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Apple unveils first iPhones with 5G wireless
The new models include the redesigned iPhone 12 - successor to the top-selling iPhone 11 launched last year - which will start at $799.
A streamed event was cryptically teased with the message "Hi, Speed" in an apparent reference to the faster wireless networks being introduced in many parts of the world.
An Apple One bundle to be available later this year, likely after the launch of keenly expected new iPhone models, will start at $15 monthly and include a freshly launched fitness service tied to Apple Watch.
Apple has routinely held events this time of year to unveil new iPhones, and expectations are that this time around the spotlight will shine on a 5G model.
The criticism started on Thursday, after entrepreneur David Heinemeier Hansson railed against the Apple Card in a series of Twitter posts, saying it gave him 20 times the credit limit his wife received.
The technology industry’s battleground for smartphone cameras has moved inside the phone, where sophisticated artificial intelligence software and special chips play a major role in how a phone’s photos look.
In its trademark, tight-lipped style, Apple disclosed little about what it plans to spotlight in the Steve Jobs Theater at its headquarters in the city of Cupertino.
In the just-ended quarter, Apple took in less than half its revenue from the iPhone, the long-time cash and profit driver for the company, representing a milestone for the company.
The move is an attempt to stem weak sales of the iPhone, particularly in overseas markets such as China, where a 10% rise in the US dollar over the past year or so has made Apple’s products.
Apple announced the feature last summer, but then removed it from early test versions of its iOS 12 operating system. Apple released the feature to the public in late October.
The dismissals are seen, internally, as anticipated restructuring under the relatively new leadership of Project Titan, CNBC said.
Qualcomm on 10 December said it had won a preliminary court order in China banning Apple from selling some older iPhone models that the court found violated two Qualcomm software patents.
US-based Qualcomm, the world’s largest mobile phone chipmaker, has, in turn, accused Apple of patent infringement.
Apple's latest iPhone line-up comes with tools to help users dial back their smartphone obsessions, amid growing concerns over 'addiction' and harmful effects on children.
An iOS 12 mobile operating system that will power new iPhones unveiled on Wednesday has new features to reduce how much they distract people from the real world.
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This year’s three top phones are all more expensive than last year’s models.
Apple has remained mum about revelations planned for the event at its spaceship campus in Silicon Valley, but the timing fits its pattern of annually introducing iPhone updates.
Analysts believe Apple plans to release three new smartphones this year, including one with a larger display than previous models.