Author: Zach_Wilson
iFixit tears down… Apple’s FineWoven cases
There are some incredible zoomed-in photos of the fabric, for example; that black thing in a post from iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens is a human hair included for scale! Another photo shows how the fibers are affected when cut by a knife — it’s not pretty. iFixit also put the…
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max review: by the numbers
There are very few surprises from new smartphones these days. Breakthrough new features? Astounding new camera hardware? Get out of here. That’s the stuff of early 2010 mobile technology. The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max are no exception to recent trends: they’re not seismic shifts; they’re just a bit…
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Microsoft’s Surface and AI event: all the news and announcements
Panos Panay, the chief product officer at Microsoft, leading Windows development and the company’s Surface line, is leaving Microsoft. In an email on Monday, Rajesh Jha, Microsoft’s vice president of experience and devices, told employees: “After nearly 20 years at the company, Panos Panay has decided to leave Microsoft.” Panay’s departure from…
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Android 14 beta gives Pixel phones a taste of Apple’s handy webcam feature
Android 14 QPR1 Beta 1 has arrived on Pixel devices, introducing a variety of fresh features. Chief among them is the ability to turn your smartphone into a webcam. It’s basically the Android version of Continuity Camera for iPhone although there are some key differences, according to 9To5Google’s breakdown. Most…
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This retractable cable can help make the iPhone USB-C transition easier
Did you hear the iPhone 15 has USB-C now? That’s a great thing and long overdue, but it does mean that there will be a period of transition where some of us end up having to deal with both Lightning and USB-C iPhones in our lives, particularly if we live…
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Make sure to update your iPhone 15 before transferring over data from your old phone
If you’ve just picked up a new iPhone 15 device, before you transfer over your data from an older phone, make sure to update that new phone to iOS 17.0.2 first. An Apple support document says that the update, which came out on Thursday, fixes an issue that “may prevent…
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