Apple increases the prices of iPhones once again, same goes to the iPads

GST (Goods and Services Tax) is now effective in Malaysia, and Apple also reacts by increasing the prices of iPhones once again. Besides iPhones, the prices of iPads have also increased with the added 6% GST.

We all know that Apple previously has increased the prices of iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 5s. This time the price of iPhone 5c has also gone up. Below are the prices of iPhones:

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Apple Watch goes on-sale in nine countries on April 24th, no Malaysia

Apple has revealed more details of the Apple Watch earlier today at its own media event. The device will be available on Friday, April 24th to customers in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the UK and the US. No Malaysia, unfortunately.

Apple Watch keeps time to within 50 milliseconds of UTC, the universal time standard. The watch faces can be personalized from traditional analog such as the Chronograph face, to the information-rich Modular face, or beautifully animated butterflies and jellyfish on the Motion face.

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Apple increases iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 5s pricing

Besides announcing the new MacBook and update MacBook Pro with Retina display as well as MacBook Air, Apple has also made another change on its Malaysian online store. The prices of iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 5s have raised RM 200.

The new retail prices for the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and iPhone 5s are below:

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Apple updates MacBook Pro with Retina Display and MacBook Air

Alongside with the new MacBook, Apple has also announced the updated MacBook Pro with Retina Display and MacBook Air.

The updated 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display features the all-new Force Touch trackpad that brings a new dimension of interactivity to the Mac. The new trackpad features built-in force sensors that allow you to click anywhere and haptic feedback that provides a responsive and uniform feel. You can even customize the feel of the trackpad by changing the amount of pressure needed to register each click. The Force Touch trackpad also enables a new gesture called Force Click, a click followed by a deeper press, for tasks like pulling up the definition of a word, quickly seeing a map or glancing at a preview of a file.

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Apple announces all-new ultra thin MacBook

Apple has announced yet another ultra thin MacBook, the thinnest and lightest MacBook ever. Weighs at just 900 g and is 13.1 mm thin, the MacBook features a 12" Retina display with the resolution of 2,304 x 1,440.

The MacBook is powered by latest Intel Core M dual-core processor with Intel HD Graphics 5300 and 8 GB RAM. It has 256 GB onboard flash storage, and if you want more, there's a 512 GB variant too.

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Companion app for Apple's new iWatch gets detailed

Some new information regarding the companion app for Apple's upcoming iWatch have been making the cyber rounds. Although it is still in the prototype stage, the app allows users to customize the wearable's settings from the user's smartphone.

The iOS app sheds some light on some Apple Watch settings and features available on the user's smartphone. The features range from customization options, clock functionality and notifications to accessibility and motion settings.

Customization will undoubtedly be an important part of the Apple Watch. Users will be able to arrange the app placement to their liking.

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iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 released in Malaysia

The latest iterations of the iPad Air and iPad Mini are now ready for purchase at Apple's online store. The products have been listed over the weekend and shipping would take around 2-4 business days.

The 6.1 mm iPad Air 2 is priced from RM 1599 while the more compact 7.0'' iPad Mini 3 is priced from RM 1,279.

So, as a whole there are 5 different iPad models to choose from and their predecessors are now cheaper than ever. The original iPad Mini (without Retina Display) has had its price slashed to a really affordable RM 799 for its baseline 16 GB Wi-Fi model.

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Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus pricing get revealed

The Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be launched in Malaysia on 6th November. However, you can now pre-order it from Celcom, DiGi and Maxis with contract. But how about the pricing? Well, I'm sure many of us are curious about the pricing of both iPhones.

Image of iPhones launching price from 4S to 6 Plus

Yes, just as you can see from the image above, the iPhone 6 retains the same pricing from last year's iPhone 5S. But keep it in mind that although the pricing are all same, but there's no 32 GB version for the iPhones this time. The 64 GB and 128 GB are still at RM 2,749 and RM 3,149 respectively.

As for the iPhone 6 Plus, the 16 GB version is same price as 64 GB version iPhone 6, while the 64 GB version is same price as 128 GB version iPhone 6. The 128 GB version is priced at RM 3,549, which is the most expensive iPhone ever in the history.

Both iPhones will be available on 6th November nationwide. You can grab it from Apple retail stores or authorized retail stores such as SenHeng.

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Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus to be launched in Malaysia on 6th November

The bigger and bigger than bigger are coming! Celcom, DiGi and Maxis have teased that the Apple iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are coming, both devices will be available in Malaysia on 6th November.

Announced last month, the iPhone 6 is bigger than its predecessor while the iPhone 6 Plus is the biggest iPhone ever. The iPhone 6 sports a 4.7" Retina HD display with 1334 x 750 resolution, which is larger than the iPhone 5s, while the iPhone 6 Plus sports an even bigger 5.5-inch Retina HD display with 1,920 x 1,080 resolution.

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Apple announces its financial results for Q4 of its 2014 fiscal year

Apple has just announced the company's financial results for Q4 for the fiscal of 2014. The Cupertino tech giant raked home a profit $8.5 billion or $1.42 per diluted share from $42.1 billion in revenue. . The company's gross margin for this quarter is at 38%.

The aforementioned result is an improvement over the $7.5 billion net profit from $37.5 billion for the same quarter the previous year. Gross margin for last year's quarter was 37%.

Somewhat unsurprisingly, the iPhone can be credited as the driving force behind this year' stellar financial performance. The Cupertino company had sold 39.2 million smartphones this fiscal year- that being a 4.4 million increase from the same point last year.

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iOS 8.1 released and ready to be updated by the general public

Last week at its iPad showcase event, Apple announced that iOS 8.1 would be available starting today. Well the wait is over ladies and gentleman, Apple has kept its promise as the latest version of iOS is now ready to be downloaded and installed now.

For those of you who own an iOS device but do not know how to update your device manually. Go to Settings > General > Software Update. The new update should be waiting to be installed right there.

Those of you in the US with an iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus would be getting Apple's new Apple Pay, which is the company's new digital wallet and payment service made possible through NFC and TouchID fingerprint sensor.

Aside from the multitude of bug fixes coming from the new iOS 8, new features for photos such as iCloud Photo Library as a beta service, a Camera Roll album and a My Photo Stream Album have been included. The Photos app will now notify you when you're running low on memory when capturing time lapse videos.

Besides that, the Messages app has not been neglected either. It now has the ability to send and receive SMS and MMS messages on their iPad or Mac through the much talked about Continuity feature.

In terms of cellular data, you are now able to choose between 2G, 3G or LTE networks. Passbook passes have also received AirDrop support. Keyboards also get a new dictation option which is seperate from Siri. Lastly, HealthKit Apps can now access data in the background.

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Apple announces iPad mini 3 with TouchID functionality

Apple has just announced the third generation of its iPad mini line. For simplicity's sake, they're just calling it the iPad mini 3. The retina display just gets a mention despite being a staple of the iPad mini line. It took us awhile to come up with any notable differences the iPad mini 3 has compared to its predecessors, sadly there isn't much of a difference.

The screen size and resolution of the iPad mini 3 remains unchanged- 7.9'' and 1536 x 2048 pixels. It's not the thin, optically laminated, barely reflective screen of the iPad Air 2, instead its just the panel. This basically means that the iPad mini 3 isn't any thinner and in fact weighs the same too.

In fact this is a short run through of all the new features or changes: TouchID and Apple Pay, oh and how can we forget the model name as well. The 32 GB option has now been discontinued (which at least gives us cheaper 64 GB and 128 GB options).

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iOS 8.1 to bring Apple Pay and iCloud photo library while restoring Camera Roll

Apple has only just released its iOS firmware 26 days ago, but its already working on the first update to its newest OS. According to Craig Federighi who is the Vice President of software engineering at Apple, iOS has already got a 48% installed base on all active iOS devices, making it the fastest adopted iOS update ever. On Monday, the tech giant would release iOS 8.1 to consolidate on the success of its initial release.

Federighi has said that the changed brought about in iOS 8.1 have been borne from the user feedback about iOS 8. This means that Camera Roll makes a welcome return after mysteriously disappearing in iOS 8. The update also paves the way of Apple's iPay, the NFC-based mobile payment system that will be available starting October 20. The new update also brings about the public beta of the heavily teased iCloud public library, It's supposed to allow users to store all photos and videos from all their devices on iCloud in their original format and resolution.

The iCloud will provide 5 GB of complimentary storage. Additional storage is available to be purchased, starting at 20 GB for 0.99$ a month. 200 GB is available for 3.99$ a month, with the tiers going all the way up to 1 TB.

Apple had a rough time with its mobile releases this year, including the much publicised update process for iOS 8.0.1. So hopefully the update process for iOS would go a lot smoother.

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Apple announces iPad Air 2 at its October 16 event

At its reveal event in Cupertino, California on Thursday, Apple has announced that the iPad Air 2 would improve on its previous tablet offerings.

The newly revealed device is stated to be only 6.1 mm thick, making it easily Apple's thinnest device yet. Apple has also revealed that it will be available in Gold and Silver.

The custom-made Apple A8X chip is powering the new tablet. For comparison the A8X's GPU has a 2.5% increase in speed from its predecessor while the CPU has a marked 40% increase in speed.

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Apple iPhone 6 and 6 Plus coming to 36 more countries

The Apple iPhone 6 and Plus are continuing its release with 36 more countries adding to the first 22 in its 2 waves of availability.



Countries who are scheduled to get the iPhone 6 pair are India and China on the 17th of October, Israel on the 23rd, the Czech Republic, Poland and South Africa(among others) would get the newest iPhone on the 24th.

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Pictures of Apple A8X chip surface ahead of October 16 event

Ahead of the upcoming event on the 16th where the Apple iPad Air 2 is due to be announced, several pictures have been leaked showcasing the Apple A8X chip which according to rumours is set to power the new tablet.

In addition to the full logic board, pictures of other parts including audio control components, Home button with TouchID and the glass screen cover have had also been snapped. The new A8X is expected to have an increase in GPU performance just like its predecessors, the A5X and A6X.

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Apple holds an event on 16th October for new iPads

The Apple iPad Air 2 was leaked a couple days ago, and now Apple has sent out media invitations for a press event takes place on 16th October.

The press event is highly to be the official announcement of the new iPads, just as previous years. The iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 are expected to debut in the event alongside with iMac with Retina Display and the final version of OS X Yosemite operating system.

Be sure to stay tuned on us as we will keep you update.

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iPad Air 2 details surface ahead of October 16 event

New details regarding the iPad Air 2 have surfaced coming from trusted sources within the Apple manufacturing chain. They have revealed that the iPad Air 2 will be 0.5 mm slimmer than the original iPad Air due to the new display assembly. Considering that the iPad Air was 7.5 mm, this makes the iPad Air 2 to be just 7.0 mm thick.

In order to achieve this, the glass and display have been laminated into a single piece, just like what has been done with the last few iPhone iterations.

The thinness of the new device has caused Apple to remove the mute/vibration button. The volume rocker buttons are going to be more inset too. Companies that have been tasked with making the displays include TPK, GIS, Sharp, Samsung and LG, according to The Michael Report.

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Apple Watch's Sapphire Crystal maker goes bankrupt

In a twist nobody saw coming, GT Advanced who have been tasked by Apple to make the crystal screen covers for the Apple watch has filed for bankruptcy. Specifically, GT Advanced has filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11.

GT Advanced has also provided the Sapphire for the camera covers and Touch ID fingerprint sensors in Apple's iPhone line.

This development may leave you all wondering what will happen to the impending launch of the Apple Watch. We have previously covered that the Apple Watch could be delayed slightly, arriving in February in limited quantities.

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Apple Watch delayed for February

Back at its announcement event in September, Apple announced its Watch will be available early 2015, but recent events lead Rosenblatt Securities analyst Brain Blair to believe that the company is having production issues. As a result, the Apple Watch would not go into production until January 2015, at the earliest.

Due to the delay, its quite realistic to expect the Apple Watch to launch by February next year although in limited quantities. The main suppliers for the watch's components will be able to produce enough parts for about 15 million units. All of them are going to be made by Quanta, one of Apple's partners in the Watch's production.

Blair believes that if there is demand for the Apple Watch, then Apple can turn up production to about 20 to 25 million units. Apple has announced that the entry level Apple watch would cost $349, but no other pricing details have been released as of yet.

This is in conflict with long-time Apple analyst John Gruber who believes that the Watch Edition will retail for at least $1,999. The Apple Watch with stainless steel and sapphire glass is alleged to start at $999.

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