Joe Rossignol

Joe joined MacRumors in January 2015, and is now a Senior Reporter. Based out of Stoney Creek, Canada, he has been writing about Apple since 2008, with a focus on breaking news coverage.

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iPhone 11 Starts at $699, Down From $749 for iPhone XR

Tuesday September 10, 2019 11:12 am PDT by
Apple today announced that the all-new iPhone 11 starts at $699, down from the $749 starting price of its ‌iPhone‌ XR predecessor. As a successor to the ‌iPhone‌ XR, the new ‌iPhone‌ 11 features the same 6.1-inch LCD display and overall design, but with many new features like a dual-lens 12-megapixel rear camera system with Night Mode, 12-megapixel front camera, faster A13 Bionic chip, new colors, ...
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Apple Unveils iPhone 11 With Dual-Lens Rear Camera, Six New Colors, Dolby Atmos, and More

Tuesday September 10, 2019 10:52 am PDT by
Apple today unveiled the iPhone 11, the successor to the ‌iPhone‌ XR, with a dual-lens rear camera, six new colors, Dolby Atmos sound, a faster A13 Bionic chip, and more. Like the ‌iPhone‌ XR, the ‌iPhone‌ 11 continues to have a 6.1-inch Liquid Retina display, which is an LCD. The device features a 12-megapixel wide-angle camera and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera with a 120-degree field of view. ...
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Apple Shares Trailer for 'See' Post-Apocalyptic Drama, Debuts on Apple TV+ on November 1

Tuesday September 10, 2019 10:44 am PDT by
Apple today shared the first trailer for "See," the post-apocalyptic drama series debuting on Apple TV+ on November 1. "See" is an epic post apocalyptic drama where the world has been wiped out by a virus. There are survivors, but all of them have been rendered blind. From the YouTube description:In the far future, a virus has decimated humankind. Those who survived emerged blind....
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Apple TV+ Will Be Available on Web in Safari, Chrome, and Firefox

Tuesday September 10, 2019 10:33 am PDT by
Apple today announced that customers will be able to subscribe to and watch Apple TV+ at tv.apple.com on the web in Safari, Chrome, and Firefox. ‌Apple TV‌+ is Apple's upcoming subscription-based streaming video service, launching November 1 in over 100 countries and regions. The platform will eventually offer dozens of original TV shows and movies, such as "The Morning Show," "Dickinson,"...
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Watch the Intro Video From Apple's 'By Innovation Only' Event

Tuesday September 10, 2019 10:16 am PDT by
Apple opened its "By Innovation Only" event at Steve Jobs Theater today with a creative video highlighting its various products and services. Apple shared several other videos during its keynote. We've embedded them below for those who missed seeing the event live. We have also put together a convenient video recapping everything Apple announced in just seven minutes....
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Apple Arcade to Launch September 19 for $4.99 Per Month With One-Month Free Trial

Tuesday September 10, 2019 10:14 am PDT by
Apple today announced that its subscription-based Apple Arcade gaming service will launch September 19 in over 150 countries for $4.99 per month, with a one-month free trial available. This price will apply to individuals or a family of up to six members and will likely vary outside the United States. ‌Apple Arcade‌ will provide iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV users with access to a library of ...
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DigiTimes: Next-Generation AirPods to Enter Production as Early as October

Tuesday September 10, 2019 7:57 am PDT by
Apple's suppliers are gearing up to assemble next-generation AirPods as early as October, according to industry sources cited by DigiTimes, suggesting an updated version of the earphones could arrive in time for the holiday shopping season. An excerpt from the report:Apple's supply chain makers reportedly have kicked off volume production of related components for next-generation AirPods...
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Last-Minute Apple Event Rumors: No Two-Way Charging on iPhones, 10.2-Inch iPad Expected, and More

Tuesday September 10, 2019 6:15 am PDT by
Just hours ahead of today's Apple Event at Steve Jobs Theater, where the company is slated to unveil new iPhone and Apple Watch models, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has shared several last-minute expectations. First, Gurman has revised his prediction for the names of the 2019 iPhones. He now expects the next iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max to be called the iPhone 11, iPhone Pro, and...
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Apple's Online Store Goes Down Ahead of Today's iPhone Event

Tuesday September 10, 2019 4:00 am PDT by
Apple has taken its online store down ahead of its "By Innovation Only" event today at Steve Jobs Theater, where the company is widely expected to unveil new iPhone and Apple Watch models. Beyond that, wild cards include a 10.2-inch iPad, a new Apple TV, an iPad Pro refresh, a 16-inch MacBook Pro, and Apple's rumored Tile-like item tracking tags, but some of these products may be reserved...
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Apple Begins Selling Certified Refurbished 2018 iPad Pro Models [Updated]

Monday September 9, 2019 7:26 am PDT by
Apple has begun selling certified refurbished 2018 iPad Pro models in several European countries, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Switzerland, in addition to Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, China, Japan, and Hong Kong. In most of the countries, only 11-inch models are available, but there are some...
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Apple's Greg Joswiak Says Touch ID Will 'Continue to Have a Role'

Monday September 9, 2019 6:37 am PDT by
Apple's vice president of product marketing Greg Joswiak recently spoke with the UK's Daily Express about the future of its biometric authentication systems, noting that while Face ID will be expanded to more devices over time, Touch ID will "continue to have a role" for the foreseeable future. "Certainly, we'll continue to put it on more devices but also ‌Touch ID‌ will continue to have a...
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Apple Adjusts App Store Algorithm After Realizing Many Apple Apps Dominate Search Results

Monday September 9, 2019 5:41 am PDT by
Apple recently adjusted its App Store search algorithm so that fewer of its own apps appear at the top of search results, senior executives Phil Schiller and Eddy Cue confirmed in an interview with The New York Times. Specifically, the executives said Apple has tweaked a feature that sometimes grouped apps by maker so Apple apps would no longer look as if they were receiving preferential...
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Bloomberg: 2019 iPhones Will Have Centered Apple Logo on Back

Friday September 6, 2019 3:01 pm PDT by
2019 iPhones will feature a centered Apple logo on the back of the devices, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The centered logo will help users know where to place their Apple Watch or AirPods case to charge on the back of the upcoming iPhones, which are widely expected to have a new Qi-based device-to-device charging feature, similar to Wireless PowerShare on Samsung's latest Galaxy...
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Kuo: 'Apple Tags' to Feature Ultra-Wideband Technology, Likely Far More Precise Than Tile's Trackers

Friday September 6, 2019 8:49 am PDT by
Last week, MacRumors revealed new details about Apple's upcoming Tile competitor, with internal iOS 13 code suggesting that Apple plans to release small, circular "tags" that can be attached to electronic devices, backpacks, keys, and other personal belongings to keep track of their locations. Apple Tags concept by MacRumors Now, noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has thrown his weight behind...
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Apple Working on Siri Feature Allowing Back-and-Forth Conversations About Health Problems

Friday September 6, 2019 6:17 am PDT by
Apple is working on a new Siri feature for release by iOS 15 in fall 2021 that will allow users to have a back-and-forth conversation about health problems, according to internal documentation obtained by The Guardian. The report does not offer any further details about the feature, but Siri will presumably become more capable of responding to physical and possibly mental health questions....
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Apple is 'Watching Cryptocurrency' and Wants to Do More With Tipping and Mobile IDs

Thursday September 5, 2019 8:42 am PDT by
Apple Pay vice president Jennifer Bailey recently sat down with CNN anchor Christine Romans at a private event in San Francisco to discuss the future of payments, including ‌Apple Pay‌ and the Apple Card. ‌Apple Pay‌ vice president Jennifer Bailey via CNN Business As to be expected, Bailey made some boilerplate comments about the security, privacy, and ease of use of both ‌Apple Pay‌ and the Apple...
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Sonos Unveils Its First Portable Bluetooth Speaker, Supports AirPlay 2

Thursday September 5, 2019 7:22 am PDT by
Sonos today introduced its first portable Bluetooth speaker, the Sonos Move. The battery-powered Sonos Move features both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth for listening at home or on the go, AirPlay 2 support, built-in Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, and up to ten hours of continuous music playback per charge. The speaker features an oval-shaped design with IP56-rated water and dust resistance....
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Bloomberg: Apple Planning iPhone With Both Face ID and Touch ID Under Display by 2021

Thursday September 5, 2019 5:31 am PDT by
Apple is developing an in-display fingerprint scanner for future iPhones, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman and Debby Wu. The report claims Apple is considering including the in-display scanner in a 2020 iPhone if testing is successful, but adds there is a possibility the tech will not be ready until 2021. This lines up with a prediction from noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who expects...
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New Apple TV With A12 Chip and 'One More Thing' Teased Ahead of Next Week's Apple Event

Wednesday September 4, 2019 8:08 am PDT by
We're just six days away from Apple's annual September event at Steve Jobs Theater, where the company is widely expected to unveil new iPhone and Apple Watch models. And now, there are hints of a new Apple TV and possibly more. Today, the Twitter account @never_released aka Longhorn, which has a history of sharing codenames and info about upcoming Apple hardware, claimed that an ‌Apple TV‌...
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Apple Watch Bands With Self-Tightening, Skin Texture Authentication, and LED Progress Bar Detailed in Patents

Tuesday September 3, 2019 11:06 am PDT by
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today granted Apple several patents for smart Apple Watch bands with features such as biometric authentication, self-tightening, and an LED progress indicator, as noted by Patently Apple. Apple Watch with biometric sensor The first patent describes an Apple Watch band with a sensor that can authenticate the wearer based on patterns in their wrist's skin...