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We can all use a bit of help fine-tuning our productivity. And technology is one way we’re able to be more productive with less stress while juggling all of our responsibilities. It’s even better when the technology's already at your disposal, which is what we strove to accomplish with our brand new Insider Guide to Productivity Apps. Get up close and personal with Apple's Notes, Reminders, and Calendar apps on your iPhone and iPad. All of these apps come with every Apple device and have a lot of useful functions for organizing your life, so why wouldn’t you use them? With a video for each tip to make learning easy, we’re excited to present the latest offering from our premium membership, iPhone Life Insider. Get a sneak preview of the new Productivity Apps Guide and learn about all the benefits of an Insider subscription below.

If you get special satisfaction each time you discover a new way to use your iPhone or iPad, you're going to love our latest Flipboard magazine featuring our very best iOS 11 tips. Follow "The Epic Guide to iOS 11 on iPhone & iPad" magazine on Flipboard to get time-saving tips on how to use Apple's new Battery Life suggestions, turning your Live Photos into gifs, setting up Emergency SOS on iPhone, and much more. 

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We’ve been patiently waiting for the official release of Apple’s tenth-anniversary iPhone. Now, it’s just days away from being in stores— get it on November 3. But why wait in line when you can pre-order the iPhone X online now. I would hurry though; it wouldn’t surprise me at all if the shipping date gets moved further out very quickly. It’s Apple’s first thousand dollar iPhone, and many of you have said you’re all-in and ready to buy. Now’s your chance! The iPhone X is officially available for pre-order on apple.com.

Anxious to get your hands on the iPhone X? In the 69th episode, members of the iPhone Life team share pro tips for making sure you're one of the first to pre-order Apple's premium new iPhone. Other topics include listeners' most loved and hated features of iOS 11 and addictive iPhone games we're loving right now. CORRECTION: Pre-orders start Friday, October 27, at 12 a.m., Pacific time, not Saturday as stated in the podcast. Basically this means you'll be staying up very late on October 26 to place your order the minute October 27 begins.

The iPhone X is available for pre-order at 12:01 a.m., west coast time, on Friday, October 27. Basically this means you will be staying up very late on October 26. Supplies are expected to be extremely limited, so you'll want to make sure to click Buy the second pre-orders become available to increase the odds of you getting the iPhone X sooner rather than later. Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts has said that the iPhone X will also be available for purchase in store on November 3, but wouldn't you rather just buy the phone using your Apple Store app instead of waiting in line and hoping they don't run out before you get to the front?

When Apple announced the iPhone X, many had sticker shock over the $1,000 price tag. Not only is this the most expensive iPhone that Apple has ever created, but it’s also one of six different iPhones the company now sells. Building such a large (some would argue fragmented) product line is one of the biggest departures in strategy Tim Cook has taken from his predecessor. Under Cook, Apple has dabbled in budget markets by offering the cheaper iPhone 5c and SE. However, these releases were more consistent with Apple’s image as being a luxury brand for the masses; with the iPhone X, Apple is becoming a luxury brand for the rich.

I grew up in one of the most beautiful places on the entire planet. No kidding. People would come from all over the world to visit our exquisite crystal blue waters and our lush tropical islands. Now however, everything has changed. In a matter of hours the Virgin Islands (the British Virgin Islands in particular) were decimated by the most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever recorded. Now the people in the islands are dealing with the devastation and many residents have gone from living an idealistic island life to living like refugees.

Best & Worst Features of iOS 11

By Sarah Kingsbury

In the 67th episode of the iPhone Life Podcast, the team shares their most loved and hated features of iOS 11 (spoiler: Donna's a big fan of Drag and Drop and Sarah loves lane guidance in Apple Maps). They also address concerns about the privacy and security of the iPhone X's Face ID feature and teach you how to optimize your storage with iOS 11.

“What is this stupid feature?” “There are people starving around the world and they are making little animated faces?”  “What a waste of time!” These are just a small sampling of the comments I heard while the new Animojis were demoed at Apple's fall iPhone announcement. Some people may agree with that, and it may look like a silly or frivolous little feature, but I think it’s an impressive demonstration of the progress technology, as well as an exciting new beginning of a whole new range of creative expression and art that we are only beginning to see.

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