With the iPhone 16 Professional, the large bulletins have 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} adjustments.
The large {hardware} change is the digital camera button. However it’s not only a button, actually. Positioned on the appropriate aspect of the gadget, it has contact and strain sensors to offer higher 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 finally will) allow you to push calmly on the button to set off focus, just like half-pressing a DSLR shutter button. Sadly, that operate isn’t accessible at launch. You may swipe the button to tweak publicity, zoom ranges and tone, and with the half-press, you may 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 should you’ve held out on upgrading for a yr or two, the digital camera enhancements (and eventual AI options) may tempt you.
— Mat Smith
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Magnetic JoyCons?
Latest rumors counsel a design fairly near the unique Swap. Noticed by VGC, photographs of the console have appeared on-line, they usually present an 8-inch display and magnetic Pleasure-Con controllers. There appears to be SL/SR buttons and front-facing participant LEDs on these controllers.
We’ve pulled it into our assortment of rumors and leaks — learn on for extra.
The lawsuit is in search of 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 in search of class-action standing. This sport present, nearly 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 situations, 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 complete rivals, there have been much more individuals taking part in for the prize, thus reducing everybody’s probabilities of popping out a winner. In accordance with The New York Instances, the overall variety of contestants was about 2,000, which MrBeast stated was the plan all alongside.
It’s less complicated 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 facet of its newest units. There’s now a completely new, supposedly simpler option to take away the battery. By working a low-voltage electrical present by way of 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 adjustments 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 try this sort of restore.
