Qi2 is here: Is the new iPhone wireless charging better than MagSafe?

Not having to find the right cable or carry one around with you makes wireless charging a convenient way of charging your mobile devices—iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods and many third-party gadgets. There are multiple wireless charging standards and technologies. Here we will explain the major ones—Qi, MagSafe and the latest Qi2. Knowing which is which…

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Fix the iPhone 16’s finicky Camera Control button with these hidden settings

New to all iPhone 16 models is a button dedicated to controlling the camera, called Camera Control of all things. It’s not just a single-use button, it’s a Camera app launcher, multi-purpose shutter, and feature control with touch sensitivity and haptics. Those who are new to iPhone 16 have expressed some frustrating with it, though.…

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‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Mac release slips to February

Assassin's Creed Shadows [Ubisoft] Ubisoft is delaying Assassin's Creed Shadows' by three months, with the macOS-destined game now having its original release on February 14, 2025. Ubisoft made a big splash in May that it will be launching a game from the Assassin's Creed franchise on Apple Silicon Macs on the Mac App Store at…

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Meta’s Orion preview shines a light on Apple’s spatial computing future

Meta Orion are a pair of AR glasses that hope to pass as regular specs While Meta might be playing fast and loose describing its Orion smart glasses as having the look and feel of a regular pair of glasses, it is a clear look at the future possibilities of Apple Vision. Words used to…

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iPhone 16 features and designs that didn’t make it out of prototyping

While the iPhone 16 introduced a variety of hardware improvements, some of Apple's planned features never made it to the final mass-production units. Here's everything that was scrapped during development. Apple's iPhone 16 lineup went through several different prototype stages, as is typically the case for new hardware projects. During these various development stages, the…

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Masimo CEO steps down, but not because of Apple Watch dispute

Apple Watch Series 9 and newer are sold with a deactivated blood oxygen sensor Former Masimo CEO Joe Kiani may have won the war against Apple, but he has resigned after losing a fight with a hedge fund. After spending over $100 million and betting the company he founded on principle alone, Joe Kiani is…

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Turn the Action Button into a launcher for up to eight apps

The iPhone Action Button is more powerful than you may think. The Action Button on the iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 provides one-click access to features, but strangely it can only perform one action. With a quick workaround in the Shortcuts apps, it's possible to use the Action Button to trigger up to eight applications…

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