Rumors: iPhone 6s Rumors and Specs

As a tradition, Apple will release its next iPhone in this fall. Rumors predict that iPhone 6s will be the next iPhone, and few rumors call it iPhone 7. According to the leaked photos from 9to5mac, the back of next iPhone doesn’t make any change, so the new iPhone will probably be called iPhone 6s other than iPhone 7. The following post gathers all the information we have known about iPhone 6s so far, and it may be a little helpful for you if you are going to switch to the next generation.

1. Size

As the next generation is probably an iPhone 6s, the new iPhone may not have much change in size. There will be two iPhone models, the 4.7-inch display and 5.5-inch display. But according to the leaked news, the new iPhone model may be 0.2 mm thicker than iPhone 6.

2. Name

As the next version will be the “s” generation, and there will be two models, so the names of the new iPhones may be “iPhone 6s” and “iPhone 6s Plus”.

3. Release Date

According to the previous Apple Release Conferences, Apple may release the new iPhone models by the end of third-quarter of 2015. That is to say, September will be the month that iPhone 6s come out.

4. Colors

Gold, silver and grey will be the solid colors for iPhone. Many people want more choices on colors, and many blogs said that there will be a “Rose Gold” color for the new iPhone model. However, according to the source from Foxconn, iPhone 6s won’t have the rose gold color, and the three solid version remain the same.

5. Battery

As mentioned, the next iPhone may be 0.2 mm thicker than iPhone 6. So it that mean iPhone 6s will be equipped with a larger battery and provide better battery life? As is known, the battery of iPhone isn’t as excellent as other parts of this phone, so Apple may make an improvement in battery in this new model. After all, iPhone 6 Plus doesn’t perform well with the 2915mAh battery.

6. Camera

People like shooting pictures will wonder whether Apple is going to change the pixels of rear camera in iPhone 6s. It is possible that iPhone 6s will be equipped with a 12MP camera, and make much enhancement in shooting pictures.

7. Force Touch

Force touch has been used in Apple Watch and MacBook, and provides multiple pressure features which help users to manage their devices more easily. Force touch is now a perfect Apple technology, so it is possible that the new iPhone will be equipped with it. With Force touch on new iPhone, users may have more options to control their device. It is also said that Force touch will be used for Apple Pay on the new model, which will be helpful for users to get quick access to finish the deal.

8. Processor

A8 chip is now used for iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, which is a 64-bit dual-core processor. It is predicted that the new iPhone 6s will use an A9 processor, which keeps the 64-bit dual core processor, but dramatically improves the performance.

9. Memory

The memory of the new iPhone won’t have much change. 16/64/128 GB will be available for different users. The RAM of the new iPhone will increase from 1GB to 2GB, which will make great improvement in multi-task handling.

10. iPhone 6c

As iPhone 5s shows up along with iPhone 5c, so there is a prediction that Apple will release an iPhone 6c. Many rumors say that iPhone 6c will have the same specs as iPhone 5s, and it will have a 4-inch display with Touch ID installed. But it is likely that iPhone 6c won’t show up along with iPhone 6s, it might come in the Q2 of 2016.

Apple Music and Beats 1 Radio Comes on June 30th

Apple revealed Beats 1 streaming music service on WWDC 2015, and it hired three famous DJs to host the stations. Beats 1 will be officially launched on June 30th next week. As a key part of Apple Music, Beats 1 spends much time on building its reputation in the fierce market of streaming music services.

source: http://www.theverge.com/2015/6/25/8844881/zane-lowe-eminem-beats-1-first-interview

Next week, on the launching broadcasting show, Zane Lowe will have an interview with Eminem, one of the most outstanding representative in rap music. There is chance that Eminem’s participation in Beats 1 radio is related to the two founders of Beats, Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, as Eminem has always been a good friend to both of them. So let’s wait for this interview, as Zane Lowe is good at letting the interviewed musicians to open up.

source: http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/06/10/everything-you-need-to-know-about-apple-music

Apple Beats 1 is a streaming music service like Spotify, and the latter has been leading the market for years. Honestly speaking, Beats 1 entered this market a little late, but it has a large iTunes Store as backup, so it may earn the support from the die-hard fans of Apple. Apple won the music downloading market with iTunes Store and the $0.99 downloading service. But as time goes on, now people would like to listen to music from the cloud, or listen to all the songs with similar style, rather than downloading certain songs to their devices or computers for an enjoyment. Apple makes a right decision on the change in their music service, and maybe they can run into a success.

The Apple Beats 1 is now available on iOS 9 Beta version, and it stays in the Radio section in the Music app on your iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. As mentioned, three famous DJs, Zane Lowe, Ebro Darden, and Julie Adenuga, will take important roles in the Beats 1 stations. They will represent different cities, including Los Angles, New York City and London, and bring their music and culture to the rest of the world.

Of course, people are able to manage their own stations when they are listening to music in Apple Beats 1 service. When they are going to build a station, they only need to select the song, album or artist, and the station will build itself. If the users like a song, and “Heart” it, the streaming music service will play more songs like it, which is convenient for people to discover more songs they like.
Want to enjoy a song offline? No problem. If you have subscribed to Apple Music service, you are allowed to free download the songs for offline enjoyment. The members of Beats 1 are allowed to download up to 100,000 songs according to BuzzFeed Tech. This is a very promising offer to win more subscribers.

Apple Music, including the latest streaming music service and the traditional music purchasing service, will work in a way that both subscribers and music companies will like, that’s why Apple is still negotiating with several big music companies. If it works out well, Apple will provide more than 300,000 songs for the users. So let’s just wait for the debut of Apple Beats 1 and the new Apple music service on the end of this June.

Apple Released OS X El Capitan, iOS 9 and WatchOS 2 in WWDC

Apple hold WWDC 2015 yesterday, and introduced new OS X El Capitan, iOS 9 and WatchOS. During the conference, Tim Cook and his team introduced the systems comprehensively, and let all the attendees have clear ideas about the latest OS which will be applied to Mac computers, iOS devices and Apple Watch.

The following post will introduce the new features of the latest OS. If you haven’t got the chance to see WWDC, then the post will provide you helpful information.

Part 1. El Capitan

The latest Mac OS X El Capitan, is named after the vertical rock formation in Yosemite National Park. As the heir of Mac OS X Yosemite, the latest El Capitan enhanced the performances in many aspects.

1. Multitask Handling feature

Despite the praiseworthy UI design and features borrowed from OS X Yosemite, El Capitan added new multitasking feature which enables users to handle two tasks in full screen. Apple allows users to run multiple apps, of course, but it never have the feature to fit two running apps in a full screen before. Thus the new feature is interesting and helpful. Messaging to your friends and searching for the destination at the same time will work like a champ.

2. Spotlight Gets Smarter

Spotlight becomes smarter than it used to be in OS X Yosemite, Apple says. Now it delivers more information to the users, including, weather, sports, stocks, web video and transit information. Spotlight also allows users to search files in the usual way users call them. It also allows users to search for the files like email, presentation and other apps in their own words.

Users can also search with their own words in Finder and Mail as well.

3. Full-Screen View in Mail

Mail app in OS X El Capitan added a full-screen view mode. Users will be able to view the emails in full screen which allows users to handle the emails easily. Mail app also helps to manage the contacts and calendars up to date. Now you can also manage your inbox with one swipe.

4. Jot Down Everything in Notes

Notes app in El Capitan is more powerful than ever. Now users cannot only add the flashing thoughts into the app, but also add a photo, video, URL or map location into a note. The checklist function is also a new feature in Notes app. Users are able to make a list with one click, and check off items after complete them. Attachment Browser enables users to view all the attachments easily.

5. Photo Editing Extensions Helps

El Capitan allows users to use third-party photo editing software from Mac App Store to edit their photos right in Photos app. Now users can add location to a single image or to the entire Moment, and they can also name their favorite people in Faces.

6. Pin Sites with Safari

Now Safari allows users to pin their favorite sites and it will keep the sites active in background. The pinned sites will stay put at the upper left corner of Safari. Users can also mute sounds in Safari now. For example, when users open two pages at the same time, and the audio from two pages start playing simultaneously, then users can mute the sound in the Smart Search field.

7. Find Everything You Need from Start to End

The Maps app also enhanced its function. Now users are able to find out everything they need if they are going to travel around cities with bus or train. The app provides built-in public transportation maps, directions and schedules.

8. Be More International

OS X El Capitan becomes more international than Yosemite. It added new system fonts for Chinese and Japanese characters, and enhanced keyboard input.

Part 2. iOS 9

1. Introducing News to Everybody

Besides the messaging, web browsing and other built-in apps in iOS, the latest iOS 9 introduces News to the world. The News app is just like the way people know about RSS. The app selects, or allows users to choose the topics they are most interested in, and get news from the top news sources so that users can read the news when they launch the app on the home screen.

2. Taking More Notes Efficiently

Notes app on iOS 9 is just the same as it on the OS X El Capitan. The app now allows users to add everything to notes easily, and enables users to add checklist and to-do list with one click.

3. Nearby in Maps App

Nearby feature is newly added to Maps app in iOS 9. With this new feature, people can find what is around them and decide where to go shopping, eat and more. Also like the Maps app on El Capitan, the Maps on iOS 9 shows lines and stations when users want to go out with public transportation.

4. Wallet and Apple Pay

Wallet app now fully supports users to add reward cards to the app, and it can be accessed with double tap of home button when the screen is locked. So the users can purchase with Apple Pay easier than before.

5. Slide Over on iPad

In iOS 9, users are able to slide over the screen to get another app when they are using one. The feature is helpful when people are making presentations, and need to respond to a text message without shutting the presentation app down. The new features helps a lot in in productivity.

6. Split View on iPad Air 2

Like view mode on El Capitan, iOS 9 for iPad Air 2 enables users to view two active apps in one screen.

7. Watching Video While Typing Email

iOS 9 brings a new feature that let people view picture in picture. When users are watching a Youtube video and need to send an email at the same time, they can press the home button, and then the video screen will scale down to a corner of iPad. Now users can send email as well as enjoy videos.

8. Siri Becomes Smarter

In iOS 9, Siri becomes smarter and helps users to do more. Now users can ask Siri to search through photos and videos, and people can also ask Siri to remind them of the email or notes. Siri also enhanced its performance in searching, and find more answers for users.

9. Changes in Search Screen

The search screen in iOS 9 is totally different from the way it looks before. When users turn to search screen on their devices, they will see contacts, news and so on besides the searching column.

10. Proactive Assistant

The proactive assistant in iOS 9 is powerful. Helping users to add suggested calendars, adding contacts to email and other essential but easy-to-be-forgotten things can be accomplished with the built-in assistant in iOS 9.

11. Other Features You Want to Know

iOS 9 is way smaller than iOS 8 in size. It only takes 1.3GB while iOS 8 takes more than 4.5GB. iOS 9 provides a Low Battery mode so that the users can get longer battery life. It also enhanced the security feature so that anyone else will find it difficult to get access to your personal information.

Part 3. WatchOS 2

1. New Faces

In WatchOS 2, people can choose a selection from dazzling time-lapse videos shot over 24 hours in iconic locations around the world. Also, people can select a photo or a photo album as their watch faces.

2. Time Travel on Watch

The new feature, Time Travel, is introduced in WatchOS 2. People can view what happened, what’s happening and what is going to happen right on the watch face. People can turn the Digital Crown to adjust time to see the weather for tomorrow, for example.

3. Nightstand Mode

When users finish wearing the watch and connect it to the charger, the watch will go into Nightstand mode automatically. Users can turn if off by touching the screen, the Digital Crown or the side button.

4. Apps on WatchOS 2

More apps will run natively on WatchOS 2, and they will load faster and perform better. The apps, such as Mails, Maps and so on added new features to help users manage their staff more easily, for example, people can reply to their email, add more friends, get transit information, etc.

These three new operating systems will be available in this fall, and the people with iOS 8 devices can update to iOS 9. Apple will send emails for the people who have signed up to test El Capitan, and the emails for downloading beta version from July 24th. The beta version of iOS 9 will also be available in July. The Watch OS 2 Beta was available yesterday after the conference, if you are a registered developer of Apple, you’ll get the latest watch os on your wrist.

What Will We Expect to See in iOS 8.4

It's only a few weeks before the WWDC 2015. Apple has a very good habit of launching new iOS and operating system for Mac OS, so chances are that we are going to see the iOS 8.4 in June.
When the iPhone users are wondering why the jailbreak of iOS 8.3 hasn't come out yet, the new iOS is about to land on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. So iOS 8.4 may be the target of jailbreak other than iOS 8.3 as the update between the two iOS is too short.

source: http://9to5mac.com/2015/04/13/hands-on-ios-music-app/

The music app in iOS 8.4 added Playlists and Radio Sections. In Playlists section, users can also see the More option at the upper right corner, and also the Recently Added at the top. In Radio section, people will be allowed to see recently added stations and featured radio stations from Apple, but users don't have options to view their saved radios.
iOS 8.4 won't bring many new features to the devices, because Apple focuses on the bug fixes ever since the release of iOS 8. But from the beta version of iOS 8.4, we can see the changes in the Music app. The new music app will add new features, such as More option, Three Dots option and several other options which is similar like iTunes on Mac. The More option is at the upper right corner of the Music app, and it enables users to view more recently added songs; Users will also see three dots attached to each song. By tapping the dots, users will see a menu comes out from the bottom, which provides users several options such as Play Next, Add Up to Next and so on. With this menu, users are able to manage their playlists easily.
Audiobooks is no longer supported in the Music app in in iOS 8.4, they are moved to the iBooks app of Apple. A few changes are also applied to the iBooks app. The app added a separate audio player for the audiobooks, which is more simply designed than the Music app. In this app, users can view the name of each chapters of the audiobooks, and select the chapter to listen to.

source: http://www.techradar.com/us/news/software/applications/ios-8-4-update-may-feature-beats-based-music-service-1284109

In the beta version of iOS 8.4, people still haven't seen the new Beats music streaming service. The new music streaming service isn't named yet, and it may still carry the name of Beats. The music service is based on iCloud function, so it will be charged, of course. Even though the Beats music streaming didn't show up in iOS 8.4 version, people believe that the service will come out in an official announcement.