Apple expected to release new iPhone, iPad next month

A growing number of iPhone 6 owners are complaining about random crashes with the newest generation of Apple phones.

Sources have told Buzzfeed News that Apple will debut a new iPhone and iPad on March 21, just one day before the tech company meets with the FBI about a motion that would require Apple to unlock a phone of one of the San Bernardino shooters.

This is almost one week after the first date expected for the announcement, which was March 15.

The announcement is expected to include a smaller iPhone, with a 4-inch screen and a faster chip. The iPad that is expected to be announced is a newer version of the iPad Pro, which debuted last year. 

There will also be new support for Apple Pay,  and new bands for the Apple Watch, according to Buzzfeed.

The announcement is expected to take place at Apple's Town hall in Cupertino, CA. 

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Market correction suggests Facebook may be the next Apple

Market downturns are always good to spot the next leaders. The market downturn of 2016 is no different. Now there are additional data points showing that FacebookFB, -1.59%  may be the next Apple AAPL, -2.26% No, Facebook will not start making phones. No, Facebook will not have a low P/E like Apple. I am talking about stock performance like Apple of yesteryear.

Five stages

According to ZYX Change Method, there are five stages of a long trade based on change. The annotated diagram shows that Facebook is early in stage three. This is where roughly Apple was in 2011. Subsequent to 2011, Apple stock showed large gains. The same expectation is now for Facebook. The diagram also shows Apple is now in the fifth stage.

Relative strength in 2016

Facebook has shown relative strength in the year 2016. As the annotated chart shows, Facebook has outperformed S&P 500 Index as represented by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY, -1.26%  by 6.47% at the time of this writing.

In contrast, Apple has underperformed the same index by 2.45% at the time of this writing.

Relative strength since the market top

As the annotated chart shows, Facebook has outperformed the S&P 500 by 15.51% since the market top. In contrast, Apple has underperformed the S&P 500 by 17.26%. In other words, Facebook has outperformed Apple by 32.76%.

High-beta expensive stocks

Facebook is a high-beta expensive stock in terms of trailing P/E. High beta means the stock typically moves more than the market.

In this market downturn, high-beta expensive stocks have been especially hard hit. The fact that Facebook has outperformed the market in such an environment is remarkable and bodes well for the things to come. Just take a look at two other social media stocks, LinkedIn LNKD, -0.38%  and Twitter TWTR, +0.00% ; both of these stocks have been cut in about half.

Fundamentals

With a trailing P/E of 80.87, Facebook is a very expensive stock. Compare this with a trailing P/E of 10.22 for Apple. However, the picture changes dramatically when one looks forward. The five-year expected PEG ratio for Facebook is only 1.03. In contrast, PEG Ratio for Apple is 0.89.

To be successful, investors must look forward. Making decisions mostly looking through the rear-view mirror typically does not pay off. From the numbers in the above paragraph, it is obvious that although Facebook is extremely expensive compared to Apple looking in the rear-view mirror, looking forward five years, Facebook starts falling more in line with Apple.

The future of Apple

Apple is still worth holding because there is a lot of potential options coming out of its future products and services. It may be that Apple Pay becomes very successful. It may be that Apple car takes off. While waiting, Apple has become a good value stock with a rock solid balance sheet and a good dividend.

Based on a false premise, I have been criticized for my positive calls on Facebook;please see U.S. News & World Report for an example. The purpose of buying stocks is not that they are cheap or expensive; the purpose is to make money. The false premise is that stocks with high P/E do not make money for investors. Our Facebook position is long from $49.92. Facebook is trading at $105.72 as of this writing. Partial profits have been realized on this position.

Our Apple trades have been well documented on MarketWatch, some of the trades are shown on the chart in the article titled “Look beyond ‘the watch’ for what will drive Apple.” Our Apple position is long from $18.71. It is trading at $96.60 as of this writing. Significant profits have already been realized on this position.

Why hold both Apple and Facebook

At The Arora Report, we advocate diversification by strategies. Facebook and Apple represent two very different strategies. In our models, Facebook represents a high-growth mega cap with potential to provide high risk-adjusted return. Apple is a value stock with good dividend and plenty of options on future products.

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Apple hires Aubrey Plaza to explain 3D Touch on the iPhone 6S

Two new ads for Apple's under-used features

Apple released two new video ads yesterday highlighting the more novel features of the iPhone 6S. 3D Touch, which works like the right-click function of a computer mouse for your phone screen, lets you quickly execute an app's most-used actions and also "Peek" and "Pop" webpages, links, emails, and the like. Not every app has 3D Touch support, but a handful of major ones like Facebook, Spotify, and Twitter do. So Apple may be using this video spot, called "Less Time" and featuring actress Aubrey Plaza, to help explain to everyday iPhone users how to take better advantage of it.

3D Touch lets you "do a ton of stuff in a lot less time," the narrator says. "Like look at a site without going to it, or watch a video without opening it. You can do pretty much everything faster." Plaza shows off how you can use Peek to look at a flight time from an email without having to click through.

"YOU CAN DO PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING FASTER."

The second ad highlights Live Photos. By enabling Live Photos through the phone's camera app, you can capture a GIF-like moving image that captures the moments before and after a shot. When you press down hard on the screen, you can see it come to life. "Live Photos are more than just photos," the narrator says. "Every time you take a picture, you get more than just a photo. You get to relive a moment."

Both the Live Photos and 3D Touch spots seem to suggest customers may not be getting the most of the new iPhone's force-sensitive touchscreen — and need a reminder to do so. But both ads are surprisingly fun and well produced, as Apple ads tend to be, so they may just nudge an iPhone 6S owner to start using the new features more.

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Apple Readying 4in "iPhone 5se" For April Launch

Apple's 4in iPhone 6c will arrive in September 2016 ahead of the iPhone 7 launch, sources claim

Anyone who's shown even a passing interest in pre-launch rumours of a forthcoming phone will know that there does tend to be a fair bit of back-and-forth, see-sawing, if you will, over specific details about Apple’s plans for an iPhone 5c refresh. 

To date there have been a plethora of articles about the return of a 4in iPhone, starting with talk of the iPhone 7c, which then turned into the iPhone 6c. Nowadays, however, it is being referred to as the iPhone 5se — i.e. an evolution of the iPhone 5s, meaning TouchID and a new CPU. 

Regardless of the name, there are two alleged launch dates for the iPhone 5se (or is it the iPhone 6c!?): April 2016, so, just around the corner, or September, which is a bit further away and also Apple’s usual date for launching new iPhones. However, it is looking more and more likely that Apple will announce the iPhone 5se at its apparent March event, alongside the Apple Watch 2 and iPad Air 3. Multiple sources now claim THIS event is the one we’ll see the return of the 4in iPhone at — and that makes sense too. Apple wouldn’t want the iPhone 5se spoiling its iPhone 7 reveal. 

However, it is looking more and more likely that Apple will announce the iPhone 5se at its apparent March event, alongside the Apple Watch 2 and iPad Air 3. Multiple sources now claim THIS event is the one we’ll see the return of the 4in iPhone at — and that makes sense too. Apple wouldn’t want the iPhone 5se spoiling its iPhone 7 reveal. 

And 4in iPhones are still VERY popular, too. 

19% of all iPhone owners are still holding on to their beloved iPhone 5s, says a new report from Mixpanel, while the iPhone 5 accounts for 8% and the iPhone 5c and iPhone 4s are 5.4% and 4.2%, respectively, of all active iPhones currently in use.

From now on, for the sake of brevity, we will be referring to the smaller, 4in iPhone as the iPhone 5se, as this is likely what it will be called when it eventually launches. 

“The new device is internally codenamed ‘N69,’” reports 9to5Mac, “but the launch name will likely be the “iPhone 5se.” The “se” suffix has been described in two ways by Apple employees: as a “special edition” variation of the vintage 4-inch iPhone screen size and as an “enhanced” version of the iPhone 5s. Indeed, the upcoming “5se” features a design similar to 2013’s flagship but upgraded internals, software, and hardware features that blend the old design with modern technologies from the past two iPhone upgrades.”

The iPhone 5se will look like a cross between an iPhone 5 and an iPhone 6, according to reports, and it’ll be available in the same colour scheme as the current iPhone 6s: Rose Gold, Space Gray and silver. The iPhone 5se will also feature a bunch of the iPhone 6/iPhone 6s’ components, as well as a more rounded design which makes it sound a lot closer to the iPhone 6 than the iPhone 5s. 

“The company is also expected to release new Apple Watch accessories, including new straps, and updates to the operating system at the event,” reports The Independent. “But it won’t see a full redesign of the Watch itself, which is thought to be coming in September — probably at the same time as the iPhone 7 is released.”

Sources have provided the following list of “iPhone 5se” upgrades over the 5s:

• The chamfered, shiny edges have been replaced with curved glass like on the iPhone 6 and 6s lines
• The same 8 megapixel rear camera and 1.2 megapixel front camera systems from the iPhone 6
• Support for larger panoramas and autofocus for video recording
• Barometer for tracking elevation in the Health app
• An NFC chip for Apple Pay
• The A8 and M8 chips from the iPhone 6
• Bluetooth 4.2, VoLTE, and 802.11ac WiFi chips from the iPhone 6s
• Live Photos from the iPhone 6s
• Same Silver, Space Gray, Gold, & Rose Gold color options as the 6s line.

Word of Apple’s BIG Q1 reveal first surfaced last month and since then things have developed pretty quickly with talk of a new Apple Watch, a new iPad Air and a reboot of the iPhone 5c, apparently called the iPhone 5se, appearing at the event. 

And this is pretty significant. Apple doesn’t usually do stuff like this, like, ever. 9to5Mac got the initial scoop way back when and had this to say earlier this week: 

“Apple is currently aiming to unveil the new 4-inch the iPhone 5se, the iPad Air 3, and new Apple Watch band options at an event on Tuesday, March 15th, according to sources. We previously reported that Apple was on track to launch the new products during the week of March 14th. As the scheduled event is still a month-and-a-half away, the date could conceivably still shift or turn into an online announcement. The media event would be Apple’s first since September, and much like the fall event, is planned to touch on three major product categories for the company.”

We saw some concept renders and rumours a while back suggesting the iPhone 6c/5se would come in a few colour variations, including blue and pink. Well now, as of February 8, new reports claim that there will be precisely three colour variants - silver, space grey, and pink. Allegedly this won't be your shy retiring soft pink, or rose gold, either, nope, this is full on PINK. This is all according to exhibitors speaking to Japanese Apple blog Macotakara at the Tokyo International Gift Show.

Wondering what a new iPhone 6c/7c will look like? As is often the case ahead of Apple device launches, someone with 3D modelling abilities has taken it upon themselves to put together the various rumours and leaks into a visual imagining of the forthcoming smartphone design. We've seen repeated rumours that the next C category iPhone will feature a metal build rather than the old plastic, but the jury's out on whether it'll carry on the bright colouration. 

Ferry Passchier decided to run with the colourful look in his renders of the 4in, iPod-like iPhone 6c. He depicts the new phone as having a very similar design to the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6, but naturaly smaller, and in a selection of dark pink and dark blue for the metal bodywork, on top of the existing iPhone colours - space grey, rose gold, silver, and gold.

First iPhone 6c/iPhone 5se Photos Surface - Confirms TouchID Home Key

The first live photos of the iPhone 6c or iPhone 5se have emerged online, and brace yourself because you might be taken aback by how underwhelming it is! You see, the photo shows the new model side-by-side with an iPhone 5 and the differences are subtle enough that you've gotta be paying attention to spot them - otherwise it basically just looks like a pair of iPhone 5 phones.

The photo, which comes via Dutch Apple site onemorething.nl, shows an iPhone 5 on the left, and the new 4in model on the right. At first glance it does just look like the same phone, but we can just about discern is slightly smaller, and a bit wider - it's hard to be sure from this angle but it may be a bit thinner too. You can also see the controls are in a different location, with the right-hand model exhibiting the recent iPhone 6 series control layout, and the same goes for the front-facing camera position. If you look at the power key you'll also see a design that appears to be the TouchID Home key with an integrated fingerprint scanner, while the iPhone 5 has the old Home key with a square motif.

iPhone 5se Renders Emerge

There have also been a bunch of colourful mock-ups published online by China Mobile that aim to show how the iPhone 5se will fit in with Apple’s upcoming iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus lineup. Once again, colour and price will be the driving factor behind iPhone 5se adoption — and no, we do not believe it will be called the iPhone 7c. This is a reboot to 2013’s iPhone 5c, so the 5se makes perfect sense. Even more so when you consider the handset is based on the iPhone 6’s design just with iPhone 5s specs and hardware inside it. 

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Here’s what The Mail Online had to say about the iPhone 5se: “Apple is reportedly planning a March event for the Apple Watch 2, and it is believed the new handset will be unveiled at the same time. The firm will then save the launch of its rumoured iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus until its traditional September event. Given the fact that the iPhone 7c could be released before the official iPhone 7, it is more likely the phone will be called iPhone 6c.”

Apple reportedly sold in excess of 20 million iPhone 5c units which is a HUGE amount of sales for a handset that many labelled a failure. HTC, Sony, LG and Samsung would all love sales that large for their respective, non-flagship handsets and for this reason we do have to take the iPhone Xc series seriously.

Consumers loved the iPhone 5c, you see the handsets everywhere — just look around you next time you’re out. The idea of Apple releasing three handsets in 2016 might sound odd to many, but the reality is much simpler: Apple is a business and it will do all it can to dominate the mobile space. 

The reintroduction of a more affordable iPhone, but, importantly, one that costs more than this year’s models next year, alongside two new handsets would generate a lot of additional revenue for the company — particularly if the iPhone 7c is based on the iPhone 5s, as sources suggest.

Why? Simple: Apple can sell old technology at modern prices and that, dear readers, is excellent business if you can get away with it!

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Video shows how to upgrade a 16GB iPhone 6 to 128GB for just $60

Last November, we learned that it costs just $90 to replace the 16GB flash memoryon an iPhone with a 128GB module instead of the $200 extra that Apple would charge to buy a 128GB iPhone. To do that, you’d have to go to China and find iPhone experts that have the skill set to pull off this move, but make sure you leave your warranty at the door.

It turns out that the price has significantly dropped since then, and the 30-minute upgrade now costs $60. Furthermore, a video shows you how it’s made.

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If you want to get 32GB of memory – yes, it’s possible – that’ll cost you just $20, while a bump to 64GB is priced at $35.

The trick, however, only works for iPhone 6 models and older. That means you can’t do it with a 16GB iPhone 6s, no matter how appealing it might sound.

Of course, if you’re looking to bump up memory on the iPhone, there are plenty of ways to do it legally. However, most of them include buying a memory adapter that can connect either wirelessly or via Lightning to the iPhone to offer additional local memory. For everything else, you can rely on cloud services.

That said, check out the video below to see how easy it is to have your iPhone’s memory upgraded all the way to 128GB for less than a third of the cost.

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