iPhone Xs and Apple Watch 4 Leaks, iPad Pro Renderings, Eddy Cue Profiled - MacRumors

Brought to you by: Apple Leaks Images of Upcoming 2018 'iPhone Xs' Models Just a couple of hours after Apple officially announced its September 12 media event last week, a marketing image for the upcoming "iPhone Xs" leaked revealing two sizes of the device and a new gold color option. The details are in line with previous rumors about the device, which suggested the iPhone X successor would come in both 5.8-inch and 6.5-inch sizes. Follow-up rumors suggest the larger model may be called "iPhone Xs Max," a departure from the "Plus" name Apple has traditionally used for its largest phones. No corresponding name or marketing image has yet leaked for the rumored 6.1-inch LCD model that is expected to be the entry-level device in the new lineup.   Read Full Article Sponsored Stories An Advanced Mac Maintenance App Kit in Setapp Today, we’d like to talk about Setapp — a large collection of selected apps from trusted Mac developers in one suite. For $9.99/month you get a full-pack for advanced Mac maintenance, with apps like the all-new CleanMyMac X, iStat Menus, Disk Drill, Get Backup Pro, Gemini, and more. Setapp has software for nearly any job on Mac but right now we’d like to focus on what it can do for your hard drive and system. With the right apps for monitoring and file management, you can protect your Mac from unexpected failure, overheating, and hardware issues. Plus, you can get rid of the junk left by long periods of use, such as old files, system trash, duplicate files, cluttered desktop and so on. And the best thing is, to keep your Mac safe you don’t need to clean and maintain it yourself — the apps in Setapp will do it for you. It’s free to try for 7 days, so give it a go.  Visit Sponsor Popular Stories Sep 06, 2018 Apple Accidentally Leaks Images of Upcoming Apple Watch Series 4 Models With Larger Displays In addition to the iPhone Xs, Apple last week also leaked an image of the upcoming Apple Watch. In line with rumors, the image shows a significantly larger display, which offers a new watch face that can display far more complications than currently possible. Code found in the latest watchOS 5 beta suggests the upcoming 42mm Apple Watch will likely have a resolution of 384x480, compared to the current 312x390. The significant increase in resolution will be made possible by both the larger display and a slightly higher pixel density.   Read Full Article New iPad Pro Renders Depict Angular Chassis and iPhone-Like Antenna Lines Serial leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer this week shared several renderings claimed to be of the upcoming 12.9-inch iPad Pro. The renderings show a full-front display with no home button, as well as a new more angular design with chamfered edges front and back. Cellular antenna bands in an edge-based design similar to that found on the iPhone are also shown, a departure from the current design where the bands extend onto the top rear portion of the device. It's unclear whether new iPad Pros will make an appearance at next week's event, but if we had to bet it would be on a separate October event for iPad and Mac announcements.   Read Full Article Apple Launches iPhone 8 Logic Board Repair Program Apple has announced a new repair program to assist iPhone 8 users who have experienced logic board failures in their devices. According to Apple, a "very small percentage" of units manufactured between September and March have a defect and Apple will cover repairs free of charge. Affected phones were sold in China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Macau, New Zealand, and the U.S., and Apple will cover repairs for three years from the date of first sale.   Read Full Article Former Apple Employees on Eddy Cue: Siri and Eddy Were 'A Bad Fit' and He is 'Always Doing Too Many Things' A new profile of Eddy Cue takes a look at his history with Apple and his influence on the company's rapidly growing services segment that he oversees. Based on interviews with over two dozen people who have worked with him, Cue is described as "a leader of intelligence and empathy," but "overextended" in his duties. Cue's hands-off style reportedly failed to defuse tensions from integrating Beats Music into Apple, with teams from both sides clashing over design, features, and more. Cue was also seen as a poor fit to oversee Siri, as he reportedly didn't take much interest in the feature. Siri responsibilities were shifted to Craig Federighi in 2017 and just recently to new AI chief John Giannandrea.   Read Full Article Apple's 2019 iPhones Won't Adopt Fingerprint on Display Technology It's probably not much of a surprise, but Apple appears to still be all-in on Face ID, with reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reporting this week that Apple's 2019 iPhones are not expected to use fingerprint on display (FOD) technology, which integrates the sensor right into the screen to eliminate the need for a separate button or sensor. FOD is seen as a way for Android manufacturers to distinguish themselves from the iPhone, and the feature is expected to see rapid adoption, particular given mixed reception for Face ID on the iPhone X and better than expected response to FOD's inclusion in Vivo's X21 smartphone.    Read Full Article

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