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iPhone X is one of Time’s 25 best inventions of 2017?
How long has this phone even been available? According to a new list of the top 25 inventions of the year published by TIME magazine the iPhone X is one of the best inventions of 2017.
Radical new changes include:
They did away with the home button.
An interface that embraces new gestures.
New camera technology.
Apple Design Chief Jony Ive says that holding onto features, even those that have been effective, “is a path that leads to failure.” I’m not sure what that means. If it works fix it anyways, guess?
Apple could become the first trillion dollar company within the next year.
GBH insights analyst Daniel Ives believes that Apples latest releases- the iPhone 8 and X series will help Apple to sell 258 million smartphones in the fiscal year ending September 2018. The question is just how successful the iPhone X will be long term especially in China where the market is somewhat different than the US. For a lot of people there buying an iPhone X could mean spending the equivalent of two months salary… On a phone. China is the world’s largest smartphone market, accounting for 30% of global sales but Smartphone shipments sank 8.1% on the year in the Chinese market despite product launches by Apple and the Chinese domestic brand Oppo. Part of the problem may be a supply issue causing long waits for people who in fact want the latest iPhone but just can’t get one… yet. They do this every year don’t they?
According to generally reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo with KGI Securities, Apple is planning to launch three new iPhones next year. Including a new version of this years iPhone X, a larger version featuring a 6.46-inch OLED display, that’s a very specific dimension, and an iPhone with 6.1-inch liquid crystal display. The LCD version will of course be less expensive to buy and to repair since LCDs can be manufactured at a lower cost than OLED. He also says that the LCD version will be different in design and specs from the OLED version. I read that as cheaper. Oh no. They’re not going to pull another 5C move again are they? Remember the phone that was a whole $100 cheaper than the flagship at the time? Well it was $100 less expensive but far more cheap overall… Hopefully that’s not the plan. Remember everyone complaining that the 5C wasn’t available in any “masculine colors?” Not sure what they were looking for but apparently it wasn’t any of these.
Apple Released the iOS 11.1.2 update recently. So what do you get with it? Well nothing as far as new features but if you have an iPhone X you might want to consider this one since it is said to fix the touchscreen problem caused by cold temperatures. If you haven’t already heard this flagship didn’t like to go from room temperature to freezing and the screen would become unresponsive… until you hit the lock button twice apparently. 11.1.1 was previously released to fix the “i-bug” that’s the one where you type in an I and get an A with a question mark next to it. iPhone has a problem with the letter I. Coincidence? It’s also said to correct a problem with Siri where she just quits working and demands higher wages. Also careful about updating any iPhone that’s not one of the latest ones. We always notice that older models tend to move just a tiny bit slower with each update until you get frustrated with your phone running slow and have to buy a new one…
The “best” black friday deals for an iPhone. Apple doesn’t allow discounts but there’s nothing to stop retailers from running a promotion where you get free stuff with your purchase.
At Walmart they are offering a $300 gift card, which would effectively bring down the price of
