million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

Recently apple has launched iPhone 6 and iPhone 6plus and Apple sold a record 10 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Pluses in just the first weekend of sales.

Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus is the device with bigger display and slim design as like Samsung, HTC, and Sony Xperia.

There were complains found that iphone 6 becomes bend and it created a many issues for the apple iPhone users who want to buy an iPhone 6 or 6 plus.

But acording to Apple Inc. only nine iPhone 6 series found to bew bent who had puted their phone in jeans pocket other images that are shown that may be clearly found to be photoshoped.

Apple blog MacRumors shows photos of two devices that appear slightly warped. The owner of one claimed the curvature appeared after carrying the device in his front pocket for many hours.

Apple said the new devices are subject to rigorous testing and are reinforced with steel and titanium. They feature "the strongest glass in the smartphone industry" and aluminum bodies that are "tempered for extra strength."

"iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus meet or exceed all of our high quality standards to endure everyday, real life use," an Apple spokesperson said. "With normal use a bend in iPhone is extremely rare.

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Apple to Launch Its First Wearable Device in October

Apple Inc. Reports say that apple is preparing for launching its first wearable device in october. it will produce 3 million to 5 million units in its first initial month.

Specifications are still being finalised, but the devices are likely to sport curved OLED (organic light-emitting diode) displays and sensors that collect health data from blood glucose and calorie consumption to sleep activity, the Japanese news service cited industry sources as saying.

" Though the details of services have yet to be released, specs for the new product are being finalised, according to industry sources. It will likely use a curved organic light-emitting diode (OLED) touchscreen and collect health-related data, such as calorie consumption, sleep activity, blood glucose and blood oxygen levels. It will also allow users to read messages sent by smartphones.
Apple appears confident of the new product. According to a parts manufacturer, it plans monthly commercial output of about 3-5 million units, which exceeds the total global sales of watch-like devices last year. This confidence is backed by its partnerships with high-profile hospitals - it has teamed up with the Mayo Clinic and the Cleveland Clinic, U.S. health institutes based in Minnesota and Ohio, respectively, to develop specific ways of analysing the collected data and applying it to actual health management."

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Apple Mac Pro goes on sale for Rs 229,900

After unveiling the Mac Pro earlier this year at the WWDC, Apple launched the futuristic cylindrical PC in October. It had promised that the PC would go on sale in December, and right on cue it has hit the stores with prices starting from Rs 229,900.

The Mac Pro follows a revolutionary design language with a cylindrical body measuring 9.9×6.6 inch, with a shell outside that lifts up to reveal the interiors of the CPU. The PC is powered new-generation Intel Xeon E5 processors with up to 12 cores of processing power, and new PCIe-based flash storage that works 2.5 times faster than the SATA SSD. This apart, it offers dual AMD FirePro workstation-class GPU with up to 6GB of dedicated VRAM, and support for high definition videos at up to 4000p.

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GTA San Andreas launched for iOS devices

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, one of the highest selling games in Rockstar’s GTA franchise, has made its debut on the iOS platform. You can head over to the App Store to download the game for Rs 390. Rockstar has also added support for iOS gaming controllers and cloud service to play the game across multiple iOS devices.

For those who need a reminder, San Andreas is the third game in the GTA franchise and was launched on the PlayStation 2 in 2004, followed by a launch on the Xbox 360 and PC in 2005. It follows the story of Carl Johnson who returns home to Los Santos in San Andreas to find that his mother has been murdered and his family has fallen apart and heading towards disaster.

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Skydrive for iOS now gets automatic camera backup

Microsoft has updated its cloud-storage-based app SkyDrive for iOS, and now offers the long desired and very useful camera backup feature along with a revamped look and interface. With this update to the iOS app, the company is basically trying to bring uniformity across platforms.

Talking about the features, the update brings automatic uploading of the photos and videos in the SkyDrive app on any iPhone and iPad, which is one of the very useful features on its app on Windows Phone. 

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Retailers start exchange offer with iPhone 5C for existing iPhone 4 users in India

There is yet another buyback offer in India where iPhone 4 users can upgrade to the iPhone 5C. Under the offer, which has been spotted at Vijay Sales, users need to exchange their old iPhone 4 in working condition along with a charger and they can buy the iPhone 5C at Rs 29,900. Effectively, the retailer is giving a minimum of Rs 12,000 for your iPhone 4, considering the iPhone 5C is priced at Rs 41,900. We have reached out to Apple to find whether this is an Apple India approved offer or if it has been done by the retail chain on its own.

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Apple iWatch to be launched in 1.7-inch and 1.3-inch variants

Following rumors surrounding Apple working on smartphones with bigger displays, a new report now suggests that the Cupertino-based company is planning to launch its anticipated iWatch in two variants. According to Korean Herald (via Macrumors), Apple is working on two different variants of its smartwatch, which will vary mainly on the basis of its display size. Essentially there is a smartwatch planned for men and a relatively smaller one for women. “Apple’s wearable iWatch is expected to come with a 1.7-inch OLED display for men’s watches and a 1.3-inch OLED screen for women” David Hsieh, an analyst, and vice president at DisplaySearch, has been quoted saying.

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Apple to launch iPad mini with Retina Display and iPad Air in India on November 29, alleged prices revealed

Apple is reportedly set to launch its new iPads – the iPad Air and iPad mini with Retina Display – in India on November 29, NDTV claims. Apple announced the new iPads last month and started selling the iPad Air in the US and other countries on November 1 and the new iPad mini with Retina Display from yesterday. If the launch date is true, Apple would continue the usual four week difference between the US and India iPad launches. We have independently verified the launch date. The report also mentions the prices, which we have not been able to verify ourselves.

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iPhone user hates iOS 7 so much that he’s suing Apple over it

Brighter colors and flat icons just aren’t for everybody. That said, it seems that iPhone user Mark Menacher hates them much more than anyone else. CNET reports that Menacher has actually filed a suit against Apple in small claims court and is asking the company to let him remove the iOS 7 install file from his iOS devices. Menacher is particularly irked that the upgrade to iOS 7 happened automatically and that he has no way of going back to iOS 6.

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Apple iPhone 5S review

Apple’s iPhone 5s represents the biggest “S” upgrade an iPhone has ever seen. Beyond the internals, Apple’s new Touch ID fingerprint scanner also makes the 5s the first “S” upgrade ever to include a major new user-facing hardware feature. The processor is better, two of the color options are new, the battery lasts longer, the camera takes better photos and even the display is slightly easier on the eyes thanks to its cooler tone. But as a total package in the context of being an upgrade from last year’s iPhone model, Apple’s iPhone 5s may very well be the least impressive jump to date.

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Apple iPhone 5S captures slo-mo videos at 480p and not 720p, report claims

The string of embarrassing issues on the new iPhones, especially the iPhone 5S, doesn’t seem to be slowing down. After the miscaliberated motion sensors, frequent crashing or apps and the Blue Screen of Death, now it seems the much-talked about slo-mo video recording is not so fancy after all.

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iOS 7 takes another beating in critique from design expert

We have covered Apple’s new iOS 7 software extensively and we’re clearly fans of Apple’s mobile overhaul. iOS 7 is more about renovation than innovation, but Apple did an impressive job of redesigning every visual element of the platform while still managing to maintain familiarity for longtime iOS users. Of equal importance, Apple also laid the groundwork for innovation in upcoming new builds of iOS. But not everyone is impressed, and the Nielsen Norman Group recently panned iOS 7 in an extensive user experience review. Now, a new critique from a well-credentialed designer further supports the notion that Apple made some serious missteps in iOS 7, and that it has a lot of work to do if it hopes to clean things up.

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Apple looks to ban newer Samsung phones with latest appeal

After successfully filing for an import ban against Samsung, which was recently upheld by the U.S. government, Apple is looking to add insult to injury by appealing elements of the International Trade Commission ruling it does not believe are harsh enough.

Florian Mueller of FOSS Patents discovered the appeal, which “could theoretically result in an import ban over up to three more patents, a reversal of the ITC’s decision to clear certain workarounds, and [...] a technically broader ban.” Mueller believes that Samsung will appeal in the coming weeks as well, and as the legal war continues, Apple will sharpen its focus on battles that it can win. The ITC ban only affects older Samsung phones as it stands, but if Apple’s appeal does in fact broaden the ban, Samsung’s current U.S. handset lineup could be in peril.

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Apple sends invitations to next-gen iPad event scheduled for October 22

New Apple products aren’t as easy to come by as they used to be when Apple spread its device launches out a bit more, but as the saying goes, when it rains it pours. Hot off the record-smashing release of Apple’s brand new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c, Apple has sent invitations to newspapers and blogs for a press conference scheduled to take place on October 22 at 1:00PM EDT (10:30PM IST). The company still has plenty in the pipeline, but the co-stars of next week’s event are expected to be a completely redesigned fifth-generation iPad as well as an updated iPad mini with a brand new Retina display. Both of the new devices will launch soon after being announced at next week’s event, and there’s plenty more in store from Apple next week.

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Apple iPhone 5C officially priced at Rs 41,900, iPhone 5S for Rs 53,500, iPhone 4S at Rs 31,500

After numerous rumours, Apple today officially announced prices for the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C in India. The iPhone 5S will be available starting at Rs 53,500 for 16GB, Rs 62,500 for 32GB and Rs 71,500 for 64GB. The iPhone 5C will be available for Rs 41,900 for 16GB and Rs 53,500 for 32GB. The iPhone 4S 8GB will be available for Rs 31,500. Cases for the iPhone 5S will be available for Rs 3,200 and those for the iPhone 5C will be available for Rs 2,300.

The new iPhones will be available in India from November 1. Airtel and RCom yesterday announced they will be offering special plans for the iPhones

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RCom to offer iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S in India on November 1

RCom today announced it will offer the iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S in India starting from November 1. The carrier hasn’t officially announced any pricing details of the new iPhones but we can expect them to offer some bundled plans with data usage if someone buys the iPhone from them. Today new rumors have been swirling around about the new iPhone prices in India with the iPhone 5C 16GB being pegged at Rs 41,900 and the iPhone 5S 16GB between Rs 52,500-53,500. At this point we cannot confirm any but we can rest assured that the iPhone 5S would be priced upwards of Rs 50,000.

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Apple’s 2014 product roadmap revealed: Report

Apple is gearing up for the launch of the next-gen iPad and the iPad mini later this month and the new iPhones in India next month. In the meantime, research analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities has revealed a possible roadmap of devices Apple is going to launch next year, Apple Insider reports.

According to Kuo, Apple is reportedly planning on launching a 12-inch MacBook, which will boast an ‘ultra-slim clamshell form factor’ and a Retina display similar to the one seen on the MacBook Pro. This new laptop is likely to be powered by an Intel CPU like the new iMacs and the overall package is expected to “redefine laptop computing once again following the milestone created by the MacBook Air.”

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iPhone 5s apps crash twice as often as they do on iPhone 5, iPhone 5c

New hardware launches are often plagued with various bugs and errors that are gradually accounted for in the weeks and months following release. Apple’s latest smartphones have both received a fair amount of criticism for security breaches and exorbitant prices, but one issue only seems to be present on the iPhone 5s. AllThingsD shared a report from Crittercism which states that “programs crash about two percent on the iPhone 5s, as compared to just under one percent on both the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5.”

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