Lukáš Gondek It seems that Apple has already started production of its 12-inch MacBook Air, and is also already working on new products for the iPhone 6S. It is possible that we will also see a joystick in it, but that is rather just a theoretical level. Tony Fadell, the father of the iPod, then took over Glass at rival Google.
The 12-inch MacBook Air could come already in the first quarter and replace the current "eleven" (January 13)
The Internet newspaper Digitimes came up with information that the production of 12-inch MacBook Airs at the Taiwanese Quanta factory has gained momentum. The new ultra-thin MacBook Air should completely replace the current 11-inch MacBook Air and should be comparable in price. The new computer should be available to users this quarter. Quanta prepared for the great demand for the Apple Watch and the new MacBook by hiring 30 new people.
Source: 9to5Mac
iPhone 6S with dual-lens camera, Force Touch and more RAM? (January 13)
A surprising amount of new speculation about the upcoming iPhone 6s leaked out of Taiwan this week. The first of these concerns a new camera that could come with dual-lens technology. Such a change would finally allow iPhones to have an optical zoom function, and at the same time it should once again help with the quality of photos taken in low-light environments.
In addition, the Taiwanese company TPK is said to supply Apple with 3D touch sensors for the new iPhones, a technology that recognizes how much pressure the user taps on the display, and which Apple has already used on its Watch.
Taiwanese media also came up with information according to which the iPhone 6s should also get 2GB of RAM. iPhones have had 5GB of RAM since the iPhone 1, which is not enough compared to the competition, but in the vast majority of cases it is sufficient for the very frugal operation of iOS. Apple is said to be planning to include double the operating memory in the new iPhone, which should bring higher performance with the same battery consumption.
Source: Apple Insider, Cult Of Mac
Apple could build a joystick into iPhones (January 15)
Last week, Apple registered a very interesting patent that has millions of iOS game enthusiasts imagining what the future iPhone might look like. This patent would make it possible to turn the Home button into a miniature joystick. He would be recessed to the iPhone and from the button would only activate when playing. An interesting idea, however, presents several problems. First, the joystick would be very small and so most players would switch to third-party accessories anyway. But a much more important factor would be the thickness of such technology, which would most likely in the future be an obstacle for Apple in its habit of thinning its devices to a minimum. So Apple may have registered the patent only for the reason that it could not be used by the competition.
Source: Cult Of Mac
The father of the iPod, Tony Fadell, was put in charge of Google Glass (January 15)
Tony Fadell, the man who headed the department responsible for the first generation of iPods, will now take over the leadership of Google Glass. Google, which acquired Fadella after buying thermostat maker Nest, plans to take work on its wearable device out of the so-called Google X labs and create its own division within the company, where all employees will report to Fadella. He should contribute mainly with his strategic sense. Google Glass began to be labeled a flop by many after almost no developers showed interest in it and Google kept pushing back the public release. However, according to Chris O'Neill, one of the leading members of the team behind Glass, Google is still very excited about the product and is working hard to make it available to the general public as soon as possible.
Source: MacRumors
Apple opens five new stores ahead of Chinese New Year (15/1)
Angela Ahrendts, Apple's head of retail, with the Chinese agency Xinhua shared a strategy that would see Apple open 5 new Apple Stores in China in the next five weeks. Everything is timed to get stores ready for Chinese New Year and holiday shopping. One of them has already been opened in the city of Zhengzhou (pictured), where one of Foxconn's centers is also located.
Ahrendts also talked about how important the Chinese market is to any company, while also saying that the toughest hurdle for Apple is keeping up with demand while maintaining the standard for Chinese customers that people around the world are used to. For example, the Apple Store in Shanghai is the most visited in the world, with 25 customers per day.
Source: MacRumors
Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe finally pay $415 million to workers (16/1)
Employees who were harmed by an agreement between Apple, Google, Intel and Adobe not to recruit their talented staff will now be paid $415 million by the companies. This was the decision of the court, which initially evaluated the amount at 324,5 million, which, however, seemed to be too little for the plaintiffs.
Source: Cult Of Mac
A week in a nutshell
Last week, the news from the CES fair was heard in Jablíčkář, when we they found out, which will be trending in consumer electronics this year. Significant successes were celebrated by Whatsapp, which overcame SMS, as it delivers 30 billion messages worldwide per day, but also iBooks, which weekly they get million new customers.
The iPhone was also successful on Flickr, because in 2014 there were more photos on this server than the iPhone took a photo only by Canon. Apple's growing popularity in China was confirmed rather absurdly last week when it was at the Chinese border caught a smuggler with a body wrapped in 94 iPhones.
In our country, we can be happy that Siri will be available soon will wait support for Czech and Slovak, but disappointment will not spare those who wanted to abuse the fourteen-day period for returning applications in the European Union, because it is so easy not.
