Apple's upcoming iPhone 16 Pro models should use a new coating material, making the lenses much less susceptible to lens flare, ghosting, haze, etc.
iPhone 16 Pros could reduce imaging artifacts like ghosting, haze and lens flare
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Rumor: Apple skipping M3 Mac Pro, going straight for M4 Mac Pro in 2025
Apple is expected to debut its next Mac Pro workstation in late 2025, featuring an M4 chip and supporting nearly three times more RAM than the current model.
iOS 17.5 brings less intimidating “Unknown Part” repair prompts on iPhone
The reworded “Unknown Part” repair prompt in iOS 17.5’s Settings app no longer shames folks who dare use affordable aftermarket parts for their iPhones.
Encrypted visual search is another mysterious feature in iOS 18
Apple will launch iOS 18 this fall, and the update seems to include a new iPhone feature called Encrypted Visual Search, but little do we know about it now.
Apple to permit used parts in iPhone repairs, with Activation Lock restricting components harvested from stolen devices
Apple will soon permit genuine parts to repair iPhones and other devices, except for the components harvested from stolen devices.
iOS 18 could bring a Safari browsing assistant, but little is known at this time
Safari Browsing Assistant is rumored to be part of a set of generative AI features thought to be coming to iPhone with the iOS 18 update this fall.
iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus could come in two additional colors—white and purple
Apple may bring the new white and purple color finishes to the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus models for a total of seven color choices.
Supercut supercharges watching Netflix on Vision Pro, with Plex integration coming
The Supercut visionOS app streams Netflix in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision video and Dolby Atmos multichannel audio on Apple’s Vision Pro headset.
AR cleaning: Dyson CleanTrace promises to put the fun back in vacuuming
The upcoming Dyson CleanTrace attachment works with the company's Gen5detect vacuum and iPhone app to let you clean the room in augmented reality (AR).
Google’s Find My Device network supports tracking alerts on iOS and Android
Much like Apple, Google's Find My Device network will alert you of any unknown tracking tags moving with you, preventing stalking and unwanted tracking.
Spotify can now create AI playlists from ChatGPT-style text prompts
Using large language models, Spotify’s new AI Playlist option enables you to quickly create playlists from ChatGPT-style text prompts.