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Wednesday, 13 September 2017

Apple launches iPhone 8, iPhone X, new watch and FaceID

Apple announced three iPhone models last night: The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus and an all-screen tenth-anniversary edition it’s calling iPhone X (which, yes, has no home button, and uses your face to open the device). We’re quite in love with the latter. Both the 8 and the X include new cameras, faster processors, wireless charging, glass backs, and True Tone screen tech, among other goodies. Also on the lineup were the Apple Watch Series 3, a very cool piece of kit that includes ridiculously interesting heart monitoring tech — and that will come with an electronic SIM card to allow it to make calls using your main iPhone telephone number without it being around (the only catch is that it will likely be some time before it arrives in Egypt, as it requires carrier-specific agreements). The tech maker also took the wraps off a new Apple TV set-top box that supports 4K video.

The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus will ship next week, but the iPhone X will move out to stores only on 3 November in select countries. Apple’s Egypt site says only to “check back later for availability.”

Tap here to watch last night’s keynote from the Steve Jobs Theater, which included what was, for Appleheads, an emotional opening note from the late Steve Jobs.

What’s the press saying: Verge founder Nilay Patel calls ‘em as he sees ‘em, and he was in love with the iPhone X, writing last night that even at a USD 1,000 starting point, it “feels worth it” once you have the phone in your hand. Read (and watch) his hands-on here.Hands-on tours from AppleInsider and iMore are also worth checking out. Apple shares were up as much as 1.5% during last night’s event, but closed the day down 0.4%, the Wall Street Journal reports, while the Financial Times takes on pricing and availability and the New York Times has a surprisingly solid rundown on the event with a single page of mini stories.

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