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The Following-Consumers Edition Monday, July 8, 2024

How Apple Chief Tim Cook Wants You To Use Vision Pro, by Trevor Long, The Sydney Morning Herald

When products such as the iPad launched, it took some time for business and education to follow the strong consumer trend towards the devices. But Cook reckons it could well be the opposite with Vision Pro.

With Australia in mind, Cook is quick to point out some Australian app developers working on Vision Pro, including Melbourne 3D augmented-reality modelling app Jigspace.

What’s Next For The Apple Watch: Bigger Screens But A Similar Look, by Mark Gurman, Bloomberg

Both versions of the Series 10 — codenamed N217 and N218 — will get bigger screens. The change means Series 10 shoppers will be able to pick a screen that’s about as large as the one found on the Apple Watch Ultra. The Ultra itself, meanwhile, won’t get a major design change (but the current one only dates to 2022).

There will be other enhancements under the hood. Both the Series 10 and new Ultra 3 will get a new chip, which could lay the groundwork for some AI enhancements down the road. But if you’re hoping for the device to run Apple Intelligence — the upcoming suite of AI features — you should reset your expectations. For now, that service is only headed to the iPhone, iPad and Mac. Later, it will come to the Vision Pro, but there are no plans to bring the full initiative to the watch.

This App Will Create Unique Daily Walking Loops For You, by Justin Pot, Lifehacer

It doesn't matter whether you're visiting a new city or at home—sometimes you just want to take a walk, but you don't know where to go. A new, free iPhone app called Strolly is the perfect solution. Open the app and it will create three walking routes, usually a loop, near your current location: one short, one long, and one in between. You can flip between the routes and choose the one you like.

Shockingly, Apple And Epic Games Still Aren’t Getting Along, by John Gruber, Daring Fireball

My point is, we don’t know. And one party, Apple, is barely commenting on the fracas, and the other, Epic, was just fined a quarter of a billion dollars for tricking users, including children, into making unwanted purchases.

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I sure hope that Apple is not all into the bigger screen equals better products. There are many people, I think, who will prefer a not-so-big screen on their watches.

(And, yes, this is where I also chime in to say, I wish there is a new iPhone mini.)

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