A popular request for Apple users has come to life. According to Xcode, the new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus have 2GB of RAM, while the iPad Pro has 4 GB. I wonder what’s the reason behind the growth in RAM memory. Cost is probably not an issue (maybe the 1GB chips were obsolete?), but …
Category: Mobile
The newest iPhones are built to run on practically any network worldwide, and Apple is financing purchases. This means we’ll soon have the freedom to move between networks as we please. Apple was the first to include its Apple SIM on their iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3, and now it has done the …
This kind of article is pretty useless. Specs are only a (small) part of the package nowadays. Hardware has become a commodity. It’s the result of the combination of hardware and software that makes the difference. Oh, and design. I almost forgot. Source: The iPhone 6s Plus vs. the competition: Big is beautiful
No big surprises in the Apple event this morning, with little to tell about the products besides what was told following the rumors. Few updates on the Apple Watch: the discourse was 50% about apps and 50% about straps. The money is currently on the latter (that’s pretty clear from that time devoted to design …
Apple pricing strategy was disappointing last year: starting with a 16GB model allows them to 1) get higher profit margins and also 2) tempt/force people to avoid the 16GB and get the more expensive 64GB model. The story is about to repeat itself next week: according to trusted sources, the new iPhones will also start with …
Vlad Savov on The Verge writes: Say that you do buy the rock-bottom-priced, Shenzhen-produced Android phone with the lofty specs from a random brand. It has a replaceable battery, but where will you get one when you decide you want a spare? It runs the latest Android today, but who will ensure it does so …
Apple, who never implemented the right clic mecanism on their desktop computers, now introduces it in their smartphones. Force Touch will allow to access to several options more quickly. Instead of opening up a large window of extra controls that did not fit on the screen, as is done on the Apple Watch, Force Touch on …
Steve Jobs is famous for talking about the post-PC era. Tablets seemed then to conquer the traditional PC users, but five years after the launch of the iPad here we are, still using PCs like crazy although obviously smartphones are the devices that go with us everywhere. Tom Warren on The Verge: As iOS 9 turns …
4G isn’t supported in the US, but the problem isn’t the hardware at all. Ubuntu for phones is not mature. Only recommended for Linux & Ubuntu lovers. And even those will suffer the lack of many other platform features. Source: Ubuntu phone goes global, but you’ll get slow speeds in the US | The Verge
Let’s talk a little bit about the magicworld of instant messaging, where things are really fun. And weird. IM platform situation is uneven, chaotic, with no clear signs of where it will be five years from now. Up here we have June 2013 Onavo’s data by country -I didn’t find anything better and more recent-. …