Apple Inc.is expected to unveil an iPhone without a headphone jack Wednesday, which means any wired headphone you now use won’t plug in directly.
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While this could be interpreted as Apple simply predicting a launch more successful than previously anticipated, many speculate that isn’t the case.
Apple has announced on its website that it will livestream the event beginning at 1:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, September 7th.
Mac: You can watch on your Mac if you have OS X v10.8.5 or later and Safari 6.0.5 or later installed on your machine.
Apple is also expected to announce the upgraded version of the Apple Watch which might just be called Apple Watch only.
Microsoft: You can watch all the action if you have Windows 10 installed using the Edge browser.
The iPhone 6S is nearly identical in looks to the iPhone 6 and Kantar figures out this week show the iPhone 6S is the world’s top-selling phone. Rumors are already rolling in for next year’s model, including a glass body with an edge-to-edge screen, no more Home button, integrated Touch ID and wireless charging.
Let’s be honest here – we are moving into an increasingly wireless world, so the headphone jack is living on borrowed time anyway. They may also be more water resistant or even water-proof, he predicted.
The dual-lens camera system, featuring a wide-angle lens and a telephoto lens, will create DSLR-quality images.
But even casual users of consumer technology may be interested to see if Apple follows through on reports that it’s eliminating the iPhone’s analog headphone jack, since that could pave the way for a big shift in the way people listen to digital music.
We are only assuming that the successors to the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus launched past year will carry the iPhone 7 name, but what is certain is that we will see the successors to both the phones. Apple is going to make so many changes in the next generation of iPhone.
Having said that, there’s more to the iPhone 7 audio story than meets the eye.
We’re awaiting official confirmation from Apple about the devices that will be considered for the update.
“This after famed leaker “@eveleaks” stating that the pre-order period for the iPhone 7 series is expected to start Friday, Sept. 9.
The second-gen version of the Apple Watch could be revealed tomorrow, although it’s not a certainty at this point. This image has led some to conclude that the big news about the iPhone 7 will be its camera. In the past, when two-year subsidized contracts were the standard in the US – if not worldwide – Apple’s smartphone replacement business was on firmer ground.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, in an investor report released mere days before Apple’s event, believes there will be five colour options in all: the current silver, gold and rose gold finishes, and two new black finishes.
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Localytics measured share by tallying the models among more than 100 million iPhones that reported data to the app developers that use its analytics tools.
