WhatsApp rolling out ability to delete sent messages following successful test
We saw last month that WhatsApp was testing the ability to recall sent messages, and it is now rolling out the feature to all users …
Repairing your shiny new iPhone X could cost you $549
One of the decisions any iPhone buyer has to make is whether to take out AppleCare+ coverage, rely on other insurance policies or just pay out yourself for a repair should you break it.
For anyone tempted to assume the risk themselves, Apple’s newly-revealed pricing on iPhone X repairs may make you think again …
Surgeon uses iPhone-based ultrasound device to diagnose his own cancer
A vascular surgeon using his own neck to test an iPhone-based portable ultrasonic scanner found that cancerous cells were present. MIT Technology Review reported
Black-and gray images quickly appeared. John Martin is not a cancer specialist. But he knew that the dark, three-centimeter mass he saw did not belong there. “I was enough of a doctor to know I was in trouble,” he says. It was squamous-cell cancer …
Apple asks SEC for permission to exclude employee diversity proposal from shareholder vote
Apple has twice defeated a shareholder proposal which would tie CEO Tim Cook’s compensation deal to diversity among its senior executives. This year it wants to go one step further and prevent the proposal getting as far as a vote …
Google coy about rumored $3B payment to Apple, deal likely to worth even more in future
It was suggested back in August that Google was paying Apple $3B this year to remain the default search engine on iOS devices. That’s up from the $1B it’s known to have paid in 2014, and – as it’s almost all profit – is estimated to account for a whopping 5% of Apple’s total operating profit for the year …
iPhone X shipping dates slip to 5-6 weeks as scalpers flood eBay with >100% premiums
The iPhone X went on sale just two hours ago, and it is now very much sold out around the world. Almost all models of iPhone X listed on Apple.com are now estimated to ship at least five weeks out, which means customers trying to order now won’t see the phone until December.
As always, scalpers are trying to profit on the constrained supply with dozens of ‘confirmed preorders’ hitting eBay … with prices skyrocketing above the normal retail price …
Apple quietly launches new 12-inch MacBook leather sleeve accessory
All of the buzz is surrounding the launch of the iPhone X, but Apple has quietly launched a new leather sleeve accessory for the 12-inch MacBook. The Leather Sleeve for 12‑inch MacBook, which looks very similar to the Leather Sleeve for iPad Pro, is available in either Saddle Brown or Midnight Blue. more…
Apple’s all-new iPhone X with Face ID & more is now available to pre-order
Update: Most all models are now shipping in 2-3 weeks via Apple.
The iPhone X is now available for pre-order on Apple’s website. After 6 hours of downtime, the Apple Online Store has returned with the iPhone X in tow. Head there now to get the pre-order process started.
The iPhone X is also now available from carrier websites:
- Get the iPhone X at AT&T
- Get the iPhone X at Verizon
- Get the iPhone X at T-Mobile
- Get the iPhone X at Sprint
Apple, other tech companies back LGBTQ efforts in Supreme Court wedding cake case
Apple is among a handful of companies that have signed a friend of the court brief in a case of a Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. TechCrunch reports Apple, Yelp, Affirm, PayPal, and Salesforce have all signed on in support of the couple…
Apple Online Store goes down in preparation for iPhone X preorders
In preparation for iPhone X pre-orders tonight, Apple has taken its Online Store down. Pre-orders kick off at 12:01 AM PT/3:01 AM ET, so expect the store to return then. In the meantime, be sure you’re prepared for iPhone pre-orders!