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Introduced in 2007 by Steve Jobs, iPhone is Apple's flagship iOS device and easily its most popular product around the world. The iPhone runs iOS and includes a large collection of mobile apps through the App Store.

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Introduced in 2007 by Steve Jobs, iPhone is Apple’s flagship iOS device and easily its most popular product around the world. Software wise, it runs iOS and includes a large collection of mobile apps through the App Store.

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Since its introduction, Apple has released at least one new phone every single year. In recent years, that has typically been in the fall. iPhones are sold through multiple retail channels including Apple Stores, cellular stores, Best Buy, and other major electronic retailers. iPhones can be bought with a single up front payment, financed through the iPhone Upgrade Program, or financed through a cellular carrier.

Apple’s smartphone has become much more than just a phone since its debut. The iPhone can act as your primary camera, music player, GPS device, email client, mobile banking system, messaging device, movie player, and much more.

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Review: iOttie’s iON wireless chargers are versatile options that can charge more than just your iPhone

Avatar for Chance Miller Aug 15 2018 - 4:15 pm PT
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Wireless chargers are a dime a dozen nowadays, with a slew of companies attempting to hop on the bandwagon now that Apple has rolled out Qi support to its latest iPhone models. In the past, we’ve taken a look at options from companies like Aukey, Nomad, and many more.

Now, popular accessory maker iOttie is out with its latest products for the iPhone 8 and iPhone X. The company has released a pair of wireless chargers dubbed the iON. Read on for our thoughts…


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When does Apple release new iPhones?

Avatar for Zac Hall Aug 15 2018 - 9:17 am PT
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iPhone buying decisions vary from person to person, and not everyone cares about having the latest version. This works for a lot of consumers since you can generally buy any modern iPhone and have a positive experience — especially if you’re upgrading after a few generations.

Every summer I hear from family members who are super excited that they just bought a new iPhone. If I mention that a new model is just around the corner and we even have an idea about what will be different, it never changes their buying decision. That can be hard for me to understand, but it works for a lot of people. Just look at Apple’s iPhone sales numbers during the quarter before a new model is introduced.

If you do care about buying the latest iPhone as soon as it comes out, it’s not too hard to guess when new iPhones will be introduced based on recent launches.


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2018 OLED iPhones to support Apple Pencil, with 512GB top tier – Trendforce

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Aug 14 2018 - 4:04 am PT
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Apple’s gamble on higher-priced iPhones appears to have paid off, with the iPhone X showing that plenty of people are willing to pay a four-figure sum for the right features.

TrendForce believes Apple may be taking a couple of steps to increase the appeal of this year’s flagship models, and to help further boost the average selling price (ASP) …


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Samsung awkwardly pits Note 9 against iPhone X performance in new ‘Ingenius’ ads

Avatar for Michael Potuck Aug 10 2018 - 11:02 am PT
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After debuting its newest smartphone, the Galaxy Note 9 yesterday alongside a fresh Apple Watch competitor and more, Samsung is out today with two new ads in its “Ingenius” campaign. However, in an awkward twist, one of the ads pokes fun at iPhone X “power” after Apple’s 2017 release was just shown to outperform the new Note 9.


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Apple asks Indian regulator not to ban iPhones in spam row, gets hostile response

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Aug 9 2018 - 4:36 am PT
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The row between Apple and the Indian government over an anti-spam app has intensified. Apple was last month warned that it had six months to comply with the government’s demands, or have iPhones banned from Indian networks.

In the latest development, a letter from Apple asking for the threat to be withdrawn has been rejected …


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Hands-on with ElevationLab’s distraction-free NightPad wireless charger for iPhone

Avatar for Michael Potuck Aug 8 2018 - 12:02 pm PT
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ElevationLab launched its first wireless charger a few weeks ago and we’ve been testing it out to see how it stacks up to the rest of the competition. NightPad was designed with a focus on simplicity and offering a distraction-free experience by skipping the LEDs and using an understated logo. Read on for our full hands-on with the new wireless charger.


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Exclusive excerpt from upcoming book by ex-Apple engineer explores first iPhone software keyboard design process

Avatar for Benjamin Mayo Aug 8 2018 - 7:01 am PT
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Ken Kocienda worked at Apple from 2001 through 2016. On September 4, Kocienda is releasing a new book ‘Creative Selection’ (preorder: Amazon, iBooks), that details Apple’s design process from the inside, retelling his own anecdotes of working on the iPhone and iPad, demoing to Steve Jobs and more.

In this exclusive excerpt, you get a sense of how designing the iPhone software keyboard was anything but obvious. In late 2005, Apple paused all internal development on iPhone and told all engineers to invent keyboard concepts. This excerpt details how Kocienda’s winning design was shot down by Phil Schiller and Tony Fadell, which sent him back to the drawing board …


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State-run Chinese news site warns that Apple could be used as a trade war bargaining chip

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Aug 7 2018 - 7:18 am PT
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A state-run Chinese news site has suggested that Apple could find itself being used as a bargaining chip in the trade war started by the Trump administration.

It follows similar concerns expressed by the U.S. Treasury’s former top official in Beijing, who cautioned that the iPhone could take a double hit if President Trump proceeded with his most recent proposed escalation of the trade war …


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Comment: I’d love to see Apple offer dual-SIM iPhones worldwide, but am not optimistic

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Aug 6 2018 - 6:24 am PT
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There have been a number of suggestions recently that this year’s iPhones might support dual SIMs. The first, from Ming-Chi Kuo, reported that this would apply to the flagship model, the 6.5-inch OLED iPhone.

We found supporting evidence in iOS 12 beta 5, with references to ‘second SIM status,’ ‘second SIM tray status’ and ‘dual sim device.’

A new report on Friday was, however, less encouraging …


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No end in sight to rising smartphone pricing, say analysts, following iPhone X precedent

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Aug 6 2018 - 4:28 am PT
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Analysts say that a variety of factors are likely to see the price of flagship smartphones continue to rise, with the success of the iPhone X a key influence.

While there were many who doubted that even Apple could persuade significant numbers of consumers to pay a four-figure price for a phone, CNET echoes our own comment that the company has proven skeptics wrong …


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Computer virus at A-series chipmaker TSMC could delay chip shipments for new iPhones

Avatar for Ben Lovejoy Aug 6 2018 - 3:51 am PT
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Analysts believe that the computer virus which shut down several factories at TSMC – the sole supplier of Apple’s A-series chips – could delay shipments of Apple’s new iPhones.

TSMC had previously said that it expected the production line shutdowns to impact Q3 revenues by 3%, suggesting a small but still significant impact on its capacity …


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