Tuesday
Sep122017

mac OS High Sierra to ship on September 25

Apple will release the latest version of the mac OS operating system, called High Sierra on September 25. Available for free and compatible with Macs from 2009 onwards, High Sierra introduces a new space saving file system (APFS), a new video codec, compatibility with external GPUs plus improved VR support to work well with newer hardware. Safari, Photos and other native and included applications will receive a visual and functional upgrade as well.

Tuesday
Sep122017

Apple unveils its vision for the smartphone future with iPhone X

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple's big reveal at its September event today was the iPhone X the company's vision for the future of smarthones. Featuring a new edge-to-edge 5.8-inch display, an new Face ID facial recognition technology that uses face tracking and camera technology to authenticate access and mobile payments.

Using a new OLED display with an edge-to-edge display, iPhone X is the culmination of 10 years of Apple innovation in the segment it defined. iPhone X meets competitors like the LG G6, Samsung Galaxy Note8, and S8 as well as the Essential Phone by offering a similar edge-to-edge display and an all new OLED panel. Because of this new display, Touch ID and the Home button are no longer available.

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Tuesday
Sep122017

Apple launches new and improved iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Apple revealed the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus smartphones which brings back a glass back as well as an updated Apple A11 Bionic processor, wireless charging, new Retina HD displays now featuring the True Tone displays first seen in the iPad Pro.

The A11 Bionic, is what Apple is calling "the most powerful and smartest chip ever in a smartphone," it features a six-core CPU design with two performance cores that are 25 percent faster and four efficiency cores that are 70 percent faster than the A10 Fusion, offering industry-leading performance and energy efficiency. iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are designed for AR (Augmented Reality).

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Tuesday
Sep122017

The new Apple TV 4K brings Ultra HD resolution and HDR 

Apple reveled its new Apple TV 4K set top box now with HDR functionality and featuring a new 4K user interface as well as HDR (High Dynamic Range) colour gamut for truer to life details.

Apple has also announced various content deals bringing 4K content from various studios to Apple TV. Aside from from iTunes, Apple will also feature Netflix and Amazon Prime content in Ultra HD quality as well. Canada, along with Austrailia, are getting Apple TV 4K services later this month. Other countries. Apple VP Eddy Cue also announced that live news and live sports will be coming to the Apple TV app.

Featuring an Apple A10X Fusion chip, the Apple TV 4K also has a gaming play as evidenced by a demo during the event.