The most significant product announcement will be the iPhone 16 line, but the company is also preparing major updates to both the Apple Watch and AirPods. Apple Intelligence — a new suite of AI tools that includes an updated Siri digital assistant — also will feature prominently. The theme of the event, “It’s Glowtime,” is a reference to Siri’s new interface.
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The iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max, meanwhile, will retain the iPhone 15 Pro line design save for one noticeable change: the displays. The screen sizes are increasing to 6.3 inches on the smaller model (up from from 6.1 inches) and going to 6.9 inches from 6.7 inches on the Max version. While the changes represent an increase of less than 5% on both models, the shift will come with bezels that are now about a third slimmer. That should make for a sleeker overall look.
These are plausible outcomes, and there are some less extreme possibilities, too. But we’re about to see Apple confront this new world in so many ways: as the company is pressured to change its App Store rules, give developers access to previously unavailable system features, and allow users to pick more of their own defaults, the question is the same across every surface. Was Apple’s legendarily tight control about preserving user experience and making sure users got the best of everything with the least amount of work, or was it about Apple making its devices worse just to make them harder to quit? No one’s ever had a fair fight with Apple before. But the playing field is beginning to level.
"What Apple could, and should have said, here is that 'This is no longer correct, as we fixed it in iOS 17.x,'" said OWA. "Instead they appear to have, bafflingly, chosen to mislead the regulator about the existence of the issue entirely."
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In its defense, Apple could claim it was simply addressing Safari's present behavior and making no statement about the past or the accuracy of allegations made at a prior date. Whether that omission could be construed as an attempt to mislead the CMA is a question only the CMA can answer.
Earlier today, Apple announced several new and updated games are coming to Arcade, including one of my favorites of 2024: Balatro. Balatro is a roguelike deck-builder that mixes the familiarity of poker with special joker and other cards for combos that result in an incredibly fun roller coaster ride that’s hard to put down.
Iconic bands New Order and Oasis are set to have their music released in immersive Dolby Atmos spatial audio on Apple Music this month, offering fans a chance to experience these legendary albums in a revolutionary new way.
If you only use Apple's Reminders app to add basic reminders, you're missing out on its full potential. While it has built a reputation for simplicity, you can also use Apple's Reminders as a fully-fledged task organizer.
Making such a foundational change to a long-established app is a huge risk, but that risk comes with an equally weighty purpose: to recreate Reeder into a one-stop digital inbox fit for the current web landscape. It’s a tall order, but the app hits the mark dead center. The work Silvio Rizzi has done on this new version is nothing short of excellent; I encourage readers to give it a try. It might not be what we’re used to, but new things can often surprise us, maybe even delight us. The new Reeder has certainly done that for me.
Productivity, after all, is flexible, and what works for one person might not work for everyone.
With that in mind, here's yet another Pomodoro timer: Pure Focus, a Mac app that pauses Spotify, Apple Music, or YouTube when it’s time to take a break.
As someone who talks to many people outside my time zone, I often spend at least a few minutes on a video call explaining my location, time, and weather. That information became easier to convey with a Mac app called Boom, now available as a freemium product.
Boom is a bootstrapped company built by former Shopify employees Robleh Jama and Krishna Satya. The app works with all major video conferencing apps, including Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams. Once installed, you can add customized themes to your video call appearances, including your name, designation, location, time, and weather.
We all misplace our keys or wallets from time to time, but how many times have you lost your laptop charger? If the answer is even just once, then Twelve South may have the wall charger for you.
Have a good weekend, as some of us get our wallets ready for Monday's event.
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