Apple has a new video out promoting the iPhone 16. While previous ads have spotlighted the forthcoming Apple Intelligence features, is all about Camera Control. And if you pay close attention, you’ll notice a key detail about Apple’s intended use for the new button.

One of the biggest changes to this year’s iPhone is a new multi-functional button : Camera Control.

The button enables quick access to the camera, but also supports gestures to change controls inside Apple’s Camera app.

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Joining even lower prices on the new , including both 42mm and 46mm models, as well the best prices yet on the official , we have a fresh batch of discounts for you down below. Some highlights include the with 16GB of RAM and up to alongside Apple’s 2024 Space Black M4 iPad Pro and early fall Prime Day deals on Find My gear, MagSafe charging desk mats, and more. Scope it all out down below.

Apple did something with the iPhone 16 line that surprised a lot of people. It made the base model option stronger than ever, providing fewer compelling reasons to upgrade to the iPhone 16 Pro. But recent reports about the next iPhone SE could explain why.

For the last few years, when Apple has begun announcing its latest iPhones, my attention tends to drift. During the presentation of the base iPhone 15, iPhone 14, and so on, I haven’t been very interested.

Why?

Both the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 15 before it offer the option to limit charging to 80% rather than 100%. The thinking is that many people don’t need the full battery capacity of the device in a typical day, and it reduces wear on the battery, extending its life.

But is the theory backed up by real-world results? A sister site of Macworld decided to collect some data and carry out a statistical analysis to find out …

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Apple’s partnership with Major League Soccer (MLS) is about to have a landmark moment. Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami team just clinched a postseason spot, and Apple has plans to make the first Messi playoff match available to as big an audience as possible, on as big a screen as possible.

Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami team will be playing their first playoff match on Friday, October 25. When that happens, it will be streamed for free to everyone via the Apple TV app. And

I’m very late to the sit-stand desk party, I know. My colleague Jeff Benjamin first made the switch way back in 2016, and Apple did the same for all its Apple Park employees in 2018.

I’d so far been using a large custom-made desk, but there are two reasons that now seemed a good time to make a switch …

First, I’m going to be moving to a new apartment in the not too distant future, which

The AAPL earnings call for Q4 2024 has been , and will give our first official hint about early iPhone 16 sales.

The fiscal quarter covers July to September. Pre-orders for the new iPhone models opened on September 13 , with the phones available in Apple Stores from September 20, so launch orders will be included in the iPhone revenue …

However, Apple doesn’t reveal unit sales, and doesn’t break out the pre-launch from post-launch revenue, so

In addition to a handful of notable bug fixes and performance improvements, today’s iOS 18.0.1 and iPadOS 18.0.1 updates also include a pair of important security fixes. that the updates include a fix for microphone access on the iPhone 16 as well as a fix for access to the Passwords app across all supported iPhone and iPad models.

First, Apple says that iOS 18.0.1 fixes a bug where audio messages in the Messages app could have recorded “