There are plenty of Apple rumors this week: a small iPhone called the 6C may be released next year, and is the company still working on a car of its own? One thing Apple did for sure was release the streaming service Apple Music, which one designer examined in a review of the user experience. The verdict? Sleek and useful, but sometimes confusing.
What about an Apple car? Rumor has it that employees are being shifted from other departments to the automotive segment codenamed Project Titan. They could be working on an electric car, but any information about this project is still just hearsay.
A new 4-inch iPhone made of metal called the iPhone 6C may be coming next year (AAPL)
If you still prefer Apple’s smaller iPhone 5S over the larger iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, you may be in luck – Apple is reportedly working on a new 4-inch phone called the iPhone 6C, according to the analysts at Jefferies. Jeffries also thinks the design of the iPhone 6C will be consistent with Apple’s previous iPhones, writing the following: Although iPhone6C is designed as an extended version, it still uses metal casing based on Apple style …
Apple Music: First Impressions of a UX designer
The idea of Apple offering a streaming subscription service to the entire iTunes library has been a long dream and it’s finally here. It’s worth noting I’m using Apple Music through iTunes as I’m running the iOS 9 beta on my iPhone and it won’t be available until the next beta, so this is a step-back in time having not used iTunes for many years …
Apple’s automotive ambitions takes toll on other departments with staff reassign, report
A report on Tuesday claims Apple’s secret automotive initiative is creating tension within the company as resource allotments are now gobbling up personnel from other divisions. According to a source familiar with the matter, Apple is reassigning workers to its car project at such a high rate …
