This week on AI: Previews of Apple's iOS 12 & tvOS 12, 2018 iPhone rumors & more

By Roger Fingas

The most popular stories this week revolved around this fall's iOS 12 and tvOS 12 -- and as you might expect, Apple's upcoming iPhones.

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A roundup of other top stories this week:

Review: Amazon's Echo Spot is a cool device, but needs to do more with its screenVideo: Can Apple's HomePod take on a surround sound theater system?Apple's HomePod lands in Canada, France, GermanyHere are all of the Apple retail store openings, moves, and remodels in 2018Supreme Court will hear Apple's appeal about iPhone App Store antitrust suitTrump administration promised Cook no iPhone tariffsAustralia fines Apple $6.7 million over misleading 'Error 53' repair practicesHere are all of the future TV shows that Apple has signed deals forVideo: Hands-on: Walkie-Talkie app in watchOS 5 betaApple's Tim Cook drops to 96th place on list of CEOs most popular with workersVideo: Everything new in tvOS 12 beta 2: Dolby Atmos arrives on Apple TV 4KCupertino delays vote on employee tax for Apple, other local businesses until 2019Apple AirPower Qi charging mat headed for September landingHands on with the Elgato Eve Aqua HomeKit-equipped smart watering systemHands On: LIFX's Beam wall lighting with Apple HomeKitApple seeks to invalidate Qualcomm patents amid global legal battleReview: Nanoleaf Remote is a HomeKit remote control that gets people talkingSupreme Court rules police always need warrant for cell tower location dataReview: Netgear's Cable Orbi Kit delivers fast whole-home Wi-Fi