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Google sends Android 9.0 “Android P” to developers
Hours ago, Google announced the launch of the first beta version of the upcoming Android P system, which carries the number 9.0 to developers and includes the following features:
◉ Indoor navigation: a new feature based on the IEEE802.11mc Wi-Fi protocol that allows you to direct inside malls and indoor places. Google said that the navigation accuracy will reach 1-2 meters.
◉ Extrusion support: Google added a feature called Display cutout support to enable Android phones to render the iPhone X bump without encountering design problems.
◉ Improved message notifications: Improved message notifications, content review, and suggestions to reply from notification center.
◉ Support connecting to more than one camera via your Android phone.
◉ Add an ImageDecoder to support bitmaps and drawables
HDR VP9 and HEIF video encoding and compression support for higher quality at lower size.
◉ Improving the auto-complete feature in the system to make it easier to log in to sites.
◉ Improvement in the payment system via NFC devices.
Apple Watch without a competitor since its release
A report by IDC revealed that the Apple Watch, since its release until now, is completely unchallenged in the smart watch market, and its share permanently exceeds 50%, and all companies around the world compete in less than 50% of the other. The center revealed that last quarter Apple achieved a share of approximately 61%, followed by Samsung with a share of 8.4%, and Garmin 7.25%. Looking at the total for the year 2017, find that Apple's market share is 53%, followed by Samsung 10.9%, then Garmin 8.24%
And by moving to wearable devices as a whole, that is, including sports frames, not just smart watches with an operating system, Apple comes in first place also with a share of 21%, followed by Fitbit with a share of 14.2%, then Xiaomi by 13%, then Garmin 6.5%, then Huawei 4.3%, while Samsung comes with a market share of 2.9% Just outside the big 5 list.
Samsung S9 + beats everyone in photography
The DXOMark Center revealed that the camera of the new Samsung S9 + won the first place as the best camera in the world with smartphones and scored 99 points, followed by the Google Pixel 2 phone, which came with 98 points, then the iPhone X got 97 points and shares the same position with the Huawei Mate 10 Pro, which got 97 points as well. The report showed a great advantage in still images, as it got 101 points in the quality of still images, while in video shooting it got 91 points only.
With this, the title of best camera becomes the second title for the S9 + after being named for best smartphone screen.
More expectations of lower iPhone sales
Citi Bank revealed its expectations about the iPhone and its sales, as it made it clear that it expects a strong decline in sales of the Apple device. During the first quarter of 2018, “this quarter” is expected to be sold only 51 million devices, against previous expectations of 61 million devices. The report said that the main reason is the decline in expectations of selling the iPhone X, as they expect to sell 14 million phones, compared to 27 million previously. As for the second quarter, "April-May-June", the expectations also decreased, as the expected sales became 40 million compared to 48 million previously. As for the iPhone X, it is expected to sell only 7 million. But the report made clear that, in general, Apple's sales are expected to improve by 7% when compared to last year. That is, expectations are intended to compare with previous expectations, which were very optimistic.
Does Apple offer a cheap MacBook Air this year!
A KGI Center report revealed that Apple is working on developing the Air MacBook computer to come instead of the current one and at a reduced price. The strange thing is that the report indicated that the new computer will come with better capabilities than the current version, as the storage capacity, processor and graphics card will be updated, but at the same time the price will be reduced, which is strange for Apple, but there may be more than one version of the same computer and one of them is the one that comes Reduced price. The report predicts that Apple's sales will increase 10-15% during 2018, while the laptop market as a whole will decline 0.5%.
The new Apple headset faces hurdles in development
Last week, we talked about a report by KGI that said that Apple is working to develop a high-quality "headphone". This week, new news came about the headset, its source was the famous Bloomberg newspaper, which said that Apple is already working on a headset, but it faces many obstacles in manufacturing, and this makes expectations for its release at the end of the year weak and Apple may postpone the release for next year. Bloomberg did not explain these obstacles and what is their secret, especially that Apple has a large company specializing in this field of Beats, or that Apple wants to introduce a new technology for the first time in the headphones and has not yet been able to operate it properly.
Apple will give up on Extrusion next year
It seems that Apple made other companies emulate it in the "see this link" and then decided to abandon it. A report by ETNews revealed that Apple is considering that the iPhone, which will be released at the end of the year, will be the last iPhone issued with the distinctive "extrusion" design, as it is expected that Apple will abandon it as of next year and the 2019 iPhones. The report did not explain where it would place Apple camera and sensors and will they be integrated into the screen in one way or another.
An iPhone X developer offers optical illusions
One of the developers posted a video for an application he works on that provides optical illusions, as it uses the iPhone X's face tracker to analyze the eye, and on this basis it displays images or videos that we do not know specifically on the phone screen, but deceives the human eye, so it appears as if it is inside the iPhone or appears in 3D. Watch the video to be dazzled with us:
The average life of Apple devices is 4 years and 3 months
A report by an analyst from the Asymco Center revealed the life span of Apple devices and said that it is constantly increasing and according to the latest study conducted by 17 quarterly, i.e. 4 years and 3 months. The report measures the time period between selling devices until they stop using them. The report said that since mid-2007, Apple has sold 2.05 billion different devices, and 750 million of them have been referred to retirement, "their use has stopped," while 1.3 billion different devices are used by the company. The report measures all devices: iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, and Mac computers.
Apple may use DiaLog processors
Jalal Baqerly, CEO of Dialog, a British company specializing in the field of semiconductors, revealed that he expects Apple to use processors from his company’s manufacture by 2019-2020 (that is, perhaps with the iPhone immediately after the next. "Jalal did not disclose the details of his prediction. But he said that negotiations on manufacturing are still continuing, and he also did not disclose whether the intended processors would be for the iPhone instead of TSMC, or if they would get a contract to manufacture processors for some special devices, which is possible because Jalal's statement said "processors for several devices for Apple."
Apple updates its experimental systems
Apple has updated its experimental systems for its various systems to reach the fourth trial version as follows:
◉ iOS 11.3 has come to add improvements and bug fixes.
WatchOS 4.3 came to treat and fix many problems and faults.
Mac High Sierra 11.13.4 system also came to improve performance and fix some problems of the previous version.
◉ tvOS 11.3 has no improvements or changes in features.
A practical test on the difference of the effect of changing the battery on iPhone 6s
A test video of the iPhone 6s revealed when the battery was changed and how this affects the performance of the iPhone by opening some different websites and applications and the difference appeared significantly. A Benchmark test was also conducted, which showed an improvement in the performance of a single core from 1437 to 2520, equivalent to 75%, while the collective performance of the cores also improved by 77%. Watch the video:
Instagram may provide a call feature
Technical researchers have revealed the presence of icons for communication and video inside the files of the Instagram application for Android, and this confirms rumors that have spread recently that the application is considering adding the feature of voice and video calling. The presence of icons means that the feature is already being tested with some users, but no details have been officially disclosed. At the same time, other researchers found an image that shows a message that appears to the user when he calls the video and that he must grant the application permission to access the microphone.
Miscellaneous news:
Fiat Chrysler and Volkswagen revealed that the new cars from these companies will issue a built-in Apple Music service and a prepaid 6-month subscription.
◉ Update the official Google application to support an extension of the iMassage and the iPad's drag and drop feature.
◉ Update the Apple Music application to add several features and improve the stability of the application after solving a lot of problems.
◉ Apple has sent an article to developers explaining upcoming updates to the Swift language in version 4.2 and hints of upcoming radical updates with Swift 5.0
◉ Apple has discontinued the possibility of rolling back to iOS 11.2.5.
◉ Rumors that Apple intends to offer discounted versions of most or all of its devices.
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