Last summer, it was reported that Apple was missing out on potential upgrades from a significant portion of their iPhone userbase -- those which prefer the form factor of the iPhone 5, a 4" display design that originally debuted in September of 2012, which succeeded the 3.5" display iPhone 4 form factor that came out in June of 2010.
Currently, Apple's smartphones come in three display sizes: The 4" iPhone 5S -- which hasn't undergone a major technology upgrade since September of 2013 -- the 4.7" iPhone 6/6S and the jumbo-sized 5.5" iPhone 6 Plus/6S Plus.
Every indication, up until somewhat recently, has been that the 5S was likely to be phased out in favor of a lower-cost version of the iPhone 6, perhaps a "6C".
However, recent photographic spy reports from factory floors in China seem to indicate strongly that in fact, the 5S is about to undertake a spec upgrade as the iPhone 5SE that will debut at a press event in California towards the end of this month.
What's in the iPhone 5SE? According to most published reports, the beauty is apparently skin-deep, in that it will look almost exactly like its predecessor, but it will boast improved screen technology (forgoing the 6S's 3D Touch). a 12MP rear camera sensor, 802.11ac Wi-Fi. Bluetooth 4.2 and an updated A9 SoC to bring it up to date with the iPhone 6.
On paper, this sounds great. But is it enough, and could it be it too late to make much impact on Apple's slowing iPhone growth?
As I said back in August, an upgraded iPhone 5, or any device with a 4" screen would be welcomed by a lot of potential customers looking to refresh their devices.
However, with anywhere between three to five distinct iPhone SKUs, not counting differences in memory configurations -- which could easily triple that number -- this adds considerable confusion for the consumer.
I'd like to refer to this as "Goldilocks Syndrome". For any end-customer, one iPhone is too big, one is too small, but one may be "Just Right".
That may be an oversimplification, but short of figuring out what which size latte you should order at Starbucks (which has its own insane calculus with more SKU variants than one can possibly imagine) that was the best analogy I could come up with.
I've re-read my analysis from back in August and after comparing the proposed feature set of the iPhone 5SE to other iPhones and its Android competition, the product may just be too big, and also too late to the market as well.
Here is my take, and either accept or discount it entirely. The iPhone 5 is close enough in size to the iPhone 6 that most iPhone 5/5S owners will likely be able to easily transition to a 4.7" display in the 6S (assuming the 6 is discontinued) up from a 4" display, especially given the features that the 6S has. It's a little bigger, but not a lot bigger.
So that's not necessarily potentially good news for the 5SE adoption.
However, let's say you are a iPhone 4S user -- who really likes having a very small smartphone. A lot of these folks don't even use a case on their phone, preferring to stash it neatly in their shirt pocket or in a small handbag.
I don't know how many of these folks are out there, but I've observed enough of these people in the wild to know that plenty of them do exist. I've also spoken to a bunch of them in casual conversation and from what I have learned, is that you can pry their iPhone 4S out of their cold, dead fingers.
What these people really want is something almost the same size. The iPhone 5 form factor is considerably larger than the iPhone 4S. So that would be a big change for these folks.
One could argue that if it was a case of being able to improve their feature set or just spec improvement on their device, this group of users would have gone to an iPhone 5 form factor a long time ago -- they've been hanging on to their 4S device for anywhere between two to four and a half years, as the product was launched in North America in October 2011 and discontinued in September of 2014.
In India, one of the largest growing developing markets for smartphones, the iPhone 4S was finally discontinued last month, in February of 2016. Which is saying something.
So are we going to see a new device that will satisfy the 4S crowd? It might happen sometime in 2017, if you believe the current rumors, as the "iPhone Mini" which will sport an entirely new, edge-to-edge, almost bezel-free 4" screen design in a 4" device form factor that will (allegedly) be the signature feature of a new iPhone lineup that will include the iPhone 7 as well.
You could also argue price as a motivator to upgrade. Sure, the 5SE might be priced aggressively. But is it going to be priced that much better than existing iPhone 6 stock now that the 6S is the current model? Hard to say.
If you're part of the teenage cracked screen crowd and you need a new phone, and you're sporting a iPhone 5 or a 5S, the natural cheap upgrade is an iPhone 6, unless we are talking over $100 difference.
And there is a large market in refurbished iPhone 6 devices as well. One could say the market is absolutely saturated in used, good condition recent-generation iPhones.
My gut instinct tells me that the 5SE is not going to satisfy people that want a small device, and that when existing iPhone 5 users make that internal "Goldilocks" calculation like they do when ordering coffee at Starbucks -- Tall, Venti or Grande -- they will choose the 4.7" iPhone 6 form factor instead.
Will the iPhone 5SE be Too Big, Too Small, Too Late, or Just Right?
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A New Zealand passport will get you places - and it's been named the seventh most powerful passport in the world.
A recent study by Henley & Partners, a London-based consulting firm that specialises in citizenship services, rates world passport's based on how much visa-free travel they entitle their owner to.
While Germany was ranked at the top of the list with visa-free access to 177 countries out of 218, New Zealand tied for seventh place with Greece.
Both countries are able to visit 171 countries, visa free.
After three consecutive years at number one, the United Kingdom dropped to third place, with Sweden coming in second.
And when it came to the least powerful passports, Afghanistan was at the bottom of the table with visa-free access to just 25 countries.
The most powerful passports
1. Germany - 177
2. Sweden - 176
3. Finland, France, Italy, Spain, UK - 175
4. Belgium, Denmark, Netherlands, US - 174
5. Austria, Japan, Singapore - 173
6. Canada, Ireland, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, South Korea, Switzerland - 172
7. Greece, New Zealand - 171
8. Australia - 169
9. Malta - 168
10. Czech Republic, Hungary, Iceland - 167
The least powerful passports
1. Afghanistan - 25
2. Pakistan - 29
3. Iraq - 30
4. Somalia - 31
5. Syria - 32
6. Libya - 36
7. Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iran, Nepal, Palestinian Territory, Sudan - 37
8. Kosovo, South Sudan, Yemen - 38
9. Bangladesh, Congo (Democratic Republic of), Lebanon, Sri Lanka - 39
10. Burundi, North Korea, Myanmar - 42
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We can easily guess what you already know about Bill Gates – that he’s the richest American (second richest person in the world now), that he’s a co-founder of the highly successful technical company, that he’s very generous and donates a lot of money for charity. But we bet you have not heard the facts we collected in this post.
1. 85% of the world’s population makes less than $200 a month. Bill Gates makes $290 per second.
His wealth never stops growing and he’s becoming richer and richer.
2. Bill Gates said that he always gives the laziest people the hardest jobs, because they’ll find the easiest way to do it.
He prefers to work smarter, not harder.
3. Arrogant, bullying, Ruthless, Stubborn. Just a few of the many words former and present-day colleagues say when describing Bill Gates.
He can be conniving and stingy, yet extremely generous.
4. As of April 2010, Bill Gates had donated over $36,854,000,000 in his lifetime, which is almost half of his current net worth of $79 billion.
And he even did much more – he convinced his billionaire peers (Mark Zuckerberg, Ted Turner, Warren Buffett, and George Lucas included) to join him and donate majority of their money for charity.
5. If Bill Gates dropped a 1,000 dollar bill he’d make it back in about 3 and a half seconds.
His annual income is about 82 billion dollars.
6. Bill Gates has an Genius IQ of 160. Which is what Albert Einstein had.
Psychologists were stunned by his mental abilities when he was only 4.
7. Bill Gates will only leave less than $10,000,000 for each of his 3 children, “So they can make their own way.”
Instead of leaving money to their children Bill and Melinda are going to give it to their foundation focusing on poor health and poverty.
8. At a spending rate of $1 million everyday, it would take Bill Gates about 218 years to spend all of his money.
Bill says it’s normal for people to want a million dollars, but according to him when one goes beyond that he realizes it does not change anything considerably.
9. Bill Gates has enough money to send every single 18-year-old person in the country, to a 4 year college.
But he surely does not have to respond for every person in the country less fortunate and smart then he is.
10. Bill Gates changed his school’s program codes so he was placed in class with mostly female students.
The high school’s scheduling program written by Bill brought him to an English class full of girls.
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3rd March, 2016
In fact, our struggle with life is figuring out the secret of happiness, the meaning of life, what makes us happy.
Look far, far back into time, through the decades, the centuries and even the millennia, we can find out thousands of people’s opinions on earth about happiness and how to uncover it. Some inspire you, some define what happiness is. Please share this post with your friends if you like the contents!
Inspirational Quotes about Happiness
Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. – Buddha
Happiness is the art of never holding in your mind the memory of any unpleasant thing that has passed. – Unknown
It isn’t what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about. – Dale Carnegie
Don’t underestimate the value of Doing Nothing, of just going along, listening to all the things you can’t hear, and not bothering. – Winnie the Pooh
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. – Thich Nhat Hanh
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give. – Eleanor Roosevelt
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. – Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you’re climbing it. – Andy Rooney
Action may not always bring happiness but there is no happiness without action. – Benjamin Disraeli
Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it. – William Feather
Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, and a grateful heart. – Zig Ziglar
The best way to cheer yourself is to try to cheer somebody else up. – Mark Twain
What is happiness Quotes
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. – Mahatma Gandhi
Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. – Herman Cain
Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions. – Dalai Lama
Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city. – George Burns
Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort. – Franklin D. Roosevelt
The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does. – James M. Barrie
Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory. – Albert Schweitzer
Happiness is something that comes into our lives through doors we don’t even remember leaving open. – Rose Lane
Happiness is not so much in having as sharing. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. – Norman MacEwan
Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others. – Jack Kornfield
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