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If you missed it, Apple unveiled all the new iPhones we expected, a new Apple Watch that might steal a lot of the headlines (bigger, thinner, better!) and a surprising new push for its wireless headphones, with three new models and a software update for AirPods Pro that brings the company into a new product category, through software alone. Well chew over those below, but first up: the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 16 Pro. Theres a surprising parity of new features in the two devices this year. The iPhone 16 gets an action button (left edge, above the volume buttons) and a new camera button, too. Well, its more than just a button. With all sorts of sensors and tech crammed inside, you can adjust controls and settings in the camera think zoom, exposure and aperture with gentle slides and presses. Apple is already planning an update for a half-press to focus the camera and a full press to capture. Apple Why did Apple redesign the iPhone 16 camera module? The cynic in me thought this change, with lenses stacked vertically, was just a desperate indicator to show that folks had the newest iPhone, but theres a reason. Apparently, this arrangement means the cameras can work in tandem to capture spatial video and photos. The iPhone 16 Pro (and Pro Max) both get an array of upgraded shooting features. There is (thankfully!) parity between the 6.9-inch Pro Max and 6.2-inch Pro, with the smaller Pro getting 5x optical zoom this year. The ultra-wide-angle camera has been upgraded from 12 megapixels to 48 megapixels in both Pro models. The iPhone 16 Pro can shoot video in 4K at 120 fps, so you can switch to and from slow-mo footage after the fact no slow-motion recording mode necessary. The iPhone 16 Pros have a larger battery, delivering us that perennial line: the best iPhone battery life ever. However, on Apples own specification cheat sheet, it gets a little more specific, saying it was the Best iPhone battery life on Pro Max. Thats something to scrutinize in reviews. But after last years shift to USB-C, the lightness of a titanium build and an action button is not quite as convincing an upgrade. Having said that, what am I doing? I currently juggle an Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max and a Pixel 9 Pro XL, which are too big for me. Last year, I leaned on the iPhone 15 Pro Max, instead of the iPhone 15 Pro, for 5x camera zoom and nothing else. This time around, like the iPhone 14 series, there are pretty much identical specs across the iPhone 16 Pro duo which is how it should be so Im lining up a pre-order for a black iPhone 16 Pro, with 1TB of storage. I might change my mind. If youre a Pro Max kind of iPhone owner, I think you could probably wait a year, but its also a great time to upgrade to the base iPhone 16. It gets those new buttons, itll work with Apple Intelligence in a few months and it has a pretty gorgeous lineup of colors. Weve got hands-on impressions on everything below. Mat Smith You can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox. Subscribe right here! The biggest stories you might have missed Apple Watch Series 10 hands-on: Bigger, lighter and thinner than ever iPhone 16 Pro hands-on: How does a faux camera control button feel so real? Apples AirPods Pro update turns them into a clinical grade hearing aid Everything Apple revealed at the iPhone 16 launch event Apple Watch Series 10 has a bigger screen and is even slimmer Can you notice 9 percent? Apple Apples wearable had the biggest spec jump at its event yesterday, with the biggest display and thinnest design ever on an Apple Watch. The wide-angle OLED display is even a bit larger than the Apple Watch Ultra 2. Apple claims the screen is 40 percent brighter when looked at from an angle, thanks to that new OLED tech, and itll show a second hand ticking away even when your wrist is down. The company claims an 18-hour battery life, which someone needs to remind Apple is not a full day. Continue reading. Apple announces AirPods 4 with a more comfortable fit And an extra ANC option to confuse shoppers. Apple launched its fourth-generation AirPods this week, as rumors suggested. They have a redesigned bud shape thats supposed to fit more ear shapes. The new entry-level AirPods also have the H2 chip to power features like Spatial Audio. The charging case has a USB-C port, and it the smallest AirPods charging case to date. To throw a wrench into the works, Apple announced a second model supporting active noise cancellation and Transparency mode. Not to be confused with the AirPods Pro, which still exist. Continue reading. Google Pixel Watch 3 review Google finally got it right, especially with the battery life. Engadget Spare a thought for Deputy Editor Cherlynn Low. As we bundled her into a plane for Cupertino to report on all that Apple stuff, she was wrapping up her review of Googles Pixel Watch 3. While we had compared Googles latest wearable to Apples Watch Series 9, we think Apple has some wearable competition here, thanks to solid battery life and a comprehensive and intuitive suite of health-tracking features. Continue reading. It looks like Sony will announce the PS5 Pro later today In under 9 minutes. Sony has announced a PlayStation 5 Technical Presentation stream at 11AM ET today on the PlayStation YouTube channel. All indications point toward this being the official unveiling of the PS5 Pro. Mark Cerny, the lead architect of the PS5, will host the stream, which will focus on the PS5 and innovations in gaming technology. For less than 10 minutes. Continue reading.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-should-you-upgrade-to-an-iphone-16-111524098.html?src=rss
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It's a bad day for big tech in the EU. After rejecting Google's appeal of a $2.7 billion antitrust fine, Europe's highest court ruled that Apple must pay back its 13 billion ($14.4 billion) Irish tax break deemed illegal by the EU Commission way back in 2016. The decision by the European Court of Justice overturns an earlier 2020 decision by a lower court in Apple's favor. "[The decision] confirms the European Commission's 2016 decision: Ireland granted Apple unlawful aid which Ireland is required to recover," the judges wrote. In a statement to the Financial Times, Apple said the EU was "trying to retroactively change the rules and ignore that, as required by international tax law, our income was already subject to taxes in the US." Apple's effective tax rate for revenue earned in Europe was an effective 1 percent on European profits and as low as .005 percent in 2014. Because the deal gave Apple a "significant advantage" over the competition, the EU Commission ordered it to pay back "illegal state aid" over the ten-year period before it began investigating its tax practices. The decision follows several setbacks for the European Commission against US corporations. Last year, the ECJ ruled that Amazon wouldn't be required to pay 250 million ($276 million) in back taxes to Luxembourg and lost a similar case to Starbucks in the Netherlands. So despite today's wins for the EU, those decisions could haunt future EU cases against big tech around tax havens in individual member states. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/apple-ordered-to-pay-back-its-illegal-144-billion-irish-tax-break-110041387.html?src=rss
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A SpaceX Dragon capsule carrying the four private astronauts of the Polaris Dawn mission has launched from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the early hours of September 10 after a few weeks of delays. The mission was scheduled to lift off at the end of August but was postponed first due to technical issues, then because of poor weather conditions forecasted for the crews return. On board are Jared Isaacman the billionaire who funded the mission retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Scott Kidd Poteet, and SpaceX engineers Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon. Theyll attempt several firsts during the five-day flight, including the first-ever commercial spacewalk. That attempt will also mark the first spacewalk from a Dragon capsule. Among Polaris Dawn's other goals is to send its crew farther than anyone has traveled since the Apollo program, targeting an altitude of about 870 miles from Earth. The journey will take the capsule and its crew briefly into the Van Allen radiation belt. The @PolarisPrograms Polaris Dawn mission will be the first crew to perform a spacewalk from Dragon, fly higher in Earths orbit than anyone since the Apollo program, test laser-based @Starlink communications, and conduct research to help provide insight on human health during pic.twitter.com/RW387QWShY SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 22, 2024 Polaris Dawn is meant to be the first of three human spaceflight missions under Isaacmans Polaris Program. Its crew will put SpaceXs new Extravehicular Activity space suit to its most important test yet, as theyll all wear it for protection against the vacuum of space when the Dragons doors open for the spacewalk. The spacewalk will take place at an elliptical orbit roughly 435 miles above Earths surface, and two crew members will leave the capsule. Liftoff of Polaris Dawn! pic.twitter.com/VeGfJxzWKl Polaris (@PolarisProgram) September 10, 2024 This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/polaris-dawn-is-finally-headed-to-space-for-its-groundbreaking-civilian-mission-093346616.html?src=rss
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