iPhone X Is Here, Apple Pay Cash Beta, iPad Pro With Face ID, AR Headset by 2020? - MacRumors

iPhone X First Look: Unboxing, Face ID Setup, Gestures, Design and More The iPhone X is now available, so make sure to check out our series of videos including a first look at the device, some tips and tricks, the new camera features, and some of the new gestures you'll need to use in the absence of a home button. While supplies of the iPhone X are tight and online orders are still seeing extended shipping estimates, Apple retail stores are getting a few units in stock here and there. Apple's site shows in-store stock for a number of countries, but they go quickly, so you might want to use some additional tools to help you stay on top of availability if you're looking to snag a phone. And as always, check out our iPhone X roundup for all of the details on Apple's latest iPhone.   Read Full Article Popular Stories Nov 09, 2017 iOS 11.2 Public Beta Update Introduces Apple Pay Cash Apple has released its second developer and public beta versions of iOS 11.2, and with it a beta of the new Apple Pay Cash feature. Currently available only in the U.S., Apple Pay Cash lets you transfer money to and from other people within the Messages app. For details on how it works, see our overview video and our how-to outlining everything you need to know. Apple Pay Cash will launch to all U.S. users once iOS 11.2 goes public later this fall.   Read Full Article Apple Developing Redesigned 2018 iPad With Face ID, Slimmer Bezels and No Home Button It looks like Face ID is coming to the iPad Pro. According to a new Bloomberg report, a new iPad Pro likely coming next fall will adopt some of the features from the iPhone X, including a TrueDepth camera system with Face ID to replace the Touch ID home button. The new iPad Pro will have a display similar in size to the current 10.5" model, but with thinner bezels and thus a smaller overall body. One thing the iPad Pro won't be getting from the iPhone X is an OLED display, however, as supply and cost constraints will keep the iPad Pro using LCD technology for the time being.   Read Full Article Apple May Launch Augmented Reality Headset With Custom 'rOS' Operating System by 2020 Tim Cook has been talking up the potential of augmented reality (AR) for quite some time, and Apple began showing its hand earlier this year with ARKit features built into iOS 11. But there's much more to come, it appears, as Bloomberg is reporting that Apple is working on an AR headset running a new "rOS" operating system that could debut by 2020. A lot of details remain unknown, as Apple is still in the prototyping phase, but the company is said to be exploring touchscreens, Siri voice activation, and head gestures as potential interfaces.   Read Full Article Animoji Karaoke Takes Over Social Media Following iPhone X Launch One of the new features taking advantage of the TrueDepth camera in the iPhone X is Animoji, which lets you create animated characters that mimic your facial expressions along with your voice. Creative users have taken advantage of the feature to create so-called "Animoji Karaoke" in which they lip sync to well-known songs to make it appear as if the Animoji characters are singing. The phenomenon is taking social media by storm, with some users even editing together multiple characters to give the appearance that they are performing together.   Read Full Article Apple Releases iOS 11.1.1 Update With Fix for 'A[?]' Autocorrect Bug For over a week, many iOS 11 users have been battling an autocorrect bug that attempts to change the letter "i" to the letter "A" followed by a question mark in a box. Apple published a temporary workaround using text replacements over the weekend, and a more complete fix was included in the second iOS 11.2 beta that was released on Monday. On Thursday, Apple released an iOS 11.1.1 update to the public to fix the issue for everyone.   Read Full Article New Samsung Galaxy Ad Makes Fun of iPhone X's Notch, Lack of Stylus Support, Dongles, and More Samsung over the weekend released a new ad for its Galaxy smartphones taking aim at Apple by depicting a longtime iPhone user who has finally had enough of non-expandable storage, lack of stylus support, a need for dongles, and more. The ad, which uses the song "I'm Moving On" as a soundtrack, culminates with the user bypassing Apple store lines for the iPhone X to go purchase a Galaxy phone.   Read Full Article

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