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iOS Connected Home Automation Company Acquired By Samsung Apple 

iOS Connected Home Automation Company Acquired By Samsung

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iOS Connected Home Automation Company Acquired By Samsung Last month, there was rumors suggesting that Samsung was interested in acquiring home automation firm SmartThings. Today, the two companies have made things official. SmartThings CEO and founder Alex Hawkinson acknowledged the deal, and said that the firm would continue to act as an independent company under Samsung’s Open Innovation Center group. Some SmartThings home automation products. Here is more from Hawkinson: “We will continue to run SmartThings the way we always have: by embracing our community of customers, developers, and device…

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Hiring Taking Place For Apple Store(s) In The Middle East Apple Apple Event 

Hiring Taking Place For Apple Store(s) In The Middle East

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Hiring Taking Place For Apple Store(s) In The Middle East There’s Apple Store locations around the world, except for one wealthy place that stands out. The oil-rich Middle East. That soon might change because ifoAppleStore has spotted job listings for the United Arab Emirates for the complete range of retail store positions. Job listings for a range of positions for new retail store(s) in the Middle East, specifically UAE. Here is more from ifoAppleStore: “The job listings appeared yesterday, and include the full range of store positions from Store and…

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Apple Using China Telecom’s Data Servers For China Users Apple News 

Apple Using China Telecom’s Data Servers For China Users

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Apple Using China Telecom’s Data Servers For China Users Apple is using Chinese data centers to store iCloud data for China users. This is the first time Apple has used mainland China for iCloud account and information storage. According to a Chinese government website, Fuzhou City Telecom says that “Apple China has completed the iCloud data dump into China Telecom’s cloud services.” This statement has since been pulled from the government website. iCloud, a service provided to Apple users. For China users, Apple has moved their info to China Telecom’s…

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Leaked iPhone 6 Parts Show Logic Board Assembly Apple iDevices iPhone 6 

Leaked iPhone 6 Parts Show Logic Board Assembly

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Leaked iPhone 6 Parts Show Logic Board Assembly iPhone 6 images and iPhone 6 part images continue to circulate. A recent one from AppleClub, a Taiwanese site, shows the complete logic board assemblies. While most of the components are hidden beneath shielding, we do learn a few small things. New iPhone parts pictures from AppleClub. For one, it seems like the flash memory chip, seen in the middle left, is made by Toshiba. The A8 chip that will be used in the iPhone 6 will likely be positioned beneath the…

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iPhone Models A1524 & A1586 Approved In Thailand iDevices iPhone 6 News 

iPhone Models A1524 & A1586 Approved In Thailand

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iPhone Models A1524 & A1586 Approved In Thailand Thailand’s National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (similar to the U.S. FCC) has approved two new iPhone models for sale in the country. The approval was confirmed via Twitter by the country’s Secretary General. A local report indicates that the model numbers for the devices approved is A1524 and A1586. Comparison of multiple Apple devices. The two model numbers could be the iPhone 4.7 inch model as well as the iPhone 5.5 inch model. Another possibility is that the model numbers could be…

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Apple Talked Enterprise With HP Before Signing With IBM Apple News 

Apple Talked Enterprise With HP Before Signing With IBM

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Apple Talked Enterprise With HP Before Signing With IBM A new report from The Information details talks between Google and HP concerning a Google Now like Android assistant for the workplace. The site also claim that HP approached Apple, before the IBM partnership Apple signed earlier this year. Siri, Apple’s virtual assistant, can be seen above. Here is more from The Information: “The idea is for employees to be able to ask their Android device for company information such as financial data or product inventory information in the same way…

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Next-Gen iPads In Production With Anti-Reflective Coating 5th Generation iPad iDevices 

Next-Gen iPads In Production With Anti-Reflective Coating

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Next-Gen iPads In Production With Anti-Reflective Coating While many Apple fans are interested in the next iPhone, the net generation of iPads have also gone into production, according to Bloomberg News. Bloomberg says that the new full-sized iPad Ait will be announced later this quarter or early next quarter, and the 7.9 inch model should be available to the market by the end of this year. Here is more from Bloomberg: “Mass production of a full-sized iPad with a 9.7-inch screen is already under way, with an unveiling projected for…

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Apple Advertising Beats Music To New iOS Users Apple News 

Apple Advertising Beats Music To New iOS Users

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Apple Advertising Beats Music To New iOS Users When users first open the App Store on the iOS platform, Apple features some of its own apps to users such as iLife and iWork. Now that Beats Music and Beats Electronics are part of the Apple family, the Beats Music app is appearing on the Apple Apps list as well Beats Music is currently the last entry, and has the description of “listen to music that’s always right for you.” Beats Music seen in the Apple Apps section of the App…

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Apple Releases Diversity Data Apple News 

Apple Releases Diversity Data

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Apple Releases Diversity Data Last month during the Sun Valley conference in Idaho, Tim Cook told reporters that Apple would soon be releasing diversity data on its workforce. Following this announcement, the company is today releasing its first report. Alongside the report, CEO Tim Cook has also published a letter alongside the report on the company’s website. An image on Apple’s new www.apple.com/diversity/ webpage. In the lette,r Cook highlights some of the progress the company has made in recent years. However, he says that he’s “not satisfied with the numbers”…

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Intel Details Broadwell 14nm Chips For Macbook Apple iDevices Mac 

Intel Details Broadwell 14nm Chips For Macbook

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Intel Details Broadwell 14nm Chips For Macbook Intel is planning its new Broadwell 14nm chips that are not only more energy efficient but small and light too and even fanless. Apple has been hard at work, developing revamped Mac laptops for many months now. This includes an ultra-slim 12 inch Retina MacBook. The key to these products is Intel’s upcoming Broadwell chip. This is because the new 14nm Broadwell Core M chip is fanless, small, and according to Intel, the most energy-efficient Intel processor yet. The facts about the processor…

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