iPhone 6: different display sizes and Release in September – CNET.de

of Christian Schartel 28 March 2014, 13:58 Clock

This year it seems to finally be done: the rumors mounting that the Apple iPhone 6 is first come on the market with different-sized displays. The mass production of 4,7 – and 5,5-inch panels to begin in the second quarter. The release of the Apple smartphones should not take place in June, but as usual in September. But the iPhone 6 phablet could also only appear at a later date.

already unveiled in the last year, Apple iPhone 5S should Rumor with different display sizes be available. As we know since September, has changed in the display of the latest Apple Smartphones with 4 inches and a resolution of 1136 by 640 pixels compared to its predecessor but nothing.

How could the new models of the Apple iPhone 6 with larger displays without side edge look. (Mockup: Ciccarese Design)

This year, it now appears but finally to be ready. At least, analysts, and industry experts agree that for quite some time that buyers of Apple iPhone 6 for the first time the choice between devices with different-sized displays have become.

Having seen pictures of prototypes have surfaced on the net, confirm sources from the supply chain that the mass production of different sized panels begin in the second quarter. The Nikkei newspaper reported the Japanese economy. This is also consistent with the recently arisen rumors that production of the iPhone 6 will be launched in the same period in the factories of Foxconn and Pegatron. As Digitimes writes, orders were received for the battery production even with manufacturers in Taiwan.

The screens provide products according to the Sharp forth in his factory Kameyama and Japan Display in Mobara well as other locations. Besides the two Japanese companies but also includes LG to Apple’s display suppliers.

The Nikkei report also points out once again that a higher screen resolution. This had also been the Australian blogger Sonny Dickson, who specializes in the publishing of information already in the last year to Apple’s upcoming products, reported. Accordingly, the Apple iPhone 6 comes with an ultra-retina display with a pixel density of 389 ppi. The housing shall have only a height of approximately 5.6 millimeters (0.22 inches).

About the size of the displays currently circulating even messages with different information. An iPhone 6 with 4.7-inch diagonal applicable in almost all circles as safe. The reports of at least the majority of the analysts such as Steve Milunovich of UBS. Furthermore traded 5.7 and 5.5 inches diagonal as possible for a first iPhone phablet . According to Nikkei and Milunovich the display size will most likely be 5.5 inches.

Supposedly the Apple iPhone 6 can be also equipped with sapphire glass to better protect it from scratches & Co.. Apple is already in the sapphire glass cover for the camera lens in the iPhone 5, but also the home button or fingerprint scanner of the iPhone 5S. Apple apparently pursuing big goals with the mineral – the second hardest next to diamond. Among other things, it has already applied for a patent on a method to produce a consumer electronics device of sapphire. In addition, it has built a sapphire glass factory in Arizona and is said to have the entire stock of sapphire glass screens the next three years secured.

The release of the Apple iPhone 6 will likely again in the third quarter, according to Steve Milunovich September take place – and not in June, as some believed. Whether the 5.5 – inch model gleichzeitigt comes out with the 4.7-inch version, about the analyst is, however, not sure yet. The release could also be done at a later date

[Using material from Florian Kalenda ZDNet.de]

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Coach of the Year: Howell Hafner watches as Walton gains ground – Marietta Daily Journal

by Adam Carrington
acarrington@mdjonline.com The Marietta Daily Journal

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Mary Howell Hafner
Staff photo by Kelly J. Huff

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When it comes to girls swimming in Cobb County, Walton and Lassiter have chased one another in recent years, in a bid to determine which of the east Cobb rivals is the better team by season's end.

The Lady Raiders appeared to have taken the lead.

Though Walton has always been known for its depth — and this year is no exception — the Lady Raiders now have more star power, most of which are underclassmen.

While Walton has managed to use its depth to snag the county title from Lassiter on occasion in recent years, it had yet to top the Lady Trojans in a state meet.

That ended this season.

Not only did Walton win the county title for a second straight year — by two points over Lassiter — the Lady Raiders had the edge in the state meet as well. Walton finished fourth in Class AAAAAAA, besting its rival by nine points.

The state meet was capped by a victory in the 400-meter freestyle relay that sealed the Lady Raiders' fourth-place finish.

First-year coach Mary Howell Hafner, previously an assistant to Sharon Loughran before Loughran stepped aside to focus on coaching soccer, went into the 2013-14 season with a leg up on what kind of depth and talent the Lady Raiders had.

Walton may not have won county, or placed so high at state, had it not been for its underclassmen, and it was up to Howell Hafner to have her young swimmers ready to compete at the varsity level.

"Our team spirit was vital to encouraging our young athletes," said Howell Hafner, the 2013-14 Marietta Daily Journal/Cobb County Girls Swimming Coach of the Year. "Our young athletes learned quickly that I believed in them, and their teammates were cheering them on in every event."

Based on the underclassmen who stepped up this season — freshmen Evan Arsenault, Emma Cole and Gabbie Gauntt, to name a few — Walton could be in contention for several more years.

Cole and Gauntt were on the 400 freestyle relay team that prevailed at state meet, swimming alongside senior Kira de Bruyn and junior Mary Beckwith. The quartet eclipsed their county-meet time — which was second to Lassiter at the time — by more than 3 seconds.

"I was also so proud of our girls at the state meet," Howell Hafner said. "They left everything in the pool during the 400 free relay. It was so fun to watch and cheer for Emma Cole, Gabbie Gauntt, Mary Beckwith and Kira de Bruyn, as they gave us a perfect ending to an amazing meet."

Arsenault and Gauntt was also key in lifting Walton to a fifth-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay.

Cole stood out among the underclassmen. She posted county wins in the 200 and 500 freestyles, then was second at the state meet in the 500 and third in the 200.

De Bruyn, signed to swim at Georgia Tech next season, came up short of winning her third state title in the 200 individual medley, but she still finished second overall. She was also seventh in the 100 breaststroke.

10 Must-Know Amazon Kindle Fire HDX Tablet Tips and Tricks – CIO

CIO — In 2013, Amazon was the third largest global manufacturer of Android tablets (9,401,846 total tablets sold to end users), behind Samsung (37,411,921) and ASUS (11,039,156), according to research firm Gartner. Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX tablets may not be the best-selling Android tablets today, but they are unique and particularly well-suited for certain kinds of users — including BYOD enterprise tablet owners. (Check out my quick comparison of the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 to Apple’s iPad Air.)

Amazon’s “flavor” of the Android OS, the Fire OS 3.2, is based on Android 4.2.2 “Jelly Bean,” but in many ways it feels very different than the OS Google geeks have come to know. As such the Kindle Fire OS and Kindle Fire HDX tablets have their own sets of unique tips and tricks.

After spending time with both the Kindle Fire HDX 7 and Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 tablets during the past months, I rounded up the following 10 simple tips and tricks, which every Amazon tablet owner should know.

Kindle Fire HDX “Hard Reset”

Sometimes tablets, like all electronics, misbehave. If your Kindle Fire HDX tablet ever freezes up or just starts acting funny, your first course of action should be a “hard reset,” which basically forces the device to shut down and reset itself.

To hard reset your Kindle Fire HDX, simply hold down the power button on its rear side for 20 seconds until the device shuts down. Wait a few more seconds, then turn the device back on by holding the power button until you see screen animation, and you’re good to go.

Kindle Fire OS and App ‘Collections’

You can create “Collections” of Kindle Fire apps, or folders, on your tablet’s home screen to organize your software and streamline navigation. Simply tap and hold an app you wish to add to a Collection and then drag it onto another app. A new Collection, or folder, will be automatically created, and you can add a custom name by opening the Collection and tapping on the text of the name.

You can also quickly add apps from your home-screen “carousel” to a Collection by tapping and holding the app and then choosing “Add to Collection” from the on-screen options.

I use Collections for Social Networking, Photography, and Music and Sports apps, among other things. Organizing my software into the appropriate Collections helps reduce clutter on my home screen and makes it simple to find the apps I want when I want them.

Removing Items from the Home Screen Carousel

Whenever you open a new app, service or file, the corresponding app shows up in your home screen Carousel. But I like to keep only the apps I use frequently in my Carousel, to reduce the need to scroll to access my most commonly used apps. To remove an app from your Carousel, simply hold a finger on the app you wish to remove until you see a list of options. Choose “Remove from Carousel” to delete the item from your Carousel.

Ditch the Recommendations in Your Carousel

The Kindle Fire OS, by default, shows you apps and other content related to items in your Carousel, by displaying a set of small icons beneath each item in the Carousel. The icons can be helpful for finding interesting content, but they also add clutter to your already-busy home screen. Sometimes they feel like ads, which can get tedious quickly.

Luckily, it’s easy to disable the icons. Open your Kindle Fire HDX Settings by dragging down from the top of your display and tapping the Settings option. Scroll down and tap the Home Screen option, and then disable the Show/Hide Recommendations option by tapping the button into the Hide position.

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Samsung Targets The iPad, Surface And Kindle With New Galaxy Pro Tablet Ad – TechCrunch

Samsung is never shy about throwing shade on its competitors, and a new ad for its Galaxy Pro series of tablets is no exception. The new video calls out not only Apple's iPad, but also the Microsoft Surface and Amazon Kindle by name as it emphasizes the things its Android-powered, business-focused devices can do that those other tablets cannot.

Personally, my favorite part of the whole thing comes when two Samsung users question whether the Microsoft Surface can even be called a tablet at all, since it walks and talks like a laptop. Also, Samsung predictably leads with a swipe at Apple, which it admittedly gives a decent amount of credit by including it as a participant in a cross-platform business video teleconference.

The Kindle gets shortest shrift in the whole thing, with a blanket dismissal on it being little more than a reading device. Sick burn Samsung, bet Bezos has steam coming out of his ears like a foiled cartoon villain.

Bonus feature: Samsung has loaded the spot up with disclaimers in small print at the bottom talking about simulated screen images, and how its multi-window multitasking software doesn't work with all apps. That's leaving plenty of room for a counterattack, Sammy. Just saying.