iOS 14 Gets Official with Android Features

Apple revealed the newest version of its OS, iOS 14. It comes with many new features, most of the new features are from Android OS.

iOS 14 Features:

App Library

By this new feature, you can hide pages of apps you don't use often, and a scroll to the right will let you access your new App Library. It's quite similar to the app drawer on Android phones, the apps are grouped into various categories like Social, Productivity, and Entertainment.

Home Screen Widgets

You can pull the widgets out and into your home screen (just like on Android) and get alternate sizes for them.

Picture-in-Picture Mode

When you are watching a movie on your iPhone but you need to switch to a messaging app to respond to someone, the new picture-in-picture mode means you don't need to hit the pause button. Instead, you'll see a floating screen over your home screen.

New Version of Siri 

Siri now looks like a small bubble at the bottom of the screen and won't take up your whole screen when you just want to ask a question.

Translation App

It supports 11 languages

Messages Improvements

Messages app gets some updates, like pinning people up top in your conversation list, mentions and inline replies in group threads, and new styles for memoji.

Compact incoming calls

Incoming calls now show up as a small dropdown notification that you can simply swipe away to ignore.

Maps

Maps app has new features and improvements.

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Apple Intends to Unveil "iPhone 6" Smartphone on 25 September

Apple intends to unveil the next generation of iPhone smartphone on 25 September this year, according to Chinese website China.com.

The observers says that this date comes contrary to what Apple do, where the date of 25th of September 2014 comes on Thursday, while the company used to unveil the new iPhone in Fridays.

An earlier report in the month of May said that the "Apple" plans to launch "iPhone 6" smartphone on 19 September, which falls on Friday.

According to the leaks, Apple plans to release name "iPhone Air" on the larger version of the "iPhone 6" which comes with 5.5-inch screen.

The report said that 4.7-inch version of the "iPhone 6" will go at a price equivalent to $850, while the 5.5-inch version will offer at a price of $965.

According to previous leaks, "iPhone 6" will come in completely different design, where will come with stronger specifications in terms of screen resolution, processor and larger screen size.

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New Leaked Images of 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhone 6

New images was leaked of Apple's next phone; iPhone 6, via the Twitter site by the user @SonnyDickson, which showed the phone with 4.7-inch screen and 5.5-inch screen, where the company is expected to reveal the phone with these two measurements.

The leaked images show the two versions with golden color, the small version "4.7-inch" has metal frame which added by Apple to iPhone 5 to protect the footprint sensor, while the metal frame does not appear on the 5.5-inch version as images show.

The images indicate that Apple has moved the run button of the upper end of the phone to the opposite side of the volume buttons.

It is expected that Apple will reveal the 4.7-inch version of iPhone 6 in next September, while it will reveal the larger version later.

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Apple Plans to Unveil "iPhone 6" Smartphone in August

Apple intends to unveil the next generation of iPhone smartphone in the next August, before the normal deadline each year, according to Taiwanese media.

According to the "Economic Daily News" newspaper, the size of the model that will come with 4.7-inch of "iPhone 6" expected to reach stores in the month of next August, without specifying what these markets.

The newspaper reported that the 5.5-inch model or 5.6-inch of iPhone 6 will be launched in the month of September.

Earlier, several sources said that Apple will launch the new generation of iPhone in two versions, the first version with 4.7-inch screen, and the second version with 5.5-inch screen.

The "Economic Daily News" newspaper said that "Apple" may produce 80 million units of the "iPhone 6" during this year.

Observers believe that the trend of "Apple" about the launch versions of screen larger than 4-inch could help it regain market share in the smartphone market.

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New Leaked Images of Apple iPhone 6

With the imminent announcement of the next iPhone "iPhone 6", Apple fans begun to design several different designs to suit with the initial leaks suggested that Apple will produce this year two iPhones, one carrying 4.7-inch screen and the other carrying 5.5-inch screen.

A team called Macitynet has produced an imaginary prototype of iPhone 6 with 4.7-inch screen, it seems that the design of the device is already a little different for previous years,  it is likely that the next iPhone will be the first iPhone will has Apple A8 processor, which will be an upgraded version of iPhone 5S processor and the latter.

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iPhone 6 May be Launched in Two Screen Sizes at September 2014

Informed sources in one of the manufacturers of screens for the iPhone smartphones, affirmed the intention of Apple to put two different versions in the screen of the new generation of iPhone smartphone.

The sources said that Apple will launch the new generation of iPhone in two versions, the first version with 4.7-inch screen, and the second version with 5.5-inch screen.

The sources pointed out that the companies responsible for the manufacture of liquid crystal displays LCD for the two version of "iPhone 6" will begin operating in the production line of these companies during the second quarter of the current year, which starts in April and ends with the end of next July.

Sharp, Japan display and LG companies will contributes in making of screens of the two versions of Apple's next smartphone, the sources confirmed that the screens will have higher resolution than the current screens.

The sources revealed that Apple plans to unveil the two copies of the smartphone during the month of September, adding that the company began in agreement with the manufacturers of the rest of the phone components on the production deadlines.

It is noteworthy that Samsung, which is the main competitor of Apple in the smartphone market, it has revealed its new smartphone "Galaxy S5" a few weeks ago, while before days HTC launched the smartphone "One M8".

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Leaks Reveal more Details about "iPhone 6"

Apple company intends to provide its expected smartphone "iPhone 6" with 8 megapixel rear camera which is the same precision used in the iPhone series from the iPhone 4S, but it will be some developments in the camera.

According to the source who leaked the information through an account on the China's social website "Weibo", the developments in the camera will focus on its strength in photography in dark places by providing it with stronger sensor and aperture lens allow the passage of the greatest light, in addition to the lens made of Sapphire.

The source explained that the camera sensor will be of type "CMOS" , and will be made by Sony Corporation of Japan , while the rest of the ingredients will be made by "LG" South Korea , and "Sharp" Japanese.

Add to this, an image leaked on the Internet purportedly of the front of the "iPhone 6" have looked different in design from the rest of the old models of Apple smartphones , which came without the side edges which increases the measurement of the screen without having to increase the device size.

For its part, Apple has not yet revealed any information regarding the next smartphone, leaving the door open for more leaks and rumors that usually accompany Apple products, and that cannot be verified only when the official disclosure about those products.

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Report: iPhone 6 may be Available in July 2014 Instead of September

According to several technical websites that Apple will launch its new smartphone "iPhone 6" in the next summer , specifically in the month of July, and that contrary to expectations , which it was expected to be released in September.

The Mizuho Securities company for financial analyzes was provided a report to its clients indicates that Apple will reveal the iPhone 6 in July instead of September or October, as was rumored.

The launch of the iPhone 6 in the month of July is a good chance to take advantage of the holiday season by the end of the year where it will be available in most markets of the world.

According to financial analyst Abhey Lamba , the device will come in two different sizes, the first 4.7-inch and second 5.5-inch, and they will running "IOS 8" operating system which will be presented for the first time the possibility for developers to use the definition of fingerprint of users in their applications.

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Apple and Google Decide to Ban any Applications Carries the Name "Flappy"

Apple and Google began to ban all applications that bear the name "Flappy" from "App Store" and "Google Play", after the emergence of number of applications that carry malicious software of the same name.

Some of developers took advantage of the big fame achieved by the "Flappy Bird" game, which have been permanently deleted from "App Store" and "Google Play", to launch applications like it contain malicious software aimed at lovers of the game.

Apple and Google have decided to not to approve any requests for the deployment of new applications with the same name of the deleted game, or part of the name on "App Store" or "Google Play", in addition to deleting applications included the name of "Flappy "and located on the stores.

Dozens of application developers forced to change the names of their applications , including applications that do not involve any threats or malicious software, in order to ensure the continued presence on the applications stores of smart devices.

The malicious applications that have been published after deleting of "Flappy Bird" game from "App Store" and "Google Play" was aimed at stealing information for users of smart devices, in addition to exploiting the power to send text messages to carry out commands such as sending short text messages to specific numbers without the knowledge of the owner of the phone.

It should be noted that the original developer of "Flappy Bird" game had decided to withdraw the application from "App Store" and "Google Play" despite the large popularity, justifying his decision that the game is too addictive.

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iPhone 6 may be Thinner and Lighter than its Predecessors

According to a report that the iPhone smartphones and iPad tablets will be bigger in the size, but may be thinner and lighter than its predecessors.

The report was based on sources from some manufacturers for these products , which indicated that the next iPhone "iPhone 6" will be provided by very light structure and 4.7 inch screen with 0.4 mm of side thickness of the screen, which less than 0.2 mm of thickness of the iPhone 5S phone's screen.

The report indicates that the actual launch will be in the month of June, not September, which is the month in which the company usually launches its smartphones.

For iPad tablets , have proliferated with the end of last year reports and rumors about the intention of the company to produce tablets larger in the size as the iPad Pro and size of 12.9 inch , the screens of it  will be less thickness by 0.2 mm from the current  tablet iPad Air in order to maintain the same weight.

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What is the Best Smartphone in 2013?

This year has seen a great competition between smartphones manufacturers to attract the attention of consumers to their new devices, in order to increase their shares in the market.

All smartphones companies provide a competitive advantage in the smart phone to support it in front of consumers in a market featuring a wide range of smartphones, and is characterized by high purchasing movement, where a previous study of the IDC company predicted shipped more than a billion smartphone in the market during 2013.

  

Group of phones from several companies such as Samsung, Apple, Nokia, Sony, HTC, LG and Motorola, emerged in the smartphone market this year, but competing a special set of phones for the title of best in 2013.

Apple iPhone 5S:

iPhone 5S is one of the leading smartphones that were unveiled during 2013, which Apple supported its device by first new 64-bit processor, in addition to the fingerprint sensor.

  

iPhone 5S has the same design of iPhone 5, it made ​​of aluminum, put in black color in addition to new gold color and gray, it includes 4 inch Retina screen with resolution of 640 × 1136 inch and  8 megapixel camera.

Samsung Galaxy S4:

Samsung owns the lion's share of the share of sales of smartphones that running Android operating system , and  Galaxy S4 is one of the most popular phones launched by the South Korean company this year.

  

Samsung Galaxy S4 provided with 5 inch Super AMOLED Full HD screen, supported by a layer of Gorilla 3 glass resistant to shocks and scratches, the device available in two versions first 1.6GH Octa-core Exynos processor, the other 1.9 GHz Qualcomm quad-core processor, and both versions has 13 megapixel camera.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3:

Galaxy S4 was not the only phone from the Korean company that is worth joining the list of competition for the title of the best phones of 2013, where Samsung introduced Galaxy Note 3 tablet phone.

  

Galaxy Note 3 has 5.7 inch Full HD screen, it available in two versions the first with 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 80 processor, and the other with 1.9 GHz Exynos eight -core processor, and has 13-megapixel camera capable of recording video at 4k.

HTC One:

Amid strong competition taking place in the smartphone market between the Apple and Samsung, several companies are trying to put up a strong devices, including " HTC " which was adopted on its new smartphone "One" in the competition this year .

  

The phone made ​​from a single piece of aluminum, it has 4.7 inch Full HD screen, supported by 1.7 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor.

  

The company introduced a new technology alternative to mega-pixel camera to measure the accuracy in its new smartphone, which is (UltraPixel) which absorb more light at 300 % and offer the best HDR images for video or hard photography.

LG G2:

LG abandoned "Optimus" name which has always been a companion to smartphones when it announce  LG 2 smartphone.

  

LG 2 smartphone has 5.2 inch Full HD screen,  2.26 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, 13 megapixel rear camera.

  

LG provided the device with control buttons on the back.

Sony Xperia Z1:

This year, Sony launched several smartphones to compete strongly in the smartphone market, one of the smartphones launched by Sony is Xperia Z1.

  

Sony Xperia Z1 provided by 5 inch screen with resolution of 1080 × 1980 pixels , in addition to 2.2 GHz MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor.

  

Xperia Z1 smartphone compete strongly in the field of ​​the camera where it has 20.7 MP rear camera , as characterized by its resistance to water and dust.

Nokia Lumia 1020:

Another smartphone compete strongly in the category of camera phones, the phone " Lumia 1020 " , which is one of the leading devices revealed by the Finnish company in 2013.

  

Lumia 1020 is the first phone has 41 megapixel camera accurately between Windows Phone devices, it has 4.5 inch AMOLED screen with resolution of 768 × 1280 pixels, and 1.5 GHz quad-core processor.

BlackBerry Z10:

BlackBerry Z 10 is the first smartphone running BB10 operating system, which included a new user interface and touch screen completely unlike the majority of the phones the Canadian company, which has long been characterized by the full keyboard.

  

BlackBerry Z10 has 4.2 inch screen with resolution of 768 × 1280 pixels, and powered by 1.5 GHz dual-core Snapdragon MSM8960, and camera 8 megapixel.

Google Nexus 5:

During 2013, Google unveiled its new smartphone which carries the name "Nexus 5”, which runs the recent Android 4.4 Kit Kat operating system.

  

Google Nexus 5 has 4.95 inch Full HD screen, powered by 2.3 GHz Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor, in addition to 8 megapixel camera and 2300 mAh battery.


Motorola Moto X:

Motorola unveiled its new smartphone which carries the name "Moto X" and running Android operating system, the smartphone has been developed jointly with Google, and it is considered the first smartphone produced by Motorola in collaboration with Google since Google's acquisition of Motorola in 2011.

  

Moto X smartphone powered by 1.7 GHz Motorola X8 processor, which is a modified version of the Snapdragon S4 Pro processor from "Qualcomm" company, it has 4.7-inch 720p Super AMOLED display and 10 megapixel rear camera.

In your opinion, what is the best smartphone in 2013? Is it from this list or another smartphone ?

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Apple Wants 22 Million Dollars from Samsung as Compensation for Litigation Expenses

Apple made judicial request to get more than 22 million dollars from Samsung, and that compensation for which the company has spent on the case brought against Samsung, and accused them of violating two patents for "iPhone" and "iPad".

  

Apple demanded Samsung to pay nearly 16 million dollars, pointing out that this amount does not represent nearly a third of the amount recognized as an expense incurred on the case so far.

  

Apple said it incurred about 60 million dollars as fees for lawyers involved in the legal battle against Samsung.

  

Apple added that they want also 6.2 million dollars from Samsung as compensation for expenses other miscellaneous incurred during the case, it also asked the court to approve the compensation after proving intent of Samsung to deliberate violation of two patents for "iPhone" and "iPad".

  

The U.S. court condemned Samsung, last year, of violating patents owned by Apple, the company was fined one billion dollars before they reduce the fine to 599 million dollars for the calculation errors on the part of the jury.

  

It is worth mentioning that Samsung fined about 290 million dollars before days in favor of the Apple, bringing the size of the fines signatory to the Korean company in the United States to nearly 890 million dollars, in addition to the prohibition of a number of its sales in America.

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Microsoft Announced New Update of Skype Application for iPhone and iPad

Microsoft has announced a new update of Skype application for iOS operating system, the new update available in two versions for iPhone smartphone and iPad tablet.

The version 4.15 of Skype application for Apple devices has received a new design of sign in page, so as to make it easier for the users to access their account using Skype account or Microsoft account.

  

Microsoft explained that it made improvements in the new version of Skype application and blocked some of the gaps, this leads to increase the speed of the application.

  

Microsoft has updated permit the use of the microphone for devices running iOS7 operating system, which ensures the possibility of using the microphone in voice calls and video chats via the application without problems on smartphones and tablets running the new operating system.

  

The version 4.15 of Skype application is available on the Apple Store for free, if you want windows version of Skype, you can download it from this link.

Skype Features:

• Skype is free for all.
• Skype allows you to make free calls from anywhere in the world.
• Skype is easy to use with a stylish interface.
• Allows you to open your Facebook or Hotmail accounts.
• You can send free messages to any place at any time.
• Skype lets you make audio and video chat with more than one person.
• Skype has a pure picture and a clear sound.
• You can share your pictures and files with your friends.

Program Website:

http://www.skype.com/

Version: 

4.15

Compatibility: 

iOS (iPhone & iPad)

License:

Freeware

Free Download: 

     iPhone                             iPad

  

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