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Samsung Upsetting The Sales of iPhone & iPad: Apple

San Jose; The blatant war between the Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics is everlasting, a new case appears in which a top executive of Apple Inc reportedly alleged that a South Korean Company was upsetting the sales of iPhone & iPad. That shows someone is taking the credit of someone’s else.

According to some authentic sources, Phil Schiller (marketing chief at the US tech giant) appearing before the federal court in the California, as a witness affirmed that the Samsung damaged the business, marketing efforts and reputation of Apple Inc by introducing devices which were copied from iPad and the iPhone.

Defending the release of iPad mini as a competition in tablet market, Phil Schiller said that the Apple was trying to make some better products and that it wasn’t in the competition. It’s very difficult to generate demand and people question our design and innovation skills like people never used to.

Phil Schiller also told the bench during the hearing on Friday, ‘’Samsung copied many features of Apple’s products like its design & attributes, the very essence of what the Apple is about’’.

‘’If we do not have that, we do no have the Apple’s business,’’ he added more.

iPhone 5S Improves Apple’s Market Share in China, Samsung still leads

With the release of iPhone 5S, Apple reclaimed its position among the top 5 Smartphone manufacturers in the China during 3^rd quarter.

But as usual the biggest gains in that period were done by the market leader Samsung, that saw its Smartphone Shipments soar 156 percent year over year.

In the China, Apple’s Market Share touched 8 percent as a result of 32 percent year over year rise in shipments, according to the Canalys (A research firm). Towards the termination of this period in September, the company released both its iPhone 5C and iPhone 5S models in a country.

Apple’s market share in China got the 5^th position due to the shipment growth. The country was amongst the markets to get the Apple’s new iPhones earliest. Last year, the Chinese buyers had to wait some months before the Apple’s device arrived officially.

‘’iPhone 5S was the major driver of growth,’’ Nicole Peng said (An analyst at Canalys research firm). The demand for iPhone has been very high as the gold colored Champagne model sold for $1,630 amongst the un-official sellers in the China’s Grey Market, she said more.

iPhone 5S (16GB) Has Become The Fastest Selling Model in the UAE

iPhone 5S (16GB) has become the fastest moving model and is estimated to be sold out early in this week, The top retailers told Cafeios.

Main retailer’s stores remained open for about an hour and the fans of iPhone 5S (16GB) were queuing up to put their hands on this handset.

‘’We’re good at stock conditions. We have only a limited iPhone 5S (gold) and have to struggle for every single piece we got. So, we’ve a better allocation than we projected,’’ Ashish Panjabi (COO Jacky’s Electronics) said.

He also said that more sales are on the iPhone 5S than iPhone 5C and there are still more enthusiasts waiting for their one.

iPhone 5S is vended in UAE and its full description is given below here.

• Dh2,749 for 16GB
• Dh3,149 for 32GB
• Dh3,549 for 64GB

While iPhone 5C holds a price tag of Dh2,749 (32GB) and Dh2,349 (16GB).

Some new iOS 7 features like 3D navigation, turn by turn navigation, iMessage, Facebook facetime, etc aren’t recently available in UAE. The demand for iPhone 5S is huge while iPhone 5C is cheaper than 5S with a difference of $100. iPhone 5C is also available in multi-colors but all went in vain as we don’t see any response from public.

Which Smartphone 2013 is Ideal For Gaming?

If you’re one of those game addicts who want to know which Smartphone 2013 is ideal for gaming experience, this post will give you answer.

There’ve been around 15 Smartphones released to date, and there could be some more before this year ends. Samsung Galaxy 4S is being considered ideal for gaming.

Have a peek at comparative specifications. iPhone 5S has a 4-inch screen display, and Galaxy 4S has 5-inch screen display. Screen resolution of iPhone is about 640 x 1136 pixels while the Galaxy 4S is about 1080 x 1920 pixels.

The iPhone 5S is developed by dual core (1.3 GHz processor), while the Samsung Galaxy 4S is developed by quad core 1.9 GHz processor. But it wouldn’t be a big deal when you play some online casino games as they don’t have any heavy specs to play, and doesn’t make any difference when you’re playing Angry Birds application, but when you talk about some heavy multiplayer-console quality games. iPhone may be able to run this sort of heavy stuff, but the Samsung Galaxy S4 is doing a good job with these kind of heavy stuffs.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 does have some competitors other than iPhone 5S. For example, Motorola Razor I is a fine all rounder, Huawei Ascend P6 have a great value for money, there’re some files on HTC One X+. The Sony Xperia Z1 is the most ideal phone to come from Sony, However Samsung Galaxy S4 remains at the top.

iPhone 5S Issues and Problems News Update

Apple admitted that a very small number of the iPhone 5S devices, company’s recent premier line of the units, are facing a problem that is affecting phone’s battery life.

Apple has talked about these defective units, according to PC Mag report. ‘’We discovered a manufacturing problem affecting a very limited number of iPhone 5S units that might cause the battery to get longer to charge and result in condensed battery life, ‘’ Apple stated in its statement. ‘’We’re reaching to the customers with the affected iPhones and will replace their affected phones with new ones.’’ However, Apple didn’t mention exactly how many units are affected.

Defective iPhones were confirmed by some customers themselves. iPhone 5S customers are about defective batteries, though it hasn’t been confirmed whether the iPhones are the ones exactly affected by the manufacturing issue that the Apple acknowledged.

The users of iPhone 5S are disappointed as these units didn’t live up to what Apple says, in terms of the battery life. An iPhone 5S should last ten hours of the talk time on a 3G and 250 hours on standby. The Smartphone should last for eight hours of the internet use of 3G and 10 hours on Wi-Fi or LTE. The handset also has an ability to watch videos up to 10 hrs, and listen music up to 40 hrs.

Apple Focusing On iOS 7.0.3 Update

The upcoming iOS update, that would possibly be the iOS 7.0.3 update, might come with a solution for some major issues which are being faced by iOS users.

First off, it may bring a permanent and official fix for iMessage issue which continues to plague iPhone users. Secondly, it might fix an issue with the software that involves iPads which were given to some school districts.

It was approved by the Apple that it was focusing on iMesseage issues which have turned out since the launch of iOS 7 and couldn’t have been fixed even with the newly updates. Many iOS users are still having iMessage issues, and depending on text messages.

Some of the iOS users have been able to solve the problem by simply resetting their network settings, but this isn’t a permanent solution. With the iOS 7.0.3 update which is under testing and some rumors pointing to next week release, we can now expect a permanent solution to this problem.

Another main issue which is disturbing Apple is the one affecting iPads which were provided to the school districts for the ease of the students. There are some supervision profiles for the educators in the iOS 7 to monitor their students, but unfortunately these profiles aren’t working properly as they appear broken in iOS 7.

Apple Confesses Battery Life Issue affecting iPhone 5S Models

A statement has come from Apple in which Apple confesses battery life issue that is affecting some iPhone 5S models. These models have a manufacturing issue which results in poor battery life that might be disappointing many iOS users.

‘’We just discovered a manufacturing issue that is affecting a very selected number of the iPhone 5S which may result in  poor battery life or cause the battery to get a longer time to charge,’’ Teresa Brewer (An Apple spokeswoman) said. ‘’We’re reaching out to the customers with affected iPhones and will replace them with new ones’’.

No exact number was provided as to how many models are affected, but we are assuming that the company would not have issued the launch if it was not significant. The iPhone 5S found to be the longest-lasting handset to-date in our review. If you are one of those victims who’re facing poor battery life issue, let us know about it in the comment section below.

It’s still in the air that how many iPhone 5S models are exactly affected, but NYT (New York Times) speculates it is at least a few thousand based on a fact that the Apple sold 9 million new handsets the weekend the new handset launched.

Apple packs A7 Processor In Its Latest Full Size iPad Air

The Apple introduced 5^th generation of its Full Size iPad on Tuesday, calling it iPad Air. This new contribution bumps up the performance and speed. Apple packs A7 processor making it faster than ever before. The new iPad Air sports 9.7 inch Retina Display, and there’s a smaller bezel around the display, 43% thinner than its predecessor. According to the Apple, the new iPad Air is 20% thinner than the 4^th generation model.

During the Apple’s media event, Phil Schiller (senior vice-president of worldwide marketing) called it, ‘’The lightest full size tablet in the whole world.’’

The iPad Air includes the latest 64 bit chip that was seen in iPhone 5S, along with a same M7 coprocessor. The Apple says these new processors bump up the graphical performance and speed as well. One thing which attracts me is its battery life as it can run up to 10 hours with a single charge. Although, this new tablet does not have a Touch ID technology first seen in iPhone 5S.

Both LTE and Wi-Fi models of this iPad Air will be on shipping since November 1 in the 42 countries. it’ll be the first tablet release ever where the China will be involved in the 1^st round of rollouts (however, the customers in the Hong Kong, Macao, and China will order only Wi-Fi models). This new iPad Air will come in white, silver, black, and space gray color schemes. Here is some information regarding wifi model’s price.

For Wi-Fi models only

$499 – 16GB      $699 – 64GB

$599 – 32GB      $799 – 128GB

For Wi-Fi + Cellular versions

$629 – 16GB        $829 – 64GB

$729 – 32GB         $929 – 128GB

The iPad Mini 2 remains in the Apple’s lineup at only $399 (16GB/ Wi-Fi version).

Apple announced new cases for iPad, at $79 for leather and $39 for polyurethane, comprising Product Red models of each.

Apple New iPad Mini 2 And iPad 5 Rumors

After releasing 2 new iPhones, the Apple says it has a lot more things to cover. Apple is planning to for a Tuesday event in the San Francisco. Apple new iPad Mini 2 and iPad 5 are expected from the Apple’s 22 October event, planned to be happening at 10AM PT / 1PM ET.

The invites have been dispatched to the journalists entitled ‘We still have a lot more things to be covered.’ The invitation additionally depicts a number of colorful leaves about Apple logo in background.

The new iPad will probably pick up a variant of iPhone 5S’ A7 chip that is designed to help drive that 2,048 x 1,536 display. Perhaps we will see the iPhone 5S’ M7 chip, but we would not bet on that.

The new iPad 5 could be an update to the Apple’s full sized iPad lineup, with some speculation hinting that the new iPad will feature fingerprint sensor technology and the Apple’s 64 bit chip. Both iPads will be available in the new gold models. Some authentic sources think that the Apple will stick with its typical pricing plans for the both models.

While this invitation does not tell us enough, the rumor is hinting a new iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2. There is also a talk that the Apple will use the October 22nd event to explain its Mac OS X Mavericks and its latest Mac Pro device. These new devices will be available or on sale from 1^st November.