Tag: Handheld & Connected Devices
Center Stage is a better vision of the Apple Intelligence era
Apple has offered a few different variations of Center Stage — its photo tracking and enhancement suit — over the years, but with the iPhone 17 line and iPhone Air the company has designed the feature to solve a small (albeit annoying) problem with modern smartphones. Now there's no need…
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Welcome to the era of thin smartphones (whether you want it or not)
We knew it was coming, and now it’s here. The iPhone Air, as rumored, is only 5.6mm thick and has fewer features than the base iPhone 17, which is $200 cheaper. Sure, it’s not the first slimline reinterpretation of a major smartphone — Samsung beat Apple to the punch with…
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The Morning After: Hands-on with the iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro, AirPods Pro 3 and more
As the Pumpkin Spice approaches, it’s time for a bunch of new iPhones. Welcome to a special edition of the Engadget newsletter, breaking down everything Apple announced in the last 24 hours. What’s notable this year is, of course, the iPhone Air. Launching alongside the base iPhone 17 and iPhone…
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iPhone 17 Pro hands-on: The unibody and camera plateau feel more significant in person
Surprising absolutely no one, Apple has unveiled the new iPhone 17 series, including the iPhone Air, which CEO Tim Cook said at the launch event today freed the company up to make the Pro handsets the most Pro ever. Is that claim true or mostly hyperbole? Here at Apple Park,…
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iPhone Air vs. iPhone 17 Pro: Which one is right for you?
iPhone Air is much thinner compared to the iPhone 17 Pro. (Apple) Now that we’ve seen the actual iPhone Air and iPhone 17 Pro models — they were revealed at the Apple iPhone event today — it’s time to decide if you’re ready to upgrade to one of the newer…
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Apple acquiesced to my Apple Watch SE 3 demands (mostly)
Earlier this year, I typed up an open letter to Apple, giving the company my unsolicited (but completely free of charge!) suggestions on what it could do to improve its entry-level smartwatch, the Apple Watch SE. Now that the iPhone event has concluded I wanted to see if anyone over…
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