Highlights of the week included new rumors about the "Apple Car," Apple Pencil support on the iPhone, more incoming MacBook refreshes, and changes in the latest iOS 12 betas.
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Here are the most popular news items and features:
- Video: What's new in iOS 12 betas 7 & 8 > >
- Google rebrands cloud storage services as Google One with cheaper plans, extra benefits > >
- Video: MacBook Air -- Could a 2018 refresh of the budget MacBook be on the way? > >
- Kuo: 'Apple Car' likely to launch in 2023 to 2025, fuel $2 trillion company valuation > >
- Watch Apple Park's massive motorized cafeteria doors open in this video > >
- Apple Pencil support, 512GB flash storage might be coming to 2018 iPhone refresh > >
- How to replace Apple Mail on the Mac, and why you might want to switch > >
- New MacBook Air coming by end of quarter, research firm claims > >
- Google confirms it tracks users even when 'Location History' setting is disabled > >
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Review: Apple and Blackmagic's eGPU with Thunderbolt 3 connectivityApple fighting high property tax assessments in Santa Clara countyQuanta rumored to be building new 'inexpensive' MacBooks in Dec. quarterReview: Hue Lily multi-color spotlights bring HomeKit to the outdoorsApple issues seventh developer betas for iOS 12, macOS 10.14 Mojave, tvOS 12, watchOS 5Group FaceTime won't be available for initial iOS 12 or macOS Mojave releaseApple pulls iOS 12 beta 7 OTA update amid performance woesApple held secret meeting with developers in 2017 to push app subscriptionsTurkey's president calls for boycott of Apple productsApple has big ambitions in expanding vital sign monitoring, continuing hiring spreeReview: Nanoleaf's Rhythm Edition Light Panels top HomeKit-enabled wall lightsWarren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway increases Apple position by 5 percentApple's revolutionary iMac is 20 years old, and still going strongVideo: Compared -- 2018 i9 MacBook Pro versus iMac 5K performanceApple launches eighth developer beta of iOS 12 two days after pulling seventh betaHow to back up your iPhone or iPad to an external drive to save space on your MacApple probed in Japan for anti-competitive moves against Yahoo game platformAustralian teen hacked Apple's corporate network, accessed data and user accountsNew report backs claims 2018 iPhones will support Apple PencilTwo days after Turkey's Apple boycott, smashed iPhones and enforcement questionsReview: Audio-Technica's ANC700BT headphones sound great, but are marred by odd controlsApple says no customer information involved in hack by Australian teenNew $1,200 MacBook, refreshed iPad Pro models could be announced during Apple's September eventVideo: Hands on -- Can the Wyrex Qi charger beat out Apple's AirPower?