Apple Denies Hike In iPhone Prices In India.

Apple has denied a recent report by Times of India which stated that Apple has hiked iPhone prices in India by 29 percent to make up for iPhone SE’s poor response. The company said that original prices for the iPhones are available on the official website.

It was believed that post price hike, the iPhone 6 would cost Rs 40,000 and iPhone 6S would be priced at Rs 48,000. In addition, the iPhone 5S was reportedly made costlier by 22 percent which would bring the price to nearly Rs 22,000 against Rs 18,000 at present.

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4-Inch iPhone Is Back!

After 4.7 inch displays, Apple is back to its best size of 4-inch display this year. The new iPhone "5se" (SE stands for special edition) is rumored to launch on 18th of March with all new iPad-Air 3 and iOS 9.3.

The new iPhone 5se will have all new Apple pay support. It will come with A9 chip, touch ID. The iPhone 5se is said to use the same 8-megapixel rear camera which is found in the iPhone 6, along with a 1.2-megapixel front facing camera. Its rumored to include improved auto-focusing, support for larger panoramas and ability to capture live photos the one beloved feature of iPhone 6S. The device will come with 1GB of RAM and it will be available in 16 GB and 64 GB memory variant.

The new 5se is rumored to have curved edges like iPhone 6 and it will be available in the colors same as iPhone 6S that is Rose gold, Space grey, Silver and Golden with metal body.

In More Detail

Design

According to Japanese site Mac Otakara, the iPhone 5S and 5se will be very similar to design and size that they can share accessories & cases. The body of the iPhone 5se is said to be similar in size and design to the iPhone 5S, but its display may be closer in design to the iPhone 6. The iPhone 6 and 6S feature a display made of a slightly curved 2.5D glass that's designed to flow seamlessly into the body of the device. Despite all the rumors that suggest the iPhone 5se will look much like the iPhone 5S, there are still some unanswered questions about the final design and just how similar the two devices will be to one another.

Processor

The A9 chip was a huge step up over the A8 chip used in the iPhone 6, and will offer even greater performance improvements over the A7 chip in the iPhone 5S. It is 70 percent faster at CPU tasks and 90 percent faster at GPU tasks than the A8, which was already an impressive chip.

The A9 includes a built-in M9 motion co-processor, which will allow the iPhone 5se to use the always-on "Hey Siri" feature. In A9 devices, "Hey Siri" can be used at any time to activate Siri by voice for hands-free operation. In older iPhones where the motion co-processor was a separate chip, "Hey Siri" was only available when the iPhone was plugged into power. The M9 motion co-processor is also able to measure walking and running pace in addition to steps, distance, and elevation changes.

Camera

The iPhone 5se will continue to use an 8-megapixel rear camera instead of the 12-megapixel camera introduced with the iPhone 6S, but it is said to be the same camera that's in the iPhone 6.

With the iPhone 6, Apple added new features to significantly improve picture quality, including faster auto-focus and improved image stabilization. As a result, the iPhone 6 is able to capture better photos than the iPhone 5S, especially in low light conditions.
It is still unclear about the other features of iPhone 5se. Lets wait for its release date that is 18th of March.

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How To Waterproof an iPhone Or Android Device?

Nothing kills your smart-phone faster than water or liquid. Here is the solution to make your iPhone or Android device waterproof. This can be achieved by using the Impervious waterproofing kit. This liquid spray can be applied to exterior as well as inside parts of your smart-phone. This full waterproofing kit costs around $50. 
Following video explains the procedure to make your device waterproof. We suggest you, if you are not familiar with disassembling and reassembling your device then do not follow this procedure otherwise you might end up with destroying your smartphone.

Alternatively if you don't feel like doing this job by yourself, you can send your smart-phone to a company like Liquipel to be waterproofed. This treatment costs between $70 and $90. Plus you have to ship your device to company for treatment. Be aware that any internal coating will void any warranty your manufacturer will offer and these coating aren't 100 percent guaranteed.

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Apple Registers Automobile Domain Names.

Apple has registered domain names related to automobiles, adding to speculation about the company’s plans to develop an automobile. According to the domain information provider 'Who.is', Apple registered the domain names which includes apple.car, apple.cars and apple.auto in December. 

Apple has been aggressive in recruiting auto experts from companies such as Ford or Mercedes-Benz but never openly acknowledged about building a car. According to the recent reports Apple has designated building an electric car and has set a target shipping date for 2019. The project has been code-named 'Titan'.

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Apple's New A9 Chipset Explained, Manufactured By Two Different Companies!

The "Performance Beast" all new iPhone 6S is rocking the market with its high-end specifications. But do you know? The heart of this phone, the all new A9 chip-set is NOT manufactured by Apple. It is designed by Apple but manufactured by two different companies, TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) & Samsung (Yes, Samsung! The biggest rival of Apple). Apple contracted these two companies for A9 processor. Why two companies? well answer is simple, due its huge quantity (13 million processors)!

Now here is the twist, the chip-set made by TSMC & chip-set made by Samsung are not exactly the same. Well TSMC built chip-set is slightly bigger in dimensions than Samsung built chip-set.(TSMC chip is 104.5 mm square while Samsung chip is 96 mm square). 

Does it matter to the performance and battery life of your device? The answer is Yes ! Bigger the chip, better is the performance and better is the battery life. That means TSMC running 6S is slightly better than Samsung  running 6S. If you are heavy phone user then only it makes slight difference in the performance and battery life. The TSMC chip-set does better job than Samsung chip-set; but you will hardly notice any difference if you are average phone user. Otherwise both the chip-set performs just fine.

The only way to check which company made A9 for your 6S is to download the 'Lirium' App available on Apple Store (after you buy the iPhone 6S). For iPhone 6S the chip-set code N71mAP (TSMC) & N71AP (Samsung) and for iPhone 6S+ it is N766mAP (TSMC) & N66AP (Samsung).

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Vodafone India To Offer Freebies Worth Rs. 8,885 With iPhone 6S And 6S Plus.

Vodafone India has announced that it will offer the latest iPhone 6S and 6S plus from October 16 where customers can get free data and voice benefits worth Rs 8,885 for six months.
The plan announced by Vodafone includes 4000 free local and STD minutes, 3GB mobile internet and 1500 local and national SMS. The company said charges above plan limits will be 50p/MB for data usage, 50p/SMS and 50p/min for voice calls.

"Existing or new Vodafone customers can buy a new iPhone 6S or iPhone 6S Plus and get a fully built Vodafone RED 1299 worry-free plan free for six months from the time of purchase," - Statement by Vodafone.
The iPhone 6S and 6S Plus will be available in India from October 16. The iPhone 6S will be available in 16GB, 64GB and 128GB variants at Rs 62,000, Rs 72,000 and Rs 82,000, respectively. The iPhone 6S Plus will be available in 16GB, 64GB and 128GB models and will be priced at 72,000,Rs 82,000 and Rs 92,000, respectively.

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Apple iPhone 6S : "Performance Beast" Which Gives Enough Reasons To Upgrade !

The Superior Apple iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus made with latest 7000 Aluminum series metal, 12 Mega-pixel camera, 4K video recording, All new apple A9 chipset, 2 GB RAM, 3-D touch, lightning fast Touch-ID and tonnes of features made this device a perfect 'Performance Beast' which will give you enough reasons to upgrade to the latest iPhone.

The device is little thicker and slight heavier than its predecessor iPhone 6 but it feels fantastic in hand. The Touch-Id unlocks screen way too much fast, sometimes it makes you miss the lock screen notifications due its lightning speed. The 3-D touch feature is available to some Apple Apps only but developers are working to made this feature available to all applications, yet this is very useful and fantastic feature, but needs some practice to make it handy.

The iPhone 6S will never let you down if you are heavy phone user or heavy gamer or music listener or a phone-photographer. This perfectly crafted device is truly a Performance-Beast.

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Here Comes A Big Nexus, A Small Nexus And A Laptablet from Google !

Google launched new devices on 29th Sept event. A Huawei Nexus 6P, LG Nexus 5X, A Pixel C and new Chrome-cast devices.

With unique metal body design yet light weight, massive specifications, good camera, Google's new fingerprint sensor, great display, Android 6.0 Marshmallow, turbo charging, USB type-C and much more. Both these Nexus devices are ready to rock the market.

First, the higher-end Nexus 6P have 5.7-inch quad-HD display with ~518-ppi and Gorilla Glass 4 protection. Camera is 12.3 Mega-pixel with Laser-auto focus and Dual-LED flash. Secondary camera is 8 Mega-pixel, Camera supports 4K video recording. 6P is running on quad core Snapdragon 810 chip-set with Adreno 430 GPU. This device have 3GB RAM with 32/64/128 GB storage options without expandable memory card slot. Google claims best in class battery back up with its 3450 mAH battery supporting turbo charging.

Second device is LG Nexus 5X successor of popular 2013 LG Nexus 5. The device have 5.2-inch display with ~424-ppi. The quad core Snapdragon 808 chip and Adreno 418 GPU makes this device super smooth. The device comes with 12.3 Mega-pixel camera with laser auto focus and front shooter comes with 5 Mega-pixels. 5X have 2GB RAM with 16/32 GB variants, but this device also do not have expandable memory card slot. The device is powered by 2700 mAH battery enough for a day's work.

The last device shown in the picture above is a Laptop? A tablet? May be a Laptablet. This device is an answer from Google to Apple's iPad Pro and Microsoft's Surface. It is also running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and comes with an optional magnetic Bluetooth keypad.

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Apple Music Will Start Charging You From Wednesday.

Apple released Apple Music  on June 30, 2015. If you signed up for Apple Music on same day but now if you don't want to pay for this service then you'll need to cancel it in next few days as three months free service will end on September 30. If you don't unsubscribe this service, it will automatically renew on a monthly rolling contract.

If you want to continue with the service, you don't need to do anything and you will be able to listen all your favorite music and Beats 1 radio at the cost of $9.99/£9.99 a month.
It is very simple to cancel the service. Go to the Apple Music and press the account logo at top left of the app. There you will get "View Apple ID" option, press that and you will be asked to sign in. After successful signed in, go down to "subscriptions" and there is small toggle named "automatic renewal" that you need to switch off.
That's all. You won't get automatically renewed after the end of free service of Apple Music.

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"Move To iOS" : Apple's First App On Google Play Store, Not Most Welcomed.

Surprising all the developers, Apple launched its first application on Google Play Store. The name of this app is 'Move to iOS'. But it seems to be big failure because developers sworn to hit 1 Star review to this app.



For a fun fact check out all comments and reviews given by android users to the very first Apple application on Play store. Well, we can conclude that Android community is much more united than Apple thinks. This app manages to get 35,000 reviews in a week, in which 30,000 reviews are 1-star.

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9 Big Announcements By Apple From Its Massive Apple Event.

Finally on 9th September Apple launched awaited iPhone 6S and 6S Plus. Along with this Apple also announced iPad Pro, Apple TV and many more.

Let's have a look at all the announcements from Apple.

1. iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus

Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled Apple's 2015 flagship models with lots of new features including 3D touch, new-and-improved 12MP camera that shoots 4K video.

Technical Specifications :

• 3D Touch
• 64-bit A9 chip
• Extra-quick, new Touch ID
• 12MP back camera with 4K video recording
• 5MP FaceTime HD and Retina Flash
• Supports WiFi up to 866 mbps, with 300 mbps LTE

Pre-orders starts from September 12 across 130 countries and sell will go from September 25.

Prices :

• iPhone 6S 16GB : $199 on contract of 2-years
• iPhone 6S 64GB: $299 on contract of 2-years
• iPhone 6S 128GB: $399 on contract of 2-years
• iPhone 6S Plus 16GB : $299 on contract of 2-years
• iPhone 6S Plus 64GB: $399 on contract of 2-years
• iPhone 6S Plus 128GB: $499 on contract of 2-years

Apple also introduced the Apple Upgrade Plan. For $32 per month, you can lease the latest iPhone directly from Apple, return it after a year, and get AppleCare+ warranty coverage for the duration of your enrollment.

 

2. iPad Pro

As expected, iPad Pro sports a 12.9-inch 2732 x 2048 pixel Retina Display. It is just 6.9mm thick. The internals of the iPad Pro include the A9X 3rd generation 64-bit chip having 2x memory bandwidth than A8X chip. According to Apple, the A9X offers desktop-grade CPU and console-grade GPU.

Technical specifications :

• 12.9-inch 2,732 x 2,048 pixel Retina display
• A9X 3rd generation 64-bit chip
• 10-hour battery life
• 8MP iSight camera
• Touch ID
• Powerful four speaker audio

Prices :

• 32GB (Wi-fi only) : $799
• 128GB (Wi-fi only) : $949
• 128GB (Wi-fi + Cellular) : $1079

 

3. Apple Pencil

Apple has also announced stylus dubbed Apple Pencil. This precise input device makes a lot of sense when it comes to graphic design, photo editing and many other content creation use cases. The pencil detects position, force and tilt.

 

It features a lightning connector so that you can charge it directly to your iPad.

This white coloured pressure sensitive stylus will cost $99 and will go on sale in November.

 

4. Apple iPad Keyboard

Apple Smart Keyboard can fold up to become the iPad Pro cover. You can orient the keyboard to be used for typing, for watching content on the display and covering the iPad Pro. It will cost $169 and will go on sale probably with Apple Pencil in November.

 

5. New Apple TV

Apple unveiled the next generation of Apple TV with tvOS that now comes with an app store and a voice-controlled remote control. Apple TV features make viewing easier : digital assistant Siri, which is behind the voice control, can rewind a video for 15 seconds and turn on subtitles, when a viewer asks something like “What did she say”?

Next generation of Apple TV will hit stores by the end of October. It will be available in 32GB and 64GB variants where 32GB variant will cost $149 and 64GB variant will cost $199.

 

6. New Apple TV Remote

New Apple TV Remote will come with a brand-new remote featuring a slew of new sensors and buttons.

The top half of the remote is a glass surface, allowing users to swipe through Apple TV’s interface, or use it to fast forward and rewind through video. The device will also have a built-in microphone and dedicated Siri button, which can be used to enable Apple TV’s new voice search functionality.

It also includes accelerometer and gyroscope sensors, which will be used to control games built for the Apple TV. The Remote will work over Bluetooth 4.0. This Remote is rechargeable and will last up to 3 months on single charge.

 

7. New iPad Mini 4

Apple almost forgot to mention the new iPad Mini  4. The new model is thinner, it packs a faster processor, and it also has better cameras than the iPad mini 3.

“We’ve taken the power and performance of iPad Air 2 and built it into an even smaller Mini enclosure, it’s just 0.65lbs,” said Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller. The new iPad Mini 4 is priced at $399.

 

8. New Apple Watch

Apple announced that you will be able to buy new Watch bands, and the Watch Sport is now also available in gold and rose gold finishes. The company also showcased watchOS 2 once again, which will be released on September 16th. 

The Apple Watch Sport is currently available in silver and space gray. These watches will be made available in October in selected stores. 

 

9. iOS 9

Though we’ve already known what to expect from iOS 9, it finally gets a release date that is 16 September. It will be compatible with iPhone 4s and later, iPod touch 5th generation and later, iPad 2 and later and iPad mini and later.

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Apple iPhone 6S : Is It Worth Selling Your Old iPhone For Latest One?

The superior iPhone 6 also named Apple iPhone 6S is coming today, the apple fans who recently bought their iPhones have a question in mind "Will it be worth to sell old iPhone for 6S?"
The answer is "YES".
Apple is about to launch iPhone 6S & 6S plus with Apple TV in today's event. Apple is moving from 8 MP camera to 12 MP camera capable of 4K recording in new 6S. The RAM will be doubled to 2GB with popular A9 processor. However battery life and size remains same as iPhone 6.

Resale sites reported surge about trading of old iPhones. Resale site NextWorth is buying 16 GB iPhone 6 in excellent condition for $350 & 16GB 6 plus for $385; it will buy iPhone 5S in good condition for $178. The Gazalle site have slighly higher resale prices than this. NextWorth has reported 74% increase in iPhone trade-ins over last week.

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21.5-Inch iMac With 4K Display To Be Launched In October.

According to the 9to5Mac reports Apple will hold an event in October to refresh its iMac series. In this event company will release a new version of iMac with 21.5-inch 4K Display. Official rollout of the OS X El Capitan and iOS 9 could happen in this event.

4K Display means iMac will have 4096x2304 pixels whereas current generation iMac 21.5-inch has 1920x1080 pixels. Other upgrades could be processors and improved color saturation. Apple may continue to sell the lower-resolution (1080p) 27-inch iMac variant despite launching a 5K variant last year.

Other reports include that iPhone 6S might not sport sapphire protection on top of its camera, but it would have a higher-resolution FaceTime sensor. iPhone 6S is expected to be launch on 9th September.

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Apple To Launch New iPhones In Its Upcoming Event On 9 September; Will Discontinue iPhone 5C.

As per reports, Apple is all set to launch its next generation iPhone on 9th September in its upcoming event. The company will be live streaming the event on Mac, Apple TV, iPhone, iPad and PC users. We are expecting Apple to launch iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus in this event. According to the rumours company will launch cheaper variant iPhone 6C in this event. It is also reported that Apple will discontinue the iPhone 5C but the sale of iPhone 5S, 6 and 6 Plus will continue.

The company is also expected to launch 12.9-inch iPad Pro in this event. Reports state that new products which is expected to launch in this event also includes the new Apple TV. 

Stay tuned with us for updates on the same.

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Rumours: iPhone 6C Reportedly Set for November Launch.

New reports indicate that that iPhone 6C would now launch in November instead of September. Details on pre-order and launch dates of the rumoured iPhone 6s have also emerged on the Web.

 

As per @evleaks's tweet the iPhone 6c would launch alongside the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus in September. Whereas the news of a November launch instead was reported by Chinatimes (via GforGames).

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