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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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Apple Releases Second Public Beta of iOS 11.2 for Public Beta Testers

Tuesday November 7, 2017 9:05 am PST by
Apple today released the second public beta of iOS 11.2 to its public beta testing group, one week after releasing the first public beta and a little over a week after the release of iOS 11.1, the first major update to the iOS 11 operating system. Beta testers who are members of Apple's beta testing program will receive the iOS 11.2 beta update over-the-air after installing the proper...
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New 'Pixelmator Pro' Photo Editing App Launching November 29 for $59

Tuesday November 7, 2017 8:21 am PST by
Earlier this year, the team behind the popular Pixelmator photo editing app for iOS and Mac announced plans to unveil a new pro-level Mac app, Pixelmator Pro. At the time the app was announced in September, the Pixelmator team had not provided a release date, but today announced that the new software will be coming on November 29. Pixelmator Pro features a reimagined editing workflow with ...
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Top 10 iPhone X Tips and Tricks: Reachability, Face ID, Screenshots and More

Monday November 6, 2017 4:04 pm PST by
The iPhone X is the first new iPhone design Apple has introduced since 2014, and the most radical redesign since the iPhone first debuted in 2007. With a revamped user interface and a slew of new features, there's a lot to get used to, and there are a bunch of hidden functions that aren't immediately obvious. We've rounded up some of the most important things you need to know about the iPhone...
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iPhone X Case Review Roundup: Apple, Twelve South, Nomad, Speck and Pad & Quill

Monday November 6, 2017 3:16 pm PST by
Case reviews aren't often something that we do here at MacRumors because for the last several years, there's been little variation in case design since there's been little variation in iPhone design. With the iPhone X, Apple introduced its first major design overhaul in years, so I thought I'd take a look at a wide range of cases from different manufacturers to see what's out there. Given that ...
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iPhone X Component Costs Estimated at $357.50

Monday November 6, 2017 2:37 pm PST by
Apple's new iPhone X costs $357.50 to make, according to estimates sourced from TechInsights and shared today by Reuters. At an estimated $357.50 to produce with a price tag of $999, the iPhone X has a gross margin of 64 percent, higher than the iPhone 8's gross margin of 59 percent. Several of the components in the iPhone X are more expensive than their iPhone 8 counterparts, according to...
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Photographer Austin Mann Lauds iPhone X's Telephoto Lens and Size in Camera Review

Monday November 6, 2017 1:06 pm PST by
Travel photographer Austin Mann often goes hands-on with new iPhone models to test their camera performance in real world situations, and with the iPhone X, he went to Guatemala to evaluate its new features and its capabilities compared to previous iPhone cameras. Mann loved the size of the iPhone X as a photography device. Previous Plus models, he says, have been "a bit unwieldy" and tough...
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Intel Teams Up With AMD for New 8th-Generation Processors With AMD GPUs

Monday November 6, 2017 12:09 pm PST by
Longtime rivals Intel and AMD are joining forces to produce new 8th-Generation H-Series Intel mobile processors paired with stacked second-generation High Bandwidth Memory and custom-built discrete graphics from AMD, Intel announced today. For the new H-Series chips, which feature all of the above listed components in a single processor package, Intel says is using its Embedded Multi-Die...
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Apple Seeds Second Beta of tvOS 11.2 to Developers

Monday November 6, 2017 9:14 am PST by
Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming tvOS 11.2 update to developers for testing purposes, one week after seeding the first tvOS 11.2 update and a little under a week after the launch of the 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....
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Apple Seeds Second macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 Beta to Developers

Monday November 6, 2017 9:12 am PST by
Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 update to developers, one week after seeding the first beta and also a week after releasing macOS High Sierra 10.13.1. The macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 beta can be downloaded from the Apple Developer Center or through the Software Update mechanism in the Mac App Store with the proper profile installed. It's not yet...
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Apple Seeds Second Beta of watchOS 4.2 to Developers

Monday November 6, 2017 9:05 am PST by
Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming watchOS 4.2 update to developers for testing purposes, one week after releasing the first watchOS 4.2 beta and a little under a week 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 ...
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Apple Releases Second Beta of iOS 11.2 for Developers

Monday November 6, 2017 9:04 am PST by
Apple today seeded the second beta of an upcoming iOS 11.2 update to developers, one week after releasing the first beta of iOS 11.2 and a little under a week after releasing the iOS 11.1 update. Registered developers can download the iOS 11.2 beta from Apple's Developer Center or over-the-air once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Developer Center. Apple already...
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Apple Watch Bug Causing Restarts When Asking Siri About the Weather

Saturday November 4, 2017 4:53 pm PDT by
There's a strange bug with the Apple Watch today that's causing resprings whenever Siri is questioned about the weather. Asking Siri something like "What's the temperature?" or "What's the weather?" or "Is it raining?" causes the Apple Watch to crash. The issue has been documented in several threads on the MacRumors forums and on reddit, and we've also been able to replicate it on our own...
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T-Mobile and Sprint Officially Call Off Merger

Saturday November 4, 2017 12:35 pm PDT by
T-Mobile and Sprint today announced that plans for a merger have officially ended after the two companies were unable to find "mutually agreeable terms." Rumors last week suggested the merger might be called off because Sprint parent company SoftBank was having doubts about the deal over the ownership terms. SoftBank was concerned about "losing control" of the combined company, as T-Mobile...
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iPhone X First Look: Unboxing, Face ID Setup, Gestures, Design and More

Friday November 3, 2017 3:18 pm PDT by
The iPhone X is here! Apple Stores around the world opened up at 8:00 a.m. local time on November 3 and deliveries kicked off around the same time, getting the iPhone X into the hands of millions of customers today. We got our hands on an iPhone X this morning and spent the day testing it out to get acquainted with all of the new features. Check out the video below to see a walkthrough of the...
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Apple Releases iOS 11.2 Beta 2 for iPhone X

Friday November 3, 2017 1:39 pm PDT by
Apple this afternoon released a new beta of iOS 11.2 for iPhone X devices, allowing the latest flagship smartphone to be updated to the latest developer beta. Registered developers can download the iOS 11.2 beta from Apple's Developer Center or over-the-air once the proper configuration profile has been installed from the Developer Center. Apple first released iOS 11.2 to developers and...
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Apple Says Minor Screen Burn-In and Shifts in Color When Looking at iPhone X Off-Angle Are Normal

Friday November 3, 2017 12:59 pm PDT by
Apple this morning shared a new support document explaining how OLED displays work and that it is normal to see some screen burn-in over time and shifts in color when looking at the iPhone display from an off-angle. According to Apple, when you look at an OLED display from a side angle, you may see shifts in color and hue, something that's a "characteristic of OLED" and "normal behavior." ...
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Some New iPhone X Owners Facing Activation Issues [Updated]

Friday November 3, 2017 12:01 pm PDT by
The iPhone X is now widely available across the United States, but some new iPhone X owners aren't able to start using their new phones due to carrier activation issues and congestion. On the MacRumors forums, a number of AT&T users are complaining about activation problems, and there are also reports of activation issues on Twitter and reddit. Some AT&T customers are seeing long wait times...
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MacRumors Giveaway: Win a Rugged Messenger Keyboard and Case for the 10.5-Inch iPad Pro From ZAGG

Friday November 3, 2017 11:00 am PDT by
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with ZAGG to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a Rugged Messenger Wireless Keyboard and Case for the 10.5-inch iPad Pro. Priced at $99, the Rugged Messenger serves as a wireless keyboard for Apple's newest iPad Pro, while also doubling as a detachable case that can be used to protect the device while it's not in use. ZAGG designed the Rugged ...
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Apple Shares New 'Guided Tour' Video Walking Users Through New iPhone X Features

Friday November 3, 2017 10:18 am PDT by
With the iPhone X now in the hands of Apple customers worldwide, Apple today uploaded a new iPhone X Guided Tour video to its YouTube channel, which is designed to provide an overview of all the new features in the iPhone X. The four minute video covers a wide range of topics, including Face ID, Animoji, Apple Pay, and the list of new gestures that are needed to navigate through the iOS 11...
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PSA: There's No iOS 11.2 Beta for iPhone X, so Beta Testers Can't Restore From Backup [Updated]

Friday November 3, 2017 9:37 am PDT by
Developers and public beta testers who installed the iOS 11.2 beta on their devices earlier this week will be disappointed to learn that there's no iOS 11.2 beta for the iPhone X as of yet, and therefore no way to restore from an existing iOS 11.2 backup on a new iPhone X. If you're running iOS 11.2 on your existing iPhone and create an iCloud backup, that backup is not going to be compatible...