Geoffrey A. Fowler and Hayley Tsukayama, The Washington Post Published 11:39 am, Monday, June 4, 2018 Apple is trying to make us love our iPhones a little less. Helping consumers and parents combat addiction and encourage healthier relationships with technology is on Apple's agenda at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday. Unlike Apple's other confabs, where executives take the stage to make sales pitches for new hardware, WWDC is targeted at the programmers who make apps for the iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch and other products. At WWDC, Apple typically previews new versions of its iOS and MacOS operating systems months ahead of releasing the finished software to the public. It's also a chance for the world's most valuable tech company to lay out its vision for the future of the iPhone and consumer tech broadly. This year, analysts think Apple will focus on incremental improvements to make its software more reliable - and be less disruptive in our lives. Apple … [Read more...] about At WWDC 2018, Apple lays out its vision for the future of the iPhone
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Apple iPhone X Disappointing Sales Force Foxconn To Venture Into AI
Jun 11, 3:46 AM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Technology By Corazon Victorino 02/02/18 AT 8:04 PM Amid the disappointing performance of the iPhone X, Apple’s assembler Foxconn (Hon Gai Precision Industry) has revealed that it is venturing into artificial intelligence and other opportunities. Foxconn announced Friday that it is pledging to dedicate around $342 million to make itself a key artificial intelligence player. The move is seen as the Taiwanese tech conglomerate’s way of seeking for opportunities outside of mainly assembling smartphones, as per Nikkei Asian Review.“We will at least invest some 10 billion New Taiwan dollars ($342 million) over five years to recruit top talent and deploy artificial intelligence applications in all the manufacturing sites,” Foxconn Chairman Terry Gou said. “It's likely that we could even pour in some $10 billion or more if we find the deployments … [Read more...] about Apple iPhone X Disappointing Sales Force Foxconn To Venture Into AI
Worker In Foxconn Factory, Where iPhone X Is Also Built, Kills Himself
Jun 11, 3:38 AM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Pritha Paul @ZiggyZina143 01/08/18 AT 5:55 AM A China workers’ rights organization, based out of the United States, alleged a worker at a Foxconn factory that manufactures iPhones in the Asian country died by suicide Saturday.Li Ming, 31, jumped from a building in Zhengzhou in the east-central Chinese Henan province, according to China Labor Watch (CLW). The organization even posted a video, which reportedly showed Li’s corpse lying on the snow and a crowd gathered around it, the Telegraph reported. CLW spoke to the deceased’s father, who confirmed his death but gave no information regarding what motivated the worker to take his life. Li was working for Foxconn for the past two months and lived in one of the dormitories provided by the company. It was not immediately known whether Li himself was involved in manufacturing … [Read more...] about Worker In Foxconn Factory, Where iPhone X Is Also Built, Kills Himself
Apple appears to leak names of three new iPhones
News / UK and world by Press Association September 12, 2018, 3:58 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter Apple appears to have leaked the names of its new iPhone line-up on its website just hours before its live event to launch the products. The leak, discovered in new product page listings of the Apple.com sitemap by the site All Things How, appears to confirm the three new phones will be called the iPhone XS, XS Max and iPhone XR. It follows previous rumours that the company will introduce a larger screened 6.5in iPhone – allegedly the XS Max – alongside the new 5.8in display iPhone XS, which is the same size screen as last year’s iPhone X. The sitemap listings also reference the iPhone XR, believed to be the cheaper handset with a 6.1in LCD screen to replace the iPhone 8 as the company’s entry-level device. The listings have since vanished as Apple took the online Apple Store offline – customary … [Read more...] about Apple appears to leak names of three new iPhones
Apple unveils largest ever screen for new iPhone range
News / UK and world by Press Association September 12, 2018, 7:39 pm FacebookTwitterLinkedInWhatsAppEmail Sign up to our Daily newsletter Apple has unveiled the largest screen iPhone it has ever made, as part of a range of new product announcements. The tech giant’s chief executive Tim Cook claimed the new iPhone XS and XS Max were the “most advanced” the company has ever made. The iPhone XS Max houses a 6.5-inch Super Retina OLED display, the largest ever placed on an iPhone, and is joined by the 5.8-inch iPhone XS – the same size as last year’s iPhone X. Both phones also have the same all-screen front as the iPhone X, and uses the Face ID facial recognition technology, as well as enhanced machine learning and artificial intelligence tools. Mr Cook said the updates took the iPhone “to the next level”. The company also said the XS Max housed the biggest battery the company had ever placed into an iPhone, which would give … [Read more...] about Apple unveils largest ever screen for new iPhone range