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Perseus Smart Mirror Interfaces to Your iPhone
The Perseus smart mirror is a Kickstarter project. It’s a hybrid mirror and display of the home screen of your smartphone via Wi-Fi. The developers explain: “Imagine this: a weather alert pops up while you are brushing your teeth and reminds you to bring your umbrella. As you adjust your hair, a text message from your boss appears at the bottom of the screen. Best of all, there’s no need to put down that hair product – the mirror is controlled through simple voice recognition menus…. It looks like something right out of a sci-fi movie.” It really does. This Kickstarter project is almost halfway to its funding goal, and delivery is expected in April 2017. Early bird slots are filled, but you can get in now for US$219.
Apple Patents iPhone Digital Crown, but that Doesn't Mean We'll See One
The iPhone and iPad may seem like an odd place to find an Apple Watch-like Digital Crown, but that’s exactly what a just published patent application shows. The patent shows the Digital Crown controlling volume, snapping photos, and locking the display. That doesn’t, however, mean your next iPad will look like a giant Apple Watch.
Apple Tops 1 Billion iPhones Sold
Apple has a thing for its billion milestones, and this time it’s for the iPhone. CEO Tim Cook says the company recently sold its billionth iPhone—a number the company hit just days before its third fiscal quarter earnings report.
Apple Beats Estimates, Sees iPhones Sales Decline
Apple on Tuesday reported revenue of $42.4 billion for the June quarter, the company’s 3rd fiscal quarter. That included earnings of $7.8 billion, or $1.42 earning per share (EPS). Those results were down from the year ago quarter of $49.6 billion in revenue and $10.7 billion in earnings. It was within Apple’s own guidance of $41 to $43 billion, and earnings beat analyst expectation.
Report Says iPhone 7 May be Called iPhone 6SE
Since this fall’s iPhone is expected to stick with the same body design as the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s a new report claims instead of iPhone 7 Apple will call the new model iPhone 6SE. The source for the next iPhone’s name comes from supply sources in China, and doesn’t seem like a good fit considering Apple already sells an iPhone SE.
iPhone 7 will be Waterproof, Include Lightning Headphone Dongle
Apple’s iPhone 7, expected to ship this fall, will include “professional class waterproofing” and a Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack dongle. That’s according to Deutsche Bank analysts following Apple’s production closely.
Apple Snubs Samsung for iPhone 7 and 8 Processors
Apple reportedly gave an exclusive manufacturing deal to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company for the A10 processor used in the upcoming iPhone 7. The deal means Samsung won’t get to cash in on the next iPhone model, and sources say TSMC already scored an exclusive deal for the A11 processor in 2017’s iPhone lineup.
Why I'll be Buying a New iPhone 7
Some say, the iPhone 7 will be a yawner. What’s forgotten is that our appetite for new (useful) toys and being state-of-the art always outweighs the cynicism of skeptics and critics. John’s going to have a new iPhone 7, and states why you should think seriously about one too. Ignore the voices that seek control.
Apple Should Confirm the iPhone 7 Headphone Jack is Gone
The only big design change we can expect to see in the iPhone 7 when it ships this fall will be the lack of a headphone jack. That’s what the latest report claims, and it also says it’ll be 2017 before a major redesign comes. Considering this report comes from the Wall Street Journal, Apple should just go ahead and officially confirm the headphone jack is gone.
Syed Farook's iPhone is a Bust for the FBI
FBI: Nothing to see here, move along Mr. Baker responded to questions about the San Bernardino mass shooting investigation this week at an International Association of Privacy Professionals conference where he said, “We’re now doing an analysis of that data, as we would in any other type of criminal terrorism investigation,” according to the Wall…
iPhone SE More Fragile than iPhone 6s in SquareTrade Testing
As shown in the video below, iPhone SE bent at 160 lbs. of pressure, 10 pounds less force than it took to bend iPhone 6s. It suffered catastrophic failure at 178 lbs. of pressure, a narrower 2 lbs. less than needed to destroy the larger model.
iOS 9: Interact with Notifications on Your iPhone and iPad
If you tap on that “Notifications” tab I’ve indicated, you’ll see all sorts of info from the apps you’ve allowed to send you such things. Wow, they send me A LOT of news. One of the lovely things about this easily accessed list is that you can interact with the items on it. If you…
Court Rules FBI Can't Make Apple Open Drug Dealer's iPhone
The case is similar to, but distinct from, the case that has lit the tech world on fire for the last two weeks involving the slain terrorist Syed Farook. The FBI is attempting to use the All Writs Act in that case, too, but it's in front of a different court. That judge already agreed…
Getting iPhone Texts Onto Your Mac with PhoneView
As you can see, that situation’s been rectified now, both because I don’t save messages as much anymore and because I finally broke down and bought a larger iPhone. Go me! But at the time, I had tons of old conversations that I really wanted to keep for sentimental reasons. If you’ve got the same…
You Have an iPhone Now - Do As You're Told
Things have evolved from there. For example, “Teens can't tell the difference between Google ads and search results.” And now, Microsoft's CEO Satya Nadella believes: “Smart agents like Cortana will replace the web browser.” This is all part of an effect that I've written about before, namely, the Internet doesn't teach its users how to…
Adobe Sets Lightroom for iPhone, iPad Free from Creative Cloud
Lightroom gets cool new features, drops Creative Cloud requirement Previously, you could download and use Lightroom for iOS for free, but without Lightroom on the Mac and a CC subscription, it ran as a 30-day trial. Taking away those restrictions opens up Lightroom to a much wider audience. Adobe also added new features like Target…
Comparison Chart for iPhone Trade-In Programs: Apple, Gazelle, Amazon, iCracked, Best Buy, NextWorth
Note that most folks can get more by selling their devices themselves to friends or family, or through Craigslist or Ebay, many others prefer the ease of the hassle-free mail-in programs. Your mileage will vary considerably on that assessment, but either way the following chart can help you make your decision. The chart below shows…
How to Make That Last AT&T Next Payment to Upgrade to iPhone 6s Right Away
Here's how to check your AT&T Next plan for eligibility and make a payment if needed. I'm going to approach this from the standpoint of ordering your iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus starting on Apple's website, where you are given a convenient link to Get ready for preorder: Screenshot from Apple's iPhone Site Clicking…
How To Use Your iPhone's Barometer to Crowdsource Weather
Right now this data is being used (if you allow it) by the Dark Sky weather app. If you allow it. In the current version, you can choose to sign up your iPhone to report barometric pressure where you are: Allow Dark Sky to send off your barometric pressure for better reporting. So if you…
Why We Need a New iPhone Every Year, Not so Much With iPad
____________________ I started thinking about this effect in a new light after reading this article at Business Insider “One of the most accurate Apple analysts just spilled a ton of new details about the iPhone 6s.” Some of those predictions by KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo sound reasonable and others not so much, according to…
How to Convert iPhone Photos to Black And White
Seeing in B&W takes practice. I've found that it's best to start with a very simple scene where you focus on a single subject. Reducing the number of colors you have to deal with may reduce the headache of imagining how your final photo will look like and lets you concentrate more on composition. This…
OmniFocus 2 for iPad goes Universal, Now Runs on iPhone
OmniFocus 2 goes universal OmniFocus is a task management app that lets you organize your to-do lists based on projects, and can alert you to upcoming tasks based on location. Your task lists can synchronize automtically between multiple iOS and OS X devices. The 2.1 version of OmniFocus adds universal support, which brings pretty much…
Pegtron Rides the iPhone Wave to Big Profits
Megatron's profits jump thanks to the iPhone's success Smartphone manufacturing makes up the majority of Pegatron's profits right now, and CEO Jason Cheng said he's fine taking advantage of that, according to Reuters. “It's definitely not a good thing to be too concentrated on just a few clients. But you can't avoid the fact that…