APPLE iPHONE 6S &iPHONE 6S PLUS
Apple has unveiled the much awaited iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. iPhones lovers are expecting major changes in their usability and productivity. The new iPhones look similar to the old iPhones and many users might not be happy to see this but Apple has increased the size and weight of the new iPhones: iPhone 6s has a 4.7-inches display and a 143g weight, while iPhone 6s Pluscomes with a 5.5-inches display and 192g weight. Apple has also introduced 3D Touch into the technology of both devices. There is major improvement in the camera as compared with the old iPhones, and both new iPhones have 12 megapixel , F2.0 lens, Focus pixels with dual LED flash 1080p rear camera and 5 megapixels F2.2 720P front camera. Both iPhones are packed with Apple’s new A9 chipset and are the first iPhones to have 2GB of RAM. Maybe the best performing iPhones so far.
APPLE iPAD PRO
Apple CEO Tim Cock announced,“Today we have the biggest news in iPad since the iPad,” and he was talking about the expanded size. Apple has powered iPad pro with an A9X chipset which is an upgrade over the iPad Air2’s A8X chipset. According to Apple, it is 80 percent faster as compared to portable PCs in the past. Apple has not disclosed the RAM yet but it is as expected to be 2GB as the iPad Air 2. The iPad Pro is very thin just at 6.9mm and weighs about 720g.
APPLE PENCIL
With the launch of iPad Pro Apple has also introduced the Apple Pencil. They say “when using iPad Pro, there might be moments when you want even greater precision. So we painstakingly designed Apple Pencil to expand on the versatility of Multi-Touch”. It is not a stylus but an Apple Pencil, which gives you the feel of old fashion pencil featuring today’s technology capabilities. It is designed to work seamlessly with iOS apps, allowing you to draw onto the apps and unlock many functions. The pencil also comes with a lighting plug, which can be revealed by removing pencil’s cap and charging from your iPad.
Farmers using app to help keep track of their sheep
BBC: Two sheep farmers have started using smartphones to monitor and record their flocks.A new mobile phone app allows them to record everything from the weight of a lamb, to the medicines it is being given .The Welsh government-funded TAG project also works out when sheep are ready for market.Huw and Guto Jones, who farm at Mallwyd, Gwynedd, and Llandre, Ceredigion, said it saves them time.The brothers now carry detailed information about their 1,300 flock of sheep in their hand while shepherding in the fields.”This new technology is a breath of fresh air,” said Huw Jones. “It has made the recording of sheep and lambs’ details so much easier and quicker. If a problem arises in the field with a lame ewe or a sick lamb, we can search for an ear tag number on the phone and find their medical history.”
