New 9.7-Inch iPad, Red iPhone 7, New Apple Watch Bands, 'Clips' iOS App - MacRumors

Brought to you by: Apple Debuts New 9.7-Inch iPad With A9 Chip to Replace iPad Air 2, Starting at $329 As our sources predicted last week, Apple this week announced several product updates, led by a new low-cost 9.7-inch iPad. Known simply as "iPad," the new tablet goes on sale this Friday starting at $329 for a 32 GB model, with prices increasing for a storage bump to 128 GB and/or support for cellular connectivity. Be sure to check out our comparison of how the new iPad stacks up against the current 9.7-inch iPad Pro and the previous iPad Air 2. If you don't need all of the features of the iPad Pro, this new iPad looks to be a great buy. In other iPad news, Apple didn't update the iPad mini 4 but it did discontinue the low-end 32 GB models and slide the 128 GB models down to the previous 32 GB price points. It means the iPad mini is now available only with a substantial 128 GB of storage starting at $399. Apple also finally discontinued the iPad mini 2, which it had kept in the lineup for several years as an ultra low-cost option. Apple made a number of other announcements this week, which we'll cover below, but you can also check out our recap post with links to all of our coverage and a video overview of everything Apple announced in under three minutes.   Read Full Article Sponsored Stories Backup Your DVD Collections with World's No.1 Fast DVD Ripper MacX DVD Ripper Pro, a must-have app for all Mac users, brings you a fast and reliable way to rip your DVD collections and digitize them for viewing on your Mac without the need for a DVD Player, letting you enjoy them on the go via iPhone, iPad, or Android, or backing them up to a NAS drive and watching on TV. It solves many of the longstanding issues with DVD backup and gives you full access to any type of DVD disc, even 99-title DVDs and recently released DVD movies. 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Available in 128 GB and 256 GB capacities, the red iPhones mark over ten years of partnership between Apple and (RED) to raise money for the Global Fund in its fight against HIV and AIDS. The new red iPhone models go on sale this Friday, and be sure to check out this unboxing and hands-on video showing off the new color. Apple also made some storage upgrades on the iPhone SE this week, bumping the previous 16GB and 64 GB tiers to 32 GB and 128 GB. Pricing comes in at $399 for 32 GB and $499 for 128 GB.   Read Full Article Apple Watch Gets New Striped Woven Nylon, Classic Buckle, and Standalone Nike Sport Bands We didn't get any updates for the Apple Watch itself this week, but Apple did roll out its seasonal refresh of band options, launching new Striped Woven Nylon bands and new Classic Buckles. The Nike Sport bands are also available on a standalone basis for the first time, letting you pair them with any Apple Watch for a new look. New colors of Hermès bands are also available. Apple updated a few other accessories as well, including new colors of silicone and leather iPhone 7 and 7 Plus cases. A new saddle brown leather iPhone SE case was also launched.   Read Full Article Apple Announces Video Creation iOS App 'Clips' Apple did have one small software announcement this week, unveiling its upcoming "Clips" app for iOS. The app will let you easily combine video, images, and music into shareable videos for sending out through iMessage and other social media platforms. Clips lets you easily apply filters and effects, as well as animated captions added via voice dictation. Clips will require Apple's upcoming iOS 10.3 update, and the app will be available next month.   Read Full Article Apple's iPhone 8 Said to Feature 'Water Drop Design' in Homage to Original iPhone Even with a number of product updates this week, the "iPhone 8" remains in the news. The latest rumor comes from Korean site ETNews, which claims the iPhone 8 will have a "water drop" design with a softly curved body that will be reminiscent of the original iPhone. Meanwhile, Barclays analysts believe the iPhone 8 will launch in September alongside more conservative "iPhone 7s" models, but supplies are likely to be very constrained. Other sources have reported the device might not launch at all until possibly as late as November given manufacturing challenges.   Read Full Article Apple Responds to Hack Threats, Says There Were No iCloud or Apple ID Breaches Earlier this week, a group of hackers claimed to have access to hundreds of millions of iCloud accounts, threatening to wipe their owners' iPhones unless Apple met ransom demands of somewhere between $75,000 and $150,000. While there is no proof that the hackers' claims are legitimate, Apple has responded, stating that there has been no breach of its iCloud or Apple ID systems. It's possible some accounts could have been compromised in breaches of other services where users reused login credentials, so it's always a good idea to make sure you have strong, unique passwords on all of your accounts.   Read Full Article

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