Some unfortunate customers saw unexpected delays of ten to fifteen minutes or longer when they scrambled to preorder their iPhone X as soon as preorders went live early Friday morning.
Have you experienced any delays when preordering your iPhone X?
Here’s when iPhone X delivery estimates changed throughout the early hours
Predictably, shipping time estimates for iPhone X began slipping in a matter of first few minutes of preorders going live. New preorders for the device are scheduled to ship out in December as early customer demand remains, in Apple's own words, “off the charts”.
Totallee’s ultra thin iPhone X cases offer protection without the bulk [sponsored]
A lot of iPhone cases out there claim to be "ultra thin" or "minimal," but few of them live up to the description like those from Totallee. The California-based startup makes cases that add very little bulk to Apple's smartphone, feature no branding or gaudy designs and, best of all, they won't break the bank.
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Results are in: most iDB poll respondents prefer iPhone X in Space Gray over Silver
Yesterday, iDB conducted a little non-scientific poll asking our readers to choose the iPhone X storage model and color they planned to preorder. The poll is now closed and the results are in.
Apple: initial customer demand for iPhone X is “off the charts”
iPhone X became available to preorder today at 12:01am PT and Apple has now issued a statement to the media noting “off the charts” customer response to the handset.
Apple releases luxury leather sleeve for 12″ MacBook under the radar
While everyone was focused on iPhone X preorders, Apple also released a brand new premium leather sleeve for the twelve-inch MacBook. This luxury sleeve comes in Saddle Brown and Midnight Blue and is available for shipping immediately.
Google’s traffic acquisition costs rise, likely due to the Apple search deal
A long-running deal with Apple that makes Google the default search engine in the mobile and desktop Safari browser is becoming more and more expensive for the search giant.
Predictably, iPhone X shipping estimates slip to 5-6 weeks
If you haven't preordered an iPhone X early, within the first few minutes, chances are you'll have to wait until December to receive your phone.
Review: SanDisk iXpand Base is an effortless way to backup your phone
Does anyone else remember back when you would get a new cell phone and you basically lost all your contacts and pictures? I don't think anyone misses that experience. While iCloud is a great option for backing up your device, it has its limitations, and it isn't for everyone. The SanDisk iXpand Base is an offline, and effortless way to backup your photos, videos, contacts to prevent you from ever ending up like 1999 again.
Apple to charge $279 for iPhone X screen repairs, $549 for any other damage
With iPhone X available to preorder, Apple on Friday announced service pricing for the device, ranging from $279 to replace a broken screen to as much as $549 for any other damage to the device not covered by the standard one-year limited warranty.
LivelyClock replaces the Clock app’s icon label with a digital time display
Looking for a way to spice up the Home screen on your jailbroken device with supplementary information? You’re in luck!
A new free jailbreak tweak known as LivelyClock by iOS developer Cole Cabral modifies the Clock app icon's label to make it display the current time in digital form, as shown above.
This tweak hides features in the Apollo Reddit client that don’t work on jailbroken devices
A plethora of Redditors are already content with the new Apollo client released earlier this week, but jailbreakers are learning that not every feature included in the app works on their devices because some require iOS 10.3 or later.
If you find yourself in this predicament, then you might want to try a new free jailbreak tweak called ApolloJustCompatible by iOS developer Squ1dd13, as it hides those features on devices that run earlier versions of iOS.