The iPhone 4 And Other Products Added To Apples Vintage/Obsolete Product List

According to Japanese website Mac Otakara, Apple is adding iPhone 4 models, the13-inch MacBook Air (late 2010), 3rd generation AirPort Extreme, and the AirPort Time Capsule (mid 2009) to its vintage and obsolete products list beginning October 31. Products on the vintage and obsolete list are no longer eligible for hardware service, beyond a few exceptions. Apple defines vintage products as those that haven’t been manufactured for more than 5 years, but less than 7 years ago. While obsolete products are those that were discontinued more than 7 years ago. Each of the products added were released between 2009 and 2010.

Apple Stores To Boost Trade In Values For Older iPhones

For all of June, Apple is giving a small boost to its trade-in price values for the iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, and iPhone 5S. Using the Reuse and Recycle program, a customer can bring in an older iPhone model and receive gift card credit toward the purchase of a newer iPhone. Apple is offering the following improvements to its trade in pricing. iPhone 4S will get $50 of credit instead of $35, iPhone 5 will get $100 of credit instead of $85 and the iPhone 5S will get $200 of credit instead of $175. will you take advantage of this deal ? Where you waiting till something like this to get a new iPhone ? 

Rumored iPhone 6s To Keep 8 Megapixel Camera

iPhone camera module supplier Largan Precision is expected to face limited earnings growth this year amid rumors that Apple's next generation smartphone will retain an 8 megapixel rear facing camera sensor. The report claims the iPhone 6s will have the same camera hardware specifications as previous models. Apple first introduced an 8-megapixel rear camera on the iPhone 4s in 2011 and used similar modules for the iPhone 5, iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s.

Apple To Stop Production Of The iPhone 5C In 2015

The iPhone 5c is currently available in a single 8GB configuration alongside the iPhone 5s, iPhone 6, and iPhone 6 Plus. Apple will stop production of the iPhone 5c to streamline its iPhone lineup, as every phone would then likely be equipped with a Touch ID fingerprint sensor. Apple's iPhone 5c saw lower than expected sales after its debut in 2013 due to high demand for the flagship iPhone 5s. Other reports also suggested that Apple cut iPhone 5c production significantly while ramping up iPhone 5s production to meet customer demand last year. Reports also say that the iPhone 5c and the iPhone 4S would end later in 2015 after promotional plans.

BlackBerry Paying iPhone Users To Switch To BlackBerry

BlackBerry is trying to persuade unhappy iPhone owners and is using a cash bonus to encourage them to switch platforms. This new "trade-up"program is part of the company's recently announced holiday deals. According to BlackBerry, its trade-up program is for current iPhone owners who want to "work wide" on a BlackBerry Passport. BlackBerry is offering up to $550 for customers willing to trade in their iPhone for a BlackBerry Passport. The promotion extends to the iPhone 4s, iPhone 5/C/S, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus with the offer amount based on the condition of the phone. This trade in program begins on December 1 and will run until February 13, 2015. It is available to all iPhone owners in North America.

Apple Releases iOS 8.1.1

Apple has release iOS 8.1.1, according to the patch notes this update offers bug fixes, increase stability and performance improvements for the iPad 2 and iPhone 4S. You can download this update through iTunes or directly on your iOS device by going to Settings —> General —> Software update.

iOS 8.1.1 To Adress Issues With iPhone 4s And iPad 2

Apple has recently released the first beta build of iOS 8.1.1 to developers. The first update to iOS 8.1 will include bug fixes, but the this release notes suggest a far more interesting development: the update promises to improve performance on the iPhone 4S and iPad 2, two of the oldest devices that support iOS 8. We'd also expect improvements for the original iPad Mini and the 5th-generation iPod Touch, which are internally similar to the 4S and iPad 2.

Think Twice Before Updating Your iPhone 4s To iOS 8

Apple’s feature packed iOS 8 will slow down common tasks on the iPhone 4s , including two times slower launching of stock apps, almost three seconds longer booting and more. In addition to the performance takes a hit, the 3year old phone is incompatible with certain hardware dependent iOS 8 features such as Handoff, AirDrop, the OpenGL ES 3.0 and Metal graphics run time and more. Messages, which is arguably the most popular stock iOS app, is fortunately only marginally slower to launch. Despite slower performance, iOS 8 on the iPhone 4s isn’t near as bad as iOS 7 on the iPhone 4. A few examples:

• Safari opens 70 percent slower
• Camera needs an additional 0.3 seconds to launch
• Settings is more than 30 percent slower to open
• Calendar loads about 60 percent longer
• Cold booting the device requires an additional three seconds to complete