Nokia is buying healthcare iPhone accessory maker Withings
Nokia announced today plans to purchase Withings, maker of many popular healthcare related accessories and companion apps for iPhones and other mobile devices.
The company said the 170 million Euro purchase would see Withings become part of its Nokia Technologies business and help jump-start its new efforts at Digital Health products.
Filed under: Tech Industry Tagged: accessory, Apple, Apps, Healthcare, iPhone, Nokia, Withings
Best Buy offering $1 iPhone 6s (16GB) on Sprint contract (or $100 gift card w/ installment plan)
Dropbox Project Infinite will show all your cloud files in the Finder … without taking up any local space
Dropbox is today announcing a new upcoming feature of its platform, codenamed Project Infinite. When Infinite rolls out, you’ll be able to see all your files and folders stored on Dropbox in the Finder, but they won’t take up any space until they are needed. The company is currently targeting the feature at business users.
This means your Dropbox storage can be far larger in total size than your local disk (as is common with modern setups of 1 TB Dropbox tiers and small SSDs) with on-demand instantaneous access to any file at any time over the Internet …
Filed under: AAPL Company, Apps, iOS, iOS Devices, Mac, Tech Industry Tagged: Apple, cloud files, Cloud storage, drive, Dropbox, Files, icloud, infinite, iOS, prohject
Apple Q2 earnings expectations: 51 million iPhones, $52 billion revenue, first quarterly decline since 2003
Later today, at about 4.30 PM ET, Apple will announce its financial earnings results for fiscal Q2, including the latest three-month sales numbers for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Although Apple is still going to post profits in the billions, still one of the most successful companies the world by all metrics, investor expectations are low as the company guidance indicates it will report its first decline in year-over-year quarterly revenue since 2003. The primary cause? Falling iPhone sales …
Filed under: AAPL Company, iOS, iOS Devices, Tech Industry Tagged: Apple, call, decline, devices, earnings, iOS, iPhone sales, Mac, reports, Strategy
Indian government will require all iPhones to include panic button feature in 2017
A new motion signed into law in India will require all phones, including iPhones, to feature a ‘panic button’ to call emergency services and GPS for location pings from January 1st, 2017. The provisions are being brought in to aid the ‘security of women’, via the Indian Express.
Obviously, GPS has existed in iPhones since the iPhone 3G but it seems that Apple will have to make some software modifications to iOS to comply with the panic button request.
Filed under: AAPL Company, iOS, iOS Devices, Tech Industry Tagged: India, iPhone, iPhone sales, iPhone SE, panic butotn, Panic button, SE
Review: Logitech’s Smart Connector-equipped charging dock for iPad Pro
As I’ve detailed in the past, I originally purchased the 12.9-inch iPad Pro last November before switching to the to 9.7-inch model last month due to the lack of software optimization on Apple’s part. When I first wrote about this switch, some people were curious as to why I went with the more expensive 9.7-inch iPad Pro over the cheaper iPad Air. Well, there were too main reasons: Apple Pencil and Smart Connector.
Since the start, the potential of the Smart Connector has intrigued me. So far, we’ve only seen a few keyboard cases that take advantage of the feature, but now Logitech is announcing its LOGI Base Charging Stand with Smart Connector for iPad Pro and I’ve been using it for the past few days…
Filed under: iOS Devices, Reviews Tagged: iPad Pro, Logitech, review
Mac Bundle: Few bucks (currently $13 & rising) gets you Screens, Flux 6, Aftershot Pro and 10 more apps
9to5Toys Specials has a solid ‘pay what you want’ bundle today that is only around $13 if you get in early (it keeps going up the longer you wait).
The line-up includes Owlet, an intuitive app for giving your 3D models a photo-realistic finish, and Flux 6, which lets you build beautiful responsive websites with drag-and-drop controls. AfterShot Pro 2 is a speedy alternative to Lightroom, with non-destructive RAW photo editing and organization… more…
Filed under: iOS Devices
Report: Apple slowing down recruiting efforts as it dismisses over 100 recruiters, some employees
Apple appears to be making some cuts in its recruiting department. According to a new report from VentureBeat, Apple recently has been letting go of all of its contract recruiters, as well as some of its in-house full-time recruiters. In total, these cuts affect more than 100 people and there are no signs of them being replaced.
Filed under: AAPL Company Tagged: Apple, recruiting
After retail store launch, Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program is now available online
Alongside the announcement of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus last year, Apple announced a new program designed at encouraging users to upgrade their device every year, as opposed to the traditional two-year cycle. At launch, the iPhone Upgrade Program was oddly only available to customers shopping in Apple Stores. Today, however, Apple has expanded the program to the online store so all customers can now take advantage of it.
Filed under: iOS Devices Tagged: Apple, iPhone, iPhone upgrade program
Annual lunch with Tim Cook + Apple event tickets charity auction already at $110,000
Fundraiser site Charitybuzz is currently running a charity auction for lunch with Tim Cook valued at $100,000. The lunch with the Apple CEO will take place at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, and accommodates two people. Lunch is covered, but paying for travel and stay is up to the winning bidder.
Filed under: iOS Devices Tagged: Tim Cook