Alleged 4.7-Inch iPhone 6 Model's Rear Shell Leaked in High-Res Images

Apple's next generation iPhone, which is expected to be called the iPhone 6 and has been the subject of numerous leaks, has once again been purportedly leaked in new high-resolution images by a Moscow-based firm which sells modified luxury versions of the iPhone devices.

The bunch of images leaked by Feld and Volk, first reported by MacRumors, claim to show the purported rear shell of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 model in high-quality images. Notably, the firm has also posted a YouTube video of 1 minute and 24 seconds that shows the unannounced handset's rear shell in full glory.

The new video and images that have surfaced online clearly show the internals of the alleged iPhone 6 rear shell that will include the various components of the device such as the antenna. The new bunch of leaked images from the rear shell of the alleged 4.7-inch iPhone 6 model, while not offering much detail about the rear, do show cut-outs on the purported iPhone - one, for housing the rear camera with flash, and the other, for the Apple logo branding in the middle - which are both in-line with a previous leaks. Some of the leaked images even show black and white-coloured iPhone 6 models with their sides having cut-outs for power and volume rocker buttons, as rumoured for some time now.

In addition, MacRumors cites Feld and Volk claiming Apple has been of late working with the same sapphire suppliers with which the company used to work.

Recently, the battery capacity of the rumoured 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch models were tipped in a leak, and we were also treated with a new YouTube video purportedly showing the alleged iPhone 6's display, claimed to be made of sapphire material, being tested.

Last week, a report suggested a new September 15 unveiling for the alleged 4.7 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 models, while also claiming that the name of the larger 5.5-inch iPhone 6 variant will be iPhone Air.
source NDTV

iPhone 6 Battery Sizes Tipped; Foxconn Using Robots to Manufacture: Reports

iPhone 6 Battery Sizes


While the tech world is expecting Apple's next generation iPhone to come in 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch display models, based on the numerous consistent leaks, a whole new set of rumours from China indicates the battery sizes of the two variants.

According to the Chinese website Sohu, the alleged 4.7-inch iPhone 6 will pack a battery capacity between 1800mAh and 1900mAh, while the larger 5.5-inch version iPhone 6 (rumoured iPhone Air) will pack a 2500mAh battery.

As the rumour mill is churning out new iPhone 6 leaks on a daily basis, at this point the , even though this rumour is from China where the device is being manufactured. Last week, a report had suggested a new September 15 launch day for the alleged 4.7 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 models, while retail availability will begin on September 25. It had also claimed that the name of the larger 5.5-inch iPhone 6 variant will be called the iPhone Air.

Reportedly, China will also be amongst the first countries to receive the iPhone. The report also details the pricing, which matches previous leaks, claiming the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 (32GB) will cost CNY 5,288 (roughly Rs. 50,800), while the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 (16GB) will be priced at CNY 5,998 (roughly Rs. 57,600).

On Friday, an alleged leaked video was circulated over the internet showcasing the alleged iPhone 6 front panels with curved edges.

The video also compared the front glass panels of the alleged 4.7-inch iPhone 6 model sporting thinner bezels to the current iPhone 5s with slightly broad bezels. In the video, the uploader is seen comparing the single hand experience on the iPhone 5s and the unannounced 4.7-inch iPhone 6.

According to another report from Chinese website Ithome, Apple's iPhone manufacturer Foxconn will allegedly use some 10,000 robots named 'Foxbots' into its assembly line process for the iPhone 6 production.

The company is currently in the final testing stages of the robots and each robot will manufacture 30,000 iPhone 6 smartphones, said Hon Hai Group's CEO Terry Gou at the annual shareholders meeting, according to the report. Gou also informed that each 'Foxbot' is dedicated to this project will cost $20,000 to $25,000, and the company has no plans of selling them.

Source : ndtv

Top 10 iOS 8 tips

iOS 8 is here and not only do we have your complete iOS 8 review to tell you everything you need to know, but a ton of iOS 8 tips and how-tips ready and waiting to help you out. But if you don’t have time for all that, if you just need to know the most important tips and tricks now, now, now, then this top 10 list is for you!

How to Battery Usage Apps on iOS 8

iOS 8 will apparently display battery usage by app, a handy feature that will let users monitor the battery drain of specific apps, shutting down those that are drawing too much power.

To check how much battery your apps use up, go to Settings -> General -> Usage -> Battery Usage. At the bottom, you’ll see options for checking your battery usage in the last 24 hours or for the last 7 days.

Tap Double Your Home Button to Access Recent Contacts Faster in iOS 8

Apple has also changed the double tap feature on the home button. Previously with iOS 7, double tapping the home button brought up the multitasking screen where we can access apps.

Your most recent contact, whether by call or message, will be the first to show in this list, with up to eight contacts showing at a time. Tapping on a contact will provide several options for action, including mobile call, text message, and FaceTime audio and video calls.
Source : Great iPhone Apps

Apple's Big Innovation At WWDC: Letting Apps Talk To Each Other

If the technology community was hoping for new innovations from Apple AAPL +0.66% at its annual WWDC keynote on Monday, they’ll find as much of it in the dull, backend infrastructure to iOS 8 apps as they will in the cool stuff consumers see everyday.

Apple seemed to borrow heavily from other popular services like Dropbox and WhatsApp to enhance the consumer-facing features it had in Mail and iMessage. In fact, WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum sarcastically used the hashtag #innovation when he tweeted today that he was “flattered” to see Apple using so many features that were just like the ones on his service.

Are Apple’s newest features copycat catch-ups?

Two of the most important features:

1) App Extensions – this feature lets apps interact with each other without compromising their users’ security, essentially acting like plug-ins, or “extensions” to other native services. That way when a user installs an app that has an extension, they can interact with the app while running other apps — for instance using a photo editing app within Photos, Apple’s default photo gallery.

2) Widgets – Apple is showing some newfound openness by sharing slices of real estate on native services like the Safari browser and Siri to third-party apps. Today’s demo showed how an app like ESPN could display the latest scores on  the iPhone’s notifications dashboard, while song recognition app Shazam could plug into Siri so that users could buy a song directly through the iPhone’s virtual assistant.

To consumers these might sound like minor tweaks, but developers say they could be the answer to their growing “discovery” problem – where with more than 800,000 apps available for iOS it’s becoming harder and harder to get noticed by customers.

It also feeds into a trend already in play with other tech companies like Facebook and messaging platform Layer, which are creating back-end platforms that work in the background to enable app-to-app communication.Facebook for instance, recently offered tools to app developers like analytics, identifiers and push notifications that allowed them to link with one another.  Rather than be a gateway to these apps, it seems that Facebook wants to become the fabric that binds them.

Apple seems to have a similar strategy in play, while offering apps a greater prospect of scale. “You can create a utility that can be used across the operating system,” said Nick D’Aloisio, who won an Apple design award today for his app, Yahoo YHOO +0.74% News Digest. The service would have come in handy with D’Aloisio’s first app, Trimmit, which automatically summarized text that people were reading in Safari or other apps. “They would have to close that, and opened another app. I was craving this feature for years.” Extensions and widgets were “two new categories here of services that didn’t exist before today,” he added.

It’ll be months before these feature are implemented on iPhone apps, but the result might be more multitasking within apps, and much less closing and re-opening.

This idea of multitasking occurs again with Apple’s new Interactive Notification feature, revealed today. When a user gets a text while in the middle of an iPhone game, they can pull down a tab to reply without closing the game. “You don’t have to leave the app,” said Apple’s software VP Craig Federighi, who demonstrated on Monday how users could also “like” a Facebook notification from within an app.

Extensions and widgets could give apps more exposure to more people, but it’s unclear how developers would make money from what are essentially plug-ins to other apps and Apple services. There’s likely no cut of ad revenue for Apple to share since it doesn’t show ads in native services like Photos or Siri.

Apple may simply argue that greater exposure through extensions will translate to more downloads if a service is good enough.
Source : forbes

iOS 8 Beta 3 release date next week - July 8; Apple rolls out iOS 7.1.2

The iOS 8 Beta 3 is set to arrive in developers' hands on July 8, according to reports.

Apple is set to release the third beta version of the new iOS 8 next week. The two previous beta versions were released on June 2 and 17, respectively. Reports added that the upcoming beta version will be the final beta update of the mobile software before it will release the official version of the iOS in the fall.

iOS 8 Beta 3 includes updates and fixes from the previous version. The beta versions are meant for developers to develop or update their apps to run smoothly to the new iOS.

Apple provided a preview of the new iOS 8 last month at the Worldwide Developers' Conference (WWDC) and the new OS is bound to arrive in the fall.

Some of the software features included in the new iOS are updates to the photos, iMessage and the keyboard applications. The search function, Spotlight, and iCloud will also be improved. iOS 8 will also pack the much awaited Health application to manage the health information of the user such as heart monitor, BMI and track medications.

However, there are some users who were itching to run their devices to the new OS, which is not advisable since the OS is still in testing stage and users may come across bugs and issues that may cause the breakdown of their devices, especially if they are not tech savvy to save their units.

Meanwhile, Apple is currently rolling out the iOS 7.1.2, which brings bug fixes and security updates. The software update also fix issues on iBeacon connectivity and stability, data transfer for some 3rd party accessories, including bar code scanners, and data protection class of Mail attachments.

Apple users can go to Settings > General > Software Update to check out iOS 7.1.2. Users can also update their devices manually by heading to iTunes. The update is available to iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5S, iPhone 5C, iPad 2, iPad 4, iPad Air, iPad Mini, iPad Mini Retina, iPod Touch 5th Gen.
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Rumored Specifications of Apple iPhone 6 and iPhablet aka iPhone Air:

Model	Apple iPhone 6	Apple iPhablet aka iPhone Air
Display	4.7-inch/4.8-inch screen with full HD (1920x1080p) resolution Pixel density: 440 ppi (pixels per inch)	5.5-inch retina IGZO display with 2272x1280p resolution Pixel density: 510 ppi
OS	Apple iOS v8.0	Apple iOS v8.0
Processor	64-bit A8 chipset	64-bit A8 chipset
RAM	1GB	1GB
Storage	16GB/32GB/64GB/128GB	16GB/32GB/64GB/128GB
Camera	Main: 8.0-megapixel camera Front: 3.2-megapixel	Main: 8.0-megapixel camera Front: 3.2-megapixel
Battery	1800 mAh	1800 mAh
Network	4G-LTE	4G-LTE
Add-ons	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC	Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC