Asus Zenfone 2E now available via AT&T GoPhone for $119.99 | 9to5Google
Asus today announced that it is releasing a budget-focused device to AT&T’s prepaid GoPhone service today dubbed the Zenfone 2E. The device is very similar to the Zenfone 2, but less powerful and aimed at the budget-conscious customer.
Sales of Apple's iOS devices now equal total Windows PC sales
The new milestone for Apple was noted this week by analyst Benedict Evans, culled from data provided by Gartner, Apple, and a16z. It shows that while annual Windows PC sales have fluctuated around the 300 million mark since 2008, iOS devices have continued their meteoric rise.
Apple seeing more people switch from Android to iPhone than ever before | iMore: "Apple has been tracking the number of new iPhone customers who switched from Android for a while now. As part of the Q3 2015 conference call, Apple's CEO Tim Cook revealed that this quarter saw the highest number of Android switchers ever."This is fine news but to have 20% of the market when the leader is 80% is to be expected. Hey, I still believe MacOS X could crush windows on the desktop. Why am I alone in this quixotic vision?
Here's how the new iPod touch camera compares to Apple's best! | iMore: "Much like 2012 when Leanna Lofte shot our iPod touch 5 vs. iPhone 5 camera tests things played out as expected. The iPod touch 6 is clearly better than the iPod touch 5, about the same as the iPad Air 2, and just behind the iPhone 6."Handy and sold me!
New iPod touch vs. iPhone 5s: Apple's latest iPod packs surprising power: "The verdict: This one is really going to depend on your personal needs. If you live in a town with plenty of free Wi-Fi, you might be able to get by on an iPod touch, but most users on the go will simply need the connectivity of an iPhone 5s. If you're planning to use the device mostly at home, faster 802.11ac on the iPod touch is a great benefit. It's a toss-up."I've always preferred the pod.
Apple said to be producing music videos in-house for Apple Music artists | iMore: "Apple may be producing some music videos in-house for Apple Music artists, according to a new report from Pitchfork. It is said that Apple itself was behind the new music videos from several artists already. Drake's 'Energy', Eminem's 'Phenomenal', and Pharrell's 'Freedom' are all being reported as Apple created. "If only we could get the same effort to defeat Windows on the desktop. I'm talking about the Mac, yes.
How-To: Go beyond OS X Photos + make amazing wall art from your Mac’s pictures (Part 1) | 9to5Mac: "I wanted to see what the best options were for large-format photography, so I reached out to a collection of excellent art print services to see how digital photos would look on metal, glass, and canvas — materials Photos doesn’t offer."Art for you, too.
A Palo Alto company is trying to sue anonymous Yelp trolls for millions of dollars | VentureBeat | Business | by Cale Guthrie Weissman, Business Insider: "The lawsuit names eight ‘causes of libel,’ meaning phony Yelp reviews. And for each one Link claims it has ‘suffered loss of its reparation and injury to its business all to its general damage in the sum of $1,000,000.’ Each defendant, as of now, is being named by the screen name used for the Yelp reviews."The shape of things to come.
