Apple’s ‘App of the Day’ featuring boosts downloads by 1747%, games by 792%
https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/24/apples-app-of-the-day-featuring-boosts-downloads-by-1747-games-by-792/

Apple Says iPhone X Will Be Available for Walk-In Customers at Stores on Launch Day
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/10/24/iphone-x-walk-ins-launch-day/

iPhone X will go on sale in more than 55 countries and territories on Friday, November 3. On the same day, the first deliveries will begin to customers. iPhone X pre-orders begin this Friday, October 27 at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time.

Due to a mix of reported production issues and strong demand, in-store availability of iPhone X will likely be extremely limited. Prospective buyers should be prepared for the possibility of waiting in long lines.

While initial pre-orders for the iPhone X are still a week away from opening, some Apple die-hards will be able to get started early. Apple’s installment-based Upgrade Program that lets customers get a new phone every year will, just like it did with the launch of the iPhone 8 / 8 Plus, allow members to get their loan paperwork in order starting on Monday.

Developers can promote up to 20 in-app purchases, including subscriptions, on the product page.

App Store customers have now downloaded more than 180 billion apps and the platform receives more than 500 million unique customer visits every week.

The tech giant recently revealed developers earned more than $70 billion since the App Store launched in 2008, and overall downloads grew more than 70 per cent in the 12 months to 1 June.

Source: https://www.mobileworldlive.com/apps/news-apps/ios-11-could-boost-ar-apps/

Apps using Apple’s new ARKit, an augmented reality (AR) framework, have been installed more than 3 million times worldwide since iOS 11 launched on 19 September, according to Sensor Tower.

The category with the most ARKit-only apps is games, comprising 35 per cent of total installs and 62 per cent of total revenue.

“We expect to see a more diverse range of app types as developers have more time to explore new concepts suited to AR,” the company said.

Australia-based PlaySide Studios created a virtual pet app called AR Dragon which Sensor Tower said is “the breakout hit of ARKit-only offerings available”. It accounts for more than 20 per cent of downloads among the top ten free ARKit-only apps.

Apple AAPL -0.07%’s hotly anticipated iPhone X will launch soon, right? Wrong. Thanks to a highly credible new leak, the reality is everyone who wants the most radical and expensive iPhone ever made is in for a nasty surprise…

MacRumors brings us this depressing news after it obtained a new report from Ming Chi Kuo, widely regarded as the ‘best Apple analyst on the planet’. Kuo states that iPhone X stock will be extremely limited until well into 2018 and that will cause Apple to miss its widely predicted 2017 “super cycle”.

Why? Kuo says Apple has run into significant problems mass producing the ‘TrueDepth’ camera sensor the iPhone X uses for its Face ID facial recognition system.

Consequently Kuo believes sales of Apple’s new 2017 iPhones (iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone X) are unlikely to break any records with total iPhone sales for 2017 coming in at 210-220 million units.

The better news is Kuo states iPhone X production issues will be “significantly addressed” during the first three months of 2018 and this will see shipments “pick up strongly”.

It is worth pointing out stock of new iPhones is often limited straight after launch, but never to this extent.

Ming-Chi Kuo Says iPhone X Supercycle Won’t Really Happen Until 2018
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/10/06/kuo-iphone-x-supercycle-2018/

Qualcomm supplied the LTE modem in the Apple Watch Series 3 as well as a handful of other wireless chips, according to a teardown from TechInsights. The latest watch appears to continue to push the boundaries of system-in-package design, packing a dozen major chips and dozens of discretes.

The new watch uses the same size SiP as the existing device. However, the Series 3 clearly packs more components, TechInsights said.

TechInsights found the Qualcomm MDM9635M, a Snapdragon X7 LTE modem in the 42mm sport band model A1861 with GPS + cellular it opened up. The same LTE chip appeared in the iPhone 6S/6S Plus, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge and other handsets. The modem was mated in a package-on-package with a Samsung K4P1G324EH DRAM in the watch.

Initial reviews found problems using LTE on the device, Apple’s first watch with cellular connectivity. However, Apple issued an update of its WatchOS said to have eliminated the problems.

With the latest iPhone 8 models, Apple has introduced a revolutionary fast download that has been on the Android and Windows side for a long time.

iPhone 8 comes with only 5 watt Base Charger. If you want to use a power-delivery USB-PD (Quick Delivery) solution, you need to hook up the adapter between the USB-C connector and the iPhone Lightning connector. With this kind of cable, the iPhone can connect Apple 29, 61 or 87 watts to USB-C chargers.

The Appleinsider test also included a Belkin wireless charging platform that Apple markets. Its power is 7.5 watts. In addition, the download speed was tested with the 12-watt charger supplied with the latest iPad Pro models.

The results are quite expected. USB charging with a 29 watt charger is clearly the fastest. In 30 minutes, the quick charge will fill the iPhone 8 battery by 52%, which means that Apple’s promise is even slightly exceeded.

Source: http://www.etn.fi/index.php/13-news/6939-uuden-iphonen-laturi-on-tolkuttoman-hidas

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Comparing iPhone 8 charging speeds with fast charge, wireless and more
http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/10/02/comparing-iphone-8-charging-speeds-with-fast-charge-wireless-and-more

By Max Yuryev
Monday, October 02, 2017, 08:22 pm PT (11:22 pm ET)
With the launch of iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, Apple introduced its smartphone user base to fast charge technology capable of delivering an up to 50 percent charge in just 30 minutes. AppleInsider takes a closer look at the technology and how it compares to traditional — and wireless — charging methods in this video.

Samsung has a great opportunity to make money with Apple’s iPhone X smartphone. According to the research firm Counterpoint Technology Market Research, up to $ 110 each for the iPhone X sold.

Based on Counterpoint’s estimate (Apple’s payment), Apple will sell some 130 million iPhone X smartphones, with which Samsung can receive more revenue than the approximately 50 million Galaxy S8 smartphones that the company sells itself.

Samsung also manufactures iPhone X’s display as well as the device battery and capacitors, Softpedia writes. Samsung Says Counterpoint estimates that approximately $ 202 per piece of Galaxy S8 smartphone itself is manufactured. Taking into account iPhone X’s expected sales volumes, Samsung is in the hands of a real gold mine.

Source: http://www.tivi.fi/Kaikki_uutiset/iphone-x-n-menestys-rikastuttaa-samsungia-6680406

Why Apple Rival Samsung Also Wins If iPhone X Is a Hit
https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-apple-rival-samsung-also-wins-if-iphone-x-is-a-hit-1506936602?mod=rss_Technology
South Korean giant stands to make billions of dollars supplying screens and chips for competitor’s new phone

A real test with all-day applications that pitted the iPhone 8 Plus against iPhone 7 Plus, shows that the new phone from Apple is actually slower than the previous generation.

“iPhone 7 Plus is faster, but why?”

On paper, the iPhone 8 Plus is better in pretty much every way than the previous generation of devices from Apple. On the other hand, in a day-to-day scenario, it turns out that it’s slower and not all that well optimized.

Besides finishing a full minute after the older iPhone, Apple’s iPhone 8 Plus also seems to lack proper memory management, closing apps opened in memory to make room for others. It’s quite possible that the phone will be better with further updates and optimizations.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is also doing better than iPhone 8 Plus, so those optimizations need come really quick if they exist.