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How is the iPhone X selling?

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The iPhone X isn't a dud, but it also it's Apple's top seller.
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The iPhone 8 is Apple’s best-selling model, and the larger 8 Plus is in second place. The controversial iPhone X is currently Apple’s third best-selling model, according to a market analysis firm.

Apple’s older models make up 40 percent of the company sales, a higher percentage than last year.

More goes into ‘Hey Siri’ than you might think

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Many people might be unaware that their iPhone has a neural network devoted to listening for them to say "Hey Siri".
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Having your iPhone respond to “Hey Siri” seems like such a simple thing, but it’s actually quite complicated. Recognizing this code phrase, and the person who said it, is critical for Apple speech-recognition system.

A post in Apple’s Machine Learning Journal just published today describes many of the challenges developers overcame to make this work.

Apple plans to start making another iPhone in India

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iPhone 6s Plus will be “Assembled in India.”
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Apple plans to start manufacturing another iPhone in India, according to a new report.

Partner Wistron has already started trial production of the iPhone 6s Plus at its Bangalore plant, where it has been assembling the iPhone SE since last year. Source say mass-production will begin in “the next couple of weeks.”

Instagram’s new feature mimics Portrait Mode on older iPhones

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'Focus' is just like Portrait Mode, except it works on video too.
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Getting perfect Portrait Mode photos no longer requires an iPhone with two camera lenses.

Instagram revealed a new feature today that mimics the blurry depth of field on Portrait Mode photos, only it works on older iPhones and even Android smartphones.

iOS 11.3 breaks iPhone 8 touchscreens replaced by third parties

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Don't install iOS 11.3 if your iPhone 8 touchscreen was replaced by anyone other than Apple. Bad things will happen.
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If you have an iPhone 8 touchscreen that wasn’t repaired by Apple, you must not install iOS 11.3. Your touchscreen could stop working.

This problem hasn’t been acknowledged by Apple, but independent phone repair companies are reporting that many iPhone 8 touchscreens they replaced stopped working after the latest iOS version is installed.

Apple proposes hybrid keyboard that’s also a trackpad

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A proposed hybrid keyboard would have regular keys that can also sense light touches.
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A future MacBook might have a hybrid keyboard that can sense when the. keys are lightly touched as well as when they’re pressed. This would allow the entire keyboard to function as a trackpad.

Apple wants to redesign the keyboard. It’s proposed various ways to make this classic input device more functional. Last month, it floated the idea of a replacing the keyboard with a flexible touch panel.

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iPhone shoppers prefer bargains to newest models

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Apple shipped millions of iPhone 7 units last quarter, maybe more than the iPhone X.
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Buyers just aren’t going for the latest iPhone models. An industry analyst says nearly half the handsets Apple shipped last quarter were older devices, not the company’s latest. 

Even worse, the Apple reportedly sold about 45 million devices, down about 13 percent from the same quarter a year ago. 

Now anyone can play Fortnite, the year’s hottest iOS game

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Everyone should welcome skill-based matchmaking.
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Fortnite, the hottest game of 2018, is finally available on iOS for everyone to download, no invite code needed.

The game has been in beta on iOS the last few weeks and required a special invite code to get in on the battle royal action. Now anyone with an iPhone SE or later can get in on the action anywhere you have an internet connection.

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