iPhone X will have an elongated Power/Lock button on its side. They're calling it the Side button and you'll use it for things like Siri, Wallet, Apple Pay and more.
Double click of iPhone X’s Side button will confirm Apple Pay transaction
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iPhone X will display 3D animations when charging wirelessly
Some sort of wireless charging is in tow for Apple's OLED iPhone and now we have learned that the handset will display some 3D animations when connected to a wireless charger.
4K Apple TV streaming requirements & native resolution revealed
A fifth-generation Apple TV with support for 4K video output and streaming will be most likely announced next Tuesday alongside new iPhones and we now have a better idea about the 4K streaming requirements and resolution standards that the device will support.
iPhone X Side button tidbits: non-moving, multifunctional & customizable
As the Home button on iPhone X has gone the way of the cuckoo, its newly renamed Side button (aka Power/Lock button) will be multifunctional and customizable, according to the latest discoveries by developers Steven Troughton-Smith and Guilherme Rambo.
Check out Apple’s upcoming AirPods revision, in full animated glory
A leaked iOS 11 Golden Master release candidate reveals that Apple's internal hardware identification number for AirPods has been bumped from “AirPods1,1” to “AirPods1,2”, which indicates that a minor revision is in the works and probably slated for release soon.
High performance CPU cores in iPhone X’s A11 chip are code-named “Mistral”
Developer Steven Troughton-Smith has discovered a possible code-name for a set of high-performance CPU cores to be found inside Apple's in-house designed “A11” system-on-a-chip that will power iPhone X and iPhone 8/Plus: “Mistral”.
Videos: iPhone 8 Face ID enrollment process & Settings interface
A leaked iOS 11 Golden Master candidate has revealed how you will set up Face ID, Apple's new authentication feature that is widely rumored to supplant the Touch ID system on iPhone X.
Leaked iOS 11 GM build references iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus & iPhone X
A leaked iOS 11 Golden Master candidate may have just given us a viable answer to one of the biggest unknowns in terms of how Apple might market this year's upcoming iPhones.
iPhone 8 will let you customize 3D emoji based on facial expressions picked up by 3D sensors
As unearthed from the iOS 11 GM build that unexpectedly (or perhaps intentionally) leaked out last night, iPhone 8 will make it easy to customize all-new animated 3D emoji based off your own facial expressions picked up by the phone's depth sensor and the front-facing camera.
This is how iPhone 8’s split status bar will animate to accommodate the notch
iPhone 8's OLED display will have a cutout at the top to accommodate the camera, earpiece and sensors. Brazilian developer Guilherme Rambo has now discovered exactly how a rumored new split status bar will animate between all the various states it can take.
Two new finishes coming to Apple Watch: Blush Gold aluminum & Gray ceramic
According to the iOS 11 GM firmware leaks that are making rounds on the web, Apple could be readying two new case materials and color finishes for Apple Watch, one referred to as Blush Gold and clad in aluminum and the other a new Gray ceramic material.
Everything we expect from Apple’s September product blitz
With just a few days left until Apple's big reveal on Tuesday, speculation as to what the company may or may not announce has pretty much approached fever pitch. Without further ado, this is what we expect at Apple's landmark September 12 Steve Jobs Theater event.