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iOS 11: The big changes coming to iPhone and iPad

iOS 11 features a new-look Control Centre and a Mac-like dock for iPad.

While the last major update to iOS redesigned and overhauled the iPhone experience, iOS 11 — which is rolling out starting today — is mostly about iPad-specific features that turn the tablet from an oversized phone to more of a laptop replacement.

iPhone 8 is a worthy upgrade

The iPhone 8 Plus and smaller iPhone 8 are worthy upgrades.

The announcement of the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus was overshadowed at last week's event in Cupertino, as the world's media was far more interested in the radically redesigned iPhone X. But in any other year, these two new phones would be a worthy upgrade for the iPhone faithful.

Telstra details eSIM support ahead of Apple Watch 3

Apple Watch 3

Hot on the back of Apple's announcement of the new Watch Series 3, the first Aussie telco to support its integrated eSIM has come out swinging. Telstra's new One Number service will let you hook up your phone and wearable to the same phone number and mobile data plan.

Hands on with Apple's iPhone X

The silver iPhone X is the better-looking of the two available colours.

Android users will no doubt mock the iPhone X, pointing to the bezel-less design of the Samsung Galaxy S8 to say Apple is playing catching up. But the iPhone X feels very different in the hand to those Android flagships.

iPhone 8: what an OLED screen will mean for you

iPhones have always used backlit LCD screens, but that could be about to change.

Apple is poised to release a new generation of iPhones next week, but the highest expectations are for the 10th-anniversary edition of the iconic smartphone. And, for that phone — which is believed to have a nearly all-screen front — Apple is expected to change the type of screen the iPhone uses.