MacBook Pro Deliveries Begin, iPhone and iPad Rumors, Apple's $200 Photo Book - MacRumors

First Customers Begin to Receive New MacBook Pro With Touch Bar Apple began shipping the first batch of Touch Bar-equipped MacBook Pro orders late last week, with the first deliveries taking place on Monday. We've seen the usual unboxings and teardowns, as well as the early round of press reviews that shared mixed reactions to the machines in general and the Touch Bar in particular, finding it anywhere between "useful" and a "gimmick." While shipping estimates for new online orders remain at 4–5 weeks, small quantities of stock configurations are now making their way into Apple's retail stores. For its part, Apple is featuring Mac App Store apps that have already been updated to support the Touch Bar, while a new ad positions the Touch Bar as a technological leap forward. If you're looking for an external display to go with your new MacBook Pro, make sure to check out our overview of compatible USB-C monitors. Other MacBook Pro tidbits we've learned in the past week include the use of non-removable flash storage in the Touch Bar models, the reasons behind Apple's decision to use AMD's Polaris-based graphics chips, and an apparent bug that has resulted in a security feature known as System Integrity Protection being disabled on some of the new MacBook Pro units.   Read Full Article Popular Stories Nov 18, 2016 Apple Said to Release Curved, Bezel-Free 5-Inch and 5.8-Inch iPhones Next Year Rumors about next year's iPhones are already picking up steam, and the most popular story this week about them came from analysts at Barclays, who claimed Apple is planning new 5-inch and 5.8-inch models with curved, bezel-free designs. Only the larger model would use an OLED display. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has a slightly different take on the situation, claiming that while Apple's OLED iPhone may use a 5.8-inch display, the  "actual active area" may be more like 5.1–5.2 inches. Kuo also believes Apple will release new 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch LCD-based iPhones that would be more similar to the current models. Finally, Kuo has reiterated his previous claim that the larger dual-camera models will include optical image stabilization on both cameras. The iPhone 7 Plus only includes the feature on its wide-angle lens.   Read Full Article Three New iPads Said to Launch in March, Including Bezel-Free 10.9-Inch Model In addition to the iPhone, Barclays analysts have also released some of their predictions for the next-generation iPads, which the firm expects to debut in March. The analysts believe there will be a refreshed 12.9-inch iPad Pro and a new 9.7-inch iPad, but the headliner will be a 10.9-inch "bezel-free" iPad Pro model. The new 10.9-inch model is said to be the roughly the same physical size as the current 9.7-inch iPad Pro, but the smaller bezels will allow for a larger display. Other sources have reported this new mid-sized iPad will have either a 10.1-inch or 10.5-inch display, so while exact figures conflict, it appears likely there will be at least some increase in screen size next year.   Read Full Article Phil Schiller Says Apple Tested and Rejected Touch Screen Macs, Finding It 'Absurd' on a Desktop With the new Touch Bar on the MacBook Pro, there's been renewed discussion about the possibility of a full touchscreen Mac, but marketing chief Phil Schiller downplayed the idea in a recent interview in which he explained that Apple tested out the idea several times over the years but found it felt "absurd" trying to touch the display on a desktop computer. Redesigning macOS for finger input would degrade the regular mouse/trackpad experience, as "you can't optimize for both,"and trying to do so would be "lowest common denominator thinking."   Read Full Article Here's a Look Inside Apple's New $200 Photo Book In a surprise product launch this week, Apple introduced a new photo book titled "Designed by Apple in California," the culmination of an eight-year effort to document Apple's products since the return of Steve Jobs 20 years ago. As a premium coffee table book with over 450 photos, it carries a premium price as well, with Apple offering a smaller size for $200 and a larger size for $300. We went hands-on with the book, so you might want to check out our video if you're a major Apple fan or know someone who is and are looking for holiday gift ideas.   Read Full Article What's New in iOS 10.2 Beta 3: TV App Updates, SOS and Videos App Removed We got another full set of beta updates this week as Apple continues work on iOS 10.2, macOS 10.12.2, tvOS 10.1, and watchOS 3.1.1. Check out our overview video to see what's new in the third beta of iOS 10.2, while we've also got a hands-on video showing off the new TV app that was just added to tvOS 10.1 beta. And in one final bit of news, Apple appears to have heard the complaints over its redesign of the peach emoji in iOS 10.2, as this third beta has a tweaked design that once again looks like a butt.   Read Full Article

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