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iPhone XS deals, price and specs: Apple slashes iPhone production by 10 per cent
Firm is now targeting 40 million units for first quarter
APPLE HAS GOT fanbois hot under the collar with the unveiling of the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR.
The iDevice trio had few surprises in store thanks to the huge number of leaks building up to Apple's launch event; the iPhone XS and XS Max pack 5.8in and 6.5in OLED screens, respectively, while the "low-end" XR features a 6.1in LCD 'Liquid Retina' screen.
All three models are the first to feature Apple's homegrown A12 Bionic CPU, the first commercially available 7nm processor, and all come adorned with the notched display that first debuted on last year's iPhone X.
We've rounded up everything you need to know about Apple's iPhone XS, XS Max and XR below.
Release date
Apple's iPhone XS, XS Max and iPhone XR are now available to order. The latter has sold out in Blighty, with shipping times slipping beyond Apple's promised 26 October release date to "31 October to 7 November".
Apple is taking pre-orders for the iPhone XS and XS Max. Here in Blighty, the XS will fetch £999, £1,149 and £1,349, while the XS Max will set you back £1,099, £1,249 and £1,449, respectively.
The iPhone XR, which is being offered with 64GB, 128GB or 256GB storage, is priced at £749, £799 and £899, respectively, when it goes on sale next month.
The handset is also available to order across all UK operators:
BT: iPhone XS (from £70 per month with £25 upfront cost), iPhone XS Max (from 75 a month with a one-off fee of £35).
EE: iPhone XS (from £68 per month, plus £70 upfront), iPhone XS Max is (from £78 per month, plus £70 upfront), iPhone XR (from £54 per month with £100 fee).
O2: iPhone XS (for £29.99 on a £63.50 per month tariff), iPhone XS Max (£29.99 on a £66.50 per month contract), iPhone XR (from £46.66 per month).
Sky Mobile: iPhone XS (from £43 per month), iPhone XS Max (from £47 per month), iPhone XR (from £34 per month)
Three: iPhone XS (from £51 per month with a £99 upfront cost), iPhone XS Max (from £54 per month with £99 fee), iPhone XR from £42 per month with £99 fee).
Vodafone: iPhone XS (from at £54 per month with a £199 upfront cost). iPhone XS Max (from £58 per month with a £269 one-off fee), iPhone XR (from £50 per month with £29 upfront fee).
Virgin Mobile: iPhone XS (from £41 per month), iPhone XS Max (from £46 per month), iPhone XR (from £32 per month).
In the US, the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR can be ordered at AT&T, Best Buy, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon.
Latest news
9/1/19: Apple is reportedly cutting iPhone production by 10 per cent, after last week cutting its earnings guidance by a hefty $5bn. Nikkei reports that Apple has asked its suppliers to manufacture fewer iPhones than planned for January to March, affecting both older iPhones and the firm's latest iPhone XS, XS Max and XR handsets.
"The level of revision is different for each supplier and depends on the product mix they supply," one of Nikkei's sources said.
Another source added that Apple has revised its planned production of 43 million units, and is now targeting 40 million units for the January to Mark quarter, from an earlier projection of 47 million to 48 million units.
2/1/19: A three-week-old iPhone XS Max reportedly caught fire and exploded while in the pocket of its owner, according to a new report from iDrop News.
The victim, Josh Hillard, said he was carrying his new iPhone in his pocket when it spontaneously caught fire; he noticed a "strange" smell and felt a "large amount of heat", after which green and yellow smoke emitted from his pocket.
"Left no other option, I had to exit the room since there was a female in the break room with me and remove my pants," Hillard said. "I ran to the boardroom where I got my shoes and pants off as fast as possible. A VP of our company put the fire out with a fire extinguisher because he heard me yelling."
After the incident, Hillard found a hole in his clothing and had "pain/irritation in my buttocks region where the pocket of my pants was located."
He went to the Apple Store that night, and employees there took his phone and told him that they couldn't do much more for him. He called Apple to complain and was ultimately offered a new handset.
That's not enough for Hillard though, who says he wants Apple to replace his burnt clothing and to cover the cost of his wireless service during the period when he didn't have a working iPhone. He's also considering whether to take legal action against Apple.
12/12/18: Sales of Apple's iPhone XR might not be as bad as speculation had suggested. Bloomberg reports that Apple's top two manufacturing partners, Foxconn and TMSC, both reported strong revenues for November; both saw revenues surge by around 5.6 per cent last month, reversing a recent trend of Apple suppliers reducing production or revenue outlooks to reflect 'lacklustre' demand for Apple's latest smartphones.
5/12/18: Apple is reportedly re-assigning marketing staffers in a bid to boost 'lacklustre' sales to the iPhone XS. So says Bloomberg, which reports that company execs shifted some marketing employees from other projects to work on bolstering sales of its latest handsets. A person familiar with the mater described the move as a "fire drill", and a "passable admission" that the devices have been selling below expectations.
30/11/18: Apple has debunked claims that its iPhone XR is a flop, touting the handset as its "best-selling" model. Despite chatter that the firm had been forced to cut-back iPhone XR orders, a company exec told CNET that the handset has been the best-selling model every day since it went on sale in mid-October, although failed to provide exact numbers.
28/11/18: Apple has slashed orders for the iPhone XS and XR for the second time this month, according to Digitimes, which claims the handsets are still suffering from weaker than expected sales.
"Apple has reportedly enforced a second wave of order reduction in the wake of weaker-than-expected sales for its new iPhones, many other Taiwan supply chain partners are beginning to feel the pinch in November," sources told Digitimes.
This has caused Apple's suppliers to readjust monthly revenue estimations; camera lens supplier Largan Precision has said it expects November revenues to fall from October, and flexible PBC supplier Career Technology has reportedly laid off 110 dispatched workers to cope with order cuts by Apple.
19/11/18: The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has reduced orders for the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR, following rumours that Apple suppliers were cutting forecasts amid weak demand for the new devices. The move, which is said to be frustrating suppliers, is being blamed on the overall slowdown of the smartphone market and seemingly weak Chinese demand, according to the WSJ. It remains unclear how dramatically orders have been slashed, but the report backs up earlier claims that iPhone XR orders have been reduced by up to a third.
13/11/18: Apple shares have plummeted after suppliers issued warnings that point to lacklustre demand for the firm's latest iDevices. Lumentum Holdings, the main supplier of Face ID for the latest generation of iPhones, wiped $70m off of its revenue forecasts; while screen maker Japan Display cited lower smartphone demand while cutting its own outlook.
This suggests that Apple's latest iPhones - the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR - aren't selling as well as the company had hoped, as suggested by earlier reports that Apple is cutting orders for the iPhone XS.
Analysts commenting on the nosedive, which saw Apple shares to fall by more than four per cent, claim that consumers, particularly those in emerging markets, after shunning iDevices in favour of cheaper devices from the likes of Huawei and OnePlus.
8/11/18: Earlier this week, reports claimed Apple had cut orders for the iPhone XR due to weaker than expected sales. However, Apple 3.0, citing Rosenblatt analyst Jun Zhang, claims the production cuts could be due to quality issues with the iPhone XR's PCBs.
In the words of Zhang: "We believe some Printed Circuit Board (PCB) supplier shipments of HDI boards were quickly dropped this week. This may be attributable to quality issues from Skyworks PAs. We believe this potential round of iPhone XR production cuts by Apple may be attributable to the recently found PA quality issues."
6/11/18: Apple has cancelled a so-called "production boost" for the iPhone XR, suggesting the smartphone isn't selling as well as the firm had anticipated. So says Nikkei Asian Review, which reports that Apple has told Foxconn and Pegatron to halt plans for additional production lines.
A source familiar with the matter said: "For the Foxconn side, it first prepared nearly 60 assembly lines for Apple's XR model, but recently uses only around 45 production lines as its top customer said it does not need to manufacture that many by now".
According to the report, Apple is instead ordering more iPhone 8 and 8 Plus models from its manufacturing partners, with the firm expecting to flog 25 million units during this quarter, up from 20 million previously.
29/10/18: The iPhone XR went on sale last week, and iFixit has picked up one of the devices to, naturally, take it apart. The teardown reveals that the "internals of the iPhone XR look like a cross between an iPhone 8 and an iPhone X". iFixit notes that the XR's 11.16 Wh battery is bigger than the 10.13 Wh battery inside the iPhone XS, adding that the LCD display is bigger, thicker and heavier than the OLED panel on Apple's more expensive flagship.
iFixit gave the iPhone XR an overall repairability score of six. A broken display can easily be replaced with minimal hardware removal, but Pentalobe screws and waterproofing make things difficult.
18/10/18: Sky Mobile has become the first UK operator to reveal iPhone XR tariffs before pre-orders kick off in Blighty on Friday. It'll offer the 'affordable' iDevice from just £34 per month with 1GB data and unlimited calls and texts. Data can be upped to 4GB, 5GB or 15GB for £40, £43 and £48 per month, respectively.
9/10/18: Apple has pushed out iOS 12.0.1, which fixes a handful of early bugs plaguing users of the iPhone XS and XS Max users. This includes the WiFi and LTE issues, with users complaining that connectivity is sub-par compared to the iPhone 8 and iPhone X, and an issue affecting the handsets' charging. According to those suffering the glitch, Apple's new iPhones won't recognise their lightning cable unless their phone is unlocked when plugging it in.
4/10/18: Apple is reportedly investigating 4G LTE issues affecting owners of its new iPhone XS and XS Max handsets. According to early adopters of the handsets, they are experiencing slower WiFi speeds and a poorer signal on the XS compared to the iPhone 8 and iPhone X.
One Twitter user claims that Apple has reached out to him for more information and asked him to install a baseband logger so that it can monitor his phone's connections to cellular towers.
@reneritchie Apple just reached out to me to see if I could answer some questions about my Xs Max reception issues they're doing an outreach to some affected users and are asking to install a baseband logger to track my connection to the tower— Devin Meredith 🇺🇸🧐 (@Devmer11) October 3, 2018
Apple still hasn't spoken publicly about the issue, but it could push out a fix in iOS 11.2, which will also sort a problem related to the charging of the two new iPhones.
3/10/18: Apple's next software update, iOS 12.1, will fix the charging issue plaguing iPhone XS and XS Max handsets. The update, which also brings with it 70 new emoji, is currently available in beta and will arrive on all iPhones and iPads later this year.
1/10/18: Some iPhone XS and XS Max units won't charge if the handsets' screen is turned off. That's according to a number of forum posts and YouTube videos detailing the issue, with users complaining that their spanking new iPhone won't recognise their lightning cable unless their phone is unlocked when plugging it in.
Apple, naturally, has yet to speak out about the issue, but some are speculating that it's related to Apple's new law enforcement-defying USB Restricted Mode feature.
27/9/18: The iPhone XS Max is Apple's most-expensive smartphone yet, but it doesn't cost the company that much to make.
TechInsights, an Ontario-based firm that pulls apart smartphones yo analyse their contents, said on Tuesday that the iPhone XS Max model with 256GB storage - and a starting price of £1,249 - costs Apple around $443 (£337) in parts and assembly costs. Last year's 64GB iPhone X, by comparison, cost (£300) to put together.
According to TechInsights, the XS Max's priciest component is its $80.50 (£61) display, compared to $77.27 (£58.20) for last year's iPhone X, which featured a smaller 5.8in screen. This small increase, despite the Max's hefty 6.5in screen, was because Apple removed its 3D Touch system.
26/9/18: The battery performance of the iPhone XS and XS Max fail to match that of last year's iPhone X, despite Apple's claims to the contrary.
While the firm says that the iPhone XS should last 30 minutes longer than last year's flagship and the XS Max up to 90 minutes longer, Tom's Guide's battery endurance test seems to debunk these claims.
The website found that the iPhone XS managed 9 hours and 41 minutes before shutting down, while the iPhone XS Max lasted 10 hours and 38 minutes, above an industry average of 9 hours and 48 minutes. However, by comparison, the iPhone X lasted 10 hours and 49 minutes in an identical test.
The publication noted that "the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max simply don't have the staying power of the best Android phones," pointing to Huawei, Google, Samsung, and OnePlus flagships with better battery performance.
25/9/18: Early adopters of the iPhone XS and XS Max have been quick to complain of issues with LTE and WiFi connectivity. Over on Reddit, owners of the smartphones claim that there are experiencing slower WiFi speeds and a poorer signal on the XS compared to the iPhone 8 and iPhone X.
While some are speculating that lacklustre 4G performance could be due to Apple's switch from Qualcomm to Intel modems, WiWavelength's testing has shown that the new iPhones feature disappointing radio frequency performance compared to previous iPhone models. The networking blog notes that the performance problems some users are experiencing are caused by an "antenna issue," specifically related to weak antenna gain.
Apple has yet to comment, and it remains unclear if a software update could rectify the borkage.
24/9/18: The teardown team at iFixit has pulled apart Apple's new iPhone XS and iPhone XS Plus, revealing the handsets' unusually-shaped batteries and Intel-supplied modems.
While the engineers struggled to get into the devices due to their proprietary screws, souped-up waterproofing protection and breakable glass cases, they found some interesting tidbits once they were inside.
Apple's "battery origami" sees the iPhone XS Max stuffed with two batteries, for example, with Apple equipping the duo of cells with an, er, notch to reduce the stress on the corners of the battery. The teardown also reveals that the new iPhones come kitted out with Intel modems, with Apple ditching Qualcomm's tech due amid the firm's ongoing legal battle.
Elsewhere, iFixit uncovers a new Apple-branded power management chip in the iPhone XS Max, a heftier wide-angle camera sensor and louder speakers.
Overall, iFixit gives the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max an overall repairability score of 6/10, the same score given to last year's iPhone X.
20/9/18: A filling at China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, otherwise known as TENAA, has revealed more details about the new iPhones' internal specs. Shared by MyDrivers, the filing reveals that the run-of-the-mill iPhone XS packs a 2,658mAh battery, around 2 per cent smaller than the 2,716mAh battery inside the iPhone XS, while the XS Max packs a heftier 3,174mAh offering.
The iPhone XS, Apple's lower-spec offering that launches next month, is a battery capacity of 2,942 mAh, roughly 8 per cent larger than in the iPhone X, and more than 10 per cent larger than in the iPhone XS.
Elsewhere, the filing confirms that the iPhone XS and XS Max each pack 4GB RAM, while the iPhone XR has 3GB.
17/9/18: Apple oracle Ming-Chi Kuo has claimed that demand for the 5.8in iPhone XS has been lower than expected. In a research note seen by Apple Insider, Kuo estimates that the 5.8in flagship has so-far seen "lacklustre demand", accounting for just 10 to 15 per cent of new iPhone shipments.
The iPhone XS Max, however, has been selling in line with expectations, accounting for 25 to 30 per cent of new iPhones sold. While the handset's 'one to two-week' shipping times is shorter than the 'two to three-week' dates seen by last year's iPhone X, this is likely due to improvements within the supply chain rather than relaxed demand, according to Kuo.
13/9/18: Apples not-yet-day-old iPhones have been shown up in Geekbench (via LetsGoDigital), revealing the performance you can expect from the firm's 7nm A12 Bionic chip.
The lowest-spec iPhone XR, which the listing reveals features 3GB RAM, earns itself a single-core score 4,754 and a multi-core score of 9,367. While the run-of-the-mill iPhone XS hasn't yet been listed on Geekbench, its bigger Max-branded sibling, which comes with 4GB RAM, ranks with a single-core score of 4,813 and a multi-core score of 10,266.
In comparison, last year's now-defunct iPhone X reached a Geekbench score of 4,055 in single-core and 10,375 in multi-core.
12/9/18: Apple has officially unveiled the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR at its much-hyped 'Gather Round' event.
The 5.8in iPhone XS is the direct successor to last year's iPhone X, while the Max model, which offers the same footprint as Apple's previous 5.5in smartphones despite its larger 6.5in OLED display, essentially replaces Apple's now-defunct Plus-branded models.
Both the XS and XS Max feature Super Retina resolution screens, which offer HDR, Dolby Vision and carry the notch that debuted on last year's flagship. This is to accommodate Apple's souped-up Face ID tech, which the firm is now touting as the "most secure facial authentication ever in a smartphone".
Both also come crafted from surgical-grade stainless steel and the "most durable glass ever in a smartphone", with the new iDevices now boasting souped-up IP68 certification.
Under the hood, the new iPhone XS models pack Apple's A12 Bionic CPU, the first commercially available 7nm chip. The processor, which comprises of a four-core CPU, six-core GPU a next-gen eight-core neural engine, promises to deliver a 15 per cent performance boost compared to last year's A11 chip, 40 per cent lower power consumption and support for real-time machine learning.
On the photography front, the iPhone XS and XS Max pack a dual 12MP camera setup, which boasts a larger sensor than that found on the iPhone X and an improved TrueTone flash. There's a bunch of new Camera software features incoming too, including a new 'Smart HDR' mode and the ability to adjust a photo's depth of field after it's been taken.
Around the front, you'll find the same 7MP TrueDepth camera as last year's model, but - according to Apple, at least - the sensor is "twice as fast" as before.
The iPhone XS and XS Max are also the first iPhones to support dual SIM, with a physical SIM card and Apple's own eSIM. For China, Apple is specifically making a phone with two physical SIM slots.
In terms of battery life, Apple boasts that the iPhone XS will last, er, 30 minutes longer than the iPhone X, while the iPhone XS Max will deliver an extra hour and a half.
The iPhone XS and XS Max will be available with a choice of 64GB, 256GB, 512GB of storage, and in Gold and Silver, Space Grey colour options.
Apple also showcased the iPhone XR at its 12 September launch event, which arrives as the spiritual successor to last year's iPhone 8. It hasn't escaped the notch treatment, though, with Apple equipping the lower-end smartphone with a display cutout to accommodate its previously iPhone X-exclusive Face ID tech.
The handset, which takes cues from the iPhone 5C with its jazzy colour options, comes crafted from aluminium and glass, which houses its 6.1in LCD 'Liquid Retina' display and offers IP57 certifications.
While the iPhone XR packs the same A12 Bionic CPU as the XS and XS Max, it lacks the dual-camera setup of its more expensive siblings and instead touts a single 12MP wide-angle lens on its rear. You'll find the same 7MP TrueDepth camera around the front, though.
The iPhone XR also offers dual SIM support with one physical card slot and a digital eSIM and, in terms of battery life, Apple claims you'll get an hour and a half more than the iPhone 8 Plus.
The iPhone XR will be available in 64GB, 128GB and 256GB configurations and white, black, blue, coral, red and yellow colour options.
12/9/18: Apple's iPhone XS, the direct successor to last year's iPhone X, has been exposed in hands-on images (below) with just hours to go until its official unveiling. A Weibo user posted images of the soon-to-be-unveiled smartphone, confirming that it'll look almost identical to its predecessor with its notched display and chamfered edges. The leak doesn't tell us much else about the iPhone XS, but we don't have long to wait until all is revealed.
11/9/18: Apple's low-cost iPhone will reportedly be available in short supply at launch due to "quality issues of assembly and display". That's according to Ming-Chi Kuo (via 9to5Mac), backed up by Bloomberg, who claims that the so-called iPhone XR will launch in "late September-early October" due to issues attaching backlights to the LCD screen. These manufacturing problems will lead to supply constraints at launch, according to the two reports.
10/9/18: The incoming entry-level 6.1in LCD iPhone could arrive as the iPhone XC, according to a presentation from carrier China Mobile, via Macotakara. The slide also casts some doubt over the name of Apple's incoming 6.5in OLED model, suggesting it'll be called the iPhone XS Plus, rather than the XS Max.
The leak also claims the so-called iPhone XC will fetch around £540 at launch, while the iPhone XS and XS Plus will fetch around £700 and £775, respectively.
7/9/18: Apple's incoming 6.1in LCD iPhone, tipped to arrive as the iPhone 9, has leaked in a series of images that confirm it'll be available in three colour options: white, red and blue. In contrast, the iPhone XS and XS Max are expected to launch in white, gold and black variants.
The leaked images, which come courtesy of SlashLeaks, also confirm that the iPhone 9 will pack a dual-SIM tray, confirming rumours that the handset will be made available in a. dual-SIM variant.
6/9/18: Apple is widely expected to launch two new OLED iPhone models next week - an upgraded 5.8in model set to launch as the iPhone XS and a heftier 6.5in version that's going to be called the iPhone XS Max, according to 9to5Mac. This backs up an earlier report from Bloomberg, which claimed that Apple planned to drop the 'Plus' label from its 2018 iPhones.
9to5Mac's report, which has compiled info from multiple sources, adds that both the iPhone XS and XS Max are likely to include 4GB RAM, up from 3GB in last year's iPhone X, alongside a new A12 chip and dual-SIM options in some countries.
3/9/18: A mega-leak courtesy of 9to5Mac has revealed that Apple's new OLED iPhones will arrive as the 'iPhone XS', and will be made available in 5.8in and 6.5in versions. The incoming iPhones, previously referred to as the iPhone 11 and 11 Plus, will also be made available in a new gold colour option (above), according to the leak, and both will be released before the end of September.
30/8/18: Apple's 'affordable' iPhone 9 will be delayed beyond September, according to - who else - Ming-Chi Kuo. In a research note seen by Apple Insider, Kuo claims that while the high-end OLED models will be available to buy next month, the 6.1in LCD model will be made available later in the report.
There is some good news, though, as Kuo expects the device to be powered by the same A12 SoC that will be found in the higher-spec models. The 7nm chip will reportedly offer '20 to 30 per cent' performance gains compared to Apple's A11 chip, and will offer better battery efficiency.
Contrary to earlier reports, Kuo also predicts that the new iPhone models will not support the Apple Pencil, as the accessory "does not currently offer a good user experience."
29/8/18: Apple looks set to ditch 3D Touch from all of its 2018 iPhones. That's according to Barclays analyst Blayne Curtis, via MacRumours, who claims that it's "widely understood" that 3D Touch will be removed from iPhones with OLED displays in 2019.
This contradicts with earlier rumours from Apple oracle Ming-Chi Kuo, who said that 3D Touch won't be a feature on the rumoured 6.1in iPhone, and could suggest that all three incoming models won't feature the haptic screen tech.
28/8/18: Apple's 2018 iPhones looks set to offer a hefty performance boost, according to Macworld, which has taken a look at what we can expect from TSMC's incoming 7nm A12 chip.
Based on TSMC's own claims, and some educated guessing, Macworld says it expects the A12 processor to offer 20 to 30 per cent performance gains compared to last year's A11 Bionic CPU, along with a 40 per cent reduction in power consumption.
It expects the 7nm processor to stick to a six-core design, which will earn it a multi-core performance score of around 13,000 in Geekbench 4. For single-core performance, it's likely to increase the A11's 4217 score to around the 5,000 mark.
21/8/18: Apple's 2018 iPhones will be available to pre-order in less than a month's time on 14 September, according to German publication Macerkopf. The website, citing two unnamed German carriers, reports that networks are preparing to start taking pre-orders on 14 September, suggesting that Apple is planning an announcement later that week, likely on 12 September.
Last year, we saw new iPhones announced on 12 September, pre-orders kicking off on 14 September and then an official release on 22 September.
17/8/18: Taiwanese publication Economic Daily News has backed up reports that Apple's 2018 OLED iPhones will ship with Apple Pencil report. The site, which got its information from "industry insiders", claims that the second-gen iPhone X and 6.5in iPhone X Plus will both be compatible with the Apple Pencil, but notes that the 6.1in LCD model won't be compatible with the stylus.
15/8/18: Apple's 2018 iPhones will offer Apple Pencil support and up to 512GB built-in storage, according to research firm TrendForce.
It's unclear whether these features, similar to those found on Samsung's newly-launched Galaxy Note 9, will be available on all three incoming iPhones or reserved for Apple's higher-end OLED models.
These OLED models will, unsurprisingly, be more expensive than the "budget" 6.1in LCD iPhone 9, which Trendforce expects to have a starting price of around $699 to $749. The so-called iPhone X (2018) and iPhone X Plus will have starting prices of $899 to $949 and $999, respectively, according to the research firm.
The report confirms that the two OLED models are already assembled, while the budget LCD model will begin assembly in mid-September, in line with the smartphones' rumoured September and October release dates, respectively.
14/8/18: Yet another video showing off Apple's 2018 iPhones has cropped up on YouTube (below), courtesy of DetroitBORG. The seven-minute video shows off new dummy units obtained by Sonny Dickson, and refers to the incoming devices as the iPhone 9, iPhone X (2018) and iPhone X Plus. The clip doesn't have many surprises in store, but the "fairly accurate" models show that all three new iPhones will feature a notched design to accommodate Face ID. The 'cheap' LCD iPhone 9 will sport a single-lens camera on its rear, while its presumaly more expensive siblings will retain the iPhone X's dual camera system.
9/8/18: Well-known phone reviewer Marques Brownlee has given us our best look at Apple's 2018 iPhones yet - although he, presumably accidentally, refers to them as 2019 models.
In a video posted to YouTube (below), Brownlee goes hands-on with dummies of the so-called iPhone X2, iPhone X Plus and iPhone 9, confirming that the notch will be the same size on all of the three models, and that the 6.5in iPhone X Plus will boast a smaller design than Apple's current iPhone 8 Plus.
He also gives us a good look at the protruding camera lenses on the three iPhones, with the iPhone X2 and X Plus both packing dual camera setups, while the LCD model sticks with a single-lens rear-facing camera. This 'cheaper' model will also stick with Apple's first-gen Face ID tech, according to Browlee, while the duo of iPhone X-branded models will be upgraded to the firm's second-gen tech.
7/8/18: We've seen plenty of mock-ups of Apple's incoming iPhones, but thanks to a new leak courtesy of Slashleaks, we may have caught a glimpse at a 6.1in iPhone 9 in the flesh for the first time.
The image (above), which appears to have been taken in a factory, gives us a somewhat blurry look at the rear of the so-called iPhone 9. If legit, the leak confirms that the 6.1in LCD iPhone will feature a larger camera sensor paired with a repositioned dual LED flash.
6/8/18: Apple's rumoured dual-SIM iPhone will be exclusive to China, according to a report from Economic Daily News.
The Chinese news outlet, citing a source at Foxconn, reports that the 6.1in LCD iPhone will be the only model to support the functionality, with the handset to be made available in both single and dual-SIM models; the latter which it claims will be made available exclusively in China.
According to the report, Apple's made the decision because it's common for people in China to have more than one mobile phone number, with as many as three to four billion consumers using dual SIM cards.
3/8/18: Apple won't bundle a Lightning-to-3.5mm adapter with its 2018 iPhones, according to Cohen analyst Matthew D Ramsay.
Cirrus Logic, which makes audio hardware for iDevices, posted its fiscal quarter guidance this week, which Ramsey claims "all but confirms that Apple will not bundle the DAC headset converter 'dongle' in its new iPhone models".
As per Apple Insider, Ramsay notes that the dongle will continue to ship with older iPhone models, just not with Apple's incoming iPhone 9, iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Plus.
1/8/18: Apple's latest iOS 12 beta has spilt yet more secrets, with references spotted to the 6.5in iPhone X Plus.
Brazilian Apple news site iHelpBR has uncovered evidence in the fifth iOS 12 beta that appears to confirm that the device will feature a screen resolution of 1242x2688 and support for iPad-esque landscape app design. According to the website's digging, stock apps such as Calendar, Contacts, and Messages are already being optimised for a landscape layout.
"Apple released the fifth test version of iOS 12 for developers yesterday. To our surprise, when running the new build with the supposed resolution of the iPhone XS Plus, it was possible to view the applications in landscape mode as they are displayed on the larger models," iHelpBR noted.
31/7/18: Apple released the fifth developer beta of iOS 12 on Monday, which appears to have confirmed that the company is planning a dual-SIM iPhone model to be released this year.
Spotted by 9to5Mac, a component of the system responsible for the generation of diagnostic reports includes new references to "second SIM status" and a "second SIM tray status", while another component references a "dual sim device". This all but confirms that a dual-SIM model will debut this year, although it remains to be seen whether it will make its way to Blighty.
30/7/18: Twitter tipster Benjamin Geskin has shared images of what he claims to be dummy units of the 6.5in iPhone 11 Plus and the 6.1in LCD iPhone 9 (below).
2018 iPhone X Plus (6.5-inch) and iPhone (6.1-inch) Dummy Models. pic.twitter.com/QrgkT6u0vS— Ben Geskin (@VenyaGeskin1) July 29, 2018
The images, if legit, don't tell us much we don't already know, but 'confirm' that the LCD iPhone features a single rear camera, while the iPhone 11 Plus uses a dual-camera layout similar to that on the iPhone X, not a triple-lens camera as previously speculated. As expected, they also show the so-called iPhone 9 with larger bezels than its higher-spec sibling.
26/7/18: Qualcomm, fresh from calling off its NXP merger, has confirmed that Intel will be the sole supplier of modem chips for Apple's 2018 iPhones.
Confirming an earlier report from Ming-Chi Kuo, Qualcomm's CFO George Davis said on Wednesday confirmed that: "Apple intends to solely use our competitor's modems rather than our modems in its next iPhone release. We will continue to provide modems for Apple's legacy devices."
Davis didn't mention Intel by name, but the rival chipmaker is the only other supplier of that component for Apple's smartphones.
Apple's decision to ditch Qualcomm likely comes as a result of escalating tensions between the two firms, which have been embroiled in a legal battle for more than a year.
25/7/18: The cheapest of Apple's 2018 iPhones, the 6.1in LCD iPhone 9, will be made available in six different colours, according to Macotakara.
Apple guru Ming-Chi Kuo has already had a similar prediction and last month claimed the LCD iPhone would come in gold, grey, white, blue, red and orange colour options. Macotakara, on the other hand, predicts the colours will be white, black, flash yellow, bright orange, electric blue and taupe - all colours of cases that Apple currently flogs.
There's no red in Macotakara's prediction, which makes sense given that this colour is typically reserved for Apple's (PRODUCT)RED launches.
This iPhone 5C-esque colour lineup will likely be reserved for the iPhone 9, with rumours claiming that the 5.8in and 6.5in iPhone 11 and 11 Plus will only be made available in three colours: gold, grey and silver.
19/7/18: Apple's incoming USB-C fast charger will be exclusive to 2018 iPhones, despite offering backwards compatibility.
So says Japanese blog Macotakara, which reports that the 18W charger will come with a USB-C to Lightning connection, won't be available to purchase seperately due to supply constraints. The initial supply will only meet Apple's needs for 2018 iPhones, so buyers will have to wait until next year to purchase the accessory.
17/7/18: Apple's entry-level 2018 iPhone won't feature an edge-to-edge screen on par with the iPhone X, according to leaked glass panels.
Images posted by Twitter tipster Benjamin Geskin (below) has given our first look at glass panels that will allegedly feature Apple's so-called iPhone 9, iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Plus.
2018 Apple iPhone, iPhone X, iPhone X Plus front panels pic.twitter.com/fGlzRH5Q6x— Ben Geskin (@VenyaGeskin1) July 17, 2018
If legit, the images confirm that low-cost, 6.1in LCD iPhone 9 won't feature a completely bezel-free display of the 5.8in and 6.5in OLED models, despite Apple's plan to adopt new backlight-reducing chips order to achieve a full-screen design.
The leak doesn't give much else away, beyond confirming that all three models will adopt a notched design to facilitate Apple's Face ID tech.
13/7/18: Apple will adopt backlight-reducing chips for its upcoming LCD iPhone in order to equip it with a full-screen design.
A report out of Digitimes claims that Apple will "exclusively" use Japanese manufacturer Nichia's 0.3t LED chips for its 6.1in LCD iPhone, which will equip the device with similar brightness to previous LCD models but also with the same super-thin bezel as the iPhone X.
"While LTPS-LCD smartphone screens with backlights using 0.4t LED chips have bottom bezels of 4.0-4.5mm, use of 0.3t LED chips can reduce them to 2.0-2.5mm, enhancing LCD screens' competitiveness against OLED all (bezel-free) screens panels," the report explains.
Digitimes notes that while the use of 0.3t LED chips comes with greater technical risk, especially when it comes accuracy and stability, Nichia "successfully started production" in the first half of 2018.
According to earlier rumours, Apple's LCD iPhone - which is expected to be the cheapest of the firm's three incoming iPhones with a starting price of $700 - will allegedly be made available in grey, white, blue, red and orange colour options.
5/17/18: Apple is reportedly planning to introduce as many as five new colour options with its 2018 iPhone line-up.
At least that's according to a report from renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, seen by 9to5Mac. He claims that the 6.5in OLED iPhone, expected to arrive as the iPhone X Plus, will be offered in black, white and a new gold option.
The 'entry-level' 6.1in LCD iPhone will allegedly debut in more out-there grey, white, blue, red and orange flavours, according to Kuo.
As noted by 9to5Mac, the reference to 'grey' and 'white' models could be a nod to Apple's current Space Grey and Silver finishes, while the rumoured red model could arrive as part of Apple's PRODUCT(RED) lineup - although these typically arrive months after an iPhone has been launched.
There's no word yet as to whether the 5.8in iPhone X successor will be offered in any new colour variations.
In his research note, Kuo is also raising his prediction for iPhone sales. He expects the cheaper, LCD iPhone to account for 55 per cent of sales when the new iPhones launch, and take even more share through 2019.
He's clearly expecting a burst of demand, too, and expects that Apple will see significant growth with sales of 70 million iPhones in the fourth quarter.
4/7/18: Images posted on Chinese blog Chongdiantou claim to show off the USB-C charger that will ship with this year's iPhones.
The images allegedly give us a glimpse at an "engineering sample" of the 18-watt USB-C charger, which is also expected to be bundled with Apple's incoming iPads.
While the labelling looks different to Apple's usual style - suggesting this could be a third-party accessory from China - the design of the charger matches up with earlier leaks, which suggested that the 18W accessory would be oval-shaped and offer a USB-C input.
While the iPhone 8, 8 Plus and iPhone X all offer support for wireless charging, Apple doesn't currently offer the accessories to enable it. With third-party accessories, though, USB-C fast chargers can just an iPhone from empty to 50 per cent in less than half an hour.
3/7/18: The iPhone X Plus has cropped up on Geekbench, confirming that it'll offer a decent upgrade under the hood.
The handset, referred to as the 'iPhone 11,2' in the Geekbench listing first spotted by BGR, will come equipped with a new six-core CPU (D321AP), 4GB RAM (1GB more than the iPhone X) and Apple's iOS 12 software, which has a major focus on performance.
The aforementioned CPU will likely be Apple's homegrown A12 chip, built by TSMC, which is expected to be the industry's first 7nm chip, which will - in theory, at least - offer more speed and better efficiency than the 10nm chips found in current iDevices.
That rings true in the Geekbench scores, as the so-called 'iPhone 11,2' trounced Apple's current iPhone X flagship with a single-core score of 4673 and a multi-core score of 10,912. The iPhone X, for comparison, scored 4206 and 10,123, respectively.
2/7/18: A video showing alleged dummy models of Apple's 6.1in 'iPhone 9' and 6.5in 'iPhone X Plus' has surfaced online.
The video (below), sent to 9to5Mac by tipster @shaimizrachi who has shared accurate dummies for iPhones in the past, shows off the duo of incoming devices next to current iPhone models, including the flagship iPhone X.
Cases from accessory maker Sketch are also shown in the video, suggesting that case companies are already started making designs ahead of an official announcement from Apple in September. Probably, at least.
The iPhone 9, as expected, appears to have a single camera on its rear, adding weight to rumours that it'll be Apple's entry-level offering this year. Earlier rumours also point to a 6.1in LCD screen, with Apple opting against OLED in order to keep the cost of the handset low.
The iPhone X Plus appears to be the same size as the iPhone 7 Plus it's stacked up against, despite packing a larger 6.5in screen. This is because Apple has ditched the large bezels seen on its Plus-sized model in favour of its notch-equipped, iPhone X design.
The audio-less video also appears to show a dual camera setup on the rear of the so-called iPhone X Plus, despite some rumours pointing to a Huawei P20-esque triple-camera setup.
The video does not show the expected 5.8in OLED model, but Mizrachi has teased that "another surprise" is coming.
29/6/18: Apple has reportedly roped in LG to supply OLED screens for its 2018 iPhones in a bid to lessen its reliance on Samsung.
The South China Morning Post reports that LG Display will initially supply Apple with between 2 and 4 million OLED screens, small fry compared to how many tens of millions of iPhones the firm likely will produce, as it "continues to work on ramping up capacity".
However, LG - which is reportedly considering opening a new OLED production factory in the Chinese port city of Guangzhou - has bigger ambitions though, and is reportedly looking to secure all OLED orders for one of Apple's 2018 iPhones, likely the 6.5in iPhone X Plus.
Such a move would help Apple to lessen its reliance on Samsung, which is currently the sole supplier of displays for the iPhone X and has been linked to the smartphone's £1,000 starting price. However, on the other hand, LG's OLED displays have previously received lacklustre reviews - particularly when it comes to the bork-ridden screen on Google's Pixel 2 XL.
"Securing a second supplier for OLED screens is crucial for Apple as it will allow the company to reduce its reliance on Samsung, which is currently the sole supplier," said Jerry Kang, a senior principal analyst at IHS Markit.
"At the same time, it will help accelerate a broad adoption of OLED screens. More suppliers means more volume, and in turn, lower pricing."
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A few weeks ago it took an hour to talk someone through getting video from a DVD into Movie Maker. Last weekend it took 3 hours with someone
else. The difference was in the basic computer skills between the two users... mostly in their ability to do routine file management tasks. Finding
folders, creating a new folder, renaming a file, moving files out of a downloaded zipped package, copying files from one folder to another, etc....
all the little routine tasks done all day long that add up to being fast and comfortable with your computer, and being ready to tackle the more
challenging multimedia projects.
In digital or analog environments, file management is such basic skills that everyone assumes you know it... maybe you do, or maybe you're too
embarrassed to admit you don't... or maybe you think you know it, but you really don't.
The analog world has file cabinets, hanging folders, closets and shoeboxes.
The digital world started by emulating the analog world... directories and subdirectories that were later referred to as folders and subfolders...
attempts to translate our understanding of the analog world in the digital. But no matter what you called them, people couldn't see those things.
With Vista (and the Apple operating system) the operating systems are giving up trying to make the average user understand the real-world analogies...
just let the system manage things for you. You don't need to know where a file is... it'll be there someplace. One statement I read about Vista
said "... no matter how much or how little you remember about a file, you'll be able to find it in at least one of your virtual folders...."
I've been managing computer files from before computers had hard drives, when the floppy discs were stored in shoe boxes... and I'm in the middle
of beta testing the Vista operating system... in many or most ways, the files haven't changed. Nor has my primary tool for managing them. I realize
I'm not an average user and it's sometimes difficult to understand what a newbie to computers, Movie Maker and Photo Story knows.
On DOS operating systems I used Norton Commander to manage files... it didn't get carried forward into the Windows environment by Symantec, so
some diehard users created Windows Commander to emulate it, and that later turned into Total Commander, where it is today.
Let's take a quick look at Total Commander... it's a double-paned window, in a way like Movie Maker with collections in the upper part and projects
in the lower, sometimes sharing the viewer/monitor. But in this case, it's one view on the left and another on the right. The two panes can be any
folder of any drive in one, and any other one in the other. I've noted two things in this snapshot, looking at my laptop's C drive
This app has lots of features to explore. I'll only be hitting the highlights of those of most interest to users or Movie Maker and Photo Story...
features that pertain to multimedia files more so than text documents, spreadsheets, and databases.
... before getting into it further, here's a couple short notes...
Vista Corner... I downloaded build #5381 this week... it's billed as the "Ultimate Beta Interim English build"
and it's been the most difficult of the builds for me to install... the progressive releases seem to be more and more demanding when it comes to
hardware and drivers. I've always had to add the audio driver, but this build also needs custom setups of other multimedia controllers, things I
don't yet understand what and how to do.
P.S... follow-up note about the 5 free online hosts of Issue #101
How many views and comments has there been? The viewing tally on the 3 services of the 5 that I put the two sample videos
on... a couple weeks later...
I submitted my first video with a price tag on it to Google Video... the ' Mission to Mars' flick with my grandson Nick in it.
I priced it at 99 cents to download and 19 cents for a 'day pass'. Google provides potential purchasers with a 30 second free sample. It took 8+
days from the uploaded WP4 file to get through the process... a couple days to get to the status of "Video is verified; stay tuned - it will be
live shortly", and the rest of the time to go live, which hasn't happened yet. I'll let you know when it does.
#56 was about a Renaissance Handfasting Ceremony... we'd call it an engagement today.
I'll be videoing the follow-up event on Sunday, May 28th... the wedding ceremony in true renaissance style. Festivities like
swordfights between the best man and others will go all day, and I'm committed to get as much of the action that I can.
I'm looking forward to it. The bride and groom and I have a date tonight at Barnes & Noble to go over the video game plan, which will include
a web-site, online videos, and a DVD.
I purchased my first shotgun mic to mount on my camcorder, for better audio... more focused sound with less wind, crowd, camcorder motors, and
other ambient noise. I just received it, and did a couple quick tests to verify it works... I'll devote next week's newsletter to it.
Knowing I'll be needing lots of hard drive space for the editing... it's time for some serious file management, which fits with the subject of
this newsletter. I'll do checking and cleaning up with Total Commander.
Vacation Planning - we'll be leaving in late August... to Zurich for 21 days around Switzerland and Italy , over to Istanbul
for 5 days, and back home in late September. It'll be the first time I've visited Europe with a camcorder. We'll be traveling with a tablet PC and
not my laptop, which could mean a 4 week break from newsletters.
.... back to the main topic...
Here's the download link - Total Commander - v6.54a
We'll cover these aspects of the utility:
There are many features that won't be covered. If you decide to try or use it, there will be plenty more for you to explore.
Browsing folders and files...
You can open Total Commander more than once... like having multiple Internet Explorer browser windows open at the same time.... at the right
I show its directory (folder) tree open in one of them, and browsing the contents of selected folders with another copy... in the images shown below.
Doing it that way means I don't have to redo the directory scan after checking a selected folder.
Sometimes I'll be in a Movie Maker folder playing with image and xml files in one pane, in my captured video folder in another pane, in the custom
profiles of Photo Story 3 in a 3rd pane, reaching over to another computer of my network such as the Vista system in another pane, etc... anything
more than having two panes open at once needs a second instance of the app.
If the quick view in the intro section above, showing some drive and folder info, didn't impress you, let's go down into some of the folders.
Single clicking a folder shows the quick view summary of its contents. Double clicking it opens it and takes you into the contents.
Single clicking on a file shows you a quick view, as best it can. If it's not enough, you can double-click it to open the file in its associated
Here's a folder with BMP images. Select a file (single click) and the quick view shows the image.
Here's a folder with audio (WAV) files. Select a file and the quick view plays the tune so you can hear it.
Here's another folder with some video files. Select a file and the quick view plays the movie. In this sample it's playing a Photo Story 3 story.
Here it is in the Movie Maker Shared\AddOnTFX folder, with files such as xml for custom effects, transitions and title overlays. Select an XML
file and the quick view shows the text in it... besides reading, you can select some text and copy it to another file.
Search, Review, Prune, Archive...
I know computer users who go through the life of a computer without using more than 10 GB of space, without deleting or archiving anything...
they don't do multimedia work.
My C drive is a nominal 100 GB. External drives are E with 105 GB, G with 75 GB, and H with 60 GB. With 340 GB of space spread across 4 drives,
finding files and managing them is still a constant chore.
Let's assume I have time to review the movies I made last year... here's how I'd step through doing it.
Use Commands > Search from the main menu > search for all files ending with .wmv > include all 4 drives in the search > go to the Advanced tab
and set the search criteria to only find files dated between Jan 1 and Dec 31 of 2005 > Press the Start search button > the resulting list of 581
files is then sent to a working pane by pressing the 'Feed to listbox' button.
Show > Quick View Panel turns the other panel into a media viewer... as I go through the list, I can press the Delete button on my keyboard for
any of the files with no long term value.... archive the ones I want to keep, by moving them someplace else... or just sit all day and enjoy another
viewing of last years videos.
The Thumbnail view of the left pane is probably better than the list view, as you can see the first frame of each video without loading it into
the player.
Thumbnail View
The Show > Thumbnail view gets you what you expect... the image if it's a still, or the first frame of a video.
It's one of the many features that parallels the viewing of files in the Windows XP operating system.
I carry a 1/2 GB thumb drive around with me, which has all of the tools I need... Total Commander uses only 2 MB of space, and I can run it from
the thumb drive on any computer from Windows 95 to Vista .
Note that I'm showing BMP files as thumbnails... one shortfall of Total Commander is that it doesn't show JPG files this way... maybe with one
of the many plug-ins available for it, but not in the basic app.
Instant Access to Commonly Used Folders
I'm often in the Movie Maker subfolders to work on XML files...
... and in the Photo Story 3 folder to work on custom profiles
... the
Vista computer on my network to round up screen shots
... Bernadette's computer downstairs etc. etc.
The Control-D keyboard keys open this drop-down list of commonly used folders. The folder can be on any computer in our home network.
It's an easy way to quickly get to folders in lower levels such as those for "My Pictures" or "Recorded TV".
Make or Open Zipped Packages If you want to make a zipped package to email or upload, there's no need to go to another
software package like WinZip.
Select the files and tell Total Commander to send them to a compressed folder. It has zipping and unzipping features built into it.
When I told it to do it to the 3 selected png files, I got this zipped package... Overlay9.zip.
It defaults to naming the zip file with the same name as the first file in the selected group.
If you download or get a zipped package from someone, you handle it as if it was a regular folder.
Here's what it looks like when I double-clicked the new Overlay9.zip file... the 3 PNG files are in it.
Split a Large File to Transport or Store on CDs... If you have a large DV-AVI file and want to pack it onto some
CDs for future use as a source file, select the file and use Files > Split File.
It'll put the split parts in the folder that's in the other pane... see the screen shot below.
It neatly cut this 2.1 GB DV-AVI file up into 4 parts, each of which fits on a standard CD... the crc file is used to check the files and help
put them back together on the other computer, or on this one if I need it again after deleting.
When I double-click the museum.001 file, Total Commander offers to put the files back together.
Instead of putting them together, I tried renaming them to an AVI extension.... the renamed museum.001 file played fine, both video and audio.
The other split segments didn't.
If all you wanted was a DV-AVI of the first part of the big one, it's a way to get it sized to put on a CD...
This splitting feature could support you copying the source files to discs and rebuilding them if and when needed. You can use data CDs or DVDs
to store the files.
Transfer Files to and from Websites...
Maintaining a website requires the uploading of files...
There are browser-based connections provided by hosting services, but they are often awkward and slow...
The use of ftp (file transfer protocol) is usually easier and faster. Total Commander includes ftp software.
The screen shots show the ftp connection I use to maintain my website. When I select Net > FTP Connect from the main menu, I select 1&1 - PapaJohn.org
from the personalized ftp list, and then the Connect button. In a few seconds the website is in one pane and my local copy on the C drive in the
Setting up a new connection is as easy as filling out a few lines... host name from your website host provider, and your user name and password.
The optional but handy entries tell Total Commander what folders you want to set as the defaults when you connect. You can sync the remote and
local folders.
Here's part of what it looks like when I connect to my website at the 1&1 service. The left pane with some of the info spray-painted over is
the folder at 1&1. The right pane is the same folder on my laptop's hard drive.
With Total Commander, folders on servers are treated the same way as folders on your computer. See from the message at the left... you can have
up to 10 ftp connections open at the same time.
If you have multiple websites on one or many servers, you can have connections open to all of them.
The Quick View feature doesn't work with the files on a server... but it works with those on other local hard drives. If you don't know what
a file is on a website, you need to download a copy and look.
Conclusions and Closing
If you're using a computer to make movies and stories, you are already doing file management... somehow. How you do it is by method(s) you're
familiar and comfortable with. You don't usually have time to try other methods... and you may not have any reason to try something else.
All I hope to do with this newsletter is share some info about how I do file management. If you see things in Total Commander that fit your management
style, try it out... you can decide to use it a bit or a lot.
I'm a Microsoft MVP, but I'm not saying that My Computer is my favorite or most used file management tool... nor am I saying
that file management in Vista is going to win me over from my long-term use of Total Commander... I use My Computer regularly, but not near as much
as I use Total Commander.
I look forward to comments and discussion about this and other newsletters on the forums at:
Windows Movie Makers.net
Have a great week... PapaJohn
Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 - www.papajohn.org
Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org
Products and Services
I'm involved in many things that support users of Movie Maker and Photo Story, and adding more regularly. Some are free and others reasonably
Radio and Podcasting
TheDVShow is the only weekly Podcast having more useful information about desktop
video editing and production than anywhere else on the Web. Digital video editing, nonlinear editing, streaming media, software releases, tutorials,
business tips, technical help, download of the day and news on the latest products to make everything easier. It's where professional and consumer
desktop video users go to stay on the cutting edge.
Call the phone mail machine to get your technical question answered on the air... call (206)-203-3516 The radio broadcast is from Boston,
and the website has downloadable podcast files. The June 19th 2005 podcast was the first 'bi-weekly' show with a segment about Movie Maker 2.
and Magazines
Movie Maker 2 - Do Amazing Things (with its online companion on www.papajohn.org), published
by Microsoft Press...
Movie Maker 2 - Zero to Hero - with support on the publisher's forum - Friends of
MaximumPC's winter 2005 quarterly special... had a 7 page tutorial 'Make a Killer Home Movie with Maker 2'. The special edition of the video
made for it is now on my website as a file download.
The November 2005 edition of Maximum PC had a well done reworked 6 page reprint of the same article, starting on page 42 after the Happy 20th
Birthday article for Windows.
Learning VirtualDub - published by
Packt Publishing, is the first book about VirtualDub software. I wrote the first chapter about downloading and setting up the software: VirtualDub,
VDubMod and AVISynth.
Movie Maker 2 and Photo Story 3 - www.papajohn.org - the site's 3 goals are: an online
companion to the Do Amazing Things book, a detailed tutorial for PhotoStory 3, and helping you solve Movie Maker 2 problems.
PhotoStory 2 - www.papajohn.org/photostory2/PS2.html - a detailed
tutorial about using it. It's not a problem-solving site.
Online Support - Forums and Newsgroups
I'm a regular on many online forums and newsgroups, the key ones being:
Forums are open to all for viewing, but require registration of those who want to post. Moderators actively participate to ensure
the forum discussions move forward and stay on track.
Movie Maker and Photo Story forums at Windows Movie Makers
Movie Maker 2 forum at SimplyDV.com Newsgroups
are wide open for all to view and post... moderation is collective by the participants.
Windows XP Movie Maker newsgroup -
Photo Story 2 newsgroup -
Photo Story 3 newsgroup -
Weekly Newsletters
Movie Maker 2/Photo Story newsletter. The annual subscription is $20 and the link to subscribe is on the main page of my Movie Maker website
at: www.papajohn.org
Topics for upcoming newsletters (always subject to change):
#104 - May 20 - an external shotgun mic
#105 - May 27 - open
#106 - June 3 - open
Newsletters issued more than 6 weeks ago are posted by Rob Morris to an
Archive Site on his Windows Movie Makers' website. Links from my website pages to specific newsletters make it easier for viewers
to see the content of both while browsing a topic.
Drop an email to suggest a newsletter topic... I can use more requests rather than fewer.
Add-On Transitions and Effects
Transition Maker 2 (TM2) is a utility for the ultimate in making your own personal
and custom transitions for Movie Maker 2. It's a joint product from Patrick Leabo, the programmer, and myself.
I've beta tested some of the Pixelan packages and think very highly of their
people and products.
ProDAD's Adorage packages for Movie Maker 2 are additional sources of very professionally developed transitions and effects.
And here are the links
Package for Movie Maker -
Volume 1
Video Effects
Personal Database
Managing your personal information is more of a challenge as hard drives get bigger and the internet more robust.
My personal database has been an ongoing project over many years, and is now available to others. A tutorial about using it is on the Managing
> Personal Database page of my site, and more info is in the database package itself.
It's free for the asking to regular newsletter subscribers... send an email request and I'll return it with the zipped file, which is less than
To others it's $10. To order, use the button on the top of the Managing > Personal Database page.
An online gallery that fully aligns with the main priority of the website is the 'PapaJohn Expert
Zone' at neptune.
Check it at Neptune and the Distributing > Neptune page of the website, where there's
a developing tutorial about how to use the service.
in conjunction with the Portage, Michigan library, I offer two free training sessions about Movie Maker and Photo Story, an
intro session and a workshop. Scheduled sessions are:
Monday - June 5 - 7-8:30 pm - Workshop
Monday - July 10 - 7-8:30 pm - Intro to Movie Maker and Photo Story
Monday - August 7 - 7-8:30 pm - Workshop
The classroom has a large screen overhead projection system... and individual laptops for each attendee to use. You learn by doing, with a little
guidance from me.
Other fee-based services
If you
can't save a movie because your project has become too complex, e-mail a copy and I'll divide it into manageable sub-projects,
and provide detailed instructions about how to render the parts and assemble them into your final movie. $49.95 (no cost if it's not the right solution
or doesn't work) - for details, see the sidebar on the Problem Solving > Can't Save a Movie page of www.papajohn.org
Movie Maker 2/Photo Story training and support services start at $75 per hour - send an email -
email@example.com and I'll help you determine your needs, and work with you to
plan and implement them.
Wedding combo website/video packages - check the bottom branch of the Movie Maker 2 website for a sample of what you can expect
for the online portion of the package.
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I'm working on a startup called Avalaunch. Right now I'm doing market research, but if that goes well, I'll turn Avalaunch.com into a crowdfunding platform specifically for games - one that is itself a bit of a game. I really don't want to put forth hundreds of hours building it only to find out nobody wants to use it. So, my aim is to talk to some other game designers (I myself am a huge board game geek and an amateur game designer) and game publishers and see if there's a need for what I want to build.
My questions to anyone that has used Kickstarter: did you have any problems with the format/process? were you happy overall? what could they have done better?
And for everyone: what would you like to see in a launching platform?
Hopefully we can get a conversation going. I could definitely use your feedback.


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Brian James Smart, ex warrant officer [4 June 1928-20 October 2017]
Brian joined the RAF Police in 1946, and his first duties were in Occupation Germany. He also served in served in Rhodesia, Cyprus, Aden, the Persian Gulf, Malta and Singapore, with many postings in the UK
A policeman of high calibre he was trained on basic duties, special investigations and counter intelligence. Loyal and trustworthy he gave 36 years of valued service to the Royal Air Force and retired on 4th June 1983 settling in Devon with his wife Vicky – Brian leaves wife Vicky, 4 children, 4 grandsons, and 7 grandchildren RIP.
The South West Area Branch of the RAF Police Association attended Brian's Funeral at which George Poad paraded the SWAB Standard. Brian was not a member of the Association but many of us will remember him.


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300M Antenna Signal Booster AP Wifi Router High Quality Wifi Repeater Wireless 802.11N/B/G Network Router Range Expander
1.There are 3 types plug : EU/AU/US , we will send the EU plus(show as the picture), if you need other plug,please tell us!
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The Wireless-N Repeater is mainly used for providing free WiFi service in big area such as factory , community , street or etc.
It complies with the IEEE 802.11n standard with wireless transmission speeds of up to300Mbps. It has 2dBi ceramic chip
Antennas providing even better wireless performance, transmission rates, stability technology automatically avoids channel
conflicts using its channel selection feature. It also works well with other 802.11g and 802.11n protocol wireless products.
Improve wireless coverage in all WLAN networks.
Access to the Internet for computers located on the edge or outside of the range of your access point.
Complies with IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11b standards .
Provides up to 300Mbps transmission rates.
Support 2.4 GHz WLAN networks.
Maximum WLAN security with WPA2, WPA and WEP (128/64).
Software wizard for simple setup.
2dBi antennas integrated.
Support Wireless Repeater Mode and Standard AP Mode.
Provides one 10/100Mbps Auto-Negotiation Ethernet LAN ports.
correct the language and the stablility of signal
revise default reboot
former version need reticle to reboot,but now do not need.
The 3 version can support Chinese,English,German''
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110 ~ 230-volt socket.
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WLAN access point and the WLAN client with automatic IP address assigment(DHCP).
Forwarding of IPv4-based protocols/Address Resolution Protocol.
The network name (SSID) of the WLAN access point must be set to "visible".
Color: White
Frequency range: 2.4-2.4835GHz
Wireless transmit power: 14 ~17 dBm (Typical)
Power supply unit: 100V-240V AC
Operating temperature: 0C~40C(32F~104F)
Storage temperature: -40C~70C (-40F~158F)
Relative humidity: 10% ~ 90% (Non Condensation)
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Product weight: 98g
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PayPal Launches Its First Bot Using the Slack Messaging Platform
Using the power of the Slack messaging platform, PayPal has launched its first bot. Now users can send money to one another directly through their Slack conversations without ever going to the PayPal app.
Slack is primarily used for work and school conversations, where teams or project members communicate to complete a task together. Users can send direct messages to one another and make video calls, all from the same platform. With PayPal's integration, they can add a simple line of code to send money to peers and coworkers on the platform: "/PayPal send $5 to @username." You can add a disclaimer like "for printing supplies" or "for lunch at Taco Bell" if you want to keep track of the transaction. This information will be stored like a memo or message in a standard PayPal transfer.
Once that message goes into the chat, PayPal will bring up a login screen to confirm the sender's identity, with the chat still visible in the background. After authorizing the account holder, the PayPal Bot will become a part of the chat with the message, "OK, just one moment." Once the funds are transferred, a message will display within the chat to confirm the details of the transaction.
In order to use the PayPal Bot in Slack, you must download the PayPal app within the Slack App Directory. Link your PayPal account to the app and ask your friends to do the same. Then, you will be able to send funds to each other whenever you like.
PayPal is not the first payment processor to utilize bot technology. Last July, American Express launched a Facebook Messenger bot to allow cardholders to access account information while on Messenger. This program can not send money like the PayPal app, but shows one of the many ways bots are being used in today's world. Gartner predicts that by 2020, people will have more conversations with bots during the day than they will have with their spouses.


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I am working on another install of FastVue for Sonicwall, and I can't see to get all the traffic logged.
Sonicwall - TZ400 - FW: 184.108.40.206-8n
Some traffic is being logged, but not all of it. I am thinking that some of the URL Logging or Content Filtering isn't set right.
Looking at the walk through everything is set. I even looked at my other install which is a SW 4600 on a different firmware and that is running fine, so far I can't see a difference.
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Norwich teenager turns her brave poem about her eating disorder into short film
PUBLISHED: 16:45 19 May 2017 | UPDATED: 17:06 19 May 2017
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A Norwich teenager has brought two parts of her life together to create a short film featuring her own poem about anorexia.
Tallulah Self, 18, first got help for her eating disorder around a year ago, but said she had been suffering for a couple of years prior.
The brave Paston College student was sent hours away to the Rhodes Clinic in North London between July and December last for treatment but used her time to write the poem, titled I Am Me.
Miss Self, of Grove Road, said: "You have so much time when you're there. I was there with other girls with eating disorders, going through the same thing.
"I feel very passionate about breaking stigmas and raising awareness of eating disorders, whilst using my creativity and passion for film to do this."
In the film, Miss Self talks about the illness, and how it affected her and her family.
It also features statistics which say 1.6m people in the UK are affected by eating disorders.
And that 20pc of those with an eating disorder die because of it, either due to physical health or taking their own life.
"There's a lot of guilt around food and other things like that," she said.
"Before I was admitted to Rhodes my physical health deteriorated and it was so hard but there's nothing around this area."
But she was keen to speak about what she had been through, in the hope it would help others and dispel some myths.
"It's the most frustrating thing ever going through something when people have misconceptions," she said.
"It makes it hard to talk to people about it, it should not be something which is taboo.
"I used to be fearful to bring it up through fear of being judged," she added.
Now back home in Norwich, Miss Self wants to spread her message far and wide and has gained support from a leading eating disorder charity.
A representative for Norwich-based eating disorder charity Beat said: "Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses with a lot of stigma and misconceptions attached.
"Tallulah's poem helps to raise awareness of these illnesses and give hope to others who are suffering, and her bravery in speaking out is very admirable."


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Although Microsoft has received its share of criticism for its responses to challenges in the mobile arena from the likes of Apple and the Android operating system, most agree that the company's Xbox gaming system remains an unquestionable success. However, a new report claims that the company is looking to take one of the device's primary features and break it off into an entirely new product: a set-top box for streaming video.
Citing inside sources familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft has been working on a set-top box that would ditch the Xbox's gaming features and focus solely on streaming video content into consumer's homes. The first whispers of such a device came late last year, as an earlier report in The Verge indicated that Microsoft's new set-top might debut sometime this year. According to that report, in addition to television and film content, the set-top box would also focus on casual gaming. The new product would also supposedly offer software that would allow television manufacturers to add the new Microsoft video streaming service to smart televisions.
Such a service could put Microsoft more firmly in competition with other streaming services such as Roku, Boxee, and Apple TV, as well as software-only services such as Netflix. Such a move could also allow Microsoft to possibly reach consumers before the debut of Amazon's rumored set-top box. Amazon's device is expected to launch some time in the fall, so, if the reports coming out of Seattle are accurate, Microsoft has a very small window in which to operate if it hopes to beat the e-commerce giant to market.
And while some may question why Microsoft would decide to fork its successful Xbox content delivery platform into a new product, the answer most likely lies in pricing. The Xbox 360 gaming console typically retails for $199 to $299, while most set-top boxes dedicated to video streaming generally sell for $100 or less. Opening up Microsoft's video-streaming service to consumers at a significantly lower price point could ultimately boost the company's market share and competitive position as the battle to capture streaming video customers heats up.
Microsoft, meanwhile, is scheduled to show off its next-gen Xbox at a May 21 event in Redmond.
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Pendant Light by Tom Dixon, Etch Web Lamp, Unique Lighting Design
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Pendant light design idea from British designer Tom Dixon is interesting and unusual. Etch Web Lamp with an open structure in a round shape creates amazing shadows, adding unique, surprising and stylish decorative accents to contemporary interiors.
'Etch Web Lamp is a vast 65cm wide shade with an unusual open structure, designed to cast atmospheric angular shadows when lit. Another experiment in our long running exploration of mathematics and geometry, an irregular pentagon shape is repeated 60 times across the body to create a total sphere.
The enormous globe is astonishingly lightweight, weighing only 980 grams, with a correspondingly ethereal visual attitude. Formed from copper anodised aluminium through a process of digital photo-acid etching, an oversized LED bulb is suspended within the centre of Etch Web to make it the ultimate shadow play pendant,' – the designer says.
Pendant light design idea from Tom Dixon, www.tomdixon.net/
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Reviews for Madonna's Super Bowl halftime performance have ranged from stellar to scathing, with fans heaping lavish praise on the singer's mix of old hits and new releases, to detractors who found it a pathetic attempt at a come-back. But the wide array of comments is really nothing new for the pop icon, who has been wooing as well as angering crowds for more than 20 years.
But for TV critic Hank Steuver, the singer provided one of the only exciting and new elements to the night of entertainment:
After much groaning and lowered expectations, only Madonna can be said to have outdone herself, executing a flashy halftime tribute to her own image ("Y-O-U, Madonna") but also honoring the concept of longevity and old-fashioned pop stardom, reaching back through her catalogue of hits and enlisting the help of some present-day acts that the kids listen to.
The help came from members of LMFAO, who graciously hoisted Madonna on their shoulders before aiding her in a handstand. The star appearances didn't stop there, noted Jen Chaney of Celebritology in a play-by-play of the performance.
8:07 p.m.: Now Nicki Minaj, M.I.A. and a herd of ladies in fringe skirts are doing what appears to be a pom routine my high school squad did in 1988. Also, did M.I.A. give us the finger? (Uh, yes. Yes she did.)
8:10 p.m.: A marching band is now onstage, drumming while Madonna sings "Open Your Heart." This is sweet relief after "Give Me All Your Luvin."
8:10 p.m.: In case you forgot for a half-second that "The Voice" is on after the Super Bowl, Cee Lo Green is leading the band. And, also, outsinging Madonna by leaps and octaves.
8:10 p.m.: Woah, the football field has disappeared and it now appears we're in outer space. "Like a Prayer" is starting.
8:11 p.m.: Madonna, Cee Lo and a massive gospel choir in black and white robes are all singing. This doesn't quite redeem that LMFAO episode, but this is pretty strong and looks stunning in HD.
The total effect was strong, said Allison Stewart of Click Track, who called it "the most excellent and unexpectedly subversive Super Bowl halftime show in years." It did leave a few lasting questions, however:
1. Is Madonna the only woman in the world who can look imperial, and not ridiculous, while clad in full Viking regalia, performing nervously rendered one-legged yoga poses and Steve Martin-style King Tut moves?
2. Did you catch the part where Madonna's stage floor flattened out to show oversized pictures of, uh, Madonna? Is there any other artist so dangerously, so openly nostalgic for their glory years, other than the Rolling Stones?
Simply being a female, let alone one in her 50s, was enough to make Madonna's performance revolutionary compared to the last eight years, says Lisa de Moraes of the TV Column:
Madonna is, once again, a trailblazer — the first non-guy Super Bowl halftime star since Janet Jackson had a breastplate ripped off her costume by Justin Timberlake, exposing her right breast for about a half-second during the 2004 halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII.
The "wardrobe malfunction," as the incident became known, resulted in a record $550,000 fine levied by the Federal Communications Commission against TV stations owned by CBS, which broadcast that year's Super Bowl — and the effective banning of female halftime headliners. Since then, only Viagra Generation guys have been allowed to star in Super Bowl halftime shows, starting with Paul McCartney in '05, followed in subsequent years by the Rolling Stones and Prince.
Early critics said the only reason Madonna was tapped for the gig was to generate a larger share of women viewers for the Super Bowl, says Suzi Parker of She the People:
Yes, women of a certain age like Madonna. We remember dressing in black lace gloves, rubber O-ring bracelets and leggings, trying to master the moves from the "Lucky Star" music video. For many Generation X women, Madonna opened the door to sexuality – exposing us to topics that even "Cosmopolitan" didn't address. Remember her 1992 book "Sex" wrapped in silver cellophane? Women weren't the only ones sneaking peeks of that, rest assured, and they won't be the only ones watching the halftime show.
More on the Bridgestone halftime show:
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It is an early example of lithograph from Berlin. Depicts church with rose window, gravestones and people walking amongst them.
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Bamboo Flooring In The Lavatory
Bamboo has develop into a popular kind of flooring in properties in the present day, and chances are you'll be questioning in case you should contemplate installing it in your kitchen once you do your kitchen remodel. It is vitally necessary to maintain a very slight tilt in direction of the drain when utilizing bamboo flooring in a rest room. The bamboo flooring must be from a producer who gives guarantee if put in in a rest room. Before going to install bamboo flooring in a rest room all precautions needs to be taken for a safe installation. The terms and circumstances of the manufacturer should be adhered strictly as some manufactures don't present guarantee if put in in a bathroom.
Previous to bamboo set up in a rest room, the sub flooring should be ensured clean, dry and leveled. After installation the flooring must be cleaned with frequent dusting and sweeping. The use of wooden cleaner is advisable but by no means makes use of detergents or wax to scrub bamboo in a bathroom. One of the execs you could enjoy in the event you install bamboo flooring in your kitchen is the fact that it is moisture resistant.
If you want to do the inexperienced thing, you'll discover that unlike wood, bamboo is sustainable. Bamboo matures in only a few years and can develop again, since it is actually a grass. As a result of it is naturally robust and versatile, normally such a flooring will last for some time. You won't have as a lot care for such a flooring as you will with other types of wood either. Though not everyone will love this model, many people will discover that bamboo appears nice with their kitchen decor. The bamboo flooring Geelong should be a great set up for offices and dens.
Most often, bamboo flooring is lengthy lasting, however things like heavy furnishings or even high heels can end up inflicting harm. The price is another of the cons to contemplate in case you are unsure whether or not or not bamboo flooring is correct in your kitchen remodeling challenge. It may well cost from about $4-10 for every sq. foot, which is kind of a bit more than different varieties of flooring. I considered putting it in a rest room redo but went with the travertine as a substitute and loved it. Fortunately, insurance coated the price of replacing the floors and cupboards… they went with tile after that!
Twice now we have had leaks that required the flooring being ripped up and since there are no breaks within the flooring within the your complete downstairs, the floors needed to be refinished all over the place. On one hand, wooden flooring with no tile transition is fantastic, on the other hand, wood flooring in the kitchen takes a beating. My in-laws (who we've been residing with for 2 years) have wood of their kitchen. Since living in the home, we have had ZERO downside with wood ground in the kitchen. I would like to see a publish about cork flooring to hear what people need to say!


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A common complaint Dr. Debra Epstein hears from women after childbirth and during menopause is that their vaginas change. In some instances, this causes issues during sex and in life in general. Dr. Epstein offers Maple Shade, Turnersville, and the surrounding South Jersey area the option of vaginal rejuvenation, a treatment that eliminates some of the common vaginal concerns after childbirth and during menopause. Schedule a consultation for MonaLisa Touch®, a revolutionary vaginal rejuvenation treatment, today by calling or scheduling online using the convenient form.
Vaginal rejuvenation is a procedure that corrects issues with the vaginal area due to reduced estrogen production after childbirth and menopause. Some common issues that vaginal rejuvenation addresses include vaginal dryness or burning and urinary incontinence.
The treatment Dr. Epstein uses is MonaLisa Touch, an innovative, nonsurgical procedure that stimulates collagen production in the vagina using a CO2 laser. The collagen produced by the laser prevents and corrects drops in estrogen in the vaginal tissue. It reduces vaginal dryness and burning while increasing vaginal elasticity and treating mild urinary incontinence.
Dr. Epstein performs the procedure in an outpatient setting. She uses a specialized laser on the vaginal walls and possibly on the outside of the vagina if requested.
A MonaLisa Touch procedure lasts about five minutes and creates micro-lesions that encourage the production of new collagen. The procedure is safe and usually requires at least three treatments given 40-60 days apart.
You probably won't experience much pain during the procedure when you receive it internally. Using the laser on the outside of the vagina does cause a bit of discomfort, which Dr. Epstein uses a numbing agent to combat.
You should recover within days of having MonaLisa Touch. You might experience mild discomfort for the first three to seven days after the procedure.
You may need an over-the-counter pain reliever on an as-needed basis while you're recovering. It's normal to have temporary swelling or slight redness immediately following the procedure.
Although you see results after your first procedure, the tissue regeneration process lasts for several weeks after the treatment.
After MonaLisa Touch, you can expect an improvement in your sex life because your vagina becomes more nourished and hydrated. The vaginal walls thicken and feel tighter and more toned. The laser helps restore your vagina's protective barrier, so you're less at risk of infection.
Most people can resume their normal activities one to three days after the procedure, but you may need to refrain from weightlifting, hot baths, and physical exercise for a specific period, based on Dr. Epstein's recommendations.
If you're interested in reversing the negative effects of childbirth or menopause using MonaLisa Touch, contact Dr. Epstein today.


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Grilled Chicken Sandwich
Topped with candied Applewood bacon, Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomatoes & honey mustard on a sourdough bun with a choice of one side. $8
Harrigan's Meatloaf
A smaller portion of our special recipe, baked & topped with our red wine-mushroom sauce. Served with New Orleans potatoes & creamed spinach. $8
Parley Voo Burger
Served open-faced with melted Cheddar cheese, our red wine-mushroom sauce, a dab of sour cream & fresh chives. $8
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Santa Fe-seasoned grilled chicken on penne pasta, tossed in our spicy red bell pepper-cream sauce, topped with fresh chives & grated Gouda cheese. $10
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Crowns of broccoli & chicken breast are seasoned with six spices & simmered until tender & ready for baking. Served with one side item, or a small salad, or a bowl of homemade soup. $8.
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PARIS — Nine-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal pulled out of the Grand Slam tournament on Friday, citing an injury to his left wrist.
He announced his withdrawal the day before he would have been scheduled to play in the third round.
The left-handed Spaniard wore a blue brace on his wrist during what he called "one of the toughest press conferences in my career."
Nadal said that he would not even have tried to compete at any other tournament with the injury, "but it"s the most important event of the year for me."
He won his second-round match in straight sets Thursday, playing after getting an injection to numb the pain in his wrist.