Apple’s next move towards 20% hike by Samsung Electronics

I’ve read some reports about the rival Samsung and Apple. As most know, Samsung is the manufacturer of Apple’s chips and comes to a revelation that Samsung electronics had increased the price of its mobile processor by 20%, and just too only one of the Korean technologies giant’s customer “Apple”.

According to MarketWatch report that Apple purchased each and every application processor (AP) that is used on their smartphones and tablets for production. Samsung Electronics had dispersed an estimated volume of 130 million units last year and 200 million units this year of mobile processors. Samsung Electronics contract on providing chips is still effective until 2014.

Over viewing it, it’s more likely that Apple would be designing their own chips on the near future, to gain control the supply chain on their iPhones and iPads. And last month, Apple done some shuffling on their fortress, Apple’s former hardware chief Bob Mansfield was appointed as senior vice-president of technologies, giving a challenge to where he’s in-charge on attempting to the firm’s in-house semiconductor and chip-making, and disconnecting out with their third-party suppliers, Samsung Electronics.

Also coming on-board a former Samsung and AMD chip veteran Jim Mergard, hired by Cupertino. And Apple wants to retain its functionality chips as provided by Samsung Electronics.

MarketWatch tried to contact the two giant firms Samsung Electronics and Apple’s South Korea office to further run deep on the hike but declined to comment on it.

Let’s hear about your opinion on this and able to look over your vision towards some changes Apple made. Do you think it’s the best move?

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The new phase of Apple since iOS exist (iOS 6)

As we herd with Apple’s promise about the iOS 6 is finally for you to download, having about more than 200 new features it brings. Let’s take a look at the key things you need to know about Apple’s mobile operating system.

Is iOS 6 can handle your device?

According to Apple, iOS 6 should be able to run on iPhone 3Gs, iPhone 4, iPhone 4s, iPod Touch 4^th generation, iPad 2 or new iPad (3^rd generation). It’s really a “go” to download for this latest version of operating system.

Officially they had announced that those given iDevice are recommended to download the latest operating system. Like some previous updates, this particular iOS version “MIGHT” leave some of the older supported device feeling a bit lethargic. Take note if you’re using an iPhone 3Gs, that in my opinion left a bit slow after jumping to iOS 5. But I want to hear on those who had those idevices point of view on their experience with the iOS 6.

What craft of iOS 6 so much better on the older versions of iOS?

With over 200 new features to be found in iOS 6, as always some would stand out. I have some key changes to know.

SIRI

Siri’s better and a lot smarter in iOS 6. She learned a lot of new languages ( Italian, Madarin, Cantonese, and more) and become friends with a lot of  new services ( such as OpenTable, Yelp, Rotten Tomatoes, and more…)

This personal assistant (Siri) can now suggest extensively more information when asking about restaurant, movies, sports and others. Even making a restaurant reservation or some movie reviews you want to see. A merit to a better support for Twitter, you can now also ask Siri to tweet for you.

Also you could possibly launch app using Siri. If you want to play games tell her you want to “play temple run” and see what happens.

As we all know Siri still sin’t perfect, most of us certainly treat her as a “joke generator”. Though if you want to use Siri to amuse yourself, you may be glad to know that she’s picking up some more jokes since the time we explored it the way she says the darnest things.

FACEBOOK

Who would leave Facebook behind? The folks from Apple just integrate Facebook into iOS 6 with the same way that was integrated on Twitter on the latest version of iOS. With it’s neat “tap to post” option in the Notification Center (and of course there’s a “tap to tweet” buttons as well)

With Facebook, its deep integration with calendar app as well, that means Facebook events (birthdaylistings on Facebook) will appear on your device’s calendar.

DO NOT DISTURB

A “do not disturb” feature is also added in iOS 6. That means you can tell your phone on a silent mode or incoming calls for awhile. So you can have your meeting, enjoy quiet moment, interruption-free with someone special.

This feature allows of its fine-tuning, meaning that you can make sure that people on your contact list or “favorites” will constantly ring through or that your iPhone should ring if someone calls twice within 3 mins.

FACETIME

Now two are united when using FaceTime it works over 3G, not just over Wi-Fi. And also you don’t need to worry about whether you’re selecting someone’s phone number or an Apple ID for a Facetime call.

PASSBOOK

Passbook is a new app that can store several new things which clutter normally on your pockets. With this app you can now securely contain boarding passes, movie tickets, gift certificates, discount cards and more.

As this app has its location support, this would pull up those relevant items near you in which place you’d use it. As an added feature on this app, cards in your passbook are live-updating, which means your boarding pass will have the latest boarding information.

MAPS

And now the ditching of Google Maps on Apple’s idevices is now or never. Apple creates its own mapping system solution. With Yelp integration, traffic information (it’s on a real-time crowd-sourced data), readjusting automatically routes, and Siri’s ability to answer the historical “are we there yet?”

Maps Apple also adds something they called “Flyover”. This feature create the whole world appears to be like a Sim city game shown on 3D models with geographical features and buildings.

There is more and the best part is yet to come, it’s where we’re now on a turn-by-turn directions in Maps. With Siri, she could guide you to and from places. Their biggest drawback on this was the appearance of no public transportation directions in iOS 6, based on rumors.

MORE TO COME

It’s really tough to cover over 200 new features that we could find in iOS 6, but it’s now time for us users to see on what it gives us for our daily lives, with abundant of some little tweaks and some discoveries in the new mobile operating system. It’s better to hear for those who have downloaded the iOS 6. For me, I’m still on the process of downloading it on my iPhone 4s and iPad 2.

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Aftermath which will rein Apple or Android OS

It has been an issue about the Apple vs Samsung case and at the end so far notes that Samsung will actually pay the full $1.05 billion decided by the jury. This was just the primary stage processes that almost certainly involve to appeal by Samsung. While unlikely that any judge overturn the jury’s decision entirely, Samsung’s lawyers have enough ammunition to stand a good chance of pouring down some damages Samsung has to pay.

If we’re getting the larger context here on iOS vs. Android – in this case it’s unlikely to be more than a setback for Google. Taking on the search behemoth straight forwardly it’s a very different outlook from taking on Samsung, and it’s somewhat Apple has avoided so far.

As for Google’s official statement, that the judgment is to infringe upon Apple patents on Samsung specific, not part of the stock Android OS. In a way, the verdict would even help Google to deal with their problems towards fragmentation if those smartphone manufacturers like HTC, LG, (the controversial) Samsung et al stick closer towards the stock Android experience in avoidance of the risk on running afoul over Apple on their proprietary skin like Touchwiz and Sense.

Another factor with more importance is that Android has entered a mythical dominion of “too big to fail”. That’s far more than just an operating system. The public gossips more about the Apple ecosystem but what is regularly forgotten is the Android Ecosystem. Visualizing your daily experience as an internet user; Google really dominates. From Search… E-mail… Calendar… Documents… Maps… Youtube…

The iPad and iPhone might grant access to these services (and says that there will be changes now with iOS 6 getting rid of Google Maps and Youtube no longer a core app), but it’s experience simply isn’t as incorporated and complete as on an Android device. As just the money an iOS user drops into the Apple ecosystem supplies as a blockade to keep us from opting out of it, with the convenience of that integration of an Android user’s web experience.

Who’s going to utilize that? Is it Apple with its limited product established and its high price points? OR Is it going to be the Android OEMs with its huge number of phone models with a various price levels that appeal to let public embrace the use of smartphones due to its monetary value mentality across diverse segments in the market?

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