Apple yesterday released a revised Smart Battery Case for the latest iPhone XR, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max models which provides customers with multi-day battery life. Here are two key innovations that set this case apart from the previous model.
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How Apple could make the notch less notchy
Samsung’s Galaxy A8s arrived with a hole-punch display and the upcoming Galaxy S10 should reduce the chins by putting the camera and the sensor array into a small circular cutout in the display. Apple, meanwhile, is rumored to make the notch on 2019 iPhones a bit smaller.
WSJ: 2019’s iPhone XS Max will rock 3 rear cameras, XR’s successor to gain 2 rear cameras
The Wall Street Journal on Friday reported that it has learned from people familiar with Apple's roadmap that the company plans on releasing three new iPhone models in 2019, with a refreshed iPhone XS Max picking up a triple-lens setup out the back and a second-generation iPhone XR gaining two rear cameras instead of one.
Apple slashes iPhone XR prices for resellers in China by about $100
Following its revised revenue guidance blamed on poor iPhone performance in China, Apple has now slashed prices of the iPhone XR models in the country in an effort to revive sales.
Mophie unveils battery cases for latest iPhones with Qi wireless charging, Lightning port access
Accessory maker Mophie today announced a new line of battery cases for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR which will be available to purchase in the first quarter of this year.
Apple highlights Liquid Retina display in a new iPhone XR ad
Apple on Friday posted a new promotional video to its official YouTube channel. Running one minute and ten seconds long, it highlights the company's Liquid Retina display technology along with all the colors that the $749 iPhone XR is available in.
iPhone XR accounted for a larger proportion of Android switchers than iPhone 8 & iPhone X
Fresh data from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) indicates that Apple's colorful iPhone XR, which starts at $749, has likely attracted a significantly larger proportion of Android switchers in the United States than iPhone 8 and iPhone X did last November.
Apple to stop selling iPhone 7 and 8 in Germany as Qualcomm secures another sales ban
Qualcomm has secured another victory in its legal spat with Apple, this time in Germany after a Munich court ruled that some iPhone models that employ Intel-made cellular modems violate a Qualcomm patent which covers so-called envelope tracking, a feature that helps smartphones save battery power while sending and receiving wireless signals.
The latest Instagram update has removed support for iPhone XR & XS Max resolutions
Instagram 75.0 that got pushed to App Store Wednesday has removed native display support for the new resolution modes on the iPhone XR and iPhone XS Max smartphones.
Hide the Control Center grabber from the iPhone X’s Lock screen with NoCCBar
If you have any of Apple’s latest handsets with rounded-corner displays, such as the iPhone X, XS/XS Max, or XR then chances are you’re familiar with the tiny Control Center grabber that appears at the top-right corner of the Lock screen, as depicted above.
For whatever reason, this grabber doesn’t appear anywhere else in iOS besides the Lock screen; yet you can invoke Control Center from anywhere by swiping down from the top-right corner of the display.
iOS 12.1.2 launches with fixes for the eSIM activation and cellular connectivity issues
Apple today released iOS 12.1.2, a minor software update for iPhone and cellular iPads that contains bug fixes for the eSIM feature, arriving two weeks after the release of iOS 12.1.1.
Key Apple suppliers TSMC and Foxconn post strong November revenue, Bloomberg unfazed
Key Apple suppliers—TSMC, the sole supplier of Apple-designed mobile chips, and Foxconn, which assembles iPhones—today reported strong November revenue, but that didn't stop Bloomberg from pushing its narrative that the latest lineup is “falling flat with global consumers” as “iPhone concerns persist”.