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Apple Event 2024: What we expect at the iPhone 16 launch event next week

Apple Event 2024: What we expect at the iPhone 16 launch event next week

The biggest day of the tech world’s autumn calendar is nearly here: Apple’s iPhone 16 event will take place on September 9 at 1PM ET. We'll be live-blogging the news, and you can watch it live via the company’s website or on YouTube. The biggest news from Apple's It's Glowtime event will almost definitely involve the forthcoming lineup of iPhone 16 handsets. As with all recent Septembers, we also expect to get a new Apple Watch or two — maybe even three, if Apple squeezes in a new SE.Beyond that, rumors have been swirling about a refresh of the standard…
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The iOS 18 release date is this month but is your iPhone compatible? Here are the eligible devices and new features

The iOS 18 release date is this month but is your iPhone compatible? Here are the eligible devices and new features

AppleWhen the presumed iPhone 16 lineup is officially announced at the Apple event in less than a week (here's how to watch it), it will include iOS 18, which Apple already detailed at its developer conference earlier this year. But if you're not planning to upgrade to a newer iPhone model this year, you could be left behind with an operating system that's no longer supported by Apple.Generally each year, some older iPhone models are removed from Apple's iOS eligibility list. Last year, for instance, the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X were left off the compatibility list.…
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How to watch the new iPhone 16 unveiling at the September Apple event

How to watch the new iPhone 16 unveiling at the September Apple event

Planning to upgrade your iPhone this week? Hold off because Apple's iPhone 16 event is just days away, which means you can buy the newest iPhone or score last year's model at a cheaper price. The Apple event takes place on Monday, Sept. 9 at 1PM EST (10AM PST) at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park in Cupertino. You can stream Apple's It's Glowtime event live on Youtube (which we’ve embedded here for your convenience), as well as on Apple’s site.As far as new products go, expect the usual September upgrades – a new iPhone 16 lineup alongside new…
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Apple reportedly plans to drop USB-A ports with the M4 Mac mini and is working on a low-end Magic Keyboard

Apple reportedly plans to drop USB-A ports with the M4 Mac mini and is working on a low-end Magic Keyboard

Apple’s M4 Mac mini will boast a ton of ports, but not a single one of them will be USB-A, according to Bloomberg’s . In the Power On newsletter, Gurman reports that Apple is ditching USB-A ports with the upcoming Mac mini. The company is working on a standard and Pro version of the computer, and while it won’t have USB-A, the Mac mini with the M4 Pro chip will have five USB-C ports, an ethernet port, HDMI and a headphone jack, according to Gurman. The new Mac mini is also expected to have an internal power supply. Gurman reports…
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Engadget Podcast: iPhone 16 and Apple rumors with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman

Engadget Podcast: iPhone 16 and Apple rumors with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman

Apple is gearing up to launch the iPhone 16 on September 9th, so we've brought on Bloomberg's Mark Gurman to chat about his scoops around Apple's upcoming hardware. We should expect some notable additions, like a dedicated camera button, as well as slightly larger screens on the Pro models. We'll also dive into Apple's robotics efforts — does anyone really want an Apple bot rolling around their home? Finally, we'll discuss Gurman's reporting around Meta's upcoming devices: A cheaper Quest 3 model, as well as a glimpse at prototype AR glasses.Listen below or subscribe on your podcast app of choice.…
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Labor Day sale discounts a four-pack of AirTags to $75

Labor Day sale discounts a four-pack of AirTags to $75

The Labor Day discounts continue to roll in. You can scoop up a four-pack of Apple AirTags for just $75 via Amazon. That’s a drop of around 25 percent, as the typical cost is $99. It also breaks down to $18 per AirTag, which is a great deal and much cheaper than buying them piecemeal.AppleFor the uninitiated, AirTags are tracking devices that use Bluetooth to send location data to the Find My app on an iPhone or iPad. They have built-in speakers for when something is lost underneath a couch cushion and it’s been driving you mad for weeks. Newer…
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Apple event 2024: What to expect at the iPhone 16 keynote in September

Apple event 2024: What to expect at the iPhone 16 keynote in September

The biggest day of the tech world’s autumn calendar is nearly here: Apple’s iPhone 16 event will take place on September 9 at 1PM ET. We'll be live-blogging the news, and you can watch it live via the company’s website or on YouTube. The biggest news from the Apple event will almost definitely involve the forthcoming lineup of iPhone 16 handsets. As with all recent Septembers, we also expect to get a new Apple Watch or two — maybe even three, if Apple squeezes in a new SE.Beyond that, rumors have been swirling about a refresh of the standard AirPod…
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Your iPhone might not be compatible with iOS 18. Here are the eligible devices

Your iPhone might not be compatible with iOS 18. Here are the eligible devices

AppleWhen the presumed iPhone 16 lineup is officially announced at the Apple event in just over a week, it will include iOS 18, which Apple already detailed at its developer conference earlier this year. But if you're not planning to upgrade to a newer iPhone model this year, you could be left behind with an operating system that's no longer supported by Apple.Generally each year, some older iPhone models are removed from Apple's iOS eligibility list. Last year, for instance, the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X were left off the compatibility list. That meant those iPhone owners…
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Major Sites Are Saying No to Apple’s AI Scraping

Major Sites Are Saying No to Apple’s AI Scraping

In a separate analysis conducted this week, data journalist Ben Welsh found that just over a quarter of the news websites he surveyed (294 of 1,167 primarily English-language, US-based publications) are blocking Applebot-Extended. In comparison, Welsh found that 53 percent of the news websites in his sample block OpenAI’s bot. Google introduced its own AI-specific bot, Google-Extended, last September; it’s blocked by nearly 43 percent of those sites, a sign that Applebot-Extended may still be under the radar. As Welsh tells WIRED, though, the number has been “gradually moving” upward since he started looking.Welsh has an ongoing project monitoring how…
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Google, Apple, and Discord Let Harmful AI ‘Undress’ Websites Use Their Sign-On Systems

Google, Apple, and Discord Let Harmful AI ‘Undress’ Websites Use Their Sign-On Systems

Major technology companies, including Google, Apple, and Discord, have been enabling people to quickly sign up to harmful “undress” websites, which use AI to remove clothes from real photos to make victims appear to be “nude” without their consent. More than a dozen of these deepfake websites have been using login buttons from the tech companies for months.A WIRED analysis found 16 of the biggest so-called undress and “nudify” websites using the sign-in infrastructure from Google, Apple, Discord, Twitter, Patreon, and Line. This approach allows people to easily create accounts on the deepfake websites—offering them a veneer of credibility—before they…
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