The folks at DXOMark have published their full review of the iPhone 12 Pro camera system. All in all, Apple’s new triple-lens camera array with LiDAR Scanner has earned a score of 128, placing it in the top five of DXOMark’s list of best smartphone cameras. DXOMark explains that the score includes a “Photo score of 135” and a “Video score of 112,” both of which help the iPhone 12 Pro’s case....
We’ve seen a variety of iPhone 8 leaks over recent months and now a new set of renders has emerged, this time courtesy of Onleaks. These renders are based on leaked CAD images and may offer the most accurate look yet at what the iPhone 8 could look like… The renders show the iPhone 8 with a nearly edge-to-edge OLED display, as well as stainless steel edges similar to that of the iPhone 4....
The two-day Irish tax appeal is underway, with both Apple and Ireland appealing against a ruling that the Cupertino company must pay €13B ($14.3B) in underpaid tax over more than two decades. Apple isn’t pulling any punches, its lawyer arguing that the ruling ‘defies reality and common sense’ … Background We recently provided a quick summary of events to date. Apple CFO Luca Maestri is heading a team of six execs who will be giving evidence in the case....
Apple’s appeal against the €13 billion ($14.3 billion) Irish tax ruling is due to begin tomorrow, and chief financial officer Luca Maestri is reported to be heading the team. Apple is reportedly taking five other execs to help the company make its case in a court case scheduled to last just two days… Background We recently outlined the background to the case. Irish tax ruling appeal We learned a month ago that the appeals from both Apple and the Irish government will be combined into a single hearing, and that the case would last only two days....
A great tool for finding wireless spots in public places like airports, cafes, parks etc is iStumbler. It is very full featured – describing the signal strength in a 0-100% range which is very useful when deciding between which access point to choose. When my MacBook Pro is right next to my router, it shows 70% so I am wondering how to get a 95%?! Also, it shows if the noise, the channel the network is using (1-11 or 1-13 in Europe/Asia) whether the network is managed or not among other things....
Itchy from The Simpsons turns 100 years old today, September 3, 2019. One half of the immensely popular The Itchy & Scratchy Show, the homicidal mouse, along with his perpetually victimized best friend Scratchy - a parody of Tom & Jerry - have delighted Springfield’s children and outraged adults for decades. In The Simpsons’ universe, actress June Bellamy does the voices of Itchy and Scratchy but in real life, Dan Castellaneta (the voice of Homer Simpson) voices Itchy while Harry Shearer voices Scratchy....
Revenue in the quarter rose 36%, year over year, to $103.8 million, yielding a net profit of 2 cents a share. Non-GAAP operating income for Q4 was $2.9 million. For the full fiscal year, the company reported a total revenue of $366.4 million, a 36% jump compared to the previous year. The company reported a non-GAAP gross profit of $296.6 million in 2021. Analysts had been modeling $100.31 million and 1 cent per share....
JWoww’s ex-husband Roger Mathews attacked critics who have shamed him over the fake cigarettes integrated into his kids’ Halloween costumes. The Jersey Shore dad quickly responded to the internet haters. Mathews posted photos of his children, Meilani and Greyson, as they embarked on trick-or-treating. In the Instagram pictures, both kids were clad in leather jackets and all-black clothing. They were channeling the final scene in Grease, in which Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta (playing Sandy and Danny) danced in similar outfits while singing “You’re the One That I Want....
It’s been confirmed that the outtake clip from Joker depicting Joaquin Phoenix becoming furious with a crew member was, in fact, staged. The video aired on Jimmy Kimmel Live last week, during an episode in which Phoenix was a guest, and has since gone viral. Joker, which premiered this past weekend to record-breaking box office earnings, is a standalone film about the DC comics Batman villain, played to Oscar-predicted perfection by Phoenix....
When Apple launched its iPhone 5 battery replacement program last year, the company said that it would accept devices for replacement up to two years after purchase. Because the devices with the faulty batteries were sold between September 2012 and January 2013, two years from that date range would have given buyers until January 2015 (or March 1st, 2015, according to the page) to get their devices swapped. However, as spotted by iPhone in Canada, Apple today updated the copy on the page to state that replacements would be accepted for an additional year....
GadgetsDNA (via MacRumors) reports that a radical new design is in the works for iPhone 5 which is somewhat inspired by the iPod touch. Machine translated: We’re a bit skeptical of this report. While Wifi and GPS antennas could shoot out the Apple logo in the back, such a design wouldn’t be great for 3G reception, something that is a high priority for Apple. Antenna will be designed just behind Apple Logo so that cellular and Wi-Fi signal can penetrate easily....
According to new data from Counterpoint Research, Apple locked in the best-selling smartphone title during May of 2018. At the top spot was the iPhone 8, while the Galaxy S9 Plus came in a very close second… During April of 2018, Apple was beat out by Samsung, with the Galaxy S9 Plus coming atop the list. This time around, however, Apple’s iPhone 8 barely edged out the Galaxy S9 Plus. Both locked in 2....
Carrier, China Unicom, has reportedly contracted to buy five million iPhones at a cost of $1.5 billion. The ban on WiFi was enforced by central government in Beijing, but lifted in May – when manufacturing of the device had begun. Lack of the standard may give some Chinese consumers the perception that they are being sold a sub-par version of the product, impacting sales. A Unicom spokesman, Yi Difei, said the company hopes to have WiFi in the next batch of phones: “We are talking with Apple and expect the problem to be solved by the end of this year,” he said....
I had only a few minutes to play with the iPhone 11 Pro camera on release day, taking just a few hand-held iPhone night photos to test Night Mode. But a couple of readers made a good point in response. Although the vast, vast majority of iPhone photos will be handheld, it wasn’t fair to compare the results against a DSLR or mirrorless camera when those were tripod-mounted 30-second exposures. For a fair comparison, I should also mount the iPhone on a tripod, and let it also use its longest-available (pseudo) shutter speed…...
Quarter three saw iPhone sales decline steeply, says Gartner, despite the successful launch of the iPhone 11 models. We’ve already seen Canalys, Strategy Analytics, and IHS all agree that iPhone sales fell year-on-year, with Apple implicitly admitting as such, but Gartner says things were even worse than the picture so far presented… There was surprise in some quarters last month at the apparent contradiction between Apple’s announcement of record-breaking Q4 earnings (calendar Q3) and estimates of falling iPhone sales....
My experience with using every iPhone and iPad screen size to date has taught me two things: one size does not fit all, and you can usually get used to using any screen size if you use it long enough. The tricky part is that it’s not super easy to know immediately which screen size is right for you, and using any one screen size for an extended period of time tends to make it feel normal....
Tony Stark’s body is dead, the Robots are rising, and the Marvel Universe is welcoming more and more artificial intelligences into the ranks of heroes and villains alike. Which means it’s time for Iron Man to step aside… and let his brother Arno Stark face the ‘robot revolution’ as the new Iron Man 2020. Fans will wonder what Marvel brought one of their most well-known heroes to this point, facing off against his own long lost brother....
. Color us a little skeptical on this one, but the U.S. Patent Office released Patent US 20130044215 filed by Apple (via Patently Apple) on Thursday that basically described a wristwatch-like device. According to the patent application, Apple is looking into methods that integrate flexible components into a bi-stable spring, slap on bracelet design. Apple even highlighted a number of use cases for the accessory that would talk to other electronic devices, i....
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro nearly had a cameo in IT Chapter Two. During a press junket at Los Angeles’ Heritage Square Museum, director Andy Muschietti revealed the details about a high-profile guest appearance that would’ve changed the pacing of a critical scene. Muschietti released IT Chapter One in September 2017. Based on Stephen King’s famous horror novel, the adaptation follows the experiences of Derry, Maine teenagers. As the self-proclaimed Losers’ Club deal with personal issues during the late ‘80s timeline, they form unbreakable bonds while investigating a mysterious being....
The fan-favorite former Dancing with the Stars contestant James Van Der Beek posted a touching photo of his wife after their tragic miscarriage. The actor wrote a message about how the heartbreaking experience gave him a “newfound gratitude” for his wife. James was shot into stardom when he landed the main role of Dawson Leery on Dawson’s Creek - a popular 90’s teen drama series. He then went on to star in bigger TV shows and movies....
