Thunderbolt Display Discontinued, iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Rumors, MacRumors Podcast, tvOS 10 Overview - MacRumors

Apple Discontinues Thunderbolt Display Apple's Thunderbolt Display debuted almost five years ago, and while there has been much discussion over the years about possible updates, Apple last week announced it has decided to discontinue the display. In its statement to the press announcing the discontinuation, Apple pointed to the "great third-party options" on the market, leading to questions about whether the company has an updated display in the works. It's now looking like Apple is indeed still planning to release an updated display, complete with an integrated graphics card to presumably help drive a high-resolution 4K or 5K display even for machines that lack enough graphics processing power on their own. It's not clear when this new display might launch, but hopefully it'll arrive later this year alongside redesigned MacBook Pro models and perhaps an updated Mac Pro.   Read Full Article Popular Stories Jun 30, 2016 Latest Alleged Leaked Image of iPhone 7 Depicts Larger Rear Camera iPhone 7 rumors and leaks are continuing to ramp up, led this week by some new photos showing off claimed rear cases for both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The iPhone 7 case in particular gives us our best look yet at the rear camera, which is substantially larger than on the iPhone 6s. While it apparently won't gain the dual-lens camera headed for the iPhone 7 Plus, the iPhone 7 should still see some substantial camera improvements. In other iPhone 7 news, we're now hearing that the previously rumored "deep blue" color option is actually a very dark Space Gray or Space Black color. Scattered rumors of a flush, Force Touch-enabled home button have also resurfaced, while some very sketchy photos of claimed Lightning EarPods have also been shared on Chinese social media.   Read Full Article MacRumors Podcasts: iPhone 7 and iOS 10 The MacRumors team is starting to branch out a bit into podcasting, sharing our thoughts on news, rumors, and other topics. We're still in "beta" as we feel things out, so please send us your feedback and we'll see how things evolve. Last week's podcast centered around all of the iPhone 7 rumors floating around, while we just released this week's episode covering some of the changes in iOS 10 and our reactions to them.   Read Full Article Florida Man Sues Apple for $10+ Billion, Says iOS Devices Copy His 1992 Drawings Apple is naturally a frequent target of frivolous lawsuits given its deep pockets, but this latest one is doozy. In a lawsuit filed this week in Florida, Apple is accused of infringing on a series of hand-drawn images of a multi-function portable device from 1992 with its iPhone, iPad, and iPod devices. The drawings depict an "everything but the kitchen sink" device including a hardware keyboard, solar cells, a 3.5-inch disk drive, and an 80 MB hard drive. Citing "great and irreparable injury," the lawsuit seeks damages of at least $10 billion plus a percentage of Apple's revenue from the infringing devices.    Read Full Article tvOS 10 Overview: Single Sign-On, Dark Mode, New Siri Abilities and More Our series of videos continues this week with an overview of the new tvOS 10 now in beta. Some of the new features like single sign-on aren't active yet, but we took a look at the new dark mode, expanded Siri search capabilities, the new Photos features, and more. We also have an overview of Apple's upcoming Remote app for iOS that makes it easy to control the Apple TV, including a landscape mode for gaming controls.   Read Full Article Many Apple Watch Bands and Bundles Currently Listed as 'Sold Out' In recent weeks, an increasing number of Apple Watch bands and even watch-band combinations have become listed as "sold out" in Apple's online store, sparking speculation about whether they will be coming back into stock at some point or if it is a sign of pending changes to Apple's watch lineup. The Apple Watch 2 is expected to debut later this year, perhaps around the same September timeframe expected for the iPhone 7, so it seems to be getting a little close to that window for new "summer" bands to be in the works. As a result, it's possible many of these bands may just have limited production and when they're gone, they're gone. We're also starting to hear a bit about what we might be able to expect for the Apple Watch 3 in 2017 or later, as crazy as that sounds. While the Apple Watch uses an OLED display and the Apple Watch 2 is expected to use the same technology, Apple is said to be looking at a micro-LED display for the Apple Watch around late 2017, leveraging technology Apple gained with its 2014 acquisition of LuxVue.   Read Full Article Here's the New 'Home' App for Controlling HomeKit Devices in iOS 10 iOS 10 brings a much-requested "Home" app for centralizing control of HomeKit-enabled devices around the house, and we've put together a video overview of the new app. It's still a bit rough around the edges and manufacturers need to update their products and apps to fully support iOS 10, but the Home app is a major improvement to the HomeKit experience. On a separate note, iOS 10 also brings some improvements for the app that manages your Apple Watch, including a new Face Gallery section devoted to watch faces. Check out our overview of how you'll soon be able to set up and customize various watch faces, and the new edge-to-edge swiping gesture in watchOS 3 will make it easy to switch between them on the watch.   Read Full Article

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