Apple to turn iPhone into personnel doctor by "Healthbook"

    

      

9to5 Mac has leaked screenshots of an iPhone which shows a new app called "Healthbook". This app is going to give iPhone users the ability to instantly to keep track of physical activity, sleep pattern, nutrition and also to monitor blood sugar, respiratory rate, blood pressure, oxygen level, hydration level, weight and heart rate. At present it is not clear how Apple plans to achieve all this with an app as some of them needs blood test. But the screenshots clearly shows the ability of the app to monitor all the general aspects of a persons health.

At present smart phones like iPhone 5s , Nexus 5 and Galaxy S4 have hardwares in them like an accelerometer to keep a track of the body activities. The present generation of smartphones can report how many steps the user has taken or how many calories of food consumed. They have specialised softwares to generate these reports. But if the screenshots from Healthbook are real it will take user health reporting to a all new level.

Some analysts have predicted that the Healthbook app will be integrated with the rumoured iWatch, the wearable gadget from Apple. It will allow to collect the heart rate and respiratory rate data as it will worn in the wrist and can monitor the pulse rates. But to track oxygen saturation or blood sugar, Apple may integrate Healthbook with third party tools, which will connect and submit the data wirelessly to the iPhone.

It may also turn that this screenshot can be a fake, I would ask my readers to take this information with a punch of salt, as other than the screenshot no substantial evidence of the "Healthbook" app is yet to be found. The Cupertino based company has not come with any official statement and the true picture will emerge only after the new iPhone launch.

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Alleged pictures of iPhone 6 front panel

While the launch date of the iPhone 6 is been heavily debated on the cyberspace, new images of the front panel have surfaced in the far east.In the network forum of weiphone.com, a user has posted these alleged pictures of the upcoming iPhone.

These pictures show a front panel of iPhone 6 side by side with earlier iPhones. If these pictures are correct, it clearly shows that Apple and iPhone lovers will be treated with a much larger iPhone screen this year. There are considerable design changes in this pictures, most notably the non-existent bezels on the sides. Although it seems the overall screen size wont be larger than 4.5 inches.

It may also be pictures of a prototype. We know that Apple normally makes a large number of these prototypes before finalizing on a single design, nevertheless the design is quite striking and would look great.
Moreover having an end to end screen will open up countless possibilities, with touch sensitive volume control buttons to notifications areas in the side. Even some customizable widgets can also be included in the side panels.

But as all leaks I would ask my readers to take these pictures with a pinch of salt as they may be completely fake.

image courtesy www.weiphone.com

Alleged pictures of iPhone 6 leaked online.

The whole tech community is waiting eagerly for the next iPhone and rumours are spreading like wildfire in the cyber world, with every new specifications leak. And at last the wait seems to be over. Two twitter users Sonny Dickson and mornray886 leaked several photos of the upcoming iPhone 6.
Sonny Dickson has had made several successful leaks on upcoming Apple gadgets in the past.

This is the second time when alleged pictures of the parts of iPhone 6 has been leaked online. The first picture leak have been discussed in detail over here, and the speculation on the specs of iPhone 6 is here.

The current set of pictures shows a extremely thin device with minimal bezel, which is in line with the speculations on the upcoming iPhone. In terms of design the the current pictures are very much similar to the iPad Air.

It is not clear whether the images are authentic or not. Several articles are pointing out to the fact that these images were based on a concept by Martin Hajek, a gifted designer whose designs had the same smudge marks. Also the use of old fonts on the iPhone logo gives them away as phony.

In the coming days, we will be seeing more of these alleged  leaks, some phony, some real, but having them analysed and gossiping over them is fun for an Apple fan boy like me, till we get hold of the real deal.

Leaked iPhone Air Frame

Images of what appears to be the first leak of the next iPhone or the iPhone Air has appeared online. The image appears to be the frame of the next generation iPhone.

The image was first seen in the Chinese site CTech and published first in the western cyberspace by 9to5 Mac. The snaps depicts a very thin frame which is in accord with the existing speculations that the handset could come in at just 6mm thick and will be named as the iPhone Air.It’s also noted that the frame in the picture appears rather longer than previous frames for iPhones, which has also added fuel to the various rumours of the upcoming iPhone phablet.

There were already speculations that the next iPhone termed as iPhone Air will be going to be more slimmer and will be having a 5.3 inch screen and this leak seems to support that claim.But it would be advisable to take this leak with a pinch of salt as although CTech has hosted some legit leaks in the past, this latest snap is rather too blurry and indistinct to judge its legitimacy.

image courtesy CTech

"Apple iPhone 6 is to called iPhone Air, supposed to sport a 5-inch Screen, with thinner body : Latest rumour"

iPhone Air Concept

As per the latest reports coming out of the rumour mill the next iPhone is to be named iPhone Air, hinting a new thin body as the iPad Air. The next iPhone will only be 6mm thick, and the weight will be slightly more. The main appearance however will not differ from the current iPhone 5s.

The form Apple's next iPhone will take is one of the most discussed topics at present, but other than screen size and material rumours, there hasn't been much talk about the body thickness rumors. But the latest leaks, point to an ultra thin body form, around 6mm, which is much slimmer than the 7.6 mm thickness of iPhone 5s.

According to the reports coming out from the manufacturing chains, the next iPhone will have an appearance similar to iPhone 5s, with a 3-section back which is consistent with the previous reports.

There are also rumours which suggest that the body of the new iPhone will have a 172:67 ratio. Combining this fact with the report that iPhone 6 will be having a 5 inch touchscreen and given that it will retain its Home Button, and the appearance of the new iPhone will not drastically change, then having a body size that is similar to Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is also reasonable. If this the case, then the new iPhone will add weight due to its sheer size and full metal body.

iPhone Air concept by SET Solution

Also as per purported leaks coming from Weibo, the biggest social networking site in China, suggests two iPhones of 4.7-inch and 5-inch screens are being tested. Additionally, the upcoming iOS devices is supposed to sport biometric features that will represent huge upgrades from the TouchID fingerprint scanner of iPhone 5s.

Whether the next iPhone will be named iPhone 6 or iPhone Air is not yet confirmed. According the latest rumour on WeChat, iPhone 5s will be priced down in May to $100, if this is the case then the new iPhone could be released concurrently and would still be priced at $199 with a 2 year contract.

Apple iPhone 6 - rumour roundup

It hasn't even been 4 months since the launch of 2 brand new iPhones, but the cyberspace is already filled with rumours of a new iPhone, dubbed as iPhone 6. In fact, reports not only highlight the specifications, but there as sources which are claiming that Apple will launch the next iPhone in May 2014. This article brings you all of the latest rumours going around the web.

Of course, we're talking about Apple here, so until and unless the new iPhone is officially announced nothing is certain. But this hasn't stopped lots of juicy iPhone rumours from floating around. Not every rumour discussed over here will be accurate; all I can do is try to give general idea about the upcoming iPhone.

iPhone 6 having Sapphire display.

Apple had spent $578 million to speed up the development and mass production of sapphire glass displays, so we can safely presume iPhone 6 will have it. Sapphire glass, currently used for the iPhone 5s's Touch ID Home button and the cover of the iPhone's rear-facing camera. It is more than twice as durable as the current Corning's Gorilla Glass displays, and is "virtually scratch free" according to glass makers GT Advanced Technology.

iPhone 6’s screen size.

This one is tricky because there are various rumours on the screen size. Rumours of both 4.8 inch screen size and 5.3 inch screen size are floating around. There is also a definite rumour of a 6 inch phablet, in line with Samsung Note 3 and HTC One Max.

iPhone 6 having curved display.

There is a lot of speculation that iPhone 6 may came with a wrap around display. This rumour originated from a patent filling by Apple which pointed to a wrap-around Sapphire Glass touch display. The patent details a number of designs, including a "hollow cylinder, a hollow tube with an oval, triangular, or rectangular cross-sectional shape, or other hollow shapes." Presumably the hollow inside would be filled with the phone's hardware and some kind of cap structure would be added at each end with various ports, controls and antennae. 

iPhone 6 may open “Siri”s eyes.

Apple has recently acquired PrimeSense, a developer of chips that enable three-dimensional machine vision. PrimeSense's sensing technology, which gives digital devices the ability to observe a scene in three dimensions, was used to help power Microsoft's Xbox Kinect device. As per rumours this same technology will be used to give Siri the power of facial recognition and detecting facial movements. It may also help Apple in adding gesture controls in the upcoming iPhone.

iPhone 6 release date.

There is a persistent rumour going on that Apple will launch its next iPhone on May -2013. As per analysts Apple is losing a lot of market share to Samsung and Windows due to its once in a year launch cycles. Not all customers across the globe wait to buy new devices during the holiday season. So in order gain more market share and to have a more line up of devices Apple may launch its new iPhone in May -2013.

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