Coming up on another week of Cupertino news, this week's Apple Loop will take a closer look at the new features and specifications of the Cupertino. iPhone 2018, why the iPhone SE2 is canceled, Apple squeezing the supply chain, the imperfect security of iOS 11, rumors updated to the iPad Pro, actual updates on the MacBook Pro, Google Inbox, and how fast Apple's fast charge is actually.
Apple Loop is here to remind you of some of the very many discussions that have taken place around Apple over the last seven days (and you can read my weekly summary of the news on Android on Forbes.)
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Not everyone needs dual SIM, and it will increase the nomenclature for manufacturers, but for many around the world, these are key features that will help them make a decision when it comes to making a decision. purchase.
More information here on Forbes
More specifications and pricing for the iPhone X family of 2018
Curiously, the biggest change visible on the new iPhones could be the color. With high-end iOS smartphones likely to match the specifications of Android's flagship products, how will Tim Cook differentiate himself so that geekerati can buy another "X"? … a new color:
Kuo says that Apple will return to its iPhone 5C strategy this year by releasing a model "iPhone X budget" in multiple colors. These include white, blue, red and orange next to the usual gray (space). And that's just the beginning.
… .Kuo notes that the second generation of iPhone X and the new iPhone X Plus will be available in three colors: standard white (aka silver) and black (aka gray space)
New case of iPhone 8 / X (Ghostex) Ghostex
of Ex-iPhone SE2s
More of this analysis can be read here. And iPhone 8Xs
Many questions this week about the SE iPhone and the SE2 iPhone following a Bluefin report. An update of the entry-level iPhone handset – tentatively named the iPhone SE2 – has been canceled, and while the SE remains in the wallet for now, it is getting way behind in terms of hardware and capacity. Forbes' Gordon Kelly notes the confusion:
Confident as Apple may be, the BlueFin report shows that the company is actually withdrawing from the mid-range smartphone market and that it will bother some users.
update to the iPhone 8, which is likely to be considered the new iPhone "budget" of the family, gets more attention. Apple will do the trick, but other areas will face compromises to keep the price in the same range as the iPhone 8.
As shown in the rendering, for about the same price as an iPhone 8, Apple fans on a budget will soon be able to get the same frameless design as the iPhone X – complete with Facial Face ID recognition. That's the good news.
The bad news is that buyers will not get the same dual camera as the iPhone X or even the slightly degraded version of the iPhone 8 Plus. Instead, they will be limited to one rear camera
More details here
Next: Apple and its supply chain, iOS 11.4 security update, iPad updates Pro …
Apple increases pressure on suppliers
Apple is competent to ensure competition throughout the supply chain. The sheer volume of iPhone units sold is attractive to the vendors, even if they have to bid for the order backlog. The news that Wistron is being offered more assembly work should not come as a surprise, as I noted earlier this week:
Parallel to the final making between Wistron and Foxconn, Apple also put in place an "internal competition" between Samsung and LG on the OLED screens to be used in the iPhone X and the iPhone X Plus from 2018, and between Intel and Qualcomm on the cellular modems used at the same time. inside the handsets. This will not be the only area in which Apple is forcing suppliers to increase margins and average revenue per handset.
Given the static sales of the iPhone, the only choice of Apple to maintain growth is to have a more efficient and cheaper supply. chain, so these movements make sense on a financial front.
This is not the only area where Apple plays hard with its suppliers. Ben Lovejoy talks about the potential of Intel's lost sales of its Wi-Fi and Bluetooth components, and the impact of lost volume on the future of the product:
A new report states that & # 039; Apple has informed Intel that it will not use the chipset's chip chips from its iPhones 2020. It adds that Apple was the main customer of the 5G chip, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combined , Intel has now stopped the development of the product and has dissolved the team that worked there …
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SAN JOSE, CA – JUNE 4: Apple CEO Tim Cook Speaks at the Apple Worldwide 2018 Developer Conference (Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
Updated imperfect security of iOS 11.4.1
introduced a number of important changes, but one was left without papers – although it was the one that was most widely reported. Apple has implemented restrictions on USB connectivity in the light of a number of attacks and exploits. Gordon Kelly reports:
It has been omitted from official release notes, but with iOS 11.4.1 Apple has quietly introduced an enhanced version of its "USB restricted mode". This was intended to counter a Grayshift hack that automatically captures access codes through the Lightning port until the correct code is found and a device is unlocked. But Apple's improvement was half-cooked.
What Apple did in iOS 11.4.1 was to reduce the time before the Lightning port of the iPhone or iPad was disabled between a week and an hour after the last successful unlock. But security specialist ElcomSoft has discovered that this time limit does not start if the Lightning port is used at any time of the hour, so all you have to do to stop indefinitely the closing one hour is to connect any USB accessory.
Apple prepares its update for the iPad Pro
Following the update of the iPad's entry-level in early '99 year, Apple seems to want to refresh the Pro models of the iOS tablet. Maybe the traditional October event could come back this year to give them their own time at one, rather than spoil the September launch of the iPhone? Zac Hall reports:
Kuo's rumored 11-inch model sounds like a replacement for the current 10.5-inch iPad Pro. This would put the range at 7.9 inches, 9.7 inches, 11 inches and 12.9 inches. Kuo also specifically says 11 inches and 12.9 inches, not 13 inches, which suggests that it's specific and does not round up 10.5 inches up to 11 inches. This suggests that the 12.9-inch iPad will have a smaller overall body against making a larger body.
More on Mac 9to5
Next: iPad vs. Surface Go, Google finally updates Inbox, how fast is the fast charger of Apple …
Surface Go is not an iPad Killer
Meanwhile in Redmond, Microsoft launches the Surface Go – a lightweight $ 399 Windows tablet with lots of support for existing applications – Draws the inevitable comparisons at the March update of the iPad. But Apple can rest easily, Microsoft can allude to education, but this really goes after the business market:
The educational event of Apple has attracted a lot of attention online, including through the update of the iPad lineup and a new entry at the level of the iPad at $ 329. Microsoft offers a cloud-based tablet in a similar price range, probably offering the same features.
But if Redmond will be happy with the Surface Go if it 's enforced on the education market, the signs are there that it' s not the real price.
It looks like Apple has nothing to worry about immediately from the Surface Go – if only it can make its education strategy work. Read more here on Forbes.
Google finally updates the Inbox for iPhone X
Although the flaw in the UI was noted months ago, the display notched on the # IPhone X, it was not until July 2018 for Google to sort the Inbox app on iOS. Nick Statt talks about the long-awaited update:
After about nine months since Apple's full-screen iPhone X arrived on the market, Google has finally updated its email application Inbox to support the device. In a 144MB update deployed on the App Store today, Google claims that Inbox now supports the most expensive iPhone variant of Apple, with little to say. other changes in the update text.
Indeed, this update simply removes the black bars at the bottom of the screen, so it fits more naturally to the screen of the iPhone X, with its format 19 , 5: 9 funky. For months, users have been complaining about lack of support, and Google has acknowledged that he was working on it in April after Gmail redesigned.
More on The Verge.
And finally …
Although the new iPhones should be bundled with Apple's Fast Charger, Cupertino still has a long way to go to catch up with the competition in the feature & # 39; fast charge & # 39; from your smartphone, as Doug Lynch discovered:
there have been a lot of improvements in overall energy consumption on the ground, many people are constantly begging for more batteries in bigger ones in our mobile devices. To work around this problem, companies have been working on their own version of the fast charge technology. Each of them brings something unique to the table. A new infographic has been created to highlight the strengths and weaknesses that these fast charging technologies provide. The computer graphics uses data from our own tests as well as data from other publications.
More at XDA Developers.
Apple Loop offers you seven days of highlights every weekend here on Forbes. Do not forget to follow me so you will not miss any coverage in the future. Apple's Loop last week can be read here, or this week's edition of Loop's sister column, Android Circuit, is also available on Forbes.
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Back on another week of Cupertino news, Apple this week Loop takes a closer look at the new features and specifications of the 2018 iPhone, why the iPhone SE2 is canceled, Apple Compress supply chain, imperfect security of iOS 11, updates from the iPad Pro, MacBook Pro updates, Apple Loop is here to remind you of some of the many discussions that have unfolded around Apple in the last seven days (and you can read my weekly summary of Android news here on Forbes
New features of the iPhone X Leak Functionality
New features that will this year offer the parity of the iPhone X Plus with the flagship products of Android have leaked this week. Is finally switch to a dual-SIM phone, as I l & # 39; 39 reported earlier this week: [1 9659015] Dual-SIM technology has proven to be a competitive advantage in a number of territories around the world, especially in the BRIC territories trying to build sales. With dual-SIM, you can connect to two different networks on your phone by increasing the connectivity options, you can have the flexibility of multiple mobile numbers working together in a single handset (with the obvious implementation of a personal and professional SIM card), or you may want to put in a local SIM card while traveling but still stay connected to your home network.
Not everyone needs dual SIM, and it will increase the nomenclature for manufacturers, but for many around the world,
More information on Forbes
More specifications and prices for the iPhone X family of 2018
Curiously, the biggest visible change to the new iPhones might be the color. With high-end iOS smartphones likely to match the specifications of Android's flagship products, how will Tim Cook differentiate himself so that geekerati can buy another "X"? … a new color:
Kuo says that Apple will return to its iPhone 5C strategy this year by releasing a model "iPhone X budget" in multiple colors. These include white, blue, red and orange next to the usual gray (space). And that's just the beginning.
… .Kuo notes that the second generation of iPhone X and the new iPhone X Plus will be available in three colors: standard white (aka silver) and black (aka gray space)
New case of iPhone 8 / X (Ghostex) Ghostex
of Ex-iPhone SE2s. And iPhone 8Xs
Many questions this week about the SE iPhone and the SE2 iPhone following a Bluefin report. An update of the entry-level iPhone handset – tentatively named the iPhone SE2 – has been canceled, and while the SE remains in the wallet for now, it is getting way behind in terms of hardware and capacity. Forbes' Gordon Kelly notes the confusion:
Confident as Apple may be, the BlueFin report shows that the company is actually withdrawing from the mid-range smartphone market and that it will bother some users.
update to the iPhone 8, which is likely to be considered the new iPhone "budget" of the family, gets more attention. Apple will do the trick, but other areas will face compromises to keep the price in the same range as the iPhone 8.
As shown in the rendering, for about the same price as an iPhone 8, Apple fans on a budget will soon be able to get the same frameless design as the iPhone X – complete with Facial Face ID recognition. That's the good news.
The bad news is that buyers will not get the same dual camera as the iPhone X or even the slightly degraded version of the iPhone 8 Plus. Instead, they will be limited to one rear camera
More details here
Next: Apple and its supply chain, iOS 11.4 security update, iPad updates Pro …
Apple increases pressure on suppliers
Apple is competent to ensure competition throughout the supply chain. The sheer volume of iPhone units sold is attractive to the vendors, even if they have to bid for the order backlog. The news that Wistron is being offered more assembly work should not come as a surprise, as I noted earlier this week:
Parallel to the final making between Wistron and Foxconn, Apple also put in place an "internal competition" between Samsung and LG on the OLED screens to be used in the iPhone X and the iPhone X Plus from 2018, and between Intel and Qualcomm on the cellular modems used at the same time. inside the handsets. This will not be the only area in which Apple is forcing suppliers to increase margins and average revenue per handset.
Given the static sales of the iPhone, the only choice of Apple to maintain growth is to have a more efficient and cheaper supply. chain, so these movements make sense on a financial front.
This is not the only area where Apple plays hard with its suppliers. Ben Lovejoy talks about the potential of Intel's lost sales of its Wi-Fi and Bluetooth components, and the impact of lost volume on the future of the product:
A new report states that & # 039; Apple has informed Intel that it will not use the chipset's chip chips from its iPhones 2020. It goes on to say that Apple being the main customer of the 5G chip, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combined, Intel has now stopped the development of the product and dissolved the team that worked there …
More at 9to5Mac. SAN JOSE, CA – JUNE 4: Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks at the Apple Worldwide 2018 Developer Conference (Photo by Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)
Imperfect Security Update IOS 11.4.1
introduced a number of important changes, but one was left without papers – although it was the one that was most widely reported. Apple has implemented restrictions on USB connectivity in the light of a number of attacks and exploits. Gordon Kelly reports:
It has been omitted from official release notes, but with iOS 11.4.1 Apple has quietly introduced an enhanced version of its "USB restricted mode". This was intended to counter a Grayshift hack that automatically captures access codes through the Lightning port until the correct code is found and a device is unlocked. But Apple's improvement was half-cooked.
What Apple did in iOS 11.4.1 was to reduce the time before the Lightning port of the iPhone or iPad was disabled between a week and an hour after the last successful unlock. But security specialist ElcomSoft has discovered that this time limit does not start if the Lightning port is used at any time of the hour, so all you have to do to stop indefinitely the closing one hour is to connect any USB accessory.
Apple prepares its update for the iPad Pro
Following the update of the iPad's entry-level in early '99 year, Apple seems to want to refresh the Pro models of the iOS tablet. Maybe the traditional October event could come back this year to give them their own time at one, rather than spoil the September launch of the iPhone? Zac Hall reports:
Kuo's rumored 11-inch model sounds like a replacement for the current 10.5-inch iPad Pro. This would put the range at 7.9 inches, 9.7 inches, 11 inches and 12.9 inches. Kuo also specifically says 11 inches and 12.9 inches, not 13 inches, which suggests that it's specific and does not round up 10.5 inches up to 11 inches. This suggests that the 12.9-inch iPad will have a smaller overall body against making a larger body.
More on Mac 9to5
Next: iPad vs. Surface Go, Google finally updates Inbox, how fast is the fast charger of Apple …
Surface Go is not an iPad Killer
Meanwhile in Redmond, Microsoft launches the Surface Go – a lightweight $ 399 Windows tablet with lots of support for existing applications – Draws the inevitable comparisons at the March update of the iPad. But Apple can rest easily, Microsoft can allude to education, but this really goes after the business market:
The educational event of Apple has attracted a lot of attention online, including through the update of the iPad lineup and a new entry at the level of the iPad at $ 329. Microsoft offers a cloud-based tablet in a similar price range, probably offering the same features.
But if Redmond will be happy with the Surface Go if it 's enforced on the education market, the signs are there that it' s not the real price.
It looks like Apple has nothing to worry about immediately from the Surface Go – if only it can make its education strategy work. Read more here on Forbes
Google is finally updating the Inbox for iPhone X
Although the flaw in the UI was noted months ago, the company has not been able to use it. Display notched on the iPhone X, it was not until July 2018 for Google to sort the Inbox app on iOS. Nick Statt talks about the long-awaited update:
After about nine months since Apple's full-screen iPhone X arrived on the market, Google has finally updated its email application Inbox to support the device. In a 144MB update deployed on the App Store today, Google claims that Inbox now supports the most expensive iPhone variant of Apple, with little to say. other changes in the update text.
Indeed, this update simply removes the black bars at the bottom of the screen, so it fits more naturally to the screen of the iPhone X, with its format 19 , 5: 9 funky. For months, users have been complaining about lack of support, and Google has acknowledged that he was working on it in April after Gmail redesigned.
More on The Verge.
And finally …
Although the new iPhones should be bundled with Apple's Fast Charger, Cupertino still has a long way to go to catch up with the competition in the feature & # 39; fast charge & # 39; from your smartphone, as Doug Lynch discovered:
there have been a lot of improvements in overall energy consumption on the ground, many people are constantly begging for more batteries in bigger ones in our mobile devices. To work around this problem, companies have been working on their own version of the fast charge technology. Each of them brings something unique to the table. A new infographic has been created to highlight the strengths and weaknesses that these fast charging technologies provide. The computer graphics uses data from our own tests as well as data from other publications.
More at XDA Developers.
Apple Loop offers you seven days of highlights every weekend here on Forbes. Do not forget to follow me so you will not miss any coverage in the future. Apple's Loop last week can be read here, or this week's edition of Loop's sister column, Android Circuit, is also available on Forbes.
