The US gets the worst phones
… I’ve long doubted whether Apple’s design team would ever be willing to adopt cameras this size, though the stretched out camera “plateau” on the iPhone 17 Pro suggests it might be moving in that direction. …
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Apple announces macOS 27 Golden Gate with Siri AI and revamped Liquid Glass controls
… Golden Gate will be compatible with all Macs on Apple silicon, including the new MacBook Neo. …
Nvidia announces RTX Spark as ‘the most efficient PC chip ever built’
… Back in 2020, Apple didn’t share any proof when it announced Apple Silicon. …
The Mac is in good hands in Apple’s post-Cook era
… And then, with the transition to Apple Silicon in 2020, everything changed. The line was revitalized with hugely capable new chips, and Apple began prioritizing usability over thinness at all costs. The Mac is now in a new golden era, and yesterday’s changes at Apple bode really well for the future. …
Tim Cook was an innovator — just not the Jobs kind
… The Neo is surprisingly powerful for its low $599 price, and it’s a kind of culmination of the strengths Apple fostered in the Cook era. Cook oversaw the move to Apple designing its own silicon, which is how a previous-gen iPhone chip can be repurposed successfully in a brand-new laptop. …
Artificial Intelligence
… Richard Lawler May 18 Apple reportedly plans Grammarly-like AI writing help for your iPhone. …
The best trackers for finding your stuff
… Like Apple’s AirTag, it can guide you directly to your missing item via directional cues in the Find Hub app. It worked well in our testing, though Apple’s AirTag was occasionally more precise when tracking objects farther away or through walls. …
The best Qi2 batteries for iPhone and Pixel
… Qi2 is a magnetic wireless charging standard that’s based on Apple’s MagSafe tech, so almost all modern iPhones support it. …