Apple picker Logitech's gaming accessories compatible with Mac, 8 million defective iPhones returned to Foxconn, Victory over Motorola in the patent war, a new iPhone advertisement or a new Apple Story. These are some of the events you can read about in the latest issue of Apple Week.
Logitech gaming accessories will also be available for Mac (April 21)
Logitech has announced that its G Series gaming accessories are now compatible with OS X, thanks to the Logitech Gaming Software released by the company for the Mac platform. The software provides the necessary button customization for gamers, which until now was only accessible to Windows users. Supported devices include:
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Mice:
- G100/G100s
- G300 Gaming Mouse
- G400 / G400s Optical Gaming Mouse
- G500 / G500s Laser Gaming Mouse
- G600 MMO Gaming Mouse
- G700 / G700s Rechargeable Gaming Mouse
- G9 / G9x Laser Mouse
- MX518 Gaming-Grade Optical Mouse[/one_half]
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Keyboard:
- G103 Gaming Keyboard
- G105 Gaming Keyboard
- G110 Gaming Keyboard
- G13 Advanced Gameboard
- G11 Gaming Keyboard
- G15 Gaming Keyboard (v1 and v2)
- G510 / G510s Gaming Keyboard
- G710 + Mechanical Gaming Keyboard
- G19/G19s Gaming Keyboard[/one_half]
Apple donates $8 million to China's earthquake-hit area (22/4)
The Chinese province of Sichuan was hit by an earthquake and Apple decided to help. On its Chinese website, the Californian company expressed its condolences and intends to donate 50 million yuan (8 million dollars or 160 million crowns) to help local people and schools. Apple wants to help by donating new devices to affected schools and Apple employees are also ordered to help. However, the Apple company is only second in line, a few hours before it, Samsung also announced its help, which is sending 9 million dollars. The 7-magnitude earthquake in Sichuan has left more than 170 dead and thousands injured.
Source: CultOfMac.com
Apple allegedly rejected up to 8 million defective iPhones, Foxconn denied this (April 22)
In China, it was said that the Chinese iPhone manufacturer Foxconn had big problems, to which Apple had to return up to 8 million phones because they did not meet the standards of the Californian company. It was supposed to be in mid-March Chinese business five to eight million defective iPhone 5s have been returned, and if these reports are true, then Foxconn could lose up to $1,5 billion. However, the factory would lose such an amount only if the equipment did not work at all and no parts could be used from them. Foxconn's management, however, rejected these reports of a bad delivery. However, if Foxconn really had problems with the production of the iPhone 5 (and that it already has he complained about the difficulty), it could also mean complications for the production of the iPhone 5S, which will probably be even more demanding.
Source: CultOfMac.com
Apple won the battle for the last patent, Motorola failed (April 23)
Motorola failed at the US International Trade Commission (ITC), which ruled against it in a patent battle with Apple. It was the last of six patents that Google-owned Motorola Mobility protested. Three years ago, Motorola sued Apple for infringing six patents, but it failed even with the last one. This one was about a sensor that ensures that when the user is on the phone and has the phone close to their head, the screen is deactivated and doesn't respond to any touches. Because of this, Google demanded a ban on importing iPhones into the US market, but failed, the ITC agreed with Apple that this patent was not exceptional. Now Google has the chance to appeal the decision and will likely do so.
Source: 9to5Mac.com
Tim Cook gets 94% "mark" from employees (23/4)
Tim Cook can be happy with his popularity among Apple employees. On the website Glassdoor, which collects employee reviews of the companies they work for, Apple's CEO received 94 percent. A total of 724 employees have rated it so far, and since the entire service is anonymous, honest negative comments are naturally not excluded, so 94 percent is a high number. Anyone can vote in the poll - from Apple Store salespeople to software and hardware specialists. As a result, the rating of the entire company is also very good, Apple currently has a rating of 3,9 out of 5 after less than two thousand reviews.
Source: CultOfMac.com
Apple revised plans for its new campus and lowered the price (24/4)
At the beginning of April there was news that the new Apple campus will become significantly more expensive and its construction will also be delayed, however, Apple has now sent new and revised proposals to the city to reduce the $56 billion (in dollars) price increase over the original estimate. In it, Apple would put up buildings (known as Tantau Development) on 1 thousand square meters in two phases - phase 2 would be implemented together with the construction of the main campus, phase XNUMX would be postponed until later. However, in order to reduce construction costs, Apple moved the entire Tantau Development to the second phase, so that it will not be built until the main campus is completed. In a modified version of its construction plans, Apple also sent details regarding bike paths and sidewalks, including visualizations.
Source: MacRumors.com
In the new iPhone 5 ad, Apple returns to the emotional game (April 25)
Apple has released a new ad for the iPhone 5 that focuses on the camera's capabilities, and not only is it unusual in its length - a minute of footage as opposed to the classic half-minute - but also Apple returns to a successful concept, a kind of emotional game, after several failures. We are guided through the whole spot by a mournful piano playing, during which we follow the fates of people taking photos with the iPhone 5. At the end, the words are said: "Every day, more photos are taken with the iPhone than with any other camera."
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Apple announces return of Tech Talks after WWDC sell-out (26/4)
WWDC 2013 sold out in a record time of two minutes, and many developers missed it at all due to the huge interest. Apple then started contacting some of them and offered them a few more tickets, plus they will provide videos from the seminars. Now the company has announced that in addition to WWDC, there will be a tour line similar to the "Tech Talks" of 2011, where Apple introduced iOS 5. Apple engineers will thus travel to different cities in America and provide the necessary information to developers who did not make it to the Worldwide Developers Conference. With this, the company should largely cover the enormous interest of developers.
Source: CultofMac.com
Apple informs users about In-App Purchase (April 26)
Recently, there have been apps and games that abuse In-App Purchases and try to get as much money as possible from users for useless upgrades, especially from children who know their parents' iTunes password. An extreme case, for example, is the game Super Monster Bros, which wants up to 100 dollars just for another playable character, while apparently stealing characters from Pokemon. Apple has not yet restricted their use, but has decided to inform users of possible risks.
The information appeared in the App Store on the iPad as one of the banners. Apple describes here how it is possible for parents to prevent their children from making In-App Purchases. It also describes here what in-app purchases involve and that there are several types of In-App Purchases.
Source: MacRumors.com
In short
- 23. 4.: Also this week, we're reporting on the next OS X 10.8.4 beta released to developers. It comes less than a week after that one previous, is labeled 12E36, and Apple is once again asking developers to focus on Wi-Fi performance, graphics and Safari.
- 23. 4.: Apple is expanding its Australian branch. In the opposite direction, it is opening a new Apple Store in Melbourne's Highpoint Shopping Centre, which will be the first Apple store in Australia's second largest city. Another Apple Store should also appear in Adelaide in the coming weeks or months.
- 25. 4.: A new Apple Store will also open in neighboring Germany, right in the capital. The store in Berlin will be built on the Kurfürstendamm main street and will be open on May 3. It will thus be one of the closest Apple stores for the Czech Republic.
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