A new European investigation with Apple and the software store behind half a trillion dollars in trade in 2019, the decline in sales of the Apple Watch in the first quarter, the unveiling of Android 11 and other news on the sidelines ...
Apple Watch sales fell in the first quarter
Canalys Statistics Center revealed that sales of the Apple Watch fell 13% in the first quarter, despite the watch market growing by 12%. The site said that Apple sold 5.2 million hours and acquired a 36.3% stake, compared to 6.0 million hours, and a 46.7 million share of the same quarter last year. Huawei comes in second place with sales of 2.1 million, then Samsung 1.8 million, and the total market reached 14.3 million, compared to 12.7 million.
It is noteworthy that the statistics numbers are estimates as the companies do not announce the actual sales number. For example, a week ago, IDC revealed its analysis of sales and at that time it said that Apple’s sales were 4.5 million, down from 4.6 million, and Huawei’s sales were 2.6 million compared to 1.2 million for the same quarter. The numbers may differ between analysis centers, but there is an agreement that Apple's sales have declined, Huawei is in second place, its sales jumped more than 100%, and Samsung is in third place.
The European Union begins an investigation with Apple over Apple Pay
The European Commission announced that an investigation has begun with Apple regarding Apple Pay and the software store; The investigation aims to confirm Apple's monopoly charge. As for the payment service, Apple Pay, it is the only service that Apple allows to access and use NFC in the purchase of both goods and products, which hinders competition in front of others. As for the software store, the reason is because of Spotify's old complaints that the store's regulations give preference to Apple applications, which weakens the competition.
Apple: The software store behind the $ 519 billion trade
Apple said its software store ecosystem was behind sales of $ 519 billion in 2019. To clarify the details of this number, a specialized data analysis center has calculated the payments made by Apple devices "through different applications", whether you use the Amazon and ebay application, bought any commodity or the Uber application, and requested a trip or purchase of various games and applications. Redemption was paid via iOS devices and the result was $ 519 billion. The amount was $ 413 billion in goods and services, $ 61 billion in virtual goods and services “that is, music applications, movies and any intangible commodity,” and $ 45 billion in ads and ads within applications.
Apple said that the iOS / iPadOS apps number close to 2 million, and they open half a billion times a week.
Google announces Android 11 beta
Google officially announced the Android 11 beta, which has become available to companies so that they can launch it for phones "experimentally", and these are the most prominent advantages:
◉ A dedicated section in notifications for conversations; And conversations are now popping up in a bubble "There are already a lot of Android phones that offer this feature."
◉ Add a privacy option that enables you to grant the application access to the microphone, camera and location only once.
◉ Add a privacy option to monitor applications that you have not used for a long time to withdraw their permissions for "access to the camera, microphone, etc."
◉ Adding a privacy option for developers to enable them to comply with Google's requirements of "monitoring access to the site in the background."
◉ Additional benefits for people who use their device completely by voice.
◉ Lots of improvements that enable you to control other smart devices from one place.
You can watch this video “32 minutes” for a detailed review of the benefits:
Apple is adding more customization options for the 16-inch MacBook Pro and Mac Pro
Apple has added more options to customize the 16-inch MacBook Pro computer to its site, where you can now choose the AMD Radeon Pro 5600M GPU with 8 GB memory, which provides 75% better performance than the default card for $ 700. Also, Apple has added new SSD options in the Mac Pro, so you can choose 1/2/4/8 TB capacity, and if you want the highest capacity, 8 TB, you will pay $ 220.
Sony reveals the design of the PlayStation 5
After long rumors, Sony finally announced the design of the PlayStation 5 family, which comes with an entirely new design and there will be two versions, namely the PlayStation 5 and the other version is the “Digital” version, which will come without a Blu-ray port. The device has not announced when it will be available, although rumors are talking about the month of October; And it will be additional accessories that you can buy with it, such as a speaker called PULSE 3D, which supports XNUMXD sound with dual noise isolation. The second accessory is a dual-lens FHD camera, the third accessory is the remote control and finally, a charging pad that enables you to charge two gaming arms at the same time wirelessly. Watch the teaser video provided by Sony:
The two 23-inch iMac and iPad Air are coming soon
A report by DigiTimes revealed that Apple will launch in the second half of the year a new 23-inch iMac, as well as a 2020 version of the iPad Air, which will come in a size of 10.8 inches. The report said that the iPad mini update will not come this year, but rather next year, and the screen size will be increased to more than 8 inches. It is expected to start in the third quarter (July-September), the main manufacturing of the iPad, which makes us expect to see it at the iPhone conference in September or next October. It is reported that there are rumors that Apple will launch the iMac at the WWDC conference, without any details other than that the design of the iMac is inspired by the design language of the iPad Pro.
More confirmations of Mac computer with ARM processor
New confirmation of the news that began to appear recently, as a specialist in leaks revealed that Apple will unveil a 12-inch MacBook computer and will come with a Butterfly keyboard, ARM processor and T2 security chip. The leak said that Apple is currently developing the A14X processor and will have 8 to 12 cores. It is reported that many rumors argue whether Apple will unveil this computer at the WWDC conference or after months with the iPhone. But what has become almost certain is that Apple will announce something about ARM processors at the conference.
Miscellaneous news
◉ Apple announced that it will broadcast the WWDC conference on YouTube in order to ensure the greatest number of views and not be limited to users of Apple devices or Windows computers. At the time of the conference you can watch over this link.
◉ Apple announced that the annual Apple Camp training that it provides for children from 8 to 12 years old to teach them programming will be held in the summer, but it will not be at Apple headquarters, but via the Internet, as usual, for free.
Tim Cook announced the launch of an Apple initiative to support ethnic equality and justice; Tim said that Apple will finance it with $ 100 million.
◉ Apple announced an initiative for students "Back to School" in which the AirPods are given as a gift with any Mac or iPad device. The headset is the traditional AirPods, and if you want the wireless charging case, it sells for $ 40, and if you want the Pro version, you will pay $ 90.
Apple has begun sending invitations to participants to attend the WWDC conference and its online sessions.
◉ One of the accounts for the leaks published pictures that were said to be of the iPhone 12's manufacturing molds.
◉ Reports revealed that Apple intends to unveil a copy of its Magic Keyboard for other iPads such as the Air, which is expected to be revealed soon.
◉ Reports continued to confirm that Apple is still developing the AirPower wireless charger, and reports said that it will come with an A11 processor (iPhone X processor) to manage power to prevent overheating.
◉ A BBC report revealed that medical authorities in Britain have begun to use the Apple Google system to trace contacts of patients.
◉ The Korean authorities gave Apple an opportunity to correct some of the monopolistic situations and practices it is doing in Korea, as it accused Apple of forcing companies to pay the costs of warranty and advertising for the iPhone.
◉ Some users of MacBook Pro 2020 said they have problems using old USB 2.0 accessories via a HUB or an adapter.
◉ Twitter announced that it will provide the advantage of the ability to tweet with your voice instead of text. Tweeting will be allowed up to 140 seconds and in case of exceeding the period, it will be sent in more than one tweet.
◉ Facebook announced the addition of the option to hide political ads, an option that comes at a time when propaganda for the upcoming US elections has intensified after less than 5 months.
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