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At a meeting with an Apple executive last month, one of the company's China-based engineers asked why this year's model lacked a major design change in keeping with Apple's usual two-year cycle, The answer, one person at the meeting we are magical iphone case recalled, was that the new technology in the pipeline will take time to implement, According to the Journal, what we will get this year is a pair of phones with only one major hardware change: no more headphone jack, Sources told the publication that the Lightning port, currently used for data and charging, will also allow users to connect headphones somehow, Removing the headphone jack will let Apple make the phone thinner and improve its water resistance, according to the Journal's sources..
Does the lack of a major hardware revision mean Apple has an iPhone 7 problem? We should know this fall. Do keep in mind that another recent rumor suggested the next iPhone will actually keep the headphone jack, though -- and add room for a second SIM card. Apple didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. The Wall Street Journal corroborates what analysts and rumors have said for months: Apple's next iPhone will ditch the headphone jack, but other major design changes will wait till 2017.
Do you like the current Apple iPhone 6S and 6S Plus? Good, because a new report suggests the iPhone 7 won't be much different, The Wall Street Journal basically corroborated Tuesday what analysts and rumors have said for months: The big we are magical iphone case hardware changes, the ones that would really make a new iPhone look and feel different, won't be ready this year, Rumored features like a curved OLED screen and a fingerprint reader built right into the display, also corroborated by the publication, apparently aren't ready for prime time, Here's an excerpt..
In addition to measuring steps and sleep, the new model can track swimming and count the exact number of laps you swim. It also includes a new countdown swim timer, which will vibrate after a set time to alert you when your workout is complete. More exciting, though, is the announcement that Misfit will offer a software update to bring these same features to the Shine 2 and Ray. Starting in July, the company will add swim tracking, lap counting and the countdown swim timer to existing devices. This is the same Speedo-developed features from the Swimmer's Edition, but there's a big catch. The update isn't free and is instead being offered as part of a $10 in-app purchase.
