With every Apple product release, industry and media sources speculate release dates and features for an unannounced device. The company is due to unveil its next-generation iPhone sometime this year but if a statement from an AT&T representative is to be believed, an upgraded Apple handset will not launch this summer. Apple had already cast doubt on reportsby statingits upcoming WWDC event in San Francisco would allow developers to “see what’s next” for its iOS and OS X platforms, but media reports continued to suggest a device refresh was due in the Summer....

Shuddering at the thought of paying for thatnew iPhone 4S? Shudder no more. Apple, via itsReuse and Recycle program, is offering up to $200 for your old iPhone 4, depending on its condition: Mind you, the iPhone in question here is a white, 16 gig model in perfect condition. If you happen to have a black one, that will net you $180. When you figure that the new iPhone 4S is availablestarting at $199on 2-year contract, that’s really impressive....

According to RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky, Apple would only launch a low-end iPhone handset if the device would provide an “innovative, category killer experience”,reports AppleInsider. Abramsky met with Apple COO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer on Wednesday, revealing a set of “key takeaways” from his meeting with the two Apple executives as he was unable to quote the duo directly. He wrote that “Apple’s primary criterion for launching a lower-end iPhone is an innovative, category-killer experience”....

It’s that time of the year: Apple is gearing up to announce its latest iPhones. The company today announced it is holding an event on September 14, and though it doesn’t specify the iPhone 13 will be revealed then, this is around the time Apple always reveals its next phones. This year’s invite is a little more special than usual; the company paired it with a neat little AR easter egg which you can access by visiting theevent siteon an iOS device and tapping on the Apple logo....

Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d write, let alone in 2021: Apple today announced Self Service Repair, a program that will allow everyday customers to buy genuine Apple repair parts and tools to fix their own broken devices, starting with the iPhone 12 and 13. In related news, the domestic pig,Sus domesticus,has recently been spotted flying south for the winter. Seriously though, my mouth was agape as I read Apple’spress release....