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Apple may ditch plans for one of its OLED iPhone models

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Apple is currently working on four different 2018 iPhones, a new report claims.
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Apple may be rethinking plans for the ratio of OLED to LCD iPhones for 2018, a new report claims.

Apple is reportedly developing four next-gen iPhone project simultaneously: a 5.7- to 5.8-inch LCD device, a 6.0- to 6.1-inch LCD device, a 6.0- to 6.1-inch OLED device, and a 6.4- to 6.5-inch OLED device. However, only three of these are likely to ship to users. The question, therefore, is which three.

Apple Watch 3 with LTE expands its reach in Asia

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Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE is coming to Hong Kong and Singapore.
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Apple Watch Series 3 with cellular capabilities is coming to two new locations, Hong Kong and Singapore, Apple has confirmed.

In Singapore, the Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE will be carried by Singtel, while those in Hong Kong will be able to choose between 1O1O and csl3 as their carrier. Apple has updated its website to show the addition of the two new markets, which brings the total number of markets with Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE to 12.

Everything new in iOS 11.3 beta 1

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iOS 11.3 Beta 1 adds Messages on iCloud, new Animojis and more.
Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac

Apple’s latest update for developers, iOS 11.3 beta 1, brings plenty of new features and tweaks. It’s available now. And while it’s just the first of many likely betas to come before the iOS 11.3 release this spring, it offers a glimpse of the future.

Check out our latest video to see all the latest changes in action.

Set your alarm: HomePod goes on sale … soon

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Will Apple's HomePod smart speaker be DOA?

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Apple’s first big product launch of 2018 is finally here after the HomePod launch was pushed back last year.

HomePod pre-orders are set to open to the public in just a few hours on Friday, January 25th. If the launch is anything like the iPhone X or AirPods, shipping times could slip quick, but it’s going to be hard to know when you can buy one.

Week’s best Apple deals: Get an Apple Watch for only $180!

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The Apple Watch Series 1 is on sale now at the best price we've seen.
The Apple Watch Series 1 is on sale now at the best price we've seen.
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Have some New Year’s resolutions? See if these ring a bell. You can get fit with a new Apple Watch, cut the cable cord and save money with an Apple TV, and more!

And you can do those things on the cheap, with the Apple Watch sale and o†her Apple deals you’ll find in this week’s roundup.

iOS 11.3 beta reveals unannounced ‘Modern iPad’

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Prepare for an all-new iPad Pro.
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Apple left a big clue in iOS 11.3 that it is working on a brand new iPad for release later this year.

After Apple released the first beta of iOS 11.3 earlier this week, developers dug through the new software. They found references to a mysterious “Modern iPad” that packs Face ID.

La La Land director inks huge TV deal with Apple

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The director of La La Land is making a TV show.
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Apple’s growing roster of high profile Hollywood projects has added yet another A-list director to its swelling ranks.

Acclaimed filmmaker Damien Chazelle has reportedly signed a deal with Apple to create a mysterious new original TV show for the iPhone-maker.

Apple’s self-driving car fleet gets way bigger

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Apple is invested heavily in self-driving tech.
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Apple is revving up its efforts to catch its competitors in the self-driving car market.

The company has aggressively expanded its fleet of vehicles used to test its autonomous driving systems, according to a new filing that shows the company added nine times as many cars over the last year.

Sonos offers 2 speakers for the price of a HomePod

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Are you sure you want a HomePod?
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Sonos just made HomePod seem even more expensive with a new deal that gets you two Sonos One speakers for the same $349.

The promotion is available “for a limited time,” Sonos says — but it will surely be around long enough to make life harder for HomePod initially.

Twitter wants to make it way easier to share videos

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Twitter's redesign is reportedly inspired by Snapchat.
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Twitter wants to make it easier for people to post videos to its app, and it’s reportedly planning to take some inspiration from Snapchat in order to do so.

According to a new report, citing sources familiar with the matter, Twitter is currently working on a tool that will let users more easily utilize their camera to take and share video clips, showing what is happening around them.

Nintendo is already ditching its first mobile game

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Miitomo is no more.
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Nintendo has confirmed plans to shutdown its first mobile game less than two years after its launch.

Miitomo wasn’t exactly the Nintendo name fans were hoping to see when the Japanese company finally embraced Android and iOS. Unsurprisingly, the game couldn’t sustain our interest for long and now it’s no longer worth Nintendo’s time.

Apple’s South Korean retail store puts it on Samsung’s doorstep

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The design of Apple's new store blurs the line between the inside and outside world.
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Ahead of Apple’s first ever Apple Store opening South Korea, the company has shared pictures of its spectacular new Seoul store online.

Located on the south of the Han River, in the heart of the upmarket Gangnam district, the store boasts a 25-foot glass facade, stunning 6K video wall, and a tree-lined interior that is designed to blur the line between street and store. It opens this Saturday.

Ex-Google engineer says the company is boring. Is the same true of Apple?

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Google isn't innovating and Apple is "meh" claims a departing Google exec.
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Google can no longer innovate, claims departing 13-year company vet Steve Yegge in a long Medium post this week.

Yegge puts Google on blast for what he perceives as the four biggest problems facing the company today. How many of them hold true for Apple as well?

Increase in designer job openings at Apple hint at exciting future plans

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Jony Ive recently resumed his post at the head of Apple's design team.
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A big increase in the number of exciting-sounding job openings for designers and engineers at Apple’s new Apple Park campus suggests that some exciting projects are underway.

According to a new report, based on data from Apple’s HR website, Apple began hiring a whole lot more designers in October, with openings jumping from an average of 40 or less to a peak of 70 new positions. While the company hires new engineers all the time, this uptick in hiring suggests that Apple is bringing in a whole lot more creative folks than they have in a long while.

Swift Playgrounds adds new robots for budding coders

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Dive into coding with Swift Playgrounds.
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Swift Playgrounds, Apple’s code-learning app aimed at youngsters, got a huge update today with the biggest new set of features sent the app came out in 2016.

With the Swift Playgrounds 2.0 update, coders get access to a host of new robots, as well as the ability to subscribe to third-party level creators so you can find and download new levels faster.

Apple adds new privacy icon to iOS 11.3

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iOS 11.3 makes iPhone more secure.
Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac

iOS 11.3 landed with a bunch of big features this morning but it looks like Apple added a few small surprises not mentioned in its preview, including a new feature that makes it easier to tell when apps are trying to access your personal data.

Over half a billion devices now ‘actively’ use Siri

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Siri usage is climbing rapidly.
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Siri is now “actively” used on more than half a billion devices, Apple has revealed. The virtual assistant, which will be used to control HomePod, has been attracting users at a rapid rate despite falling behind its competitors in features and accuracy.

Woz’s job goes up in smoke after startup burns through $100 million

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Woz was employed as the company's chief scientist.
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Primary Data, an enterprise storage startup which employed Steve Wozniak as its chief scientist, appears to have shut down. At time of writing, the company’s Twitter and Facebook appear to be down, although its webpage is still working. Its operating status is described as “closed.”

Apple teases iOS 11.3 with new Animoji, big improvements

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Augmented reality will be even better with glasses.
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Apple today offered fans a preview of a big iOS 11.3 update coming this spring.

Alongside 16 new Animoji characters for iPhone X owners, the update will bring big improvements to ARKit and Messages, the ability to view battery health on all iOS devices, music videos for Apple Music, and lots more.