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IOS is superior to Windows
A report indicated that the iPhone and iPad "iOS devices" are now being sold globally in a way that exceeds the sales of Windows devices. The report pointed out that the total number of iOS devices has been increasing continuously since their launch, while Windows has been suffering since 2011. As for the true competitor of Windows, "Mac", he indicated that if the sales of Windows continued to decline in the same proportions, as well as the growth rates of Mac devices, the same proportions would also be achieved, i.e. the stability of the data. The current Mac sales will overtake Windows after 12 years, that is, in 2028.
Apple is the only computer company that's growing
A report on computer hardware sales around the world indicated that there is a global decline of 8.3% in computer sales, as the number reached 75.7 million devices in the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to 82.59 million in the same period of 2014. The report indicated a decline in all international companies except for Apple. Where Lenovo achieved a decrease of 4.2%, HP fell 8.1%, DELL fell 5.1%, Asus fell 3.2%, Acer fell 11.2%, and the rest of companies in general fell 16.3%, while Apple achieved a 2.8% increase in sales in the global market.
Video: Jeb Bush doesn't know the Apple Watch is calling
The American presidential candidate, "Jeb Bush," the brother of former US President George W. Bush and the son of former US President Bush, was surprised that the Apple Watch could make calls from it. In a press interview, the candidate heard the voice of his interlocutor and searched for his phone in his pocket, but the most recent journalist told him that he was from the hour, and surprising features appeared on him, where he said, can he speak from the time, I know that it appears who is calling. Watch the video:
IPhone 6s Plus the fastest device in the world 2015
A report by the famous AnTuTU website in the field of hardware tests and their performance indicated that the iPhone 6s Plus is the fastest device in the world by the end of 2015, as it achieved 132 thousand points in the tests, followed from afar the Huawei Mate 8 with 92 thousand points, then the Meizu Pro 5 with 86 thousand points, then Samsung Note 5 with 83 thousand points, while the latest Google Nexus 6p phone ranked tenth with 78 thousand points. The report showed that the iPhone 6s Plus is faster than the competition from Samsung 60% and Google 70% and in general it is faster than the fastest Android phone 43%.
IOS 9 reaches 75% and Google's rival 0.7%
Apple announced that iOS 9 is now available on 75% of its smart devices now operating, followed by iOS 8 with a share of 19%, and the rest of the older systems 7%.
While Google announced the arrival of its latest system "Marshmallow" to a share of 0.7%, followed by Lollipop 5.0-5.1 with a share of 32.6%, then KitKat 36.1%, followed by the Jelly family between 4.1-4.2-4.3 with a total share of 24.7%.
Foxconn revenue is declining due to the decline in the sale of the iPhone 6s
The revenue of Foxconn, the main supplier and collector of Apple devices, declined by 20% in December, according to a Reuters report, and it is known that the end-of-year months are the main ones to sell the iPhone, the most important product that the company assembles, which clearly indicates a decline in Apple's sales and thus the assembly requests that it sends to the company. Foxconn achieved $ 12.3 billion in revenue in December, 20% less than the previous year, but overall 2015 revenue increased 6.42% from 2014. Some reports stated that TSMC, which manufactures iPhone 6s processors, also announced a decrease in revenue, which strengthens news that sales The iPhone fell globally last quarter.
Technology leaders meet to fight ISIS
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, as well as a group of senior officials of technology companies in America, such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, Microsoft and others, met with White House officials to discuss electronic deterrence methods, especially in the field of employment, as the organization is known for its skill in using technology and the Internet and recruiting many through The web. So the White House invited corporate officials to present and discuss some ideas and ways to prevent them. The FBI director indicated in the meeting that ISIS mainly uses the Twitter network.
Elion Musk: The Apple car is a secret that everyone knows
Elon Musk, founder of Tesla, who we talked about years ago, said he was Steve Jobs in the automotive business.this link- In an interview with the BBC that the news of Apple developing an electric car is a "well-known secret," adding that encouraging international companies to introduce electric cars is difficult, but a company like Apple can develop a convincing car. When asked how he knew "this secret" that Apple is working on a car, he added that it is difficult to seek to conceal a secret and at the same time it is appointing hundreds and thousands of employees in this field, in his allusion to his previous statements that Apple is appointing employees of his company, "Tesla", which is specialized in the field Electric cars.
Apple registers a patent for the imaging system
Apple has registered a patent for a phone imaging system. And from the explanation of this system, it becomes clear that it is working by more than one camera located in the same device in order to provide what is known as optical zoom, which is important for professional photographers as it does not cause loss of image quality because it is enlarged by lenses and not electronic. It is reported that the iPhone 6s was rumored before its release that its camera will include two lenses in order to provide optical zoom, but this did not happen and it is also difficult to be in the iPhone 7 because Apple is technically stingy, so it is difficult to present developments that make two years in a row at the same point Namely, photography. But no one knows, as the slowdown in iPhone sales may be pushing it now to provide an unprecedented exclusive feature in the iPhone 7 and outperform all phones in the field of photography.
Skype group video chats soon
The Estonian company and owned by Microsoft Skype, a pioneer in the field of online conversations, celebrated this week the 10-year anniversary of launching video chats for the first time, and on this occasion revealed that in the coming weeks, it will provide a new feature for millions of users via smartphones around the world, which is a group video chat feature where more than one person can Talking together on a video, each of them on his phone, not the personal computer. The company revealed that whoever wants to register to get it early must put his data on a special page -this link-.
Facebook Messenger is coming to Mac
Leaked photos showed that Facebook is now working on developing a version of its Facebook Messenger application to work on computers, specifically the Mac system. Image analysts indicated that it is a direct Facebook application and not another unofficial application, because it uses the official icon in the Apple Store and has the official name as well. When Facebook asked about this news, the spokesperson responded that the company does not comment on any rumors or speculations from some.
Miscellaneous news
- Apple added support for "Live Photos" in the 10.11.4 beta for Mac computers.
- Apple has acquired a company specialized in the field of recognizing facial movements and their meaning, does this mean happy, sad or angry, which shows the company's interest in this field.
- The Games department of the software store in December 2015 generated $ XNUMX billion in sales.
- Rumors say that Apple will introduce an exceptional high-quality headphone to the iPhone 7 due to the increase in space it has after the headphone cable port is canceled.
This is not all the news that is on the sidelines, but we have come to you with the most important of them, and it is not necessary for a non-specialist to occupy himself with every stray and incoming, there are more important things that you do in your life, so do not make devices distract you or distract you from your life and your duties. Know that technology is there to make life easier for you and help you in it, and if you rob your life and get preoccupied with it, then there is no need for it.
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