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News on the sidelines: Week 1-7 July


Apple ranks # XNUMX in the world

2016-07-24

A report by FutureBrand, the company’s annual report of 3000 customers per company and a number of experts, indicated that the US company, which has an estimated value of more than $ 537 billion, was ranked # 21 in the world. The report relies on several characteristics - financial value is not an attribute - and, according to the report, the highest qualities for Apple are "individuality", "originality" and "creativity." While Microsoft ranked second in the world, and Google's parent company, Alphabet, was ranked 2 globally. Samsung also came in third, Walt Disney in fourth, Facebook in sixth place, and Amazon eighth. Toyota topped the car companies and came in seventh place. As for the largest company in terms of revenue and number of employees (more than 29 million employees) Walmart came in XNUMXth place. You can Browse the full list here.


Facebook Company News

Facebook

  • Facebook is testing a rival service for Snapchat: The American company Facebook is testing a service called Quick Update, which can be accessed within the main Facebook application. The service enables users to send pictures and videos to friends, which will be available for them to see for only 24 hours. A Facebook spokesperson said that this service is not public and it is only services that we are testing and there are no plans to launch now.
  • Facebook is trying the internet with its planes: Facebook launched its Aquila plane after working for two years at Facebook's Connectivity Lab. The aircraft is powered by solar energy and aims to broadcast the Internet in countries that do not provide Internet services, which will connect the Internet to billions of people. Watch the video for Aquila.

 Huge drop in Apple Watch sales

drop 55% YOYApple is suffering from a sales crisis, and last week it achieved a decrease in computer sales - see Our analytical article- This week, there was a decrease in the field of wearable devices, as the second quarter sales of smart watches were announced to companies in general, and Apple showed a 55% decline, with hourly sales in the second quarter of this year achieving 1.6 million hours, while it achieved in the same quarter of Last year, 3.6 million hours. The report revealed that other companies continue to increase in terms of the annual change. In general, Apple is still in the lead in the number of units that were sold, as Apple sold nearly what all other companies sold in its society. In general, the watch market sales declined 32% this quarter, compared to the same period last year.


Converted from charger input to headphone jack?

With the near launch of the new iPhone always increasing recent rumors that Apple will cancel the headphone jack and work on having only one input in the iPhone and that the headphone will work like a charger by Lightning Cable. Recently, a rumor surfaced that Apple will keep the headphones as they are, but will sell an adapter that acts as an input to the headphones. Can the rumors be believed and Apple is doing the same as it did with the new MacBook and the USB-C port?


Verizon to acquire Yahoo's internet sector

Verizon, a famous company in the field of communications and the Internet, announced that it acquired Yahoo in a deal valued at $ 4.8 billion, and with this join the Internet sector and its services such as search engine, e-mail and applications, in addition to other companies affiliated with Yahoo. Like Tumblr and Flickr. Recall that Verizon's market value is approximately $ 245 billion. You can review our article on Yahoo's story and its failure this link.


Apple sends an employee back from contract to work on an Apple car

Bob mansfield

A US newspaper report revealed that Apple has re-employed Bob MansfieldPreviously, he was a team leader in the hardware field and then moved on to work on classified projects and led the team that worked on the Apple Watch. Mansfield He helped Apple in many projects that saw the light of day, such as the MacBook and the iMac, and he is working again on the Apple car, which is said to be Titan, according to reports. Apple is rumored to launch its car in 2021.


Apple sells the billionth iPhone device!

Tim Cook announced at a staff meeting in Cupertino, California, that Apple had sold the billionth iPhone, saying, "The iPhone has become the most important product in history and that has changed the world," meaning that one out of 7 people has bought an iPhone. A year and a half ago, Apple announced that it had sold one billion iOS devices, and eight months ago it announced that it had one billion activated devices out of all of its products.


 LG is investing $ 1.75 billion in flexible screens

lg-g-flex-2Apple relies on several companies, the most important of which are "Japanese screens", to supply iPhone screens, but it seems that LG wants to be the primary supplier of OLED screens for Apple devices. It was reported that LG is not satisfied with providing conventional OLED screens, but wants to provide them with a foldable and bending type within at least two years. OLEDs are known for being more saturated colors than the LCD screens used in Apple devices today, and are also lighter and thinner than other types. Samsung is the largest manufacturer of this type of screen, but if LG manages to acquire Apple, it will be a huge deal for it. Is Apple investing in flexible screens in the future?


Apple will open an iOS app development center in India

Reports have indicated that Apple is in the process of opening a programmers help center in India. The place, which will be opened at the beginning of 2017 in Bengaluru, India, with an area of ​​4000 square feet, will provide young people with the tools and people needed to build innovative applications and provide them with personal assistance from Apple experts. Versus in the long run. It is noteworthy that Apple is building a research and development center in India, in addition to building a $ 10 billion Foxconn factory.


Charitybuzz announces an auction for the Apple-1 device

The Apple-1 was the first device made by Steve Wozniak and his small team at Apple. When Steve Jobs started the Apple in his garage, they made only 200 devices, and sold 175 devices to a retail store called Byte Shop. There are many wealthy people who buy the Apple-1 device and hang its internal parts on the walls for its beauty, Charitybuzz is offering the Apple-1 device for sale at auction and expects its price to reach one million dollars, and the proceeds go to charities.


The home button on the iPhone 7 will work with Force Touch technology

Several reports indicated that Apple is working to change the idea of ​​the Home button, which has been in the device for 9 years. Reports say that Apple will physically cancel the Home button, meaning that it will not be real, and will make it level with the surface of the device, and will add Force Touch technology. The idea is great for many who have encountered problems with the button. Also, this gives Apple the chance to be waterproof.


A video showing the expected design of the iPhone 7

A high-quality video has appeared in which it reviews the expected iPhone 7, the device is not real, but the video is only to watch the rumors up close.


Miscellaneous news

  • Apple opens its first stores in Taiwan, Singapore and Mexico.
  • Ford announces that it will support CarPlay in all of its 2017 model year cars for sale in America.
  • Apple will start selling its watch with the rim of the countries' flags to coincide with the start of the Olympics.
  • Apple revealed that the share of iOS 9 had risen to 86%, according to the app store usage until July 18th.iOS-9-adoption-86-percent

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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