nhughes

rogifan_new said:

Seems like a lot of speculation and not much else. Why do rumor sites give this guy so much attention?

Because he has been the first to accurately report on many upcoming hardware decisions, including the expected OLED screen, glass back, and facial recognition capabilities of the "iPhone 8" way back in March of 2016:

http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/03/26/new-iphone-model-with-curved-glass-case-58-amoled-display-due-in-2017-insider-says

And the 10.5-inch iPad Pro back in August of 2016:

http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/08/15/apple-to-debut-105-ipad-pro-in-2017-integrate-flexible-amoled-tech-in-2018

And the new 9.7-inch entry-level iPad in January of this year:

http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/01/08/apple-on-track-to-launch-three-new-ipads-in-spring-2017-but-none-of-them-mini

And the (alleged) $1000-and-up pricing of the "iPhone 8" this February:

http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/02/15/apples-iphone-8-to-replace-touch-id-home-button-with-function-area

And the features and capabilities of HomePod in March:

http://appleinsider.com/articles/17/05/01/apples-siri-based-echo-competitor-to-carry-premium-price-feature-high-end-audio-with-1-woofer-7-tweeters

Is his track record perfect? No, it's not. But nobody else out there provides, in terms of quantity, more accurate information on Apple's hardware pipeline than Ming-Chi Kuo. Not Gruber, not Gurman, not anyone else.

jwdawso said:

Any thoughts on the alleged longer power button? Wouldn't surprise me if it doubled as a home button. 

There was some speculation that perhaps Apple would embed Touch ID into the power/lock button, but no rumors or leaks have suggested that will be the case. Doubling as a home button would be problematic — how would you lock the device, or differentiate between locking and returning to the home screen?

StrangeDays said:

nhughes said:

StrangeDays said:

nhughes said:

repressthis said:

transmaster said:

The numbering confusion makes me wonder if Apple is going to call the premium iPhone something other the the iPhone 8. The iPhone Pro...ߤ䦬t;br>

Yes, I too believe there is very little reason to call the 10th anniversary model "iPhone 8." What I am wondering is why tech journalist are so inclined to call it "iPhone 8" when there is little reason to do so... 
I'd feel like an asshat calling it "iPhone 8" when I have soooo much doubt about said nomenclature. Tech journalist perform weird mental gymnastics with logic.  

We've looked into it, and the number of people searching for "iPhone 8" vastly, vastly outnumbers the alternatives ("iPhone X," "iPhone Pro"). Until Apple gives the product an official name, or until some marketing materials leak with the name, we'll be sticking with iPhone 8.

Ah so search-engine clicks (ad money) is more important than journalistic integrity. 

There we have it, folks. This is why the tech media will also be a sub-niche relating to but not being journalism. Different ideals. 

Please, explain to me how using the most commonly accepted fake name for an unannounced product compromises my journalistic integrity.

I'm happy to have the discussion about iPhone 8 vs. iPhone Pro, but drawing my reputation into the mix is uncalled for. You've officially been warned.

How have I drawn your reputation into the mix? I didn’t mention you at all, but rather AI’s priorities as explained by you — SEO is more important. Obviously it won’t be called the iphone 8. 

I never mentioned SEO. I simply said what name most people have given an unannounced phone. Your comments about "journalistic integrity" very clearly threw my reputation into the mix.

You clearly have some very misguided ideas about some sort of "agenda" or traffic quota or profit margin on this story. Simply put, you're wrong. I came into the comments to explain why we still call the phone "iPhone 8" — because no one outside of Apple has any clue what they will name it.

This side discussion has gone far enough off topic at this point, so I'm done commenting.

StrangeDays said:

nhughes said:

repressthis said:

transmaster said:

The numbering confusion makes me wonder if Apple is going to call the premium iPhone something other the the iPhone 8. The iPhone Pro...ߤ䦬t;br>

Yes, I too believe there is very little reason to call the 10th anniversary model "iPhone 8." What I am wondering is why tech journalist are so inclined to call it "iPhone 8" when there is little reason to do so... 
I'd feel like an asshat calling it "iPhone 8" when I have soooo much doubt about said nomenclature. Tech journalist perform weird mental gymnastics with logic.  

We've looked into it, and the number of people searching for "iPhone 8" vastly, vastly outnumbers the alternatives ("iPhone X," "iPhone Pro"). Until Apple gives the product an official name, or until some marketing materials leak with the name, we'll be sticking with iPhone 8.

Ah so search-engine clicks (ad money) is more important than journalistic integrity. 

There we have it, folks. This is why the tech media will also be a sub-niche relating to but not being journalism. Different ideals. 

Please, explain to me how using the most commonly accepted fake name for an unannounced product compromises my journalistic integrity.

I'm happy to have the discussion about iPhone 8 vs. iPhone Pro, but drawing my reputation into the mix is uncalled for. You've officially been warned.

repressthis said:

transmaster said:

The numbering confusion makes me wonder if Apple is going to call the premium iPhone something other the the iPhone 8. The iPhone Pro...🤔

Yes, I too believe there is very little reason to call the 10th anniversary model "iPhone 8." What I am wondering is why tech journalist are so inclined to call it "iPhone 8" when there is little reason to do so... 
I'd feel like an asshat calling it "iPhone 8" when I have soooo much doubt about said nomenclature. Tech journalist perform weird mental gymnastics with logic.  

We've looked into it, and the number of people searching for "iPhone 8" vastly, vastly outnumbers the alternatives ("iPhone X," "iPhone Pro"). Until Apple gives the product an official name, or until some marketing materials leak with the name, we'll be sticking with iPhone 8.