New Apple iPhone models use half the bandwidth for FaceTime thanks to H.265 codec

New Apple iPhone models use half the bandwidth for FaceTime thanks to H.265 codec

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A little more than two years ago, we told you that the H.265 codec was coming to mobile phones to replace the current H.264 codec that was then (and still is) employed for video playback on mobile devices. As it turns out, Apple is leading the way on the Apple iPhone 6 and Apple iPhone 6 Plus, with the use of H.265 for coding and decoding of FaceTime over Cellular video. The phones also support the older H.264

Nomura: Apple Pay won't boost Apple's earnings by much

Nomura: Apple Pay won't boost Apple's earnings by much

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According to Nomura Equity Research analyst Stuart Jeffrey, Apple's new mobile payment system called Apple Pay is designed to bring buyers to the Apple iPhone. Based on his calculations, it certainly isn't being offered to make money for Apple. Jeffrey says that if Apple manages to grab 60% of the share for mobile payments, it could boost revenue by 0.3% to 0.6%. The bottom line would see an increase of just 13 cents a share for fiscal 2016. Jeffrey expects Apple to make $7.30 a share in earnings before adding in the possible contribution from Apple Pay. That is a meager 1.7% increase in profits from the mobile payment system, if the analyst is correct.

Here are 5 devices that you might want to buy right now, but shouldn't

Here are 5 devices that you might want to buy right now, but shouldn't

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The hottest season in technology is about to start very soon. We’re talking about the fall, of course, the time right after everyone’s back from their summer holidays and looks out for new gadgets. While most people tend to buy around the end of the year at the very busy Holiday season, the cool new gadgets get unveiled earlier and stores get more time to stock up on them.

Apple creates 30 second ad to commemorate closing of Beats deal

Apple creates 30 second ad to commemorate closing of Beats deal

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 A 30 second ad that probably isn't meant for television, was uploaded to Beats' Twitter account to officially announce to the world, that Apple has closed on its acquisition of Beats. In the ad, we are introduced to Mikey and Tina, two characters based on the Beats by Dre Pill speakers. Hearing all about the Apple acquisition of Beats in the newspaper, the two want to celebrate. But where would a couple of pill-headed animated characters go to blow off some steam?

iOS 8: fueling the Apple faithful and trolling Android lovers?

iOS 8: fueling the Apple faithful and trolling Android lovers?

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Here's the flat out truth: iOS 8 is a huge update that brings long-awaited features to iPhone and iPad users and make the Apple faithful very happy. It is also going to fuel plenty of Android faithful who see this as nothing more than Apple rehashing features that have been available on Google's platform for a long time. The trouble is that both sides are exactly right, but I'm starting to wonder if Apple isn't actually trolling its haters a bit.

Swiftkey, Swype and Flesky are already working on QWERTY keyboards for iOS 8

Swiftkey, Swype and Flesky are already working on QWERTY keyboards for iOS 8

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 Now that Apple has opened up the QWERTY keyboard on iOS 8, a trio of third party QWERTY developers are in various stages of finishing their offerings for the next build of Apple's mobile OS. Highly regarded Fleksy, which was just used by Marcel Fernandes to break the Guinness Book of World Records for "fastest texting on a touch-screen mobile phone," is taking names for a Beta program. The company says that it will be one of the first to offer a keyboard for iOS 8.

Humor: Medical science may hold the key to iMessage sending to other platforms

Humor: Medical science may hold the key to iMessage sending to other platforms

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Apple iMessage users to one degree or another have had to contend with the issue of what happens if someone were to (gasp) step off the iOS reservation and start using another platform.