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BMW made a controversial move last year, implementing an annual CarPlay subscription. Instead of a one-off option payment of $300, it made CarPlay a free option in the first year, but then charged $80/year to keep it active.
It’s now reported that a second car manufacturer may be following BMW’s example …
A study has raised an interesting question: what should happen to our digital legacy: the data we leave behind after we die?
The question was prompted by the calculation that, before the end of the century, Facebook will have more dead users than living ones …
Apple was widely mocked when Phil Schiller used the term ‘courage’ to describe its decision to drop the headphone socket from iPhones, starting with the iPhone 7/Plus – a likely callback to a Steve Jobs comment on the decision not to support Flash on iOS devices.
The reason to move on: courage. The courage to move on and do something new that betters all of us.
But two-and-a-half years on, does the decision now seem to have lived up to the word?
YouTuber Dave Lee shared a video today that takes a look at four notable problems the MacBook Pro has seen since its redesign in 2016. He believes they could all be sorted out if Apple didn’t insist on making the notebook so thin. Is Apple prioritizing form over function? Should it make a thicker MacBook Pro?
Among the exciting predictions that Ming-Chi Kuo shared for Apple’s 2019 hardware lineup yesterday was the iPhone 11 arriving with “bilateral wireless charging.” This could allow an iPhone to seamlessly juice up AirPods, other iPhones, or potentially any Qi-enabled device. Does this sound like a useful feature to you? How do you think it should work?
There has long been debate over the extent to which macOS and iOS will converge. Some think we’ve already gone too far down that route, with Launchpad coming in for particular criticism as an unnecessary child-like interface (though it can be made more useful). At the other extreme, some think Apple should go as far as touchscreen Macs and enable people to run either OS on both Macs and iPads.
Apple itself has consistently said that it considers Macs and iPads to be different categories of device, a message somewhat diluted by ads referring to the iPad as a computer.
But I was struck by a suggestion of two iOS features that might work on Mac …
2018 saw Apple finally update the computer some multi-display desktop fans have long been holding their breath for: Mac mini. As 2019 begins, the professional market is looking towards a massive refresh of the Mac Pro and native display offerings from Apple.
However, with CES these past two years showing off so many OLED and 8K displays, the question begs, how can Apple truly innovate in the pro monitor space this year?
As we prepare for the iPhone 11 later this year, the first reports are starting to emerge to offer some details on the device’s features. One thing that is unclear, however, is whether or not the iPhone 11 (iPhone XI?) will usher in a new design, or feature the same edge-to-edge design of the iPhone X.
At CES 2019, we saw more computer manufacturers flaunt luxury models with OLED displays. While they still remain far pricier than their LCD counterparts, it’s exciting to see mainstream manufactures at least entertaining the option.
Both Dell and subsidiary Alienware have announced new OLED offerings this week for their notebooks, however specific pricing is yet to be confirmed. Ultimately, we know they won’t come cheap, and the only question is, how much more are you willing to pay?
It can only be a matter of time before Apple adds Face ID to MacBooks, but the question is: what approach should the company take?
Apple has applied two different solutions to iPhones and iPads. For iPhones, Apple opted for super-slim bezels and a notch to house the TrueDepth cameras and other sensors. For the iPad, the company instead chose to keep the bezels thick enough to house the module.
Should it adopt the iPad solution for MacBooks, or should it copy an approach seen in one of the latest Asus laptops … ?
Earlier this week, our friends over at 9to5Google reported on the first real-life image of the Samsung Galaxy S10. The image shows the Galaxy S10 with a near edge-to-edge display, but instead of a notch cutout like the iPhone, Samsung is using a hole punch cutout in the upper-right corner…
A few days ago, we recapped everything Apple announced over the course of 2018. While there were some products we were hoping for that ultimately didn’t come to fruition, 2018 was still a busy (and expensive) year for Apple fans. What was your favorite hardware release of 2018?
Yesterday, an analyst report from Nomura predicted that Apple’s 2019 iPhones will not feature any physical changes. This comes as the iPhone X design was introduced in 2017 and made its way to the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR.
Do you think this is the right move on Apple’s part? What do you want Apple to focus on with the 2019 iPhones?
At its October event earlier this week, Apple officially unveiled a new Mac mini after over 4 years of neglect. With the first reviewers getting their hands-on the new machine, we’re getting a closer look at the details of the new Mac mini.
Included in the Mac mini box is Apple’s normal ‘Getting Started’ guide, but in that guide is an image of seemingly non-existent Apple display…
As October comes to close, we ended with Apple’s second and final fall hardware event. Yesterday, the company took over the Brooklyn Academy of Music to unveil a new Retina MacBook Air, the first update to the Mac mini in over four years, and a pair of new iPad Pros.
What was your favorite announcement at Apple’s October event?
Apple is holding its next special event this coming week on October 30th. Following the iPhone XS and iPhone XR unveil last month, the Apple October event is expected to focus on a refreshed Mac lineup, as well as new iPad Pro models.
What are you most excited to see at the event?
After a summer of beta testing, iOS 12 was officially released to the public last week. The update brings a handful of improvements to iPhone and iPad users, and now that it has been available to the public for a while, we’re curious: what are your top iOS 12 features?
Leading up to the public release of the iPhone XS and Apple Watch Series 4 yesterday, there was a lot concern about whether or not shipments would arrive on time. While much of the concern was seemingly caused by a UPS error, some people still seemingly had their pre-orders delayed this year.
Apple unveiled its 2018 iPhone and Apple Watch lineup yesterday at Steve Jobs Theater, and preorders for the iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max, and Apple Watch Series 4 are slated to begin at 12:01AM PT tonight.
What do you plan on ordering tonight?
It’s shaping up to be a busy end of the year for Apple, with a handful of new products still on the horizon. For many Apple fans, the remainder of this year will either be very expensive, or make for some tough decisions when it comes time to decide which new Apple product is worthy of the cash.
We’re likely less than a month away from Apple’s big unveil of its new 2018 iPhone models. While there’s a lot we know about the new devices coming this year, one key mystery is what sort of naming structure Apple plans to use this year.
A pair of recent reports indicate that this year could bring the first iPhones to offer Apple Pencil support. After the $329 2018 iPad was updated to work with the $99 accessory earlier this year, is this something you’d find useful on the 2018 5.8-inch or 6.5-inch iPhones?
We heard news this week that Apple could bring three storage tiers to the 5.8- and 6.5-inch iPhones this year, with the top end offering 512GB. While we’ve heard that the base price of the OLED models could drop this year, the addition of an iPhone X Plus along with three storage tiers could definitely boost the devices’ average selling price. This will also likely mean the most expensive iPhones yet. How about you, would you spring for a 512GB model?
This evening, Apple officially released the first public beta of iOS 12 after three weeks of developer testing. This means anyone can download and install the latest iOS version on their iPhone and iPad for free, though it’s still in beta form and does come with some bugs and annoyances.
Are you running the iOS 12 beta (developer or public version) on your iPhone or iPad? If so, what do you think so far?