A look back at 2018: our predictions and a review of the news that mattered, as well as some that didn't.
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Links and Show Notes: Support Connected with a Relay FM Membership Apple’s $29 iPhone battery replacements are available starting today | TechCrunch Apple announces new iPhone battery repair prices after $29 offer ends at end of year - 9to5Mac Panic Blog » The Future of Transmit iOS Apple Announces iOS 11.3 with ARKit 1.5, New Animoji, Health Records, Music Videos, and More – MacStories BlaBlaCar is optimizing its service for small cities and has a new visual identity | TechCrunch KGI: 6.1-Inch iPhone to Have Single-Lens Rear Camera, Aluminum Frame, 3GB RAM, and No 3D Touch, Cost $700-$800 - MacRumors Scoop: Apple delays iOS features to focus on reliability, performance - Axios Apple's Emoji Crackdown – Emojipedia AirPlay 2 Features Removed From iOS 11.3 and tvOS 11.3 - MacRumors KGI: Apple Developing High-End Over-Ear Headphones, Launching Late 2018 at the Earliest - MacRumors iPad Pro With Face ID Will 'Likely' Debut at WWDC 2018 in Early June - MacRumors KGI: Apple to Launch Cheaper MacBook Air in 2Q 2018 - MacRumors Apple to acquire digital magazine service Texture - Apple Apple’s ‘Netflix for Magazines’ Is Said to Rankle Publishers - Bloomberg Logitech Crayon: Everything you need to know! | iMore Foxconn Acquires Popular Accessory Maker Belkin Along With Linksys and Wemo - MacRumors Apple Plans to Use Its Own Chips in Macs From 2020, Replacing Intel - Bloomberg Product RED iPhone 8 Unboxing! - MKBHD - YouTube Apple Proposes New Accessibility Emojis - Emojipedia SmugMug Buying Flickr – 512 Pixels Flickr will end 1TB of free storage and limit free users to 1,000 photos - The Verge Twenty Years Ago, Steve Jobs Introduced the iMac G3 – 512 Pixels Twitter’s API Change Has a Date Again: August 16 – 512 Pixels Apple Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over 'Defective' Keyboards in Recent MacBook, MacBook Pro Models - MacRumors Second Life: Rethinking Myself Through Exercise, Mindfulness, and Gratitude – MacStories 10 Years of App Store: A Timeline of Changes – MacStories App Store at 10 – Tag Archive - MacStories Mac Mini Refresh, New Low-Cost Notebook, Apple Watches With Larger Displays and More Coming This Fall - MacRumors Instapaper is going independent Apple releases software fix for MacBook Pro slowdown - Six Colors Apple Announces Apps and In-App Purchases Will Be Removed from its Affiliate Program October 1st – MacStories Connected #205: I Would Suffer Some Injury For Podcasting - Relay FM Third-Party Twitter Clients Remove Features as API Changes Loom – MacStories Barclays: All 2019 iPhones May Lack 3D Touch, New AirPods and Lower-Priced HomePod to Launch Next Year - MacRumors Exclusive: This is 'iPhone XS' — design, larger version, and gold colors confirmed - 9to5Mac Exclusive: Apple Watch Series 4 revealed — massive display, dense watch face, more - 9to5Mac 'iPhone Xs Max' likely name for 6.5-inch OLED flagship, sources say - 9to5Mac 10 Years of 512 Pixels – 512 Pixels Three Years of Club MacStories – MacStories iOS 12: The MacStories Review – MacStories AirPower referenced in iPhone XS packaging, iOS 12.1 code shows continuing development - 9to5Mac Connected #212: NanoHippo - Relay FM The 5 biggest announcements from the Google Pixel 3 event - The Verge How Adobe is bringing “real Photoshop” to the iPad - The Verge Connected #215: Live from NYC: A Nightmare Level of Itching - Relay FM Kuo predicts new iPad mini 5, AirPower launch in late 2018 or early 2019, more - 9to5Mac Apple Music Coming to Amazon Echo Devices – MacStories
