The Tech Media Minute: Has the 'iPhone 7 Plus' Been Confirmed?
As we say goodbye to meteorological summer, a new “iPhone 7” leak surfaces. Here’s a quick look at what’s making news today, Aug. 31.
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A new ‘iPhone 7 Plus’ leak
A purported spec sheet for the so-called “iPhone 7 Plus” has leaked on China’s Weibo website (via Techtastic.nl). The sheet suggests that Apple’s next 5.5-inch smartphone will arrive with both Lightning-equipped wired EarPods and a Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter.
The leak also shows that a 256GB iPhone 7 Plus will launch, as has been previously rumored.
There is no way to confirm the validity of today’s leak. However, it seems unlikely that Apple would ship both a pair of EarPods and a headphone jack adapter.
Apple is set to unveil the company’s 2016 iPhones on Wednesday, Sept. 7.
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Apple increases iCloud storage availability
For the first time, Apple is offering 2TB of storage on iCloud. The new plan is $19.99 per month.
Each iCloud user gets 5GB of free storage. You can increase that number to 50GB for $0.99 per month. Other packages include 200GB for $2.99 and 1TB for $9.99.
Trending today
Trending today
The iPhone 7 Plus leak is trending on Twitter on this Wednesday.
Other topics being discussed include:
On this day
Today, Aug. 31 is National Trail Mix Day.
The @Scale Conference is today in San Jose, California.
Rewind: On this day in 1964, heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano died in a plane crash near Newton, Iowa.
Extra reading
We’ve looked around the web and found these other stories worth considering:
- Why Won’t Apple Fix The iPhone’s One Huge Design Flaw?, Co.Design
- The iPhone SE Is Limiting Apple’s Usual Seasonal Slump, Fortune
- Apple Leak Says The iPhone Home Button Will Be Eliminated In 2017, Forbes
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