Month: February 2014

Enterprise mobile services vendor Good Technology reported that Apple’s iPad accounted for more than 91 percent of enterprise tablet deployments, while iPhone represented 54 percent of smartphones activated by the more than 2,000 companies using its services in the fourth quarter, giving iOS an overall 73 percent share of mobile devices in the enterprise. More:…

Read More “Apple’s iPad takes 91.4% share of enterprise tablets; iOS takes 73% share overall” »

Despite efforts seeking to portray Apple as having experienced a disappointing winter quarter, the reality is that Apple brutally dominated the slowing global handset market, syphoning off 87.4 percent of the industry’s global profits. More: continued here

With the same internals and features as its predecessor, the bigger question about Pebble Steel is exactly that: How big is it? Here’s a visual comparison of the Steel next to the Galaxy Gear, MotoACTV and mechanical watches I often wear. More: continued here

Apple is working on a platform that combines OS X and iOS to boost iPhone and iPad sales, according to J.P. Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz (via CNET). He believes that a combo operating system, which he has termed “iAnywhere,” would work in tandem with an iOS device docked to a secondary display, running as a…

Read More “Analyst Predicts ‘iAnywhere’ OS X and iOS Combo Platform Despite Apple’s Public Dismissal” »

As Apple continues its quest to make its iOS devices thinner and lighter, the company will take advantage of advancements in LED backlighting technology to shift to thinner components for the iPhone 6 and upcoming iPad models, according to a report from LEDinside, a division of research firm TrendForce. The report notes that a thinner…

Read More “Apple Likely to Slim Down iPhone and iPad with Thinner and Lighter Backlights” »

Shipping estimates for new orders of the redesigned Mac Pro have now slipped to April in many of Apple’s stores around the world (via MacGeneration) [Google Translate]. This is the second time in two months that the Mac Pro has showed a change in shipping estimates, as Apple’s stores around the world began to show…

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After launching preorders for the completely redesigned Mac Pro in December it looks as though Apple is still struggling to meet demand, as the company’s online store now reflects ship times of April for all configurations. More: continued here

Sony may provide Apple with image sensors for both the front and rear cameras in a future iPhone, according to a new report from Japanese business site Nikkei, which suggests that Apple and Sony are in negotiations that would double Sony’s shipments to the Cupertino company in 2015. The Japanese firm already supplies nearly all…

Read More “Sony Likely to Provide Front-Facing Camera Sensors for Future iPhone” »

Last month, a report from Digitimesstated that Apple supplier TSMC was preparing to begin production on fingerprint sensors for the iPhone 6, and was said to be moving to a larger 12-inch fab from the current 8-inch fab to increase production efficiency. However, Digitimes is now reporting that TSMC will once again be utilizing its…

Read More “TSMC to Use Current Fingerprint Sensor Processing Method for iPhone 6” »

Apple on Tuesday released new Boot Camp Support Software for 64-bit versions of Windows 7 and Window 8, as well as an update for Compressor that brings a handful of bug fixes and stability improvements to the professional-level video encoding and formatting software. More: continued here

New reports out of the Far East suggest that while Apple is currently trialing iPhone units bearing sapphire-covered displays, the material will make its debut on the so-called "iWatch" rather than on the company’s next-generation handset this year. More: continued here

Rumors about Apple’s next iPhone continue to fly, with the latest questionable stab claiming the company is planning to launch a so-called "iPhone 6" this September with two larger screen sizes: 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches. More: continued here

Evidence has made clear that Apple is investing heavily in sapphire for its future products with the company working with partner GT Advanced Technologies to start production of the material in a new Arizona plant. Earlier reports suggested the sapphire is likely for the next-generation iPhone, but G 4 Games points to new reports from…

Read More “Apple’s Initial Sapphire Production to Target iWatch, Not iPhone 6?” »

FileMaker Inc. announced today that its FileMaker Go for iPad and iPhone apps have surpassed 1 million downloads from the iTunes App Store. FileMaker Go is a free app that allows users to remotely interact with FileMaker databases. “Businesses are using the FileMaker Platform to create solutions that manage everything from sales contacts and inventory…

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Apple’s much-rumored iWatch has been depicted as a standalone device able to function as a typical smart watch and monitor everything from glucose to blood pressure, but a new report from Brian Dolan of MobiHealthNews (via NetworkWorld) suggests that the iWatch’s actual functionality may be somewhat more simple, with Apple aiming to make the health-tracking…

Read More “New Report Tempers iWatch Expectations, Device May Have ‘Simpler’ Technological Capabilities” »