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Brought to you by: Hands-On With Apple's New Powerbeats Pro Earbuds Apple's totally wireless Powerbeats Pro are set to launch this Friday after pre-orders began last week, and ahead of their official debut, we were able to get a pair to test out to find out whether Apple's latest Beats-branded earbuds are worth their $250 price tag. And if you're trying to decide between Powerbeats Pro and the latest AirPods, we've also got a video comparing the two. While Apple is planning to sell the Powerbeats Pro in four colors, including ivory, moss, navy, and black, they are only available in black right now, with the other options coming later in the summer. The Powerbeats Pro feature IPX4-rated water resistance, which is an upgrade over the AirPods when it comes to standing up to physical activity. Subscribe to MacRumors on YouTube for new Apple videos every week!   Read Full Article Support Our Sponsor OWC Envoy Pro EX Rugged – The Pocket-sized Drive Designed to Go Everywhere. 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Visit Sponsor Popular Stories May 09, 2019 'Warren Buffett's Paper Wizard' is Apple's First iPhone Game Since 2008 Well, this was unexpected. Apple surprised us this week with its first iPhone game since 2008, and it's probably not what you would have guessed. "Warren Buffett's Paper Wizard," named after the billionaire investor, tasks players with flinging newspapers in both Buffett's native Omaha, Nebraska and Apple's hometown of Cupertino, California. Apple CEO Tim Cook unveiled the game, its first since Texas Hold'Em in 2008, at Berkshire Hathaway's annual shareholders meeting.   Read Full Article WWDC 2019: App Store on Apple Watch, iOS 13 Sleep Mode, and Other Expectations Less than a month ahead of Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference, new rumors have emerged about iOS 13, macOS 10.15, watchOS 6, and more. Highlights include an App Store on the Apple Watch itself, an Apple-designed swipe-based keyboard for the iPhone, both a Dark Mode and Sleep Mode on iOS 13, and Siri Shortcuts on the Mac. The full list outlines more than 25 things to expect at WWDC 2019 in San Jose.   Read Full Article Apple Retail Employees Vent Frustrations About Stores Becoming Less 'Shopper-Friendly' in Recent Years Following the departure of Apple's former retail chief Angela Ahrendts last month, Bloomberg has examined how Apple Stores have "lost their luster," at least according to some current and former retail employees, analysts, and customers. "The overhaul of the Genius Bar has been especially controversial," found Bloomberg, which added that "now the stores are often crowded with people waiting for their iPhones to be fixed or batteries swapped out."   Read Full Article 5K LG UltraFine Display Now Unavailable From Apple in the United States LG's UltraFine 5K Display is now listed as "Sold Out" on Apple's online store in the United States and many other countries, fueling hope that Apple's promised "high-end pro display" is on the horizon. The so-called Apple Pro Display is rumored to be 31.6" with 6K resolution, HDR support, and an "all-new design" with a mini-LED backlight. It will be Apple's first external monitor since the Thunderbolt Display launched in 2011.   Read Full Article Kuo: 2019 iPhones and New iPad Pro Models in Late 2019 to Early 2020 to Adopt New Antenna Technology Apple is planning changes to the antennas inside 2019 iPhones, as well as two new iPad Pro models in either the fourth quarter of 2019 or the first quarter of 2020, so says reputable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. These changes will mostly benefit Apple in terms of production and cost, but it's the first time we've heard about upcoming iPad Pro models, which Kuo expects to have the same 11-inch and 12.9-inch screen sizes as present. Rumors overwhelmingly point towards the next iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max having triple-lens rear cameras, and the next iPhone XR having a dual-lens rear camera, housed in a controversial square bump.   Read Full Article Apple Hit With Two Class Action Lawsuits Over iPhone 7 Audio Issues Apple may have a legal battle on its hands over iPhone 7 audio chip issues informally known as "Loop Disease."  A pair of class action lawsuits filed against Apple accuse the company of selling the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus with an audio chip defect that causes issues ranging from a grayed-out speaker button to customers not being heard during phone calls and FaceTime video chats. Apple is accused of actively concealing the defect and failing to provide free repairs to affected customers outside of a brief period last year, thereby violating multiple California and Illinois consumer protection laws.    Read Full Article

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