According to a new report from Localystics, the iPhone 6s was four times more popular than the iPhone 6s Plus in the first week of commercial availability. The report claims that the iPhone 6s now accounts for about 1.5% of all active iPhones, while the iPhone 6s Plus is listed…
Apple’s iRing: New patent reveals a wearable ring
New patent reveals Apple working on a smart ring with a built-in display Apple has designed a smart ring, which could be the next piece of wearable tech from the Apple Watch maker. The patent application known as “Devices and methods for a ring computing device” published by the U.S. Patent…
Stick with Android disses Apple’s first Android app, launches in Play Store to rave reviews
Earlier this week, Apple did what appeared to be the unthinkable a couple of years back: it launched its first Android app, although it’s definitely not the Android app that people have been expecting. Called “Move to iOS”, the Apple’s first app for Android does what its name suggests, which…
Apple’s campus store reopens tomorrow, and yes, you can buy the new iPhones there
Back in June, Apple closed its campus store to make changes. Now, the store is ready for its grand re-opening tomorrow with some major changes. In the past, the campus store had all of the charm of a university book store. Now, it resembles an Apple Store that you might…
Apple’s ‘Move to iOS’ Android app gets crushed with one-star ratings
As if to prove the love/hate relationship of Android and iOS users, Apple’s lonely Android app, called, ahem, “Move to iOS,” is being crushed with one-star reviews over at the Play Store. The app just became available yesterday, concurrent with the iOS 9 release, and the reviewers took their time…
Apple’s iPhone upgrade plan helps the company rake in more money per phone
During last week’s new products announcement, Apple introduced a new plan that would allow someone to pay $32 a month for the Apple iPhone 6s, and exchange it for the newest version of the phone every 12 months. The key to the plan is that the customers signing up for…
The ‘S’ factor, or why the iPhone 6s is Apple’s biggest mid-cycle upgrade yet
From the iPhone 4 to the 4s, and the 5 to the 5s, we saw many innovative functions make a cameo, but there have never been such a smorgasbord of new features introduced in a mid-cycle upgrade, as Apple just did with this year’s “s” edition. The iPhone 6s brings…
Oppo says its Screen Flash was available before Apple’s Retina Flash
As you know, on Wednesday Apple introduced Retina Flash. Designed for the 5MP front-facing camera, the new feature turns the phone’s display into a True Tone flash for selfies. According to Apple, the flash will auto-adjust the white balance to enhance natural skin tones. Retina Flash will provide a light…
Apple’s new product announcements: Rumor mill had it mostly right
Now that Apple has ended its eagerly awaited media event, it is time to look back and see how the rumor mill fared with the almost never-ending predictions for the event and the devices that were introduced. When it comes to the Apple iPhone 6s and Apple iPhone 6s Plus,…
Windows Phone is now more popular than Apple’s iOS in Brazil, Android still dominates
According to a recent report from market research firm Kantar Worldpanel, Windows Phone is now more popular than Apple’s iOS in Brazil. In the month of July 2015, Kantar believes that Windows Phone had jumped to a market share of 5.9% in the country, up from 3.6% in September 2014….