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A report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman suggests that Apple’s upcoming smart home display might bear more than a passing resemblance to one of the most iconic Macintosh models, the iMac G4 .
This is something I suggested might happen back in the summer, though personally I was hoping for a magnetic attachment for an iPad …
Here’s what had to say:
The device will have a square display, I’m told, and be about the size of two iPhones side by side. The screen is positioned
Instagram head Adam Mosseri has admitted that the company may reduce the quality of your video if it thinks it’s not getting enough views …
In an , a user asked:
Do stories lose quality over time? Mine look blurry in highlights
Mosseri said yes, they can.
In general, we want to show the highest-quality video we can. But if something isn’t watched for a long time, because the vast majority of views are in the beginning, we will move to a lower quality video [
If you had a Cash App account between August 2018 and August 2024, you could be eligible to claim up to $2,575 in compensation for a data breach – but only if you submit your claim quickly …
The Cash App is owned by Block, formerly known as Square. Back in 2022, the company disclosed a data breach affecting 8.2M users .
The company revealed that a former employee retained access to US customer information despite departing the company
The $250 (yep, there’s no missing ‘M’ from the end of that number) Apple was awarded in its patent infringement case against Masimo might seem amusing – as wryly noted, it’s just about enough to buy one Apple Watch SE.
But what was even more amusing is than neither Apple not Masimo could admit what the case was really about for the respective parties …
Apple argued that health tech company Masimo had infringed on its design patents by copying the look of the Apple Watch
Earlier this week, the Indonesian government has banned the sale and use of iPhone 16 models in the country, alongside other Apple products released this fall, including the Apple Watch Series 10. The ban occurred because Apple failed to meet some of its investment commitments in the country (via ).
This ban covers both the sale and operation of iPhone 16 models and extends to units already sold, creating issues for tourists. Industry Minister Gumiwang Kartasasmita stated the following:
If there is an iPhone 16 that can
Apple skipped updating their this year (and last year as well), leaving it with the over four year old A14 chipset. They did lower the price earlier this year, from $449 to $349, but we should finally see a real refresh next spring. Here’s what to expect.
The next gen will likely have support for the Apple Intelligence, although it’s unclear on what chipset it’ll use. It’s likely to be the A18
Meta released a brand new mixed reality headset about two week ago, the . It’s their cheapest mixed reality headset by far, starting at a price of $299, compared to the $499 starting price of Meta Quest 3. Don’t get confused though, the S in 3S does not mean it’s better, even though you may think that.
It’s a great value for mixed reality – but something Apple would never make.
The reason why I say Apple
Apple is going to be holding an “exciting week of announcements” starting tomorrow, confirmed by Apple marketing exec Greg Joswiak. Although the announcements will focus on the first M4 Macs, rumors for several other Apple products are circulating. Today, we aim to clarify what you shouldn’t expect this week.
While the is one of Apple’s more popular Macs, it will not be jumping on the M4 bandwagon quite yet. Apple refreshed the with the M3 chip in March this year, and Apple
iFixit shared their for the new yesterday, highlighting the fact that Apple did not rotate the display driver in order to fix the “jelly scrolling” problem – which many expected them to do. Instead, the fix lies somewhere else.
When reviewers got their hands on the new iPad mini, many of them noted that jelly scrolling was at least reduced. Some people claimed it disappeared entirely, while others argued it was just an improvement over the mini 6.
For context, jelly scrolling is an issue where half of the