Lukáš Gondek IBM is profiting from the cooperation with Apple, the giant Apple Stories have arrived in Dubai, in which the CD with the new album by Adele will not appear, and the iPad Pro could arrive in less than two weeks.
Huawei has overtaken Xiaomi, it is now the third largest smartphone manufacturer (October 27)
The fight in the field of smartphones takes place mainly between Apple and Samsung, but now the Chinese Huawei has also reached a more important position. This saw an 81 percent increase in phone sales in Europe and 91 percent in China over the last quarter. Huawei thus secured the position of the third largest smartphone seller, previously occupied by Xiaomi.
This year, Huawei is expected to sell 100 million smartphones, which would mean 33 percent year-on-year growth, much larger than the growth of Apple or Samsung. However, the Chinese company still lags behind the two giants, mainly due to little interest in the American market.
Source: MacRumors
IBM has already deployed 30 Macs, saving money on each of them (October 28)
Apple's partnership with IBM appears to be paying off for both parties. Since IBM has been offering its employees the option to choose a Mac as their work computer, the company has already purchased 30 Macs. According to Apple CFO Luca Maestri, this is a great example of how ideal Apple products are for use in companies.
On each Mac, IBM is said to save $270 over Windows PCs, thanks to lower support costs and other factors. Every week, IBM buys 1 new Macs. At the beginning of the year, the company planned to buy 900 models by the end of 2015.
Source: iMore
Giant Apple Story opens in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, coming to Singapore next year (29/10)
The largest Apple Store in the world finally opened in Dubai on October 29. Angela Ahrendts about the event she tweeted, and noted that customers will be able to be served in 26 languages. The opening of this Apple Store is the result of several years of negotiations between Apple and the Middle East region. An Apple Store in Abu Dhabi also opened on the same day.
We opened our new Dubai flagship at the Mall of the Emirates, with our team ready to serve in 26 languages. pic.twitter.com/eTk2dZuGa3
- Angela Ahrendts (@AngelaAhrendts) October 29, 2015
Apple also plans to open its first brick-and-mortar store in Singapore next year. This was revealed by an email from the company that owns the Pure Fitness gyms. In it, it informs its customers about the closure of its branch in the luxury shopping district of Knightsbridge to make way for a new Apple Store.
Source: 9to5Mac, MacRumors
Apple refused to sell CDs of Adele's new album in its stores (October 29)
A team representing British singer Adele has tried to convince Apple to sell the singer's new album in Apple Stores. Of course, the Californian company did not agree with this, as it would go against its own policy, which tries to entice users to stream music through Apple Music. In addition, Apple computers have not had a CD drive for years. Even so, Adele's team continues to negotiate with Apple and is said to be trying to convince the company to sponsor the singer's tour. The team behind Adele, who is releasing an album after a three-year hiatus, is said to be asking for $30 million, up to XNUMX times more than companies usually contribute to a music tour. The details of the offer are not known.
Source: Cult of Mac
Apple Pencil to be sold with adapter to charge via Lightning (29/10)
When the Apple Pencil was introduced, it seemed that the only way to charge the accessory would be by plugging it into an iPad. However, many customers complained about the solution due to its impracticality, and perhaps that is why Apple decided that the Apple Pencil will be sold with an adapter that allows charging via a Lightning cable. The Apple Pencil is an iPad Pro accessory that will be sold separately for $99.
Source: MacRumors
iPad Pro should go on sale on November 11 (30/10)
According to several sources, Apple will start selling the iPad Pro in less than two weeks - on November 11th. The Californian company did not officially state the exact date of the start of sales, only mentioning the month of November during the September keynote. Additionally, Apple support staff training for the iPad Pro ends on November 6th, which would coincide with the November 11th release. The base version of the iPad Pro will be available for $799. Availability in the Czech Republic is unknown.
Source: 9to5Mac
A week in a nutshell
Last week began sell new Apple TV, it is available in the Czech Republic for 5 thousand crowns. Promote the sale of the Phone 6S with Apple trying with the help of several advertising spots, some of which feature well-known personalities such as a basketball player Stephen Curry or an actor Bill Hader. Apple too Issued its second app for Android, used to control the Beats Pill+ speakers. First application were also introduced for the new Apple TV.
Looking back, nearly a third of people who bought an iPhone in the last quarter she passed from Android, in the same quarter sold Apple also the most Macs in history and behind the Apple Watch so far snatched over $1,7 billion. In the future with Spain Stane the second European country to receive Apple Pay, and the end of roaming in the European Union will not take place exactly as expected. He came out also an interesting interview with Apple's marketing chief Phil Schiler.
