iOS 12.0.1 Released, New Apple Pencil, Mac Sales Plummet, Nike+ Apple Watch - MacRumors

Brought to you by: Apple Releases iOS 12.0.1 With Fixes for Wi-Fi 2.4GHz Bug, Lightning Charging Issue Apple this week released the first update to iOS 12 in the form of iOS 12.0.1. While the update doesn't include new features, it does address some significant bugs including problems with iPhone XS and XS Max failing to charge when a Lightning cable is plugged in and preferring to connect to 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi networks rather than faster 5 GHz networks. The update also puts the ".?123" key on the iPad keyboard back to its expected spot after it was moved in iOS 12.0, and fixes issues with video subtitles and Bluetooth.   Read Full Article Sponsored Stories How to Make Remote Work Work Well Commute time? Zero. Meeting room? Mac camera. Coworker? Kevin the cat. Coffee pot? All yours. You're a remote worker, and life is good. Almost. Maintaining a work-life balance and keeping track of faraway tasks can be tricky without having a remote routine down pat. 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Clear up your work schedule and go play with Kevin. 😺   Visit Sponsor Popular Stories Oct 11, 2018 Apple Pencil 2 With AirPods-Like Pairing Expected to Launch Alongside iPad Pro With Face ID We've been expecting new iPad Pro models to be released in the very near future, and a new report claims they will be accompanied by an updated Apple Pencil capable of proximity pairing similar to that used in AirPods. The current Apple Pencil must be physically connected to an iPad in order to set up or switch pairing. Potentially supporting this rumor is a set of regulatory filings coming out of China. The filings cover several new tablet models and an unspecified "Bluetooth device" that could be the updated Apple Pencil.   Read Full Article Apple's Mac Sales Down in Q3 2018 Amid a Lack of Update We're really hoping to see some new Macs alongside the updated iPad Pro models, but in the meantime, Mac sales are plummeting, with research firms Gartner (8.5%) and IDC (11.6%) estimating major drops in worldwide Mac shipments for the July–September quarter when compared to the same period in 2017. The MacBook Pro was updated in July, but other than that and the iMac Pro, every other Mac model is well over a year old. We've been hearing rumors about iMac and MacBook updates, as well as an all-new Mac mini and a new low-cost notebook that could appear as either a new MacBook Air or part of the MacBook family. So if Apple is indeed planning a media event for later this month, it seems it'll have a lot to show off.   Read Full Article Hands-On With the New Nike+ Apple Watch Series 4 While the new Apple Watch Series 4 models launched several weeks ago, the Nike+ versions didn't debut until last Friday, and we went hands-on with one of the new run-oriented models. The Nike+ Series 4 models are available in either silver or space gray aluminum and with special band options including Sport Loop bands with a bit of reflective thread in them to help with nighttime visibility. As always, the Nike+ versions also come with unique analog and digital watch faces that are unavailable on normal models.   Read Full Article A Look at All of the New Emoji Coming in iOS 12.1 Yep, we're getting over 70 new emoji in iOS 12.1, macOS 10.14.1, and watchOS 5.1, and we put together a look at each and every one of them. From faces and people to body parts, clothing, toys, sports, and more, there's something new for just about everybody. Apple is also taking the opportunity to tweak its mobile phone emoji design so that it looks like an iPhone X-style device with no Home button. The upcoming operating system versions are currently in beta testing and could see a public release around the end of the month if past history and rumors of upcoming hardware updates are any indication.   Read Full Article Apple Denies Report Claiming Chinese Spies Planted Microchips in iCloud Servers There's a pretty crazy dispute going on right now over a Bloomberg Businessweek report claiming that the Chinese military worked to tamper with motherboards being manufactured by Supermicro and which ended up in servers purchased by nearly 30 companies including Apple and Amazon. Bloomberg is standing by its story even as Apple and Amazon have strenuously denied they ever discovered any such chips in their servers. Besides the companies, government officials in several countries have similarly stated they have no evidence of any such plot. The denials from Apple and others are so strong that it's difficult to believe they're being misleading, but Bloomberg hasn't backed down from its claims.   Read Full Article

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