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(flipped) MacPost..posts..another image of today’s earlier ‘iPhone leak’ which shows much more of the front of the device. In the time since our original post this morning the iPhone 4 repair experts at iFixyouri have chimed in to note that the grill on the white iPhone front plate is a non-OEM version which likely indicates that this isn’t from Apple. Apple removed the grated grill during the white iPhone redesign to help with the proximity sensor issues....

Along with the release of iOS 16.2, Apple on Tuesday also released iPadOS 16.2 for iPad users. While the new version of the operating system comes with the same refinements as the iPhone version, it also adds new features specific to the iPad – such as support for external displays when using Stage Manager. iOS 16.2 and iPadOS 16.2 are available to all iPhone and iPad models starting today. You can update by heading to the Settings app, choosing General, and choosing Software Update....

After being announced at the “California Streaming event” earlier this week, Apple’s entire iPhone 13 lineup is now available for pre-order with prices starting at $699. This includes the iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max. The first pre-orders are set to arrive to shoppers next Friday, and will hit Apple Stores on that same day. iPhone 13 pre-orders now live The Apple Store app is now back online for some users, so keep checking if you don’t see it quite yet....

Render created by Benjamin Geskin for iDropNews A few months ago, we rounded up everything that had been rumored about this year’s flagship iPhone. Since then, however, things have changed. Some new details have emerged, some old rumors have been squashed, and more. As we inch closer to the announcement of the tenth anniversary iPhone, we’re starting to narrow down what exactly the device might feature. It can get overwhelming with all of the contradicting reports, so read on for our full, updated breakdown of 2017 iPhone rumors…...

Apple is expected to dramatically redesign the iPhone in 2017 while introducing at least one model with an OLED display. Supply chain analyst firm KGI Securities has now issued a new report predicting how Apple’s flagship iPhone lineup will look next year with new details on different screen sizes, display types, and camera features. According to the report, Apple is expected to introduce three new iPhone models in 2017. One model will feature the OLED display, while two models will continue to use the TFT-LCD technology....

Weakness in Chinese smartphone sales in the holiday quarter led Apple to report its first guidance miss in 16 years. Both Tim Cook and external analysts have tentatively said that market conditions are slowly improving. In January, major Apple Chinese resellers cut the price of iPhone XR models. This week, the same resellers are pushing iPhone XS with price promotions, as first reported by the Taipei Central News Agency. Many people believe Apple is letting resellers buy the iPhone at cheaper wholesale prices than usual, in order to be able to offer significant discounts for customers....

A new market intelligence report says that iPhone shipments grew 36% year-on-year in China in Q3, while all other major brands saw theirs fall between 16% and 27%. The data says that this saw Apple’s smartphone market share in the country grew from 11% to 16%, but the news for the iPhone maker wasn’t all good … iPhone shipments in China Canalys said that the overall smartphone market in China fell by 11% year-on-year....

iPhone Upgrade Program popularity has hit extremely impressive levels, suggests a survey of US iPhone owners. It found that 36% of them were already members, and a further 25% plan to join it. This could suggest that Apple is well on its way to addressing one of the biggest challenges facing the company … As we noted last year, upgrade cycles – the length of time consumers go between phone upgrades – has been steadily increasing over the years....

WARNING: Spoilers for The Irishman. In The Irishman, Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro portray real-life criminals associated with the Bufalino crime family. Martin Scorsese’s Netflix film is based on the Charles Brandt book, I Heard You Paint Houses; Brandt based his nonfiction book on the confessions of Frank Sheeran, an alleged mafia hitman for the Bufalino crime family, who claimed responsibility for the murder of Jimmy Hoffa. However, Hoffa’s disappearance was never officially solved by the FBI: no charges were ever laid for his murder, and he was declared dead in absentia....

Apple showed off the next generation of CarPlay during WWDC 2022, and wow does it look stunning. The complete CarPlay takeover of the infotainment display, dash controls, and more tease us with Apple Car vibes. While Project Titan remains an R&D project, Apple says the first cars that will work with next-gen CarPlay won’t be announced until the end of 2023. There’s a high chance that drivers will have to wait until 2024 or 2025 to get behind the wheel of next generation CarPlay....

When Apple first released iOS 8, it was riddled with problems, then the company released iOS 8.0.1 which made things worse and Apple ended up pulling the update because of dropped calls. A few days after that, the company released the 8.0.2 update which seemed to smooth things over for the most part. Recently iOS 8.1 was launched with some new features and bug fixes. Even with continuous fixes, there are still times when wireless connections fail to work....

Just in case you haven’t guessed already, the analysts over at Goldman Sachs are speculating the next-generation iPad will appear next year, in the second quarter, to be exact. They anticipate the new Apple (AAPL) tablet will host a 9.7-inch display and will be thinner and lighter than before. We’re also going to see a built-in camera and a mini USB connection – perhaps in anticipation of upcoming European standardization on the interface....

All of the best deals are now up for the taking and headlined by a launch discount on the all-new iPad mini 2021. That’s alongside an all-time low on the official Apple MagSafe Charger at $27, and $299 off the iPhone 12 Pro Max/mini for those who don’t plan to grab Apple’s latest. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. iPad mini 2021 sees launch discount After being announced earlier today, the all-new 6th-generation iPad Mini is seeing its very first price cut....

Ahead of the first orders arriving to customers on Friday, the first reviews of the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro have arrived. These embargoed press reviews offer our first look at the iPhone 13 in the wild, including the new camera hardware, new colors, design tweaks, and more. Head below as we round up some of the notable tidbits from the first iPhone 13 reviews… iPhone 13 Writing for the Verge, Dieter Bohn says that the true star of the iPhone 13 is its longer battery life:...

The iPhone 14 Pro always-on display does not work like most Android phone always-on display modes (consisting of mostly black pixels with an always-visible clock). It works more like the Apple Watch, where the always-on mode is almost identical to the standard lock screen – the same colorful wallpaper and information-rich widgets, just dimmed. Many people getting their hands on the new iPhones were surprised by this. In fact, some of the initial reviews suggest disabling the always-on display feature altogether because it was too distracting....

Apple appears to have improved the durability of the iPhone 7 compared to the iPhone 6s, as highlighted by a new drop test video by EverythingApplePro. The iPhone 7 does very well in this specific test, sustaining ten foot face-down and side drops without cracking the screen. In contrast, the iPhone 6s was completely shattered at drops of five-feet. The iPhone 7’s rear sapphire cover glass (the camera bump) was damaged but the person could still take photos....

The developers explain the newly released application supports iPhone OS 3.1 and 3.1.1 for iPod touch, but is only capable of jailbreaking/unlocking first-generation devices, and the iPhone 3G. “This is the low down on our tools for use with the 3.1 firmware from Apple, please read the whole post in full before attempting anything,” the developers warn on their blog. “Because of changes with Apple’s update techniques (that complicate the 3GS upgrade process) this will be a multipart release....

Apple is set to launch the iPhone in China and 21 other markets this Friday, Jan. 13. As of yet, the device is only confirmed to launch on China Unicom, the nation’s second-largest wireless carrier and currently the sole provider of the iPhone in the country. However, a new report from a Chinese agency website (via The Wall Street Journal) claimed the iPhone received necessary approval from the China Radio Management agency for use on China’s third largest mobile operator by subscribers, China Telecom....

A trio of new rumors from a handful of Asian sources have popped up over the holiday and today, each predicting a different facet of the upcoming ‘iPhone 6S‘. While these are still just very unverified whispers at the moment, odds are that at least one of these will end up coming at least partially true. Here’s a roundup of the latest iPhone rumors, in no particular order: A10 Processor OK, we lied just a little bit....

New data provided by a trade-in website shows that an iPhone trade-in gets you twice as much as trading in a comparable flagship Android smartphone a year after you bought it. Both comparisons are calculated as a percentage of the purchase price, to ensure that they are like-for-like … The difference tails off slightly at two years, but the used iPhone is still worth very much more than the used Android phone....