Apple is no longer led by 2016 phone main selling points summary

As the mobile industry's big brother, every major iPhone upgrade is of great significance since since the birth of iPhone, Apple has led manufacturers to the consumer popularity of multi-touch control, integrated body, fingerprint recognition technology and processes, can be said to have Apple Smartphone would not be like this today. There is never too much deification of Apple, Smartphone also has a lot of new features is not the Apple initiative, other mobile phone manufacturers are also striving to become sponsors in mobile phone new to standards. Today we count about those not in Apple, led by 2016 the phone manufacturers might focus on features.

Dual camera

Dual cameras today are not a new thing, we glory in HTC M8, 6 Plus, cat out of AXON and are seen on the 360 odd cool mobile phone designs. Appears to be the same dual camera design is used, but in fact, there are many doorways. Like HTC M8 and secret AXON and glory 6 Plus image is different, here we simply introduce.

HTC M8 and secret AXON used of two a camera head are has main camera and Deputy camera of points, which main camera used to normal photo, Deputy camera is used to records depth information, such of benefits is can achieved fast focus, addition many user deep love of big aperture background virtual of is thanks Yu this star Deputy camera, HTC M8 Shang first photo Hou focus of tricks is relies on Deputy camera to achieved. In addition, as a result of the dual cameras, cell phones could be used to "triangulation" principle focus, the principle is very simple, when known to be subject to two different camera angle and the distance between the two cameras, mobile phones can quickly calculate the exact distance of objects and a video camera, by moving the focus motor rear lens, greatly reduce focusing time.

Glory 6 Plus since publishing publicity when "dual cameras" and "Bionic parallel", what is "Bionic parallel"? The human eye can be said to be the world's most sophisticated "camera", it 500.007 million of w pixels, Iris F2.8-F32, in addition to these "arguments" We also ignore the fact that human eyes are one of the most simple: human beings have two eyes. Why do humans have two eyes instead of one? One reason is that the human brain is strong enough, it can get two eyes the images into a single image, you could say this is the best gifts nature gives us.

6 Plus is based on the principle of glory, is equipped with two identical cameras, in addition to achieving these HTC M8 and the secret of AXON function, glory 6 Plus two cameras can be based on software algorithms into a picture taken, so as to increase the sharpness. Unlike the human eye, is just, the Smartphone is equipped with the ISP well without a strong brain and a match point, and therefore cannot be synthesized in real time, this small series had to lament of nature "gods".

Rumors this year Huawei P9 and Nubia Z11 will carry two cameras, is looking forward to what the two companies bring new rules of the game. Remote assistance features

T2 Conference in a hammer, hammer the function of science and technology published the full of feelings, even a lot of people express remote assistance by hammer video cry. Remote assistance is a really nice feature, in fact, Hammer is not the first issued a similar function of science and technology vendors, Huawei has implemented this feature before, and named it "family care", but has not caused the stir in the market, perhaps Huawei in achieving Hammer technology means not to have "feelings". Can be sure that this year there will be more and more vendors added similar functionality, phone ROM is after all these years it would be hard to impress our highlight, and remote assistance is undoubtedly a.

type-C

Type-c compared yiqian of transmission programme maximum of advantages is can pros and cons Plug and faster of transmission speed, this is a without debate whether of good programme, but in 2015, we and no see type-c in intelligent phone Shang of universal, domestic manufacturers in the also only a added, and Le depending on, equipped with has type-c, can certainly of is, in this year, will has increasingly more of manufacturers using type-c programme, this year will will is type-c of outbreak years.

type-C

Type-c compared yiqian of transmission programme maximum of advantages is can pros and cons Plug and faster of transmission speed, this is a without debate whether of good programme, but in 2015, we and no see type-c in intelligent phone Shang of universal, domestic manufacturers in the also only a added, and Le depending on, equipped with has type-c, can certainly of is, in this year, will has increasingly more of manufacturers using type-c programme, this year will will is type-c of outbreak years.

Ultrasonic fingerprint identification fingerprint recognition with the General the biggest difference is with common fingerprint identification device is a two-dimensional image, and ultrasonic fingerprint identification fingerprint can be more in-depth analysis and even penetrates below the skin's surface to identify fingerprint unique 3D features. Remember hacker team used LaTeX before cracking the iPhone5s fingerprint identification number? Ultrasonic fingerprint recognition will make them feel helpless.

In addition, the characteristics of ultrasonic fingerprint recognition without capacitive sensor and buttons also limit can be hidden under a variety of materials, such as glass, plastic or metal. At this point, small thought of Meizu's small white circle, if ultrasonic fingerprint recognition had appeared a year or two, Meizu will keep the iconic white circle. Finally, ultrasonic fingerprint recognition was not under the influence of grease, dirt, water, etc, that is dirty and wet can also unlock.

Shortly before the CES Conference, Le Le MAX Pro Gao Tongxiao Dragon 820 starting model, letv Max Pro Le microscope, ultrasonic fingerprint and fingerprint integration supports 360 degree angle recognition, fingerprint entry 5 group, with very high accuracy and speed of response. MAX Pro is a starting point and 820 models in droves this year be released. Visual infinity box and curved screens.

Samsung S5 Samsung has been denigrated, Samsung pros, secretly resolved to set black technology all in one, so Samsung S6/Edge its debut. This should be Samsung's products, S6 edge is the Samsung a toe in the water in the surface screen market, no adequate stocking, but the market was looted and empty, S6 of the hook are dangerous edge that cool curved screen. Nubia Z9 MAX elite and depending on the phones with no border for the stunt, but implemented differently, our substantial borderless mobile phone from the Internet's "spy photos" you can see the user preference for borderless mobile phone, in 2016, whether you are a vision no border no border is ID, as long as it is without borders, will make consumers excited.

News that Samsung will open their surface screen this year for use by other manufacturers, and if so, we will see more handsome dregs of the phones on the market, therefore the surface screen and no border design it will be 2016 Smartphone in one direction.

At this time, 2016 's mobile phone market is more fun, more diversified? Let us look forward to this year

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Apple iPhone6s went on sale will start at home

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Apples in the fall of 2015 launch come on release the brand new iPhone6s/iPhone6s Plus. As the launches Qian exposure of as, iPhone6s although in appearance Shang and Qian generation almost see not out what difference, but in performance, and control and photo, experience Shang upgrade significantly, like new of A9 processor equipped with 2GB RAM guarantee machine performance, carrying fusion new induction type 3D Touch touch control technology of screen let control became more interesting, main camera upgrade for 12 million pixel Hou let photo brings more big leap, certainly also has faster of fingerprint recognition and joined has new of rose gold color scheme, Price is consistent with the previous generations. More importantly, after following the Apple iPhone5s, iPhone6s first went on sale in the country again. In this regard, how did netizens do?

Annual Apple iPhone new netizens are always most concerned about big events, regardless of whether it will buy, most people are going to understand, which makes the total number of votes, a record more than 330,000 people. This which has 19.1% of users said must will to buy, because is really fruit powder will no retained to to support; also has 27.1% of users said not purchase, because on iPhone products not interested in (certainly this inside certainly also has many users is because price too your and not buy); also, 17% of users in wait-and-see in the, said didn't want to do first small white rat demo new machine,, had paragraph time again do consider; last also has 36.8% of rational fruit powder users said will buy, But because the first shortages of price instability, so hopefully the supply and price stability to be considered. 

Such findings, also within the expected range. According to the rhythm of recent years Apple updates iPhone products, are generally two years replacement to upgrade from the inside, and every encounter "s" always on the previous generation of hardware and some of the experience is improved. Although this iPhone6s looks almost no change, but in hardware upgrades are also very attractive. Don't bend the fuselage, and photographs, new 3D Touch screen as well as performance improvements are expected. Most importantly, mobile phone prices did not change, remained the same as iPhone6 listed last year, lowest 5288 Yuan from the sale.

From the popularity of September 12, presale, new Apple iPhone strong appeal there is no doubt that while Apple stock up in the first model is the industry, but still jiabuzhu the user's enthusiasm for website downtime situations do occur, but most users successfully ordering their favorite products. Because iPhone6s are officially for sale until September 25, so iPhone6s what are the substantive changes in the experiences, or how large are these changes, we will have to wait. Will give you the most comprehensive and detailed follow-up reports, user provides hope to those who are still in a wait-and-see more information.

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A patent fight to Apple a lot of secrets exposed

Apple and Samsung patent war starting from 2011, and more recently Korea Samsung finally agrees to pay Apple $ 548 million (about 3.51 billion yuan), paying for infringing Apple's patents and designs. The cause of the awards are still Samsung infringed Apple's patent, was a copy of Apple's iPhone design. In May last year United States court damages decreased from us $ 930 million to $ 548 million. Other proceedings connected with infringement of Samsung products will be heard beginning next spring.

This patent lawsuit after several hearings, witnesses took turns on stage Apple and Samsung, Apple to prove infringement of Samsung, Samsung felt that Apple's complaint is not valid, now everything is clear. Witnesses in the process, we also know that some Apple would not normally open secrets.

Stunning iPhone prototype

Undoubtedly this exposure of secrets in patent battle, is the most Quotable iPhone prototype. Such as the following eight-iPhone.

This is one of the first iPhone prototype, the status bar indicates the signal strength of a small white spot on. Many icons are based on corresponding applications in the OS x system icon design. In the Home, we also see a "Menu". IPhone is how to start?

Early preparation and software

Sikete·fusite was in charge of iPhone team, jobs from within the company allowed him to any team and the Department deployed additional staff to enter the iPhone team. But he also told foster, outside the company who do not have to consider.

Foster, redeploying staff can't even tell them, what does he need them to be responsible for the project. He can only say, if you choose to join, then they would have to "keep working hard for several years, to give up evenings and weekends the rest of the time. "He is very direct and tell them:" If you choose this role, you will have to work harder than before. ”

Apple to "Project Purple" named for the iPhone project, the development work is done in a separate building, it all became foster's dormitory. "There's always someone, is full of pizza flavor. ”

Security level almost to the point of fly can't get. Building that is full of cameras and card machines, staff has to produce documents before entering the important development area, 5-6.

Original iPhone development team posted on the wall in a "Fight Club" poster and Project Purple project, whose article is not talking about any Project related to the Purple thing.

Foster development of a generation of the iOS interface very much, he spent several years in it.

Foster said the reading text on a page need to pinch zoom, he can't stand this operation, so came up with double-click Zoom feature.

2012 Apple iPhone Panel for 2000 in the number of people now may have more.

In addition to software, the suit also makes us aware of Apple's industrial design team. Apple designers kelisiduofu·sitelinge (Christopher Stringer) to testify will say a lot of interesting information.

Hardware and industrial design

When iPhone project's industrial design team, a total of 16 people, they're very crazy, there is only one common goal--to imagine a unprecedented products, used to guide them. Apple's industrial design team work closely, often exchanging ideas and sketches on current and future products. Stringer said the Panel members for feedback on proposed design is usually very cruel but also very real.

Iterative process is very long and, in some cases, a simple design elements might have 50 different models.

Apple's industrial design team and technical staff in close cooperation. How problems with the different designs and effects, such as drop tests of durability, technical feedback to design teams in these areas.

Early iPad prototypes have support bars

Stringer testified in court in the course of said generation almost with two curved glass on the iPhone, but in the end they give up this design, because of the limited technology at that time, after all, the iPhone is to mass production, according to the specifications of Apple to cut the glass, cost is very high. But Apple iPhone prototype surfaces.

Apple several years ago to focus on the automotive industry

Apple Executive Phil Schiller said when testifying, built upon the success of the iPod, Apple brainstorm product ideas to encourage employees to think Apple is very open in this regard.

"Following the success of the iPod, we begin to discover what they should be doing. If we can develop the iPod, that what we are able to develop products. "Recommendations of the staff has talked about professional cameras, cars, and other all kinds of crazy stuff. It is interesting, Tuoni·fadeer said not long ago, in 2008, when he and Steve Jobs talks about Apple Car should look.

How Apple keeps iOS closed source

Before the trial started in 2013, Apple and Samsung, Apple Vice President Henri Lamiraux in order not to open iOS iOS engineering parts of the source code, and submitted a statement to the Court, which reads as follows:

Apple, Apple source code access is the highest level of security protection. IOS source code of physical access is limited to authorized employees, and their code is only part of notes. Staff directly involved in software development, management, and security access. These employees also need to obtain management approval, authorized employees, they have authorized access to special account.

Apple to Samsung's "The next big thing is already here" hated advertising

Have Samsung like laughing at Apple and Apple in their own ads. Open a message in this lawsuit shows that Phil Schiller actually very dissatisfied with the company of Samsung's behavior, and he even suggested he change the advertising agency.

After 2013, Samsung ads, Schiller's TBWA\CHIAT\DAY advertising yourself contact sent a message, asking them to make a big change, and quickly.

Apple iPhone every month market research needs

Jobs said Apple will not be conducting market research, it is not so. In the lawsuit at Apple and Samsung, Apple iPhone and iOS Vice President of product marketing, Joswiak said Apple users in multiple countries every month.

These investigations enable Joswiak said Apple understands that in different countries is what drives consumer choice of Apple's iPhone, but not for other products, like Samsung Android device sold, they are the most commonly used features, users of statistical information, as well as their satisfaction with different aspects of the iPhone.

These surveys really has helped Apple has been able to learn in a variety of countries, consumers will tend to choose the iPhone because of which details properties.

Funny this is Apple market research is strictly confidential, and is usually only a small part of Apple's top executives to learn the results of the market survey

Joswiak said, "without my permission, any iPhone or iPad-related investigations are not able to open outside of the group. I don't usually allow relevant personnel to disclose such information. If I agree with public information about market research, then this information is basically interactive research, but such information is only exposed in the staff who need to know. ”

Steve Jobs think iPhone and Android war is a holy war

Steve jobs once said that he was willing to spend Apple's billions of dollars of cash reserves to launch Android "thermonuclear" and the other in October 2010, in a message, jobs also noted that 2011 will launch a holy war to Google. Message was sent 6 months after Apple is suing Samsung over the Court.

Apple's product roadmap is well thought out in advance

Also in his message that he already spoke about LTE support and iPhone 5 hardware problem, the time the email is in October 2010, and the iPhone 5 is released in 2012, exactly two years earlier. Jobs also mentioned the iPad 2 to be published to keep ahead of your competitors ' strengths.

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Apple iPhone 4 inches or next year for fall

Apple's latest iPhone 4-inch color metal not in 2016 issued in the first half. Rosenblatt securities analyst Zhang said the latest entry-level iPhone started production until the third quarter of next year at the earliest. He called the low-cost mobile phone iPhone 7C, which implies that it launches next fall with iPhone, 71.

Other analysts put the rumors of getting started with iPhone called the iPhone 6C, it would be vested in existing iPhone 6 products. The small screens of smartphones will replace iPhone 5C, which has a series of Candy-colored plastic enclosure, as well as the high-end iPhone 5S.

KGI securities last week (KGI Securities) analyst Guo Mingchi (Ming-Chi Kuo) predicting the new iPhone may be released in early 2016. "We do not believe that before the third quarter of 2016, Apple will start for the iPhone 7C began to manufacture a 4-inch screen, because we have not seen any model of the new 4-inch phone accessories orders issued. "Zhang said. "So until at least 2016 will have iPhone 7 c component at the end of the second quarter news. ”

Some analysts question whether interim releases of the new 4-inch iPhone will help promote the sales of Apple's smart phone, especially sales encouraging iPhone6 compared with last year. Apple shares depressed, mainly due to fear from Apple's yearly unit sales for the quarter will begin to decline. 4.x or 5.x-inch Smartphone is now becoming mainstream, people who want to return to the classic is not, but the number may be relatively limited.

Recently on news of the new Apple 4 inch with all that media on a released product for such a large-scale campaign, and Apple has not refuted, we did have the chance to see such a product next year. Now we want to know, in a 4.7-inch iPhone 6/6s and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus/6s Plus a devastating epidemic of today, Apple launch 4-inch model and how much market? This is a problem of concern to many people, especially those who eat relies on forecasts of analysts. However, analysts were 4 inches before the new iPhone to predict future market, have been given their views. Wei Feng network news, recently some of foreign science and technology commentator on iPhone 4 inch is forecasted, they think of this model is really able to show its charm, but attracted to female consumers, not too interested in men.

The reason is simple, a 4-inch screen more suitable for operation for female consumers, and most of the male user actions without pressure to the 4.7-inch screen, so they don't have the urge to return to the classics.

In their new single of the Hello MV, Adele uses a cell phone equipped with old-fashioned flip QWERTY physical keyboard, this scene has left many people feeling nostalgia. Yes, you can still buy flip phones at a cheap price, but in today's mobile phone market is almost negligible. In the eyes of these critics, now plans to launch 4-inch Apple iPhone, it is also in this old road.

If 4-inch iPhone really released next year, you would have to abandon the larger screen of iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus do? Don't forget, it is said that this new opportunity to carry same processor as the iPhone 6s.

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Apple music admission too late is not in the top three

Take a look at how Apple's competitors have large first-mover advantage. Apple Music actually is located in sector IV, far behind Pandora, Spotify and YouTube, and the three companies still is getting bigger, bigger and better. Pandora has 78 million active users, the company had just acquired the Rdio, and planned to launch an on-demand service at the end of next year, provide options for the user, thus competing directly with Apple Music. Spotify announced in June this year the user total to 75 million, is expected later this month could reach 100 million. YouTube itself is one of the largest streaming music service also recently launched the independent YouTube Music applications, simplify the user experience.

When Apple Music when introduced in June this year, music industry think that not using streaming music because of the Apple brand recognition and user experience, and to subscribe to the service. But the reality is that YouTube is simplifying the streaming music experience, Spotify is not under attack, Pandora also strengthened the user base. And to make matters worse, even if Apple Music the right way, but it was too late.

Micro cleaning hundreds of illegal accounts including Uber drops

Uber recently declared public being micro-message envelope kill micro team in response to the letter, concerned about recent Uber, drop service account cleanup has aroused wide concern, said up to now, the platform for 168 Uber related services accounts and 136 drops of cleaning the service account.

Similar to the iPhone 6c and 5s 4 inch screen confirmed

News that iPhone 6c 4-inch display will continue old iPhone resolution of 1136x640, and in iPhone 6s and appears on the iPhone 6s Plus 3D Touch-pressure control will be out for, but Touch ID should be without, this also means that all high hopes iPhone will support Apple Apple Pay.

Cameras, analysts expect iPhone 6c and not too many surprises, it will continue to use the iPhone on the 5s the iSight 8 million pixels camera with rear and front-facing camera pixel is slightly poor 1.2 million pixels, but iPhone 6c in iOS 9 blessings should also support Live Photo photos.

Look, there is news that iPhone 6c with colorful color scheme as a highlight, but the fuselage material is likely to upgrade from a previous polycarbonate alloy, and in order to maintain similarity with the iPhone and iPhone 6 6s, iPhone 6c or 2.5D surface glass, but the Flash with the speaker opening designs may vary.

Music App reviews cool dog music: the nostalgic power complex

Before you know it, has come to the final phase of a music review, this issue, we reviewed is the cool dog music. Following the latest network after the Divine Comedy of brainwashing by QQ music, cool dog music of this period is a must for our evaluation are an eye-opener. What is it? You can slowly look down.

This review on Thursday, still from the interface, content, services, three score the cool dog music, look at cool dog is not to your liking.

In this cool dog music reviews, four test scores are given as follows: 79 minutes, 68, 63 minutes, 60 minutes.

Advantages: covers most of music copyrights, advertising frequency is low, the sound quality is good.

Disadvantages: UI interface needs to be improved, heavy social functions and algorithms for poor overall style, power on the welcome was so deceptive, too fun.

Average score: 67.5

Featuring Ali + Ant pair Zhang Jianfeng group "Taiwan chief architect"

Alibaba announced organizational structure a comprehensive upgrade, form "little front office, middle office" operational mechanisms, make organizations more agile, more young people take on more important duties. Taiwan business group set up at the Alibaba group, Zhang Jianfeng (nickname: Epilepsy) as President, and as a group and Ant unified Middle Office System Chief Architect financial services group, responsible for two groups of middle Office system planning and construction.

Changes of businesses under consumer upgrades, all of the participants in the reconstruction of self. Alibaba also through organizational change, achieve operational data from the IT age, operational data transformation DT era. This concerned whether Alibaba can also be used as the infrastructure of the business community as a whole "utility".

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Apple music admission without streaming the music industry before it's too late

We have been accustomed to that long overdue. New technology of the company has always been to take a wait-and-see attitude, wait to grasp larger, will launch its own product, and claims to be the best in the industry.

Samsung Galaxy Note After the success of the series, Apple has released iPhone 6 Plus 2 years to large screen phones and iPad Pro release 3 years later than Microsoft Surface Pro. Most famous is the first generation iPhone has yet to use the 3G, until the technology becomes more stable and widely available, before deciding to adopt the technology. IPhone 6 Plus strategy flawlessly and took advantage of people's desire for big-screen phone. Preliminary report shows that iPad Pro may also contribute to Apple's tablet computer sales during the Christmas shopping season, but the overall effect is not clear.

This seems to be a sensible strategy, but specific to music streaming, Apple time seems a bit too long to wait, even failing to integrate into the game. As of October, Apple Music has 6.5 million subscribers, for such a young service, so many paying users are hardly uncommon. But the biggest problem is that Apple Music, there are already hundreds of millions of users access to streaming music through other services without using the paid service of the power.

Take a look at how Apple's competitors have large first-mover advantage. Apple Music actually is located in sector IV, far behind Pandora, Spotify and YouTube, and the three companies still is getting bigger, bigger and better. Pandora has 78 million active users, the company had just acquired the Rdio, and planned to launch an on-demand service at the end of next year, provide options for the user, thus competing directly with Apple Music. Spotify announced in June this year the user total to 75 million, is expected later this month could reach 100 million. YouTube itself is one of the largest streaming music service also recently launched the independent YouTube Music applications, simplify the user experience.

How about next year? Even users of Apple's success next year will be expanded to 10 times, still only 65 million users, Spotify and YouTube's growth slowdown is still unknown. If Spotify does not reach 100 million users mark this month, means the company's users do not have doubled in the past year. Users can reach 150 million next year? So it seems that Apple and the growing gap between these services, unless the company can find a way to attract a large number of users, or for a long time will continue to lose out on Spotify and Pandora.

This hardware device with Samsung and Microsoft first-mover advantages in the field of different. In front of the Apple Music launch, there are 67% Americans use streaming music services a week. Since there is no free file, so Apple is difficult to persuade the public to use their services. Unless you must listen to Drake's latest album, or hate the existing service, or not many people will buy Apple Music. If Apple Music wants to catch up with Spotify and YouTube on the number of users, it is necessary to increase the intensity of product development.

Publishing now, 5 months later, Apple iOS version Music is full of loopholes. Using the service at the desk not much where, just like 2008 will still have to deal with iTunes. Best feature of this service is always open Beats of Radio 1, does not require paid accounts can also be used. For me, still keep iTunes to occasionally buy some cheryldahle songs. If you're like me, then when the Spotify application effect is good, Pandora can also be compatible with all devices, YouTube can also provide a lot of entertainment content would certainly be willing to use this bloated programs.

Although still lags behind competitors, but Apple isn't completely out of the game. Every year the company can sell hundreds of millions of mobile phones, the Apple store has enough flow, can persuade some users to use their services. But if Apple really wanted to catch up with competitors, you need to provide more attractive options than the 3-month probationary period in order to convince people to abandon years of service.

I test this summer when Apple Music and found that it was the best discovery engine. It has good songs, but can I use this service quickly elect my favorite songs in the process. In my assessment two days after the release, Spotify has launched Discover Weekly playlist, which is one of the best music in recent years, 5 months the playback capacity of 1.7 billion. It is also one of the reasons I'm not going to give up Spotify. Though the Apple Music playlist it's trump card functions, but it must be in a simple way like Spotify take full advantage of user data, users truly satisfied with your service.

Apple Music also needs an independent desktop application from iTunes using, which is one of Apple's software have been cast aside. Earlier this year, Apple in OS x is replaced with iPhoto and Aperture Photos, for most users, this is a good thing. The company should also take similar steps on iTunes, the development of new desktop application version of the Apple Music. Apple can't wait a year until the WWDC in June a major upgrade to the Apple Music, and should speed up the update frequency, to attract people to interact with them more frequently.

When Apple Music when introduced in June this year, music industry think that not using streaming music because of the Apple brand recognition and user experience, and to subscribe to the service. But the reality is that YouTube is simplifying the streaming music experience, Spotify is not under attack, Pandora also strengthened the user base. And to make matters worse, even if Apple Music the right way, but it was too late.

If Apple really wants to win the streaming music wars, we must raise standards, brand to rest on our laurels alone has had it.

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Fifth-generation Apple TV pilot is said to be unwilling to make set-top boxes

science and technology news site 9to5Mac said, while fourth-generation Apple TV set-top box just listed a month, but its next-generation product has entered the production phase.

This message is the source of Taiwan media DigiTimes, Apple's supply chain manufacturers Quanta is said to have received the next generation Apple TV set-top box production order is expected early production might be in 2016.

Enter the trial phase, which means this product development process has finished.

The speed is amazing, because the latest fourth generation Apple TV released in September this year, officially listed only in November. But considering the third-generation Apple TV is at June's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) launch, the fourth generation is said to be the cooperation did not on well so will be delayed until September. So, back to the right point in time this year, explained make sense.

We just worry about whether people really update to the Apple TV has such high demand? If a year like a phone upgrade, Apple must come up with something to attract more people, just like they do on the iPhone.

Is said to be a new generation of Apple TV hardware configuration will increase, but the key fact is that Apple uses to create mobile set-top box, "hardware + ecosystem" model. This line of thinking in the fourth-generation set-top box begin to take shape, in addition to watching network TV shows, Apple Remote control handle into game, joined his tvOS ecosystem, and distribute the SDK API, to attract application developers to give it more.

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Vice President of Apple's answer: "programming one hour" meaning where

This is the Apple company participating in the event for the third year in a row, is also the second year in a row in the Apple Store retail stores around the world to carry out this activity. For most people, "programming one hour" is a rare Word, it is, therefore, Apple's Senior Vice President of software engineering, Craig Fedrighi (Craig Federighi) on Friday calls Sina science and technology online, explains why Apple about this activity.

Hour of Code, Chinese name for "programming one hour", this activity was initiated by the Code.org, computer science lectures aimed at encouraging participation by teenagers, reduce the threshold to get started programming, so that they no longer think programming is a mysterious and elusive thing.

This activity on the phone when Fedrighi is given a set of numbers: so far, already has 465 stores to participate in the activities, and cover to China. More than 1400 global talks is expected to have more than 10,000 young people will be educated.

Programming hour is not the depth of education, just as in Apple's retail stores free photo or video clip tutorials as, it is enlightenment.

According to Fedrighi's argument, and program activities the aim is to give young people an hour were the door to open a program, it's a spark, may help teens change their way of thinking or promote creativity, or even become their future career direction.

Fedrighi comments may be made, is his own code of agricultural origin, and can be said to be small children: at the age of 10, was sent by his mother to related courses started programming, then realized it was his thing to do for the rest.

70, young began his road to programming Fedrighi with Mac. Then enter the NeXT company, also joined the company. Now, as head of Apple's software, in recent years, the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) can see his shadow on the stage.

In fact, Apple is not the initiator of this activity, if traced back, many Silicon Valley companies have been involved in programming hour, its originators Code.org is a public institution, the sponsor is a former Microsoft high Guan Hadi-Hadi partovi (Hadi Partovi), and received the support of many Silicon Valley executives. If you look back at the last year's news, you'll find such as "Microsoft invited the children of migrant workers to learn programming," "Barack Obama United States first programming President" or "Zuckerberg and the gates to the United States 10 million students taught computer science" such as reporting.

Fedrighi explained that Apple's advantage lies in the Apple store, as we said at the beginning, Apple store had just sold the products where, at present, it is the gathering place of Apple fans. Staff are good at product information what is the corporate culture here will be passed to the user, this is the Apple store beneath the glossy appearance of the kernel. IMovie is cut in the past, GarageBand Music Editor tutorial, now joined the programming classes.

"Apple's in-store environment is good, but on the other hand, these elements are located in the downtown area, can attract a limited number, how to enhance audience? "Sina science and technology made this problem, Fedrighi advice is to Code.org online learning platform, so that everyone can participate.

In addition, students from poor areas of China are still many Fedrighi when it comes to the matter said Apple hopes to extend coverage of this event, to cover more area.

On this event, Apple's Senior Vice President in charge of retail stores and online stores, Angela alundeci (Angela Ahrendts) also expressed their views: retail store team loved the rich young life activities. Students are constantly growing and learning at the same time, community also became involved in the programming and development and expansion. In our retail store, the best team to educate and inspire the next generation of Apple products, is the most meaningful gift I can think of.

Apple's recent two-year high to participate in volunteer activities, and perhaps the regeneration of programming hours is not as May Lin or October of clean energy projects that need to invest a lot of money, but Apple the importance assigned to this event to open than the other two.

"Programming is an exciting creative expression" Fedrighi the idea is very simple, just like his own personal experiences, so that more children will be able to contact computer education at an early age, let them select do you want to learn to program, not because the school does not teach this course will lose an opportunity to choose.

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The first iPad Pro Logitech Create third party accessories EDIROL PCR-m

Will iPad create productivity tools is one thing Apple is planning for a long time, iOS 9 was released, I used to own the iPad Air 2 had a Logitech Bluetooth keyboard (ik1051), although no substitute for MacBook, but if reading a book to knock two line note at any time when, with enough to meet demand.

In September, after the press conference, Apple's official productivity properties upon their latest iPad Pro, published together with it, except that Apple Pencil full of controversy, there are Smart Keyboard the keyboard. In the evaluation when the iPad Pro, we have detailed descriptions of the official property of the keyboard, as well as its experience (link). Was also mentioned, Logitech has created a dedicated keyboard for it.

Now, almost a month after the experiences that Create keyboard, we offer you this experience report.

Create keyboard and case two in one product. Logitech is used at design, this textile fabric on IK products has been used more than once, Create keyboard trying to make it a paper Notepad. But the name did not follow IK series, but used the word "Create" this name, this is the metaphor of the iPad Pro productivity tool properties, also on behalf of Logitech's emphasis on new products.

The exterior design, texture and skid resistance is the benefit of good, even the iPad Pro body is large, mounted on Create keyboard can get in good sense. Of course, the price is that the machine will become more valuable, its measurements are 315x230x19.9 mm, 725 grams in weight, which is equal to the weight of an iPad Pro, is Create keyboard tanks.

Create the Smart Keyboard keyboard keyboard and Apple went in a different direction, a light, a partial function. Apple is as thin and discard something, Logitech Smart Keyboard functionality that is not in your own way and back.

First touch, black buttons and silver hands made it look like the Macbook, if you finger on the keyboard may feel more like, precisely because a little thicker than the official keyboard, can have the key spacing 19 mm and 1.5 mm key travel and better feel. Keys for it look, feel, even small efforts are no different from the MacBook, it will move from the Mac camp to iPad camp productivity tools users to adapt.

Create keyboard is a six-button design, except there is no ESC key, another key layout, like the MacBook, screen capture, volume adjustment, return desk, task management and other shortcuts. And because there is some on his hand, Palm has been relying on, was not much, but better than the Smart Keyboard.

One regret was the iPad Pro Create keyboard of only one point, and this position is more suitable for use on the table, a bit lower if you put it in perspective, such as the knee, will find the screen angle is a bit awkward.

Create a keyboard is the first to support Apple's Smart Connector interface peripherals, the benefits of this interface are no batteries, so long as interfaces will be able to start typing, keyboard backlight also have powered iPad Pro, and almost no lag.

In order to make it more like the MacBook, Logitech, and even add a backlight to it, and there are three levels of adjustable brightness, which is a pain point for Smart Keyboard the keyboard. Usage scenarios, and people for the iPad Pro (light office anytime, anywhere), it is still very useful. In my tests this time of deep feeling is: the blind is not a problem, but in the dark through screens according to the right when a symbol, you will understand the importance of the keyboard lights.

There are four color schemes Create keyboard, an option more than Smart Keyboard only dark gray. Red + Gold combinations are dazzling despite the official website, but still recommended best buy grey or black or dark colors. Before I bought the ik1051 is red, fabric material, easily contaminated dirt, dirty hands feel even more miserable.

Create a keyboard in the domestic price of 999 Yuan, the price looks cheap, but still cheaper than the Smart Keyboard keyboard 1288 nearly one-fourth.

User to ultimate decision would be that a thick but features more third-party keyboards, economical and practical way? There are official lighter but less capable product, move closer to the face value?

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Apple Announces Swift programming language open source Linux

Apple Swift last year introduced a new programming language, trying to get OS x and iOS application development easier. On Thursday, Apple announced that the language code will be open source.

Through the new website Swift.org and code hosting website GitHub, Apple will open a language. Third party developers can learn about Swift's internal mechanisms, participation in Swift development in the future, to introduce a new platform.

In addition, Apple on Thursday also released a Linux platform for the Swift. This is likely to mean that Apple's corporate partners, such as IBM, will be able to use Swift language development for ordinary users, applications, and these applications can communicate with the Linux server that supports Swift language.

Despite their Swift is unlikely to be portable to other platforms, but Swift code open source means that other developers can introduce Windows and Android systems. Apple has said that hopes to make Swift over the next 20 years became one of the core programming language. If you want to achieve this goal, then made Swift supports all major mobile and desktop platforms will be necessary. This is also beneficial to Apple: more people use Swift, there will be more people who can write applications for Apple devices.

Open source strategy for Apple, very rare, but for developers of open source is not surprising. Earlier this year, iOS ResearchKit is open source, WebKit and Safari browser application is open source for a long time.

Open source does not mean that Apple will give others Swift to control. Apple will dominate the development of the language, just the future development will be fully open. Third party developers can participate in, assist with Swift direction, and make plans for the running mechanism and function of this language.

Developers can download the Swift adoption of Apple's new website and development, Apple App Store does not support this version Swift development of applications. This is for security and stability reasons. If you want to make the application into the App Store, then the developer still needs to be paid to Apple, and use the official release version of Swift. Official versions of development to lag behind the open source version, and synchronized on a regular basis.

Save the Swift code to GitHub, but Apple is using Swift.org to build a developer community. This site will provide vulnerability tracking system, project blog, and mailing lists, as well as offering tutorials and guides on how to participate in the Swift development.

Apple did not say how many developers have received Swift language, but presents some typical development case, including Yahoo, LinkedIn and to-do applications Clear weather. Other than iOS and OS x applications and Swift application can also be used to develop tvOS and watchOS. Efficiency is considered higher than the developers of this language had been widely used by objective-c, while still can check for common problems and errors.

This is flexible enough to enable the Swift became a popular language. Attention to the programming language research firm RedMonk reported in July this year, Swift development faster than any other language. "The future of open source version of the Swift, as well as support for the Linux system, theoretically, Swift will bring better development momentum. ”

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Also enemy and friend: did Apple and Samsung will eventually go their separate ways?

Along the way, enemy and friend of Apple and Samsung have maintained a delicate relationship, but recent news but people can't help wondering if the two companies really have to go our separate ways.

Relationship between Apple and Samsung have been very subtle, on the one hand, their high-end Tablet and phone market in to be locked on the other, Samsung has always been Apple's series a chip manufacturer. In a TSMC's study notes, analysts found the year 6s series carries the A9 processor 60%-70% from Samsung.

But Apple's actions show that they are trying to reduce reliance on Samsung. Starting from the last A8 processor, Apple is on the road to a dual contract, TSMC's occupation, and Apple continue this strategy again this year.

But in the pair's business strategy, Samsung still has orders to take, but the latest news had shattered Samsung, Apple ready all chip production to Taiwan semiconductor manufacturing company in the future. If this is true, will have a huge impact on the future profitability of Samsung.

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For Samsung, this is definitely a blow. In this year's third-quarter results showed that Samsung finally after seven quarters of decline in operating profit growth, but growth is not the Smartphone sector, but its semiconductor business. The growth of the sector reached horrible 62%, Samsung contributed almost half of the operating profit.

A9 in chip production this year, Samsung is using latest 14nm process. If Apple abandoned Samsung, its earnings can be hard to see in the future.

In addition, Apple switched to the TSMC will also have an impact on the reputation of Samsung, in the chip in some time ago, Samsung 14nm A9 processor power consumption and performance are succumbing to. Although Apple finally came forward to refuting, but this not let other vendors whisper, after all, after Gao Tongxiao Dragon 810 overheating problems exposed, Samsung canceled his flagship plan to carry the chips.

TSMC's major victory

Apple abandoned Samsung, in terms of performance or technical processes, is a major positive news for TSMC. Now, Apple's orders to TSMC's high-end line of 14% expected Apple will TSMC contributed 3.7 billion dollars this fiscal year's revenue, promote the latter's total revenue reached 26.24 billion u.s. dollars. Allegedly, TSMC is actively cooperating with Apple, will introduce integrated fan-out package technology in the future, further chip slim. If TSMC monopoly A10 production next year Apple will provide its revenue contribution to 24%, about $ 4.6 billion. For TSMC, and this is a major victory.

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Smartphone growth: Apple will benefit?

IDC's latest statistics showed, in 2015 the Smartphone market growth fell into the single digits for the first time, leaving many manufacturers began to panic. But for Apple, I'm afraid the news is good too!

Smartphones of the past decade's golden decade, if carefully done, it could have a share from the market. But the good times seemed to run out this year, IDC's latest data show 2015 growth fell into the single digits in the Smartphone market, this is the first time in almost a decade. But the emergence of this trend is to be expected, after ten years of cultivation, after all, the market has been saturated, older cell phone consumers have been replaced by smart phones. Go on like this, I am afraid that day mobile phone manufacturer is hard, but with one exception, it is an Apple, slowing growth may give Apple more opportunities.

A golden decade is no longer

IDC report, 2015 Smartphone shipments of about 1.43 billion, 9.8% over the last year, the Asia-Pacific, growth in Latin America and Western Europe are in decline.

In addition, IDC expects Android and iOS, but other small operating system shipments continued to decline in the future.

But slowdown is still probably the most important reason the market's volatility. Most of the world's largest smartphone market, sales in China each year are eaten in the world one-third, China's actions will cause an enormous impact on the global market. After several years after the Fiery Chinese smartphone market already saturated, coverage almost 100%.

"In the past, our goal is to make old-fashioned features user replaceable intelligent machines," IDC's mobile markets head of research Anthony says, "but now the road to nowhere, China. ”

Outbreaks of emerging markets

Although the Chinese market growth is slowing, but other emerging markets such as the Middle East and African markets are vibrant, its growth rate of a staggering 50%, a figure even lower than traditional emerging markets of India and Indonesia but also amazing.

Want this momentum to continue in emerging markets, would still have to rely on lower-priced, but which can seriously affect the manufacturer's profit margin. After all, in more mature markets, manufacturers prefer to use staging or trade-in promotion, Apple is United States rolled out a new-for-old schemes.

The real winners

All of these seem to be implying that Apple is still the winner. Similar to the real estate market, consumers have enough money and it will begin to seek ways to improve the existing living conditions, while in countries with high smart-phone coverage, many consumers are starting to get tired of them in the hands of cheap smartphones, and Apple is worthy of the King on the high-end smartphone market, which consumers will become the Apple of potential users. Last quarter, Apple earned big bucks in China, with the 6s series of best selling Apple's revenues grew 99%. With China's gradual perfection of 4G network, will usher in a replacement boom in the market. Even if not in the sales account, their profit margins will make others jealous of terror.

So, even if the Smartphone shipments growth slowed to Apple and other manufacturers is not end of the world, the real fear is that those who are already struggling small producers.

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The fifth-generation Apple TV pre-production next year this month season produced measure

Apple TV will be put into trial production in December, and in the 2016 first quarter production.

Apple plans for its fifth-generation Apple TV with a new CPU, which makes this product performance was greatly improved, while adding new features to help the product is no longer only used as a set-top box. Some market observers expect, this new Apple TV will be completed in 2016 shipments of 20 million units, and the product will now foundry partner Foxconn (Foxconn Electronics) replace Quanta (Quanta Computer). But on matters of its customers or orders, Quanta declined to comment.

Several Internet service providers, such as Roku, Google and Amazon have also been to enter this market. Amazon has launched its Fire TV, and the sales performance was better than Apple TV, but not as good as Roku and Google.

Apple TV is Apple introduced a high-definition TV set-top boxes, Apple TV users can watch TV programs online. September 12, 2006, it was first published in the Extraordinary General Meeting on San Francisco, but did not mention "Apple TV" this name, but it's codenamed "iTV". At that time Apple CEO Steve Jobs (Steve Jobs) January 9, 2007 in organizing the "Macworld Expo" speech, Apple released Apple TV. March 21, 2007, Apple TV officially shipped.

March 10, 2015, Apple held a new product launch, announced that Apple TV has sold over 25 million units, and the price dropped to $ 69. The latest Apple TV on September 10, 2015 release, its innovations include no power button, but be controlled by remote control.

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iPad Pro next week's arrival of preferential schemes Behind the Scenes

Apple 12.9-inch super flat iPad Pro in the US market, is also ongoing in the first month faceless information, according to the latest channel news, iPad Pro coming on sale next week in Taiwan, and the first to launch discount program.

Apple chain of stores De Yi digit DataExpress, announced the upcoming iPad Pro arrive next week, after the arrival to December 14, the purchase of iPad Pro with AppleCare Protection Plan, immediate bonus worth 2,590 yuan 32G Apple dedicated flash drives, each Retail Limited 10.

In addition, De Yi Release iPad Pro exclusive protector + protection shell combination regimen, buy iPad Pro designated protector + protection shell, you can enjoy 79% discount.

Another action targeted at the needs of Internet users, who with designated telecommunications card monthly 699-type scheme, highest save 8,000 yuan, plus yards Get specify scratch protection and anti-scratch protector shell.

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iPad Pro can be more than the old ones against a maximum 0 yuan to take home

Apple tablet coming in next week's biggest stage, dedicated keyboard Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil stylus accessories are also on sale together, the single price of 27,900 yuan. Apple also introduced a new leaf dealer program, you can arrive more than one, up to set off against 100%, iPad Pro zero dollars to take home.

Apple is expected next week STUDIO A quality dealers started selling 12.9-inch iPad Pro, 32GB Wi-Fi version is priced at 27,900 yuan, 128GB Wi-Fi version is priced at 32,900 yuan, 128GB Wi-Fi + Cellular version is priced at 37,900 yuan . Exclusive keyboard Smart Keyboard priced 5,990 yuan, the price of Apple Pencil stylus 3,490 yuan.

STUDIO A represents, iPad Pro suitable replacement of old machines, where the holding iPad2, iPad3, iPad mini and iPad Air and other old machine to buy a new machine, can be redeemed up to 7,900 yuan, can be folded up to hold iPhone redemption against 12,500 yuan. Otherwise specified zero-interest credit card, members accumulate points to redeem other activities.

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Apple Watch fails to change after finding out the serial number

As of yesterday, Mr. Chen by aftermarket replacement Apple Watch, the official website is still not query the serial number information. Chen questioned the change to his watch is not authentic, to be responsible for the maintenance of the Apple stores (Xidan Joy City store) proposed return. The store official said, temporarily unable to handle returns, hope that customers continue to wait.

According to Mr. Chen introduced in July, he was in the Apple store (Sanlitun store) to buy a watch. After using more than four months, the watch appears paint, broken sound speakers and other issues. He watches the online booking service, and on November 12 for maintenance at the Xidan Joy City store outlets.

Mr. Chen said that on November 21, he got a new Apple Watch, Apple official website of the watch serial number, but was told not found. He questioned the watch is not genuine. "Apple sale and other issues that need to use serial numbers as proof, is certainly finding out the products in question."

As of yesterday, Apple's official website is still not query the watch serial number information. Apple stores (Xidan Joy City store), responsible person, the serial number and product quality is good or bad if there is no necessary connection. However, the serial number is not recorded in the official website, it will definitely affect the sale and the secondary sales. As for the reason for this situation, it may be technical departments did not timely completion of the serial number of convergence products and aftermarket replacement issue of new products, in order to give a reply later to verify communication with the technical department. Affected serial numbers, return issues raised by Mr. Chen is currently unresolved. "Only the serial number of other issues resolved, talk safeguard other interests."

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Apple will finally end partnership with Samsung Electronics it?

According to the US website Fool.com financial analysis reports, have been OEM for Apple chips, Samsung Electronics may have to lose the gold master's orders, cooperative relationship between the two or will move toward the end.

The following is a summary of the article:

The relationship between Apple and Samsung has been very strange. On the one hand, the two companies compete in the high-end smart phones and tablet PCs. On the other hand, Apple relies on Samsung Electronics as a supplier to its production of A-series chips.

According to HSBC, a recent study reported that the agency's analyst Steven Pelayo and Lionel Lin is expected for the current A9 processor, Samsung Electronics is responsible for the production of which 60% -70%.

Recently, there has been news that Apple was looking to completely get rid of the shackles of Samsung Electronics. Starting A8 chips, Apple has decided to put the task entrusted TSMC's wafer manufacturing. Later on iPhone disassembled, we found four percent of Samsung Electronics maximum production wafer. The A9 wafer stage Apple evidently still take strategy of walking on two legs.

However, this is not the HSBC report said the biggest news. At present it seems that Apple has been determined, it is time to move closer to a comprehensive TSMC, let fully assume the task of producing the next generation of wafer A10. If this news is true, this could be good news for TSMC's huge, and the driving force Samsung Electronics future revenues and profits will be frustrated.

Samsung Electronics suffered heavy losses

For Samsung, the lost wafer loss orders is not only real, but also a symbol of the fight against sense. In revenue in the third quarter report, Samsung Electronics said it in the past seven quarters, operating profit grew the first time. Samsung Electronics, the performance boost is not to pick up the smart phone business, but its semiconductor business, which is operating profit grew 62%, accounting for nearly 50% of the company's total turnover.

In addition, Samsung also highlighted its 14 nanometer manufacturing growth will make it continue to produce products after A9 chips, and to enhance future profitability. While Apple's order should also be able to boost operating profit of Samsung Electronics in the short term, but overall wafer A10 entrusted to TSMC's decisions will necessarily affect the latter future performance.

On the other hand, against the symbolism may affect Samsung 14nm wafer production business. Earlier reports said the configuration of the chip production of Samsung Electronics iPhone overheating phenomenon, which no doubt will greatly damage the battery life. While Apple was later refuted such reports, saying that battery life change only 2-3%. However, Apple to abandon Samsung might scare other smart phone manufacturers interested in cooperation with the latter. Ago, so there are reports that Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chip flagship easily make phone hot, and later came to be abandoned Samsung Qualcomm wafer messages.

TSMC usher in big plus

Apple abandoned Samsung products, whether due to the latter wafer manufacturing level, or better technology, referred to hereinafter, it is great news for TSMC. Currently, Apple TSMC total revenues accounted for more than 14%. Is expected near the end of fiscal year 2015, Apple will contribute $ 3.7 billion TSMC's revenue, which total revenue will reach $ 26.24 billion.

It was reported that TSMC is working with Apple to introduce integrated wafer-level packaging technology sector, this breakthrough will make wafers thinner and lighter. It is because the whole reason, TSMC has won all orders A10 chip, the company is expected next year and Apple-related revenue will grow 24%, to $ 4.6 billion. If so, TSMC will be stepping on Samsung Electronics who won a victory.

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