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Apple REVEALS iPhone XS, 'cheaper' iPhone XR and 'fall-detecting' Apple Watch

9/13/2018, 7:14:10 AM
APPLE revealed a host of their newest gadgets at a grand unveiling last night – including three new iPhones, and the Apple Watch 4. Here’s a complete guide to all the announcements, and exper… ✔ The iPhone XS will be available to pre-order from Friday, with a release date set for September 21 ✔ This meant they'd all be getting Face ID facial recognition tech for unlocking your phone, too ✔ Other rumours about the big day suggested we'd see a new iPad Pro, an Apple Watch 4, and even new AirPods wireless earbuds



Apple Watch and iPhone Event Highlights

9/13/2018, 5:45:04 AM
At Apple's annual product event Wednesday, it unveiled three new iPhone models along with an upgraded Apple Watch. WSJ’s Dan Gallagher breaks down the highlights. Photo: Getty Images



Why Apple is no longer selling last year's iPhone X

9/13/2018, 6:06:11 AM
If you hoped to pick up last year's flagship for cheap, you're out of luck. Here's what Apple's new lineup looks like, from the $749 low end to the $2369 high. ✔ That might have eaten too much into Apple's preferred levels of profit margin ✔ In the global market, maintaining the older iPhone 7 and 8 models also allows Apple to be more price competitive ✔ Angus Kidman is editor-in-chief for comparison site finder.com.au



Apple hopes its daring bet on iPhone pricing will still pay off

9/13/2018, 5:01:19 AM
undefined ✔ I don’t feel this sense of the compromise is here with the XR’ Carolina Milanesi, analyst at Creative Strategies The XR shares some characteristics with Apple’s last attempt to make a more accessible iPhone, 2013’s plastic 5c ✔ The two-year-old iPhone 7 is still available for $449, alongside last year’s iPhone 8 for $599, rounding out what Geoff Blaber of CCS Insight said was its widest portfolio to date



Bigger, but even pricier: Apple unveils new iPhones

9/13/2018, 7:56:04 AM
BUSINESS DAILY : Apple has unveiled its newest iPhone models, including the XS Max, which will sell for €1,259 in France and $1,099 in the United States.... ✔ Apple has unveiled its newest iPhone models, including the XS Max, which will sell for €1,259 in France and $1,099 in the United States ✔ The product line confirms Apple's focus on the higher end of the premium smartphone market, as it faces increased competition from Chinese rivals



Apple 'wants to serve everyone,' says Tim Cook

9/13/2018, 5:16:11 AM
Wider price range opens up developing Asian markets ✔ The Chinese manufacturer's models often provide premium features but carry a lower price tag than the iPhone range ✔ Cook justified the higher prices of the newest iPhones by noting their enhanced capabilities ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th



Taiwan's TSMC wields souped-up iPhone chips to overpower rivals

9/13/2018, 6:55:35 AM
Top contract chipmaker's 7 nanometer tech seen as big advantage ✔ Soon after, GlobalFoundries also said it would put on hold the development of 7 nm or more advanced technology indefinitely ✔ Development of smaller, more powerful processors is widely believed to be reaching its technological limits, and further advances would require enormous investment ✔ Try 3 months for $9 Offer ends September 30th



Is a bigger screen enough to make people upgrade to Apple's most expensive iPhone yet?

9/13/2018, 5:53:49 AM
Apple's new iPhone Xs Max features a giant 6. ✔ That's different to last year's iPhone X launch, when Apple unveiled wireless charging, new edge-to-edge iPhone screens and face detection to unlock its phones ✔ Ben Wood, an analyst with CCS Insight, said that the larger screen size was likely to make customers upgrade



The Apple Watch is inching toward becoming a medical device

9/13/2018, 7:45:58 AM
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple is trying to turn its smartwatch from a niche gadget into a lifeline to better health by slowly evolving it into a medical device. In ✔ (AP) Apple is trying to turn its smartwatch from a niche gadget into a lifeline to better health by slowly evolving it into a medical device ✔ That would help defray the $400 starting price for a device that still requires a companion iPhone that can now cost more than $1,000



Business Live: Thursday 13 September

9/13/2018, 5:06:31 AM
All the day's business news and views from the UK and beyond, as it happens. ✔ The biggest buzz I'm seeing is definitely on prices, said Melissa Jun Rowley, co-founder of Resolve, which helps tech startups to grow ✔ The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates on hold when it finishes up its latest policy meeting ✔ And jaws drop at the price tag of Apple's new phones



Asian stocks rise on possible US-China talks amid tensions

9/13/2018, 6:55:27 AM
SINGAPORE (AP) — Asian markets were mostly higher Thursday after a report that the U.S. proposed a new round of trade negotiations with China quelled fears that a dispute between ✔ China has vowed to retaliate and has put off accepting license applications from American companies hoping to operate in the country ✔ 6, 2018, file photo Joseph Lawler, right, works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange ✔ The U.S. stock market opens at 9:30 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept



Stock futures cautious due to trade concerns

9/13/2018, 7:56:07 AM
All eyes are also on the Carolina coast as Hurricane Florence remains on track to make landfall by the weekend. ✔ In European trading, London’s FTSE opened flat, Germany’s DAX was up 0.4 percent and France’s CAC was off 0.04 percent ✔ In Asia on Thursday,  China’s Shanghai Composite finished the day 1.1 percent higher ✔ FOX Business' Leia Klingel contributed to this article



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