With the iPhone 16 Professional, the large 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 massive {hardware} change is the digicam button. But it surely’s not only a button, actually. Situated on the fitting facet 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 continues 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, just like half-pressing a DSLR shutter button. Sadly, that perform isn’t out there 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 like a extra incremental replace than most years. However if you happen to’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 counsel a design fairly near the unique Swap. Noticed by VGC, images 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 looking for class-action standing.
5 unnamed contestants who participated in YouTuber MrBeast’s Beast Video games filed a lawsuit on September 16 towards MrBeast and Amazon, which plans to distribute the present. It’s additionally looking for class-action standing. This sport present, virtually Squid Recreation-style, had members undergo challenges for a shot at $5 million in money, with one winner from 1,000 members.
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 supply uninterrupted meal and relaxation breaks. Additionally they arrived on set to find that as a substitute of 1,000 complete rivals, there have been way more folks enjoying for the prize, thus reducing everybody’s possibilities of popping out a winner. In line with The New York Instances, the whole variety of contestants was about 2,000, which MrBeast mentioned was the plan all alongside.
It’s less complicated to interchange 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 gadgets. There’s now a wholly new, supposedly simpler technique to take away the battery. By operating a low-voltage electrical present via the brand new ionic liquid battery adhesive (utilizing a 9V cell, for example), 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 could 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 kind of restore.
