Yesterday, Apple announced that it will be supporting RCS Universal Profile 3.0 in “future software updates.” While this does have one large benefit of bringing end-to-end encryption to iPhone users using RCS, it has a number of other benefits that aren’t yet being mentioned.
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Remind Me Faster is a nice companion app for Apple Reminders, helping you transcribe your thoughts into reminders as quickly as possible. It doesn’t replace Reminders, but instead makes it more intuitive to use.
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Following the Thursday announcement, Google is widely rolling out the latest Gemini models, including 2.0 Flash Thinking (experimental), to the web, Android, and iOS apps.
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According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is potentially working on a third generation, codenamed J527. This would be a version ahead of the already rumored second generation Studio Display, which is codenamed J427 – but feature advantages of the third generation display are unknown. It’s also plausible that this isn’t a third-generation monitor at all. Let’s discuss.
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According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, iPhone 17 Air will feature a number of features from the iPhone 16 Pro, including Camera Control and ProMotion. Rumors have long suggested that the entire iPhone 17 lineup would feature ProMotion, but it wasn’t quite clear whether or not iPhone 17 Air would feature Camera Control. Despite the thinness though, it now seems likely the phone will feature Camera Control.
Apple had also considered making the iPhone 17 Air its first “port-free” iPhone, and going all in on wireless charging. The company ultimately decided against this.
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Thanks to Apple leaker Sonny Dickson, we now have our first look at some dummy models for the iPhone 17 lineup. These dummy models highlight a number of things: new camera bump designs across the Air and Pro models, MagSafe support across the whole lineup, varying thicknesses, and more.
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Last week, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that Apple was planning “one of the most dramatic software overhauls” in its history. The company is currently planning a redesign for iOS 19, iPadOS 19, and macOS 16 – all in the name of consistency. Gurman even said that this would be the “biggest revamp since iOS 7” for iPhone and iPad, and the “most significant upgrade to the Mac since macOS Big Sur.
Now, Bloomberg reports that Apple executives are “confident” that users will love this visionOS-inspired design.
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Sophia and Zac inspect the last week of humanoid and non-humanoid robots while unpacking several days of AI announcements, including Amazon’s new Alexa+ AI, Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 and Claude Code, and much more.
Note: recorded 2/27/2025 and released 3/16/2025 because… reasons. Thanks for viewing!
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Double-decker AirPower. That’s basically the pitch for this wireless charging station from Zens that Apple is selling. Unlike Apple’s AirPower charging mat, this two-story power apartment for iPhones and AirPods is an actual shipping product.
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A secret court hearing on iCloud encryption began on Friday, amid calls in both the UK and US to make the proceedings public.
The British government is demanding that Apple create backdoor access, not just for the personal data of British citizens, but for all iCloud users worldwide …
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