iPhone SE and 9.7" iPad Pro Now Available, iOS 9.3 Problems, New Mac Notebooks Soon? - MacRumors

iPhone SE Reviews: Blazingly Fast With Impressive Battery Life Following last week's unveiling of the iPhone SE and 9.7-inch iPad Pro, members of the media got a chance to try out the devices for an extended period of time for review purposes. Reviewers have found the iPhone SE to be an impressive device with excellent battery life for those who prefer a smaller screen size, while the new 9.7-inch iPad Pro has garnered positive reviews for its "mind-blowing" power and top-notch features, although many users will still struggle to view it as a true PC replacement. Just today, Apple officially launched the two new devices in the first wave of countries, with early orders arriving in customers' hands and retail outlets starting to sell the iPhone SE and new iPad Pro. We're already seeing teardowns of the iPhone SE, revealing a mix of internal components reused from the iPhone 5s, 6, and 6s that helps Apple hit the $399 starting price for the new iPhone.   Read Full Article Popular Stories Mar 31, 2016 Apple Releases iOS 9.3.1 With Fix for Web Link Crashing Bug In the wake of Apple's release of iOS 9.3 following last week's media event, users encountered a host of problems with the new software update that Apple is only just now recovering from. Initially, users faced several issues related to activation during the update process, problems that resulted in Apple temporarily pulling the update for many older devices. Apple quickly released one revised update specifically for the GSM cellular version of the iPad 2, but it took several more days before Apple was able to re-release a tweaked version of iOS 9.3 for all other affected devices.  Even then, problems with iOS 9.3 remained, with many users running into a problem where web links refused to open on their devices. The issue, which was related to certain third-party apps integrating with the deep linking features of iOS, was resolved today with the release of iOS 9.3.1.   Read Full Article Apple Said to Ship New 'Ultra-Thin' 13" and 15" MacBooks by June-July Last week's media event included no news on the Mac front, which left a lot of Apple users still waiting for updates. According to a new report, Apple is planning to launch new "ultra-thin" 13-inch and 15-inch notebooks by the end of the second quarter, meaning a launch at WWDC in June is likely. It's unclear exactly which notebook family the new machines will belong to, as they are said to resemble the Retina MacBook and be thinner than the MacBook Air, while the display sizes suggest MacBook Pro models. One concept shows what a thinner MacBook Pro with a MacBook Air-like form factor might look like. In other Mac notebook news, files in OS X 10.11.4 have been discovered making reference to an "Early 2016" Retina MacBook that has yet to be released, suggesting we may see an update to that lineup before the end of April. Regardless of the exact timing, all of Apple's Macs are in need of updates, so we should be seeing a good number of announcements in the coming months.   Read Full Article Apple May Launch 5.8-Inch OLED iPhone With Curved Glass Casing and Screen in 2017 A major new rumor claims the 2017 iPhone could see some major changes, including a shift to a curved glass casing paired with a curved 5.8-inch OLED display. Wireless charging and some sort of new biometric feature such as face or iris detection could also be included. Rumors of a switch to OLED display technology for 2017 or 2018 have been circulating for a while now, but this could shape up to be a very significant update ready for next year's iPhone.   Read Full Article Apple Launches 'Safari Technology Preview' Browser for Web Developers Apple this week launched a new preview program for Safari, offering users the ability to test early builds of the web browser with new features and enhancements not yet available in the public version. While the Safari Technology Preview program is targeted at developers, it is open to all interested users and the browser can be run side-by-side with regular Safari and includes integration with iCloud to make transitioning back and forth simple.   Read Full Article

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