Philip Houska The iPad mini Pro could come in the spring, Apple postponed the announcement of its financial results and is investing a huge sum in the construction of a data center in Denmark. Apple Pay is coming to Russia, Cupertino is celebrating the title of the world's most valuable company for the fourth time in a row, and the first development center for iOS in Europe is opening.
New iPad mini Pro rumored (3/10)
With the arrival of two sizes of iPad Pro, Apple somewhat stopped focusing on the smallest variants of the Apple tablet family - iPad mini. However, this may change in the near future. Japanese blog Mac Otakara followed up on a report from analysts from KGI, who believe three new iPad models will be introduced next year, adding that an improved 2017-inch iPad mini 7,9 with a Pro addition will be revealed as early as spring 4.
The expected iPad mini Pro should be equipped with a Smart Connector (to connect selected accessories), a display with True Tone technology, a 12-megapixel iSight camera with True Tone flash and four speakers. In addition to this news, the iPad Pro in the standard variant (9,7 inches) should be enlarged to 10,1 inches, and the largest iPad will also come with a True Tone display and the same camera system as the mini Pro model.
Source: MacRumors
Apple changes financial results announcement date, possibly due to new MacBooks (3/10)
Apple's financial results are always a hot topic, and it will not be any different in the fourth fiscal quarter (Q4 2016), when the secret sales of the iPhone 7 will be published. However, Apple had to postpone the event, which was planned for October 27, to another day due to some disruption to his schedule. He announced it on his website.
The conference will now be held two days earlier, on October 25. The reason may be the long-speculated presentation of the new MacBooks, which could take place on October 27. He is to be revealed brand new MacBook Pro, an improved Air variant and possibly a refurbished iMac as well.
Source: MacRumors
Apple made a huge investment in Denmark, the largest foreign investment in history (October 3)
Last year, Apple announced that it would open two new data centers in Europe, which are to become the company's largest European investment to date. After Ireland, Denmark is now coming, specifically the village of Foulum, where the construction of a data center will cost 22,8 billion crowns (950 million dollars). Danish Foreign Minister for CPH Post he said it was the largest ever capital investment in the country's history.
The project should meet Apple's environmental principles and should be powered by energy from 100% renewable sources. The goal of this build is to improve online services like iTunes Store, App Store, iMessage, Maps and Siri across Europe.
Source: 9to5Mac
Russia is the tenth country where Apple Pay works (October 4)
The Apple Pay payment service continues to expand, to the largest country in the world. Russia is thus the tenth country in the world and the fourth country in Europe (after Great Britain, France and Switzerland) where users can make contactless payments with their Apple mobile devices.
The service is currently available in Russia for owners of Mastercard credit and debit cards within the Sberbank bank.
Source: The Verge
Apple is the world's most valuable brand for the fourth time in a row (October 5)
The company Interbrand, which, among other things, is involved in compiling rankings of the world's most valuable companies, has again published this year's ranking. Apple is in first place for the fourth time in a row with a value of 178,1 billion dollars, leaving behind technology giants such as Google (2nd) with a value of 133 billion, Microsoft (4th), IBM (6th) or Samsung (7th) .
Compared to last year, it also improved in terms of valuation, specifically by 5 percent. However, in terms of year-on-year growth, Facebook is the best with 48 percent growth.
Source: Apple Insider
The first academy for iOS developers opened in Naples (October 5)
Naples, Italy becomes the first place in Europe to open a developer academy for the iOS operating system. In the San Giovanni and Teduccio campus of the University of Naples Frederick II. Štaufský students will learn to program and develop applications for iPhones and iPads during the nine-month course. For this, they will use both the latest MacBooks and iOS devices. The capacity is currently for 200 students, but it is expected that it could double next year.
Apple has already hinted in the past that it will open more developer academies around the world over time.
Source: MacRumors
A week in a nutshell
During the last week, the most fundamental thing happened in the field of hardware. Google introduced the new Pixel flagship phones with the most advanced camera, which in addition have unlimited cloud storage, Apple has stopped selling the third generation Apple TV. Thanks to the acquisition of the startup Viv, Samsung begins to engage in the field of artificial intelligence and Apple encourages users to use the macOS Sierra operating system through automatic downloads.
...equipped with a Smart Connector (to connect selected accessories)...then Apple didn't show much of the accessories. Got overtaken by Motorola/LG.