Lukáš Gondek Apple is about to announce more financial results, it has hired a technology expert from Dolby, Force Touch could only be deployed in a larger iPhone, and according to analysts, it is expected to sell 1 million Apple Watches in its first weekend. Read the current Apple Week.
Apple will announce Q2 2015 financial results on April 27 (30/3)
At the end of this month, on April 27 to be precise, Apple will publish financial results for Q2 2015, i.e. for the first calendar quarter of this year. Tim Cook, along with CFO Luca Maestri, will announce, among other things, how many iPhone 6s were sold during this period, which could be the second most successful in Apple's history. They will also most likely mention the share buyback program that Apple wants to implement in the coming months, according to Cook intensify.
Source: Cult Of Mac
Apple hires technology chief from Dolby (March 31)
Apple continues to hire high-profile figures in the technology world - Mike Rockwell, Dolby's chief technology officer, has been working in Cupertino since February, who, according to his biography, was in charge of "innovating new technologies, audio quality in cinemas, home theaters and mobile and portable devices". . At the same time, he collaborated on the Dolby Vision technology, which aims to improve color rendering and brightness in high-resolution displays. Rockwell was thus most likely hired to strengthen the audio and display performance of future Apple products, which could include a completely new monitor. The latter has not seen an update since 2011. Mike Rockwell became head of the hardware division at Apple.
Source: 9to5Mac
Estimate: 1 million Apple Watch sold in first weekend (1/4)
Analyst Gene Munster revealed that he believes Apple will sell 24 million units of the Apple Watch in the first weekend of sales (the weekend of April 1). According to him, less than 1 percent of iPhone owners will be able to buy the watch. It is not certain whether Apple will be able to sell the watch to people who come to the Apple Store for it without a reservation. Gene estimates 24 units sold in the first 300 hours. According to him, Apple will sell up to 2015 million of them in 8, which will add about 4,4 billion dollars to the company's earnings. Up to 2017 million Apple Watches should be sold by 50, which would be equal to around 8 percent of iPhone users.
Source: Apple Insider
According to the latest report, A9 processors should really be manufactured by Samsung (April 2)
According to the magazine Bloomberg will Samsung really make the latest A9 processors for Apple. In recent months, there have been debates about whether Samsung will continue to manufacture the chip, or whether Apple, due to disputes with its South Korean rival, will choose Taiwan's TSMC, with which it signed a contract in 2013.
Thanks to investments in new technologies, however, Samsung won - the A9 will be manufactured using the 14nm process, which will allow it to be not only smaller, but also much more powerful with lower consumption. In addition, TSMC CEO Morris Chang recently confirmed to investors that his company lost the battle with Samsung and thus will not be able to produce the most advanced chips in 2015, but he also noted that in 2016 everything should turn in TSMC's favor.
Source: MacRumors
Force Touch could come only for the larger iPhone 6S Plus and respond to contact size instead of pressure (2.)
According to a Taiwanese daily Economic Daily News Force Touch technology will appear this September only on the larger version of the iPhone, i.e. the iPhone 6s Plus. Such an advantage would not be foreign to Apple recently - unlike its smaller version, the iPhone 6 Plus has an optical stabilizer or a landscape mode.
In addition, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims that Force Touch should work differently on iPhones than, for example, on a 12-inch MacBook. Instead of the sensor recording how much pressure is pressed on the screen, the iPhone should only be interested in how large an area the user's finger is pressing on. Only then would he calculate how much pressure the finger is creating. It is not yet clear where exactly Apple will place the new display layer. Exclusivity for the larger iPhone is not certain either.
Source: MacRumors
In 2014, Apple was eighth on the list to receive the most mobile patents (2/4)
Apple ranked 2014th on the list of companies that obtained the most mobile patents in 8. The report, which placed Apple below its biggest rivals but still above most of the industry, put IBM in first place. Samsung appeared in second place, followed by, for example, Google, Microsoft and LG. On the contrary, BlackBerry and Ericsson finished just below Apple. The purchase of mobile patents in the US is increasing - a quarter of all patents were related to telephone devices, up 17% from 2013.
Source: AppleInsider
A week in a nutshell
Apple fans are starting to prepare for the launch of new products. But those who want to buy an Apple Watch immediately after the release will have to get it in advance to book, otherwise they won't be able to buy them. On the other hand, those looking forward to an ultra-light MacBook could last week adore photographs showing the unboxing of the 12-inch computer, which however achieves performance of the MacBook Air from 2011. Its Intel Core M processor mu it brings benefits, but also full of sacrifices.
In order for Apple to attract more Android users, lowered a program that allows them to trade in their Android phones for new iPhones. Jay-Z also launched a new program, he will try with his unique streaming service conquer market and may thus thwart Apple's plans. Tim Cook was vigorous last week set against a wave of discriminatory laws, in China se stole An American celebrity thanks to a lost iPhone and at the worldwide Instameet in Brno decrepit dozens of Instagrammers.
so it wasn't april fools with the exchange of iphone for android? :)))