New Apple Products Next Week?, iPhone 8 and Apple TV Rumors, iOS 10.3 Likely Coming Soon - MacRumors

Apple Expected to Announce New Products as Soon as Next Week, Supply Chain Sources Say There have been rumors of March updates for several products including iPads and iMacs for a number of months now, but we're already more than halfway through the month with no firm sign of any announcements. We've heard from supply chain sources that Apple is planning to introduce its new products as soon as next week, but that would mean no media event as invitations would have already gone out. Signs of upcoming iPads have surfaced in analytics logs, and some analysts are predicting an imminent iPad announcement could include only an updated 9.7-inch "iPad Pro 2" while Apple waits a bit longer for the rest of its updates. A separate rumor claims, however, that Apple is planning an early April event where it could introduce its anticipated 10.5-inch iPad Pro model, so uncertainty remains over just what Apple's plans are over the next few weeks.   Read Full Article Popular Stories Mar 17, 2017 5.8-Inch iPhone Affirmed to Have Mostly Flat Display With Slightly Curved Edges For months, rumors have been going back and forth over whether this year's OLED "iPhone 8" will or will not have a curved display, and recent rumors have continued that trend. Late last week, one analyst claimed the iPhone's display will be flat, "analogous to the current 2.5D glass design." Just a few days later, however, Japanese newspaper Nikkei Asian Review claimed the display will be curved, although the curve will be "gentler" than seen on Samsung's Galaxy Edge devices. In speaking with our sources, we've learned that the two claims may actually be differing descriptions of the same design. Sources seem to agree that the iPhone 8 will use 2.5D glass as on the current models, featuring a flat piece of glass but with rounded edges, rather than actually bending the glass into a 3D shape. The display underneath that glass is likely to be almost entirely flat, although an edge-to-edge design could allow very slight curvature at the edges of the display to match the rounded 2.5D glass. While the debate over just what the next iPhone will look like continues, be sure to check out our latest roundup of design concepts and mockups. Many of them aren't entirely realistic, but certain ideas and aspects are worth considering.    Read Full Article First Evidence of Fifth-Generation Apple TV and tvOS 11 Possibly Spotted in Developer Logs There have been rumors that Apple is working on an updated Apple TV with support for 4K content, and one developer may have seen the first public signs of this box in their app logs. Firi Games, the developer behind arcade game Phoenix HD, claims to have spotted a device identifying itself as "AppleTV6,2" and running tvOS 11 loading the app from an Apple-owned IP address. The current Apple TV has a model identifier of AppleTV5,3.   Read Full Article Apple Seeds Seventh Beta of iOS 10.3 to Developers and Public Beta Testers It looks like we might be getting close to a public release for iOS 10.3, macOS Sierra 10.12.4, watchOS 3.2, and tvOS 10.2, as new betas are appearing with increasing frequency. Apple provided sixth betas of all four updates earlier this week, and just yesterday the company seeded seventh betas of iOS 10.3 and macOS 10.12.4 to developers and public beta testers. The short interval likely means Apple is putting the final touches on these updates.   Read Full Article ColorWare Launches iPhone 7 Plus Retro Edition With Vintage Mac Design for $1,899 Interested in a limited edition iPhone 7 Plus painted in a vintage 1980s Mac color scheme? Then you'll have to be willing to shell out $1899 to ColorWare, which will use its painstaking painting processes to add a rainbow-colored logo to a light beige body with dark beige edge stripes. It's a 256 GB model that looks really cool, but $1899 is still a hefty price tag!   Read Full Article AirPods and Apple Watch Called 'Underpriced' to Bring New Users Into Apple Ecosystem Above Avalon analyst Neil Cybart this week made the argument that Apple products like the AirPods and Apple Watch are actually "underpriced," flying in the face of the long-standing belief that Apple charges a premium for its products. Cybart laid out his list of wireless earphone competitors to Apple's AIrPods, nearly all of which cost substantially more than the $159 Apple charges. The Apple Watch Series 1 starting at $269 and even the Series 2 starting at $329 are also priced favorably compared to many other smartwatches. Apple's pricing position suggests the company is seeking to dominate not just the premium market for these product categories, but the entire market, and its expertise in manufacturing at scale has allowed it to keep prices down.   Read Full Article

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