Benjamin and Chance discuss the latest Apple leaks of the week, headlined by details about Apple’s upcoming smart home display product, expected to launch in 2025. The iPhone SE and iPad Air are also getting refreshes early next year, and component leaks perhaps give us insight into what Apple is planning for its cheaper Apple […]
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Apple in October will release macOS Sequoia 15.1, bringing to Macs the first Apple Intelligence features such as Writing Tools, new Siri features, Smart Replies, and more. In addition, macOS 15.1 adds a handful of welcome tweaks and improvements to existing Mac capabilities. Here’s what we can expect from the first major update to macOS
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Apple on Wednesday pulled watchOS 11.1 beta 3 after some users complained that the update caused their Apple Watch to freeze or lock up until they restarted the device, according to MacRumors contributor Aaron Perris. This is the third software version that Apple has pulled over the past month. In September, Apple pulled iPadOS 18
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A rare Apple Macintosh prototype from 1983, featuring the “Twiggy disk” drive, is expected to sell for over $100,000 at auction (via New Atlas). The piece of Apple history is set to go under the hammer at Bonhams in New York. The Macintosh prototype, model #M0001, is one of the few surviving pre-production units from
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An extremely rare early prototype of the first Macintosh is coming up for auction later this month. Here’s what makes it so special. more…
Rare Macintosh prototype with proprietary Apple drive set for record-breaking sale Read More »
Back in February, I talked about the difficulty of smoothly zooming video footage using the on-screen controls, and said I’d really love a hardware control. The iPhone 16 looked like it might give me what I wanted, with the Camera Control video zoom feature. Unfortunately, right now, it doesn’t. Using the Camera Control slider to
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Two of the iPhone 16 designers have spoken on the Cool Hunting Design Tangents podcast, sharing some of the thinking behind the development of the new Camera Control button. Senior product designer Rich Dinh said that he’s worked on the iPhone since the original model, but they still approach each generation afresh … more…
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Aqara today announced the launch of the Aqara Smart Lock U300, which is a smart lock that’s designed for doors that have a lever or knob but no deadbolt. Many homes have non-deadbolt doors for side entries, garage doors, home offices, basements, and storage rooms, and these kind of door setups do not work with
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Some developers yesterday argued that a change to iPhone contact privacy in iOS 18 made it harder for new social media apps to compete. But I think they’re wrong, and that the more granular privacy control offered in iOS 18 actually makes it more likely that we’ll be willing to grant contacts access to apps
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