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Quick tip: How to scroll to the top on iPhone X

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The iPhone X is overloaded with essential gestures. Here's another one for you to learn.
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Ever since the early days of the iPhone, you have been able to tap on the status bar at the top of the screen to quickly scroll a long page back to the top. You may have been at the bottom of a long document, an epic web page or a particularly brutal Instapaper article, and one tap takes you back to the beginning. It’s a fantastic feature that really saves a lot of crazy finger-flicking, and is just plain convenient. Once you get used to it, the few apps that manage to disable the feature seem broken.

And yet now in the iPhone X, tapping the top of the screen no longer scrolls to the top. But don’t worry: There is still a way to do it. You’ll just have to learn yet another gesture.

iPhone X owners hit by ‘Green Line of Death’

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Should we call it GreenGate?
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Apple may have a bit of a screen problem with the iPhone X.

It wouldn’t be an iPhone launch without some sort of “Gate” plaguing devices. Even though iPhone X has only been out for a week, it looks like the “Green Line of Death” is set to be this year’s overblown disaster.

Hacker shows off world’s first successful iPhone X jailbreak

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Well, that didn't take too long!
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The iPhone X is still brand new, but already a jailbreaker in South Korea has managed to figure out how to jailbreak the device.

The functional jailbreak for Apple’s brand new iOS 11.1.1 firmware on the iPhone X was shown off at the POC2017 event in Seoul, South Korea. In an video of the demonstration, hacker Liang Chen of KeenLab was shown executing a jailbreak on the iOS version which Apple made publicly available just yesterday.

iPhone X: Our top likes, our top dislikes! Catch the discussion on The CultCast

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What we like and what we don't—catch our unvarnished opinions on iPhone X.
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This week on The CultCast: The iPhone X may be Apple’s best phone, but it’s not perfect. Catch our first-week impressions to hear what we love (and what we don’t!) about Apple’s very spicy new iPhone. Plus: Our top reasons to not buy an iPhone X; how to use Apple Pay Cash to pay your friends and fam; and catch our list of X-rated tips, aka the really useful iPhone X tips and tricks you haven’t heard about.

Apple display maker losses blamed on sluggish iPhone 8 sales

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iPhone 8 sales aren't great, Japan Display claims.
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Apple supply maker Japan Display has announced disappointing quarterly earnings, based in part on Apple’s shift to using OLED displays for the iPhone X.

While Japan Display still makes the LCD screens for the current generation iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, the “sluggish” sales of these devices have meant that its earnings have continued to fall. The company posted a net loss of 68 billion yen ($596 million) for the first half of fiscal 2017, an increased loss from the 16.7 billion yen it posted for the same period in 2016.

Apple diversity report shows the company is still white and male

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Apple is pledging to do more on the diversity front.
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Apple’s new video published this afternoon is a celebration of diversity, but according to a recent government filing, the company still has a long way to go before it can really call itself inclusive.

Over 80% of Apple’s senior ranking officials are white males, based on Apple’s updated Inclusion and Diversity report. Most of the numbers are stagnant compared to 2016, but there are a few spots to be proud of.

Drool-worthy concept gives iPhone X a Plus-sized upgrade

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Bigger is better.
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The iPhone X hasn’t even been out for a week but this new concept has got us lusting to upgrade already.

Mockup artist Martin Hajek has created an all-new concept of what the Plus-sized iPhone could look like in 2018 if Apple brings its edge-to-edge display to the larger device and it looks absolutely amazing.

Take a closer look:

Jony Ive talks iPhone X and Apple Park in new interview

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Hundreds of trees are being planted at Apple HQ.
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The iPhone X will gain new functionality over the next year, according to Apple design boss Jony Ive.

In a new interview with design magazine Wallpaper, Ive discussed the challenges of designing in an age when products can be unfixed and fluid. With the edge-to-edge screen on the iPhone X, Apple’s now creating objects that don’t even look like they were designed, which is exactly what excites Ive.

How to wirelessly charge your shiny new iPhone

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The Ikea Riggad wireless charging lamp is more than your typical charger.
The Ikea Riggad wireless charging lamp is more than your typical charger.
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“Wireless” charging is possible with the iPhones 8, 8 Plus, and X. Doing so might seem as simple as just tossing the handset onto a charging mat, and largely it is. But there are some tips to make sure charging works as expected, and several things to avoid to make sure your phone ends up full in the morning.

Apple helping FBI with locked smartphone of Texas shooter

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FBI director says Feds still can't unlock iPhone in Pensacola shooting case
FBI director says Feds still can't unlock iPhone in Pensacola shooting case
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Apple says it “immediately” reached out to the FBI to help the agency unlock the encrypted smartphone of the shooter in the Texas church massacre.

The FBI declined to name the type of phone used by suspected shooter, Devin Kelley, but ABC News reported earlier today that the device is indeed an Apple handset.

iOS 11.1.1 arrives to fix that annoying autocorrect bug

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You can finally type "i" again.
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The annoying iPhone keyboard bug that turned the letter “i” into the letter “a” and a strange symbol is finally dead.

Apple released iOS 11.1.1 to the public this afternoon bringing a number of critical fixes to the iPhone and iPad, including the highly coveted ability to finally type the word “iPhone” like a normal person.

Clips gets iPhone X-powered update with 360-degree selfies

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Clips 2.0 is available now.
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Apple is coming out with a big update to its video-making app Clips today that will be sure to delight users if you’re lucky enough to have an iPhone X.

Clips 2.0 is launching with an all-new feature called “Selfie Scenes” that takes advantage of the iPhone X’s TrueDepth camera to create augmented-reality scenes and stages behind the user.

Beautiful wallpapers show off iPhone X’s gorgeous guts

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Make your iPhone's innards shine forth.
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Still looking for the perfect wallpaper for your new iPhone X? The folks at iFixit have come up with a new set of that takes advantage of Apple’s new edge-to-edge display to make it look like your iPhone X doesn’t have a screen at all.

Now you don’t have to pry your screen open just to get a look inside.

This crush-proof battery pack can charge your iPhone multiple times over [Deals]

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Liberate your iPhone with these wireless charging solutions.
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Whether you are out running errands or on vacation, you’re bound to see that dreaded low battery alert. This battery pack is like no other on the market, a combination of brain and brawn. The Zendure A8 Charger (26,800 mAh) on a full charge can replenish your iPhone with power nine times over. Also, the battery pack is capable to simultaneously charging four devices at once. Right now you can get the Zendure A8 26,800mAh QC3.0 Portable Battery Bank for just $76.46 with coupon code “GIFTSHOP15” at Cult of Mac Deals for a limited time.

Here’s why older models beat iPhone 8 last quarter

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The iPhone 8 wasn't Apple's top-shipping smartphone last quarter.
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The iPhone ranked as the world’s top shipping smart phone in the third quarter of 2017 — but the iPhone 8 didn’t even crack the top five.

Instead, older (and cheaper) iPhones dominated the list. That doesn’t mean iPhone 8 tanked, though. A variety of factors account for its relatively low numbers.

Microsoft rips off AirDrop for Windows 10

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Windows 10 gets its own AirDrop clone.
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AirDrop, Apple’s incredibly convenient file-sharing feature, has been ripped off by Microsoft. The latest build of Windows 10 introduces the ability to quickly send files between computers using “Near Share.”

iPhone X is a whole lot cheaper to make than it is to buy

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Each iPhone X costs Apple around $370 in component costs.
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The new iPhone X may retail for over $1,000, but according to a teardown by engineers at IHS Markit, the 64GB model costs Apple in the vicinity of just $370.25.

That’s around $50 more than the previous most expensive iPhone, the 256GB iPhone 8 Plus. Understandably, what makes the biggest difference in terms of components are the TrueDepth sensor and the Super Retina OLED display.

Apple expands its ‘Everyone Can Code’ program beyond the U.S.

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Want to learn Swift? Apple's happy to help.
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Having experienced success with its “Everyone Can Code” initiative inside the U.S., Apple is expanding its coding education program to more than 20 colleges and universities in other countries.

Twenty different international universities — in Denmark, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia, and the U.K. — will now offer Apple’s one-year Swift Curriculum, designed to give people tools to get jobs in the “app economy.”

iPhone X is amazing, and you can get one for free [Deals]

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Now's your chance to put the future in your pocket with free iPhone X.
Now's your chance to put the future in your pocket with free iPhone X.
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The jury is in on Apple’s latest flagship phone, the iPhone X. And the verdict? This is a very, very good phone.

However, it’s also a very, very expensive phone. To put a new iPhone X in your pocket, you will shell out a cool $1,000, minimum. But now’s your chance to get your hands on one of these drool-worthy phones for exactly zero dollars.