Jake Smith

More word Samsung will manufacture Apple’s next-gen A9 processor

Jake Smith ∙ Updated May 16, 2016

Apple is moving away from TSMC and back to Samsung to manufacture the chip that is the power house behind the iPhone, reports Recode.

The report notes that Apple had "hoped" to rely more heavily on TSMC for the next-generation A9 processor - probably, you know, because Samsung is a huge rival - but things didn't work out that way because of TSMC's limits in manufacturing.

Samsung will be building the A9 chip using the 14nm process, which allows the chip to run cooler and draw less power from the iPhone's battery. TSMC is unable to manufacture anything smaller than the 20nm process that is currently used in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

Twitter, Google reportedly ink deal to put tweets in search results

Jake Smith ∙ February 4, 2015

Twitter and Google have struck a deal that will allow the microblogging network's 140-character tweets to appear in search results. The deal is believed to help Twitter reach more non-users, and at the same time, allow searchers to gain more real-time information.

Bloomberg reports that tweets will begin appearing in Google within the first half of this year, and tweets will start to be visible in Google’s search results as soon as they’re posted, thanks to a deal giving the Web company access to Twitter’s firehose.

Under Armour acquires MyFitnessPal, Endomondo apps for a combined $560 million

Jake Smith ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

Sports apparel company Under Armour announced on Wednesday that it's adding two mobile fitness apps to its arsenal: MyFitnessPal for $475 million and Endomondo for $85 million. The two apps could be what the company needs to continue to go after the Nike+ app that's relatively popular on the App Store.

Tweetbot 2 for Yosemite coming soon, will be free update

Jake Smith ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

Tapbots, the development firm behind popular Twitter application Tweetbot, announced on Wednesday the app will soon see an update for OS X Yosemite.

Along with a teaser image for the update, which shows a more transparent user interface to better gel with Yosemite, Tapbots said the update would be available to existing customers for free.

Universal Pictures releasing Steve Jobs movie in October

Jake Smith ∙ February 4, 2015

Universal Pictures announced on Wednesday that the Steve Jobs biopic will be released on Friday, October 9, 2015, written by Aaron Sorkin and based on the best selling biography by Walter Isaacson.

The film, which has seen a rough road to begin filming, features Michael Fassbender playing Steve Jobs and Seth Rogen playing Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

Latest Samsung Galaxy S6 leak looks close to iPhone 6

Jake Smith ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

The latest leak for Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S6 point to the flagship smartphone looking very close to the iPhone 6 that was released by Apple last fall. Nowhereelse.fr got its hands on alleged photos of the handset's parts, showing a metal cassis with rounded sides.

More suspect, the photos also show feature placement of the Galaxy S6 is the same on the iPhone 6 for the headphone jack, speaker, cable connector, and SIM card. There's also similar antenna breaks, however they're found on the bottom and top of the device instead of the left and right sides.

Verizon discounting most of its data plans by $10 per month

Jake Smith ∙ February 4, 2015

It's not often a large mobile carrier will reduce the amount you'll be paying each month, but Verizon has shocked us a little on Wednesday. Verizon announced that it's brining a nice discount to most of the data plans it offers to its customers.

A monthly shared data plan with 1 gigabyte of data will now start at $30 per month, rather than $40, with other rate plans getting a similar cut.

Apple seeds iOS 8.2 beta 5 to developers

Jake Smith ∙ February 2, 2015

Apple has seeded a new beta build of iOS 8.2 to developers on Tuesday, marking the fifth build of the software.

The new software, build number 12D5480a, is available to download over-the-air and should be available through the Developer Center soon. Apple claims the new beta "contains bug fixes and improvements."

Twitter rolls out instant timeline for new users, curating tweets automatically

Jake Smith ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

Twitter is working to cater to new users and make it easier for them to get started with the service with an instant timeline feature. Instead of requiring new users to go out and follow Twitter users on their own, the instant timeline feature brings in content without going through the traditional setup process.

After Twitter scans your contacts in the signup phase, it will automatically present new Twitter users tweets based on who their contacts are and who they follow on Twitter. Essentially, Twitter is guessing which accounts and topics might interest you.

Pebble planning new devices for 2015, undeterred by Apple Watch

Jake Smith ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky has revealed the wearable company has plans for new hardware products in 2015, undeterred by the highly-anticipated launch of the Apple Watch in April.

In an interview with The Verge, Migicovsky also said Pebble is planning software that is quite different from what's currently found on the wearable for its new devices in 2015.

Apple airs its first advertisement targeted specifically at China

Jake Smith ∙ February 1, 2015

No, not a Super Bowl advertisement.

The China arm of Apple has debuted its first television advertisement in the region on Sunday, during a time when China has been crucial to Apple's quarterly profits.

The one minute and a half advertisement, shown on the Apple China website and titled "Start Something New", is geared towards the Chinese New Year. It's similar to the US Apple advertisement called "The Song".

Universal Pictures announces cast list for “Steve Jobs” biopic based on Walter Isaacson’s biography

Jake Smith ∙ January 27, 2015

Universal Pictures has finally announced the set-in-stone cast for the upcoming Steve Jobs biopic, along with word the picture has begun shooting in San Francisco with Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle directing. The film will simply be titled "Steve Jobs" and will be based on the biography by Walter Isaacson.