|
September 12, 2017, 6:55 PM
|
Mediagazer
memeorandum
WeSmirchTop News
| Vlad Savov / The Verge: |
iPhone X: 5.8" edge-to-edge OLED Super Retina display without home button, A11 SoC, Face ID, dual OIS 12MP rear cameras, Qi wireless charging — ‘The future of the smartphone’ — The long-awaited and extensively leaked special edition iPhone is finally upon us, and it's called the iPhone X …
More:
Apple, VentureBeat, Digital Trends, VentureBeat, The Verge, MacRumors, Gizmodo, BGR, The Register, ABC News, 9to5Mac, Engadget, International Business Times, 9to5Mac, ZDNet, The Verge, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, TechCrunch, MacRumors, Ars Technica, Engadget, The Next Web, The Verge, Engadget, Engadget, Mashable, Silicon Valley Business …, O'Grady's PowerPage, TechCrunch, Curbed, YouTube, The Verge, and Mashable
Tweets: @senschumer, @rjonesy, @thestalwart, @neilcybart, @benthompson, @benthompson, @dmoren, @stevekovach, @zackwhittaker, @caseynewton, @geoffreyfowler, @trixxy, @willoremus, @panzer, @ihnatko, @stevenlevy, @jank0, @benbajarin, @scottmaustin, @richdemuro, @macrumorslive, @joannastern, @sfiegerman, @macrumorslive, @macrumorslive, @stshank, @htsuka, @tim, @joshmcconnell, @patrick_orourke, and @settern
| Apple: |
iPhone X is priced at $999 for 64GB, $1,149 for 256GB; preorders start October 27, ships November 3 — Packed with Innovative Features Including a Super Retina Display, TrueDepth Camera System, Face ID and A11 Bionic Chip with Neural Engine — Cupertino, California — Apple today announced iPhone X …
More:
ZDNet, eWeek, MacRumors, Digital Trends, BGR, Marketing Land, 9to5Mac, Engadget, The Verge, BuzzFeed, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Insanely Great Mac, Geek.com, Road to VR, TmoNews, and MacDailyNews
Tweets: @journeydan and @benthompson
| Nilay Patel / The Verge: |
iPhone X hands-on: FaceID feels natural and quicker than other smartphones' face unlock methods, gestures work well, 1125x2436 Super Retina display is brilliant — It's all about that screen — We just got a quick chance to hold the iPhone X, Apple's new flagship phone arriving later this year.
More:
Gizmodo, TechCrunch, MacRumors, The Guardian, Macworld, TechCrunch, TechRadar.com, Digital Trends, iMore, 9to5Mac, Engadget, USA Today, Ars Technica, SlashGear, Recode, BGR, The Next Web, Cult of Mac, SiliconANGLE, iPhone Hacks, iPhone in Canada Blog, ZDNet, Softpedia News, Six Colors, Axios, and Gotta Be Mobile
Tweets: @gruber, @stroughtonsmith, @kevinctofel, @chrispirillo, @greengart, @jandawson, @reckless, @fmanjoo, @fmanjoo, @whatthebit, @harrymccracken, @harrymccracken, @recode, @bzamayo, and @jandawson
| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Apple unveils AirPower wireless charging pad for iPhone 8/8+/X, Apple Watch, and AirPods with new charging case, coming in 2018 — Apple has a new wireless charging pad called the AirPower, which is essentially a mat with room for your new iPhone 8 or iPhone X, as well as your Apple Watch …
More:
VentureBeat, Gizmodo, Digital Trends, MacRumors, Gizmodo, ZDNet, MIT Technology Review, and VentureBeat
Tweets: @jetscott and @starfire2258
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
More:
The Verge, MacRumors, Computerworld, Gizmodo, iMore, 9to5Mac, and ARTILLRY
Tweets: @blackmirror, @cheddar, @rogerwcheng, @adrianweckler, @panzer, and @baratunde
| Kate Conger / Gizmodo: |
More:
Digital Trends, MacRumors, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, Engadget, VentureBeat, and Lifehacker
Tweets: @marcwrogers, @kevinroose, and @daviddobrik
| Romain Dillet / TechCrunch: |
iPhone 8 and 8 Plus: 6-core A11 “Bionic” SOC with Apple-designed GPU, glass back, Retina HD True Tone display, 12MP cameras, Qi wireless charging — Apple just unveiled the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus at its press event. It looks a lot like the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, but with a glass back.
More:
Apple, TechCrunch, The Next Web, Engadget, The Verge, Gizmodo, MacRumors, BetaNews, iMore, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Axios, ZDNet, VentureBeat, Gotta Be Mobile, TechCrunch, TmoNews, MacRumors, and Engadget
| Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge: |
New iPhones support 4K video at 60FPS and 240FPS 1080p slow-motion, larger sensors, “Portrait Lighting” and f/1.8 and f/2.8 apertures on 8 Plus, more — An iPhone 7S in all but name — Apple has officially announced the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus, which are updated versions …
More:
The Verge, TechCrunch, MacRumors, Gizmodo, Polygon, 9to5Mac, Gotta Be Mobile, and BGR
| Megan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: |
| Chance Miller / 9to5Mac: |
More:
Electronic Frontier Foundation, The Verge, Engadget, TechCrunch, Ars Technica, iOS & iPhone, and 9to5Toys. Tweets: @seamus
| Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch: |
Apple debuts Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE built-in for $399+, same size casing as Series 2, new colors, W2 networking chip; preorder Sept. 15, ships Sept. 22 — The new Apple Watch is now official, offering one big highlight upgrade over the previous version: Built-in cellular support.
More:
Engadget, MacRumors, The Verge, iMore, 9to5Mac, The Verge, BetaNews, Inquirer, Macworld, BGR, Business Wire, VentureBeat, MacRumors, The Tech Report, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, TechCrunch, BBC, 9to5Mac, Wired, and Softpedia News
Tweets: @danieleran, @tomwarren, @neilcybart, @neilcybart, @jetscott, @mrcippy, @kevinrose, @panzer, @asymco, @greengart, @benthompson, and @scurtsy
| Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Apple announces Apple TV 4K, with 4K HDR video, powered by A10X Fusion chip; preorders open Sept. 15 starting at $179, ships Sept. 22 — Apple's streaming box is now a better match for the latest and greatest TVs — Apple has just unveiled a long anticipated upgrade to its Apple TV set-top box …
More:
Apple, 9to5Mac, Wired, VentureBeat, Recode, Macworld, TechCrunch, 9to5Mac, Engadget, ZDNet, MacRumors, VentureBeat, BGR, The Verge, Gizmodo, TechCrunch, The Next Web, and Gotta Be Mobile
| Youkyung Lee / Associated Press: |
Samsung says it aims to launch a foldable smartphone next year under its Galaxy Note brand and is working with Harman on speaker assistant — SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday it aims to launch a foldable smartphone next year under its Galaxy Note brand.| Dan Goodin / Ars Technica: |
“BlueBorne” Bluetooth exploit works on unpatched Android, iOS 9 or earlier, Linux, Windows devices; Google to release patch today; other OSes have patches — BlueBorne exploit works against unpatched devices running Android, Linux, or Windows. — Over the past decade …
More:
ZDNet, TechCrunch, Gizmodo, CSO, Motherboard, International Business Times, and CNBC
| Jack Nicas / Wall Street Journal: |
Yelp writes letter to FTC alleging Google is breaking 2012 promise not to scrape content from sites that opt-out and says FTC should reopen investigation — The assertion intensifies Yelp's criticism that Google unfairly uses its influence to stifle competition
More:
BuzzFeed, Business Insider, SiliconBeat, Seeking Alpha, Wired, and Search Engine Land
Tweets: @lutherlowe, @lutherlowe, and @lutherlowe
| John Voorhees / MacStories: |
Apple Announces macOS High Sierra to Launch on September 25th — Today, Apple announced on its website that the official release date of macOS High Sierra will be September 25th. — As detailed at WWDC in June, macOS High Sierra features the introduction of several significant …
More:
TechCrunch, Six Colors, BetaNews, ZDNet, MacRumors, Business Insider, 9to5Mac, The Verge, Engadget, iDownloadBlog.com, Mashable, and The Mac Observer
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
AT&T now offers free HBO on its cheaper $60/month Unlimited Choice plan, in addition to its premium Unlimited Plus plan — AT&T announced this morning it's adding free HBO to all customers on its unlimited wireless plans, including both Unlimited Plus and Unlimited Choice.
More:
AT&T, DSLreports, ValueWalk, and Engadget
Sponsor Posts
Google:
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Try Gemini 3 Pro — Google's newest and most intelligent AI model that helps you bring any idea to life
Shopify:
Shopify's new AI commerce stack — Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Shopify's new AI commerce stack — Their VP of Product digs into just-launched products to help entrepreneurs and developers build with the latest AI and tech.
Zoho:
Enhancements to Zoho Writer's automation flow designer: New PDF operations, password protection, and more — Once we rolled out the automation flow designer in Zoho Writer's merge templates …
Enhancements to Zoho Writer's automation flow designer: New PDF operations, password protection, and more — Once we rolled out the automation flow designer in Zoho Writer's merge templates …
IDrive:
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data — Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.Featured Podcasts
Big Technology Podcast:
2025 In Review, 2026 Predictions — With Reed Albergotti
The Big Technology Podcast takes you behind the scenes in the tech world featuring interviews with plugged-in insiders and outside agitators.
Subscribe to Big Technology Podcast.
Channels with Peter Kafka:
Podcast Pioneer PJ Vogt's Second Act: Less Budget, More Control
Media and tech aren't just intersecting - they're fully intertwined. To understand how those worlds work, Peter Kafka talks to industry leaders, upstarts and observers.
Subscribe to Channels with Peter Kafka.
BG2 Pod:
AI Enterprise - Databricks & Glean
Open-source podcast on all things tech, markets, investing, and capitalism, hosted by Brad Gerstner.
Subscribe to BG2 Pod.
Great Chat:
The stories we told ourselves in 2025
A podcast mostly about tech. Brought to you weekly by Angela Du, Sally Shin, Mac Bohannon, Helen Min, and Ashley Mayer.
Subscribe to Great Chat.
Grit:
How Brands Stay Visible When AI Decides | Profound CEO James Cadwallader
Grit explores what it takes to create, build and scale world-class organizations.
Subscribe to Grit.
Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith:
Ted Sarandos: Netflix and how tech changed storytelling
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith speaks with leaders in government, business, and culture to explore the most critical challenges at the intersection of technology and society.
Subscribe to Tools and Weapons with Brad Smith.
About This Page
This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 6:55 PM ET, September 12, 2017.
The most current version of the site as always is available at our home page. To view an earlier snapshot click here and then modify the date indicated.
From Mediagazer
Todd Spangler / Variety:Zachary Leeman / Mediaite:
Rebecca Rubin / Variety: