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Analysts believe that the smartphone has reached the end of its growth phase, and that the future is a declining smartphone market.

Even in markets like India, cheap phones mean that the market is not as far from saturation as you might think, so sales numbers may not increase markedly – people will just buy more expensive models. Does that mean that Apple can ‘defy gravity’ and keep its own sales constant, or even growing, while the smartphone market as a whole declines? That’s the big question, say analysts and academics …

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Health data from the iPhones of both a killer and his victim provided crucial evidence in a murder case.

The combined data proved that the killer’s story about how his wife died was a lie, and saw him convicted and sentenced to at least 30 years …

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Apple today officially released iOS 12.1.1 to the public, teasing in the update’s release notes that it includes “eSIM for additional carriers iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max.” Corresponding with today’s iOS update, AT&T has officially become the first major US carrier to support eSIM for iPhone.

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Yet another film shot on Apple’s iPhone is receiving an award today. The Guardian reports that Charlotte Prodger has been awarded the 2018 Turner Prize for her short film entitled “Bridgit,” which was shot on the Scottish countryside.

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As concern about slowing iPhone sales continues, Bloomberg today highlights one Apple supplier that has not yet cut its revenue forecasts. That supplier is Skyworks Solutions, who provides radio frequency chips for the iPhone and relies on Apple for half of its revenue.

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A dual-SIM iPhone was way down the list of features wanted by most buyers, so it was a surprise to hear Phil Schiller say during the September Apple keynote that the two newest iPhones would have both an eSIM and regular nano-SIM slot for phones sold globally — except in one particular region.

Dual-SIM phones have long been a big deal in China, which has a confusing labyrinth of phone plans depending on which village or town you’re in and what plan you sign up for. It’s been common for Chinese people to swap SIMs depending on who they’re calling or where they happen to be, and dual-SIM models by Huawei, Oppo and others have sold well for just this reason.

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Google is getting pretty heavily into voice-driven AI with its Pixel phones. It first announced Google Duplex – a controversial feature which allows the phone to automatically make calls for things like restaurant bookings. But it also launched a new call-screening feature.

Originally exclusive to the Pixel 3 in October, it was last month extended to the Pixel 2/XL, and it got a very welcome upgrade just a few days ago.

Here’s how call-screening works …

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Just as it has done in the past with the 3G and LTE transition, Bloomberg says Apple will bide its time and not jump on the 5G cellular train with the 2019 iPhone. Carriers will rollout 5G coverage in certain areas next year, and manufacturers like Samsung are set to launch 5G-capable phones at the same time.

The report says Apple will wait at least until the 2020 iPhone revision to add 5G radios. Bloomberg’s report, citing sources familiar with the matter, lines up with the supply chain mumblings we’ve been hearing.

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Earlier this week, we took a look at how the 9.7-inch and iPad Pro compare, outlining which you should buy this holiday season. Another popular gift this season is bound to be the iPhone, and with Apple selling both the iPhone XR and iPhone XS, there might be some questions about which is best for most people. Read on for our full iPhone XR vs iPhone XS comparison.

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Apple today has quietly released a new collection of colors for its iPhone XS silicone cases and Apple Watch sport bands. The new colors include Hibiscus, Mellow Yellow, and Pacific Green. Further, Apple has also started selling the new Nike Sport Loop colors that originally launched through Nike earlier this month.

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In the midst of the holiday season, Apple has released yet another festive ad. This one focuses on Group FaceTime, which the company recently released for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac in iOS 12.1, watchOS 5.1, and macOS 10.14.1.

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When Apple wanted to get close to a bezel-free iPhone display, it came up with a solution which has since been widely adopted by Android brands: the notch. But if it wants a truly bezel-free screen, the company will have to find some way to lose the notch …

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Apple has been promoting its device trade-in program quite a bit this year after rebranding it as “GiveBack” in April. Now, Apple is giving customers up to an extra $100 on top of normal trade-in values when picking up a new iPhone XS or XR.
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Analysts and investors appear to be responding nervously to President Trump’s threat to apply a 10% tariff to iPhones, MacBooks and other smartphones and laptops …

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Weaker-than-expected demand for this year’s models has seen iPhone orders cut for the second time, claims a supply-chain report.

It follows earlier reports that Apple had reduced orders for both the iPhone XS and iPhone XR …

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If you keep your iPhone in a case, as most people do, you’ll know that volume and power buttons can lose their nice definitive clicking sensation, and instead feel rather squishy. That’s a problem Apple thinks it can solve …

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