CultCast #334 - The Death of 3D Touch?

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This week’s very HOT stories: 

• Analysts were wrong—iPhone X is a massive hit
• The death of 3D Touch starts with 2018 iPhone
• The world’s most famous Apple analyst may no longer be reporting on Apple
• Apple’s AirPort router lineup is officially dead
• And we pitch you our favorite shows, movies, and vodka in an all-new Under Review!

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• Apple introduced the AirPort lineup back in 2003 when it was starting to ride the high from the original iPod
• Apple decided to finally put the nail in the coffin for its lineup of AirPort routers that haven’t been updated in years.
• Statement: “We’re discontinuing the Apple AirPort base station products. They will be available through Apple.com, Apple’s retail stores and Apple Authorized Resellers while supplies last.”

  Analysts were wrong: iPhone X is a massive hit https://www.cultofmac.com/545233/5-big-revelations-from-apples-surprising-q2-earnings-call/

• Apple blew analysts’ expectations out of the water this afternoon with its historic Q2 2018 earnings report that saw the company post the most revenue ever in the March quarter.
• Tim Cook and Apple CFO Luca Maestri were giddy during Tuesday's call with investors. Everyone expected the iPhone X to be a bust, but even Apple was surprised by its success as it still dominates the iPhone sales charts.

  Death of 3D Touch starts with 2018 iPhone https://www.cultofmac.com/544359/3d-touch-2018-iphone-2019-ming-chi-kuo/

• A very reliable analyst predicts one of the iPhones coming in autumn won’t have this pressure-sensitive technology, and none of the 2019 devices will.
• Ming-Chi Kuo says it’s all because Apple is changing the components of its displays to make them lighter and less likely to break.
• The analyst says sources in Apple’s supply chain told him that the 6.1-inch LCD iPhone, expected this fall, will use a CGS (Cover Glass Sensor) process. This means the touch sensor will no longer integrated with the actual display, but will instead be part of the cover that protects the