Apple is expected to reveal plans for a special keynote event imminently and the company’s next smartphone – the iPhone 7 – could be just days away from release. The Cupertino giant has released new smartphones in September for the last four years and it doesn’t appear as if it’s ... Read More »
Computer chip makers are never masters of their own destiny. They rise or fall with the markets they serve. Overall, semiconductor stocks have done very well this year, based on the 22% rise in the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index. But under the hood, there’s a separation going on between companies that ... Read More »
Now that multitouch smartphones have been on the market for nearly a decade, it’s increasingly tempting for users to shake things up and switch to a new type of device. What if you’ve only ever been an iPhone user, and you’re thinking about switching to an Android phone? Here’s a ... Read More »
Despite Google’s best efforts, device fragmentation remains an ongoing and frustrating problem for Android users. So while Google may be understandably boasting about the benefits and perks of Android 7.0 Nougat, the reality is that many Android users will be left out in the cold with no ability to upgrade whatsoever. ... Read More »
Apple has made some major changes to its long dormant Twitter account just days before its new iPhone launch event. The official @Apple profile was registered by Apple in 2011, but until now it lacked the company’s iconic logo and a cover image. The latter has been resolved with a ... Read More »
The rumor mill is in full swing for Apple’s impending iPhone announcement. The company’s phone releases have followed the same pattern since the release of the iPhone 3G in 2008: a new model one year, and a slightly modified version of that model — the “S” version — the following year. This ... Read More »
You know the drill – new iPhones arrive like clockwork, and we expect to soon coo over theiPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. They will be faster! The cameras will be better – with a dual camera on the Plus! There might be new colours! One thing there won’t be, however, ... Read More »
Earlier this week, Apple announced it would launch new versions of its iPhones, Apple watch and MacBook Pro on September 7. Last week Nikkei published a report that speculated the company was expected to debut three new iPhones (iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 7 Pro). Unfortunately, there’s a ... Read More »
“DRAM prices in August were on an upward trend as they were in the previous month,” said channel monitor DRAMeXchange in a report. “With the official launch of the next iPhone release on September 7, the entire smartphone supply chain is now under a critical period of intense stock-up activities.” ... Read More »
One of the things Apple will do differently this year when it comes to its newest iPhones is to install different amounts of RAM on the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus. The iPhone 7 will have 2GB of RAM like its predecessor, while the iPhone 7 Plus is going ... Read More »
