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Published on Sep 19, 2017iOS 11 was just released for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Here’s everything new!
The iPhone X
Our vision has always been to create an iPhone that is entirely screen. One so immersive the device itself disappears into the experience. And so intelligent it can respond to a tap, your voice, and even a glance. With iPhone X, that vision is now a reality. Say hello to the future.
iPhone X is a smartphone designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. It was announced on September 12, 2017, alongside the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus at the Steve Jobs Theater in the Apple Park campus. The phone was released on November 3, 2017. Wikipedia
The New iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus
The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus mix a little bit of the iPhone X with a little bit of the previous-generation iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The overall design is the same as the design of the previous-generation devices, but the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus adopt new glass bodies sandwiched in a matching aluminum frame. Unlike the iPhone X, there continues to be a Touch ID Home button and thick bezels at the top and bottom of the display.
Available in three colors, Silver, Space Gray, and a new Gold shade, the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus feature the most durable glass ever in a smartphone in a reinforced steel and aluminum structure that is IP67 water and dust resistant. The stereo speaker setup in the device has been updated to be 25 percent louder with deeper bass.
The iPhone 8 continues to feature a 4.7-inch display, while the iPhone 8 Plus features a larger 5.5-inch display. Both displays have been upgraded with True Tone support, designed to adapt color temperature and intensity to the ambient light in a room for a more natural, paper-like viewing experience. 3D Touch and P3 wide color support for a greater rang of colors continue to be available.
Apple chose glass for the body of the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus to enable a new Qi-based inductive wireless chargingfeature, which allows the two devices to be charged when placed atop any Qi-certified inductive charger.
Inside the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, there’s a new six-core A11 Bionic chip, which Apple says is the smartest, most powerful chip ever introduced in a smartphone. There are two performance cores that are 25 percent faster than the A10 Fusion chip in the iPhone 7, and four efficiency cores that are 70 percent faster.
With a new second-generation performance controller, all six cores can be harnessed at the same time for much improved speeds when handling multi-threaded workloads. There’s a new Apple-designed 3-core GPU that’s 30 percent faster than the previous-generation GPU, and two of the cores, the Neural Engine, make machine learning tasks faster than ever.
Both the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus feature improved cameras with better sensors that let 83 percent more light into the wide-angle camera. There’s also a new image signal processor built into the A11 that brings better low light performance, including faster autofocus, and there are new pixel processing techniques for sharpness pixel texture.
Apple is also adding hardware-enabled multi-band noise reduction, deeper pixels, and a new color filter for less noise, better color saturation, and a wider dynamic range of color.
The larger iPhone 8 Plus continues to offer a dual-lens camera setup with both an f/2.8 telephoto lens and a f/1.8 wide-angle lens, both of which have new sensors. Optical image stabilization continues to be available for the iPhone 8 and the wide-angle lens in the iPhone 8 Plus.
Apple’s Portrait Mode, limited to the iPhone 8 Plus’s dual-lens camera system, has been updated with a new Portrait Lighting effect to dynamically change the lighting in an image to mimic studio lighting techniques.
With the new image signal processor and a new Apple-designed video encoder that enables faster video frame rates and real-time image and motion analysis, video capture on the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus is better than ever. 4K video at 60 frames per second is supported, as is 1080p slow motion video.
Apple designed the iPhone 8 and the iPhone 8 Plus with augmented reality in mind. The cameras are calibrated for AR, there’s a new gyroscope and accelerometer to enable more accurate motion tracking, and the A11 Bionic offers world tracking and scenes while the GPU renders realistic graphics and the image signal processor offers real-time lighting estimation. iOS 11 introduces hundreds of new AR apps designed using ARKit, all of which can be experienced on iPhone 8 and 8 Plus.
Apple is offering the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus in 64 and 256GB capacities, starting at $699. The two phones officially launched on Friday, September 22.
Apple iPhone 6 release date: 7 things to expect at reported Sept. 9event
Related roundups: iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPhone 6When is the Apple iPhone 6 coming out? A release date is expected soon, and a new Re/code report claims the secretive tech company will announce its next-generation iPhone at a Sept. 9 event.
CNET points out Apple has introduced a new iPhone every year since the late Steve Jobs unveiled the first in 2007. New iPhones have launched in September since 2011, despite previous rumors a new device would be unveiled at the WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) in June.
Apple has yet to comment on the rumored event, nor has it said what its next product will be or if it will be named the iPhone 6 (or something else).
But a Sept. 9 press event lines up with a reportedSept. 19 release date, allegedly leaked by employees at German carrier Deutsche Telekom earlier this year. In past years, Apple has announced a new product on a Tuesday (which Sept. 9 is) and then releases it stores the following week on Friday (Sept. 19).
And Forbes notes that Apple’s revenue guidance for the quarter ending Sept. 27 is $37 to $40 billion. To reach the higher end, which would be a 7 percent increase from last year’s same quarter, the company would need to ship at least one new iPhone model by mid-September.
Either way, something’s coming soon, and here are 7 things Apple fans can expect:
1. A bigger iPhone
As phones trend towards “phablet” sizes somewhere between the average smartphone and a tablet, Apple is expected to try and compete with the Galaxy models by releasing an iPhone 6 with a 4.7-inch display and an even larger 5.5-inch display. Different reports, however, suggest the larger model, a full 1.5 inches bigger than the iPhone 5C and 5S, may not be released or even announced until December.
2. A faster processor and “improved” battery life
The iPhone 5C, which replaced the iPhone 5, has an A6 processor, and the iPhone 5S has a twice-as-fast A7 processor. So if history’s any indicator, the iPhone 6 will have a faster A8 processor. Apple also claims every model has improved battery life, so similar boasts are expected this year — though it’s hard to imagine happening if the phone is bigger and faster.
3. A better camera
The iPhone 5, 5C and 5S had 8.0 megapixel iSight cameras, but experts predict the iPhone 6 will have a 13.0 megapixel camera with optical image stabilization for taking better photos and video while moving. According to Forbes, Apple has improved its camera lenses in recent models to prepare for the higher resolution, which will likely stick around for the next few models.
4. iOS 8
Pretty much every new iPhone or iPad comes with a new operating system, and Apple unveiled iOS 8 in June with an expected fall release date. The most buzzed-about features include a HealthKit app with users’ medical information, vital signs and diet/fitness monitoring; CarPlay, for in-car functionality; a HomeKit app that can be a remote control for “smart” household appliances (like an AppleTV); and “QuickType,” a SwiftKey-like text assistant that helps users finish sentences rather than just offer correct spelling.
5. At least one rumored product won’t be included
Will the iPhone 6 have a NFC (near field communication) chip that allows users to make purchases with their smartphone, like a credit card? Will a long-rumored “iWatch” actually happen, joining the new craze of smartwatches and wearable devices? Will Sapphire glass displays replace Corning’s famed Gorilla Glass design? And are new headphones coming out, replacing its Beats-compatible headphone jacks with a Lightning port? The tech giant could do all of those, but expect at least one of those to be left out.
6. Old iPhones will get cheaper
Apple typically keeps the previous iPhone models around for a year with a significant price drop. If the iPhone 5S and the already cheaper iPhone 5C remain available for the next year, upcoming holiday shoppers on a budget could have several options besides the likely pricey iPhone 6.
» Blinged-out iPhone 6 already on sale
7. Gripes from gadget geeks
Yes, the QuickType feature is a facsimile of SwiftKey. Yes, Android and Windows Phone users will point out their smartphones already have better cameras or bigger screens. And no, there’s no way Apple can meet all of its fans’ wildest hopes and dreams. Criticism is inevitable but, while iPad sales faltered in the last quarter, the iPhone continues to be an industry measuring stick and a top-selling device that inspires large lines on its release dates.
What do you think? Will you get a new iPhone when it comes out?
iWatch Rumor Roundup: Everything We Think We Know
iWatch Rumor Roundup: Everything We Think We Know
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Brian Barrett
If it feels like the promise of an Apple smartwatch has been looming forever, that’s because it has. And its shadow helped birth the army of other smartwatches that we have today. But now, finally, the near mythical iWatch is rumored to arrive very soon. Here’s what we think we know.
What’s it called?
Colloquially, Apple’s upcoming watch has been referred to as an iWatch, though there’s not evidence that this might be its name outside of it following Apple naming conventions. Information about the size of its screen and the bevy of health features it will include suggest it might be actually be more of a “health bangle” anyway. Apple has acquired the trademark to “iWatch” in a number of countries, though that’s pretty soft evidence.
Apple has filed patents for a wearable device with swappable screen modules that makes a reference to something called iTime, so that’s a possibility as well, though Apple would probably be wiser than to blow the real name in a patent.
Colloquially, Apple’s upcoming watch has been referred to as an iWatch, though there’s not evidence that this might be its name outside of it following Apple naming conventions. Information about the size of its screen and the bevy of health features it will include suggest it might be actually be more of a “health bangle” anyway. Apple has acquired the trademark to “iWatch” in a number of countries, though that’s pretty soft evidence.
Apple has filed patents for a wearable device with swappable screen modules that makes a reference to something called iTime, so that’s a possibility as well, though Apple would probably be wiser than to blow the real name in a patent.
iTime: Smartwatch Patent Shows Apple’s Broad Ambitions
For our purposes, we’re going to keep calling it the iWatch and hope that Apple has something more clever up its, er, sleeve.
Design
One of the big (rumored) differentiators for the iWatch is design. That is to say, the iWatch is supposed to look good, unlike most of the other, grosser-looking options that are available right now. (Excluding the Pebble Steel and the Moto 360, of course.)
Evidence of this is backed up by a number of hires that Apple has made in the past few years. Hires like former CEO of Yves Saint Laurent Paul Deneve and Senior VP of Retail Angela Ahrendts, who helped revitalize Burberry as CEO without abandoning its heritage. We’re talking legit fashion people, as opposed to tech people with an eye for pretty things.
What will all those expensive salaries come up with though? That’s a much bigger question. We’ve seen concepts left and right, and although some of them look nice, none of them quite has that Apple flair. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been a lot of information on what the iWatch will look like. No physical leaks of any sort. In a broader sense that iTime might offer some clues, as it shows a watch-type band with modules that can snap in and out. It’s similar to the WIMM One from WIMM Labs, a recent Google acquisition.
These sketches are broad, though, as patent sketches are, and it’s meant to cover functionality not design, so it’s of little help. Not to mention that patents aren’t necessarily indicative of actual products; companies patent things all the time with no intention of ever actually making them. A slightly more substantial and interesting pair of reports came from Reuters and the Wall Street Journal, suggesting respectively that the iWatch could have a 2.5-inch screen, and that it might come in different sizes.
A 2.5-inch screen for a traditionally-shaped watch is nuts. The clunky Galaxy Gear clocked in at a mere 1.63-inches. So if the 2.5 inch screen rumor is true, it suggests something either more like a curved bracelet, or a giant hunk of Apple on your wrist. What does seem like a sure thing is that the iWatch will have an unscratchable sapphire glass watchface, due to recent evidence that Apple is producing “jewelry-grade” slices of the stuff. But other than that, the options are still pretty excitingly open.
We could be looking at a double release this fall just like last year.
Both the 4.7 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 models are set to go into production next month,according to Bloomberg, and Apple may launch both sizes of the new device at the same time. 
Apple is ramping up on two bigger-screen iPhones, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans are private. One model will have a 4.7-inch screen that may be available to ship to retailers around September, said two of the people. A larger 5.5-inch version is also being prepared for manufacturing and may be available at the same time, the people said.
Previously, reports indicated that issues with battery life and display technology for the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 may have caused Apple to delay the release of the larger version of the phone a couple months after the release of the 4.7-inch model. However, a report earlier this month said that Apple had solved the battery issues, though it wasn’t apparent whether the 5.5-inch model would launch at the same time as the 4.7-inch model.
Apple and its manufacturing partners have been ramping up for the launch of new iOS devices later this year, with Foxconn hiring a record new 100,000 employees to help assemble iPhone 6. Pegatron is also set to assist in the production of the new iPhones, with reports claiming Pegatron’s production share could be as little as 15% to as large as 50%.
Stock of the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 is likely to be lower than the 4.7-inch model, mostly due to the more complex manufacturing of the phone and the need for an increase in production efficiency for the device before the manufacturing volume for it can be increased.
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