Apple denies forcing Uyghurs to work and refuses to buy ARM, declaring that its commission is the same as others, impressive sales for SE, 12 delays, and other news on the sidelines ...
Twitter: The hacker reached the messages with the compromised accounts
Twitter officially announced the breach of verified accounts last week - see this linkHackers have enabled access to DM's private messages for 36 accounts out of a total of 130 accounts that were hacked, including an account of an elected official in the Netherlands, but they made it clear that he is the only official whose messages have been accessed and the remaining 35 are accounts of individuals or companies. It is noteworthy that Twitter said that social engineering (relations with employees) was used to access 130 accounts and the hacker reset the passwords of 45 accounts, but he could not find any password for any account. And the hacker downloaded all the data for 8 accounts.
Apple is not interested in purchasing ARM
A report by Bloomberg revealed that the Japanese company SoftBank is considering selling the famous ARM company that specializes in developing processor architecture and said that Apple was a primary candidate to be the buyer and discussions were already held between the two companies, but in the end Apple decided that it was not interested in acquiring ARM due to the many legal complexities, contracts and agreements. And the sensitivity of Apple becoming the controller in the company that develops the architecture of all its competitors, whether Samsung, Qualcomm, Huawei, and others, which may put Apple in many legal obstacles in addition to the American-Chinese conflict.
The report also indicated that Nvidia has already submitted a request for cooperation and purchase to ARM, and in the coming period, more companies may appear; SoftBank is also considering offering ARM on the exchanges as a joint stock company rather than as a private company now.
Apple: No monopoly and our commission like others
As Tim Cook prepares to testify in Congress within days; Apple commissioned a company that specializes in conducting a study of the global market to find out the commissions the companies receive; Apple said in the study that for software stores, Apple gets 30%, just like Google, Amazon and Samsung, as well as Microsoft, and this means that there is no blackmail and forcing sellers to pay additional commissions. The study included commissions for game and book stores, physical stores like ebay and Amazon, and even services like Uber Eats. The study aims to clarify the commission of Apple in relation to the competing market, whether application stores or selling applications and games in an actual "DVD, for example" in Amazon and others.
It is reported that the complaints against Apple did not mention that Apple has a higher commission than others, but it has talked that Apple is forcing them to pay, while others add the option of direct payment to the developer away from Apple's commission.
Microsoft chief meets Antitrust to talk to them about Apple
Next Monday, the Congressional Antitrust Committee will hold a session to hear the heads of Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon about monopoly complaints against them; Within the framework of the committee's preparations, a meeting was held with the president of Microsoft, "Brad Smith", to ask him as the president of a company previously accused of monopoly and is cooperating with the committee to prevent its recurrence. The chairman of the committee asked Microsoft's president for his opinion on the matter, and the Microsoft chief responded that they were concerned about the way Apple managed the software store and forcing companies to pay by them to obtain arbitrary commissions, and he said that Apple's policy is that it is not possible to reach iPhone customers without paying royalties to Apple.
Report: SE sales are impressive thanks to Android and old users
A report by the Counterpoint Research Center said that sales of the iPhone SE 2020 have become a bright spot in Apple's history, as the phone has achieved the desired goal of encouraging a number of old iPhone users such as 6s and earlier to upgrade as well as persuading a number of Android users to experiment. The report said that sales were above expectations that they had set for the phone when it was released. The report said that smartphone sales fell 25% in the second quarter compared to the peer in 2019, and the worst decline was in ZTE, which fell 68%, Motorola 62%, and OnePlus fell 60%. While Samsung came with the lowest percentage decline of 10%; As for Apple, it achieved a decline of 23%, and the report said that sales of SE contributed to reducing the decline, which would have been significantly greater had it not been for SE 2020.
The report said that 30% of SE buyers had an iPhone 6s and before it, and 26% owned Android phones, which is above the normal average for acquiring an Apple phone from Android users.
Apple may soon release Macs with Intel processors
Last month, Apple revealed its ARM-based computer processors, called Apple Silicon, and said that before the end of this year, the first computer for users with the new processor will be released. But last week, reports revealed that Apple is currently preparing a large number of Mac devices for the near launch, and this means that these devices are coming with traditional Intellectual processors and not the intended ARM. The report said that the computers entered the "ready for shipment" stage, including the iMac with a new design with small edges.
Luxshare acquires an iPhone assembly plant
Luxshare announced that it has reached an agreement with Wistron to acquire an iPhone assembly plant in Kunshan, China. Luxshare Precision is one of the Chinese companies that already deal with Apple and assumes a major role in assembling AirPods headphones, but it seems that it wants to move to an additional stage, which is assembling the iPhone itself, and instead of building a factory, it agreed with Westron to sell a factory that it already has. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo had previously indicated that Luxshare is negotiating with Apple to enter the process of assembling the iPhone with the old versions to be its next stage; The company started dealing with Apple in 2013 by manufacturing cables and connectors, then got a contract to assemble the Apple Watch, then AirPods, and now it wants the iPhone.
Apple: There is no evidence that our suppliers have violated workers' rights
Apple said it found no evidence of any of its Chinese suppliers violating workers' rights, forcing them to work overtime or in unfavorable working conditions. Apple's statement comes after the US Commerce Department's decision to add O-Film and 10 other Chinese companies to a blacklist of companies that exploit Uighur Muslims and force them to work under conditions and times with low salaries as part of a Chinese campaign to suppress Muslims in the Western Province. The US Department said that these 11 companies are a black list and that American companies should not deal with them. Apple is one of those dealing with O-Film and supplies parts of the camera and touch sensors to it. Apple said that Tim Cook personally visited O's headquarters before in 2017 and that Apple is monitoring factories and sending out teams to make sure everything is fine.
Delaying the iPhone 12 launch due to Corona
The Japanese site Mac Otakara said that it obtained information from sources in Apple's suppliers that the American company told them that it expected this year that the iPhone would not be launched at its traditional date. Annually, Apple holds a conference in September and announces the new iPhone, and after 10 days, the phone is usually launched in the market, but this year it will be different, as the sources mentioned that the conference will be delayed for several weeks and when the devices are launched, they will be divided into two parts, the first is iPhone phones with generation networks The fourth LTE will be launched in October, while the 5G versions will come in November.
In another context, reports spoke that copies of the iPhone 5G will support both mmWave and Sub-6GHz waves.
Apple updates its upcoming beta systems
Apple launched the third trial version of its upcoming systems at the end of this year and it came as follows:
◉ iOS / iPadOS 14, the third beta, which came with performance improvements, a new icon for the music app, a library in the app, a widget for the clock, a popup option for the widget, the main screen, a widget for the screen time feature, and general improvements in the designs of some apps and memoji.
Mac OS 11.0 and has yet to show new features other than performance improvements and bug fixes.
◉ WatchOS 7 system has not yet appeared what is new in this third beta version.
◉ The tvOS 14.0 TV system did not show any new features, but rather general performance improvements.
Amazon Alexa will be able to open applications
Amazon announced a recent update to its smart assistant Alexa in iOS and Android that will come with a feature called Alexa for Apps, a feature that will enable Alexa to open various applications by voice only. Currently, only Siri can open any app you want. The feature is available for developers to support it, i.e. it requires the developer to update its software, but it will already support a number of popular apps. You can ask Alexa to open Twitter and search for a specific hashtag or open a Tik Tok and start the registration or order a car with Uber. Alexa will work with apps that support deep links to open.
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Miscellaneous news
◉ Apple suspended the registration for iOS 13.5.1, so that the only option is iOS 13.6 for those who upgrade or restore.
◉ Apple this week launched a new system for security researchers that enables them to have deeper access to its systems, enabling them to discover problems.
◉ Samsung announced the 5G version of its Z Flip phone and that it will be available in the market at a price of $ 1450.
◉ Leaks revealed that Apple will open its second store in the Thai capital, Bangkok, on July 25.
◉ Apple celebrates the 30th anniversary of the American Discrimination against People with Special Needs or Disabilities Act.
◉ Facebook announced an upcoming feature for the iOS version of Messenger, which is the ability to secure the application by Touch ID or FaceID. The feature will also be added to Android in the coming months.
◉ The European Antitrust Authority announced that Apple and Amazon are under investigation on monopoly charges, as Italian merchants accused the two of collaborating together and preventing the sale of Apple and Beats products to them in order to stabilize prices and stifle competition.
◉ Instagram revealed a new feature, "Fundraising", which will enable the account holder to request funding from his followers. The feature will be available in America, England and Ireland.
Google has begun testing the display of authenticated logos for entities in its Gmail mail service.
◉ A report revealed that Apple intends to add Periscope Telephoto telephoto lenses to the iPhone from 2022.
◉ Apple registered a patent enabling the Apple Pencil to actually recognize colors and then use them in the iPad; That is, if you see a color in nature and want to color it, then touch it with an Apple Pencil. Of course, the feature is still patented and it is not known when it will be available.
◉ A new Apple patent showed that it turns any surface into a "virtual touch surface" with the AR / VR device it is working on.
◉ Spotify announced the launch of the "Video Podcast" feature, and it will be available in all countries for free and premium users.
◉ Apple revealed some upcoming emojis during 2020 for iPhone, iPad and Mac devices on the occasion of World Emoji Day.
Apple has made a "business chat" feature available to all companies and customers that use Zendesk. The feature has been around for two years and is available as a trial.
Apple has announced that it is committed to ensuring that all of its suppliers in China become clean energy users by 2030.
Skype announced a new feature of the iOS / iPadOS app, which is the ability to blurring around you during a video call; This feature is important at the present time when millions are forced to work from home.
◉ Facebook announced the addition of a feature called Reels on Instagram next month in America; The feature is similar to Tik Tok.
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