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This week’s top stories: Hands-on with iPhone 7 Plus Portrait Mode, Apple Watch Series 2 review, iOS 10 & macOS betas, more

In this week’s top stories: Hands-on with the new iOS 10.1 Portrait Mode beta on iPhone 7 Plus, Apple Watch 2 and watchOS 3 reviews, iPhone 7 & 7 Plus arrive in 30 more countries, and much more.

We kick things off with the latest iPhone 7 news as the device arrives in 30 more countries this week. In-depth analysis of the iPhone 7 display shows record performance, and some users report iPhone 7 making a ‘hissing’ sound while under heavy load.

The iOS 10.1 public beta arrived this week (alongside macOS and watchOS betas), bringing with it the much anticipated Portrait Mode for the camera app on the iPhone 7 Plus. And we review the Apple Watch Series 2 and Apple’s updated case accessories for iPhone 7.

These stories and much more below:

iPhone 7 |

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iOS 10 |

Apple Watch 2 |

macOS Sierra |

This week’s top videos |

Happy Hour Podcast  086|

This week Zac and Benjamin discuss macOS Sierra, Apple Watch Series 2, iPhone 7 Plus bokeh effect on iOS 10.1, and more.

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Jordan writes about all things Apple as Senior Editor of 9to5Mac, & contributes to 9to5Google, 9to5Toys, & Electrek.co. He also co-authors 9to5Mac’s Logic Pros series.


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