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Apple launches free iPhone 8 logic board replacement program

Apple has determined that a small number of iPhone 8 devices contain logic boards with a manufacturing defect. Phones affected with the problem may experience unexpected restarts, a frozen screen, or won't turn on. To resolve this issue, the company has implemented a logic board replacement program, which is free of charge.

Pride Apple Watch face blocked by Apple in Russia

If you're wearing an Apple Watch in Russia and want to use the pride Apple Watch face, you're out of luck. The face is "hardcoded to not show up if the paired iPhone is using the Russian locale," according to iOS developer Guilherme Rambo and later confirmed by The Verge.

First image purportedly of the 2018 iPhone XS leaks

Just hours after Apple announced it would be holding its fall event on Sept. 12, 9to5Mac has published what it claims is the first official image that shows two of the three new iPhones the company is expected to announce on that date. The site also claims the two new handsets have the name iPhone XS.

Source: Apple’s 2018 iPhone event will stream on Twitter for first time [u]

Update: It's official! This year's event will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 12. 

The U.S. Labor Day holiday is just days away, which means Apple's annual iPhone press event shouldn't be far behind. Though Cupertino has yet to officially announce the event, all eyes point to Wednesday, Sept. 12 as the big day. Now comes word the hardware-focused event could be Apple's first to stream through Twitter.