Lukáš Gondek iBooks are new on Instagram, VirnetX will not yet receive money from Apple for a patent dispute, new iPhones will probably have more RAM and hackers who reveal errors in Apple products may receive a reward...
Apple Launches Instagram Account for iBookstore (1/8)
This week, Apple launched an Instagram account for its iBooks service, where it plans to introduce new books to its followers, including quotes and interviews with authors. The account was launched on the day of the release of the new book in the Harry Potter series, so one of the first posts wished JK Rowling a happy birthday, and other posts were about the same book. Based on the posts published so far, it looks like iBooks on Instagram will focus mainly on newly released books. To date, the account has accumulated 8,5 thousand followers.
Source: MacRumors
VirnetX may not get $625 million from Apple after all (1/8)
A New Jersey district judge, based on Apple's request, ruled that the court's decision in the case of the California company and the patent company VirnetX from last year was invalid, because the judges relied too much on the decision in the already previous disputes between the two companies. So Apple does not have to pay a fine of 625 million dollars yet. The case will be resolved in a new trial, which should begin at the end of September.
VirnetX sued Apple for misappropriation of its Internet security patents. The patents in question are used by Apple, for example, in its FaceTime and iMessage services.
Source: AppleInsider
The new iPhone could have 3GB of RAM, apparently only the larger model (3.)
Magazine DigiTimes has now added to the claim first made by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo last year that the new iPhones will carry 3GB of RAM. DigiTimes claims that this will happen due to new functions in the iPhone, but the report does not specify in which models the larger memory will appear. Apple uses 2GB of RAM in current iPhones.
Source: MacRumors
Apple's big investment in Didi Chuxing prompts Uber China to sell (4/8)
The surprising news came last week from China, where Uber decided to leave the market, as its results could not be compared with the Didi Chuxing service there. Apple also noticed the success of Didi Chuxing and invested $1 billion in the company, which, according to the latest information, led to Uber's decision to sell its stake. Didi Chuxing is now valued at around $28 billion, making it the third most valuable startup in the world.
Uber and Apple are partners in the US market, but so far only at the service level, where Uber drivers can, for example, be paid with Apple Pay if they own an iPhone. However, their common interest in Didi could be a gateway to greater cooperation.
Source: MacRumors
Apple will pay up to 200 dollars to those who reveal errors in its devices (4/8)
Apple is joining companies like Uber and Fiat in launching a program that will pay programmers and hackers if they find bugs in the Californian company's products. The program will be launched in September, and it is most likely a response to the recent incident with the FBI, when the US government was able to get into the iPhone of terrorists from San Bernardino based on a bug found in the system by hackers.
Larger companies such as Google and Facebook have been paying hackers for similar services for several years, with Google spending over $2 million on these expenses last year. But Apple's program will be a bit more organized - the Californian company will not just pay someone and will look for the people it wants to accept into its program.
Source: The Verge
A week in a nutshell
Last week there was a lot of Apple news around the world, but we can start with the ones that concern us. In Prague, you can just like in the third European city in Apple Maps use public transport routes and in the beta version of macOS Sierra se discovered Czech Siri. The Californian company also released two new ads, one of them featuring us he asks, which is actually a computer, and the second one, released on the occasion of the Olympic Games, se concentrates for diversity. This is what Apple is still trying to support in its company, where now will ensure equal pay for equal work for all.
The operating systems also received news - iOS 9.3.4 solves security bugs and into the iOS 10 beta were added 100 new emojis. In India, Apple has a problem break through in the developing market there and in America can start sell excess electricity.
To Apple Music, which according to Kanye West should unite with Tidal, is heading exclusive Britney Spears and Frank Ocean news. Apple too Issued the new Remote app for Apple TV.
