1 month ago | By Mac Rumors

Reviews for the iPhone XS and the iPhone XS Max went live this morning ahead of Friday's launch, and in a new press release, Apple has highlighted reviews from several members of the media who were able to spend some time with the new iPhones.
Apple shared key passages from sites that include Mashable , TechCrunch , Daring Fireball , The New York Times , Best Products , Hypebeast , Tom's Guide , Dailymail , TechRadar , Hardwarezone , Sydney Morning Herald , and photographer Austin Mann.
Daring Fireball 's John Gruber, for example, praised the iPhone's custom silicon and software and its...
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The Most Expensive iPhone XS Cases You Can Get

1 month ago | By Mac Rumors

The iPhone XS and XS Max are Apple's most expensive iPhones yet, with the top-of-the-line iPhone XS Max coming in at a cost of $1,449 for 512GB of storage.
If you want to outfit your pricey iPhone with a case that's just as expensive, we've hunted down a list of the most ridiculously priced iPhone XS cases you can get.
Gray's Alter Ego line of cases available in Titanium, Stealth, Gold, and Aurora start at $1,457. The cases are all made from aerospace grade titanium and offer a minimal design with an X shape that covers the back of the iPhone along with protective covers at each of the...
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Giveaway: Win Apple's iPhone XS Max from Zendure & 9to5Mac!

1 month ago | By 9to5Mac

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Video: A quick explainer on TrueDepth, the tech that's in every new iPhone

1 month ago | By Ars Technica

Valentina Palladino and iOS developer Nathan Gitter explain Apple's TrueDepth camera.
Apple's new iPhones launch this week, and unlike last year, every one of the new devices comes equipped with the TrueDepth sensor array originally found in the iPhone X. Most consumers who are interested in Apple's products know that piece of technology drives Face ID (an authentication method by which you log into your phone just by showing it your face) and Animojis, those 3D animated characters in Messages that follow your facial expressions.
But Apple and the developers who make apps for its...
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Apple keeps finding new ways to deny that the iPhone is getting too expensive

1 month ago | By BGR

Tim Cook keeps getting asked in so many words whether Apple is becoming something akin to the Gucci of tech, thanks to the $1,000-plus price of the iPhone that's so central to so many peoples' lives today. Tim's answer, in that laconic Southern drawl? We charge this much, because we're worth it.
That's basically the response he gave today during an interview with Robin Roberts on ABC's Good Morning America , explaining that since carriers help subsidize the cost of the handsets most people pay some $30 or thereabouts a month. Which works out to “about a dollar a day,” Tim helpfully...
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