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★ The iPhone XR

It sounds too good to be true, but the XR is almost as good as the XS models at a *far* lower price. Dollar for dollar, the XR is almost certainly the best iPhone Apple has ever made.

Rumor: Apple could announce fifth-gem iPad mini at October 30th media event

This could lead to something nifty. From the depths of Rumorville, TF International Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has stated that Apple is working on an update to the iPad Mini, and that long-awaited AirPower and updated AirPods could be released …

Intel refutes claims that 10nm manufacturing production efforts have ended, cites progress, better chip yields

Chipmaker Intel, responding to claims that it had ended development on its 10nm “Cannon Lake” processors, announced on Twitter that it is “making good progress” on its upcoming 10nm chips. The tweet follows a claim stating that Intel had ended its 1…

iPhone XR inventories looking steady for launch day with the exception of some T-Mobile models

If you’re hankering for an iPhone XR, it looks like there’s a good amount of inventory to meet demand, with the exception of certain T-Mobile models. The handset officially went up for pre-order on Friday, with the first orders slated to arrive to b…

iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max devices to arrive in several additional countries as of October 26th, November 2nd

The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max will arrive in several additional countries on October 26th and November 2nd. Apple says its new iPhone models will be available in Chile, Colombia, Malaysia, and Thailand on October 26th. Pre-orders are starting this…

Rumor: Audio file of Jamal Khashoggi’s interrogation/murder could have been captured by Apple Watch, stored in iCloud servers

Following the apparent disappearance and murder of Washington Post columnist James Khashoggi, wherein Khashoggi visited the Saudi Arabian embassy and is thought to have been tortured, interrogated, and murdered by assassins waiting inside, speculati…

CrossOver 18 now available, features macOS 10.14.Mojave support, other fixes

CrossOver 18 has arrived, complete with full macOS 10.14 Mojave support as well as a number of fixes and improvements. CodeWears announced that CrossOver 18, which can be used for running Windows applications on macOS desktops without using Windows …

Adobe demos full version of Photoshop CC for the iPad, software should be available in 2019

If you’ve been hankering for a full-on version of Adobe Photoshop CC for the iPad, it’ll be along in 2019. Photoshop CC for iPad has been unveiled at the Adobe MAX conference in Los Angeles Monday morning. Version 1 will ship in 2019, but to hit tha…

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts higher demand for iPhone XR than the iPhone 8, improved supply chain to help meet the demand

Per Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, demand for the iPhone XR is expected to be higher than the demand for the iPhone 8 in 2017. In a recent note to investors, Kuo also predicted an improved supply as well as an improved supply chain starting in October,…