WWDC Leaks, New iPod, RIP 3D Touch? — MacRumors

Brought to you by: WWDC 2019 is Just Days Away: What to Expect, Leaks, and More One of Apple's busiest and most exciting weeks of the year is about to unfold at WWDC 2019 in San Jose. Apple will kick off its annual developer conference with a keynote on Monday at 10 a.m. Pacific Time, where it is expected to announce iOS 13, macOS 10.15, watchOS 6, and tvOS 13. Ahead of the event, leaked screenshots have revealed both iOS 13's rumored Dark Mode and standalone Music and TV apps coming to the Mac, while recent trademark activity suggests that macOS 10.15 could be named macOS Mammoth or one of these options.  If you are going to be in San Jose on Wednesday, June 5 from 5:30pm-8:30pm, come hang out with some of our MacRumors team members, readers, and developers at our annual Mixer! Grab a bite to eat and a drink or two, spend some time chatting about WWDC, and more! To request an invitation to the MacRumors Mixer, please send an email to arn@normalkid.com with your full name and email address. Space is very limited, so please only reply if seriously interested.   Read Full Article Support Our Sponsor [Time-Limited Giveaway] Get the Most Powerful Mac DVD Ripper to Decode and Digitize Any DVD to Video Losslessly Notable Mac software developer MacXDVD is entering its ninth year, and for a limited time, they are sharing the $67.95 value MacX DVD Ripper Pro for free in celebration of the anniversary. 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Now it's time to get this best DVD ripper for Mac and make your own digital DVD backup copies.   Visit Sponsor Popular Stories May 30, 2019 Apple Expected to Remove 3D Touch From All 2019 iPhones in Favor of Haptic Touch In a research note shared with MacRumors, a team of Barclays analysts have "confirmed" that 3D Touch "will be eliminated" in all 2019 iPhones, echoing an earlier report from The Wall Street Journal. On the iPhone XR, Apple already replaced 3D Touch with Haptic Touch, which is simply a long press combined with haptic feedback from the Taptic Engine, and Haptic Touch will likely be expanded to all new iPhones in 2019. Another rumor this week claimed that 2019 iPhones could allow users to connect two pairs of Bluetooth headphones at the same time.   Read Full Article 2019 MacBook Pro Keyboard Has 'Subtle' Changes to Membrane Cover and Switches The repair experts at iFixit have completed a teardown of the new 2019 MacBook Pro and discovered a "subtle change" made to the silicone membrane covering the problematic butterfly keyboard. iFixit also found that the metal dome over each key switch is "subtly different" as well. Hopefully these changes will reduce issues such as sticky and repeating keys that prompted Apple's repair program, which has been extended to any MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro with a butterfly keyboard.   Read Full Article Apple Launches New iPod Touch With A10 Fusion Chip and Up to 256GB Storage, Priced From $199 Apple this week updated the iPod touch for the first time in nearly four years with a faster A10 Fusion chip and a 256GB storage option. Apple says the new iPod touch has up to 2x faster performance and up to 3x faster graphics compared to the previous iPod touch. The A10 Fusion chip also enables support for Group FaceTime and ARKit-based augmented reality apps on the iPod touch for the first time ever.  The seventh-generation iPod touch has the same design as the sixth-generation model, including the same 4-inch Retina display, cameras, battery life, and beyond. Pricing starts at $199, with six color options.    Read Full Article 2020 iPhones May Have Full-Screen Touch ID, New iPhone SE Based on iPhone 8 Also Possible Next Year 2020 iPhones will have some significant changes, including 5G support, 3D sensing via the rear camera system, and acoustic fingerprint tech that could allow for full-screen Touch ID alongside Face ID, according to Barclays analysts. The analysts also spoke with "a few" Apple suppliers who mentioned a potential "iPhone SE 2" with iPhone 8 internals coming in early 2020, but others had no knowledge of it, so the fate of the beloved 4-inch smartphone remains a mystery.   Read Full Article Apple Says App Store 'Welcomes Competition' Following Criticism From Spotify and Others Apple has gone on the defensive about its App Store this week with a new page on its website that says it "welcomes competition." The response comes amid increasing scrutiny over the App Store, with Spotify and others accusing Apple of anticompetitive practices. Apple also faces a class action lawsuit accusing it of operating an App Store monopoly, which the U.S. Supreme Court recently allowed to proceed.    Read Full Article 'Pokémon Sleep' and 'Pokémon Masters' Games Coming to iPhone in 2020 Pokémon fans will be excited to learn that two new games in the franchise are coming to iOS next year. Pokémon Sleep is described as an experience that gamifies your sleep, with factors like time spent asleep and time waking up affecting gameplay in a major way. No further details have been revealed. Pokémon Masters is said to showcase "a new type of Pokémon battling on the go," with many famous Pokémon Trainers from previous games. Little else is known, but additional details are expected in June.   Read Full Article

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