HomePod Launch Soon?, Malicious Link Could Break Messages App, Smaller Notch in 2019 iPhones? - MacRumors

Brought to you by: HomePod Should Launch 'Soon' as Inventec Begins Shipments to Apple We're already more than halfway through January, but with Apple's revised launch timeframe for the HomePod of "early 2018," there's still a fairly large window in which we could see a release. It does indeed look like we may be getting pretty close to a launch, however, as Apple's manufacturing partner Inventec is said to be shipping its first batch of one million units of the smart speaker over to Apple. As with many new Apple products, supplies of the HomePod could be rather tight at launch, and it could take a few months for shortages to ease as production ramps up.   Read Full Article Sponsored Stories Fancy iPhone X Corner Protectors - The Minimalistic and Lightweight Mobile Case Alternative Unlike many other bumper covers or even other corner protectors, Rmour’s products are elegantly designed. The covers are made of 925 sterling silver and are plated with gold and premium enamel. 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Apple tells us a fix for the issue will be coming in a software update next week, which will likely be iOS 11.2.5 and macOS 10.13.3, as the latest beta of iOS 11.2.5 seeded to testers yesterday is not affected. In addition to iOS 11.2.5 and macOS 10.13.3, we should also be seeing watchOS 4.2.2 and tvOS 11.2.5 updates next week.   Read Full Article 2019 iPhones Could Have Smaller Notch as Apple 'Looking Into' Combining Face ID and Front Camera Rumors suggest that the controversial "notch" at the top of the iPhone X will be making its way across the iPhone lineup later this year with an updated version of the iPhone X, a larger "iPhone X Plus" and even a lower-end LCD-based iPhone. Looking forward to 2019, however, it seems Apple may be working hard on shrinking the size of that notch by combining some of the components. The notch currently contains not only the normal FaceTime camera, earpiece, and proximity and ambient light sensors, but also a trio of components working in the infrared spectrum to enable Face ID and TrueDepth features. By combining the Face ID and camera components, Apple could shrink that notch.   Read Full Article MacBook Pro Reportedly Won't See Any Major Upgrades in 2018 After a major redesign in 2016 that saw a thinner profile and the addition of the Touch Bar, the MacBook received only minor internal upgrades in 2017. It looks like that may be the case again in 2018, according to a new report from DigiTimes. Apple typically overhauls its MacBook Pro designs about every four years, so we weren't necessarily expecting any radical form factor changes this year, but this new report hints we again might not see much more than processor and graphics bumps in the next update.   Read Full Article Apple CEO Tim Cook Says Power Management Feature in Older iPhones Will Be Able to Be Turned Off in Future Update The controversy over Apple's move to throttle performance of iPhones with degraded batteries in order to avoid unexpected shutdowns continues to churn, with Apple now facing over 45 lawsuits related to the issue even as it is offering $29 battery replacements. While Apple previously noted it will be more transparent about the throttling and battery status with an upcoming software update, Tim Cook in an interview this week also revealed that the update will allow users to turn off that power management throttling entirely if they so desire.  He says Apple doesn't recommend turning it off, however, as that would increase the chances of the user's iPhone unexpectedly shutting down when it demands more power than the degraded battery can provide.   Read Full Article Toyota and Lexus to Offer CarPlay in Select 2019 Vehicles and Beyond in United States With the North American International Auto Show taking place in Detroit this week, we've seen a number of CarPlay-related announcements, highlighted by Toyota and its luxury brand Lexus announcing they will finally offer support for the feature, marking the end of one of the most significant holdouts. Mazda has been another major CarPlay holdout, but while the company tells us it "remains committed" to supporting CarPlay, it's still unwilling to announce timing. Finally, BMW created quite a stir this week by revealing that it plans to turn CarPlay support into a subscription-based service later this year, with pricing set at $80 per year following a free introductory year. This seems pretty ridiculous considering the user's iPhone is providing most of the CarPlay functionality, but it's possible BMW could change its mind based on customer feedback.   Read Full Article

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