There's no denying it. WIRED readers love stories of the pomaceous variety. News about Apple or Apple products accounted for half a dozen of our 17 most-read Gear stories of the year, and for good reason: this year, the company celebrated the ten-year anniversary of the iPhone, the personal product that inarguably changed the world. Apple marked the occasion by releasing the iPhone X[1], a device decked out with new features like facial recognition[2], a bezel-less screen[3], and, to be blunt about it, talking poop[4].
The company's influence webs out so far it could also be felt in at least another four stories, including one about the Essential, a phone we billed as "the Anti-iPhone."
But while it was a year of hellos—to the iPhone X and the Essential—2017 also saw its share of goodbyes—to Flash, to Google's blob emoji, to the iPod, and, again, thanks to Apple, to wired headphones.
Lady Gaga's Super Bowl LI Halftime Show Drones Have a Bright Future[5]
The 2017 Super Bowl halftime show featured hundreds of swirling, swarming drones.
—Brian Barrett, February 5, 2017
Apple AirPods: Review[6]
Apple's new wireless headphones aren't for the iPhone 7. They're for Siri.
—David Pierce, April 7, 2017
The Father of Android Is Back, and He's Built the Anti-iPhone[7]
Andy Rubin sees the future, and can't sit around waiting for it to arrive.
—David Pierce, May 30, 2017
The New iMac Pro Is Apple's Most Bonkers Computer Ever[8]
The new iMac Pro is a ridiculously powerful, 5K, space gray all-in-one.
—David Pierce, June 5, 2017...