Monday 16 September 2013

NDM story

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/sep/16/apple-computing

Phil Schiller speaks about iPhone 5C

This story is about the new iPhone 5C, Apple have said to people that it is a cheaper version of the actual iPhone 5S, Apple have been heavily criticised due to the actual cost of the iPhone 5c, The 5S is coming out this month for a price of £529 but the iPhone 5C is £429 so there is not much difference between the two. A lot of people have also said that Apple are not coming out with any new ideas, it is the same thing over and over again just lighter, brighter and a different platform to work on. There is not much difference between the 5S and 5C, people would rather buy the 5S for just £100 extra than the iPhone 5 in plastic again. This article also focuses on how people say that Apple are not in trouble but the demand for the new iPhone is again high, no matter what they bring out, we still see people lining up outside waiting for the new iPhone to release. 

iPhone 5 Facts

  • The iPhone 5 is a touchscreen-based smartphone developed by Apple.
  • It is the sixth generation of the iPhone and succeeds the iPhone 4S.
  • The phone is a slimmer, lighter model that introduces a higher-resolution, 4-inch screen to the series with 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio.
  • The phone also includes a custom-designed ARMv7 processor called the Apple A6.
  • The phone runs on iOS 6 Operating System and support for LTE.
  • Apple held an event to formally introduce the phone on September 12, 2012.
  • After Apple began taking pre-orders on September 14, 2012, over two million were received within 24 hours.
  • After the launch of the device, Samsung filed a lawsuit against Apple, claiming that the iPhone 5 infringes eight of its patents.
  • While reception to the iPhone 5 has been generally positive, the new Maps application has been negatively received and was reported to contain many serious errors.
  • Despite being advertised as LTE compatible, issues with connecting to LTE networks in some regions have been noted.


IMO, I do not see the difference between the 5S and the 5C, if you are willing to pay £429 for a phone that's the same as the current iPhone you must be willing to pay £100 more for a better updated version, even though they are basically the same, if you will buy the old phone for the same price you can buy the current one too as there is not much difference between the 5S and the 5C.


smartwatch time

This story is about the release of Smartwatches, and they will work but not how we expect them too. Many people have fallen for the stereotype of how Smartwatches will be in the future, they will be in 2D and will come out in the air, but they will be nothing like that. They will just be devices that tell the time but on a screen. Many people have fallen for the trap of thinking how smartwatches will be and what kind of software it will contain. People expect the watches to do miraculous things but the truth is that it will just be another expensive watch that just tells the time.


 




Most watches have been pointless for years; arguing about utility is ridiculous. Anyone paying more than £8 for a watch is not buying anything better at telling the time, and a smart watch will do exactly the same thing but there will not be this stereotype people say. 










 

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