iPhone XR Hands-On, New iPad Mini Next Week?, iPod Turns 17 - MacRumors

Brought to you by: A Day With the iPhone XR: Unboxing and First Impressions Apple began accepting pre-orders for the iPhone XR last Friday ahead of tomorrow's launch, but we were able to obtain a review unit a few days early and have started sharing some of our thoughts on Apple's colorful new iPhone. Check out our unboxing and initial impressions video, as well as some sample photos from the iPhone XR, and we'll have more hands-on coverage in the coming days. For additional details on the iPhone XR, be sure to take a look at our review roundup, as well as Phil Schiller's comments on the iPhone for the masses that's significantly cheaper than the iPhone XS but which could still qualify as "the best phone."   Read Full Article Sponsored Stories Don’t Look for Apps, Get Setapp — A Huge App Collection, Right on Your Mac There’s a smarter way to work on Mac than googling every app you need for every task. 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Visit Sponsor Popular Stories Oct 25, 2018 New iPad Mini Coming as Soon as Next Week's Event, AirPower in Late 2018/Early 2019 Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo this week dropped a bit of a bombshell, claiming Apple is working on a new iPad mini that could debut as soon as next week's event. Many have assumed the iPad mini will be discontinued as phones have gotten larger and Apple hasn't updated its smallest tablet in over three years, but it looks like that may not be the case! Beyond the iPad mini, Kuo says we can expect updated iPad Pro and Mac models at next week's event, and the much-anticipated AirPower charging mat could finally launch either by the end of this year or early next year. In other event-related news, Apple has registered several new Mac models with the Eurasian Economic Commission, a frequent sign of imminent product updates. We don't know exactly which Macs these registrations refer to, but we're expecting new Mac mini, iMac, and MacBook models, as well as a new low-cost notebook that could appear as either a MacBook Air or part of the MacBook family.  And finally, we noted last week that Apple used a variety of different artistic Apple logos on its invitations for next week's event, and we've now put together a high-resolution gallery of the all of the over 350 different logos.   Read Full Article Happy 17th Birthday to Apple's Original iPod This week marked the 17th birthday of Apple's original iPod, introduced by Steve Jobs at an event at Apple's Infinite Loop headquarters on October 23, 2001. There have been a number of different iPod form factors over the years, but we're down to only the iPod touch at this point as dedicated music players have been supplanted by multifunction smartphones like the iPhone. Still, the original iPod was an iconic product that marked one of the biggest steps of Apple's rebirth following the return of the Steve Jobs, but if you take a look back at our forum thread about the announcement, you'll find not everyone saw the iPod at the time as the groundbreaking product it would become.   Read Full Article Apple Debuts New USB-C Magnetic Apple Watch Charger Alongside the iPhone XR, Apple last week also quietly introduced a new Apple Watch charging cable with a USB-C connector rather than the traditional USB-A plug. The new USB-C version is only available in the shortest 0.5-meter length, and it's priced at $29. It's not clear why the cable isn't available in longer 1-meter and 2-meter versions, but it's led to speculation that Apple's upcoming iPad Pro rumored to have a USB-C port rather than Lightning could be used to recharge an Apple Watch.   Read Full Article Apple's Upcoming TV Service to Launch in 100+ Countries in 2019, Starting With the U.S. We've been hearing for quite some time about Apple's ambitions for a television service, with some suggesting it could launch early next year. While Apple has frequently been slow to expand features and services to new countries, a new report indicates Apple's TV service could see a rapid expansion to over 100 countries before the end of 2019. The quick ramp-up would let Apple better compete with Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, both of which have nearly global availability. One big potential advantage for Apple is a rumor that the company's original content could be made available free of charge to Apple device owners.    Read Full Article Italy Fining Apple 10M Euros for 'Dishonest Commercial Practices' Related to iPhone Throttling It's been almost a year since the controversy over Apple throttling performance on iPhones with degraded batteries blew up, with Apple explaining that it did so in order to prevent unexpected shutdowns that would be worse for the user experience than performance impacts noticeable only when under heavy load. While Apple stepped up to offer heavily discounted iPhone battery replacements through the end of this year to allow those with degraded batteries to get back up to full speed, that didn't stop a number of governments around the world from looking into the issue. Italy's antitrust authority has finally completed its investigation and fined Apple 10 million euros (about $11.5 million) over the situation, citing "dishonest commercial practices" intended to drive product replacement upgrades, even though Apple argues the intention was to prolong device lifespans. Samsung was also fined 5 million euros for encouraging owners of its older Note 4 devices to upgrade to a newer version of Android that severely impacted performance.   Read Full Article

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