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First Weekend iPhone 5s/5a Sales Top Nine Million, Set New Record
iPhone 5s Outsells 5c by a Factor of 3.4x in the United States Opening Weekend
iDevices running iOS 7 Surpass The Number Still Running iOS 6 After Just Three Days
Maybe Apple's Tim Cook Knows What He's Doing After All
Infographic: 10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About The iPhone
Oppo Announces N1 Smartphone With 5.9-inch 1080p Display, 13MP Rotating Camera, Rear Touch Controls, And New Color OS
Moxtra Accelerates Position in Mobile Content Collaboration Space With New Free iOS App Version 2.0 Release On The App Store
What To Do Before Selling Or Giving Away Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
iOS Users Far More Likely To Purchase Educational Apps Than Android Users
iOS 7 and Apple’s New iPhone Line-Up Pack a Powerful Bluetooth Punch
ibattz Introduces Waterproof and Ruggedized Removable Battery Cases for iPhone 5, 5s
First Weekend iPhone 5s/5a Sales Top Nine Million, Set New Record
Apple on Monday announced it had sold a record-breaking nine million new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c models, just three days after the launch of the new iPhones on September 20. In addition, more than 200 million iOS devices are now running the completely redesigned iOS 7, making it the fastest software upgrade in history. Both iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c are available in the US, Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore and the UK. Demand for iPhone 5s has exceeded the initial supply, and many online orders are scheduled to be shipped in the coming weeks.
“This is our best iPhone launch yetmore than nine million new iPhones solda new record for first weekend sales,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO in a release. “The demand for the new iPhones has been incredible, and while we’ve sold out of our initial supply of iPhone 5s, stores continue to receive new iPhone shipments regularly. We appreciate everyone’s patience and are working hard to build enough new iPhones for everyone.”
iPhone 5s is even thiner and lighter than its predecessors, and powered by the Apple-designed A7 64-bit chip. It has a new 8 megapixel iSight camera with True Tone flash and introduces fingerprint-recognizing Touch ID, which allows you to securely unlock your phone with the touch of a finger.
The iPhone 5c features a plastic enclosure in your choice of four bright colors plus white, a 4-inch Retina display, Apple's A6 chip from the iPhone 5, and the 8 megapixel iSight camera. Apple claims that iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c both offer more LTE bands (2) than any other smartphone in the world and include all-new FaceTime HD cameras.
iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c feature iOS 7, with hundreds of new features, including Control Center, Notification Center, improved Multitasking, AirDrop, enhanced Photos, Safari, Siri and introduces iTunes Radio (2), a free Internet radio service based on the music you listen to on iTunes. (3) Over 11 million unique listeners have already tuned in to iTunes Radio since launch with the most listened to song being “Hold On, We’re Going Home” by Canadian rapper Drake.
Every customer who buys an iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c at an Apple retail store will be offered free Personal Setup service, helping them customize their iPhone by setting up email, showing them new apps from the App Store (4) and more, so they’ll be up and running with their new iPhone before they leave the store. Customers can learn more about iOS 7 and their new device through new free workshops at all Apple retail stores worldwide. In the US, the new iPhones are available through AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, select Best Buy, RadioShack, Target and Walmart stores and Apple Authorized Resellers.
iPhone 5s comes in gold, silver or space gray, and is available in the US for a suggested retail price of $199 (US) for the 16GB model and $299 (US) for the 32GB model and $399 (US) for the 64GB model. iPhone 5c comes in blue, green, pink, yellow and white and is available in the US for a suggested retail price of $99 (US) for the 16GB model and $199 (US) for the 32GB model. iPhone 5s cases are available in beige, black, blue, brown, yellow and (RED) for a suggested retail price of $39 (US) through the Apple Online Store (http://www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and select Authorized Apple Resellers. iPhone 5c cases are available in blue, green, pink, yellow, black and white for a suggested retail price of $29 (US) through the Apple Online Store (http://www.apple.com), Apple’s retail stores and select Authorized Apple Resellers. iPhone 4s is also available for free (US) with a two-year contract.
Notes:
1. Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.
2. LTE is available through select carriers. Network speeds are dependent on carrier networks, check with your carrier for details.
3. iTunes Radio is available with iOS 7 in the US.
4. For qualified customers.
iPhone 5s Outsells 5c by a Factor of 3.4x in the United States Opening Weekend
Web Analytics and marketing platform Localytics' Bernd Leger reports (http://goo.gl/V3dNPM) that the clear winner is the iPhone 5s, noting that In less than 3 days, the iPhone 5s and 5c combined went from zero to represent about 1.36% of the total numbers of all iPhones activated in the U.S. market across the top 4 carriers AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint and T-Mobile.
Based on the carrier data they're watching, 1.05% of all iPhones in the United States are now iPhone 5s, while just 0.31% are iPhone 5c, which means that the iPhone 5s is outselling the 5c by a factor of 3.4x among early adopters. However, we can expect the relative sales volumes between the two models to balance out more after the first spike of sales flattens out, since it makes logical sense that users who feel compelled to buy a new device the first weekend it launches are most likely power users who won't be the typical iPhone buyer.
Internationally, Leger reports that a similar pattern is emerging, with the iPhone 5s outpacing the 5c by an average factor of about 3.7x, but one exception is Japan where the 5s is outselling the 5c by a factor of 5x.
For the full report, visit:
http://goo.gl/tsYyuD
iDevices running iOS 7 Surpass The Number Still Running iOS 6 After Just Three Days
TUAW's Steven Sande reports that according to Mixpanel data, the number of iOS devices running iOS 7 had surpassed the number running iOS 6 only three days after the final was released last Wednesday, and that by late afternoon on Saturday, Mixpanel was showing iOS 7 adoption at 52.35 percent compared to iOS 6 at 43.66 percent, with older devices running earlier versions ofmthe iOS remaining at about 3.98 percent.
For the full report, visit:
http://goo.gl/Fi0Bba
Maybe Apple's Tim Cook Knows What He's Doing After All
Fortune's Philip Elmer-DeWitt notes that Apple CEO Tim Cook's critics went quiet after Apple reported first-weekend sales of 9 million new iPhones.
For the full commentary visit here:
http://bit.ly/15QzSfe
Infographic: 10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About The iPhone
A new infographic from NextWorth, an electronics trade-in site - 10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About The iPhone.
You can view the full sized infographic here:
http://www.nextworth.com/iPhone_infographic
Courtesy:
http://www.nextworth.com/
Oppo Announces N1 Smartphone With 5.9-inch 1080p Display, 13MP Rotating Camera, Rear Touch Controls, And New Color OS
The Next Web reports that Oppo has unveiled its new N1 smartphone featurung a 13-megapixel camera fitted to an adjustable hinge, a 5.9-inch, full HD display, and running Oppo’s new Color OS operating system, based on Android 4.2, powered by a 1.7 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Quad Core processor.
For the full report visit here:
http://goo.gl/6imB9I
For more information, visit:
http://en.oppo.com/products/n1/
Moxtra Accelerates Position in Mobile Content Collaboration Space With New Free iOS App Version 2.0 Release On The App Store
Mobile content collaboration gains a new dimension as Moxtra announces today that the company has completed its first round of funding, raising $10 million.
The external investors leading this round of funding were Cisco and KDDI from Japan. Additional outside investors include Chinas Innovation Works and the personal investment arm of Starwood Capitals Barry Sternlicht. Moxtras round of funding will be used to accelerate the companys platform development and expand its marketing efforts.
Moxtra (http://www.moxtra.com) is a free productivity app and web service for anyone with a project or collection of digital content they’d like to keep in one place and share with others. The app enables a fun way to interact with others - over shared content. Share documents, annotate pages, post comments, chat & have instant meetings, all in a continuous flow focused on the topic at hand. Have meetings without actually meeting, by exchanging recordings over pages.
Moxtra's vision is to enable a continuous content collaboration experience for the mobile lifestyle. "Todays mobile users juggle multiple fragmented content-centric communications," says Subrah S. Iyar, co-founder and CEO of Moxtra."Moxtra V2.0 delivers a rich conversation experience to users by creating continuity and context across content, through powerful interaction capabilities. The commitment from our investors will enable Moxtra to deliver and expand on this promise."
Moxtra Release 2.0 Now Available on the App Store.
Moxtra's cloud-based service enables consumers to interact seamlessly, across multiple devices (mobile phone, tablet, laptop) without losing the continuity of interactions. Features include:
• Bind and Go - Feeling scattered? A picture here, a document there, piled up inbox, flurry of text, receipts on desk. Bind and share them on the go. All from within the app, gather content from sources such as mobile device camera, photo roll, files from remote desktop, Dropbox, Box, etc. Pictures (jpg, png, bmp, gif), Documents (PDF, Microsoft Office Documents: .doc, .docx, .ppt, .pptx, .xls, .xlsx, RTF), Text Files (.txt, .csv), Audio (MP3, AAC), Video (MP4, M4V, MOV), Web Clips (ie. sections of web pages) from your Browser, live URLs, Email, Notes (to capture quick notes). All content is automatically converted to uniform binder pages
• Chat: Go beyind 140 characters with Moxtra's new integrated chat feature, users see available contacts and initiate a multi-party conversation via voice or text. Whether sharing pictures, videos or documents, users have the ability to access a conversation history and narrative at any time.
• Timeline: Users can quickly access the latest updates to their binders and conversations.
• Real-time Updates: Users receive real-time updates of all binder activities, weaved seamlessly into chat conversation.
• Text & Voice Bubbles: Users can insert text, voice bubbles and digital signatures on pages further enriching their content interaction.
• Desktop Sharing: Within Moxtra Meet, users can share desktop screens and view them on the iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac or PC.
• iOS 7: With the new user interface, Moxtra 2.0 mimics iOS 7 with a flat design and allows users to AirDrop files to other iOS 7 devices.
Moxtra 2.0 is now available for free from the App Store for iPad and iPhone. It is also available in beta for Android from the Google Play Store.
Moxtra is a Silicon Valley-based technology company focusing on productivity and collaboration solutions - from mobile to desktop, and from consumer to business. Brought to us by the team who brought us WebEx, Moxtras first product is a productivity app. The Moxtra app enables users to collect, express and share (in real-time or asynchronously) multimedia content from within cloud-based binders on your mobile devices and desktop computers.To learn more about Moxtra, visit:
http://www.moxtra.com/
What To Do Before Selling Or Giving Away Your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
A new Apple Knowledge Base article addresses the issue of erasing personal information from idevices that are to be sold or handed off to new users.
If You Still Have Your iOS Device
Before you sell or give away your iOS device, make sure that you have removed all of your personal information. Follow these steps to protect your data and get your device to its factory default state for the new owner:
Back up your device.
• Go to Settings > General > Reset, then tap Erase All Content and Settings.
• This will completely erase your device and turn off iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime, Game Center, and other services.
• If you are using iOS 7 and have Find My iPhone turned on, your Apple ID and password will be required. After you provide your password, the device will be erased and removed from your account so that the next owner can activate it.
• Contact your carrier for guidance on transferring service to the new owner.
• When the device is turned on for the first time by the new owner, Setup Assistant will guide them through the setup process.
Important: Do not manually delete contacts, calendars, reminders, documents, photo streams, or any other iCloud data while signed in to your iCloud account, or the content will also be deleted from the iCloud servers and all of your iCloud devices.
If You No Longer Have Your iOS Device
If you did not follow the steps above before selling or giving away your iOS device:
• Ask the new owner to erase all content and settings as described above.
• If you are using iCloud and Find My iPhone on the device, you can erase the device remotely and remove it from your account by signing in to icloud.com/find, selecting the device, and clicking Erase. When the device has been erased, click Remove from Account.
• If you are unable to complete either of the above steps, you should change your Apple ID password. Changing your password won't remove any personal information that is cached on the device, but it will make sure that the new owner can't delete your information from iCloud.
For more information, visit:
http://goo.gl/WgJp5g
iOS Users Far More Likely To Purchase Educational Apps Than Android Users
Die Paragon Software Group has released sales statistics by country and operating system of its best-selling Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app, developed in partnership with Oxford University Press, the world’s authority on the English language. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary is the global best-selling dictionary for people using English for their work or studies, explaining the meaning of 184,500 words clearly, including over 100,000 example sentences to show how words are used, and providing real voice audio to help with pronunciation.
The sales report lists the top 15 countries for downloads of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app between 26 August, 2012 and 26 August, 2013. The data demonstrates that 5.45 times more Mac OS X users than Windows users from around the globe have downloaded the Oxford dictionary app. Paragon’s figures also show iOS users are far more likely to purchase educational apps than Android users are. Furthermore, iOS owners are more likely to purchase more than one app in this category.
The sales report reveals that the largest number of downloads for iOS was in Japan with 15.93%, the USA 11.18%, the Russian Federation 5.93%, Brazil 5.83%, the UK 4.42%, China 4.23%, Germany 3.75%, and Korea 3.44%, followed by Thailand, Taiwan, Australia, Switzerland, Mexico, Italy, and France.
The Mac OS X English learners in the US led with 14.54% downloads, followed by Japan 10.27%, the Russian Federation 7.02%, China 6.97%, the UK 5.62%, Brazil 5.45%, Germany 4.99%, France 4.14%, and Australia 3.85%.
For Android platform, the Japanese again took the leading role in their desire to learn English with 12.83%, followed by the Russian Federation 8.81%, and then Korea, Hong Kong and Brazil.
Full reports and infographic for each of the five operating systems (Android, iOS, Mac OS X, Windows PC and Windows Phone) can be found at:
http://slovoed.com/oald_stat
The Practical English Usage and Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary apps are essential tools for anyone who wants to improve their vocabulary, pronunciation, and understanding of English grammar. Practical English Usage, by grammar expert Michael Swan, is a world best-seller, and the first point of reference to deal with problems of English grammar. If you buy both apps (an option for iPad/iPhone users only), you can tap on a word in Practical English Usage to look it up in Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary..
The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app is available for the iPad/iPhone, Android, Mac OS, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, Windows 8 and Kindle Fire at 40% off the usual price of Ł20.99 from 22 September to 5 October 2013. Practical English Usage app for iPad/iPhone is also available at 40% off the usual price of Ł27.99 from 22 September to 5 October 2013. iPad/iPhone is also available at 40% off the usual price of Ł27.99 from 22 September to 5 October 2013.
Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. OUP is the world's largest university press, with a wide global reach. It currently publishes more than 6,000 new publications a year, has a presence in around fifty countries, and employs more than 5,000 people worldwide. It has become familiar to millions through a diverse publishing programme that includes scholarly works in all academic disciplines, bibles, music, school and college textbooks, children's books, materials for teaching English as a foreign language, business books, dictionaries and reference books, and academic journals.
To find out more about Oxford University Press please visit:
http://www.oup.com
To find out about OUP’s English Language Teaching publications please visit:
http://www.oup.com/elt
iOS 7 and Apple’s New iPhone Line-Up Pack a Powerful Bluetooth Punch
Beneath the cool new colors of your Apple mobile device home screen lie several Bluetooth bonuses waiting to be discovered:
1. Bluetooth Smart connectivity. Since the introduction of the iPhone 4S in 2011, Apple has been the poster child for Bluetooth Smart – that trend continues with Bluetooth Smart native support built into iOS 7. This is great for consumers because it makes it easier for developers to build energy-efficient appcessories – like Nike+ – that connect to your mobile device. And Apple doesn’t have the corner on this market – if you have an Android 4.3, Windows 8 or Blackberry 10 device you too can enjoy Bluetooth Smart appcessories.
2. Bluetooth mobile payment. More of a possibility than a reality right now, the plumbing is included in iOS 7 for Apple to provide an easy way to pay with your phone, via Bluetooth Smart. This is a perfect example of the opportunities Bluetooth Smart in iOS 7 provides to developers – building ways for people to do more with the mobile devices we have with us all the time.
3. Bluetooth toggle. In iOS 7, the ability to control Bluetooth is at your fingertips, not buried three screens in. Yet another way Apple is making it easier for everyone to use Bluetooth.
4. Bluetooth usability. It’s been easy, but in iOS 7 it’s even easier for Bluetooth Smart devices to talk to each other. This means less work on your part – because of some really great plumbing in the technical details, a Bluetooth Smart product like a wearable health monitor can send its data to an app on an iPhone or iPad without you ever pressing a button or opening the application. Now that’s usability.
"iOS 7 does a lot of things right, including its support for Bluetooth Smart," says Suke Jawanda, CMO, Bluetooth SIG. "While Apple has been a big fan of Bluetooth Smart all along, this version of the OS standardizes the easiest path for Apple developers to make the most amazing Bluetooth Smart products – which makes consumers the big winner."
Want to Build a Bluetooth Smart Appcessory?
The Bluetooth SIG can help. The organization offers the Bluetooth Developer Portal and face-to-face training seminars dedicated to shortening the time-to-market for product and app developers building with Bluetooth. The SIG is hosting developer education tracks at upcoming training events in London and San Jose. The Bluetooth SIG has also opened registration for Bluetooth Application Accelerators for Android, Apple and Microsoft, consisting of an application and corresponding commented source code, documentation on major areas of functionality, and overview videos. To learn more about the Bluetooth Developer Portal and to register to receive the free Bluetooth Application Accelerator, visit:
http://goo.gl/BvAVdP
For more information visit:
http://www.bluetooth.com
ibattz Introduces Waterproof and Ruggedized Removable Battery Cases for iPhone 5, 5s
LLC has announced the immediate availability of two new interchangeable charging cases for the iPhone 5 as well as the new iPhone 5S. The Mojo Refuel Aqua and Mojo Refuel Armor both provide reserve power with interchangeable 2200mAh batteries, each enough to charge an iPhone one full time. All ibattz battery cases offer protection, high-powered charging and elegant design for all iPhone 5 and 5S models. Both the Refuel Aqua and Refuel Armor each includes a silver trim bumper allowing switching to a lightweight and secure Refuel battery case use when the extra protection is not needed.
"No factor was overlooked when designing the two new cases, and as a worlds first the Refuel Aqua will literally allow iPhone users to enjoy unlimited power, in any setting," says Stewart Zimmerman, ibattz Vice President of Sales and Operations. "The Refuel family of battery cases is truly unmatched in terms of quality, versatility and available battery power for the iPhone 5 and new 5s model."
Mojo Refuel Aqua for iPhone 5, 5s
The Mojo Refuel Aqua is a worlds first waterproof removable battery case, protecting the iPhone 5, and 5s under water to a depth of 9.84 feet (3 meters). The Refuel Aqua utilizes a patented zip seal lock technology, eliminating the possibility of water entering the case but also allowing for simple removal when the waterproof seal is not needed. Refuel Aqua comes with an interchangeable snap-in 2200mAh battery, a refuel charging case, and a waterproof submersible shell that features the slimmest enclosure to date 20 mm. The compatible spare battery (i9300) is the same as used with the Samsung Galaxy S3. One micro-USB charging cable, and a pass through headphone adaptor are also included. The Refuel Aqua is available for $119.95.
Mojo Refuel Armor for iPhone 5, 5s
The Mojo Refuel Armor is a removable battery case, designed to protect the iPhone 5, and new 5s from hard drops, water, dust and everyday use. The rugged case is an innovative exo-skeletal design that keeps all control ports sealed, while offering boundless power. The Refuel Armor includes one i9300 2200mAh interchangeable battery, and a black protective silicone sleeve. In addition, the Refuel Armor comes with one micro-USB charging cable, and a pass through headphone adaptor. The Refuel Armor is available for $89.95.
Both the Refuel Aqua and Refuel Armor for iPhone 5 and 5s are Apple MFI certified and available for purchase at:
http://www.ibattz.com/
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