Flexible glass displays could replace MacBook Pro keyboards

A glass keyboard could be flexible, and also have a display underneath Apple looked at using single glass panels and touch-sensitive membranes when it was trying to solve its MacBook Pro butterfly keyboard problems, but the now newly-patented technology also solves dust and wear issues. Due to their design, keyboards are able to be affected…

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iPhone SE 4 will finally ditch LCD for OLED in early 2025

Rumors of an iPhone SE 4 with an OLED screen are continuing to gain pace, with Apple reportedly ceasing supplies of LCD panels. The iPhone SE is the last Apple smartphone to have an LCD screen instead of using an OLED panel. Rumors have previously proposed the iPhone SE will join the rest of the…

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How to use the Clean Up tool in Photos with iOS 18.1

The new Clean Up tool comes to the Photos app Apple's new Clean Up tool is a great use of Apple Intelligence that can enhance your photos without excessive editing. Here's how it works. Clean Up is part of Apple Intelligence as, unlike with some repair tools, it uses generative AI. The AI analyzes the…

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Apple still won’t let go of a touchscreen MacBook Pro

Detail from the patent showing a touchscreen MacBook Pro Despite continually saying a touchscreen MacBook Pro is a bad idea, newly-revealed research shows Apple hasn't stopped exploring the idea. Despite widespread excitement when there is even a hint of a touchscreen Mac, Apple's position has famously and consistently been that there will never be one.…

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AirPods Max with bone conduction could make phone calls more private

Future AirPods Max or other personal audio accessories could increase the privacy of sound, by using bone conduction to transmit calls or private audio to the user without being heard by anyone else. Like other forms of communication, audio can sometimes require a level of privacy. While music may be freely playable on a speaker…

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Facebook ad partner Cox could listen to a user’s conversations

Meta and Google were allegedly clients of an advertiser's open-mic surveillance program. If you ever thought that Facebook was listening in on your conversations to hit you with targeted advertising, you may have been right. The advertising industry has been trying to improve how it targets ads to users for years, often by mining data…

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Apple’s ninth visionOS 2 developer beta arrives early

Apple Vision Pro, used to run visionOS. Apple has unusually issued one of its ninth-round developer betas earlier than the rest, with a new build of visionOS 2 now testable. Apple's beta-testing process typically involves a batch of updates being tested at the same time. However, this time Apple has made one beta available before…

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