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News on the sidelines: Week 5-12 October

IPhone X parts cost $ 370.25

IHS engineers analyzed the parts of the iPhone X and calculated the expected cost of the device. It was found that the phone, which is sold for $ 999, costs "only parts without other expenses" of approximately $ 370.25. The company commented that it is the most expensive iPhone in the history of Apple, although it is also the most expensive. The prices of the basic parts are as follows:

◉ The screen is $ 110 and is the most expensive item.

Front and back camera $ 35.

◉ $ 27.5 processor.

◉ Memory and storage (NAND & DRAM): $ 33.45.

The next iPad will be an enlarged version of the iPhone X

Reports revealed that Apple has decided on the iPad next year and that it will be the same as the iPhone X, as it comes with very thin edges and will come with an OLED screen as well as without a screen button and finally the most important feature is that it will include a depth camera and this means its own security system, Face ID. Significantly reducing the edges allows either Apple to reduce the size of the device as a whole to maintain 10.5 and 12.9-inch screens, or increase them, meaning we see, for example, a 12-inch screen and a 14-inch screen in the iPad, with roughly the same dimensions as the current device. The bad news is that the iPad will increase its price again.

Samsung is making fun of all the iPhones in 10 years

Samsung has published a propaganda video in which it mocked the iPhone devices, starting with the mockery of the queues of purchase and the size of the small iPhone in the past, the delay in support of water resistance and the absence of the pen, and then finally called on iPhone users to "update" and upgrade to Samsung Galaxy phones. Watch the announcement:

Apple invites its neighbors to visit

Apple announced that it will open its main center for visitors a "special section" starting on November 17th (Friday after the following), and visitors to this section will be able to know details about the company and Apple headquarters and even buy some of the company's products (it will not include products such as the iPhone because it is not a store on the principle). Apple has also sent invitations to residents around the headquarters to offer them a special visit next Thursday to get to know their neighbor, Apple.

DisplayMate test: iPhone X's screen is the best ever

News that seemed to me very funny, as DisplayMate laboratories' tests of screens revealed that the iPhone X has the best OLED screen found in phones around the world. The strange thing is that the screen, which comes from the production of Samsung, surpassed their test on the screens of the Samsung phones themselves, meaning that the Korean company gave Apple a screen that it does not even put in its phones themselves.

The iPhone X is the best still photo phone in the world

The latest DxOMark report revealed that the iPhone X is the best phone in the world in photographing still images, as it got the number 101, outperforming the Samsung Note 8. But in the general classification it got 97, which is the same as the Huawei Mate 10 Pro phone and remains the top spot for the Google Pixel 2 phone. It scored 98 points to be the best camera in the average as well as the best in shooting video and the third in shooting still photos.

Apple supports the Apple Pay Cash feature in the second beta version, iOS 11.2

The Apple Pay Cash feature is one of the main features that Apple announced upon the disclosure of iOS 11, and said at the time that it would be released at a later time. After the launch of iOS 11.1, we did not see the feature as well as the first beta version of iOS 11.2, but here is Apple that provides the feature in the second trial version. The feature enables you to send and receive money from your friends around the world instantly.

Thieves stole 313 iPhone X before its release

At a time when millions were waiting to get the iPhone, three thieves robbed the UPS car, which contained 313 iPhone X phones, which were being taken to an Apple store for opening and stole the devices, which were estimated at more than 300 thousand dollars. The police explained that Apple has a list of serial numbers for the phones, which helps them, and a report indicated that people were supposed to receive the devices that were stolen, they will actually receive their devices on time (they were supposed to have received them because the news a week ago and no complaints appeared)

4K iPhone X photography quality test in front of professional cameras

Apple said that the iPhone X offers the best 4K video capture in phones in the world, so a specialist made a challenge between the quality of the iPhone in video shooting with the Panasonic GH5 camera, with a price of $ 2000. Watch the video, and it is better to increase the quality as it is a 2160p imaging update.

Apple supplier: We started manufacturing AR parts for one of our customers

The president of Catcher Technology, an Apple supplier, revealed in a media interview to announce the company's financial results that they have started producing special parts for manufacturing AR devices, and he explained that the current virtual reality VR glasses are losing popularity to their competitor AR and that they have started to produce the latest manufacturing parts for the benefit of a company. Without explaining the name of the company, but of course he knew that it was Apple.

Apple will be launching AR glasses in 2020, with the rOS operating system

A Bloomberg report revealed that Apple is already working on augmented reality glasses and that they are AR, and that the company will start testing the device in the coming months, but at the same time it will not be revealed soon, but rather it will be delayed to 2020 because Apple plans to offer something advanced and different so much that its sources tell it that it will work with an operating system Different called "rOS" and the glasses will not only come with a system from Apple, but Apple will make the screen as well as its processor. The report said that Apple engineers are now testing competitors, whether HTC Vive, as well as versions that resemble the Oculus Gear VR glasses but with the iPhone.

Apple unveils the most used emoji in America

A report from Apple has revealed the most used emoji styles in America. The report showed that the semi-crying face with tears, known for expressing tears of joy, is the most used by a huge difference over the heart, which came in second place and then the third cry. Strangely enough, the smile, the presumably main emoji, came in eighth.

IOS 11 reaches 52% of devices only after 49 days

For the first time, Apple announced the acquisition ratios of iOS 11, where it stated that after 49 days of its release, it reached 52% only, which is significantly lower than the growth rates of iOS 10 last year, which achieved 60% after only 45 days. As for the rest of the systems, the share of iOS 10 reached 38%, while the older systems are only 10%.

Broadcom offers to buy Qualcomm for $ 103 billion

The famous American company Broadcom has bid to acquire all of the world's chip maker Qualcomm, for a deal worth $ 103 billion. The deal will be calculated based on the share price of $ 70, which is the highest price the company’s share has reached in the past two and a half years (the share price is now $ 65). $ 60 will be paid in cash ($ 88 billion in total) and $ 10 will be paid out for Broadcom shares.

SquareTrade test: the easiest iPhone X to crack

A test video for SquareTrade and an American company that provides hardware warranty and insurance services revealed that their tests showed the iPhone X to be the worst ever in terms of crashes as well as the price of repair, as it said it was the easiest iPhone to crash, the most expensive to buy, the highest in the repair and got the number 90 That is, high risk. Watch the test video:

IPhone X will arrive in 13 new countries at the end of the month

Apple announced the availability of the iPhone X in 13 new countries as of this 24th, and these countries are Albania, Bosnia, Cambodia, Kosovo, Macau, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Serbia, South Africa, South Korea, Thailand and Turkey. It also announced that it would also provide it to its customers in occupied Palestine, "Israel", on the previous day, that is, Thursday, November 23.

Apple begins to spread its system to teach programming outside America

Apple announced the beginning of publishing its own education initiative entitled "Everyone Can Code" to become available outside America as well, as it has become available in 20 colleges around the world who offer a year-long curriculum built by Apple experts. Swift language is taught as well as application design On all levels, hundreds of thousands of students around the world can study directly from Apple and in their countries. Of course, it did not show any Arab universities, but there are Australia, New Zealand and England.

Miscellaneous news:

◉ Update the Instagram application to allow the addition of photos and videos taken more than 24 hours ago to the Instagram Story.

Apple has updated its WorkFlow app to support iPhone X.

Tim Cook was present in an Apple store on the day of the iPhone X launch to welcome buyers.

◉ Apple has launched a second trial version of iOS 11.2, watchOS 4.2, TV 11.2, and Mac 10.13.2

These are not all the things that are 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 all the wandering 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, and know that technology is there to make life easier for you. And help you, and if I robbed you of your life and preoccupied you with it, then there is no need for it.

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