What to Expect in 2019, Apple Earnings Warning, AirPower Still Missing - MacRumors

Brought to you by: What to Expect From Apple in 2019: New iPhones, Modular Mac Pro, iPad Mini 5, Updated AirPods and More Happy New Year! We've broken out our 2019 calendars, so it's a great time to take a look at what we can expect to see Apple release this year. We know there will be new iPhones, and Apple has promised a revamped Mac Pro, but there's much more on our list so make sure to check it out. We also want to hear about what you want to see this year, so let us know! It's also a good time to take a look back at 2018, and we did just that in a pair of articles over the past week. In the first one, we summarized all of Apple's major products introduced in 2018, which included the usual iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, and Mac updates, but a few special ones including the HomePod launch and the first Mac mini update in four years. Our second retrospective piece examined 2018's biggest leaks that led up to Apple's product announcements. As usual, we saw a number of leaks from Apple's supply chain, but Apple itself was unusually leaky this year, accidentally revealing details on a number of its products before their releases.   Read Full Article Sponsored Stories Forbes Insights Report: Why Collaboration Efforts Go Awry Employees are overloaded with requests to collaborate, but a tech solution without an underlying strategy won’t solve the problem. Forbes Insights and Dropbox Business can help.       Visit Sponsor Popular Stories Jan 03, 2019 Apple Lowers Revenue Guidance for Q1 2019 Citing 'Fewer iPhone Upgrades' Than Anticipated Apple this week took the highly unusual step of reducing its earnings guidance for the just-ended December quarter, shaving around $7 billion off of its revenue estimate. In a letter to investors, Apple CEO Tim Cook primarily cited "fewer iPhone upgrades" than anticipated as the culprit, with unexpected weakness in the Chinese market being the most significant contributing factor. The announcement sent shockwaves through the market, with Apple's stock opening down almost 10 percent following the news and extending losses that have seen Apple's share price decline by 35 percent over the past two months. Cook is holding an "all-hands" meeting with Apple employees today to discuss yesterday's announcement and alleviate potential fears about the implications. Apple will officially announce its December quarter earnings on January 29. Meanwhile, law firms are already circling to assess whether it's worth filing suit against Apple over alleged "materially misleading business information" given to investors prior to yesterday's press release.   Read Full Article Netflix's New Interactive 'Black Mirror: Bandersnatch' Episode Doesn't Work on Apple TV Netflix late last week premiered "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch," an interactive episode of the popular science fiction series that lets viewers make decisions to influence how the episode proceeds. While it's a neat concept, it doesn't work on Netflix's Apple TV app, so you'll need to watch it on another device. It's an unfortunate omission considering Apple TV is a great device for Netflix consumption. In other Netflix news, the company has officially stopped allowing new and returning users to sign up for subscriptions through its iOS app. The move means all signups must go through the Netflix website, skirting around App Store policies that see Apple taking a cut of in-app subscriptions. It's a bit of an inconvenience for users, but Netflix obviously thinks it's worth it in order to avoid paying Apple what some have estimated to be several hundred million dollars in commissions over the next few years.   Read Full Article AirPower Misses Promised 2018 Launch, But Might Not Be Canceled At its September 2017 unveiling of the iPhone X and iPhone 8, Apple also introduced AirPower, a wireless charging mat capable of charging up to three devices (iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods) simultaneously. Apple said AirPower would launch in 2018, but following a number of reports of technical problems with the accessory, it failed to launch by the end of the year. We still don't know if or when AirPower will finally launch, but well-connected developer Steve Troughton-Smith says he's heard "they've finally fixed it," so our fingers are crossed that a launch could come relatively soon.   Read Full Article New Apple Pencil Sandpapered to Look and Feel Like a Real Pencil In a neat do-it-yourself project, one ambitious Reddit user went to significant lengths to make the new second-generation Apple Pencil look and feel like a real wood pencil. By sandpapering the device to give it a rougher texture and using some paint and fabric dye, the user did a remarkably good job of giving it a realistic pencil look. It took a little experimentation and the user says one of the Apple Pencils he used no longer functions after apparently being exposed to a too-warm dye bath, so be careful if you decide to attempt a similar project yourself!   Read Full Article iPhone XS-Like Smart Battery Case Icon Spotted in Action on iOS 12.1.2 We've been seeing increasing evidence of an upcoming revamped Smart Battery Case that could be compatible with Apple's latest iPhone models, with icons found in iOS and watchOS showing a new design that loses the chin seen on the current version of the accessory for older iPhones. A similar icon has now been revealed in action on iOS 12.1.2, thanks to one user who decided to hack apart much of an iPhone 7 Smart Battery Case and plug it into his iPhone X. Lo and behold, the Batteries widget on his iPhone displays an icon of the unreleased Smart Battery Case designed to fit the more recent iPhone.   Read Full Article

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