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  1. Maura

    Barclays: 2018 OLED iPhone Could Have Smaller Notch

    According to a new research note from Barclays analysts Andrew Gardiner, Hiral Patel, Joseph Wolf, and Blayne Curtis, Apple is set to release three new iPhones this year (this is also the opinion of KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo), all of which will have a second-generation TrueDepth camera...
  2. Maura

    HomePod Found to be Leaving White Rings on Treated Wood Surfaces

    MacRumors reports that many users have been posting pictures of white ring markings that have been left by their HomePods on wood surfaces. Following many complaints on social media and in various reviews, Apple has now been prompted to issue a statement on the matter. The problem first came to...
  3. Maura

    KGI Says Apple Will Sell 100 Million 6.1-Inch iPhones

    9to5 Mac reports today on a new note to investors from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in which he offers more details about Apple’s 2018 iPhone line-up. In particular, Kuo has more details about the 6.1-inch LCD iPhone that he thinks Apple will be releasing alongside 6.5-inch and 5.8-inch...
  4. Maura

    Apple Sold More Apple Watches Than the Entire Swiss Watch Industry in Q4

    AppleInsider reports today that according to a new chart published by Statista, Apple sold more watches in Q4 2017 than the entire Swiss watch industry. Statista used Apple Watch shipment estimates recently published by research firm Canalys as the basis for its chart, whereby it compared them...
  5. Maura

    Verizon to Stop Selling Unlocked iPhones

    CNET reports that Verizon has announced that it will no longer sell unlocked smartphones in order to deter theft. From today, all Verizon devices will be locked in to the Verizon network, but only until the customer signs up and activates their service, after which they will be unlocked...
  6. Maura

    Apple’s New 2-Year iOS Development Strategy Revealed

    Last week it was reported that Apple was to delay some of its planned new iOS features in favour of working on ironing out some of the technical issues and bugs with iOS, an approach that was dubbed the “Snow Leopard” method after Apple did exactly the same thing with Mac OSX several years ago...
  7. Maura

    Audio Expert Says That HomePod is an “Audiophile-Grade Speaker”

    It seems like Apple’s determination to focus primarily on HomePod’s sound over anything else has really paid off, as according to AppleInsider, one particular audio expert is hailing the newly released speaker as acoustical “witchcraft” and “100 percent an Audiophile-grade Speaker.” In one...
  8. Maura

    Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition Out Now

    Square Enix announced that Final Fantasy XV Pocket Edition has arrived in the App Store today. All 10 episodes are available immediately, and the first one is free to download, with the remaining 9 episodes available to purchase either individually or as a bundle. Designed specifically for...
  9. Maura

    The First HomePods Are Arriving

    It’s an exciting day today for anyone who pre-ordered Apple’s new HomePod smart speaker, with customers in Australia being the first to open theirs. After Australia came the United Kingdom, and then finally North America, with stores in all three of the HomePod launch countries opening at 8 a.m...
  10. Maura

    HomePod Shipping Availability Slips to Next Week

    Apple’s HomePod isn’t officially available until tomorrow, but already the shipping dates in the US online Apple Store have slipped to next week, and HomePod in-store pick-ups are no longer available, writes MacRumors. The situation is the same in the UK and Australia. However, don’t worry if...
  11. Maura

    Apple Launches New Winter Olympics Portal With NBC

    MacRumors reports that with the official launch of the 2018 Winter Olympics on Friday in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Apple and NBC have partnered-up to launch a special portal that will cover the news from the Games. You’ll find the Winter Olympics coverage in a special section of the “For You”...
  12. Maura

    iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X Batteries Have Less Performance Management Issues

    MacRumors reports that Apple has released new information about its latest iPhones and how they cope with performance management issues. The news comes from Apple via an updated support document that outlines the battery health features that are included in the iOS 11.3 beta released yesterday...
  13. Maura

    New Study Finds That Apple Watch Can Detect Early Signs of Diabetes

    9to5 Mac reports today that according to a new study from UC San Francisco, in partnership with digital health startup Cardiogram, heart-rate data provided by wearables such as Apple Watch can detect diabetes at an early stage. The study, which involved over 14,000 Apple Watch and Android...
  14. Maura

    New Figures Show that Apple is “the Biggest Watch Maker in the World”

    MacRumors reports today on new estimated figures from research firm Canalys that show that Apple Watch shipments exceeded a record-breaking figure of 18 million units shipped in 2017, which represents a rise of more than 50% from the 12 million units shipped in 2016. According to Canalys, 48%...
  15. Maura

    Apple Will Surpass Spotify in US by This Summer

    According to The Wall Street Journal, via 9to5 Mac, “people in the record business” are saying that Apple Music is gaining subscribers faster than Spotify in the US, so much so, in fact, that by the summer, Apple Music should have overtaken Spotify in the US. According to the WSJ, Apple Music...
  16. Maura

    Apple is Investigating Delayed Call Issue With iPhone X

    MacRumors reports today that according to a report in The Financial Times, some iPhone X users have been complaining of delayed incoming calls to their phones. It appears that the issue is a genuine one, as Apple has responded to the complaints and said that it is “looking into these reports.”...
  17. Maura

    First HomePod Pre-Orders Are on the Way

    MacRumors reports that one week prior to the launch of the HomePod smart speaker in the US, United Kingdom, and Australia on Friday, February 9, the first pre-order shipping notifications have begun, with customers in the UK seeing their cards charged for their HomePod purchases this morning...
  18. Maura

    Apple Watch Has Record-Breaking Quarter With Series 3 Sales Up 100 Percent

    According to Apple’s Q1 results, which were announced last night, the Apple Watch has just had its best ever quarter, with the Series 3 selling twice as many units as the previous year’s Series 2 models. This led to Apple Watch seeing a 50% growth in units and revenue for the fourth quarter in a...
  19. Maura

    Apple Announces $88.3 Billion Revenue for Q1

    Last night Apple announced its Q1 2018 results, posting revenue of $88.3 billion and profits of $20.1 billion, writes 9to5 Mac. This was even more than the record revenue of between $84 billion and $87 billion that Apple had forecast. The last quarter figures included iPhone 8 sales, whereas...
  20. Maura

    Apple Now Selling Refurbished iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus Models in the US From $499

    MacRumors reports that iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus models have arrived in Apple’s online refurbished store in the US for the first time, with prices starting at $499. For the iPhone 7, all three storage options are available, starting at 32GB for $499, 128GB for $589, and 256GB for $679, which...
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