Foldable iPhone suggested in new Apple patent

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Apple/USPTOEveryday it seems like there are rumors and leaks about another company working on a foldable phone. Xiaomi, Huawei, LG, Lenovo, Motorola all are rumored to have a bendable or foldable phone in the works. On Thursday, Apple updated a patent with drawings of a foldable clamshell phone. This is a continuation of a patent originally filed in 2011 and updated in 2016 with a drawing of what might be an iPhone with a flexible display. These new additions to Apple's patent for a flexible display are no guarantee that the company will release a foldable iPhone is 2019, but it's still exciting to think about.

To Spur Sales, Apple Is Offering Interest-Free iPhone Financing in China

To rev up sluggish iPhone sales, Apple is offering interest-free iPhone financing in China. Customers must spend a minimum of 4,000 ($598) yuan to qualify for the interest-free financing, with the entry-level iPhone XR starting at 6,499 yuan in China. Apple's China revenue was $13 billion for the fourth quarter, representing a year-over-year decrease of 27%. As iPhone unit sales have softened, Apple has shown an openness to discounts or other promotional tactics to get new iPhones into more hands. The interest-free financing could be one of many tactics that Apple tries, as it strives to expand its footprint with Chinese consumers.

Apple in 2019 and the future of iPhone

according to That winning strategy of the past also appears to be the best suited for the future of iPhone. But rather than Apple doing what the ignoranti observed Google doing, Apple instead continued developing support for HTML5 H.264 and Bluetooth 4 In part, Apple's support made those technologies the winners in their respective fields. Android was supposed to foster rapid innovation across the industry outside of Apple but largely hasn't. When those things start to happen, Apple might create problems for itself, settling down to mediocre complacency and eventually falling behind.That's not happening yet. Apple is now competing against a media-created boogeyman that's supposedly "winning" by way of selling lots of volume while barely making any profits.

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Rivals wage war with hyperbolic marketing language that freely uses words like "best," "first" and "only."In the past, nobody could beat the mighty iPhone camera. Extra cameras, better bokeh and the like do not guarantee better pictures, however. Challenges of building a better iPhone cameraApple proves over and over that it doesn't need to be first with technology. Smartphone camera systems offer a lot of room for innovation. And Apple's success pushed its competitors to make better smartphone cameras.