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Juli is the Managing Editor at MacRumors, and has been covering Apple news and rumors since 2010. She oversees MacRumors' guides, roundups, how tos, reviews, and giveaways in addition to covering daily news. Her work is regularly highlighted on Techmeme and cited by tech publications and news sites.

She is a voracious reader, cinephile, gardener, and gamer, and she resides in California with her carnivorous plants. Juli can be reached at juli@macrumors.com or on Twitter.

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'Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp' Downloaded Over 15 Million Times Since Launch

Monday November 27, 2017 3:21 pm PST by
Nintendo's latest iOS game, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp has been downloaded at least 15 million times since it first became available for download last week, according to new download estimates shared by Sensor Tower (via TechCrunch). At an estimated 15 million downloads within six days, Sensor Tower says Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is Nintendo's second most successful launch in terms of raw ...
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iPhone X Face ID Again Unlocked With Mask, Even With 'Require Attention' Turned On

Monday November 27, 2017 2:02 pm PST by
Since the iPhone X launched earlier this month, people have been attempting to fool Face ID, the new biometric facial recognition feature built into the device as a primary security feature. Face ID has thus far been tricked by twins, children, and even a mask. Vietnamese security company Bkav made headlines in mid-November after uploading a video featuring Face ID accessed by a mask, but...
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Apple Shares New Ads Highlighting iPhone X Features Like Animoji Karaoke

Monday November 27, 2017 11:22 am PST by
Apple today uploaded several new iPhone X ads to its YouTube channel, highlighting a range of features like Face ID and Animoji. Apple's 38-second "Animoji Yourself" spot shows off "Animoji Karaoke," a phenomenon that kicked off shortly after the iPhone X launched. With Animoji Karaoke, the idea is to use Animoji to lip sync to popular songs, making it look like the Animoji are doing the...
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Apple Retail Stores Offering iPad Pro 'Sketch Walks' in Celebration of Urban Sketchers 10th Anniversary

Monday November 27, 2017 9:26 am PST by
Apple is offering a series of "sketch walks" hosted by well-known artists to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Urban Sketchers, a global community of artists that are dedicated to on-location drawing. Many artists who are members of Urban Sketchers have adopted the iPad Pro as a drawing tool of choice, including Uma Kelkar from San Francisco, Rob Sketcherman from Hong Kong, Don Low from...
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MacRumors Giveaway: Win Impulse Wireless Headphones from IFROGZ

Monday November 27, 2017 8:45 am PST by
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with IFROGZ to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win the IFROGZ Impulse Wireless Headphones. The Impulse Wireless Headphones, priced at $60, are on-ear headphones that are designed to provide immersive, balanced sound with 40mm drivers. The IFROGZ headphones are Bluetooth-equipped and work with all of Apple's latest devices, and there are...
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Black Friday 2017: The Best Deals on iPhones, iPads, Apple Watch, Macs, and More

Thursday November 23, 2017 7:59 pm PST by
Thanksgiving is well underway in the United States, and Black Friday deals online and at brick and mortar stores are starting to go live across the country. Major retail stores like Target, Best Buy, and Walmart will be opening their doors this evening, while many online-only deals are already live. Below, we've rounded up some of the best deals we've come across on Apple products like...
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Apple's Black Friday Event Launches in the US With Free Gift Cards Up to $150

Thursday November 23, 2017 7:05 pm PST by
Apple's annual Black Friday shopping event has kicked off in the United States, with Apple offering customers Apple Store gift cards worth up to $150 with the purchase of select devices including Macs, iPhones, iPads, and Apple Watches. Apple is offering gift cards for a range of products, but many newer devices, including the iPhone X and the Apple Watch Series 3, are not included in the...
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iPhone X Shipping Estimates Improve to 1 to 2 Weeks in United States and Canada

Wednesday November 22, 2017 12:32 pm PST by
Shipping estimates for the iPhone X have improved to 1 to 2 weeks in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, suggesting Apple's efforts to ramp up production have successfully resulted in greater supply. The 1 to 2 week shipping estimates are an improvement over the previous 2 to 3 week shipping estimates that have been available since November 15. iPhone X models ordered today in the...
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Apple Shares New 'Sway' Holiday Ad Featuring AirPods and iPhone X

Wednesday November 22, 2017 11:24 am PST by
Apple traditionally shares a touching holiday ad in November or December, and this year's spot, Sway, was uploaded to the company's YouTube channel this afternoon. The ad shows off both the iPhone X and the AirPods, featuring a woman dancing through a snowy city to the song "Palace" by Sam Smith. She runs into a partner, imagines sharing an AirPod with him, and the two of them go on to briefly ...
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2018 iPhones to Feature Upgraded Antenna Design to Boost LTE Transmission Speeds

Tuesday November 21, 2017 5:10 pm PST by
Apple's upcoming 2018 iPhones will feature upgraded liquid crystal polymer (LCP) antenna modules that will contribute to faster LTE transmission speeds, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said tonight in a note that was sent out to investors. Kuo says new iPhone models will use at least two LCP LTE antenna modules, much like the iPhone X, but with improvements to support 4x4 MIMO standards. ...
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Apple Bought Augmented Reality Headset Company Vrvana

Tuesday November 21, 2017 3:00 pm PST by
Apple recently purchased Vrvana, a company that developed an augmented reality headset called Totem, reports TechCrunch. Two sources with knowledge of the deal confirmed the acquisition, but Apple declined to comment and did not provide its usual acquisition statement. TechCrunch says Apple did not deny the story, though, and several employees who were previously with Vrvana are now with...
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Hackers Stole Data From 57 Million Uber Drivers and Customers, Uber Paid $100K to Hide Attack

Tuesday November 21, 2017 1:42 pm PST by
Uber suffered a massive data breach last year that exposed the personal data of 57 million customers and drivers, reports Bloomberg. The attack occurred in October of 2016 and included personal information from 50 million Uber riders and 7 million Uber drivers. Two hackers reportedly accessed a private GitHub repository used by Uber's software engineers and then used those credentials to...
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Nearly Completed Apple Park Campus Shown Off in New Drone Video

Tuesday November 21, 2017 11:04 am PST by
Work on Apple Park is nearing completion, and the latest drone video shared today by drone pilot Matthew Roberts shows off recent progress and finishing touches that are being put in place on buildings and outdoor areas. Today's video features the now-completed Apple Park Visitor's Center, located across the street from the main ring-shaped building. The Visitor's Center, which boasts a huge...
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U.S. Justice Department Files Lawsuit to Block Merger Between AT&T and Time Warner

Monday November 20, 2017 1:56 pm PST by
The United States Justice Department today filed a lawsuit to stop a planned merger between AT&T and Time Warner, reports Bloomberg. The DOJ believes such a merger would result in higher bills and fewer options for consumers."This merger would greatly harm American consumers. It would mean higher monthly television bills and fewer of the new, emerging innovative options that consumers are...
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iPhone X: Using Apple Pay With Face ID

Monday November 20, 2017 10:48 am PST by
Ahead of the launch of the iPhone X, people wondered how Apple Pay would work without a Touch ID Home button for confirming payments, but as it turns out, the payments service isn't too much different. We went through the checkout process with Apple Pay to give MacRumors readers who haven't yet had a chance to use the system a look at just how it works. Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube ...
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iPhone X Case Review Roundup 5: Spigen, OtterBox, LifeProof, Totallee and Sena

Friday November 17, 2017 1:27 pm PST by
The fifth review of my iPhone X Roundup series focuses on Spigen, OtterBox, LifeProof, Totallee, and Sena. If you've missed my previous posts, I'm taking a close look at iPhone X cases from a range of manufacturers. We don't often feature case reviews on MacRumors, but with the launch of the iPhone X and its new design, we felt it was worth exploring some of the available case options. My...
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Apple Park Visitor's Center Now Open to the Public

Friday November 17, 2017 12:41 pm PST by
The Visitor's Center at Apple's new Apple Park campus opened up to the public this morning, allowing Apple fans to visit the Cupertino location to check out the campus and purchase souvenirs and snacks. It features a cantilevered carbon fiber roof that was designed to look like it floats, along with staircases, stone walls, and terrazzo floors that match the aesthetic of the rest of the...
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MacRumors Giveaway: Win a Powerstation USB-C XXL From Mophie

Friday November 17, 2017 10:18 am PST by
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Mophie to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a powerstation USB-C XXL that's equipped with both USB-C and USB-A, so it can be used with a wide range of devices. The powerstation USB-C XXL, priced at $149.95, features a 19,500 mAh battery, which Mophie says is enough juice to provide USB-C laptops (the MacBook specifically) with up to 14 hours ...
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Apple Seeds Fourth Beta of watchOS 4.2 to Developers

Friday November 17, 2017 9:18 am PST by
Apple today seeded the fourth beta of an upcoming watchOS 4.2 update to developers for testing purposes, four days after seeding the third watchOS 4.2 beta and over two weeks after releasing the watchOS 4.1 update. Once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Apple Developer Center, the new watchOS 4.2 beta can be downloaded through the dedicated Apple Watch app on the...
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Apple Seeds Fourth Beta of tvOS 11.2 to Developers [Update: Public Beta Available]

Friday November 17, 2017 9:18 am PST by
Apple today seeded the fourth beta of an upcoming tvOS 11.2 update to developers for testing purposes, four days after seeding the third tvOS 11.2 update and over two weeks after the launch of tvOS 11.1. Designed for the fourth and fifth-generation Apple TV models, the tvOS 11.2 developer beta can be downloaded onto the Apple TV via a profile that's installed using Xcode. According to...