Lukáš Gondek New headphones from will.i.ama, Apple's failure in India, last year's plans to buy Time Warner, as well as talks about car charging stations or the rise of Apple shares after Buffett's purchase...
Headphones by will.i.ama appeared in Apple Stores (23/5)
The artist will.i.am, best known from the group Black Eyed Peas, has started selling his latest contribution to the world of technology – EPs Bluetooth headphones – in brick-and-mortar and online Apple Stores. For $230, customers get a design product that imitates vinyl records in its style. The battery should last 6 hours and there are two colors on offer, black and gold.
Will.i.am has already entered the technology market twice when he released his own versions of wearables, but they did not meet with success. There is also talk about Apple's collaboration with the American artist he speculates in connection with a television series produced by a Californian company about the application economy, which will.i.am should accompany viewers.
Source: AppleInsider
India has not granted an exemption to Apple, so there will be no stores yet (25/5)
Even after Tim Cook's visit, the Indian government's approach to opening Apple Stores in the country has not changed, and Apple still cannot start building its stores. The Indian government requires foreign companies to sell goods that are at least 30% made in India in their stores if they want to have a brick-and-mortar store in the country.
Several hi-tech firms such as Apple have already obtained an exemption in India, but the Californian giant has yet to succeed. And since it is clear that Apple cannot include the 30% share of Indian products in its own production, it will have to continue to negotiate with Indian officials.
India still remains an attractive market for Apple, in which it has invested millions of dollars, for example by establishing a research center in the city of Hyderabad in the center of the country.
Source. The Verge
Apple is discussing charging stations for electric vehicles (May 25)
Apple has recently been in talks with several companies to provide charging for the future electric Apple Car. It is not yet clear whether the Californian company will decide to build its own infrastructure of charging stations around the world or choose to cooperate with companies that already provide charging for electric cars. However, charging companies are wary of the addition of companies like Apple, due to the fear of a possible takeover of the market in the near future.
Apple itself has also started hiring engineers in the field of electric charging, which may indicate the development of its own system. The coverage of charging stations is still extremely low, for example, Tesla offers its customers 600 stations worldwide, which is a very low number compared to the 400 reservations it already has for its Model 3 alone.
Source: MacRumors
According to Eric Schmidt, the Samsung Galaxy S7 is better than the iPhone 6S (25/5)
The CEO of the Alphabet holding company, whose most famous owned company is Google, Eric Schmidt, during an interview in Amsterdam, announced to the entire audience that the Samsung Galaxy S7 is better than the iPhones that most of the audience had. “It has a better camera and better battery life,” he said after nearly the entire audience raised their hands when asked who in the room had an iPhone. Schmidt accepted the audience's response with humor and announced to everyone: "And you use an iPhone? I am right."
At the same time, Eric Schmidt admitted that he himself uses the iPhone 6S together with the aforementioned Samsung. While iPhone users were clearly in the lead at the conference, Android controls 75% of the five largest markets in Europe.
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Source: The Verge
Apple considered buying Time Warner last year (May 26)
iTunes boss Eddy Cue considered buying media group Time Warner last year, but the talks never left Apple's premises and didn't even include Tim Cook. The plan was to meet with representatives of the company, during which it was supposed to be about the inclusion of Time Warner-owned programs in Apple's planned streaming service.
Time Warner owns some of the most important American channels - CNN, HBO, as well as exclusive rights to broadcast NBA games. Apple is also said to be planning to come up with its own creations so that it can compete with other streaming services such as Netflix or Amazon.
Source: MacRumors
Apple shares rise 9 percent after Buffett's purchase (27/5)
After Warren Buffet disclosed that his holding company had bought $1,2 billion worth of Apple stock, Apple shares rose 9 percent. That's certainly a big relief for Apple, which in recent weeks has struggled with its weakest stock in two years. Shares rose above $100 this week, Apple's highest level this month.
According to some analysts, the increase in value is also connected with information about the increase in the number of iPhone 7 that Apple requires from its manufacturers. Even though iPhone sales continue to decline, Apple is said to be planning the largest production in the last two years.
Source: MacRumors
A week in a nutshell
New version of iOS 9.3.2 she blocked access for some users to their smaller iPad Pros, Apple is already working on a solution to the problem. The Californian company is also working hard trying on the expansion of Apple Pay in Europe and Asia and plans introduction of the new Macbook Pro with Touch ID. China's Foxconn replaced 60 thousand of its workers robots, Spotify started offer the same family subscription as Apple Music and scores also with its Discover Weekly, which is listened to by 40 million people every week.
