A US-based newspaper publishing since July 8, 1889, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) publishes numerous, in-depth Apple profiles each year: sometimes, there are scoops, too.
Rumor accuracy
Rumor list
2021
June
iOS 15 getting big updates in the following apps, link
- Safari
- Health
- Maps
- iMessage
2019
June 28, 2019
- New Mac Pro to be manufactured in China, not in US,* link
May 31, 2019
- Apple will tighten privacy for ad tracking on apps made for children, link
March 24, 2019
- Apple content will be paid, link
- Apple News premium to cost $9.99/month
- Apple working to bring TV app to many more smart TVs
- Roku x Apple TV app
- One-click subscription to new ‘Apple TV channels’:
- HBO, Showtime and Starz
- 9.99/month each
- Apple will debut first footage for original content at March 25 event
March 20, 2019
- AirPower production approved and should be released within months, link
February 21, 2019
- Apple credit card launching later in 2019, link
- Set spending goals
- Track purchase rewards
- 2% cash back
- More cash back for Apple products
- Mastercard network
- Encourage users to pay down debt
- Visual cues from Apple Activity app, ex. rings
- “Notifications based on analysis of cardholders’ spending patterns”
January 11, 2019
- 3 new iPhone models, link
- 2 OLED
- 1 LCD
- Only highest-end model getting 3 cameras
- iPhone XR successor getting 2 cameras
- Pressure-sensitive component removed
- LCD going away in 2020
2018
June 1, 2018
- Apple Search Ads coming to apps, link
May 10, 2018
- Apple Pay credit card made in partnership with Goldman Sachs, link
- Coming as soon as early 2019
- Replacing Barclays credit card
*International models are manufactured in China, but others are made in Apple’s US Austin, Texas factory, link
