Weekly Mobile News Roundup – 1 November 2013
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Once again the week is coming to an end and that means it’s time for a roundup of the past weeks news!
Each individual Touch ID sensor will only work on one phone – When Apple first revealed the Touch ID fingerprint sensor, it was accompanied by a long and detailed explanation of how and where your fingerprint data is stored on the device — in a special area on the iPhone 5s’s A7 chip.
Target Thinks iPad Mini With Retina Display Could Launch 21st November – When will Apple’s new iPad mini with Retina display see a release? Apple has slated the iPad Air for a release on the 1st of November but apart from a rough November timeframe, there is still no telling when the new iPad mini will be released.
Samsung Now More Profitable Than Apple, but Not Because of Smartphones – Is Apple no longer the most profitable technology company in the world? Currently, no. Samsung has posted more profit than Apple two quarters in a row now, the most recent quarter being $7.5 billion (Apple) versus $7.6 billion (Samsung).
13 New Tricks in OSX Mavericks – With the recent release of OSX Mavericks there are some pretty handy additions to the OS that were a long time coming. Many of these new features are somewhat subtle changes and as such are fairly hidden. To help bring these new features to light we’ve compiled a list of 13 new tricks in OSX Mavericks so you can get going with the FREE update to Apple’s flagship OS.
Apple Confirms Future Versions of OS X Will Also be Free, Just Like OS X Mavericks – During Apple’s earnings call this afternoon, during which the company announced all-time record iPhone sales and beat most Wall Street estimates, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer took the opportunity to talk about Apple’s decision to make OS X Mavericks free for all customers
Apple says fix incoming for 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro trackpad & keyboard issues, offers interim solution – Apple has published a new support article detailing an issue with some new 13-inch Retina MacBook Pros that debuted alongside the iPad Air earlier this month. The issue can lead to the computer’s keyboard or trackpad becoming unresponsive.
Some OS X Mavericks Users Experiencing Issues With External Hard Drives – Since Apple launched their new OS X Mavericks operating system many Apple users have upgrade taking up Apple offer of upgrading for free. However it has been reported that some OS X Mavericks users are experiencing issues with their email connections and now with data on external hard drives.
Tim Cook sends email to Apple employees, ‘extremely proud’ of them – Tim Cook sent an email out to Apple employees recapping the latest quarter and telling them he is “extremely proud” of the collaboration going on at Apple amongst its employees, notes 9to5Mac.
Tim Cook confirms new Product categories coming in 2014 – If you’re waiting for Apple to launch its smartwatch or television set then you probably have to wait until 2014. Apple’s CEO Tim Cook revealed at today’s fourth quarter earnings call that Apple will unveil new product categories within 2014.
App Store Promo Suggests Redesigned ‘Remote’ App Coming Soon – A promotion occasionally visible on the Colombian App Store suggests Apple will soon be releasing an updated version of the Remote app that allows control of Apple TV and Mac/PC iTunes installations from iOS devices, complete with an iOS 7 redesign.
Tracking OS X’s evolution to Mavericks – Remember Cheetah? Or Puma? Or Snow Leopard? If you are a Mac user, you likely have fond memories of these different versions of OS X. If you want to take a walk down memory lane, then you should check out iMore, which has an interesting piece on OS X and its evolution to Mavericks.
First consumer iPad Air unboxing video hits the web hours after release – Due to its proximity to the International Date Line, Australia is one of the first countries to have gained access to the iPad Air, and AppleInsider collaborator Ben Pasternak is back with more high-quality videos showing off the new tablet.
