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Apple’s iPhone holds 42% of the Smartphones Owned in US
The two new releases of Apple’s iPhone helped it to gain a larger share of the Smartphones owned in the U.S. in 3Q of 2013, Samsung stands with 26% that might give tough time to Apple in the near future, according to the recent figures conducted by NPD Group.
On Thursday, NPD Group released its latest data that confirms Apple’s lead in the world of Smartphones which rises from 35% to 42%. Samsung is also growing well as it makes a transition from 22% to 26%. Collectively, Apple and its rival Samsung occupy 68% of the Smartphones owned in America.
Apparently, Samsung and Apple are looking good. On the contrary side, other Smartphone manufacturers like HTC, BlackBerry and Motorola have been unsuccessful to get a prominent figure. The whole data ensures the bright future of Apple and Samsung.
One thing observed by NPD, is the high penetration of Smartphones into the American Society. Every sixth user out of ten uses Smartphone, that’s really amazing. They also revealed top music services that include Pandora, Spotify and heart Radio.
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Source: Apple Insider
Apple App Store Yields $10 Billion in 2013 – December Got The Most
Apple again has got another achievement as its App Store yields $10 Billion in 2013 and December proved to be the most grossing month in the history of the App Store. This ensures the bright future of Apple and it could be the market leader at some time.
On Tuesday, Apple announced that App Store consumers spent about $10 Billion in the 2013. Surprisingly, December takes the most part by earning $1 Billion of the whole amount that hasn’t been seen before.
Moreover, about 3 billion different titles have been downloaded during the holy month. Apple has spent around $15 billion on developers since 2008.
‘’We would like to thank our customers who did great bringing 2013 the most successful year of App Store,’’ Eddy Cue (senior vice-president of internet services at Apple) said. ‘’The range of applications for the holidays was staggering and we look forward for nice endings from developers in 2014.’’
The circle of Apple App Store covers 155 countries of the world, and iPad alone is responsible for half million apps.
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What We Can Expect from Apple in 2014?
The 2013 has been good for Apple as the company unleashed new products in every category i.e. iPhone, MacBook, iMac and iPad. The diversity in launching set the Apple to get nice outcomes. Now, how would Apple in 2014, what does Apple plan for? These kind of questions have been floating around the tech society. We’ll bring you the most possible speculations that might catch your interest.
Many people believe that the new Mac Pro has set a great tone for 2014. It revives the faith of users who didn’t expect any big from Apple after the Steve Jobs. The device is small but yet powerful that could tempt anyone to buy.
What’s new in 2014
It’s time for a highly anticipated Apple iWatch that could make the things worse for its competitors. Tim Cook (Apple CEO) points many times that they are in the favor of launching wearable technology and talks about wrist area specifically.
Apart from Apple iWatch, Apple could launch an iPhone with a bigger screen display that might be of 4.7-inch or 5.7-inch. Actually, Samsung ignited Apple to introduce some bigger iPhone as Galaxy S4 has been very outstanding from all perspectives. So, in that context we could expect some bigger devices including iPhone 6 and iPad Pro in 2014.
So in short, Apple might reveal iWatch, Apple TV and larger iOS devices. The new MacBook Air with the latest processor and Mac OS X is also in the air to come in 2014. The iPhone 6 could hold new iOS 8 with inventive ideas.
iOS 7 Holds 78% of the Apple Devices
Apple released new stats in which iOS 7 holds 78% of the active Apple devices, including iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The whole figures carried out in the last week ending on 29 December 2013, which points that iOS 6 accounted for 18% while other early versions scored 4% of the iOS devices.
The iOS 7 remains at the top and is the most successful mobile operating system from Apple so far. The data also endorse the quick adoption of iOS 7 that was released in the mid of September.
The 96% of the iOS devices are running on iOS 7 and one-year-old iOS 6, which shows that users have a very keen tendency for Apple’s new operating systems.
Though, Google hasn’t announced its official statistics since 2 December, its most recent figures showed that only 1.1% of the active Android devices were having Android KitKat 4.4, Google’s latest operating system.
The Google’s jelly Bean holds a major part of Android share that lies between 4.1.x and 4.3 versions. But surprisingly, Gingerbread versions account for 24.1% of the Android devices that ranges from 2.3.3 to 2.3.7.
Source: Apple Insider
Archos Announces A Slew of iOS-Compatible Devices
Archos (Electronics Maker) pre-announced a host of iOS-compatible devices on Monday, the company plans to show off them at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2014.
The Archos devices are compatible with the both Android and iOS mobile OS. They get easily connected to your tablets and Smartphones through a low energy Bluetooth, and are focused on improving connectivity at home and enhancing personal health, ‘’ the Company says.
Above all, Archos is about to reveal its innovations that also include Smart Watches at Consumer Electronics Show 2014 that might come with a price tag of $50. These Smart watches also have an ability to measure blood pressure flowing in your veins.
Archos will also introduce a Self App for iOS devices, and with the assistance of this app these products will work, and consumers will be able to see their health performance.
Apart from Smart watches, Archos will also shock you with its heap of new products at CES 2014, including motion ball, mini camera, weather tag, smart plug and movement tag. The 7-inch smart Home tablet would also be seen at Archos show.
They are also planning to uncover an ‘Archos Weather Station’ that will provide all outdoor and indoor climate info comprising humidity, CO2 levels, atmospheric pressure, noise level and temperature. This will work with the synchronization of a weather station application which’ll be available for the iOS users.
Source: Apple Insider
Apple iPhone 6 Updates – New Patent, Specs & Date Rumors
The newly-exposed patent for the iPhone 6 lets the users tag images using their voice only that brings technology more close to you. Instead it’s a quick and simple way to tag photo with great ease.
The Apple new patent works under the policy of ‘’ voice-based photo searching & tagging’’, and sports a new feature which requires your natural voice such as ‘’At Christmas Party’’. Don’t fuss, you’ll get your hands on this innovative technology soon.
Apple introduced Photo-Sorting feature in the iOS 7 that puts the users into an ability to find photos with location and time sorting. But this new patent commits more new ideas that enables Siri to find out the photos based on their tag faces taken on an image. The new feature also packs an ability to recognize landscapes or buildings.
The new iPhone 6 may come in the month of May 2014 along with iPad Max and large tablet in October, according to a new speculation made by Digitmes.
The new device might hold the EYE ID scanning technology that could tease its opponents like Samsung, HTC and Nokia. It will be the star feature of the upcoming iPhone 6. It’s just not going to behave as a passcode that unlocks your phone but also lets you log into your personal accounts such as bank accounts that haven’t been secured like that before. For further info about upcoming Smartphones, you may check our detailed speculations here.
Check this video demo that takes you behind this technology how it’ll work.
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Apple plans to launch larger iPad, iPhone 6, HDTV and iWatch in 2014
Apple introduced lots of new devices in 2013 comprising iPhone 5S and 5C, Mac Pro, iPad Mini and iPad Air with Retina Display. Now, there are lots of gossip around Apple’s new devices in 2014 can be heard such as Apple plans to launch larger iPad, HDTV, iWatch and iPhone 6 in 2014.
Apple has set a tradition of launching a new iPhone every year, so we can expect a new one from Apple in October 2014. Most analysts believe that Apple will quit 4’’ screen that can be found in iPhone 5, 5C and 5S. On the other hand, it has been said that the new iPhone could hold 6-inch screen display, but some analysts believe that it will be 4.8 to 5 inches. Besides screen display, it may also pack powerful processor, thinner and lighter body.
There’re lots of speculation have been made for Apple’s iWatch that it might come in 2014. Even companies like Samsung and Sony have released their Smart watches in 2013. Apple has hired high-profiled fashion executives such as Paul Deneve (Ex CEO of Yves Saint Laurent) and Angela Ahrendts (Ex CEO of Burberry). It shows Apple endeavors making something unique for the modern world.
You may have heard different rumors about Apple’s new iPad that it might pack 12-inch screen display, which is a little cumbersome to carry. Architects and engineers would love it if it holds a sharp retina display as they’ve to use some industrial apps. We also expect Apple TV from Apple in 2014.
Apple Updates its iBeacon System
Apple is improving customer service and GPS tracking to the whole new level with iBeacon. The iBeacon system is a new system which Apple is applying in its all retail stores.
The new feature sends push notifications and text messages to the users about Apple devices such as when your new iPhone is ready to take. Above all this, whenever you go into the Apple Store, you will be awarded a series of notifications and text messages offering and describing assistance on your location in Apple store.
iBeacon is concentrating on the improvement of customer experience by solving the queries that can be observed by a user while visiting Apple store. Apple wants to make it more efficient by offering a comprehensive information in its store.
The program will have coupons, product promotions and demonstrations. It’ll also let you put a shopping cart onto your handset when you’re in the store, which is really good for the Apple users as they can shop with more improved options. Other organizations are also working on iBeacon for their own interest.
When you go into the store, you will need to make sure that your handset’s wifi is ON as well as Bluetooth because iBeacon depend on low energy Bluetooth technology to detect your proximity.
iOS 7 Acceptance Increases than Android 4.4 KitKat
Android device users are also as excited as the iOS users to grab the latest OS for their device. Though, most Android handsets cannot be upgraded unless the carrier shows a green signal for the new operating system, and normally it takes long time. Apple’s OS model avoids wireless network operators, which gives an edge to Apple over Android, that’s why iOS 7 acceptance increases than the Android 4.4 KitKat.
You would to be astonished to know that about more than half of the iOS users updated to the new iOS 7 in the North America within 7 days after the release, according to the Chitika Insights (an online advertising network). After 2.5 months later, the adoption rate of iOS 7 in the North America has increased up to 70%, giving it an edge over Android and a title of the fastest adopted operating system so far.
iPhone users seem quite quicker in adopting the new OS than the iPad users. After detailed speculation done by the Chitika Insights conducted between 25 October and 18 November, 74.1% of the iPhone owners have switched to the iOS 7, while only 63% of the iPad owners have updated to iOS 7. Amazingly, iOS 6 is still in the air and being used on 22.4% of the iPhones and 24.6% of the iPads. A very minor number (2.6%) of iPhone owners is still relying on iOS 5 while 8.8% of the iPad users are running iOS 5.
The adoption rate of Android OS remains far behind to that of iOS 7, as Google says in its newly released monthly breakdown stats, Google’s Android KitKat 4.4 has only 1.1% adoption rate of the Android devices. It’s important to keep in mind that Chitika conducted adoption rate only in the North America, while Google does it worldwide.
Some Privacy Tips Of iOS 7
If you’ve not updated your iPad, iPhone, or iPad touch to the iOS 7 so far, I’ve only one question for you: What’re you waiting for?
That isn’t to say that the latest version of Apple’s OS is perfect. Here’re some privacy tips of iOS 7 you might want to review.
Enable Don’t Track, and block cookies in the Safari
To activate the Do Not Track in the Safari, Open Setting and select Safari. Tap the toggle to the right side of this feature. To block the cookies in the Safari, choose Block Cookies in the Safari’s Setting and select either Always, or ‘’from 3rd parties & advertiser’’.
Scroll down the Safari’s Settings to find out other two privacy enhancing options: Clear Cookies, Data, and History.
Before you click, view a link’s URL
Hold and press a link to open a half window which shows link’s URL & 4 options: Open > Open in new page > Add to Reading List > Copy.
Block callers in your contacts
On iPhone, blocking service is available in Phone, FaceTime, and Message apps. On iPod touch and iPad, you can block annoying callers in FaceTime and Message. As the Apple Support states, you will not receive messages, phone or FaceTime calls from annoying persons.
In FaceTime and Phone applications, Open Recents or Favorites, tap the Information button that is located on the right side of the contact you wanna block, Scroll down > choose Block this Caller. You may also Open Contacts > Choose the entry > Choose Block this Caller.
If you want to block a sender in the Messages, open any message, tap the Contact > Hit Info button > Press this Caller.
If you want to see your blocked callers, Choose app in the Settings, and choose Blocked. You may also add a contact to the list simply by tapping Add New and then choosing the contact. If you want to unblock a contact, tap Edit and then select the entry.
