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See it as some desultory thought. A thought which might be of some relevance today.

Not very long in the past (I think in April 2017), Apple launched a red iPhone 7 with a lower price tag. By quality standards, a red iPhone does not conform to Quality standard set by Apple for itself over the years. Notably, in addition to performance, pricing; Apple is known for products with premium looks.

That's why a red iPhone 7 from Apple was a dampener. May be this way the Company made itself more familiar with the masses in countries away from US.

While writing this piece, I don't know the market's response to the red iPhone 7; but I have a remote thought that over the years this looks and pricing strategy may hurt Apple.

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Red iPhone 7 and Thinking about Quality

Anil Singh Sunday, June 18, 2017

A pic of an iPhone 6 screen assembly has surfaced. the pic is believed to be the final assembly for the upcoming iPhone 6 screen snapped from the iPhone 6 assembly line, for both the black and white iPhone 6 models. Here's the pic :

iphone 6, 4.7 inch, black iphone, white iphone,

iPhone 6 with a 4.7-inch screen

The often rumored and widely anticipated iPhone 6 with a 4.7-inch screen is said to be affixed to the front fascia. There's a larger home button cutout, supporting speculations of a revamped TouchID. There's a third hole at the top.

Some Apple news portals are point out the missing the electromagnetic shield — typically affixed to the rear of the screen. This they think points to one of the two things: the new design, or to make way for new features like NFC (where you tap two phones and transfer the data, Android has made NFC popular).

Recent rumors , close to September 09, 2014 launch of the 4.7 inch iPhone 6, point to the new iPhone display glass rounded toward the edges, melding right into the curved metal backing. he bezels (the path like boundary around the display) appears to have gone narrower too.

Apple is believed to unveil the newest 4.7-inch iPhone on September 9th, 2014 with release later in the month. The larger 5.5-inch iPhone 6 version is believed to come later in the year, perhaps in October alongside the iWatch.

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4.7 inch , Apple , bezel , black , black iphone , Gadget Rumors , iPhone 6 , smartphones , white , White iPhone

iPhone 6 4.7 inch display For White and Black Models

Anil Singh Monday, August 11, 2014

Apple is known as a visionary. It's also seen as a company anticipating superhit products mush before its competitors. That's why when Apple unveiled in Belgrade on Monday, a bust of Apple cofounder Steve Jobs to be installed at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, Calif.,everyone anticipated a creative work, rather than simply a statue. And rightly so. To inform you, Monday February 24 is the birthday of Late Steve Jobs.

The bust unveiled is the scaled down model of the final obelisk design; and is created by famed sculptor Dragan Radenović, reports Netokracija.

The work was selected in a contest with over 10,000 entries, incorporates a bust of Jobs’ head mounted on a pillar. Emanating from the sides of the pillar feature are Cyrillic letters and the numbers 1 and 0, representing the binary numeral system. According to Radenović, Apple management appreciated the imperfections of the piece over more computer-centric design entries. Humans are imperfect, so is God.

Have a look at the Steve Job's Statue to be installed at Apple’s Cupertino HQ.

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Apple , Cupertino California , Steve Jobs Bust , Steve Jobs Statue

Steve Jobs Statue for Apple’s Cupertino HQ has Imperfections!

Anil Singh Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Tech giant Apple may have hoarded truckloads of money with its curve jumping products; but the Cupertino based company is often seen as a miser when it comes to acquisitions. Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) philosophy towards acquisitions up to now is simple: If it feels the need to acquire a specific technology to augment or create a certain product or a service, it buys a brilliant small company.

Hence any news of Apple acquiring a company is interesting for two reasons: one, it's an interesting news as Apple has gone for an acquisition; and two, because if Apple acquires a company it indicates two things -- 1) The company acquired is something to look out for 2) and the acquisition itself tells what Apple thinks will be vital technology in future.

Apple has started the 2014 with an acquisition. Apple has recently acquired Burstly.

Burstly, is the company behind the mobile app testing platform TestFlight and mobile app monetization platform SkyRocket. Burstly is also behind nascent mobile app analytics platform, FlightPath. But the company has decided to shut it down. May be After Apple told then that it's acquiring Burstly.

How Apple will be using Burstly?

Although everything Burstly stands for is in line with Apple's current offerings : Apps, App Ecosystem and mobiles, still in more sure terms, Apple can perfect its current app review process by utilizing Burstly’s various platforms. That apart, Burstly also has a software development kit (SDK) which it discontinued recently. That too is something Apple will be interested in.

Apple's recent Acquisitions... Do they give an insight into the future of Technology?

SnappyLabs, the company behind the popular SnappyCam iPhone camera app.
PrimeSense, d the Israel-based 3D vision and motion-sensing technology company.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS), to improve Apple's own Apple Maps app.
BroadMap, a Date Company
Loationary, a location data company.
HopStop, mass transit navigation app company.

TechCrunch also noted that Burstly had recently shut down its nascent mobile app analytics platform, FlightPath. The FlightPath address now redirects to the TestFlight website.

New CEO Tim Cook is picking up on Acquisitions

Apple showed an unusual appetite for acquisitions (going by its own past record on acquisitions) in 2013. A total of 15 acquisitions in 2013. The pace continued in 2014 as well. In the first quarter of fiscal 2014, Apple shelled out $525 million for business acquisitions during the quarter ending in December, nearly double what it spent in the year-ago quarter. ---------

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Burstly, App Management Company acquired by Apple

Anil Singh Saturday, February 22, 2014

According to some reputed Apple news sources, the iPad Air may be the only model in Apple's tablet lineup to receive a refresh this year. The Apple iPad may Get A8 & Touch ID.

The iPad Air will be the only iPad model to see a refresh in 2014, gaining a next-generation A8 processor and Touch ID fingerprint sensor late in the third quarter of the year.

This means the much anticipated Apple iPad Pro (12.9 inch Apple iPad) and successor to the the iPad mini with Retina display will not be launched this year.

Another product which may be launched this year is much anticipated Apple iWatch. Apple is currently busy finishing the operating system for iWatch, so that it can be launched this year. But since no major launch will take place this year hence one of top analysts believes that the the overall iPad shipments will actually decline this year.

The Apple's shipments are thus going to be low this year. Even if Apple iPad Pro or the 12.9 inch Apple iPad is launched this year, the analysts expect the over all Apple shipments to be low. ---------

A8 CPU , Apple , iPad Air , iPad Pro , iWatch , Touch ID

iPad Air may Get A8 & Touch ID this Year

Anil Singh Sunday, February 16, 2014

In its event hours ago, Apple launched a new kind of iPad cover or iPad Case, named the Smart Cover.

The new type of case for the iPads, the Smart Cover; is an iPad case similar to the iPhone 5s cases as it covers the back and comes in a variety of colors.

Apple Smart Covers: Protective Cases for iPads

For the iPad Air, the Smart Cases cost $79, while the iPad mini 2 Smart Cases cost $69. The cases are made of leather and com in come in Brown, Beige, Black, Yellow, Blue and PRODUCT (RED). ---------

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Apple Smart Cover for iPads, Launched

Anil Singh Wednesday, October 23, 2013

In the Apple event concluded just hours ago, among other exciting announcements, Apple launched the much anticipated Apple tablet, the new 7.9" model, the iPad mini 2. What makes the launch exciting is the Retina display. Yes, iPad Mini 2 has Retina Display.

Apple iPad Mini 2

Apple iPad mini 2 Specs

Apple iPad mini 2 runs iOS 7 (which is the most latest iOS, hence a great news).
A 7.9" screen with a 4:3 aspect ratio but the resolution has quadrupled to 1536 x 2048 pixels and the pixel density has doubled to 324ppi (pixels per inch). Notably since displays are measured diagonally hence, the 7.9 inches iPad Mini 2 display will be nearly twice as bigger than a 7 inch tablet.
iPad Mini 2 is powered by an Apple A7 chipset with ARMv8-based Cyclone cores, a couple of generations ahead of A9. The chipset on iPad mini lagged behind with a lowly dual-core Cortex-A9 processor.
Apple iPad Mini 2 has a regular Home button.
Apple iPad Mini 2 has gained some bulk: It's 0.3mm thicker (7.5mm) and 23g heavier (331g).

just like iPad Air, the iPad Mini 2 too didn't get the much anticipated TouchID sensor.

Storage in Apple iPad Mini 2

16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB and 128GB

Color Options for Apple iPad Mini 2

Just Silver, White and Space Grey & Black

Price of Apple iPad Mini 2

Starts at $399, more than hundred dollars more than iPad Mini ($339) launched last year. May be this is Apple's way of saving iPad Air (9.7 inch) tablet from being cannibalized by iPad Mini 2. Interestingly, the iPad mini will be kept alive at $299.

Price of Apple iPad Air Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi+Cellular (or Wi-Fi and 3G/LTE versions) for 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB and 128GB

WiFi Only: $399, $499, $599 and $699

Wi-Fi + Cellular: $529, $629, $729and $829

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A7 Chipset , Apple , Apple iPad Mini 2 , iOS , iPad mini 2 , iPad Mini with Retina , Retina Display , Tablets , TouchID sensor

Apple ipad Mini 2 Launched: Faster, Retina Display, Unfortunately Bulkier

Anil Singh