Rumors: Cheaper HomePod and MacBook Air coming this year, Face ID iPad Pro slated for WWDC

A new report today shares the forecast that Apple will be making even more moves to offer some of its products at more affordable prices this year. The new products to allegedly receive even lower price tags include both MacBook Air and a new HomePod. Meanwhile, another report today suggests that a new iPad Pro with Face ID could show up as soon as June at WWDC — earlier than others expect.

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Apple ID logins sell for $15 on the dark web, the most valuable non-financial credentials

If you’ve ever received a phishing email attempting to capture your Apple ID login – like the recent App Store subscription ones – there’s a good reason for that: they can be sold on the dark web for $15.39 each.

That’s the most valuable login on the market for anything outside of the financial services sector, according to research conducted by top10vpn.com

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Citi analysts dramatically scale back 2018 iPhone X forecasts, citing ‘sluggish demand’

There’s been no shortage of pessimism where 2018 iPhone X sales are concerned. Reports in January and February claimed that Apple was halving its production targets for the current quarter, and a recent survey focused on the reasons some iPhone owners haven’t upgraded.

A new analyst note from Citi is the most pessimistic one to date, dramatically scaling back the firm’s forecast iPhone X sales for both Q1 and Q2 …

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Korean report claims Apple will drop the iPhone X notch in 2019 iPhones

A Korean report claims that Apple will drop the notch from its 2019 OLED iPhones. The company is said to be working on a new design where the screen will ‘completely fill the front of new iPhones.’

No details are provided about how Apple would deal with all of the technology currently housed in the notch. This includes the front-facing camera, separate infra-red camera for Face ID, dot projector, flood illuminator, speaker, microphone, ambient light sensor and proximity sensor …

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