apple's online store down ahead of iphone xs, iphone xr and apple watch series 4 preorders

Apple Thursday took its online store down for maintenance as customers prepare to flock to the in few hours to preorder iPhone and Apple Watch hardware...   Pacific iPhone XS Max and Apple Watch Series 4 orders..   Introduced at event on Wednesday, iPhone XS and XS Max are the successors to last iPhone X flagship.   Powered by A12 Bionic, the handsets features full-face OLED displays, advanced dual-camera arrays, increased water resistance and more.   Carried over from iPhone X is TrueDepth, the specialized depth-sensing camera system that underpins Face ID.   A12 Bionic boasts two performance cores Apple claims is up to 15 percent faster than last A11 Bionic, and four efficiency cores that use up to 50 percent power compared to the predecessor.   iPhone XS will sell for $999 for 64GB of storage, with 256GB model retailing for $1,149, and 512GB option available for $1,349.   iPhone XS Max will sell for $1,099 with 64GB of storage, $1,249 for 256GB, and $1,449 for 512GB...   Apple introduced its first Apple Watch redesign with Apple Watch Series 4, squeezing OLED displays, enhanced heart rate monitoring capabilities, S4 SoC and revamped internal sensors into slimmer chassis..   Instead of different models of Apple Watch using different composite materials for the backs depending on model, all models of Series 4 will come with ceramic backs, material that affords better transmission and allows for the advanced cardiac monitoring that the device now provides..   Read more