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Apple announces $279 price for non-AppleCare+ iPhone X screen repairs

It’s best not to drop your brand new iPhone X. Or, if you do, make sure it has an AppleCare+ plan covering it. Apple has announced that a repair for the iPhone X screen will retail for $279 and $99 for any other damage up to two instances without an AppleCare+ plan.

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Supposed watchOS 4.1 GM notes released, include music streaming over LTE, other changes

The golden master release notes for watchOS 4.1 apparently leaked out on Wednesday, the update list confirming that streaming support will arrive for Apple Music and iCloud Music Library. The notes, posted to Twitter by developer Guilherme Rambo, include a list of new features, improvements and bug fixes slated to debut when watchOS 4.1 sees […]

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Apple offers early iPhone X pre-order access to iPhone Upgrade Program members

This is one of the perks of being part of Apple’s iPhone Upgrade Program. Apple is now enabling IUP members to ‘get a head start on your upgrade to iPhone X’ starting Monday, October 23, ahead of pre-orders on Friday, October 27. The ‘head start’ on Monday appears to only apply to customers already enrolled […]

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Hardware iPhone Rumor

Rumor: iPhone X component suppliers report improved yields, greater ability to meet shipment demands

The supply stream for the iPhone X may be where it needs to be. Per sources close to the story, yield rates for some iPhone X have improved and become more stable, allowing for shipments of the upcoming smartphone to grow substantially after October. The sources also reported that yield rates for key parts such […]

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Apple preps new emojis, including androgynous symbols

This year, the Unicode Consortium, the organization that handles new emoji proposals, has approved a new set of emojis, including an androgynous person, a male fairy, a takeout box, a “shh” smiley, “I love you” in American Sign Language, a bevy of mystical creatures, and an orange heart, which completes that emoji’s full rainbow of […]