Leading the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) rumor mill today is news of more battery troubles. Today, we’ll look at that and other Apple Rumors for Tuesday.
Diagnostic Tool: Apple is preparing to release a diagnostic tool to help iPhone owners with battery problems, reports MacRumors. The new diagnostic tool is set to come out next week, which means it will likely be included in iOS 10.2. The tool will help AAPL learn more about the problems affecting iPhone batteries. The tech company also notes the problem is present in more devices than previously thought. This includes some iPhone 6s smartphones not made from September 2015 to October 2015.
AI Research: Apple is now willing to let its AI researchers publish their findings, 9to5Mac notes. The announcement was made by Russ Salakhutd, the company’s Director of AI Research. The tech company previously didn’t allow its AI researchers to publicly post their findings. This change means that the researchers can now communicate with other researchers outside the company. It is possible that AAPL is using this as a way to lure in more talent in the field.
Headphone Jack: A new report claims that Samsung is going to follow AAPL’s lead when it comes to headphone jacks, reports AppleInsider. According to this report, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (OTCMKTS:SSNLF,KRX:005930) won’t be releasing the Galaxy S8 with a headphone jack. Instead, the report claims that Samsung will have a single USB-C port on the device. This port will reportedly be used for both charging the device and for plugging in headphones.
