News & Reviews:   Apple

Based on a statement by Strategy Analytics, Apple has shipped about 31 million Apple Watch in 2019, which is 10 million more than the entire Swiss watch industry combined in that year. This is due the to attractive and user-friendly nature the Apple Watch provides, which is very appealing to a lot of customers.

While companies are gearing up for another fancy Mobile World Congress, there are also things happening in the background for future works. Take Apple, for example, which was recently granted a new patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for hinge mechanism in a foldable device.

If you've been an iPhone user for a long time, you probably know that official repairs always have to go through an Apple store. But it looks like the company might be looking to be more flexible from now on by offering to bring limited repair services directly to you, at least in certain cities.

With the on-going coronavirus outbreak, it has also affected the business world as well which means slowing down the manufacturing process of certain products. Since so many things are "Made in China", this also includes Apple and they recently announced that all the official stores, contact centres and corporate offices will be closed until 9 February 2020.

The modern smartphone user has gotten so used to navigating around using a map software that it's not wrong to say some are hopeless without one. Recently, Apple saw fit to release a newly redesigned Maps software for all iOS users in the United States.

With 2019 over, it was only a matter of time before analysts shared the big numbers for 2019. Research organisations have provided a few interesting facts to chew on, such as how Samsung still holds the largest smartphone market share, Huawei overtaking Apple for the overall second spot, and Apple managing to snag a top spot for Q4 2019.

OPPO’s Vice President officially unveiled the first renders of their upcoming smartwatch, which could be unveiled at any moment this year. Based on the renders, the aforementioned smartwatch shows quite a bit of resemblance to the Apple Watch other than the main difference being the two buttons on the right side and a lack of a crown.

If you recall, we reported in December 2019 about the Apple iPhone 11 having a weird location tracking issue. The ultra-wideband technology was later identified as the culprit and Apple promised to release a fix for it. Well, that iOS update is out now and is available through the iPhone's settings menu.

Apple has closed one retail store in mainland China and reduced operating hours for other retail locations yesterday due to the coronavirus outbreak. Besides, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook also mentioned that the company also began to limit employees traveling to China last week.

Looking at the patent image, you are probably wondering why. But Apple may just be thinking of creating a new all-in-one (AIO) iMac, which has its display and keyboard built into a sheet of glass. As you can see, it curved off at some point to allow for space to accommodate a keyboard at the bottom part of the glass sheet. This may be the beginning of an ambitious new design from Apple.