Apple announces the iPhone Air, with eSIM-only worldwide, a 5.6mm design, an A19 Pro chip, an N1 chip for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and a Center Stage front camera
a great choice. Gonna be hard to pick one over the other. [image] @ijustine : New iPhone 17 Air is soooo thin, wow. Feels like the first MacBook Air announcement.. #AppleEvent ......
Apple says the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air have Memory Integrity Enforcement, “industry-first, always-on memory safety protection”, like Microsoft and Google offer
Memory Integrity Enforcement is always-on safety protection designed to make life harder for spyware developers.
Google acquihires “some of the HTC VIVE engineering team” in Taiwan with “a proven track record in VR” for $250M in cash, to “accelerate” Android XR development
Abner Li / 9to5Google :
Hands-on with Meta's Orion: needs a wireless processor puck, weighs only 100g, is packed with sensors, and has good eye tracking and a wide FoV for AR glasses
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls them “The most advanced glasses the world has ever seen.” — I wore Mark Zuckerberg's contact lenses.
Hands-on with Meta's Orion: needs a wireless processor puck, weighs only 100g, is packed with sensors, and has good eye tracking and a wide FoV for AR glasses
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg calls them “The most advanced glasses the world has ever seen.” — I wore Mark Zuckerberg's contact lenses.
Meta unveils an Orion prototype, its first AR glasses, with a 70-degree FoV, a wireless neural input wristband, silicon carbide lenses, and micro-LED projectors
they could put the iPhone on notice Peter Kafka / Business Insider : I tried out Meta's Orion computer glasses. I'd buy them in a heartbeat — if they were actually for sale. Jon Ke...
Meta unveils an Orion prototype, its first AR glasses, with a 70-degree FoV, a wireless neural input wristband, silicon carbide lenses, and micro-LED projectors
they could put the iPhone on notice Peter Kafka / Business Insider : I tried out Meta's Orion computer glasses. I'd buy them in a heartbeat — if they were actually for sale. Jon Ke...
Meta says Meta AI can now reply to questions using celebrity voices and is piloting a Meta AI tool that translates and auto-lip-syncs voices in Instagram Reels
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
Apple debuts Apple Watch Series 10, with a thinner design, a bigger screen, smaller bezels, a Jet Black finish, faster charging, more, coming Sept. 20 for $399+
similar to the Series 9 — but they are in other regions. Apple, however, is not advertising the O2 sensor on any page in any region. … Victoria Song / @vicmsong : Fast charging de...
Amazon announces an updated $79 Echo Spot alarm clock, with a revamped design and improved audio quality, the first update to the device since its 2017 launch
Amazon on Monday announced a new $79 Echo Spot alarm clock with a revamped design and improved audio quality.
Microsoft plans to launch its Xbox TV app on Amazon's Fire TV Sticks in July in 25+ countries, letting Game Pass Ultimate subscribers access Xbox Cloud Gaming
Apple unveils $999+ 11" and $1,299+ 13" iPad Pros, with M4, an OLED Ultra Retina XDR screen, up to 1,600 nits; the 13" is Apple's thinnest product yet, at 5.1mm
At its “Let Loose” virtual event this morning, Apple introduced its long-awaited iPad Pro updates.
IDC: the global PC market grew 1.5% YoY in Q1 2024 to 59.8M shipments, despite weaker demand in China, following two years of decline
but you might still want to hold off buying one Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac : Macs lead global PC growth as shipments return to pre-pandemic levels Chris Barylick / O'Grady's PowerPag...
Google unveils the Pixel Watch 2, with a fast-charging battery that lasts 24 hours, a quad-core chip, an improved heart rate sensor, IP68, and more, for $349+
[images] X: Max Weinbach / @maxwinebach : Google didn't announce it on stage, but Pixel Watch 2 uses Snapdrahon W5 chip. It's great to have a good chip in this one! Also those with...
Google unveils the Pixel 8 Pro with a 6.7-inch LTPO display, a 50MP main camera, 48MP ultrawide and telephoto sensors, a temperature sensor, and more, for $999+
the best deals on the network you need and the phone you want Ben Schoon / 9to5Google : Pixel 8 trade-in deals on the Google Store are either pretty good, or laughably bad Ewan Spe...
Google unveils the Pixel Watch 2, with a fast-charging battery that lasts 24 hours, a quad-core chip, an improved heart rate sensor, IP68, and more, for $349+
[images] X: Max Weinbach / @maxwinebach : Google didn't announce it on stage, but Pixel Watch 2 uses Snapdrahon W5 chip. It's great to have a good chip in this one! Also those with...
Apple unveils the $399 Watch Series 9, with an S9 chip, 30% faster than the S8, a four-core neural engine, Double Tap, on-device Siri, and a 2,000-nit display
Apple announces the iPhone 15, with the Dynamic Island, up to 2,000 nits, or twice as bright as the iPhone 14, a new 48MP main camera, and more, in five colors
Apple has just announced the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, and the big news is a USB-C port. Finally!
Apple's environmental announcements, including its first carbon-neutral products, are progress but may act as a red herring to distract from its overall impact
Apple announced its first-ever carbon-neutral products today, but don't get too excited about what that means for the planet.