Three New iPad Pros in Spring 2017, iPhone 7 Battery Life, Apple TV 3 Discontinued - MacRumors

Apple to Launch Trio of iPad Pros in Spring 2017, Including 7.9-Inch Mini Model We're starting to hear a bit more about Apple's plans for the iPad lineup, although updates still are not expected until early next year. The latest rumor claims the iPad mini will be the next to receive the "iPad Pro" treatment, with Apple moving to standardize many features across all three iPad sizes to include True Tone displays, quad speakers, and 12-megapixel rear cameras. In addition to a new 7.9-inch "iPad Pro mini" and an updated 12.9-inch iPad Pro, it looks like the 9.7-inch iPad Pro will be getting a bit larger, with this rumor claiming it will become a 10.1-inch model while an earlier report indicated it will move to 10.5 inches.   Read Full Article Popular Stories Oct 06, 2016 Which? Magazine Claims iPhone 7 Has 'Poor Battery Life' Compared to Rival Smartphones A new study by UK consumer testing magazine Which? has generated some controversy for its finding that the iPhone 7 has considerably lower battery life than many competing smartphones. The 4.7-inch iPhone is, however, compared to larger rivals with displays measuring 5.1–5.3 inches, which means they are able to fit larger batteries. The 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus was not included in the study. In other iPhone 7 news, Apple has confirmed that the device's rear camera cover is indeed made of sapphire as on the past several iPhone generations. A number of "tests" in recent weeks had raised some questions about whether this was the case as users found they were able to damage the cover using supposedly softer materials.   Read Full Article Apple Discontinues Third-Generation Apple TV Nearly a year after Apple launched the fourth-generation Apple TV with App Store support, the company has quietly discontinued the previous third-generation set-top box. Apple had been keeping the third-generation model available as a $69 entry-level option for those who did not want to step up to the new $149–$199 box. The discontinuation has been rather gradual, with Apple moving to reduce the prominence of the third-generation model on its website in recent months before completely removing it from sale this week.   Read Full Article macOS Sierra Now Available as an Automatic Download Two weeks after its public release, Apple has started making macOS Sierra available as an automatic download for those who have the option enabled on their Macs. The change means that those who have yet to upgrade to Sierra may see the new operating system downloaded to their machines in the background so that it's ready to be installed whenever the user decides to upgrade. Apple is trying to be intelligent about the process, initiating the download only on machines that can be upgraded to Sierra and which have sufficient free space, while ensuring the download process itself doesn't affect regular usage of the Mac. Some users are unhappy with the move, however, considering the download is rather large and not all users are planning to upgrade in the foreseeable future.   Read Full Article Google Unveils Pixel Phone, Smart Home Hub, and More at AI-Focused Event One of our most popular stories this week wasn't even about Apple, instead focusing on Google's latest hardware announcements. The headliner was the new Pixel and Pixel XL phones, new flagship devices that include Google's most advanced "Assistant" artificial intelligence features yet. Google's other announcements include the new Google Home smart home hub that will compete with Amazon's Echo, a new Google Daydream virtual reality headset, Google Wi-Fi mesh networking base stations to provide Wi-Fi throughout users' homes without dead spots, and an upgraded Chromecast Ultra media streaming device.   Read Full Article Apple Moves Q4 2016 Earnings Call to October 25 Due to 'Scheduling Conflict' Apple this week announced it is moving its quarterly earnings release and conference call to October 25 from the previously announced October 27 date due to an unspecified "scheduling conflict." On the surface, it's a pretty mundane change, but it's leading to speculation of an announcement about Mac updates sometime during that week. We're expecting to see redesigned MacBook Pro models around that timeframe, and Apple is supposedly working on updated MacBook Air and iMac lineups that could debut at or around the same time.   Read Full Article

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