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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Got an iPhone with an Action button? Here’s how to make it smarter

Last year, Apple introduced the Action Button to the iPhone 15 Pro and leaned hard into its use as a button to take pictures. This year, though, the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro both have a new dedicated Camera Control button. So what’s an Action button–also now on the iPhone 16–to do? While the Action…

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Apple’s October Event: Likely date and product launches

Apple holds events at certain intervals in the year at which it announces new products. The company tends to hold a March or April spring event, the WWDC keynote in June, an event to celebrate the new iPhone launch in September, and a late fall event in October at which it has been known to…

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