Apple loses market leadership to Samsung as number one smartphone OEM in the US
In the middle of seemingly stalling profits and a general slowdown of the smartphone industry — like Apple‘s notable first quarter of YoY growth drop in years — Samsung seems to be enjoying a moment of sunshine bathing.
Eleven months after losing the leadership to the Cupertino giant, the Korean manufacturer has climbed once again to the top of the US vendors’ list, as per a Counterpoint Research report (via Business Korea)…
Filed under: AAPL Company, iOS Devices, Tech Industry Tagged: Apple, galaxy S7, Samsung, US, US market
Moog brings its classic $10,000 Model 15 synth to iPad and iPhone w/ new $30 app
Moog Music has been known for producing some of the most popular synthesizers since the 70s— we reviewed a couple of the newer models in our Logic Pros series and noted that iPad/Mac synths still can’t quite capture the experience of even a $1,000 Moog. But today Moog is releasing its own iPad and iPhone version of its popular $10,000 Model 15, aiming to offer a similar experience in a $30 mobile app.
Moog’s own techs helped program the app at the Moog Factory in Asheville, NC, according to the company, with the app both resembling the look and sound of the original 1970’s Model 15 hardware:
Filed under: Apps Tagged: app, App Store, iPad, iPhone, Logic Pros, Model 15, Moog, Moog Music, synth
What will Tim Cook’s ‘can’t live without’ new feature for iPhone 7 be?
In a TV interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer this week, Cook said the iPhone 7 will have a killer feature that would prove to be an upgrade customers won’t be able to resist.
Could it really be something we already know about? Could any of the rumored features for the device possibly fall under the groundbreaking or irresistible category of features Cook hinted at? Could the new rumoured dual-camera system be enough to account for Cook’s comment, perhaps? Of course, it’s also possible it’s all just post-Q2 PR hype after a quarter of declines. Will Apple have something new and exciting that we don’t yet know about for the iPhone 7?
That’s the question we ask readers in today’s poll. What rumoured new feature for iPhone 7 will make it upgrade worthy for you? Or will Tim Cook and Co need something beyond what’s expected to get upgrade numbers it didn’t get in 2015 with the 6s update and this year with the iPhone SE? more…
Filed under: iOS Devices Tagged: 265GB, dual camera, features, iPhone 7, Jim Cramer, Smart Connector, Tim Cook, Upgrade
Site News: Let’s Disqus commenting
After a lot of deliberation we’ve hit the switch and moved our commenting system to the much-requested Disqus today. How did we get here?
Since we moved to WordPress VIP a few years ago, we’ve been using WordPress built-in comments for a number of reasons:
- Speed. Comments load instantly even on mobile.
- Integrated comments become part of the story
- It is quicker/easier to mod 1 system rather than 2. We comment on our stories with the same account as our author accounts
- A bunch of other little things
Unfortunately, that’s where the love story with WordPress comments kind of ends. Automattic, the company that runs WordPress, almost never updates their commenting system – and from what we’ve heard, no big updates are coming.
Meanwhile other commenting systems are evolving with great features like voting, lots of nesting, cross site promotions, excellent mod tools and other features that make commenting much better than the WordPress default. Of the big commenting systems, Disqus feels like the best out there and is certainly the most requested by our readers. We spent a lot of time and ‘intense debate’ on the decision, which is why it took such a long time.
So here we are.
If for some reason you aren’t already signed up, get a Disqus account and meet us in the comments!
(All of the old post comments will remain open and on WordPress comments. Moving forward, all new posts will be Disqus.)
Filed under: iOS Devices
Department store Kohl’s first retailer to integrate Apple Pay with rewards points
Apple Pay may be a convenient, one-tap method of paying for your purchases – but not if you want to collect rewards points at the same time. That has so far always required a separate step, usually using the store’s own app.
Department store Kohl’s has just announced that it has partially solved the problem, allowing Yes2You Rewards points to be accrued just by using Apple Pay – but there is one small catch …
Filed under: Apple Pay Tagged: Apple pay, Apple Pay loyalty cards, Apple Pay rewards points, Kohl’s, Yes2You Rewards
ProtonMail secure email app now lets you use Touch ID to decrypt PGP messages
ProtonMail, the iOS app that makes using PGP email a near-seamless experience, has now made itself even easier to use. Instead of having to use both your login and mailbox passwords, you can now use Touch ID to unlock encrypted mail. The app also offers support for password managers.
Filed under: Apps Tagged: PGP, ProtonMail, Touch ID
Apple loses right to exclusive use of iPhone trademark in China after losing court case
Apple has lost the right to the exclusive name of the iPhone trademark in China after the Beijing Municipal High People’s Court ruled against the company. Apple retains the right to the trademark for electronic goods, but a local company that has been using the name for leather goods retains the right to do so.
The ruling was reported by Legal Daily, which the BBC says ‘is widely recognised as the official mouthpiece for the country’s Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission.’
The trademark dispute over the iPhone trademark has been a long-running one in the country …
Filed under: iOS Devices Tagged: AAPL, china, iPhone, iPhone trademark, iPhone trademark China, Trademark
Apple will unveil ‘more intuitive’ version of Apple Music at WWDC in June – Bloomberg
Apple has taken on board criticisms of the messiness of the Apple Music app, and will reveal a ‘more intuitive’ version at WWDC in June, reports Bloomberg. The revamp reportedly follows a management shake-up in which several execs involved in the music project have left the company.
Apple is altering the user interface of Apple Music to make it more intuitive to use, according to people familiar with the product who asked not to be identified because the plans aren’t public. Apple also plans to better integrate its streaming and download businesses and expand its online radio service, the people said
Bloomberg‘s sources say that Apple has been struggling to unite the download-based iTunes business and streaming music service into a cohesive whole, but that it has now pulled in some support at the highest level to oversee the changes …
Filed under: iOS Devices
iPhone tops TIME’s list of most influential gadgets of all time
TIME Magazine today released its list of the 50 most influential gadgets of all time and Apple appears on the list more than once. At the top of the list, however, is the iPhone. TIME says the iPhone is the most influential gadget of all time because of it “fundamentally changed our relationship to computing and information.”
Filed under: iOS Devices Tagged: Apple, iPad, iPhone, Mac
Apple hires former Nest exec & Google X co-founder to work on health initiatives
According to a report from Fortune, Apple has recently hired former Nest executive and co-founder of Google X Yoky Matsuoka. At Nest, Matsuoka was the head of technology. According to the report, Matsuoka is joining Apple to help with its health initiatives, including ResearchKit, HealthKit, and CareKit. Matsuoka will report to chief operating officer Jeff Williams who oversees all of the company’s health projects.
Filed under: AAPL Company Tagged: Apple, Google, Health, hire, Nest