How Oscar-winning ‘Anora’ director got his start shooting on an iPhone 5s

Anora picked up six Oscars at last night’s awards ceremony in Los Angeles, including Best Picture, Best Actress for Mikey Madison, and a record-breaking four awards for its director Sean Baker (Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing and Best Picture as a producer on the film). But few people might know his breakout film,…

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Apple’s next-gen Siri might be delayed until 2027

It was hoped that the launch of Apple Intelligence would give the company’s Siri voice assistant a much-needed upgrade. But almost nine months on from the announcement of this plan, there’s no sign of its arrival–and further delays are now hindering Apple’s attempts to compete in the AI arena. In the latest edition of his…

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A wireless power bank with it all

At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Huge battery capacity Built-in USB-C cable 15W wireless or 30W wired charging 65W input Kickstand Smart display Location finder Cons Built-in USB-C cable is geared to iPhone 15/16 users Our Verdict With its built-in USB-C cable (30W output, 65W input) and 15W Qi2 magnetic wireless charging the EcoFlow Rapid 10K…

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iOS 18.4 and others arrive for second beta testing round

Examples of Apple Intelligence at work. Apple is now on its second round of developer betas for the current generation, including iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS 15.4, tvOS 18.4, watchOS 11.4, and visionOS 2.4. The new beta round follows after the first for iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS 15.4, tvOS 18.4, watchOS 11.4, and visionOS…

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The A17 Pro iPad mini is back down to its all-time best price

The iPad Mini with Apple intelligence support is a great tablet at $499, but it’s even better when we can get it on sale. Today, Amazon is selling the newest A17 Pro iPad mini for $399, a savings of $100 and matching the best price we’ve ever seen. The biggest upgrade in the latest iPad…

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iPhone chip maker TSMC plans $100 billion US investment

TSMC investing $100 billion in the US Apple's iPhone processor supplier TSMC is reportedly about to announce a further $100 billion investment in the United States. Following Apple's announcement of a $500 billion for US manufacturing — even if the money is less new investment than Apple suggests — TSMC is said to be committing…

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Fingerprints and splatters: New emoji arrive in iOS 18.4 developer beta

Seven new emoji in the iOS 18.4 developer beta Apple has included a number of new emoji in the iOS 18.4 developer beta, with characters proposed by the Unicode Consortium in May 2024 finally making their way for use in Messages. Apple's second developer beta for iOS 18.4 adds a number of new features, including…

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Everything new in iOS 18.4 developer beta 2

The second developer beta of iOS 18.4 brings Visual Intelligence to the iPhone 15 Pro, and introduces an Apple Vision Pro app along with new Emoji characters. On Monday, Apple released iOS 18.4 developer beta 2 with the build number 22E5216h, replacing the previous 22E5200s. The software release comes a week after the first developer…

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