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Its that time of year when the whole world goes crazy for iPhones. This year , Apple has once again released their successor to last year's iPhone 13 lineup with the announcement of the new iPhone 14 series which now includes substantial differences which will separate the Pro lineup from the regular iPhone lineup. Here is everything Apple launched a few hours ago. iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus Out with the iPhone "mini" and in with the plus. Apple has officially killed off the iPhone mini lineup which in its place now sits the regular iPhone 14. But the missing gap has now been replaced by Apple's large - iPhone 14 Plus.  The devices - apart from battery and display changes are virtually identical. At first glance, the device continues last year's iPhone design layout and so you still get the notch and camera layout as well as everything else including the IP68 dust and water resistance as well as the glass sandwich design. Powering the device like last year is Ap...

 Apple TV 4K  Apple has announced a new updated model of the Apple TV 4K, the new model, powered by the A12 Bionic chipset and features an improved Siri Remote and calibration powered by compatible iPhones. The Apple TV 4K starts at $179 . Source - Apple   Purple iPhone  Apple has also announced a purple version of its iPhone 12 and 12 Mini models. The hardware are same as the iPhone 12 with the A14 Bionic chipset, Dual 12mp cameras and the price of $699 and $799 respectively. Purple is also said to be the favorite color of the late Steve Jobs and 2021 marks his 10th Death Anniversary. Source - Apple

Apple has officially announced the iPhone 8  , the iPhone 8 Plus and the iPhone X today at their special event held in Cupertino , California . The three new smartphones , announced right along side their new Apple TV 4K and the Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular support ,mark a new beginning for Apple as they set out to further refine the 10 year old legacy set by the original iPhone almost 10 years back . iPhone 8 and 8 Plus The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus are basically successors to last year's iPhone 7 and 7 Plus models , the new duo - designed with glass backs and a metal frame , says goodbye to Apple's aluminum unibody construction as the new iPhones feature Qi Wireless charging (Metal backs are not very good for inductive charging ) . The phones , which still feature the same display sizes - 5.5" - iPhone 8 Plus and 4.7 " on the iPhone 8 will not "wow" anyone as they still feature no major resolution bump as well .But as they say , true beauty is ...

Exactly 10 years ago , Steve Jobs said the following " Today we are going to re-invent the phone " - This quote -even after a decade of Apple vs Android smartphone wars still holds true as the product family over every iteration as somehow managed to change the mobile world . So how did we get here ? lets take a quick look . In this day and age , most of us take smartphones for granted , but a decade back the mobile marketplace and society in general was quite "different"- Business people carried overly complicated PDA's, Nokia was still around ,iPods were still a thing and we had a few less wars .Back then , owning a "cellphone " meant that you had either a candybar/flip phone or a expensive smartphone with Symbian OS or Blackberry with email support and internet speeds which were measured in Kilobytes per second . Apple at the time was mostly focused on its Mac lineup and things moved smoothly , rumors about Apple's first "phone" ...

Apple has unveiled their next gen iPhone's  at special event held in San Francisco today . The two phones - iPhone 6S and 6S Plus bring in evolutionary upgrades to the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus so you can expect the display size and much of the design to remain the same . The two phones - made using 7000 Series aluminium is much stronger than the older generations and this will hopefully end the bendgate crisis .The two phones are also said to be somewhat lighter and thinner despite packing new internals and a 3D Touch (force touch) display that lets you control gestures using different levels of pressure on the display (eg- press lightly to open a single menu and press harder for more , access multitasking by pressing the edge of the display etc - Apple recons this will be a big welcome in the field of mobile gaming and app development)   Both iPhones are powered by Apple's 3rd generation 64bit Soc - the Apple A9  although this is half a tier below the Apple A9x found...

Apple's Wednesday event is only a day away and so far the rumor mill is going in -full steam . The September 9 event - which is said to unveil the next gen iPhone  is also rumored to be the event where Apple is to announce a new iPad - namely the iPad Pro - a tablet that will revolutionize multitasking for tablets ,but the star of the whole show will surely be the new iPhone - or lets say two as Apple will unveil both a 4.7" and a 5.5 " version if they are to announce new handsets tomorrow . Apple iPhone 6S/6S Plus specs at a glance  *4.7" (6S) 5.5" (6SPlus) IPS displays , 3D force touch  *Similar chassis design with 7000 series aluminium construction  *Apple A9 Soc , 50% more graphics than iPhone 6  *2GB of RAM *16,64,128GB storage *12MP rear camera , 4K capable ,OIS(6SPlus) *5MP front camera *Rose Gold , Gold , Silver , Space Gray color options  What we know so far .... Design - Apple is usually conservative about their design so th...

Apple has given us a glimpse of what iOS 9 will look like when it is available , the mobile operating system - which is set to bring many UI improvements and a more intelligent Siri to the table was officially demoed at WWDC 2015 on the (8th) of June (early today if you live in a different time zone) Apple's iOS 9 , as said earlier , features a highly evolved version of Siri who is now given a new interface , Siri works similar to Google Now on tap feature and works in the background without much input from the user . Siri will now check your emails for reminders and invitations and set reminders before hand including transit information including weather and traffic . Siri also detects your favorite tracks or radio and will set your jam once your connect the headphonesfollowed by simple commands like "play music" , it also detects connected devices like a bluetooth dashboard  system and allows you to easily set up with your vehicle . Siri is also equipped with a new f...

Last week , Apple pulled its online sales out of Russia as a response to the collapsing Ruble . Russia's currency has been hitting a all time low and in response Apple could no longer maintain its profit margin if products were to sell at pre-collapse prices , therefore the California based tech company suspended its sales until they could sort (increase) the retail prices of their products . The new retail price of a entry level 16GB iPhone 6 is priced at 53990 Rubles ($995) which is a 355 increase from the previous 39990 Rubles ($737) ,The new app store -app prices were also adjusted accordingly . Source - ZDNet

Boycotting certain blogs from attending and receiving their equipment for testing is a common sight in the  world of journalism, many blogs try to keep a positive face when they review certain devices in order to keep their sponsors happy , but the most hardest company to please is probably Apple , who has now gone to a extent of banning a German blog from posting the "Bendgate" issue on Youtube.  The German Website - Computer Bild .de made a test showing a presenter bending a new iPhone 6 Plus against a Galaxy Note 3 , the iPhone was bent at its weakest point mainly because of Aluminum's natural malleable properties and the lack of a sturdy frame , the presenter later went on to bend it back to its original position without doing any significant damage to the phone . A samsung Galaxy Note 3 was also bent in the test , but as other demonstrations showed , the device was almost resistant to the process and didn't show much deformation . The Editor in Chief of Compute...

As phones get bigger and bigger , carrying them around will be quite a task as they will stay like a big block protruding from your pants as if its about to rip right out of it .to combat this problem , companies like LG introduced bendable devices that retain their shape after compression from a pair of denims or sitting on it , new phones which have metal unibodies are probably the hardest devices to live with as they come with a metal unibody that's technically solid ,and flat  but yesterday , some users discovered a hidden feature that might be the iPhone 6+ main Achilles heel to date , yes , the phone is bendable , but that's in a bad way . The iPhone 6+ , which is made using the same building process as the iPhone 6 ,it  is also the largest smartphone made by Apple to date , the phone's slate design is not comfortable when you place in your pocket as the metal structure  takes all the stress of compression from your leg and pants  this , combined with Al...

The iPhone 6 by now is probably no secret , the phone leaked out months ahead of its alleged September  debut , but even after almost every nail has been leaked out , the interest for this device is still high , so high in fact fake artists have started to exploit it on their free time . Presenting the alleged iPhone 6 leak via China Telecom ,the photo , which leaked out a few days ago drew attention from many of the tech enthusiasts from around the world , but now , it is apparently fake , even though the render does look a lot like the real life leaks .  The brain child -or Brain Childern behid this are Tomas Moyano and Nicolàs Aichino ,of Yanko design the two created the iPhone 6 render , which looks somewhat like the real deal , although the duo got us with this one , this incident teaches us a good lesson as we are are more likely to believe things more easily in this time and age , and that we should take rumors with a grain of salt. Written by Rakitha for MasHD S...

With the iPhone 6 rumored to be around the corner , Apple hopes that their next flagship phone will sell like hotcakes , so according to the Wall street Journal , Apple has reportedly ordered 70-80 million units of the 4.7" and 5.5" iPhone versions by December .The move is much higher than the 60 million iPhone 5S/5C versions ordered by Apple last year for the same quarter so Apple is really expecting a long line of customers.  Apple is also said to have ordered components for 120 million units by the end of the year as well. The California based company , which has already claimed the the top position in the U.S Smartphone market and top app revenue from its AppStore is now hoping the two iPhone versions will address the issue of having a small display compared to its Android rivals . The iPhone 6 , which is rumored/leaked to come in 2 different display sizes are said to be in production , but the larger model might have been hit with some production issues so it will most...

Wait , is that a iPh...never mind , well that's the first thought anyone who isn't tech savvy will thing when they see the Xiaomi Mi4 , the Phone , presented by the Chinese OEM that gave us hit products such as the Mi-Pad , Redmi Note ,Red Rice (not the grain) ,Mi 3 and ex - Google executive - Hugo Barra has now produced a new ,premium sequel to Xiaomi's Mi series . Dubbed the Mi 4 , this is basically , the " fastest " (one of the fastest) Android phone upto now. The phone , which looks a bit Deja-vu is actually made out of SAE 304 stainless steel ,in layman terms , this is basically a term for good steel . The steel is pressed and shaped into a unibody design so this means the 3080 mAh battery is non accessible , the phone also lacks a MicroSD card slot ,but in return , the phone offers removable/custom back panels which come in the form of Wood(Bamboo) ,linen, leather and even marble .  The phone , although it is not given IP certification is said to...