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September 7, 2016, 4:15 PM
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Dan Seifert / The Verge:
iPhone 7: water and dust resistance, 12MP f/1.8 camera with OIS, 7MP front camera, stereo speakers, force-sensitive haptic home button, preorder 9/9, ships 9/16  —  Apple has officially announced the iPhone 7 today.  The new iPhone features a design that's very similar to last year's iPhone 6S …
Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
iPhone 7 Plus: one wide-angle and one telephoto lens allowing 2x optical zoom; portrait mode allowing depth of field effect coming as software update later  —  As long rumored, the new iPhone — one of them, anyway — has a dual-camera setup on the back.  What's the benefit of this crazy contraption?
BBC:
iPhone 7 has no 3.5mm jack, comes with Lightning “EarPods” and a Lightning-to-3.5mm adapter  —  The iPhone 7 will not have a traditional headphone socket.  —  Apple said its lightning connector could be used instead, which would make room for other components.
Nick Statt / The Verge:
Apple announces Apple Watch Series 2 with “swimproof” water resistance to 50 meters, built in GPS, new ceramic chassis variant, S2 SoC, brighter display, more  —  Apple unveiled its second generation smartwatch today at its annual mobile hardware event, and it is unsurprisingly called the Apple Watch 2.
Trudy Muller / Apple:
Apple Reinvents the Wireless Headphone with AirPods  —  Introducing an Effortless Wireless Listening Experience Packed with High-Quality Audio & Long Battery Life  —  Apple® today introduced AirPods™, innovative new wireless headphones that use advanced technology to reinvent …
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
macOS Sierra will be released on September 20 for free to Mac owners  —  Apple has announced that macOS Sierra will be released to customers on September 20, as part of its media event currently going on.  The update is (naturally) free and incorporates several new features, like Siri for Mac, Apple Pay for websites and more.
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat:
Super Mario Run, a new side-scrolling runner game, is coming to iOS in time for the 2016 holidays, price TBD; Nintendo's Nasdaq-listed stock up 21%+  —  Nintendo finally announced that it is introducing a new Mario game to Apple's iOS app store for the first time.
Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch:
Amazon launches restaurant delivery service in London via the Prime Now app; delivery is free on all orders over £15  —  Back in July we reported that Amazon was set to launch a restaurant delivery service in London for its Amazon Prime customers and now the e-commerce giant has done just that.
Haje Jan Kamps / TechCrunch:
Apple adds real-time collaboration features to iWork, which will help users work together across Mac, iPad, iPhone, and web platforms  —  Announced at Apple's event today, the company takes on Google Documents with real-time collaboration on iWorks documents.
Bloomberg:
Snapchat ends its Local Stories section as it shifts to live events, fires about 15 curators  —  Snapchat Inc. is ending its daily local stories for cities feature, which pulled together video of everyday activities — concerts, cute puppies in the park — shot by users in locales such as New York.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
App Store hits 140B apps downloaded to date, and the last two months have seen 106% YoY growth; 500K games now listed on the App Store  —  Apple CEO Tim Cook gave a brief update on the App Store this morning at the kickoff of the iPhone press event, noting that Apple's application marketplace …

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Eli Stokols / Politico:
A look at the tense relationship between Biden and The NYT, beset by misunderstandings, grudges, lack of trust, and his refusal to give the paper an interview

Michael Sisak / Associated Press:
A US appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction, finding the trial judge let women testify about allegations that were not part of the case

Alex Sherman / CNBC:
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Alex Dobie / Android Central:
LG unveils V20 5.7-inch phone with Android 7.0 Nougat, secondary “ticker” screen, 3200mAh removable battery, available in Korea this month, other regions later
Natalie Gagliordi / ZDNet:
IDC: Fitbit leads wearables as Apple Watch shipments drop 58% YoY; basic wearable devices like simple fitness bands rise 48% YoY; smart wearables down 27.2% YoY
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