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The appearance of a new iPhone with 4 GB memory in GeekBench tests
GeekBench is one of the most famous sites in the world for measuring performance, and it is the one whose numbers have been previously invoked to prove that Apple has reduced the performance of some iPhones in the battery crisis. This site announced a few days ago that it had monitored the emergence of a new device called iPhone 11,2 and running on iOS 12. The device achieved slightly higher performance rates for the latest known version of the iPhone devices. In the single processor it scored 4673 points, compared to 4219 for the iPhone 8 and 4207 for the iPhone X The current ones, i.e. an improvement of approximately 11%, for the multiple cores, it reached 10912 compared to 10183 for the iPhone 8 Plus, i.e. an improvement of 7%. The most important point is that this iPhone works with 4 GB memory, and currently iPhone 8 works with 2 GB memory and iPhone X works with 3 GB memory.
Apple sends out the third beta versions of its year-end updates
Yesterday, Apple sent the third beta version of the beta versions expected to be launched after two months, and it came as follows:
◉ IOS 12: I got a large number of improvements and fixed problems, as well as features such as improved graphics for clearing notifications, redesign of the application of voice notes, improvements in the application of the watch, face control, CarPlay features and other improvements.
◉ 5.0 clock system: No major changes were noticed except that the Lift and Talk feature has been activated. Several issues and performance improvements have also been clearly fixed.
◉ Mac OS 10.14: It also came with general improvements in performance and fixes some of the problems users face with the second beta version.
◉ TvOS 12 clock systemActivating the remaining features of System 12 that were announced at the conference and were not added in the first and second trial versions.
Indirect confirmation from Apple: iPad is coming with Face ID camera
How much I love code analyzers !!! They tell us about the benefits and updates before they are released. For example, we all know that rumors say that Apple will add a depth camera or face print feature to the iPad, but it is "rumors." But one of the developers examined the files for iOS 12 and found the files for the AvatarKit feature, which are the 12D face-controlled graphics in the iPhone X. These files were found in the iPad version of iOS XNUMX and the codes came to say, "Requires a depth camera," meaning that these are The advantages are only visible to those who have an iPad with a depth camera and face print. This is the first confirmation of the feature that comes indirectly from Apple rather than just rumors.
Apple is sending the fifth version of the current betas to developers
Last week, Apple sent updates to the trial version of the current systems, to become the fifth versions of the versions bearing the numbers iOS 12.4.1, the tvOS 11.4.1 system for television, the watchOS 4.3.2 system, and the Mac 10.13.6 system. No benefits were shown in these updates.
Apple will release its own maps soon
It is known that Apple Maps faced catastrophic problems upon its release, which prompted Apple at its time to dismiss the official in charge of iOS since its release. Apple mainly relies on its maps on several sources, the most famous of which is TomTom and various sources, and it mixes them together to form the best possible maps from its point of view. But we have seen an increase in the past months of Apple's self-driving cars that are filming the streets for an unknown reason. And now the news has spoken that Apple is working to radically rebuild the maps based on its maps, which is that it photographed by itself over the course of 4 years. The new maps are not widely known, but cities such as San Francisco will begin to be supported with the release of iOS 12, but various operating systems and many cities and countries are expected to support successively, but Apple has certainly learned the previous disastrous lesson.
77% of Nintendo's revenue from Super Mario came from Apple
A recent report revealed that the famous Japanese company Nintendo achieved $ 60 million in revenue from the Super Mario Run game, and that 77% of the revenues came from iOS devices compared to 23% from Android devices, which explains the huge difference between purchasing power. The report also said that 43% of the proceeds were from players in America, compared to 17% from Japan and the rest from various countries of the world.
Apple registers 5 iPads and 5 Macs to the EEC database
It seems that the launch of new iPads and Macs has become very close as Apple has registered 5 iPads and 5 Macs in the EEC database. The strange thing is that the new devices are mentioned as running iOS 11 and macOS 10.13, i.e. the current systems, although it will be released after the upcoming systems are revealed at the iPhone conference, as expected. Also, it is strange that the number of iPads is odd, “5 devices”, as it is usual for Apple to offer them in pairs, “a version of Wifi and a version of LTE,” so does Apple intend to provide a single version, either Wi-Fi or LTE, without a counterpart?
LG supplies Apple with 2-4 million OLED screens
Despite old rumors that LG will not be able to supply Apple with OLED screens this year, and Apple will begin to rely on them next year; But it seems that the Korean company has managed to operate some of its own factories, and the news stated that it will supply Apple between 2 to 4 million screens for one of the versions of the iPhone. The number is considered very low, but it will help Apple in its negotiations with Samsung, which currently has a monopoly on Apple's OLED screens and sells them to them at a very high price. The news mentioned that LG told Apple that it will seek to supply it with all the screens required for a device, but it is not known whether it will be able to achieve this or not.
Jailbreak 11.3.1 is coming in a few days, and we are preparing to jailbreak 12.0
The famous hacker team Electra announced that the awaited jailbreak for iOS 11 is coming within days and they posted an illustration on their site to show the level of progress in the development of the tool. The team stated that the jailbreak works with any iOS 11 device from version 11.0 to 11.1.2 as well as supports 11.3.1 and will work on all devices, whether iPhone with its version from 5s to iPhone X, iPad and iPod touch.
The team announced that Apple, of course, will close the exploit used for jailbreaking in the iOS 12 update, but they have another vulnerability that Apple has not closed yet, and they will use it to launch a jailbreak 12 upon its release.
Apple hires a former BBC director to lead its video team
As part of Apple's endeavor to provide its own video service; The company has appointed Joe Oppenheimer, former director of the BBC's video team, the famous British news agency, to be in charge of the global division of Apple Videos. Oppenheimer will work in the international sector and will be subordinate to the “creative director” for Europe. His responsibilities are not known specifically, but it is a strong step for Apple to be appointed in charge of BBC videos, known for their quality, especially in the field of documentaries.
Microsoft is working on a foldable and split tablet
The Verge announced that it had obtained a leaked email among Microsoft engineers that revealed that they are conducting research on a foldable and split Surface device. The device, according to the site, has been working on the team for nearly two years and has the code name Andromeda and has a dual screen with which Microsoft aims to introduce a new category between phones and computers. Creating a new field.
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Leaked image of the shape and specifications of the upcoming iPhone fast charger
Several Chinese websites have published pictures that are said to be leaked for the upcoming fast charger with the new iPhone. The 18-watt USB-C charger supports 100-240V 50 / 60Hz 0.45A universal current while it produces two types of charging 5V / 3A and 9V / 2A. The shipper has been noted to have written “Engineers Test Version” on it. It is expected that Apple will add this charger with the iPhone devices with a C To lightning cable to support charging the iPhone from zero to 50% in 30 minutes without the need to buy a Mac charger like the current version 8 / X
Miscellaneous news:
◉ Amazon announced the establishment of its “Prime Day” for the year 2018, after less than two weeks, starting on July 16 at 9 pm Cairo time.
◉ Apple announced that it will reveal its third fiscal quarter results for the year 2018, i.e. the period (April - May - June) on July 31.
◉ WhatsApp announced the addition of a feature in groups that allows an admin to only send messages to the group, and its subscribers cannot reply. The feature is mainly targeted at promotional sectors.
◉ Apple announced that it will stop the ability to change your payment data by old devices, i.e. before iOS 5 and before Mac 10.9 and before TV 5.0
◉ Reports revealed that Apple is considering providing packages for its subscriptions, such as exclusive videos, music and magazines, to be paid in one subscription with special discounts.
◉ An Apple car was spotted scanning streets in Japan, a move that is said to precede Apple's announcement of a future Street view-like feature offered by Google several years ago.
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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