According to the latest edition of Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter, Apple is continuing to develop its own pair of smart glasses. The product, now codenamed N50, is going to infuse some of the companies AI developments into a pair of glasses that hopefully won’t break the bank.
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Apple is planning a ‘major shake-up’ for the iPhone in 2027, in celebration of the iPhone’s 20th anniversary. While we don’t know too many details about the redesign, we do know one thing: the company wants to utilize a lot more glass.
This special 20th anniversary iPhone model likely would’ve come with a price premium regardless. However, it may come with an even heftier one than usual.
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Apple introduced the all-new iPhone 16e earlier this year, introducing a new tier to its iPhone lineup. While this device does fill the shoes of the former iPhone SE line, the fact that it embodies the same number as the rest of the iPhone lineup has left people to wonder: will Apple release a new ‘e’ iPhone every year?
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The idea of a made-in-USA iPhone is one of those fantasies that refuses to die, despite Apple pointing out many times why it would be utterly impossible.
The Financial Times has now weighed in with a detailed report on why even the few American-made components aren’t really made in the country, and the 2,700 reasons why the idea is so wildly impractical …
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Slow Horses was one of three Apple TV+ shows to win multiple BAFTAs at a ceremony in London last night, hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts.
BAFTAs recognize the best in British television and film, and Apple has notched up a number of awards over the years …
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Apple’s Beats brand brought the iconic Beats Pill back from the dead last summer. Now, the company is refreshing the lineup with two new colors for Beats Pill shoppers: Navy Blue and Blush Pink.
Another interesting tidbit from today’s announcement from Beats is that the new Beats Pill is its best-selling speaker. The company says that Beats sold more Beats Pill (2024) units in the first nine months since launch compared to all past Beats Pill launches.
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A Bloomberg report over the weekend suggested that we may see Apple smart glasses as an interim step along the way toward a full AR-based Apple Glasses product.
Essentially, it would be a copy of the – and as someone who uses those, my view is that an Apple version only makes sense if two key conditions are met …
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For the past seven years, I’ve used an as my main computer. In those years, I have seen the internal hardware match up to the power of MacBooks using the M4 chip, and I have witnessed iPadOS evolve from just a larger version of iOS to carving out its little niche use cases. Although for as much as I love my iPad, most would agree that iPadOS can sometimes feel like it holds that hardware back. But I have been able to change a few simple things that make my iPad look and feel like macOS without giving up the versatility of the iPad.
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Rumors around Apple’s next Vision Pro-style device have been all over the place in the past year. Recently though, Apple’s plans have started becoming more clear: a lighter, cheaper Apple Vision ‘Air’ product is coming. And now according to a new report, it could launch by the end of this year.
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Over the weekend, a buzzy story gained traction across several publications. It seemingly started with this New York Post article. The basic message: “Apple warns users to delete Chrome from their iPhones immediately.” If true, that would indeed be huge news. But the real details are more complicated and nuanced.
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