Tech giant Apple revised its revenue guidance for Q1 2019 by hauling it down by up to $9 billion on account of less-than-expected iPhone upgrades, most notably in China. Apple CEO Tim Cook had earlier admitted that the demand for iPhone has been weaker than the company expected.

However, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the "worst" will be "soon over" for Apple as far as iPhone sales are concerned. As per his research note with TF International Securities, obtained by MacRumors, Kuo says, “We maintain our forecast of 188–192mn units for 2019 iPhone shipments. We believe the downside risks of share prices for the Apple and iPhone supply chain are limited in the near term given that 2Q19 iPhone shipments will likely be better than the market consensus.”

In other news, Apple iOS 12.2 first beta came out two days back. The OS version has this time indicated the arrival of four new iPad models and a new iPod Touch. Although rumours indicating the launch of a new iPod Touch were already there, what came as a surprise are references to four new iPad models.

Found by the developer named Steve Troughton-Smith, the iPad models are named as iPad11,1, iPad11,2, iPad11,3 and iPad11,4 in the iOS 12.2 beta. This is said to include both Wi-Fi only and cellular variants. The iPod Touch is mentioned as iPod9,1.

Nothing concrete has been revealed about the features of these upcoming devices. However, the developer duly notes that the tablets could be the upcoming iPad Mini models that have been mentioned by several reports by analysts before. All of them are said to miss out on the FaceID tech. As for the iPod Touch, the accessory is said to come without any biometric authentication support.

Source: gadgetsnow.com