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The biggest mystery about the new iPhones is the price

9/8/2018, 5:43:00 PM
Heading into Apple Inc.’s iPhone launch event on Tuesday, Sept. 12, there’s just one major unknown. ✔ Goldman Sachs analyst Rod Hall thinks the average price could go even higher: He forecasts that consumers will spend $793 on average for a new phone in the next fiscal year, up 5% from this year ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment


Trump Presses Apple to Shift Production to U.S.

9/8/2018, 6:49:18 PM
President Trump called on Apple Inc. to shift production to the U.S. and out of China, reviving a longstanding criticism and pressuring the iPhone maker to help fulfill the administration’s economic goal of restoring American manufacturing. ✔ Above, a security guard patrols outside an Apple retail store in Beijing ✔ Exciting! The tweet struck a friendlier tone than some of the missives Mr. Trump has fired off at companies such as Ford Motor Co. and Amazon.com Inc ✔ It spent $50 billion last year with more than 9,000 U.S. suppliers maintaining manufacturing operations across 38 states


Trump urges Apple to move manufacturing to the U.S.

9/8/2018, 7:06:04 PM
President Donald Trump called on Apple Inc. to shift production to the U.S. and out of China, reviving a longstanding criticism and pressuring the iPhone maker to help fulfill the administration’s economic goal of restoring American manufacturing. ✔ Exciting! The tweet struck a friendlier tone than some of the missives Trump has fired off at companies such as Ford Motor Co. F, -1.70%  and Amazon.com Inc ✔ Subscribe to MarketWatch's free Asia Daily newsletter ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment


Face ID 2 could be the biggest improvement on the iPhone XS

9/8/2018, 2:54:52 PM
Face ID isn't perfect. Here are some key ways it could be killer on the next iPhone (and iPad). ✔ To that end, here are the improvements I'd love to see on Face ID 2 ✔ That swirling, twisting log-in animation seems to hang, or sometimes it never happens at all ✔ That's one reason why my early morning, glasses-free squinting from bed doesn't always work ✔ How to watch the iPhone event: Follow along live on Wednesday


Trump: Apple can avoid tariffs by shifting production to US

9/8/2018, 7:50:39 PM
President Donald Trump concedes that some Apple Inc. products may become more expensive if his administration imposes “massive” additional tariffs on Chinese-made goods, but he says the tech company can fix the problem by moving production to the U.S. ✔ The company said tariffs would hit a wide range of Apple products, including computers, watches, adapters, chargers and tools used in its U.S. manufacturing, repair and data centers ✔ The company is concerned, however, about the Trump administration’s proposal to add 25 percent duties on another $200 billion in Chinese goods, including a wider assortment of consumer-related items


iPhone XS Max or iPhone XS Plus? The final rumors before the Apple Event

9/8/2018, 2:54:36 PM
Here's a recap of all the iPhone news this week. ✔ Oscar Gutiérrez / CNET With days to go until the next iPhone launch on Sept ✔ But at this point it's anyone's guess and we won't have to wait long to find out ✔ The six numbers don't translate into six different watches though, but maybe configurations of the same single device: perhaps different sizing options, LTE/non-LTE versions and materials, such as aluminum, ceramic or stainless steel


Forget the iPhone XS: the iPhone 9 could be Apple's undercover hit

9/8/2018, 1:03:30 PM
Dig a little deeper and the iPhone 9 may win your heart ✔ Apple is set to launch three new iPhones simultaneously on September 12 for only the second time in the iconic device's 11 year history ✔ If you’re preparing to invest a significant amount in a new iPhone, spending that little bit extra to jump to the XS is, on paper, the obvious choice


Apple prices 'defy normal rules' as fans face spending £2,000 on new iPhone deals

9/8/2018, 7:17:10 PM
Customers could spend £2,000 on the new iPhone as they kit out ✔ Customers could spend £2,000 on the new iPhone as they kit out their device with the latest Apple-branded smartwatch, headphones and accessories ✔ The advent of the £2,000 bundle could be just a few days away, said Ben Wood, the chief of research at CCS Insight ✔ Analysts believe there will be a price hike on the previous model


How you can get your failing iPhone battery replaced for cheap at an Apple Store

9/8/2018, 12:00:45 PM
We've all suffered with the dead-phone-battery-blues at some point - but Apple's deal could help change that ✔ It will offer the deal to anyone whose battery degradation is at 80 per cent or less ✔ They initially thought that they were getting slower to entice people to buy a new model ✔ As a result, it was forced to offer a huge price reduction on batteries until December 2018


Trump tells Apple to build in US to avoid Chinese tariffs

9/8/2018, 7:21:54 PM
undefined ✔ Make your products in the United States instead of China ✔ Late on Friday, Apple threw Infowars, the media outlet run by rightwing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, off its App Store, after banning its podcast from iTunes in August ✔ Apple’s move on Friday followed similar steps against Infowars and Mr Jones from YouTube, Facebook and, on Thursday, Twitter


Apple Makes Portal For Law Enforcement Requests

9/8/2018, 3:13:56 PM
Authenticated law enforcement agents will be able to request data from Apple. ✔ Plans for the portal were included in a letter to Sen ✔ In 2016, the FBI took Apple to court after the tech company refused to unlock the iPhone of a San Bernardino shooter, saying it would lead to a tool that could unlock any iPhone, and posed too great of a security risk should the technology fall into the wrong hands


Trump renews call for Apple to make its products in the US

9/8/2018, 7:09:19 PM
And floats the idea that there could be tax incentives for doing so ✔ Exciting! #MAGA Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 8, 2018 Apple does manufacture Mac Pros here in the US, but a majority of its products are produced in China ✔ In the US, that price jumps up to around $600, pushing the device at the time to a predicted price of $2000, far more than what would be seen under the tariffs


Apple yanks Alex Jones’s Infowars app from App Store

9/8/2018, 1:26:00 PM
Apple Inc. removed Alex Jones’s Infowars website from its App Store late Friday, eliminating one of the final digital platforms available to the right-wing provocateur. ✔ That includes mean-spirited references or commentary about religion, race, sexual orientation and gender ✔ That followed previous content removals from Facebook Inc ✔ FB, +0.31%  and Alphabet Inc.’s GOOGL, -0.54%  YouTube ✔ Most popular on WSJ.com: We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment


Apple's rumored TV service: Everything we know (a little) and everything we don't (lots!)

9/8/2018, 2:54:10 PM
Just where is Apple putting that $1 billion investment in TV programming? ✔ James Martin/CNET Apple's has a spotty track record with TV ✔ By combining Apple Music, subscription Apple News and a video service together, consumers could have a one-stop hub for all (well, most ) of their online entertainment ✔ Apple: See what's up with the tech giant as it readies new iPhones and more


Dear Tim Cook, I've got five requests for the next iPhones

9/8/2018, 2:33:49 PM
Letter to Apple CEO from USA TODAY's Jefferson Graham stresses that the iPhones are as good as they're going to get - but please fix Siri and stop nagging to upgrade to iCloud every morning. Apple introduces new iPhones on September 12th at an event held in Cupertino, California. ✔ USA TODAY Dear Tim Cook, It’s that time of the year again ✔ To say her name is to think about what could have been ✔ Twitter, meanwhile, permanently banned online conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who had been subject to a temporary ban, citing abusive behavior Jones, the force behind the InfoWars website, already had been banned by Apple, Facebook, Stitcher and YouTube ✔ We get letters: Cutting the cord will save you money


Apple faces Trump’s ire after company says its products would be hurt by tariffs

9/8/2018, 4:56:42 PM
President Trump on Saturday took aim at Apple after the tech giant said that the White House's proposed tariffs on China could result in price hikes on popular consumer devices like AirPods, the company's wireless headphones, and the Apple Watch. ✔ President Trump speaks during an American Technology Council roundtable on June, 19, 2017, at the White House ✔ Earlier this week, Apple said in a regulatory filing that the president's proposed $200 billion in fresh tariffs on China would cover a wide range of Apple products, from its Mac Mini computer to cables, chargers and laptop cases


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9/8/2018, 6:18:21 PM
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Caitlyn Jenner gets romantic on date night with fiancée Sophia Hutchins

9/8/2018, 2:01:18 PM
The couple were seen embarking on a cosy rickshaw ride after leaving the Harper's Bazaar Icons Party at New York's Plaza Hotel on Friday... ✔ Together, they looked cosy as they departed the star-studded event, which saw the reality star's daughter, Kendall, also attend ✔ Meanwhile, 22-year-old Sophia followed suit by wearing a beautiful silk dress with sleeveless detail ✔ Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to playTap to play The video will start in 8Cancel Play now


Trump responds to Apple tariff concerns, suggests 'easy solution'

9/8/2018, 4:02:52 PM
undefined ✔ Make your products in the United States instead of China ✔ Our concern with these tariffs is that the U.S. will be hardest hit, and that will result in lower U.S. growth and competitiveness and higher prices for U.S. consumers, the company said in the letter ✔ Apple's stock closed down 0.8% in Friday's session, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.31% fell 0.3%


I ‘regularly consider’ leaving the Republican party, senator says

9/8/2018, 6:31:16 PM
Senator Ben Sasse got sassy on Twitter Saturday, writing that he “regularly” thinks about dropping his party affiliation. ✔ Trump continues to defend this form of trade policy and did so ago Saturday, tweeting that prices for Apple products could rise under a proposed set of tariffs but that the easy solution would be for Apple Inc ✔ Emily Bary Emily Bary is a MarketWatch reporter based in New York ✔ We Want to Hear from You Join the conversation Comment


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