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Apple Discusses Streaming With CBS

by Tom Allen

Les Moonves, president of CBS, has told Bloomberg that Apple is “having conversations with everyone about doing their own streaming services”, adding that CBS has been part of those conversations.

Tags:Apple| Large Display Monitor| Streaming Video| USA| Vol 22 - Issue 42

TrendForce Reports Third-Quarter Global Smartphone Shipments Grew 9.1% to 332 Million

by Isaac Oburu

Numerous branded smartphone vendors unveiled their next-generation flagship devices ahead of Apple’s iPhone 6s reveal this September. These earlier major product launches included Samsung’s Note 5, Huawei’s Mate and Sony Z5 series. Consequently, much …

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Apple Faces $862m Fine

by Tom Allen

The University of Wisconsin has successfully sued Apple for $862 million, for unlicensed use of its microchip patents in some iPhones and iPads. The 1998 patent deals with a method to improve microchip efficiency, …

Tags:Apple| Chip Technology| Mobile Display Monitor| Patents| Vol 22 - Issue 41

Apple Updates iMac Family with Stunning New Retina Displays

by Isaac Oburu

Apple® today updated the entire iMac® family, bringing a stunning new Retina® 4K display to the 21.5-inch iMac for the first time and the Retina 5K display to every 27-inch iMac. The new Retina …

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Retina Now on All Large iMacs

by Tom Allen

9to5Mac‘s report on a high-resolution iMac (Rumour: Apple Passes UltraHD With New iMac) has turned out to be true – but it didn’t tell the whole story. Apple has, indeed, released a new 21.5″ …

Tags:All-in-ones (AIOs)| Apple| DCI P3| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 41

Apple Patents Method to Extend OLED Life

by Tom Allen

The US PTO has published two new Apple patents relating to OLED displays. One details a method to extend the lifespan of an OLED display – an area of concern for the company. The …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| OLEDs| Vol 22 - Issue 41

Apple: iPhone Battery Tests Are ‘Not Representative’

by Tom Allen

As well as random turn-offs (iPhone Owners Complain of Random Shutdowns), the iPhone 6S is said to be suffering from battery life problems – which can be traced back to the chip. There are …

Tags:Apple| Batteries| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Power Supplies| Samsung| SOCs| TSMC| Vol 22 - Issue 41

Currency Values and High Inventory Push PCs Down

by Tom Allen

Worldwide PC shipments fell 7.7% YoY in Q3’15, Gartner’s preliminary PC results show. Desktop PCs continued to exhibit weakness, with declines in the high single digits, while mobile PCs (notebooks and premium ultramobiles) fell …

Tags:Acer| Apple| Asus| Dell| Gartner| HP Inc| IDC| Large Display Monitor| Lenovo| Mobile Display Monitor| PC Market (Personal Computers - PCs)| Vol 22 - Issue 41| Worldwide

Rumour: Apple Passes UltraHD With New iMac

by Tom Allen

9to5Mac claims that Apple will launch a high-resolution 21.5″ iMac within the week. ‘Multiple reliable sources’ have told the site that the new model will feature 4096 x 2304 resolution. Separate rumours also suggest …

Tags:All-in-ones (AIOs)| Apple| iPad| Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 40

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iPhone Owners Complain of Random Shutdowns

by Tom Allen

Owners of the new iPhone 6S have taken to Apple’s support forum to complain about unexpected shutdowns. The problem is occurring at random, which – several users say – has resulted in them missing …

Tags:Apple| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Recalls & Problems| Vol 22 - Issue 40

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Amazon Ditches Apple and Google

by Tom Allen

An Amazon email, sent to marketplace sellers, has revealed that the retailer will soon stop selling the Apple TV and Google Chromecast. The message said that the decision was taken because these devices do …

Tags:Amazon| Apple| Channels| Google| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Streaming Dongles| Vol 22 - Issue 40

Apple Adds $16 to iPhone BOM

by Tom Allen

An IHS teardown of the iPhone 6S Plus has revealed that it costs Apple $16 more to build than the earlier iPhone 6 Plus. The bill of materials (BOM) for a 16GB version is …

Tags:Apple| IHS Markit| iPhone| Mobile Display Monitor| Pricing| Vol 22 - Issue 39