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Cirrus creates Lightning-headphone dev kit
Apple supplier Cirrus Logic has introduced a MFi-compliant new development kit for companies interested in using Cirrus' chips to create Lightning-based headphones, which -- regardless of whether rumors about Apple dropping the analog headphone jack in its iPhone this fall -- can offer advantages to music-loving iOS device users. The kit mentions some of the advantages of an all-digital headset or headphone connector, including higher-bitrate support, a more customizable experience, and support for power and data transfer into headphone hardware. Several companies already make Lightning headphones, and Apple has supported the concept since June 2014. http://bit.ly/29giiZj
Apple Store app offers Procreate Pocket
The Apple Store app for iPhone, which periodically rewards users with free app gifts, is now offering the iPhone "Pocket" version of drawing app Procreate for those who have the free Apple Store app until July 28. Users who have redeemed the offer by navigating to the "Stores" tab of the app and swiping past the "iPhone Upgrade Program" banner to the "Procreate" banner have noted that only the limited Pocket (iPhone) version of the app is available free, even if the Apple Store app is installed and the offer redeemed on an iPad. The Pocket version currently sells for $3 on the iOS App Store. [32.4MB]
Porsche adds CarPlay to 2017 Panamera
Porsche has added a fifth model of vehicle to its CarPlay-supported lineup, announcing that the 2017 Panamera -- which will arrive in the US in January -- will include Apple's infotainment technology, and be seen on a giant 12.3-inch touchscreen as part of an all-new Porsche Communication Management system. The luxury sedan starts at $99,900 for the 4S model, and scales up to the Panamera Turbo, which sells for $146,900. Other vehicles that currently support CarPlay include the 2016 911 and the 2017 models of Macan, 718 Boxster, and 718 Cayman. The company did not mention support for Google's corresponding Android Auto in its announcement. http://bit.ly/295ZQ94
Apple employees testing wheelchair features
New features included in the forthcoming watchOS 3 are being tested by Apple retail store employees, including a new activity-tracking feature that has been designed with wheelchair users in mind. The move is slightly unusual in that, while retail employees have previously been used to test pre-release versions of OS X and iOS, this marks the first time they've been included in the otherwise developer-only watchOS betas. The company is said to have gone to great lengths to modify the activity tracker for wheelchair users, including changing the "time to stand" notification to "time to roll" and including two wheelchair-centric workout apps. http://bit.ly/2955JDa
SanDisk reveals two 256GB microSDXC cards
SanDisk has introduced two 256GB microSDXC cards. Arriving in August for $150, the Ultra microSDXC UHS-I Premium Edition card offers transfer speeds of up to 95MB/s for reading data. The Extreme microSDXC UHS-I card can read at a fast 100MB/s and write at up to 90MB/s, and will be shipping sometime in the fourth quarter for $200. http://bit.ly/294Q1If
Apple's third-quarter results due July 26
Apple has advised it will be issuing its third-quarter results on July 26, with a conference call to answer investor and analyst queries about the earnings set to take place later that day. The stream of the call will go live at 2pm PT (5pm ET) via Apple's investor site, with the results themselves expected to be released roughly 30 minutes before the call commences. Apple's guidance for the quarter put revenue at between $41 billion and $43 billion. http://apple.co/1oi1Pbm
Twitter stickers slowly roll out to users
Twitter has introduced "stickers," allowing users to add extra graphical elements to their photos before uploading them to the micro-blogging service. A library of hundreds of accessories, props, and emoji will be available to use as stickers, which can be resized, rotated, and placed anywhere on the photograph. Images with stickers will also become searchable with viewers able to select a sticker to see how others use the same graphic in their own posts. Twitter advises stickers will be rolling out to users over the next few weeks, and will work on both the mobile apps and through the browser. http://bit.ly/29bbwUE
SierraDragon Mac Elite Joined: Mar 22, 2004
Personally I think the move away from the lamed Google Maps is a great move. I love iOS6 Apple Maps and Siri integration, use it constantly; hated the crummy version of Google Maps that Google limited Apple users to.
blahblahbber Banned Joined: Feb 01, 2005
But but but crApple never copies!
Spheric Harlot Clinically Insane Joined: Nov 07, 1999
Originally Posted by blahblahbber
But but but crApple never copies!
You didn't even read the article?
drbroom Fresh-Faced Recruit Joined: Dec 28, 2006
The people in this "article" have to be kidding themselves...
Tell them to stop trying to blame a man (who is not around to defend himself) for the mistakes of a of an unworthy few!!!!
iOS 6 is just plain BAD BAD BAD!!!
Spheric Harlot Clinically Insane Joined: Nov 07, 1999
Originally Posted by drbroom
The people in this "article" have to be kidding themselves...
Tell them to stop trying to blame a man (who is not around to defend himself) for the mistakes of a of an unworthy few!!!!
iOS 6 is just plain BAD BAD BAD!!!
Huh?
You're referring to just the Maps app, right? Not to iOS 6 itself?
Because everything I've seen of iOS 6 in two weeks of daily use now has been pretty awesome. (That's *including* maps, for the most part—I've used them almost daily for navigation, and am quite happy, but obviously, YMMV.)
SierraDragon Mac Elite Joined: Mar 22, 2004
Sheesh. Morons who do not use iOS6 troll to an Apple forum to try to tell actual users that iOS6 is bad bad bad. Go figure.
iOS6 especially including Apple Maps IMO is a very good small-device OS. I use it on an iPhone 4s.
I usually wait to load any new OS or app version, but the lousy Google Maps that Google constrained iOS5 to was so irritating I upgraded to iOS6 on day one.
Apple Maps with Siri integration, flyover, readable text, vector graphics, etc. are an immediate huge improvement over the lamed maps Google screwed to Apple.
-Allen
leoofborg Fresh-Faced Recruit Joined: Jan 05, 2009
BOOGA BOOGA. Let's exhume Steve Jobs AGAIN, because Apple needs some deflection PR. Or Bloomberg analysts need something desperately to talk about. Or both.
Sooner or later, Cook is going to have to find his own voice. It's not Steve Jobs' company any more, and won't be until we live in the world of Futurama (exhumed heads in jars that talk).
It's pretty much a fact that Microsoft violated trust in the early days of Apple and Jobs never got over that. He saw the same things happening with Google and gave that 'going nuclear' speech to head that off. And I wouldn't put it past him to actively punish a vendor/competitor, the way Apple is doing with Samsung right now.
Judge Apple by their actions and the end results. Not from the intermediate blather that you'll be reading at Bloomberg while all the maneuvering is going on.
As to Apple maps? I miss some landmarks, but the maps are, for the most part as accurate. It's not like GPS coordinates are messed up.. just the occasional map tile.
-Leo
Spheric Harlot Clinically Insane Joined: Nov 07, 1999
Originally Posted by leoofborg
And I wouldn't put it past him to actively punish a vendor/competitor, the way Apple is doing with Samsung right now.
FWIW, Apple isn't "actively punishing" Samsung.
They are FORCED to enforce their intellectual property, or they may (read: "will") forfeit the right to ever enforce it in the future, and they are using Samsung as the most prominent and most-likely-to-survive-until-the-end-of-litigation candidate to establish legal precedent.
blahblahbber Banned Joined: Feb 01, 2005
Originally Posted by leoofborg
BOOGA BOOGA. Let's exhume Steve Jobs AGAIN, because Apple needs some deflection PR. Or Bloomberg analysts need something desperately to talk about. Or both.
Sooner or later, Cook is going to have to find his own voice. It's not Steve Jobs' company any more, and won't be until we live in the world of Futurama (exhumed heads in jars that talk).
It's pretty much a fact that Microsoft violated trust in the early days of Apple and Jobs never got over that. He saw the same things happening with Google and gave that 'going nuclear' speech to head that off. And I wouldn't put it past him to actively punish a vendor/competitor, the way Apple is doing with Samsung right now.
Judge Apple by their actions and the end results. Not from the intermediate blather that you'll be reading at Bloomberg while all the maneuvering is going on.
As to Apple maps? I miss some landmarks, but the maps are, for the most part as accurate. It's not like GPS coordinates are messed up.. just the occasional map tile.
-Leo
Futurama is good.... Bloomburg, not so good (includes brainwash content sadly). Try FT sometime.