All the new iPhones, iPads, and Macs expected in 2017

Apple predictions for 2017: iPhones

2017 marks the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, so many are expecting Apple to pull out all the stops and release something quite special.

iPhone SE 2:

Many had anticipated that Apple would upgrade the iPhone SE model to the iPhone SE2 or SEs in March 2017, replacing the existing (and rather popular) SE that was introduced in March 2016. However the iPhone SE was only treated to a bump in storage to 32- and 128GB on 21 March and another update seems unlikely for now.
We do still expect a new iPhone SE model at some point in the future, maybe in September or maybe in 2018 (KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has forecast that the iPhone SE 2 won't make an appearance in 2017 at all, on the principle that Apple doesn't want to cannibalise sales of the (higher-margin) iPhone 7).
When the new model launches it is likely to keep the existing, classic design, but feature upgraded internals such as the A10 chip found in the current iPhone 7 and a more powerful camera.

When? We think September 

iPhone 7S or iPhone 8:

Apple made a minor update to the iPhone 7 during an Apple Store update on 21 March, adding a Product RED version. Product RED is a charity that attempts to eliminate AIDS in Africa. Part of the proceeds from the new red models of the iPhone 7 will go to the charity. Apple doesn't make it clear how much it donates to the charity, but it does say that since Product RED was founded in 2006, (RED) has generated more than $465 million for the Global Fund, with more than $130 million from Apple alone.
On to the new iPhones... There has been much discussion over what the new iPhone will be called. Normally Apple would continue its tick-tock rhythm of a new design one year followed by the S version which upgrades only the internals. But the iPhone 7 featured a minimal change to the design of the 6 and 6S, which leads many to think that Apple is saving the big changes for its 10th Anniversary model - the iPhone 8.
Perhaps the biggest expected change to the design of the iPhone 8 is the removal of the Home button to allow an edge-to-edge glass display. But what of Apple ID and the fingerprint sensor? Well, there have been several reports that Apple intends to include technology that allows the screen itself to act as a fingerprint sensor, thus removing the need for a physical button.
Alternatively, Apple might use facial recognition instead of/in addition to the fingerprint sensor. Apple reportedly purchased Israeli startup RealFace, which as the name hints specialises in facial recognition technology.

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This would be a truly remarkable innovation and give iPhone users display sizes on par with many premium Android devices but in a compact format.
MacRumours also asserts that Apple is intending to use a flexible OLED display rather than the LCD panels that have appeared on previous iPhones. This could make the devices lighter while also offering more vivid colours and contrasts.


Another feature often found on Android phones is that of wireless charging, and it looks very likely that this will be included on the iPhone 8. Some rumours even suggest the Apple will include long-range wireless charging, with Bloomberg Business reporting that the company wants to impliment the game changing technology that could charge an iphone from several feet away, and could have it ready for 2017.
The Jet black colour introduced with the iPhone 7 has been very popular, but its tendency to scratch easily is thought to have prompted Apple to return to a glass back and front design for the iPhone 8. There might also be new Deep Blue and Space Black colour options if the reports on various Japanese sites are to be believed.
One interesting idea that's gathering pace is that the new model will include Augmented Reality software, which overlays relevant information on any place or thing that you point the camera at. While we've yet to see proof of this, it would be a very cool addition.
So with a new edge-to-edge design, software enabled fingerprint detection, long-range wireless charging, better display, plus the usual internal upgrades, the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus really could be a worthy way to mark a decade at the top. Roll on September 2017.

Apple predictions for 2017: iPads

New iPad Air:

Since there was no new iPad Air in 2015 or 2016 Apple fans were hoping for an update to that model soon. There were some concerns that the 9.7in iPad Pro had displaced the iPad Air line, but those fears were unfounded when Apple announced a new iPad in March 2017. Apple has done away with the Air from it's name, however: what was the iPad Air line is now just the iPad.
The iPad is what would have been called the iPad Air 3 and comes with Apple's A9 processor, an update to the A8X processor in the iPad Air 2. This means it has the same chip as the iPhone 6s, but retains the same display and cameras as the Air 2. read more here: New iPad latest.

iPad mini:

The iPad mini received a minor update in March 2017, gaining more capacity for the same price (£419 for the 128GB Wi-Fi model and £549 for the 128GB Wi-Fi + Cellular). However, this was not the iPad mini 5 anticipated, and given that the iPad mini 4 was last updated in September 2015, it's clear that Apple isn't too focused on its smaller tablets and Apple does state that the most popular tablet size is 9.7in.
Perhaps October will see the introduction of an iPad Mini Pro with upgraded components, a new thinner, tougher aluminium chassis, and the inclusion of a Smart Connector to match that of the other iPad Pro devices.

Apple predictions for 2017: iPad Pro 2

With the 12.9-inch iPad Pro arriving in November 2015, and the 9.7-inch iPad Pro in March 2016, it's hard to guess the plans for this line. We had hoped for an update to both in spring 2017, but no update was forthcoming.
Apple did however introduce a new 9.7in iPad in the iPad Air category (so lacking the Apple Pencil support and featuring a A9 chip rather than the A9X, and £339, rather than £549.

Apple may update the iPad Pro models in September or October 2017. Much will depend on how effectively they have dealt with the stagnating iPad sales problem we've observed in the past few earnings calls.
One way to stimulate interest could be the introduction of a new size, which is what analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is suggesting. He has stated that Apple will offer three Pros in 2017, but not a Mini as you might think, instead a 9.7-inch, 12.9-inch, and new 10.5-inch variant. He makes sense of this by explaining that the 9.7-inch Pro will be a lower powered version than it's bigger brothers - possibly the existing Pro being kept as the base model and sold at a cheaper price.
Kuo's thoughts were published before Apple lauched the new iPad 9.7in, which seems to sit as the lower powered version he predicted. Whether Apple would stop selling the 9.7in iPad Pro remains to be seen - the company has said it is its most popular sized iPad.
Other rumours doing the rounds argue that there will be a 10.9-inch version instead of the 10.5-inch one Kuo is backing. This could also feature a design change that eliminates the bezels and makes use of the software fingerprint detection technology that is expected to appear in the iPhone 8.
There's no doubt that iPads are in a transitional period at the moment, but Apple seems to be pushing the Pros as the way ahead, so expect some interesting products in March.

Apple predictions for 2017: Apple Watch 3

Apple released the second generation of its Watch in September of 2016 which added GPS, internal upgrades, and water-proofing to the design. This was accompanied by the WatchOS 3 update that increased performance and functionality for not only the new models but also the original range. 
We expect to see Apple announce the third iteration of its Watch in September 2017, hopefully for around the same price as the current models which start at £369, although that is far from certain after the increases we saw at the end of 2016.
Apple did offer some new Apple Watch bands in March 2017. These include a new wide stripe Woven Nylon band, standalone Nike Sport Bands and Apple Watch Hermès bands in new colours.

There's little in the way of firm evidence suggesting what the Apple Watch 3 will look like, but it's fair to say that you should expect a model that's very similar to the current version. Some experts have postulated that there could be a Watch S release in March of 2017 that would include additional storage space, but this remains a rumour at best. Several news sites have also specualted on the possibilty of a round display, much like the one found on the Moto 360 Android Wear device.
It's widely expected that the Watch 3 will include a front facing camera that could be used for selfies or FaceTime calls, as Apple holds a patent for such a device and Watch OS 2 introduced support for FaceTime audio calls.
The new model is also likely to feature a Micro-LED display, which would be lighter, thinner, and brighter than the LCD panels currently used.
Another common thought is that Apple will finally introduce 3G or 4G capabilities to the Watch, in order to make it more independent from the iPhone. We're not convinced by this. Apple likes its devices to be closely tied together, and the battery life problems that come with cellular capabilities might make it an unattractive option at this time.
It's still early days for the Apple Watch, so we fully expect this to be a quiet evolution rather than revolution. Thinner, lighter, faster and longer battery life is the mantra, and we'd be very happy with that.

Apple predictions for 2017: Apple TV

It might have escaped the attention of many people that 2017 actually marks the 10th anniversary of Apple TV. With this in mind some think that Apple could celebrate the occassion with an update to its little black box. Whether this is true or not remains a mystery, as there have been very few credible rumours about any new developments inside the Apple campus. Then there's also the fact that the usual gap between iterations of Apple TV tends to be two or three years.
It was curious though that a large section of the recent WWDC event was given to the software updates in tvOS. Maybe something is cooking in the labs after all? We'll keep researching and reporting our findings, so check back regularly.

Apple predictions for 2017: Macs

The Mac Pro:

The Mac Pro is long overdue a refresh as it hasn't been updated since its launch in 2013. The once futuristic device now looks a little long in the tooth, having been bypassed by generations of Intel chips that never made it into the chassis. Will Apple update the Mac Pro in 2017 or has it given up entirely on this professional Mac workstation?
At this point we really don't know. Rumours of release dates and potential upgrades have come and gone, but nothing has appeared. We were hopeful that March 2017 would see new Pros announced, but nothing has materialised yet.
We think a WWDC launch in June is possible.

Best Kids Apps For iPhone & iPad 2016/2017

 

 

Awesome apps for kids, children of all ages, toddlers and babies to encourage learning, creativity and fun....

Best iPhone & iPad apps for kids: Babies and toddlers

We'll start with a couple of suggestions for the very youngest age group. These are aimed more at parents than the babies themselves, of course, and we wouldn't recommend much screen time for the very young ones.

Best iPhone and iPad apps for babies:

1.  Baby Feeding Log

• Free (View Baby Feeding Log in the App Store)
• Rated 4+ (for parents!)

The lives of small babies are entirely structured around the twin cycles of eating and sleeping, and understanding these cycles (which will be specific to your child) can make the living hell that is the first three months of parenthood slightly less hellish. Why is she crying? Ah, it's been nearly three hours since the last feed. Or she only took 130ml last time. Or she only took 130ml the last three times, and maybe she's poorly. And so on.If you're breast-feeding then things are complicated in a different way, because you no longer have access to the volumes of milk consumed - at which point timing the feed becomes critical. You will also want to remember which breast you used last time, and if that seems like the sort of thing that's easy to remember then you haven't got up for a feed at 3 in the morning.
This app is a simple, free and one-hand-optimised way to keep track of these figures and timings (despite the name it covers sleep and 'diapers' as well as feeding), and while it isn't perfect, we strongly recommend getting either this or something like it.

  

2.  Sleepy Sounds

• Free
  
• Rated 4+

Familiar sounds and songs can act as a valuable trigger, helping to indicate to baby when it's time to sleep. (And if only it were as simple as that sentence made it sound!) In time you're likely to end up with a dog-eared musical soft toy that adds touch and smell to the ensemble of familiarity, but when starting out or visiting family, having an emergency measure up your sleeve (or on your phone) can be a lifesaver.
Sleepy Sounds is quite limited, with just four white noise options (the tumble dryer is particularly restful) and three sets of nature sounds to choose from - we'd steer clear of the somewhat abrasive lullaby selection. But it's free and helps to ease one of the more desperate situations faced by beginner parents: bedtime, with rabbit nowhere to be found.

 

3. Blackboard Madness: Math

• Free
• Rating: 4+

Got a maths-whizz child who wants a challenge? Blackboard Madness is a set of fast-paced, quick-fire maths challenges, taking in addition, subtraction, division, multiplications, algebra, and > (more than) and < (less than) questions.
This is a great test of mental maths skills, logic thinking and reaction. It's like Live Mathletics on speed. You have to slash the correct answers before they drop off the blackboard. There are kung fu sound effects to make you feel like a martial arts maths black belt. Don't give this to a child just starting out on maths as the pace is pretty frenetic, but mental maths reaction speed is a great skill to teach more experienced maths students.

 As with any decent challenge game there are high scores and player statistics to track performance, achievements and badges as rewards.

 

4.Bloom

• Price: £2.99
• Age: 4+

There are tools for making music and others that are more about experimenting with sound. Bloom is an iPhone take on the latter, a collaboration between software designer Peter Chilvers and musician Brian Eno that enables you to explore generative audio composition. That probably all sounds a bit highbrow for kids, but it really isn't in practice. Essentially, you tap on the screen to play a note, which eventually loops. Keep tapping and a composition appears. It's a beautiful, relaxing app, and simple enough that even a two-year-old can grasp the basics of how it works.

 

5. Dinosaur Park Math

• Price: 79pounds
• Rated 4+

Dinosaur Park Math is a fun way for children to learn addition and subtraction from 0 to 20. Kids need to answer sums correctly in order to chisel away at rocks that hide dinosaur fossils within them.
Kids can learn dinosaur facts while they're learning maths, too. There are also some less educational but equally fun games to play within the app.
We'd suggest there's a risk that kids will get into the habit of guessing, though, as there are no major consequences to getting the questions wrong.
There's a free version of the app too, so you can try it out and decide whether your kids will enjoy it before upgrading to the paid version.

6.Dino Tim

• Price: Free
• Made for ages 3-6

Dino Tim is a great way for younger children to get to grips with colours, shapes and their first words. Dino Tim's family has been abducted by witches, and kids have to solve various educational puzzles in order to save them. The game involves solving colour and geometric shape puzzles, as well as running, flying, jumping and even a little bit of magic.
The aim of the game is to teach kids to recognise basic geometric shapes, as well as to learn about colours and even their first words. The game has been fully translated into a number of languages (French, Spanish and Italian to list a few) which provides your child with a great opportunity to learn a foreign language in a fun way, from a young age.

 7.Doodle Critter Math: Shapes

• Price: £2.29
• Rated: 4+

Doodle Critter Math: Shapes teaches your children basic shapes such as triangle, rectangle, square, hexagon and circle. Kids learn to draw different shapes by touching the 'critters' (small animals). A range of tasks including sorting, matching and memory games, make learning fun. Doodle Critter Math is designed for kids aged three to five and is another great way that young children can use the technology on the iPad to learn basic skills.

 

8. Elephant Art! Painting Room

• Price: Free/£2.29
  
• Made for 5 and under

It's immediately clear this isn't a typical art app when you prod a button and an elephant's massive foot crushes a banana, splattering it across a canvas on the wall. Further buttons provide additional destructive capabilities, obliterating all manner of household objects that magically become transformed into paint and flung at the artwork, creating a kind of abstract masterpiece.
It's all very silly and a world away from virtual crayons, but the developer notes that is the point. Elephant Art isn't about recreating the real world, but celebrating colors, magic and art.

 9.Endless Alphabet

• Price: £4.99
• Made for 5 and under

Although more conventional than Metamorphabet, listed elsewhere in this feature, Endless Alphabet proves that dialling down the surreal doesn't mean an app about letters has to be boring. On the contrary, Endless Alphabet is a lot of fun as you choose a word, watch the letters scatter, and drag them back into place.
The letters come to life when touched, wriggling under your fingers (doubly so when using Force Touch on a modern iPhone), and once the word is complete, you're treated to a little animation that explains what the word means.

 

10.Intro to Colors, by Montessorium

• Price: £3.99
• Made for Ages 5 and under

With Intro to Colors, your child learns the basics of colours through a series of matching games. So it starts out white matching red, blue and yellow before moving on to secondary levels and gradients. Kids learn to mix and match paint to create colours, as well as how to learn to spot and name different colours.
Intro to Colors is a pretty app, which is one reason we like it. But Intro To Colors is designed to appeal to children aged five and under and we think Intro to Colors is a great app that makes use of the iPad to deliver something they would not get from other more traditional means.

 

11.Journeys of Invention

• Price: £7.99
• Age: 4+

One of the most ambitious digital books in existence, Journeys of Invention aims to chart the course of science and technology. It's essentially a series of interwoven chapters, detailing how various inventions have impacted what followed. Many pages enable you to interact with objects, spinning 360-degree 'photographs' with a finger, clambering inside the Apollo 10 Command Module, or sending coded messages using an Enigma machine. Packed with insight and spectacular imagery, it’s the best educational tome on the iPad.

 12.Laugh & Learn Shapes & Colors Music Show for Baby

• Price: Free
• Age: 4+ (made for under 5)

Designed for babies and toddlers, this app offers two simple games. In the first, you tap to hear the name of a shape and tilt the device to make it bounce around. In the second, there's a keyboard to prod, and each shape has its own song to sing along to. This is, in all honesty, not a terribly elegant app, but in our experience it seems captivating to tiny humans grappling with technology for the first time.

 

13.LEGO DUPLO Train

• FREE
• Ages 5 and under

Your toddler will love to drive a colourful LEGO DUPLO Train from station to station. Choosing and loading wagons, building bridges, stopping at crossings, refueling and laying new tracks around pesky rocks. A toddler's dream.

 

14.Little Digits [iPad only]

• Price: £2.99
• Made for 5 and under

Back when the iPad first arrived, people were excited to learn it could in fact recognise all ten fingers touching the screen at once, yet few apps took advantage of this. Little Digits reasons that kids often count by using their fingers, and here they can do so by prodding an iPad. Every additional digit used updates the on-screen number accordingly (numbers here being represented by inventive, colourful beasts); and once everyone's familiar with how the app works, there are basic counting and maths puzzles to try.

 15.Mathletics Student [iPad only]

• Free. Requires annual subscription
• Rating: 4+

Recommended by teachers and parents is Mathletics, a subscription-based online system of maths learning.
For £39/year the child can run through adaptive-learning, level-staged maths tasks and games via computer or iPad app. Students learn at their own pace.
Mathletics is fun and features a great rewards system for kids, who win Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates by scoring points in a wide range of maths questions. These questions are presented in a fun and colourful way with animations to brighten things up but also to show how to reach the correct answers. Parents will learn a thing ot two, too.
Live Mathletics sets the child up against other Mathletics players across the world, and is a great way to learn simple number bonds and increase the kids' recall speed.
Times Tables Toons helps teach children their times table through song and animal animation.
There are weekly progress emails to monitor progress via a Parent Centre.
My daughter has been using Mathletics for over a year now, and it has undoubtedly helped her with her maths, and me understanding/remembering/learning alongside her. We sit down a few times a week for short periods of time, or for one half-hour session that should be long enough for her to score her 1,000 points and earn a new certificate. She loves it, too.

The Streaming Service That Could Make Apple Spend Billions "Beats Music"

Apple is reportedly counting out $3.2 billion to buy up Beats Electronics, the company co-founded by hip-hop legend Dr. Dre that makes the pricey but so-so headphones you see all over the place. Dre and his buddy Tyrese have all but confirmed the deal with a video praising Dre as "the first billionaire in hip hop."

How Beats Music works

Launch Beats Music for the first time, and the services tries to get to know you: You select your favorite genres, artists, and songs. The more information you give Beats Music, the better the recommendations will be as you explore the service.

Beats Music really tailors the experience for each user; what's in my Just for You section (a mix of classic rock and modern indie tunes) will be different than what's in yours. Like most streaming music services, you can like or dislike songs that play, and Beats uses those recommendations to learn more about you, delivering a more customized experience. It's hard to quantify, but how Beats learns from your music preferences and adjusts its content accordingly feels head-and-shoulders above what any other service provides--it's just that good at learning what you like to listen to.

One of Beats coolest features is The Sentence, which acts essentially like a Mad Libs for the type of music you want to hear. The Sentence gives you a basic "I'm blank & feel like blank with blank to blank" structure that you fill in with any one of a ton of contextual choices. Beats Music uses The Sentence to play music to fit your mood and activity right now. For example, entering "I'm on a boat and feel like going back in time with my family to vintage soul and funk" plays music that fits the bill such as "Isn't She Lovely" by Stevie Wonder. It's similar to what Songza does with its music cu-ration service, but in a way that jives more with real life.
How it improves on what Apple has

With its strong library, excellent cu-ration skills, and standout features like The Sentence, Beats Music goes a long way toward getting streaming music right. Which brings us to iTunes Radio: Beats Music makes Apple's attempt at a music streaming service feel stale. It's likely one of the main reasons Beats Electronics looks so attractive to Apple.

In its current state, iTunes Radio kind of sucks. There are genre stations, and you can create custom stations based on a particular artist or song (as you can with other streaming services). But the likes of Pandora, Spottily, and--yes--Beats Music rarely feature repeat tracks; iTunes Radio seems to play the same 30 or so songs over and over. While the iTunes Radio interface is decent, it's nothing to write home about, especially when stacked up against Beats Music's look.

Most important, iTunes Radio doesn't really do anything to curate the music experience to its subscribers. Sure, you can create stations based on artists or songs, but that's about as far as the customization goes. By contrast, Beats does cu-ration extremely well.

Integrating Beats Music into the iTunes Radio fold--if that's what Apple ultimately winds up doing--will go a long way toward making iTunes Radio a more compelling music streaming service. I'd even go as far to say that if Apple seals the Beats deal, its streaming music service could easily jump to the top of the charts.

IPhone 8 Latest rumours - UK Release Date, Price, Features, Specifications

Recent updates

    Rumour suggests new iPhone will be called 'iPhone Edition'
    Two separate sources suggest that the iPhone 8 launch may arrive later than September, in what would be a huge surprise
    The iPhone 8 will feature a curved OLED screen like the Samsung Galaxy Edge, apparently (but another researcher has contradicted this)
    Rumours that Lightning port will be replaced by USB-C (while others predict fast-charging via the existing Lightning port)
    Ming Chi Kuo predicts that the iPhone 8's screen will have a function area for virtual buttons, like the MacBook Pro's Touch Bar...
    ...as well as a monstrous screen pixel density of 521 pixels per inch, and a major increase in battery capacity
    The iPhone 8's lowest storage option will be 64GB (with 256GB as the alternative)
    Wireless charging rumours spread as Apple joins Wireless Power Consortium...
    ...but analysts predict wireless charging will require a separate accessory
    Possibility that there will be no physical buttons at all
    iPhone 8 expected to break thousand-dollar barrier for first time
    New predictions that Touch ID will be built into the iPhone 8's display and will be joined by a new security feature: facial recognition.
    Predictions that late 2017 will see the launch of an 'iPhone X'.

When will the iPhone 8 be released?

The iPhone 8 is likely to be released in September 2017, but there are whispers of a delay.

Before we think about new features you should expect in the iPhones of the future, let's talk about the likely release date schedule. Apple's latest batch of smartphones, the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus, were released in the autumn of 2016. (Read more: iPhone 7 review and iPhone 7 Plus review.) Apple always releases new iPhones in September, and we assume this year will be the same.
Delays

Logic and history both point to September, then, but multiple sources are suggesting that Apple may miss its usual date with smartphone destiny.

Digitimes has predicted that "production for the new OLED iPhone is unlikely to start until September due to the redesigned fingerprint ID solution", and KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has stated that there will not be time to implement the expected new 3D camera system unless Apple pushes back the launch date of the new iPhones: "Unless production of the OLED iPhone (expected to begin in September) gets pushed back, there is virtually no time to make changes to the 3D camera system."

Both via Business Insider.

It would be a major surprise if September didn't include an iPhone launch event, but we'll keep our ears open for further whispers suggesting a delay.
Future release schedules

After autumn 2017 it gets harder to predict. Based on the past few years of Apple launches, the generation after that logically ought to be an S update: the iPhone 7s and the iPhone 7s Plus, launched together in autumn 2017 (with the potential of an iPhone SE 2 in spring of 2017, or moved back to launch with them in the autumn). The iPhone 8 - as well as the iPhone 8 Plus - would then finally be unveiled in September 2018.

Must Note: 

• Sept 2016: iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus
• Mar 2017: iPhone SE 2
• Sept 2017: iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus
• Mar 2018: iPhone SE 3
• Sept 2018: iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus

But it may not be that simple. And there are widespread rumours that Apple is going to miss out the iPhone 7s generation - or fold it in with the iPhone 8 launch, in autumn 2017.

iMac Retina. In colossal and ginormous.

The idea behind iMac has never wavered: to craft the ultimate desktop experience. The best display, 

paired with high-performance processors, graphics, and storage — all within an incredibly thin, 

seamless enclosure. And that commitment continues with the all-new 21.5‑inch iMac with Retina 4K display. 

Like the revolutionary 27‑inch 5K model,it delivers such spectacular image quality that everything else around you seems to disappear. 

Adding up to the most immersive iMac experience yet — and another big, beautiful step forward.

iMac has always harnessed the latest technology — and taken it further — to make the ultimate all-in-one better and better.
 And the Retina display is a testament to that. We pushed the limits of pixel density so you can see everything with pinpoint accuracy. 
We questioned every method of integrated design to achieve a remarkable level of fit and finish. The result? A beautiful, 
impossibly thin display of color and contrast — and zero compromise.

Apple to offer Beats Solo3 wireless headphones for free this Chinese New Year

 Apple In its Chinese New Year promotion, Apple has announced an one-day sale to offer free Beats Solo3 wireless headphones to all customers who purchase a select Mac or iPhone in some Asian markets on January 6.

"The sale will begin on January 6 and will be available in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan," appleinsider.com reported on Monday.

All users need to do is to purchase an iMac, MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, or Mac Pro excluding 2016 MacBook Pro with a Touch Bar to get free Beats headphones. 

Apple to cut iPhone production in January-March quarter: report

Apple Inc will trim production of iPhones by about 10% in the January-March quarter of 2017, the Nikkei financial daily reported, citing calculations based on data from suppliers. 

The company had slashed output by 30% in January-March this year due to accumulated inventory, the paper said on Dec 29. 
Apple's shares were down 0.84% in midday trading, in line with the Nasdaq stock index. 
An Apple spokeswoman declined to comment on the report. — Reuters