Never is a strong word, but apparently not strong enough to actually
ring true when it comes to Kanye West and his newest album, “The Life of
Pablo.”
Back in February, West released his
latest album through the streaming music service, Tidal, of which he’s a
major partner and public-facing figure. While Tidal was able to rocket
up the App Store charts following the album’s release, it looks like
West has “seen the light,” and decided that allowing even more people to
listen to the album, and even buy it, is a good thing.
And sure enough, “The Life of Pablo” is now available
through Apple Music, Spotify, and Google Play Music. What’s more, if you
want to buy it, that’s now a possibility, too. The trick is you’ll have
to head over to West’s official site to do that, because it’s not
available for purchase through iTunes or other digital storefronts just
yet. No, there isn’t any indication that West plans on adding the album
to other storefronts to buy, but considering how this all went down, it
doesn’t seem like it’s an impossibility, either.
The fact that “The Life of Pablo” is now available to buy, and
through Apple Music, means that West completely reversed his position on
this. Back in February, when the album dropped, West tweeted
out that the album would “never never never be on Apple Music,” adding
that it would “never be for sale,” too, just for good measure.
Basically, West was drumming up support for Tidal — at least trying to,
anyway. That started to change when, recently, West released a single track from the album on Apple Music, signaling this eventual outcome. Kanye West’s “The Life of Pablo” on Apple Music
For many Major League Baseball teams, it’s Opening Day, which means
the brand new season is about to get underway. Just in time for the
first pitches, Siri‘s baseball knowledge has expanded in a big way.
As first reported by The Verge,
Apple has officially updated Siri to answer even more of your detailed
baseball-specific questions. That even includes asking the digital
personal assistant queries that date back to the sport’s beginning. Siri
will now offer up answers for career statistics of specific players,
like Babe Ruth, and Siri can now give you feedback on 28 other leagues,
including the Minors, too.
Apple expanded Siri’s functionality with sports scores way back in 2012, with the release of iOS 6.
However, for the true fans of a particular sport, just asking what the
score is probably isn’t enough. Apple giving Siri the ability to pull up
records that go back many, many years is pretty great, and for anyone
caught with a particular baseball trivia question, it sounds like Siri
could come to the rescue.
However, as the original report notes, some of Siri’s responses are
still not as full-fledged as others. For example, asking the digital
personal assistant, “When was the last time the Yankees had a perfect
game?” only brings up a general search query about the team in question,
and not an actual answer. There’s still some work to be done, it seems,
but Apple’s continuously working on improving Siri. In fact, the
digital personal assistant is said to be a major tentpole feature in an upcoming version of OS X.
And this isn’t the first big news for Apple and MLB, as it was reported recently that Apple will supply team managers in their dugouts with iPad Pros.
[via The Verge]
In a new note issued to investors by KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi
Kuo, Apple will keep the dual-lens camera system exclusive to the bigger
5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus.
Reports about Apple employing a dual-lens camera system on the iPhone
due to be released later this year have been circulating since the last
few months.
With iPhones now trailing Android smartphones in camera
performance, Apple really needs to step up its game in the regard. The
dual-lens camera system might just allow the company to do so, and make
the iPhone a leader in smartphone camera performance once again.
The only difference in terms of camera between the iPhone 6s and
iPhone 6s Plus is the lack of OIS on the former, but the lack of a
dual-lens camera setup on the smaller iPhone 7 might force consumers to
shift to a larger iPhone this year.
Ming-Chi Kuo says in his note that many other Android smartphones
that will be launched before the iPhone 7 Plus this year will also
feature a dual-camera system, though their first impressions might be
underwhelming.
A report from February from this year claimed that Apple had already started receiving dual-lens camera components from its suppliers for testing.
Reports surrounding the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus indicate that both
handsets will sport a waterproof design. To make the handsets even
thinner, Apple will also be ditching the 3.5mm audio jack from them and
instead present Lightning port as a replacement for it.
[Via MacRumors]
The 9.7-inch iPad Pro went on sale in quite a few markets of the world last week, and today, courtesy of iFixit, the
first teardown of the tablet is now live. The teardown reveals quite a
few interesting tidbits about the smaller iPad Pro from Apple.
Just like its elder brother and unlike the iPad Air lineup, the
9.7-inch iPad Pro makes use of EMI shielding to protect the logic board
from any unregulated radio interference. Apple has also used new antenna
interconnect boards to provide further rigidity to the display of the
new iPad Pro.
The iFixit team also notes that majority of the
area inside the 9.7-inch iPad Pro is occupied by its 27.91 Whr battery,
which is just a wee bit larger than the 27.52 Whr battery found inside
the iPad Air. On the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, the four stereo speakers
occupied the most area.
In the end, the iFixit team gives the 9.7-inch iPad Pro a
repairability score of 2 out of 10. This essentially means that carrying
any in-house repair on the tablet is a recipe for disaster. The iFixit team
notes that the fused front panel on the 9.7-inch iPad Pro dramatically
increases the cost of a screen repair, and the chances of damaging the
LCD when opening the tablet. Plus, the copious amount of adhesive used
by Apple to hold everything in place does not help matters either.
[Via iFixit]
HP will announce its next laptop on Tuesday, and the company is
confident that fans will love it. In fact, it thinks it’s so good that
it will replace Apple’s MacBook as “the driver of innovation.”
Speaking to The Wall Street Journal ahead of its event
tomorrow, HP PC chief Ron Coughlin said that “for years, Apple has been
seen as the innovator and the driver of innovation.” But with its new
premium notebook, “HP is really taking over that mantle.”
Given how popular Apple’s laptops are — and the critical
acclaim they get for being the best in the business in almost all areas —
that’s a big promise to make. Not only will HP’s new notebook have to
be prettier than Apple’s, but it will also need stellar battery life and
premium features.
For years, Apple’s machines have been praised for their displays,
keyboards, trackpads, and battery life. They’re also terrific
performers; even the new MacBook with its fanless Intel Core M chip is
capable of fulfilling the needs of most consumers.
HP has been following Apple’s laptops closely for a number of years.
Some of its more recent releases — such as the Elitebook Folio that was
announced at CES back in January — are very close to being straight up
MacBook clones.
HP’s new machine is expected to be even thinner than that Elitebook
Folio, which measures less than half an inch thick, and will cater to
consumers who just want a laptop that’s a laptop — not a laptop/tablet
hybrid like the Microsoft Surface Pro.
We’ll be keeping a close eye on HP’s event on Tuesday, and we’ll let
you know whether we think HP really can take down the MacBook with its
next notebook.
[Wall Street Journal via The Verge]
iPhone SE may look identical to 2013’s iPhone 5s,
but its body has one big improvement. Like Apple’s latest iPhones, the
new 4-inch model is made out of Series 7000 aluminum that should make it
more durable. Does it work? Find out in the gruesome hammer and knife
test below.
Serial smartphone destroyer TechRax wasted no time in subjecting
Apple’s latest iPhone to a series of painful torture tests right after
unboxing it. In the hammer and knife test below, he attempts to find out
how well the Rose Gold model copes with impact and scratches.
TechRax starts by stabbing the device with a knife,
leaving gauges in its aluminum unibody and smashing its sapphire crystal
camera lens. The iPhone SE obviously doesn’t do too well in this test,
but it does surprise us in the hammer test.
It takes dozens of blows and a fair amount of force to shatter the
iPhone SE’s Gorilla Glass display. Being smaller, it’s obviously not as
fragile as larger smartphones, which means you’re less likely to breat
it when you drop it on the ground. It’s clear it’s not too difficult to
damage its pretty Rose Gold finish, though, so we still recommend a
case.
Apple’s bid to increase its success in India by selling used iPhones
hasn’t been well-received by local companies, who are concerned that
the move will increase the amount of electronic waste and jeopardize
their future. Industry executives are now fighting Apple’s plan.
Apple wants permission from the Indian government to import and sell
used phones in the country. If it is granted that permission, it will be
the first company that has been allowed to do business this way in
India. But local mobile companies are hoping Apple won’t get its wish.
“A growing number of industry executives are fighting the
move, warning government officials in private that it’ll open the
floodgates to electronic waste, jeopardize local players, and make a
farce of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Make in India program to
encourage local manufacturing,” reports Bloomberg.
Sudhir Hasija, chairman of Karbonn Mobiles, which sells around 1.7
million phones a month in India, says “Make in India could turn into
Dump in India.”
Apple has become increasingly interested in selling the iPhone in India,
the world’s second-largest mobile population, as growth slows in the
U.S. and China. In fact, India has become a top priority as the
Cupertino company looks to open its first retail stores there.
But locals are fighting to make things harder for Apple and prevent a
potential threat to Indian companies. The Mobile and Communications
Council, the main representative body for India’s electronics industry,
is now opposing Apple’s application to sell used devices.
“Why even consider allowing import of used phones when import of
other used goods such as cars are precluded by 300 percent duty levies?”
asked chariman Ravinder Zutshi.
Apple has already had its application rejected once
— back in 2015. But it is now under review again after the company
resubmitted it with more details on its plans. As things stand, the
application has gone to inter-ministerial discussion.
“That adds a layer of bureaucracy to a process that’s far from certain,” adds Bloomberg. “The
government could go either way, though it’s encountering far greater
local opposition than the first time around. The company declined to
comment.”
One of the biggest concerns is that Apple’s plan will result in a
deluge of used electronics imports, which would go against the prime
minister’s localization drive. It could also have an environmental
impact. “When destroyed, phones product toxic materials that India isn’t
equipped to deal with.”
Apple already sells new iPhones in India through
third-party retail partners, and although they’ve been doing okay, the
company’s high price tags mean that it’s difficult to make a real
footprint. Apple currently holds less than 2 percent of Indian
smartphone market share.
Selling used devices could allow Apple to better compete with more
affordable smartphones. Four-fifths of those sold in India cost less
then $150 each, but despite that, Apple CEO Tim Cook still sees India as
an “incredibly exciting” prospect.
[Bloomberg]
Like it happens with every new iPhone release, the iPhone SE
has also been subjected to a waterproof test. Yes, Apple does not
mention anywhere that the iPhone SE is a waterproof or a water-resistant
phone, but that did not stop YouTuber Zach Straley from conducting a
waterproof test.
For comparison, Zach also conducted the same test on the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 6s
alongside the iPhone SE just to show how much waterproof Apple’s latest
4-inch iPhone is compared to its predecessor and Apple’s flagship
4.7-inch iPhone.
All the three phones were submerged in three different boxes filled
with water and their timer was switched on to time the whole process.
The iPhone 5s was the first iPhone to actually exhibit water damage
around the 5 mins mark, but the iPhone 6s and iPhone SE continued to
work fine even after being submerged in water for more than 15 mins.
Interestingly, the iPhone 6s and iPhone SE continued to work fine
even after being submerged in water for an hour. The speaker on the
iPhone SE did sound a bit muffled, but that was likely due to some water
being present inside it, which should eventually automatically drain.
Now, the video above does not prove in anyway that the iPhone SE or
the iPhone 6s are waterproof or water-resistant, so don’t go about
dunking your new 4-inch iPhone in water. It should, however, give you
some peace of mind to know that next time you accidentally spill some
liquid on your iPhone SE, the phone should emerge unscathed from the
accident.
And it’s just as good on the Baby Pro as it is on the bigger iPad
Pro. And thanks to the Baby Pro’s smaller form factor, you’ll be able to
sketch comfortably even when there’s not enough space around.
12. USB 2.0 Transfer Speeds
At the event, Apple made a big deal about the Lightening to USB Camera Adaptor
that lets users both charge the iPad and use a USB accessory at the
same time. It’s a great accessory for photographers who want to use the
iPad to edit photos and videos.
The only problem is that the new, 9.7 inch iPad will transfer files
at USB 2.0 speeds while the faster 3.0 speeds are reserved only for the
bigger 12.9 inch iPad.
But first, Do You Need An iPad Pro?
This article is quickly turning into a comparison between the Baby
Pro and it’s big brother. So before going any further, let’s take a step
back and decide, do you even need an iPad Pro? And if you do, what role
will it fulfill?
First, if you’re looking at the iPad Pro as a replacement for your
Mac, you’re mostly going to be disappointed. Not because it’s impossible
to get work done on the iPad (far from it), but because iOS just
doesn’t allow for the same flexibility as OS X. There’s no file system.
So you’ll have to fake one by using Dropbox or iCloud Drive. This also
makes transferring files between apps harder and computers. And
depending on what your work is, you just can’t get some dedicated Mac
and Windows apps on the iPad.
I for example, can’t get Sketch or Adobe’s upcoming XD app
on the iPad Pro. While I’d love to switch to the iPad Pro as my primary
computer (the Pencil for designing is really tempting), I just can’t,
because the software isn’t there.
But that doesn’t rule out everyone. If you’re lucky enough that your
work life depends on generic, barebone apps, you can certainly pull off
the iPad Pro lifestyle. If all you’re going to be doing is answering
email, doing research, writing, managing Excel spreadsheets or even some
light video editing and some niche professional drawing/illustration
work, the iPad Pro might be for you.
And its simplicities, in both the software and the hardware will free
your mind and help you focus on more important things – like working.
So Which iPad Pro Is For You?
Now that you’ve read the above features and you know the differences
between the 12.9 inch iPad Pro and the 9.7 inch version, you might be
wondering, should you go with the smaller one? And looking at the
features alone, it’s not an easy choice. So let’s look at it from the
use case perspective.
If you’re going to be using the iPad Pro as a laptop replacement –
your primary computer – I think you should go for the bigger iPad Pro.
The extra screen real estate is great for multi-tasking, the extra
performance will come in really handy as well.
If you’re going to use the iPad Pro more as a tablet, then you should
opt for the smaller iPad Pro compared to the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, it is
not only more portable, it is significantly lighter (437 grams vs 713
grams 12.9-inch iPad Pro) which will make it a lot easier to hold for a
long time.
Instead, if you’re not sure if the iPad Pro is going to be your only
companion, and you just want to test the waters. Maybe try and shift
some of the work to the iPad, bit by bit, the Baby Pro is the best way
to do it. Pick the base model, the Pencil and Smart Keyboard if you can,
and give it a shot.
Twitch is a well known live streaming video platform that allows
anyone to set up their own channel and start streaming a game they are
playing. If you use the Twitch iOS app regularly to watch live streams,
you might have encountered some aspects of the app that annoy you. Twitch++ is a newly released jailbreak tweak
that enhances the Twitch app by bringing a range of new features and
getting rid of some limitations. With this tweak, you have the freedom
to play and pause a live stream whenever you want, watch multiple video
streams at once, get rid of all video ads as well as view the chat
window even when in landscape mode.
To get started, you’ll first have to download the tweak from Cydia. It can be found in the following repo: http://beta.unlimapps.com/. After you’ve added the new source, search for Twitch++ package and install it on your iPhone.
Once done, you can launch the Twitch app and start enjoying the new
features that the tweak provides. It also provides a settings pane which
can be accessed from within the Twitch app. Open the sidebar and tap on
the settings gear icon located in the top left corner. This opens the
tweak’s preferences pane where you can enable or disable the features
that it provides.
When watching a live stream, you’ll notice that there’s a new pause
button in the bottom left corner of the video that allows you to
play/pause the live stream whenever you want. You can also view live
streams in landscape mode while having a view of the chat window.
To watch multiple live streams at once, you’ll first have to open a
live stream. You can then tap on the button shown in the screenshot
below.
This causes the video to be detached into a separate floating window
which can be moved around freely. You can then switch to a different
live stream and detach that one as well using the same method.
Twitch++ is a solid tweak for adding new features to the official
Twitch app that you’ll find useful. If you’re interested to give it a
try, it is available as a free package on UnlimApps repo. Make sure to
let us know what you think about it in the comments section.
Leading into the weekend, some iCloud users are experiencing some downtime in services attached to Apple’s cloud platform.
Some users have begun voicing their dissatisfaction with the downtime on Twitter
and other areas, but, as it stands right now, Apple has not yet updated
its system status page to reflect any type of outage in any of its
services. For those affected, it seems to branch out into iMessage, as
well as those that use iCloud email as well.
It’s worth noting that the developer behind Fantastical, the popular
calendar app, Flexibits, tweeted out not too long ago that they’re aware
of the outage, warning users that they might see a “status code 400” as
a result.
Are you experiencing any kind of downtime?
[via 9to5Mac; Apple]
The battle between Samsung and Apple continues, as the former of the two levies its one last attempt to avoid paying out any damages.
According to a report published by Re/code,
Samsung has appealed to the Supreme Court in the United States to take
on the patent case it has been locked in with Apple for quite a stretch
of time now. In the appeal, Samsung states that there’s an overarching
problem with patent cases in general, especially when it comes to
information provided to jurors, and that in its specific case, not
enough information was provided to the jury for them to make an educated
determination — because they couldn’t understand the patents.
“Samsung is escalating this case because it believes that
the way the laws were interpreted is not in line with modern times,” it
said in a statement. “If the current legal precedent stands, it could
diminish innovation, stifle competition, pave the way for design patent
troll litigation and negatively impact the economy and consumers.”
It’s an interesting step, but not all that surprising. Samsung, for its part, is simply making an attempt to get the money back it has already agreed to pay Apple
in the beginning of December, which should be delivered to Apple at
some point today, December 14. If the Supreme Court does grant Samsung’s
appeal, and the decision goes in Samsung’s favor, then Apple would need
to repay that $548 million back to Samsung.
So while it looked like it all might be coming to an end earlier this month, the case continues to rage on.
[via Re/code]
At its Nexus launch event in late September, Google announced that it would be bringing ‘Shared Albums’ feature to Google Photos
later this year. True to its words and just before the holiday season,
the company has started rolling out the feature to iOS, Android and web
version of Google Photos.
The steps are pretty simple. You create a shared album, send the link
to your friends and loved ones, they join the album and then they can
start adding their own photos to it. Once new photos are added in an
album, other people who have joined that album will automatically
receive a notification about it.
Photos added by someone else in a shared album can also be added to your own Google Photos library.
Shared albums start rolling out on Android, iOS and the web for all Google Photos users starting from today.
[Via Google]
The iPad is a powerful tool, especially when it comes to education,
and a new proposal in the United Kingdom suggests prisoners should be
taking advantage of the mobile devices.
According to a report published by The Telegraph,
an adviser to the Ministry of Justice in the United Kingdom has made it
clear that iPads should be a tool used in the prison system to help
those detained with literacy and numeracy. On top of that, the prisoners
should be able to keep in touch with their families from within their
cells, utilizing things like FaceTime or Skype to “video chat their
families.”
According to the former head of the prison service,
having iPads in cells could make the time that prisoners spend within
them more constructive:
“Prisoners spend a lot of time in cells, and we need to
make that time more constructive. They should be meeting a tutor once a
week, but doing work on literacy and numeracy on their own. We could
look at giving prisoners iPads to work on in their cells.”
At the same time, Dame Sally Coates, a former headteacher in the
area, is also conducting a review of education within the UK prison
system, and is also considering the proposal. Coates says that if a
prisoner doesn’t have the necessary skills to get a job after a stint in
prison, then they are more likely to reoffend.
At the time of publication, Justice Minister Michael Gove is looking over the proposals, but a decision has not been made yet.
[via Gizmodo UK; The Telegraph]
As Apple’s A-branded processors continue to get attention as
high-powered chipsets in mobile products, another chip could be getting
some of the limelight soon.
According to a new rumor, Apple has
reportedly been working on its own in-house graphics chip for quite some
time. Many years, in fact, and is still hard at work on developing its
own GPU for its mobile devices. The report indicates that Apple has
already been working on the GPU for several years now, but there’s no
clear indication when, or even if, a finalized product ready for
installation in iPhones and iPads will see the light of day anytime
soon.
As it stands now, Apple utilizes a variety of PowerVR
graphics chips that are designed by Imagination Technologies. If Apple
can get its own in-house GPU off the ground and in its devices, it would
mean Apple would not have to rely on IT from that point forward.
The report indicates that this new GPU will probably not be ready by the unveiling of the iPhone 7 in 2016.
[via GforGames; Fudzilla]
GoPro is one of the go-to brands when it comes to recording just
about anything, especially when it comes to outdoor activities, like
skateboarding. And now it’s getting even better.
Recently, GoPro updated its mobile app
to support the Apple Watch, and bring with it some interesting use case
features to the wearable, making it even easier to get that perfect shot
without having to rely on your iPhone. GoPro officially showed off the
new features in a video starring Mikey Taylor, a pro skateboarder, which
you can watch below.
With the Apple Watch app, you’ll be able to Start/Stop
recording, add “HiLighted” moments to your recorded clips, and even
review clips. Users will also be able to preview an active camera angle,
making it possible to double check an upcoming recording session’s
angle before it kicks off right from your wrist.
The iOS app has also been updated to make it easier to pull still
images from a recording, and even better filtering options as well.
Love it or hate it, there is no way you can ignore Apple’s Smart Battery case for the iPhone 6s.
The case has led to Apple and Jony Ive receiving a lot of flak for
releasing a product that does not live up to Apple’s design standard.
While from the outside, the Smart Battery case does not look like a product made by Apple, how does it look from inside? iFixit tore it down to find out.
Just like the Smart Keyboard and the Apple Pencil,
tearing down the Smart Battery case is an irreversible destructible
process. Prying open the soft microfibre finish in the inside revealed
the aluminium sheet on which the microfibre cloth sticks to. The sheet
has been heavily scratched to improve the adhesive bond. There is also a
mesh interfacing to make sure that there are no fatigue damage on the
silicone hinge.
Removing the aluminium sheet gives one access to the 1877mAh battery
and its logic board. The battery has been strongly glued in its place to
improve the rigidity of the case. The logic board connected to the
battery is very small and only contains a few ICs related to charging
and load switching.
In the end, the iFixit team gave the Smart Battery case for
the iPhone 6s a repairability score of 2 out of 10. It notes that while
replacing the battery is possible, it will likely destroy the inner
microfibre lining.
[Via iFixit]
After giving unlimited LTE data for three months to its customers, offering $200 credit to Sprint users for switching over to T-Mobile and offering a $200 discount to AT&T
customers on buying the 128GB iPhone 6s, the ‘Un-carrier’ “Unwrapped”
its fourth holiday promotion aimed at getting Verizon customers to
switch over to it.
Unlike its previous offerings though, the fourth holiday gift from
T-Mobile is not that impressive. The un-carrier is only offering one
year of free Hulu Switch to Verizon customers who switch over to its
Simple Choice postpaid plan between December 11-17.
“Verizon customers put up with a lot of
sneaky tricks from Big Red these days. Overpriced data, shocking overage
penalties and no early upgrade option – just to name a few,” said John
Legere, president and CEO of T-Mobile. “So while Verizon spends billions
of dollars on TV ads screaming that ‘better matters,’ we are going to
show their customers why the Un-carrier is better with a real gift,
half-off the best accessories and a full year of Hulu that comes with
unlimited LTE streaming with Binge On at T-Mobile! It’s a gift that
will keep giving all year long!”
Once a Verizon customer switches over to T-Mobile, the
un-carrier will send them a $100 Hulu gift code, which can then be
redeemed for a year of of Hulu’s Limited Commercials subscription.
Thanks to BingeOn, T-Mobile subscribers can stream TV shows and
movies from Hulu without worrying about crossing their data limit.
Additionally, T-Mobile is also offering interested Verizon customers
up to a 50 percent discount at its in-store accessories when financed
through them. This could translate into as much as $125 discount on
accessories like the UE Boom, Fitbit trackers, and more.
T-Mobile’s recent offers have been very tempting compared to what
other carriers like Verizon, Sprint and AT&T offer to their
subscribers. Have you switched to the un-carrier due to its ‘un-wrapped’
offers yet?
[Via T-Mobile]
Apple won’t approve apps that use 3D Touch to weigh objects on the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus,
but one developer has bypassed its rules with a clever web app that
does exactly that. It’s called TouchScale.co, and it’s surprisingly
accurate.
Asher Trockman built TouchScale.co after establishing exactly what
the 3D Touch displays in the latest iPhones are capable of when it comes
to detecting pressure, and therefore weight. You can read the results
of his testing on his blog if you want to know all the juicy details.
But if you just want to use the scale, you simply have to visit TouchScale.co in mobile Safari on your iPhone. You can then place objects on your iPhone’s display to weigh them. There are a couple of caveats, however.
The iPhone is only capable of weighing things that can be detected by
the capacitive touchscreen, such as fruit and vegetables. To get an
accurate reading, you must also place those objects down in such a way
that only one touch is registered by your device.
Get it right, though, and you have a surprisingly accurate pocket
scale. I did a couple of tests using a satsuma and a lemon, and the
reading I got from my iPhone was just 1 or 2 grams out versus the
reading I got from a proper kitchen scale — as you can see in the photos
below.
We certainly wouldn’t recommend ditching all your scales if you have
an iPhone 6s, then, but it’s nice to know that if you really need to
weigh something in a pinch
While spending some time at the Apple Store in New York city for the Hour of Code of event,
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook called Chromebooks a “test machine” when
questioned about the success of Google’s Chromebook in the education
field and surpassing the popularity of iPads.
Cook said that Chromebooks are just “test machines” and Apple is
interested “helping students learn” and allowing “kids to learn how to
create and engage on a different level.” He also said that iPads are
better than Chromebooks and its other competitors due to the education
related apps available for it, and how the device easily integrates into
a school’s curriculum. In comparison, Chromebooks require constant
access to an internet connection and can only run apps through its web
browser.
“We are interested in helping students learn and teachers
teach, but tests, no,” Cook said. “We create products that are whole
solutions for people — that allow kids to learn how to create and engage
on a different level.”
Schools, colleges and other educational institutions have always used
a Mac and iPad for their computing purposes because of the superior
experience they offer, but over the last few years, many institutions
have swiftly replaced them with Chromebooks.
Cook, however, conveniently forgot the primary reason why Chromebooks
are being increasingly preferred by more schools over Macs and iPads:
price. Many schools simply cannot afford expensive Apple hardware and
Chromebooks are able to offer almost the same experience at one-third
the price.
Has your school or college switched over to a Chromebook from an iPad or Mac?
[Via BuzzFeed]
