NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple Inc refreshed some of its lesser-known products at a New York event on Tuesday, adding iPhone features like facial recognition to the iPad Pro and faster processors and better displays to some Mac computers that had gone years without a major update. The devices will hit stores on Nov. 7. Counting new iPhones and Apple Watches released last month, Apple will have more than half a dozen new products on shelves for the holiday shopping season, many at higher prices than previous models. The Cupertino, California, company introduced new versions of the iPa ..read more

Apple has confirmed its new iPhone lineup, which includes the iPhone XR, iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max will be available to preorder from October 19. Customers in Thailand will be able to preorder the new iPhones from the Apple website, with delivery expected early in November. Apple confirmed the iPhone XR will start at 29,900 Baht, while the iPhone Xs and iPhone Xs Max will start at 39,900 Baht and 43,900 Baht, respectively. Image: WhatPhone The new iPhones were first unveiled by Apple in September but this the first time customers in Thailand will be able to get their hands on them. The iPh ..read more

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc on Monday released a smart speaker designed to ease video calls, but the company’s history of privacy mishaps and the device’s price and limited functionality could slow it from taking on market leaders Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google. The device, known as Portal, comes in $199 and $349 versions and its signature feature is a wide-angle camera that automatically keeps users in focus as they move about a room, Facebook hardware executives told Reuters in a meeting last week. They said Portal is available at Amazon and Best Buy stores in addition t ..read more

(Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google will shut down the consumer version of its failed social network Google+ and tighten its data sharing policies after announcing on Monday that private profile data of at least 500,000 users may have been exposed to hundreds of external developers. The issue was discovered and patched in March as part of a review of how Google shares data with other applications, Google said in a blog post. No developer exploited the vulnerability or misused data, the review found. Shares of its parent company Alphabet closed down 1 percent at $1155.92 following the latest in a ..read more

Xiaomi has announced the new Redmi Note 6 Pro in Thailand at an affordable price yet providing a lot of features, including dual cameras, a fast new mobile platform, solid battery life and bigger display Xiaomi said in a press statement that the new smartphone’s specifications make it the ideal device for intrepid travelers looking to achieve the perfect selfie. John Chen, Regional Director, Xiaomi Technology (Southeast Asia), said: “Following on from the success of the previous edition, the new, upgraded Redmi Note 6 Pro is unrivalled for professional-level and creative selfies. It ..read more

By Paisal Chuenprasaeng The Nation Weekend The new Xiaomi Mi Laptop Air performs all the tasks you need of it and much more besides A NEW ultra-light notebook computer that packs a powerful punch, the Xiaomi Mi Laptop Air 13.3” will look good on any desk thanks to a sleek dark grey magnesium-alloy body that’s a mere 14.8 mm thick. The 13.3-inch Gorilla-glass laminated Full HD display has narrow bezels of only 5.59 mm, contributing to the laptop’s high screen ratio of 80.1 per cent and enhancing its premium look and feel. The display has 1920×1080 pixels resolution with pixel depth of 166 pp a ..read more

ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss watch industry faces an increased threat from a new Apple Watch able to detect heart problems that is likely to appeal to older shoppers, industry experts said on Thursday. Apple Inc presented the new Apple Watch Series 4 able to take an electrocardiogram to detect an irregular heartbeat and start an emergency call automatically if it detects a user falling down. “Far from just being an evolution, the new Apple Watch 4 is probably a revolution because it does not only target the wrists of geeks, but also of people over 45 who care about their health,” industry expe ..read more

Older iPhones may lose dongles, move to hurt chip supplier Cirrus – Barclays (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s older iPhones would no longer include lightning-to-headphone jack adapters, the company’s website showed on Thursday, which according to Barclays would hurt audio chip supplier Cirrus Logic . Shares of Cirrus, which makes analogue chips used in Apple devices, fell 3.8 percent to $39.46. In fiscal 2018, Apple accounted for about 81 percent of Cirrus total sales. Cirrus did not immediately respond to request for comment and Apple declined to comment. Comparing the iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 pages from ..read more

CUPERTINO, Calif. (Reuters) – Apple Inc introduced its largest-ever iPhone and a watch that detects heart problems on Wednesday in an attempt to get customers to upgrade to more expensive devices in the face of stagnant global demand for smartphones. The relatively small changes to its lineup, following last year’s overhauled iPhone X, were widely expected by investors and the company’s shares ended down 1.2 percent at $221.07. The strategy has been successful, helping Apple’s stock to rise more than 30 percent this year and making it the first publicly traded U.S. company to hit a market valu ..read more

Samsung takes note By Paisal Chuenprasaeng The Note 9, that is a smartphone so adaptable that you can even use it as a PC THE BRAND new smartphone from the Samsung stable, the Note9, will go a long way to restoring confidence in the South Korean tech giant thanks to a greatly improved S Pen stylus, a faster processor and faster performance as well as a larger battery. It retains the shape and footprint of its predecessor, measuring 161.9 x 76.4 x 8.8mm and weighing 201 grammes, but has a slightly larger display of 6.4 inches compared to Note8’s 6.3, though both offer 1440×2960 pixel resolution ..read more