APPLE TO UNVEIL 2 NEW IPHONES AND A WATCH

Apple set not only to unveil two new iPhones at an event on Sept. 9, but will also debut its long-awaited, long-rumored smart watch.

Here’s the specs:

iPhone (Likely “iPhone 6,” but name unconfirmed)

Two different sizes, 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches, a first for the company. Both are bigger than previous iPhones, and the 5.5-inch model will be more expensive than its smaller brethren. The new, bigger iPhones will have a new one-handed typing feature to better accommodate the smaller-pawed among us. Near-Field Communication (NFC) is coming to the new iPhones, along with a mobile payment system for which Apple is partnering with Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Some top Android phones have long had NFC, but the tech hasn’t really taken off just yet.

iWatch (Name also unconfirmed)

It’s geared towards fitness, with footstep and heart-rate monitors built in and a version of Apple’s HealthKit software. It’s covered in “sapphire glass,” which is tougher than your average glass (and already used in parts of previous iPhones). Wireless charging! That’ll make the smartwatch easier to recharge than most other smart fitness bands on the market. Interestingly, the Times says Apple experimented with solar charging, “but that experiment failed.”

It’ll work with Handoff, a new OS X/iOS feature that makes it super-simple to start working on a task on one Apple device and seamlessly switch to another.

Stay tuned for more Apple coverage this weekend and on the day of the event.

Source: time.com

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APPLE PLANS TO CONTINUE PUSHING FOR BAN ON SAMSUNG PRODUCTS

Now it seems that Apple vs Samsung battle for sometime won’t be ending for the foreseeable future.

According to MacWorld , Apple plans to appeal a judge’s order this week that denied its request for a sales ban on the Samsung products that have previously been found to infringe on Apple’s patents.

Apple is asking the Court to prevent Samsung from selling several products, including the Galaxy S III smartphone, in the United States.

In May, a jury found that Samsung infringed three of Apples patents and awarded the iPhone maker just $119.6 million of the $2 billion that Apple had asked for in damages.

Federal judge Lucy Koh rejected the argument that Apple would be irreparably harmed if Samsung were allowed to continue selling the infringing phones in the U.S. In her ruling, Koh wrote that Apple was not able to show that they would “suffer irreparable damage to its reputation as an innovator.”

On Friday, Apple said it would appeal Koh’s order to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in Washington, D.C.

Source: Android Authority

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