Apple News: What to Expect
There is a lot of news in the Apple world. However, there are even more rumors circulating about new products from Apple. Of course...
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Tag: iPhone
The iPhone is Apple's smartphone and has been the defining product of the company ever since its unveiling on January 9, 2007. What began as an uncompromising revolution with a multi-touch display and no physical keyboard is today a broad model family: from the standard iPhone to the slim iPhone Air and the Pro lineup with triple camera and ProMotion display, an entry-level e model and additional form factors in Apple's pipeline. The lineup is powered by Apple's own A chips, the iOS operating system, a tightly integrated ecosystem with AirPods, Apple Watch, Mac, iPad and Vision Pro – plus a dense network of iCloud, Apple Account, Apple Pay, Find My and Apple Intelligence.
What comes together under this tag on apfelpatient.de covers the entire iPhone universe: reviews and hands-on reports, tips and tricks for iOS and hardware, repair and battery topics, comparisons between generations, all rumors and overviews around the next iPhone generation, quarterly results and supply chain background, regulatory topics such as the DMA in Europe, the annual fall keynote, and strategic perspectives on pricing, market share and Apple's long-term iPhone strategy.
Anyone wanting to understand the iPhone in its full breadth, pick the right model or stay up to date on every new generation will find the right topic hub here.
Apple Patent: How the iPhone could become an ID document
A patent application from Apple published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office shows how the iPhone could replace a passport. The iCompany appears to be...
Face ID: Apple buys more components
Lumentum Holdings is the main supplier of the VCSEL (vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser) components used in the TrueDepth camera for the ...
WhatsApp: New vulnerability found
The messenger is very popular with many people. The security company Check Point was able to find a new security hole in WhatsApp. This ...
EU: Will iPhone USB-C become mandatory?
For years, the EU Commission has wanted to introduce standardized connections for devices. The two ladies Margrethe Vestager and Elzbieta Bienkowska are...
iPhone chip manufacturer TSMC: Virus paralyzes production
Apple supplier TSMC caught a virus in software for new machines. Production has been halted. Taiwan Semiconductor...
2018 iPhones: Will there be four devices?
Almost every new rumor suggests that Apple will likely introduce three new iPhones this year. But now a...
2018 iPhones: No more Lightning-to-jack adapter?
In 2016, Apple removed the headphone jack from the iPhone for the first time and from then on included the Lightning to Jack adapter on new devices...
Apple breaks the trillion dollar mark
Apple has long been the most expensive listed company in the world. Apple had already reached the one trillion US dollar market capitalization mark...
WhatsApp: How the messenger wants to earn money in the future
When Facebook bought WhatsApp Messenger in 2014, the annual fee was abolished and strict advertising freedom was pursued. That is changing...