Podcast | Editor's story of the day - Apple likely to release gold-coloured iPhone on 12th September

It is 2018. In America, it may be what some people might call a golden age. Not because everything is hunky dory (it is not), but the man at the helm of affairs in the land of the free and the home of the brave, the “leader” of the free world, is a man whose idea of grandeur and majesty begins and ends with gold. Literal gold, to be sure; the man has neither the breadth of wisdom nor the depth of feeling to consider that the idea of gold could also be metaphorical.

It’s 2018 – it is the best of times (the economy in Trump’s America); it is the worst of times (everything else in Trump’s America). Everything is gold; nothing is golden. To add to the list of all that’s gold is the crown jewel of American enterprise – according to the latest reports, it is widely expected that the trillion dollar economy that is Apple will release a new line of iPhones on September 12. That is our story of the day and you are listening to Moneycontrol.

Apple said on Thursday it would be hosting an event on September 12 at the Steve Jobs Theater in the company's Cupertino, California, campus, where it is widely expected to unveil new iPhone models.

Analysts believe Apple plans to release three new smartphones this year, including one with a larger display than previous models. Analysts also expect Apple to release an iPhone with an edge-to-edge display similar to the iPhone X but using less-costly LCD screen technology.