Lukáš Gondek In Germany, Apple is said to be secretly developing a car, iPhones could return to a glass body, and recycling robot Liam has teamed up with Siri in its latest ad. According to Steve Wozniak, Apple should then pay a 50 percent tax everywhere.
Next year, the iPhone is to get rid of aluminum and come in glass (April 17)
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo once again came up with interesting information regarding the design of the iPhone that will be released in 2017. According to him, with this model, Apple should go back to the glass backs that last appeared on iPhones on the 4S model. Apple wants to differentiate itself from the competition, which now uses iPhone-like aluminum backs almost as a default option for every new model.
The glass back is much heavier than the aluminum one, but the AMOLED display, which is lighter compared to the current LCD display, should help balance the weight. According to Kuo, customers don't even have to worry about the fragility of glass, the Californian company has enough experience with it to make the iPhone fall-resistant even with a glass back. So far, it looks like Apple will release the iPhone 7 with a new design this September, and the iPhone 7S may also get a new design a year after that.
Source: AppleInsider
Apple reportedly has a secret car lab in Berlin (April 18)
According to the German newspaper, Apple owns a research laboratory in Berlin, where it employs around 20 people who are experienced leaders in the automotive industry there. With previous experience in engineering, software and hardware, these people left their previous jobs because their innovative ideas did not meet the interest of conservative car companies.
Apple is said to be developing its car in Berlin, which has been speculated about in the media since last year. According to the same article, the Apple car will run on electricity, but we probably have to say goodbye to self-driving technology, at least for now, as it is not yet developed enough to be fully used for commercial purposes.
Source: MacRumors
Apple pays $25 million in Siri dispute (19/4)
A 2012 dispute in which Dynamic Advances and Rensselear accused Apple of infringing their patent in the development of Siri has finally been resolved, albeit without court intervention. Apple will pay $25 million to Dynamic Advances, which will then give 50 percent of that amount to Rensselear. From Apple's side, the dispute will be ended and the Californian company can use the patent for three years, but Rensselear did not agree with Dynamic Advances and does not agree to split the amount at 50 percent. Apple will pay Dynamic Advances the first five million dollars next month.
Source: MacRumors
Finally, Apple's financial results a day later (April 20)
Last week, Apple unexpectedly announced a change in the date on which it will share financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2016 with its investors. From the originally planned Monday, April 26, Apple moved the event a day later, to Tuesday, April 27. Initially, Apple announced the change without giving reasons, but as the media began to speculate what was behind the change, the California company disclosed that the funeral of former Apple board member Bill Campbell is scheduled for April 26.
Source: 9to5Mac
Siri and Liam the robot team up in an Earth Day ad (April 22)
On Earth Day, Apple released a short advertising spot in which the public is introduced to its recycling robot Liam in a very interesting form. In the ad, an iPhone with Siri is held up by Liam, after which Siri asks him what the robot plans to do on Earth Day. A few seconds later, the robot begins to disassemble the iPhone into small pieces that can be recycled.
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Source: AppleInsider
According to Wozniak, Apple and others should pay 50% tax (22/4)
In an interview for with the BBC Steve Wozniak shared his opinion that Apple and other companies should pay the same percentage of taxes that he pays as an individual, i.e. 50 percent. According to Wozniak, Steve Jobs founded Apple with a view to making a profit, but neither of them ever admitted to not paying taxes.
In the United States, in recent weeks, the problem with companies that avoid paying taxes thanks to loopholes in the law has been solved. Apple faced similar accusations in Europe, when the European Commission suspected it of receiving illegal financial benefits from Ireland, in which it only paid around two percent in taxes on its overseas profits. However, Apple does not agree with these accusations, company representatives let it be known that Apple is the biggest tax payer in the world, paying an average tax of 36,4 percent worldwide. Tim Cook called such accusations "absolute political nonsense".
Source: MacRumors
A week in a nutshell
Apple in silence last week updated its line of twelve-inch Macbooks, which have gained faster processors, longer endurance and are now also available in rose gold color. Jony Ive with his team created unique iPad with accessories for a charity event. To the fans and developers got official confirmation of the date of WWDC, the conference that will be held from June 13 to 17.
Behind-the-scenes information about the iPhone's code breaking by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation - the FBI with it - also reached the media they helped professional hackers who the authority he paid 1,3 million dollars.
Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), acquired ex-vice president of Tesla, a big boost for his secret team, Taylor Swift for Apple Music she filmed another ad and Tim Cook was TIME magazine again included among the most influential people in the world. In Apple too celebrated Earth Day, for which the Californian company published an advertising spot. Last week too she came sad news about the death of Bill Campbell, the mentor of modern Silicon Valley and an important figure not only in the history of Apple.
