Apple reportedly resumes iPhone X production in wake of weaker XS sales

Faced with weaker sales of its newest iPhone XS and iPhone XR models, Apple has reportedly resumed production of the iPhone X, a product that's been largely discontinued to make way for newer models. According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Apple is pivoting to iPhone X to comply with OLED display quotas from Samsung who supplies the displays for the iPhones. 

Because the iPhone X is supposedly easier to mass produce than the newer models, Apple hopes to continue selling the iPhone X to offset the weaker sales of this year's iPhones the report said. The iPhone X is still plenty of smartphone even if it is a year old. It has all the latest features thanks to iOS 12 and is just the right size for many users. 

Apple has reportedly cut production orders for all three of 2018's iPhones, it's iPhone assembler, is allegedly cutting $2.9 billion in costs to mitigate the drop in expected orders.  Apple increased pricing for its flagship models this year, which made some consumers opt for cheaper alternatives like the iPhone 8, which is still being sold. 

Source: Wall Street Journal 

Review: ABox Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Starter kit

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

One of the most amazing products in technology today is the Raspberry Pi 3 B+. This is a credit-sized computer that’s powerful and capable enough to run various Linux distributions and even Windows 10 ioT core for creating Internet of Things projects.

The ABox Raspberry Pi 3 B+ Starter Kit is an exceptional value for anyone looking to get into this cool and affordable type of computing or programming.  This starter kit has the main board has the Broadcom BCM2837B0, Cortex-A53 (ARMv8) 64-bit SoC @ 1.4GHz, dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless LAN, Bluetooth 4.2/BLE, faster Ethernet, improved thermal management and PoE capability via a separate PoE HAT.

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Netflix updates playback controls on iOS app

Bingeing episodes is going to be easier on your iPhone or iPad with the new Netflix update. The app adds forward and back 10-second buttons, the play/pause button is also bigger now. At the bottom of the screen there’s a row of icons at the bottom that shows Episodes list, Audio & Subtitles menu, and Next Episode button. It’s similar to what you see on the Android app. You can also now double tap the left or right side of the screen to fast forward or rewind a scene. You can download this update from the Apple App Store.

Source: The Verge

Microsoft, Google are working together to bring Chrome to Windows on ARM

Hoping to give Windows on ARM machines a bit more support, Microsoft is working with Google to make the Chrome browser a native Windows on ARM app. Microsoft is trying its luck again by creating Windows 10 on ARM, a line of PCs that run on ARM processors. It didn’t succeed the first time around with Windows RT and how limiting the system is. But this time it can run on x86 programs in an emulator, expanding the range of software the machine can run. But this will, of course, affect performance, so it’s better to develop native ARM apps.

That’s where this new collaboration comes in. Technically, Chrome works on ARM systems, but it doesn’t currently compile properly as a Windows-on-ARM application. 9to5Google spotted various commits by Microsoft engineers helping develop Chrome for Windows 10 on ARM. With the help of Microsoft developers and addressing issues, this can change that. Qualcomm is supposedly helping out as an executive last month said they are working to bring a native ARM port to Windows.

Source: Ars Technica