iOS 13 Beta 4, 2019 Emoji, Apple's Rainbow Logo Coming Back?— MacRumors

Brought to you by: iOS 13 Beta 4 is Out: Here's What's New! iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 beta testing continues this week with the release of the fourth developer betas and corresponding third public betas of each operating system. We've rounded up everything new in iOS 13 beta 4, including some changes to 3D Touch functionality. Apple also seeded the fourth developer betas of macOS Catalina, watchOS 6, and tvOS 13, along with the corresponding public betas, and the seventh beta of iOS 12.4 as the Apple Card nears launch.   Read Full Article Support Our Sponsor Get 5KPlayer for Free to Play, Stream, Download Video and Music & Mirror iPhone or iPad Screen 5KPlayer is the first media player to combine playback, streaming, AirPlay and downloading in one stop, yet it's still a lightweight software with multiple features for Mac users to manage their daily movie, video and music enjoyment. When MTS/MKV/AVI/DVD and even MP4 files are not playing with QuickTime or other media players, grab this free player for your Mac to get the job done without any hassle.   Key features: 1. Play: 4K/HEVC/MKV/360° videos, music, m3u8, live radio and DVD from any region. 2. AirPlay: mirror iPhone or iPad screen to Mac, and record screen while mirroring. 3. Stream: video and music between Mac and Smart TV/PS 4/Xbox. 4. Download: video, music, playlist, with subtitles from 300+ websites. Resume from the breakpoint, batch download. 5. Edit: cut, rotate, adjust speed, extract audio from video, etc. Rated 9 out of 10 from over 1000 user reviews, 5KPlayer is one of the top free options for your multimedia files. Free download 5KPlayer >>   Visit Sponsor Popular Stories Jul 18, 2019 Apple's Rainbow Logo May Return to Some New Products as Early as This Year Apple may be planning to reintroduce its classic rainbow logo on some of its new products as early as this year, according to a well-connected MacRumors tipster who spoke with an Apple employee. Apple's rainbow or "six-color" logo made its debut on the Apple II computer in 1977 and was widely used until 1998, when it began to be phased out in favor of a monochrome Apple logo similar to the one used today.   Read Full Article Apple's 2019 256GB MacBook Air Includes Slower SSD Than 2018 Model The 2019 MacBook Air with 256GB storage appears to have a slower SSD than the equivalent 2018 model, according to recent testing. While the 2019 model's SSD write speeds are on par if not slightly better than the 2018 model, read speeds appear to have dropped by around 35 percent, based on the Blackmagic Disk Speed benchmark. Apple may have gone with a slower SSD in order to drop the MacBook Air's price to a more affordable level, but regardless, it's not a change that most users are likely to notice in day to day usage of the machine.   Read Full Article iPad Air vs. Microsoft's Surface Go: Which Is a Better Laptop Replacement? On our YouTube channel this week, our videographer Dan compared the new 10.5-inch iPad Air to Microsoft's Surface Go to determine which device he liked better for on-the-go computing. Dan's comparison is based on how well each device serves as a laptop replacement, including performance, operating system, and accessories like keyboards. Subscribe to MacRumors on YouTube for new Apple videos every week!    Read Full Article Apple Previews Upcoming 2019 Emoji Just ahead of World Emoji Day this week, Apple previewed its upcoming 2019 emoji coming to the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. Additions will include animals like an otter, skunk, and flamingo; new food items like a waffle, onion, garlic, butter, and oyster; new gestures like a yawning face; interracial couples; accessibility-related emoji like a hearing aid, wheelchairs, a prosthetic arm and leg; and much more. The new emoji will likely be available in iOS 13.1 around October if Apple sticks to the same timeframe from the past few years.   Read Full Article Apple Readies 3D Sensing Rear Camera Component Supplies for 2020 iPhones Apple has reportedly asked one of its manufacturing partners to ready VCSEL components for use in rear-facing 3D time-of-flight camera lenses, a widely rumored feature on 2020 iPhones. While the TrueDepth system on iPhone X and iPhone XS models relies on a structured-light technique, time-of-flight calculates the time it takes for a laser to bounce off surrounding objects to create a 3D image of the environment. This allows for more accurate depth perception and better placement of virtual objects, and should also result in photos better able to capture depth.   Read Full Article

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