Apple : Tim Cook calls OLED screens 'awful,' says $8B paid out to developers

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Tim Cook calls OLED screens 'awful,' says $8B paid out to developers Posted: It should come as no shock that Apple CEO Tim Cook is an avid proponent of the Retina display technology used in the latest generations of iPhones, iPads and MacBooks. But what might surprise you is the extent to which he'll pan the OLED displays that competing devices ranging from the Samsung Galaxy S3 to the Nokia Lumia 820 use. Cook told investors at a meeting hosted by Goldman Sachs Tuesday that the color saturation of OLED displays is "awful." "You should really think twice before you depend on the color from an OLED display," he said. Harsh words While we may not agree about OLED displays (which can often look quite nice, as anyone with a Sony PS Vita can attest), Cook went on to make a good point about the mobile arms race. Whereas many companies compete to get the highest specs on their devices, Apple "sweat[s] every little detail," Cook said. Focusing on the specifics of hardware - which seem abstract at best to your average consumer - is what companies who can't "create an amazing experience" resort to, Cook said. He said he thinks Apple's devices have the "best display" - no surprise there. All about the apps Superior display technology isn't all Apple has going for it; according to Cook, the Cupertino company has paid $8 billion (UK£5.1 billion, AU$7.8 billion) to app developers over the years. Apple's app store has been incredibly successful; CNET reported in January that app store downloads had passed 40 billion, 20 billion of which were in 2012, and as of October there were 700,000 apps available for download. "We built an ecosystem that is the best customer experience on the planet," Cook said during Tuesday's meeting. According to CNET's January report, app developers had made $7 billion (UK£4.47 billion, AU$6.79 billion) from the app store. To see that number rise so quickly, from January to February, could be an indication of Apple's "enormous momentum," which Cook attributed to the aforementioned ecosystem.

Relief for iPhone 4S users: iOS 6.1.1 update fixes key issues Posted: Apple's iPhone 4S is getting an exclusive new update to fix the cellular performance and reliability issues the 2011 phone has been experiencing. The 6.1.1 fix was released on Monday for iPhone 4S models, and no other versions of the iPhone (or cellular iPads) will receive the update. Apple's 6.1 update, released at the end of January, added some features to the mobile OS. Unfortunately, it also added some problematic issues for iPhone 4S users. Thankfully, Apple was relatively quick with a comeback fix, and Monday's 6.1.1 update is hopefully just what the iDoctor ordered. Think before updating The iOS 6.1 update expanded LTE offerings for international users of the iPhone 5 and newer iPads. It also gave Siri the ability to purchase movie tickets direct from Fandango, plus iTunes Match to let users download individual songs from iCloud. But iOS 6.1 wasn't all gravy - iPhone 4S users began experiencing issues with cellular data connections, especially on U.K. carrier Vodafone, which urged customers not to update at all until Apple came out with a fix. Apple's official statement on the update reads that iOS 6.1.1 "fixes an issue that could impact cellular performance and reliability for iPhone 4S." Hopefully, Vodafone users' iPhone 4S problems will be cleared up by the fix. According to CNET, some iOS 6.1 users also experienced a bug that caused issues between the iOS Mail app and Microsoft Exchange, but it's unclear if iOS 6.1.1 swept that mess up as well. TechRadar asked to Apple to find out, but the Cupertino company has not yet responded.

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