Bengaluru — Apple is expected to launch three new iPhones on Wednesday and leaks from Apple website have so far suggested that they will be named XS Max for the top variant, XS for the next level model and Xr for the entry version. The names were first spotted on Apple’s products sitemap page by technology website ATH and was later confirmed by media outlet Verge. Reuters could not independently verify the content of the sitemap as it was no longer available. Apple for years was known for being very secretive about new product launches, but in the past few years iPhone specifications have routinely found its way into public domain before the launch. A small German ecommerce site specialising in electronics, Arktis, has already put up pictures of the new models on its website. "Apple has sent us some dummies/samples," an Arktis spokeswoman said. "But we do not know how Apple will call their newest devices. It was just a guess that we named them Apple Xr." Apple did not immediately re...

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