Starting with iOS 18.2, Apple has enhanced its AirTag item trackers with a special feature that makes locating lost luggage easier than ever. The “Share Item Location” capability requires adoption by airlines to work, and this week the busiest airline in America has announced its support.
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The iPhone 16e represents a huge change from the third-gen iPhone SE it replaces. A modern design, OLED screen, Face ID, latest(ish) A18 chip, Apple Intelligence, 48MP camera sensor, 26-hour battery, USB-C, C1 modem, and more.
But there’s one other huge difference, and it’s this one which I think makes the latest entry-level iPhone a crucial experiment for the Cupertino company …
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Apple Intelligence is available for iPhone 15 Pro and later, but there’s an exclusive feature for iPhone 16 models, which is Visual Intelligence. Some believed this was because the iPhone 15 Pro lacks Camera Control, but that all changed with the iPhone 16e – which supports Visual Intelligence. Now Apple has confirmed that the feature will soon be available to iPhone 15 Pro owners too.
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A new feature debuting on the Oppo Find N5 will allow Mac users to control their machines from their smartphones, as well as better integrating their phone with macOS overall.
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Apple achieved a major milestone yesterday, when it launched an iPhone with its own in-house modem instead of a Qualcomm one: the C1 chip.
This has been a key goal for the company for a great many years for two reasons, so finally ticking the box is a pretty big moment …
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The rumors turned out to be correct, even if most were styling it with a capital E rather than a lower-case one: the iPhone SE 4 is officially named the iPhone 16e.
One question is what the e stands for. Apple has often been vague about the meaning of suffices like S, R, and SE when appended to various iPhone models, but it did provide an answer this time …
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Heads up, fellow podcasters. Apple has announced some scheduled downtime for Podcasts Connect next week.
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The new iPhone 16e, which was announced by Apple earlier today, features the A18 chip. In theory, this is the same chip that powers the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus. However, as already reported by 9to5Mac, there is a slight difference in the chip inside the iPhone 16e, which suggests that Apple is using a binned chip in the less expensive model. But what exactly does this mean?
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With the iPhone 16 lineup, Apple has completely revamped the Photographic Styles feature – which was first introduced with the iPhone 13. However, despite the new iPhone 16e having almost the same hardware as its more expensive siblings, the device seems to lack the latest-generation Photographic Styles.
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Want a new iPhone with Apple Intelligence? Before today, that would set you back about $800. After Apple’s latest iPhone announcement, however, the cost to access Apple Intelligence on iPhone is 25% less. There are just two very minor caveats.
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Apple Intelligence is one of the most exciting and powerful new technologies Apple has launched of late. It is now available—with a beta label—as part of iOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, and iPadOS 18.3. Here is the full list of devices that support Apple Intelligence.
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The latest Nielsen charts showed that Severance was performing well with audiences, and now we have official confirmation from Apple itself.
Via Deadline, Apple TV+ says that Severance has become its most popular show ever, even overtaking its hit comedy Ted Lasso. The service recorded more unique viewers for Severance than any other title in its history, based on viewership in the first month after season two premiered.
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Apple’s latest product, the iPhone 16e, has a lot going for it. But for me personally, it’s not the new model I’m most excited about. This fall’s iPhone 17 Air wins that prize, and one key detail of today’s launch has alleviated my biggest concern about that device: battery life.
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Another new iPhone can only mean one thing: new Apple wallpapers! Fortunately, you don’t need to go out and buy the new iPhone 16e if you just want to try Apple’s latest wallpaper.
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Apple officially announced the iPhone 16e today, replacing the iPhone SE and iPhone 14 with a $599 model that supports Apple Intelligence. Following the announcement, Apple has also posted the iOS 18.3.1 restore image for the new iPhone 16e.
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The newest member of the iPhone family is the iPhone 16e, a new model that packs many of the capabilities of the existing iPhone 16 models but at a lower price and with some feature compromises. The more budget-friendly iPhone 16e, though, actually has one big advantage over its more expensive sibling.
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While the Presidents’ Day Apple deals have mostly come and gone now, there are still loads of fantastic price drops up for grabs in our curated deal hub. Apple just unleashed the new iPhone 16e and Spigen’s new case collection is now live from $16, but for now it’s on to the deals. M4 iPad Pro models are now up to $250 off in brand-new condition while select M2 iPad Air models have now hit new Amazon lows at up to $120 off. Apple’s AirPods 4 with ANC are now down at $148 shipped on Amazon alongside deals on Apple Pencil Pro, 24GB M4 Pro MacBook Pro configs at $249 off, and much more down below.
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Hmm…something seems to have gone wrong. That’s according to ChatGPT, which is currently experiencing an outage of some scale right now.
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Apple discontinued the Home button on the iPod touch when it stopped making iPods in 2022. Later that year, Apple dropped the Home button from the iPad line with the 10th generation model. It took a few years longer for the Home button to leave the iPhone line, but the day has finally come…
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The all-new iPhone 16e is here, headlined by an A18 chip, Apple’s first-ever cellular modem, a 48MP Fusion camera, and more.
Here are a few tidbits you might’ve missed …
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The new iPhone 16e includes a lot of modern features found in the flagship iPhone 16 and 16 Pro models, but also some shortcomings, including one that’s especially surprising: the newest iPhone doesn’t support Apple’s MagSafe technology.
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Google is more deeply integrating Lens visual search into Chrome for iOS with a new Screen Search capability that takes after Circle to Search on Android. Meanwhile, Google Lens can now recognize more unique images.
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