Touch screen issues hit iPhone 16 Pro and older models

Some iPhone 16 Pro users are reporting touch screen issues and others say it's affecting the Camera Control button In what appears to be an iOS 18 bug, users of iPhones including the iPhone 16 Pro are reporting touches and taps not being recognized. It's not clear how widespread the issue is, but broadly some…

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iPhone batteries compared: Capacity and watt hours for every model

Here we list and explain the battery capacities of every iPhone from 2007’s original iPhone to the very latest iPhone 16 series. Measuring iPhone battery life in straight hours of real-world usage (as Apple likes to do) is not an accurate metric for comparison purposes as so many use and environmental factors play a part.…

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The new Mac mini is coming to chase away the iPhone 16 blues

All in all, Apple’s Glowtime event earlier this month was mildly disappointing. The new iPhones are yet another cautious iteration on a product with nowhere interesting left to go; the new AirPods didn’t do the one thing we were all excited about (dropping the price below $100); the ‘updated’ AirPods Max are a bad joke;…

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Apple Intelligence’s best features may be coming sooner than we think

Apple’s big iPhone 16 launch weekend wasn’t quite all it could be, because of one major missing feature: Apple Intelligence. While new features such as Camera Control and personalized Photographic Styles gave users plenty to play with, the main attraction was MIA and will be for a little while. But perhaps not as long as…

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AirPods 4 vs old AirPods: What’s new?

Apple has updated the AirPods, removing the 3rd and 2nd generation AirPods from the line-up and introducing AirPods 4 in two formats: with and without ANC (Active Noise Cancellation). The 2024 AirPods feature a new design intended to make them more comfortable to wear, new acoustic architecture with low-distortion driver and high dynamic range amplifier,…

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iPhone 16 Pro owners complain of display ‘dead spots’

Some iPhone 16 Pro owners are complaining that their brand-new and extremely expensive handsets are failing to achieve one of their most basic functions: responding correctly to touchscreen gestures. Certain actions appear to be setting off the touch-rejection algorithm, causing the screen to reject all or nearly all valid taps and swipes for a short…

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Can Jony Ive make the magical AI device everyone will want?

If you’ve always wanted to wear your Apple Magic Mouse on your lapel, your chance may come soon. A profile of Jony Ive in the New York Times revealed that LoveFrom, the design company Ive founded after leaving Apple, is working with OpenAI to “create a new computing device because the technology could do more…

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