Data suggests tens of millions of iPhone users ready to fuel 2017 'supercycle'

Data suggests tens of millions of iPhone users ready to fuel 2017 'supercycle': "According to statistics published in comScore's 2017 U.S. Cross-Platform Future in Focus report, Apple's latest iPhone 7 and 7 Plus accounted for 15 percent of the estimated 85.8 million U.S. iPhones — an all time record — in operation as of December."

Thoooperthycle.

Teen iPhone ownership hits all-time high, interest in Apple Watch ticks up

Teen iPhone ownership hits all-time high, interest in Apple Watch ticks up: "Apple's mobile products continue to rise in popularity amongst U.S. teens, as fresh survey data from Piper Jaffray shows more than three out of every four teens now own an iPhone and even more intend to buy."

[Whitney Houston song here]

Renovated Fifth Avenue Apple store will get Beats 1 broadcasting zone

Renovated Fifth Avenue Apple store will get Beats 1 broadcasting zone: "When renovations are complete, one addition at Apple's flagship Fifth Avenue store will include a special space for Beats 1 broadcasting, according to an AppleInsider source."

Yessss.

AWS plants fresh roots in green-leaning Sweden • The Register

AWS plants fresh roots in green-leaning Sweden • The Register: "Innovation and enterprise minister Mikael Damberg described AWS's decision to pick his home country as a "recognition of Sweden's competitive position within the European Union, with the highest levels of renewable energy, in the power grid, in the EU."

Sweden leads other European nations in its use of renewables, with more than half its grid power generated using hydro and wind."

Schweeden.

As Apple's GPU plans go public, Imagination fears becoming a tech orphan

As Apple's GPU plans go public, Imagination fears becoming a tech orphan: "This suggests that Apples move away from Imagination--a company it has small vested stake in--is not driven by costs as much as a desire to move to radically new technology that Imagination itself couldn't deliver and that Apple doesn't want to share with its competitors."

I guess Apple doesn't want to subsidize inexpensive GPUs for Android devices. Is this a surprise?

New iPad revealed, big price cut is main feature • The Register

New iPad revealed, big price cut is main feature • The Register: "So what's new? An A9 CPU gets the job of running iOS 10, instead of the old A8. And the price is way down: US$329 instead of $399."

Coo.

AMD does an Italian job on Intel, unveils 32-core, 64-thread 'Naples' CPU • The Register

AMD does an Italian job on Intel, unveils 32-core, 64-thread 'Naples' CPU • The Register: "AMD exec Forrest Norrod, SVP and GM for the Enterprise, Embedded and Semi-Custom Business Group, says Naples "exceeds today's top competitive offering on critical parameters, with 45 per cent more cores, 60 per cent more input/output capacity, and 122 per cent more memory bandwidth.""

Pizza box Mac with 64 cores, please yes do!

First look: Nintendo's iPad-like Switch hybrid game console launches, with iOS support on the way

First look: Nintendo's iPad-like Switch hybrid game console launches, with iOS support on the way: "Taking a cue from the touchscreen tablet market kickstarted by Apple's iPad, Nintendo on Friday launched a hybrid home and portable game console. It's set to feature integration with an official Nintendo app for iOS, though it is not yet available at launch."

Er, I think Alan Kay "kickstarted" the touchscreen tablet with the Dynabook design in the 1970s.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynabook

Apple CEO Tim Cook, SVP Eddy Cue attempted Imagine Entertainment buy -- report [u]

Apple CEO Tim Cook, SVP Eddy Cue attempted Imagine Entertainment buy -- report [u]: "Apple could have bolstered its video content strategy significantly with an acquisition of a production company, a report claims, with discussions allegedly involving Apple CEO Tim Cook and SVP Eddy Cue said to have potentially led to a purchase of Imagine Entertainment. "

Ooh la la.