Taiwan's Quanta to start mass production of Apple's smartwatch in July - source

A woman looks at the screen of her mobile phone in front of an Apple logo outside its store in downtown Shanghai September 10, 2013.

(Reuters) - Taiwan's Quanta Computer Inc will start mass production of Apple Inc's first smartwatch in July, a source familiar with the matter said, as the U.S. tech giant tries to prove it can still innovate against rival Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.

The still-unnamed watch, which Apple followers have dubbed the iWatch, will be the company's first foray into a niche product category that many remain skeptical about, especially as to whether it can drive profits as growth slows in tech gadgets.

The production will be a boost to Quanta, whose work for Apple so far has focused on laptops and iPods, product lines that are in decline. Quanta's role, though, is likely to raise questions about what involvement Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, one of Apple's biggest suppliers, will play in production.

While the watch has been widely expected, the start date of its mass production and the extent of Quanta's involvement were not known until now. Mass production will start in July and the commercial launch will come as early as October, according to the source and another person familiar with the matter. The sources requested anonymity because Apple's production plans are private.

Apple will introduce a smartwatch with a display that likely measures 2.5 inches diagonally and is slightly rectangular, one of the sources said. The source added that the watch face will protrude slightly from the band, creating an arched shape, and will feature a touch interface and wireless charging capabilities.

The source said Apple expects to ship 50 million units within the first year of the product's release, although these types of initial estimates can be subject to change. The watch is in trial production at Quanta, which will be the main manufacturer, accounting for at least 70 percent of final assembly, the source said.

Like many other smartwatches, Apple's watch will be able to perform some functions independently, but tasks like messaging and voice chat will require connection to a smartphone, according to the source. The device will only be compatible with gadgets running Apple's iOS, like its flagship iPhone, one of the sources said. Most mainstream smartwatches collect data about the user's heart rate and other health-related metrics, in addition to facilitating tasks like checking e-mail and making phone calls.

A third source said LG Display Co Ltd is the exclusive supplier of the screen for the gadget's initial batch of production. It also contains a sensor that monitors the user's pulse. Singapore-based imaging and sensor maker Heptagon is on the supplier list for the feature, two other sources said.

Apple declined to comment. Quanta, LG Display and Heptagon also declined to comment.

GAME-CHANGER? Apple's smartwatch will follow similar devices by Samsung, Sony Corp, Motorola and LG Electronics Inc - gadgets that tech watchers say have not been appealing or user-friendly enough to ignite a wave of mass adoption. But the market is growing fast, with data firm IDC saying that worldwide shipments of wearable computing devices, including smartwatches, will triple this year over 2013. Apple has already dropped hints of its plans in this arena, hiring the former chief executive of French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent, a unit of Kering SA, and proclaiming that it will introduce "new product categories" this year. Many are hoping that Apple's entry into the field of so-called smart wearables will transform the industry like the company's iPhone did in 2007. Some forecast that smartphone sales, the current cash cow of the consumer tech world, will lose momentum as the market reaches saturation. IDC predicts that worldwide smartphone sales will increase 23 percent this year, slower than the 39 percent last year, and that annual growth will average only 12 percent from 2013 to 2018.

(Reporting by Michael Gold; Additional reporting by Reiji Murai in TOKYO, Christina Farr in SAN FRANCISCO, Jeremy Wagstaff in SINGAPORE and Vincent Lee in SEOUL; Editing by Rachel Armstrong, Bernard Orr and Richard Chang)

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iOS 8 split-screen hints at iPad's enterprise ambition

Apple will debut a split-screen feature for the iPad in this year's iOS 8, tilting its tablet toward PC-like functionality and mimicking a core feature of Microsoft's Windows 8 on tablets, according to a report Tuesday.

If the claim by 9to5Mac turns out accurate, the move would be as logical as they come, said Ezra Gottheil, an analyst with Technology Business Research.

"It's sort of a no-brainer," said Gottheil. "Two apps [on the screen at the same time] do not really complicate the simplicity of the iPad, and people have grown up with the idea of multiple windows. And this is a direction Apple has been going for a while. First they didn't have multi-tasking, then they had a limited form of multi-tasking."

Apple introduced that limited multi-tasking in 2010 with iOS 4, and subsequently expanded the eligible apps (iOS 5; 2011) before opening up the functionality to all apps (iOS 7; 2013).

But iOS has never allowed two apps to simultaneously display on the screen, or beyond simple copy/paste, allowed multiple apps to interact with each other. Instead, each app appears in a full-screen mode, and interaction is clumsy and limited.

9to5Mac, which cited "sources with knowledge of the enhancement in development," said that iOS 8 will offer a split-screen mode when the tablet is held in landscape orientation, and provide developers with tools so that they can design apps able to interact with other apps.

"With split-screen, Apple would have a more viable student device," said Gottheil, thinking about the approaching back-to-school sales season. "You really can't live on an iPad as it is now."

Apple will unveil iOS 8, trumpet a handful of its new features, and give registered developers preview code on June 2, the opening day of the company's Worldwide Developers Conference. By past practice, it should launch in September, maybe even late August.

A split-screen on the iPad also fits with other moves Apple is likely to make in the near future, said analysts.

"The consumer market for tablets is peaking and growth is going to be in business," said Bob O'Donnell, principal analyst at Technalysis Research. "Demand for multi-tasking and multi-apps is significantly higher for business than for consumers. So I wouldn't be surprised if Apple does this, because it would partly be a reflection of where tablet growth will be."

Analysts, both from the technology industry and Wall Street, have pointed out a recent slowing of iPad sales, and to varying degrees, concluded that Apple's run may be over as cheaper Android-powered tablets begin to dominate the volume lists.

Apple's CEO, naturally, does not agree. But during last month's earnings call, Tim Cook did spend time talking up the iPad's opportunities in two non-consumer markets, education and the enterprise.

"What we have to do in enterprise is focus on penetration," said Cook of the iPad last month. "It has to be deeper and broader." In other words, sell more iPads.

Carolina Milanesi, chief of research at Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, heard Cook's comments, too, and wondered how much significance to give them. Her conclusion: Apple will expand the iPad line, probably with a model sporting a larger 12-in. display. And that size says "business" or, at least, "productivity."

"They can't do a 12-in. iPad as just a piece of glass," she said, referring to consumption tasks like watching video or reading books, e-magazines and websites. "So what are they going to give it?"

Her immediate thought was a tablet able to handle more of the tasks traditionally associated with personal computers, the kind of content creation exemplified by Microsoft Office, which hit the iPad at the end of March.Her thinking wasn't from left field, as Cook spoke kindly about Office last month, perhaps giving Apple-ologists another clue of its iPad intentions. "I do see that Office is still a very key franchise in the enterprise, in particular," Cook said. "And I think having it on iPad is good, and I wholeheartedly welcome Microsoft to the App Store to sell Office. Our customers are clearly responding in a good way that it's available. So, I do think it helps us, particularly in the enterprise area."

An iPad designed with Office's kind of productivity in mind would benefit enormously from split-screen -- Word open on one side, Excel on the other -- probably also a detachable keyboard, making it the kind of hybrid 2-in-1 modeled by Microsoft's Surface and similar devices from other Windows OEMs.

"Split-screen gives you something to do with all that space of a larger iPad," said Patrick Moorhead, principal analysts at Moor Insights & Strategy. "So it fits in with the rumored larger commercial device."

Like O'Donnell, Moorhead saw an Apple push, whether explicit or through the backdoor of BYOD (bring your own device), as a way to grow sales. "It's really about what they have left to conquer, isn't it?" said Moorhead. "The last bastion [of the PC] is the commercial market. And although the iPad has been pretty successful in the vertical [business] markets, with a side-by-side [multi-app view] it would give the iPad more of a horizontal commercial application."

But some remain skeptical of the split-screen rumor.

"iOS gaining access to multiple screens would chip away at another advantage the Mac has versus the iPad," noted Ross Rubin of Reticle Research on hisTechpressive blog.

Apple has become famous for its stance on cannibalization -- it's always better to cannibalize oneself rather than let someone else do it, and rake in the dollars you're losing -- so perhaps that wouldn't stop Apple. Except Cook has slammed 2-in-1s, devices that try to be a part-time tablet, a part-time PC, once deriding them as akin to creating acombination toaster-refrigerator, then again as "a fairly compromised and confusing product" analogous to "a car that flies and floats."

That doesn't mean Apple wouldn't add split-screen to iOS, nor that it would never build a bigger iPad. There's plenty of time for Apple to change its mind, as it has notably in the past on big decisions like the iPad Mini or selling e-books. Notably, Cook hasn't mocked hybrids since 2012.

"Businesses move much, much more slowly than the world actually thinks," said O'Donnell, implying that Apple doesn't have to shove its way into the enterprise overnight. "Businesses are notoriously conservative."

"Apple may want to keep the MacBook and iMac as their PCs," said Milanesi, "but they have to be wondering about the next step for the iPad, too, because as time goes by, the line between the two is going to get very, very blurred."

iPhone 6 said to be unveiled in June in two large-screen sizes

The rumor mill on Apple's newest smartphone and purported iWatch is starting to heat up with hints at possible manufacturing partners and release dates.

The iPhone 4S (left) next to the iPhone 5.

(Credit: CNET)

Rumors are already starting to roll in about Apple's purported iPhone 6, according to Apple Insider. The newest claims come from Chinese analyst Sun Changxu, who told Chinese-language Web site QQ Tech that the smartphone will come in two large-screen sizes and could be unveiled as soon as June.

According to Changxu, the upcoming iPhone 6 will most likely have a 4.7-inch, 1,136-pixel-by-640 pixel display. Changxu said that Apple could release another smartphone shortly later that has a higher-resolution 5.7-inch display. Word has it that Apple will reveal its new smartphone at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June.

Several sources have already speculated that Apple's next iPhone will come in a larger size. In October, a handful of reports said the screen size will jump to almost 5 inches from the current 4 inches. Some analysts even pegged possible screen sizes at anywhere from 5.7 inches to 6 inches. Similarly, a report last week from DisplaySearch said the iPhone 6 could have a 5.5-inch 1920 pixel-by-1080 pixel display.

During an event launching the iPhone on China Mobile last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook was asked whether Apple might launch an iPhone with a bigger screen or flexible display. All Cook would say, in essence, is that customers can expect some nice updates in the future.

"We never talk about future things," Cook said. "We have great things we are working on but we want to keep them secret. That way you will be so much happier when you see it."

Meanwhile, the rumored iWatch is also getting its share of speculation. According to G for Games, Apple's supposed computerized wristwatch is said to have a flexible OLED display from LG. Reportedly, LG has finalized a partnership with Apple to make 1.52-inch OLED displays for the watch. Production is said to begin later this year.

There's been talk of a purported iWatch for about a year now, yet no conclusive signs of any device have appeared. In October it was rumored that LG Display was close to signing a deal with Apple to provide the OLED displays. However, the release of the device is said to have been delayed due to screen technology decisions, battery issues, and corporate shuffling.

Join a domain, workgroup, or homegroup in Windows 8

If your PC is on a large network at a workplace or school, it probably belongs to a domain. If your PC is on a home network, it belongs to a workgroup and might also belong to a homegroup. Read on for more info about each of these types of groups and how to join them.

Find out if your PC belongs to a workgroup or domain

1. Open System by swiping in from the right edge of the screen, tapping Search (or if you're using a mouse, pointing to the upper-right corner of the screen, moving the mouse pointer down, and then clicking Search), entering System in the search box, and tapping or clicking System.
2. Under Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings, you'll see either the word Workgroup or Domain, followed by the name.

Find out if your PC belongs to a homegroup

1. Open Network and Sharing Center by swiping in from the right edge of the screen, tapping Search (or if you're using a mouse, pointing to the upper-right corner of the screen, moving the mouse pointer down, and then clickingSearch), entering network and sharing in the search box, and then tapping or clicking Network and Sharing Center.
2. If you see the word Joined next to HomeGroup, your computer belongs to a homegroup.

   

   HomeGroup status in Network and Sharing Center

Note

• If there's a homegroup available on your network, you can join it by tapping or clicking Available to join.

What is a domain?

A domain is a group of network PCs that share a common database and security policy. Here's more info about domains:

• Each domain has a unique name.
• There can be thousands of PCs in a domain.
• The PCs can be on different local networks.
• An IT admin manages the domain as a unit with common rules and procedures.
• One or more PCs on a domain are servers. Servers control security and permissions for all PCs on the domain. This makes it easier for an IT admin to make changes because the changes are automatically made to all PCs.
• Domain users must provide a password or other sign-in info each time they access the domain.
• If you have a user account on a domain, you can log on to any PC on the domain without needing an account on that PC.
• You probably can make only limited changes to a PC's settings because IT admins often want to keep network PCs consistent.
• PCs running Windows 8.1 or Windows RT 8.1 can't join a domain.

What is a workgroup?

A workgroup is a group of PCs that are connected to a home or small office network and share resources, such as printers and files. When you set up a network, Windows automatically creates a workgroup and gives it a name.

• All PCs are peers; no PC has control over another PC.
• Each PC has a set of user accounts. To log on to any PC in the workgroup, you must have an account on that PC.
• There are typically no more than twenty PCs in a workgroup.
• A workgroup isn't protected by a password.
• All PCs must be on the same local network or subnet.

What is a homegroup?

A homegroup is a group of PCs on a home network that can share pictures, music, videos, documents, and printers. Belonging to a homegroup makes sharing easier.

• PCs on a home network must belong to a workgroup, but they can also belong to a homegroup.
• A homegroup is protected with a password, but you only need to enter the password once, when adding your PC to the homegroup.

For more info about homegroups, see HomeGroup from start to finish.

Join a domain

1. Open System by swiping in from the right edge of the screen, tapping Search (or if you're using a mouse, pointing to the upper-right corner of the screen, moving the mouse pointer down, and then clicking Search), entering System in the search box, and tapping or clicking System.
2. Under Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings, click Change settings.  You might be asked for an admin password or to confirm your choice.
3. Click Network ID and follow the steps on your screen.

Join or create a workgroup

When you set up a network, Windows automatically creates a workgroup and gives it the name WORKGROUP. You can join an existing workgroup on a network or create a new one. Workgroups provide a basis for file and printer sharing, but they don't actually set up sharing for you.

1. Open System by swiping in from the right edge of the screen, tapping Search (or if you're using a mouse, pointing to the upper-right corner of the screen, moving the mouse pointer down, and then clicking Search), entering System in the search box, and tapping or clicking System.
2. Under Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings, tap or click Change settings.  You might be asked for an admin password or to confirm your choice.
3. In the System Properties dialog box, tap or click the Computer Name tab, and then tap or click Change.
4. In the Computer Name/Domain Changes dialog box, under Member of, tap or click Workgroup, and then do one of the following:
   • To join an existing workgroup, enter the name of the workgroup that you want to join, and then tap or click OK.
   • To create a new workgroup, enter the name of the workgroup that you want to create, and then tap or click OK.
   If your PC was a member of a domain before you joined the workgroup, it will be removed from the domain and your computer account on that domain will be disabled.

Tips for getting started with your new mobile gadget

If you are one of the lucky many to have received a new tablet or smartphone over the holidays, congratulations! You'll want to rip open the box and start playing right away. But before you do something potentially distracting like downloading Dots, here are some starter tips to make the most of your new device, whether it's an iPad Mini, Nexus 5 smartphone or Kindle Fire HDX.

Prevent heartbreak with security measures

Your new gadget is shiny and amazing and already precious to you. So it might be hard to imagine a dark day in the future when you are careless enough to leave it in the airplane seat pocket in front of you or unlucky enough to have it stolen. Bad things will happen, but there are a few steps you can take now to make it hurt a little less down the line.

First, turn on the screen-lock setting which will require a passcode or password (or fingerprint or face recognition) every time you turn on the phone or tablet. This is your number one defense against someone accessing sensitive financial and personal information if they find or steal your device. It will also make it more difficult for them to wipe it and erase any information you didn't back up. Logging in every time will seem like a slight inconvenience at first, but after a few days you'll hardly notice you're doing it and the few seconds will become a forgotten routine.

Next, download or activate any lost-device location features so that you can track the physical location of your tablet or phone if it is lost or stolen. Apple products have Find my iPhone installed by default, but you must connect your device to an iCloud account. Android devices can use the Android Device Manager.

Make a backup plan

Whether you end up using your tablet or smartphones primarily for communication, enjoying content like movies and books, or creating original content like drawings and work documents, you'll want to back up your device.

You can go through the default backup tools, such as iCloud or iTunes on iOS 7 or the Backup & Reset settings on Android. Third-party apps can also come in handy, like Dropbox, Titanium Backup or Carbon. When possible, use individual apps that automatically sync anything you create to the cloud.

Get a case

A new gadget's pristine screen and body are so pretty to look at, so gloriously unscuffed and unsullied. You may think it would be a shame to hide its glory under some cheap plastic case.

You know what's worse? Living with a broken and scratched device that cost hundreds of dollars. It happens far too often. Just look around your local coffee shop and count the number of people working around a cracked screen, dragging their bleeding or calloused fingers over fractured glass held together with clear packaging tape.

If you're clumsy or have children or are prone to the forces of gravity, consider buying a case.

Save money

The first bill on a new mobile device can be a shocker when you easily breeze past your data limit or rack up roaming charges. If your device is on a cellular plan, take precautions and set a mobile data warning or limit to prevent you from going over. The option is under Settings ->Wireless & Networks -> Data Usage on Android devices.

If you're using an Apple device, you can monitor how much data your device is eating up under Settings -> Cellular -> System Services (at the very bottom of the page). It groups data usage by the type of service like Mapping Services and Exchange Accounts. If you deduce a specific app is sucking down the most data, you can revoke its ability to use cellular data here too.

You can also install third-party apps to monitor data usage, some of which break it down by individual apps. Video and music streaming apps are big data hogs, so make sure you're on a wireless network before binge watching House of Cards.

If texting or calling charges are a concern, download calling and messaging apps that work over WiFi like Skype, What's App and Viber.

Delete the junk

Fresh out of the box, many devices are set up to favor their creators' or carriers' preferred apps. The problem is especially bad with Android and Windows phones sold through third-party carriers, which like to preinstall all sorts of bloatware.

Go through and delete any promotional or unwanted apps right away. If you can't delete the app on Android, you can probably disable it in settings so that it is out of sight. Apple devices are more conservative with preinstalled apps, but there is a core group of iOS apps you can't uninstall. If you really don't want to use them, stash them away in a folder.

This is also the time to make some cosmetic adjustments, like picking a new wallpaper and organizing your apps, so that you don't have to readjust to a new layout later. Prone to motion-sickness? Switch off the parallax setting on iOS 7.

Download starter apps

While not junk, some of the default apps might not be the best option for you. For example, Apple's Maps app, while vastly improved over its original buggy version, still isn't as good as Google Maps, which can be downloaded from the App Store (Google makes a number of must-have apps for iOS 7). There are a host of weather, calendar, note-taking, and camera alternatives to test out before setting down with the defaults.

Hunting for and downloading new apps is the most exciting part of a new gadget. Start with the basics, like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. If you're a news junkie, get the apps for your favorite outlets, any local channels or publications, and your favorite news aggregation app. Keep yourself organized with Evernote, and if you're part of a couple, download Avocado (if not for the sweet private messaging stuff, than because it's a handy way to coordinate to-do lists).

If you are a subscriber to any video or music streaming services, download the mobile apps (Netflix, Pandora, Amazon Instant, Hulu, Spotify). If you've already started anthropomorphizing your iPhone or iPad, just go all the way and download Hatch.

Here are suggestions of apps for travelers, apps for weathering storms and apps for staying healthy.

If you have kids

You may start out telling yourself you won't let the children play with your tablet or smartphone, but it only takes one twitchy toddler in a nice restaurant to kill that dream. If your device has parental controls, set them up early to prevent any unwanted app purchases, work emails or cryptic Facebook postings.

If you are going to record a video

Make sure your device is horizontal. Vertically shot movies are a plague that must be stopped.

If you're replacing an old tablet or phone

Don't forget to wipe your old device completely before handing it down, selling it on Craigslist, or donating it to a local charity.