Lukáš Gondek Apple's new reinforcement, another Apple 1 in the auction, apple watches for more than 100 thousand crowns and the strongest mobile brand in China. The current Apple Week writes about it.
Audio veteran Peter Eastty joins Apple (3/11)
Audio expert Peter Eastty has decided to leave Oxford Digital Limited, which he co-founded, to join Apple as director of audio processing from September. Eastty has been involved in digital audio for forty years - overseeing the pioneering audio team at Solid State Logic, 13 years as Principal Engineering Consultant at Sony, and the last 8 years as CTO at the aforementioned Oxford Digital. It is not yet known why Eastty joined Apple, but he could be working on improving the audio quality of Apple devices.
Source: MacRumors
Another Apple 1 goes to auction (November 3)
A few weeks after one of the approximately 50 remaining pieces of Apple's first computer, dubbed the "Apple 1," was sold, another is up for auction. The collector from Virginia expects to get at least $500 from the auction, which is not at all unrealistic, if we take into account that at the auction just a few weeks ago, the Apple 1 was auctioned for an incredible $905, i.e. converted to about 19 million crowns . The Apple 1 going up for auction now was purchased directly from Steve Jobs in June 1976, according to the collector, when a buyer who lived just a few blocks from the Jobs' home came to the now-legendary garage to pick up his computer. The computer still works, the collector demonstrated by running the original Star Trek game.
Source: Cult of Mac
Apple Watch could cost from $500 to $4000 (4/11)
The French online magazine iGen, which has in the past brought some true information about the new iPhones, this week published the alleged prices of the Apple Watch. According to him, the stainless steel Apple Watch should start at $500, while the "cheapest" version of the gold watch could be purchased by customers for $4 to $000. Apple has officially announced that the watch will start selling for $5, which many believe is the price of the aluminum Apple Watch Sport. In Czech crowns, we are talking about amounts from less than eight thousand to more than 000 thousand.
Source: MacRumors
Spotify reportedly surpassed iTunes in revenue in Europe (November 4)
Kobalt, which helps collect royalties for thousands of musicians, has announced that revenue from music streaming in Europe on Spotify was 13% greater than from iTunes music purchases during the most recent quarter. The WSJ report from last month, which reported a 13% drop in iTunes sales, corresponds with this number. Spotify is at the top of earnings for the first time, with the streaming company's earnings increasing threefold in the last two years. Apple will no doubt react to the decline in iTunes music sales. It is speculated that it will integrate the purchased Beats Music service into iTunes as early as next year.
Source: TechCrunch
The strongest mobile brand in China is Apple (November 5)
The China Brand research center confirmed Apple's success in China this year, naming Apple the strongest mobile brand in this Asian country. For a long time, Samsung was at the top of the mobile category, which is still the leader among Chinese customers in terms of televisions and monitors, but after two years, Apple took over its leading position. Not surprisingly, after signing a contract with the largest mobile service provider in the world - China Mobile - Apple got access to 750 million potential users. Between June and September, 39 million iPhones were sold in China, and the number could climb to nearly 90 million by the end of the year. Apple has bright prospects in China for the following years as well, in 2016, for example, it plans to open up to 25 new Apple Stores in the country. And so, despite many problems, such as the accusation of spying on Chinese users or the missing license that delayed the sale of iPhone 6, which Apple has to solve in China, the Californian company was able to establish itself in the country very quickly.
Source: Cult Of Mac
According to Forbes, the most valuable brand of the year is Apple (November 5)
Forbes magazine named Apple the most valuable brand in the world. He estimated its value at $124,2 billion, which is twice as much as the value of Microsoft, which finished in second place. Forbes took into account all the new products that Apple launched this year, so it was no surprise that the Californian company came out on top of the list. Since September, Apple has introduced two new iPhones, an update of both iPads, a new mobile payment system and let the whole world have a look at its new watches, which will come on the market next year.
Source: 9to5Mac
A week in a nutshell
Jony Ive us last week provided a few news about the Apple Watch - they will be able to wake up silently and will go on sale in the spring. Update yourself they will wait Emoji, in which Apple and Google plan to improve racial representation. Russia's radical position on Tim Cook's homosexuality has been confirmed removal Steve Jobs monument in St. Petersburg.
Unexpected changes also took place in the production of the new film about Steve Jobs. Christian Bale suddenly backed out and he will not play the role of an iconic innovator. The film's producers got off to a fast start act about playing the lead role with Michael Fassbender.
You're on CNN from the TV station's collaboration with Microsoft, and instead of using a Surface tablet, they only used it to support their iPads. According to Trent Reznor, the music industry and Apple have experienced problems with music sales this year solve streaming music. A new competitor has also appeared in the fitness bracelet market: Jawbone introduced the new Up3 flagship bracelet and the cheaper Up Move.
Oh no. Those transfers to crowns. The conversion is always approximately the price in dollars converted to CZK times 1,3 (VAT and duty)... That is. 350 dollars is not nearly eight thousand, but currently about 10.300 CZK. So the price tag can be, at best, 9.999 CZK for aluminum. It fits practically everything that is sold here from Apple.