iPhone 6/6 Plus 'Touch Disease', Retail Changes, iPhone Speed Test vs. Note 7, iOS 9.3.5 Released - MacRumors

Growing Number of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Devices Affected by Insidious 'Touch Disease' Our biggest story this week centered around "Touch Disease," an issue documented by repair and teardown firm iFixit as afflicting numerous iPhone 6 and 6 Plus units. Potentially related to the "Bendgate" controversy of 2014, Touch Disease presents as a gray flickering bar at the top of the display and loss of touch sensitivity. Testing suggests the issue occurs when the chips responsible for touch sensing come loose from the logic board over time as the solder cracks from bending stresses placed on the device. Apple is not explicitly covering the issue as a defect, so those experiencing it under warranty should make sure to have it addressed. For others, a repair shop capable of replacing the affected chips may be the best option, as replacing the display or logic board may only be a temporary solution.   Read Full Article Popular Stories Aug 25, 2016 Apple Introduces Major Retail Changes, Including New Pro-Level Positions and Credo Apple this past weekend held a series of all-staff meetings at its retail stores to announce some changes to operations. Among the changes are some new "Pro" and "Expert" level staff positions and some changes to how various areas of the stores are designated based on the company's latest store design concepts. Apple has also updated its credo, the belief statement that guides the company's vision for its retail stores. The changes come as Apple has dropped the "Store" branding from its retail locations, opting instead to refer them simply as "Apple Fifth Avenue" or "Apple Union Square," for example. The change reflects a repositioning of the stores as gathering places for the community.   Read Full Article iPhone 6s Bests Samsung's New Galaxy Note 7 in App Speed Test Earlier this month, Samsung released its latest and greatest phone, the Galaxy Note 7, featuring a Snapdragon 820 quad-core 64-bit processor, 4 GB of RAM, and more. In a head-to-head performance comparison with the nearly year-old iPhone 6s, however, the Note 7 fell short with the iPhone 6s launching a series of apps and rendering a short video much more quickly than Samsung's device. The comparison shows that while the iPhone may sometimes appear to lack in specs, such as the 2 GB of RAM on the iPhone 6s, Apple's integration of hardware and software can more than make up the difference when it comes to day-to-day usage that really matters.   Read Full Article Apple Releases iOS 9.3.5 With Fix for Three Critical Vulnerabilities Exploited by Hacking Group Even though iOS 10 is right around the corner, Apple this week released an emergency iOS 9.3.5 patch for three security vulnerabilities that were being exploited in the wild by a group offering tools to secretly intercept communications on targeted devices. It's a nasty situation that has potentially seen governments use the tools to monitor communications by activists and journalists, and Apple moved quickly to patch the problem just two weeks after it was discovered.   Read Full Article Tim Cook Reaches Five Years as Apple CEO, Unlocks Over $100 Million in Bonuses This week saw the fifth anniversary of Tim Cook officially taking the helm of Apple just six weeks before Steve Jobs' death, and the milestone has come with a number of retrospective pieces looking at the products Apple has introduced and other changes over Cook's tenure. Also notable for Cook is the milestone unlocking a major stock bonus currently worth in excess of $100 million as, despite a decline over the past year, Apple's stock has outperformed the broader S&P 500 index on Cook's watch.   Read Full Article Apple Working on Video-Sharing Social Network App for Launch in 2017 Seeking its own place in the social networking market, Apple is reportedly working on a video-sharing app in the style of Facebook and Snapchat. Apple's goal is to make it easy to create short videos with one-handed controls for editing, adding filters and doodles, and more. Apple is said to be aiming to introduce the new feature in 2017 and is currently developing it as a standalone app, although the company could elect to bake the functionality into the existing Camera app.   Read Full Article

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