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Apple may have fueled a thousand dollar phone trend that could continue to drive up the price of flagship phones across the board. A virus at one of Apple's main chip factories raises concerns about production delays, and how Apple could be planning to transform your iPhone into a passport and ID card. Here's a roundup of the most important iPhone news and rumors of the week.  

With a base price of $999, the iPhone X set the record for the most expensive iPhone ever, but that clearly hasn't stopped consumers from snatching it up. Despite the skeptics who doubted whether it would sell as well, the tenth anniversary iPhone has been Apple's best seller each week since it went on sale Nov. 3, 2017.