Benjamin and Chance discuss the just-announced iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air, as Apple begins its week of product launches. As well as bit of speculation about what is to come on Tuesday and Wednesday, the duo also respond to a report about the dysfunctional nature of Apple’s cloud infrastructure division, and look forward to the start of F1 on Apple TV this weekend.
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iPhone 17e announcement day means a new Apple wallpaper has arrived. Fortunately, you don’t necessarily have to buy the new iPhone 17e if you just want to try Apple’s latest wallpaper on your iPhone.
Basic Apple Guy has managed to extract and upscale the new iPhone 17e marketing wallpapers that will only be officially available on the new hardware.
iPhone 17e comes in black, white, and a new soft pink color option, and there are specific wallpaper versions for each color
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Anthropic is taking advantage of Claude’s recent increase in mindshare with a new memory import tool to encourage switching from competing AI chatbot systems.
Claude’s memory feature is also available for free tier users for the first time after launching last summer.
“Memory is now available on the free plan,” Anthropic announced today. “We’ve also made it easier to import saved memories into Claude. You can export them whenever you want.”
The memory import tool is pretty basic. In fact, it’
Following today’s announcement of the iPhone 17e and the M4 iPad Air , Apple updated the trade-in values for iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches. Here are the details.
From time to time, Apple adjusts the trade-in values for all its products, as well as the maximum amount it pays for select Android phones when users trade them in for a new device.
Today, as , Apple updated its trade-in table, with most products seeing modest increases, except
Apple’s newest iPhone is also the most affordable iPhone, but whether it’s the best value depends on which features you value. Apple still sells the iPhone 16 alongside the new iPhone 17e. Here’s how the two lowest-priced iPhones compare.
At $599, Apple’s new iPhone 17e has twice as much storage, faster performance, and longer battery life than the iPhone 16 that Apple sells for $699.
Apple’s new iPhone
Apple announced two new products today: iPhone 17e and an iPad Air with M4 . Both devices include a C1X 5G chip, offering three unique advantages over non-Apple modems.
Following last year’s introduction of a ban on social media apps for teenagers, Australia is now tightening age-verification requirements for AI apps. Here are the details.
Last year, Australia became the first country to ban social media apps for teenagers, in what became the first national effort to protect young people’s mental health.
The move followed growing global concern about the mental health impact of social media on young users, a debate that has only intensified since the release of books such as The Anxious Generation by
I miss the iPhone 13 mini. I just prefer smaller iPhones. If you are using an iPhone 17 Pro Max, holding it with one hand for extended periods can get uncomfortable. A lot of people rely on permanent grips, but sticking something directly to the back of your phone ruins the ability to use wireless chargers. The SUPERONE MagSafe phone grip solves this by giving you a secure hold and an impromptu stand that you can easily remove whenever you need to. Read on to learn more.