iPhone 6s Battery Issue, MacBook Pro Battery and Graphics Problems, 'iPhone 7s' Rumors - MacRumors

Apple Preparing Diagnostic Tool in New iOS Update as iPhone 6s Battery Issue Expands Following last month's launch of a repair program to replace defective batteries in certain iPhone 6s devices, Apple last week began allowing users to check their serial numbers online to see if their devices are included in the program. The company has also released some new details on the issue which apparently was caused by exposure to air during the manufacturing process. As consumer complaints about the issue have continued to surface, Apple has been investigating reports regarding affected devices outside of the originally announced manufacturing window of September to October 2015. As a result, the company will be including some new battery diagnostics in a software update, presumably iOS 10.2, coming next week.   Read Full Article Popular Stories Dec 08, 2016 MacBook Pro Users Express Concerns About Limited Battery Life Apple claims the new MacBook Pro gets up to ten hours of battery life, but a number of users have been experiencing much shorter run times with their machines. Battery life is highly dependent on usage situations, and many of the users experiencing short battery life are doing power-hungry tasks like driving external displays or using apps that are either demanding or not well optimized, but concerns remain. In other MacBook Pro news, users have also been complaining about graphics problems on the new machines. Apple says it believes all of these issues will be fixed in the forthcoming macOS 10.12.2 update, but users running the latest beta version are still reporting a few problems. Finally, macOS 10.12.2 will reportedly also fix an issue that was causing new MacBook Pro machines to crash when trying to back up to a USB-C drive via Time Machine.   Read Full Article 'iPhone 7s' and 'iPhone 7s Plus' Said to Come in All-New Red Color, Lack New Design and Wireless Charging We've been hearing a lot of conflicting rumors about the 2017 iPhone, but the general consensus has been that Apple is working on a premium phone with an OLED display, a glass casing, and wireless charging that would debut alongside more traditional LCD-based models in the current 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch sizes. What's less certain is what those LCD-based models will look like, with some rumors claiming they will adopt similar glass casings and wireless charging as the OLED model and other rumors suggesting they may be more minor refinements of the current iPhone 7 design. A new rumor from Mac Otakara points to the latter possibility, indicating the "iPhone 7s" models will be very similar to the iPhone 7 in design and lack wireless charging. One significant change would be the addition of a new red color option.   Read Full Article Apple Negotiating to Offer Rentals for Movies Still in Theaters, but at a Price Want to watch movies that are still showing in theaters right from the comfort of your home? Apple is said to be negotiating with movie studios for the rights to offer iTunes rentals of movies as soon as two weeks after they debut in theaters. They wouldn't be cheap, with price points of $25 or $50 being discussed, but if you consider the cost of several movie tickets and perhaps a babysitter, it could very well work out to be cheaper and easier than heading out to the movies.   Read Full Article Tim Cook Says Apple Watch Set New Sales Record in First Holiday Shopping Week Following a report that the Apple Watch dropped to a 5% share of the wearables market in the third quarter after a 70% year-over-year drop in sales, Tim Cook pushed back on those claims to highlight the strength of the Apple Watch Series 2 launch that occurred at the very end of the quarter. According to Cook, the Apple Watch set a new sales record in the first week of the holiday shopping season, and the company says the Apple Watch is on track for its best quarter of sales ever. The company does not, however, release sales figures for the device.    Read Full Article Samsung's Next-Generation Galaxy S8 Won't Include a Headphone Jack Samsung's next flagship phone, the Galaxy S8, is due to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress next February, and like the iPhone 7, the device will reportedly not include a dedicated headphone jack. Owners will need to use either USB-C or wireless headphones with the device, leading to some of the same limitations iPhone 7 owners have faced. The Galaxy S8 is also said to have a bezel-free design and lack a home button, similar to rumors for Apple's 2017 iPhone. Samsung has been in the news for other reasons this week too, with the company officially unveiling its new "Black Pearl" color for the Galaxy S7 Edge. It's not the first time Samsung has offered a similar black color, but its mid-cycle introduction shortly after Apple's addition of a glossy "Jet Black" color for the iPhone 7 has certainly raised some eyebrows. The Supreme Court has also weighed in on the long-running Apple-Samsung lawsuit, with the court reversing a $399 million award to Apple after Samsung had been found guilty of copying the design of the iPhone. The case now goes back to a lower court that needs to consider whether Apple is entitled to damages based on the cost of the entire phone or just the specific components such as the front face or the casing that have been ruled to be infringing on Apple's designs.   Read Full Article

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