The official names for this year's iPhones have been leaked by the best source around, Apple. Earlier today, Sept. 12, the company temporarily updated its product sitemap file, inadvertently giving the product names away. As long rumored, this year's iPhones will be classed the iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, and iPhone Xr.
With one day to go before Apple's big "Gather round" event, new details have emerged about the devices most likely to make an appearance tomorrow. The details come from 9to5Mac, which was the first outlet to publish real images purportedly of the upcoming iPhone Xs/Xs Max and fourth-generation Apple Watch.
Wireless carriers China Telecom and China Unicom have begun promoting a rumored dual-SIM feature for new iPhones ahead of tomorrow's “Gather round” iPhone Xs event keynote.
Two days before it's holding its "Gather round" event, Apple is inviting the public to the big show via a promoted tweet. The post asks users to tap on the Twitter heart below the tweet to receive updates on event day. Apple's event begins at 10 a.m. PDT on Wednesday, Sept. 12.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today issued a research note to clients in which he outlined some interesting predictions about Apple's upcoming product refreshes. According to the analyst, 2018's iPhones won't ditch Lightning I/O for USB-C like iPad Pros nor will they include a stronger, Power Delivery-compatible power adapter to support the fast charge function.
I’ve been reporting on Apple through various outlets for over eight years. During that time, I have covered plenty of “special” events like the one we’re about to see this week. Based on my experience, there are things I’ve come to expect from Apple during these events, and things I do not.
Last week, 9to5Mac published what it claimed was the first official image of this year's two upcoming OLED iPhones. At the time, the site said the long-rumored 5.8-inch and 6.5-inch models would be called iPhone Xs. Today, Sept. 5, 9to5Mac says the larger of these two models will likely be named the iPhone Xs Max.