New iPhone 8 Design Leaks, Apple Watch's Secret Power, Anger Over MacBook Pro Update

from Cupertino, this week’s Apple Loop includes the impossible iPhone design, the cost of Apple’s new smartphone, what’s happening with the new MacBooks, angry Mac customers, the patent deal between Apple and Nokia, improvements to the Apple Watch, the Apple Pencil’s new frontier, and Apple’s change of direction with its web browser.
Apple Loop is here to remind you of a few of the very many discussions that have happened around Apple over the last seven days (and you can read my weekly digest of Android news here on Forbes).
Making The Impossible iPhone Possible
How do you reconcile the idea of Apple’s new iPhone having an almost bezel-less front display, and still have forward facing cameras and sensors at the top of the device? Forbes’ Gordon Kelly matches up some leaks and rumors to find out if there is an answer:
What both illustrate is the iPhone 8 will indeed have a near bezel-less design, but the front camera (or cameras) will not be under the display. Instead a cutout will be made which still leaves space for permanent information like the time, date and signal strength.
…while all this appears to add-up (and leaks have correctly revealed all major iPhone details ahead of launch for many years), the definitive word will only come when Tim Cook takes to the stage in September.
Are You Saving Up For Your iPhone Yet?
Don’t get too excited about the presumptively titled iPhone 8, because it’s going to come with a little bit of sticker shock. According to analyst reports, the flagship handset costs will start at $1,000. Gordon Kelly has more:

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