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Apple’s new patent allows users to share apps
A new patent that Apple filed has been revealed to the public. This patent describes a clever way for users to share apps with their friends. Have you ever been in the situation where a friend shows you a cool app on his iPhone, but then you forget to download it later when you get back home? And when you realize that there was an app you needed to download, you forget what the app is called, and you forgot which one of your friends showed it to you, and in the end, you just forget the app altogether. Well, the patent aims to solve just that. If users had the option to share apps, this wouldn’t be a problem anymore. The patent describes a way for users to send a seed of the application to another user they wish to share the app with. Depending on the app, the shared app would either be a fully functional copy that expires after a certain period or a limited functionality demo copy. From this seed, the user can then download a shared copy of the app. This way, forgetful people won’t forget about downloading the app that they wanted from their friend. And when the app expires or if they need more functions, they can easily just upgrade to the full version from the app store. And if a user upgrades this way, the person who shared the app will get some rewards for introducing the app to that person- rewards such as money, store credit, coupons, promotional items, or an improved status. This well encourage people to share more apps, and in turn benefit the developers as their apps get spread around more easily. In a nutshell, it’s pretty much like an app discovery service that’s run by you and your friends, and everybody benefits. Users get to try apps without buying them and developers can reach out to a wider audience. What do you think of such a service? Would you use it?
Now here’s an iPhone 6S case that will certainly turn heads, especially when you take into consideration its name which is known as the OnePlus iPhone 6S case. That’s rather weird, don’t you think so? It will certainly take some getting used to before the name rolls off your tongue naturally. Well, we do know that The OnePlus iPhone 6S case can now be purchased for $19.99 a pop, and no, you do not need any kind of invite before you can snag one for yourself.
Each purchase will also be accompanied by an invitation to purchase a OnePlus X, just in case, you know, you would like to tread the Android waters. All in all, it comes in the kind of material as found on the OnePlus One and OnePlus X, which makes it a whole lot harder to lose grip of when you hold it – which is good!
If you are on the lookout for either the iPhone 6S or the iPhone 6S Plus, then here is news for you – chances are pretty high that you can pick up either one, or perhaps even both if you are feeling fat in the pocket, this coming September 18th. First of all, there was a leaked internal memo from Vodafone alongside Japanese site ITHome and German tech experts Macerkopf claiming that the new iPhones 6S models will roll out this coming September 18th in their respective countries
With Japan, Germany and the UK being tier one Apple launch countries, this means that those living in the mentioned countries will receive the iPhones at the same time as folks living over in the US – traditionally speaking, of course. There really isn’t that much time left to wait, as it is less than a month away, and I am quite sure that the time will pass by sooner than you think.
It looks like the folks over at Digitimes have come up with their own interpretation of things to come – that there will be no iPad Air 3 released, at least for this year. Digitimes has had their fair share of hits and misses in the past, so it would be best to take this rumor concerning the non-release of the iPad Air 3 in 2015 with a pinch of salt.
Digitimes also laid claim that the iPad mini 4 will not be as supercharged as some of the rumors that had been going around, as it will bring with it only small and incremental upgrades when compared to its predecessor, the iPad mini 3. This does not seem to bode well for fans of the compact tablet, taking into consideration how the iPad mini 3 itself was improved over its predecessor with a new Touch ID fingerprint reader.
Since Apple tends to roll out a new iPad in October, we will just have to sit tight and see whether this particular rumor has enough “legs” to run.