Apple picker Autopsy of the 3rd generation of Apple TV, problems of older Smart Covers with new iPads, retina display for Mac computers or another historical record of Apple shares. You can read about that in today's edition of Apple Week.
Record sales of the new iPad at AT&T and at the Apple Store on 5th Avenue (19/3)
We already know that Apple sold three million iPads in four days they wrote, however, let's return to the start of sales of the new apple tablet for a moment. The American operator AT&T reported that it had set a record for the number of iPads sold in a single day, but avoided exact numbers.
"On Friday, March 16, AT&T set a new record for the number of iPads sold and activated in a single day, indicating tremendous interest in the new iPad with the largest 4G network, covering nearly 250 million users."
However, Apple Stores also did well. One of the most famous, which stands on New York's Fifth Avenue, was supposed to sell 18 iPads every minute during the first day. In total, he sold an incredible 12 thousand pieces within 13 hours. Daily sales, which in the last quarter ranged from 700 to 11,5 million dollars in this store, suddenly skyrocketed to XNUMX million dollars. The Apple Store on Fifth Avenue understandably had more iPads in stock than any other store in the US.
Source: MacRumors.com, CultOfMac.com
Dissection of the new Apple TV revealed twice the RAM memory (19.)
In addition to the iPad, the current generation of Apple TV has also been discussed by one of the forum discussants XBMC.org. The modified single-core Apple A5 chipset clocked at 1 GHz was already known from Apple's official website, but the dissection revealed several other interesting facts. One of them is the presence of twice the RAM of 512 MB compared to the previous generation. The internal flash memory has retained the previous 8 GB and serves only as temporary storage when streaming music and movies, which can be up to 1080p thanks to a better chipset.
Source: AppleInsider.com
The threshold of $600 per share of Apple definitely exceeded (March 20)
Already last week, the stock was very close to the $600 mark, but it has not yet been subdued. This only happened this week, when Apple finally moved on. It continues to hold the title of the current leader of the stock market with a lead of approximately 100 billion dollars over the second Exxon Mobil, the value of Apple is currently over 560 billion. In relation to stocks this week Tim Cook on extraordinary conference announced with investors that the company will partially use its financial reserve, which is about $100 billion, to pay dividends to shareholders.
The current report on the working conditions of suppliers is available (March 20)
Po reports on conditions in Foxconn factories, which were i partly fictional, Apple responded by having its suppliers audited by an independent company and promised an update on the findings to your site. Currently, you can find a new report on working conditions in Chinese factories here. Already in February, workers' salaries were significantly increased, Apple is currently focusing on adequate working hours, which in the past resulted in several dozen suicides of Chinese Foxconn employees.
Source: TUAW.com
Apple Responds to New iPad Heating Complaints (20/3)
After buying a new iPad, users often complain that the third-generation Apple tablet gets too hot. Apple did not let this problem go unnoticed and responded quickly through The Loop server. Apple representative Trudy Muller said:
“The new iPad brings a stunning Retina display, an A5X chip, LTE support and ten-hour battery life, all while running within our temperature parameters. If customers experience any issues, they should contact AppleCare.”
In other words, Apple is indicating that, in short, greater heating of the new iPad is possible. However, not all users experience similar problems, so the question remains as to how serious this problem is.
Source: TheLoop.com
iPhoto for iOS has one million downloads in 10 days (21/3)
iPhoto for iOS Apple introduced together with the new iPad and, like with the third generation of its tablet, also with the new application, it was a great success. The Loop server reports that iPhoto was downloaded by one million users in its first ten days. It is important to mention that the number does not indicate the number of downloads, but the number of users. This means that Apple did not count in this number if someone downloaded the app more than once.
iPhoto for iOS can be found at App Store for 3,99 euros, our review then <a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1932/8043/files/200721_ODSTOUPENI_BEZ_UDANI_DUVODU__EN.pdf?v=1595428404" data-gt-href-en="https://en.notsofunnyany.com/">here</a>.
Source: TheLoop.com
Microsoft prohibits its employees from buying Apple products with company subsidies (March 21)
At Microsoft, they decided not only to fight against Apple in the public field, but also among their employees. Members of Microsoft's Sales, Marketing, Services, IT and Operations (SMSG) group can no longer purchase products with the bitten apple logo on company funds. Microsoft made the announcement in an internal email posted by ZDNet's Mary-Jo Foley.
"In the SMSG group, we are introducing a new rule that Apple products (Macs and iPads) can no longer be purchased with our company's money. In America, next week we will remove these products from the Zones Catalog, where the products are ordered from by default. Outside of America, we will send out the necessary information to all teams so that everything is resolved properly."
Microsoft declined to comment on the report, but at the same time did not deny it, and Foley believes his Microsoft source.
Source: MacRumors.com
Nokia cut Apple's nano-SIM (March 22)
Although not much is written about this matter on the Internet, Apple is trying to push its proposed nano-SIM. It should be smaller than all three previous versions – SIM, mini-SIM, micro-SIM. Apple recently submitted its proposal to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), but Nokia rejected it. The reasons are quite simple and logical. According to Nokia, the new nano-SIM should not get stuck in the micro-SIM slot, which is exactly what the Apple card does. Add to that the necessary additional space on the printed circuit board reserved for the operator and the dimensions only slightly smaller than a micro-SIM, and one can't help but agree with Nokia.
According to the Finnish company, the nano-SIM proposal is more advanced and has a better chance of success, because it was able to eliminate all three of the mentioned shortcomings - it does not get stuck, does not need unnecessary space on the connection for the operator, and the dimensions are significantly smaller. The successor to the micro-SIM, and thus the fourth version of the SIM, will probably be decided next week or in the coming weeks. Motorola and RIM can also score points with their proposals.
source: TheVerge.com
The new iPad shows the battery charge status inaccurately (March 22)
The 3rd generation iPad apparently gives an inaccurate charge figure. Dr. Raymond Soneira from Displaymate Technologies, when testing the charging of the tablet. According to his findings, the iPad is still charging from the mains for an hour after the indicator reaches 100%. It is difficult to say what effect the fact that the battery capacity has compared to the previous generation of the device has on this finding 70% higher. Even Apple recommends so-called "trickle charging" on its website, where the user should leave the device in the charger for a while after reaching 100% charge. However, it should be about a ten-minute interval. The hour when the iPad draws the same amount of electricity from the grid after the announcement of full charge is rather strange.
Source: CultofMac.com
iPhone beats Blackberry on Canadian home soil (22/3)
The news site Bloomberg reported that the iPhone has become the number one smartphone in the Canadian market, surpassing Blackberry in sales of the Canadian smartphone. Waterloo, Ont.-based RIM, which sells these phones, has long benefited from strong loyalty among home customers. However, it sold "only" 2,08 million Blackberry phones domestically last year, compared to 2,85 million iPhones sold.
In 2008, the year after the iPhone's debut, the number of smartphones sold in the Canadian market was almost 5:1 in favor of Blackberry. In 2010, Blackberry trumped the iPhone by "only" half a million units sold. Sales of Canadian "blackberries" worldwide have been in steep decline since iPhones and Android smartphones began selling, which, on the other hand, are doing great.
Source: Bloomberg.com
Some Smart Covers have a problem with the new iPad (February 22)
Although the slightly increased thickness of the iPad in most cases did not cause incompatibility with most covers from third-party manufacturers, the problem arose with Smart Covers directly from Apple. The 3rd generation iPad has a new magnet polarity sensor, which the Cupertino company did not count on in the first batches of Smart Cover production. For some, waking up and putting the device to sleep when flipping the package does not work. The reason for these older Smart Covers is an inverted magnet sewn into the cover, which is responsible for the wake-up function. Apple is aware of the problem and offers a free replacement of the packaging, you should also be successful at Czech APR stores. However, an uncertain situation can also arise for other sellers who are not bound by Apple's decision, and you may not succeed with a complaint.
Source: TheVerge.com
The Dutch committee proposes that school classrooms equipped with iPads be created (March 23)
A group of four Dutch educators and politicians would like to fulfill Jobs' vision and create a school where students will be educated using Apple tablets. The proposal would be presented to me on Monday in Amsterdam. The plan, called "Education for a New Era," is designed to teach students 21st century skills and push the boundaries of what can be done in the classroom.
So far it is only a proposal, but supporters of this idea want to test already existing educational applications and thus support their development. "Steve Jobs schools", as these schools should be called in the future, could open their doors as early as August 2013. Earlier this year, Apple also launched a digital textbook initiative. The company works with McGraw-Hill, Pearson and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, which control 90% of the US textbook market. Apple is currently focused on high school textbooks, but apparently wants to expand the project to all areas and eventually reach Jobs' vision of digital education in interactive classrooms.
Source: MacRumors.com
Mountain Lion hints at the arrival of retina displays for Macs (23/3)
High-resolution Retina displays could soon appear in Macs as well, as some elements of the first test versions of the new OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion suggest. Double-resolution icons were found in test builds, and in places where it was not expected. In the last update, the Messages app icon appeared with twice the resolution, and some icons were displayed incorrectly - twice as big as they should be.
So it is really possible that after the iPhone and iPad, the Retina display will also be used in computers. It is speculated that this could happen already this summer, when the revision of the MacBook Pro will probably come. A fifteen-inch MBP could then have a resolution of 2880 x 1800 pixels. Intel's Ivy Bridge processor will bring higher resolution support to Macs, which will allow a resolution of up to 4096 x 4096 pixels.
As for overheating, I personally don't have a problem (I hope I won't either), I have to say that when playing games and charging at the same time, the iPhone 4 seems much hotter to me
what happens when the bar icon is 100% charged. Once upon a time, I bought a battery doctor that does a so-called full battery cycle once a month, which really recharges 1-1,5 hours after the icon is displayed (I don't know the iPhone on the iPad yet, I have 3 day) the question is if it helps :))
Seriously? And did you try to set the backlight to full? If the iPhone heats up more, then please the broom :) you probably have it in the case or you're holding it upside down.
JJ that's right I had my iPad on the charger playing Infinity Blade II and it was fine (I even have it in a Belkin leather case. The iPhone only has a back cover but it really feels warmer