With the iPhone 16 Professional, the massive bulletins had been the cameras and Apple Intelligence. The issue is Apple Intelligence isn’t fairly right here but. We will check some options within the developer beta, however that’s not essentially what we’ll get when the replace rolls out in October. So our focus is extra on iOS 18 (deep dive on the beta right here) and the {hardware} modifications.
The large {hardware} change is the digicam button. However it’s not only a button, actually. Situated on the precise facet of the machine, it has contact and stress sensors to present better management with swipes and semi-presses. (That’s along with the Motion Button, which remains to be on the left fringe of the iPhone).
It was meant to (and ultimately will) allow you to push frivolously on the button to set off focus, much like half-pressing a DSLR shutter button. Sadly, that perform isn’t accessible at launch. You may swipe the button to tweak publicity, zoom ranges and tone, and with the half-press, you possibly can nonetheless choose choices or go away menus within the new Digicam Management interface.
With out Apple Intelligence options at launch, nonetheless, the iPhone 16 Professional looks as if a extra incremental replace than most years. However in the event you’ve held out on upgrading for a 12 months or two, the digicam enhancements (and eventual AI options) would possibly tempt you.
— Mat Smith
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Magnetic JoyCons?
Current rumors recommend a design fairly near the unique Swap. Noticed by VGC, pictures of the console have appeared on-line, they usually present an 8-inch display and magnetic Pleasure-Con controllers. There appears to be like to be SL/SR buttons and front-facing participant LEDs on these controllers.
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The lawsuit is searching for class-action standing.
5 unnamed contestants who participated in YouTuber MrBeast’s Beast Video games filed a lawsuit on September 16 in opposition to MrBeast and Amazon, which plans to distribute the present. It’s additionally searching for class-action standing. This sport present, virtually Squid Recreation-style, had contributors undergo challenges for a shot at $5 million in money, with one winner from 1,000 contributors.
The 5 have cited poor circumstances, mistreatment and harassment. Among the many 14 complaints are failure to pay minimal wages, sexual harassment, false promoting and failure to offer uninterrupted meal and relaxation breaks. Additionally they arrived on set to find that as a substitute of 1,000 whole rivals, there have been much more folks taking part in for the prize, thus decreasing everybody’s probabilities of popping out a winner. In response to The New York Instances, the whole variety of contestants was about 2,000, which MrBeast stated was the plan all alongside.
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It’s easier to exchange batteries and much simpler to swap out parts.
Apple has launched new updates on iPhone 16 repairability, and these seem to have addressed points with battery alternative and “parts pairing.” The corporate says it centered significantly on the repairability side of its newest gadgets. There’s now a completely new, supposedly simpler option to take away the battery. By working a low-voltage electrical present by the brand new ionic liquid battery adhesive (utilizing a 9V cell, as an illustration), the battery will launch itself from the enclosure. Apple additionally made modifications to the Face ID sensor {hardware}, beginning with the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Professional. Now, the TrueDepth Digicam may be swapped from one unit to a different with out compromising safety or privateness. Earlier than, solely Apple was in a position to do this sort of restore.
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