Welcome to our weekly Apple Breakfast column, which incorporates all of the Apple information you missed final week in a helpful bite-sized roundup. We name it Apple Breakfast as a result of we expect it goes nice with a Monday morning cup of espresso or tea, nevertheless it’s cool if you wish to give it a learn throughout lunch or dinner hours too.
There should be extra to life than this
There’s precisely one week to go till the most important occasion of Apple’s yr, and the hype is sort of insufferable. Most of that hype, inevitably, is directed on the iPhone 16, which is comprehensible as a result of the iPhone makes extra money than most corporations’ complete product ranges. However will the brand new mannequin truly dwell as much as the billing? That’s debatable.
It’s been some time since we acquired a really thrilling new iPhone. (I contemplated this query in an Apple Breakfast column in 2023, and settled on the iPhone X because the final mannequin folks on the time agreed was an enormous deal.) And at this stage within the product’s evolution, it’s getting more and more unlikely that we’ll see one once more.
Many of the vital developments had been made within the first three generations (3G, the App Retailer, copy and paste and different interface fundamentals), and Apple’s designers and engineers spent the subsequent decade or so steadily stripping the tree naked of higher-hanging fruit. There merely isn’t a lot left to vary in regards to the iPhone, aside from updating the processor vastly past the wants of present cell apps and bettering the digital camera vastly past the wants of real-world pictures. The iPhone 16 will get extra RAM, Apple Intelligence, and a bunch of recent colours, however there most likely received’t be a lot else to jot down dwelling about.
Luckily, nevertheless, the Glowtime occasion isn’t nearly exhibiting us a brand new iPhone. And Apple has loads of different bulletins up its sleeve to make this an entertaining and informative presentation.
The Apple Watch, for instance, is used to sitting within the shadow of its extra profitable smartphone cousin at fall occasions however appears to be like set for a extra memorable exhibiting in 2024. The very first Apple Watch was unveiled on September 9, 2014, so this month’s occasion will fall exactly on its tenth anniversary… and given how hardly ever Apple holds an occasion on a Monday, it’s onerous to imagine that’s a coincidence.
Anticipate an Apple Watch X to have a good time the tenth anniversary (which thanks to some delays within the early years coincides with the tenth era of the product), and Apple will need the product to be simply as compelling because the iPhone X in 2017. We count on a bigger show and a slimmer profile as a part of the product’s first vital design refresh; there is also new well being sensors. We must always have the ability to agree that it’s an enormous deal.
And the night’s bulletins could not cease there. We’re additionally anticipating not one however two new units of AirPods, together with an entry-level “Lite” mannequin which most likely received’t be known as that however may convey these iconic earbuds inside the finances of much more clients. And suspicious inventory shortages recommend the iPad mini is about for a long-overdue replace too. Give it an M-class processor with 8GB of RAM, a FaceTime digital camera on the panorama edge, and a bit extra storage, and we may have ourselves the proper Apple Intelligence gadget.
All in all, we’re anticipating a enjoyable occasion with loads of highlights; it’s simply that the highlights could not correspond to the established hierarchy of Apple’s advertising division. Then once more, we already know that that is going to be an occasion that breaks all the principles; maybe the corporate will shock us all by asserting the iPhone 16 first, simply to get it out of the best way, and saving the brand new iPad mini for “Yet one more factor” on the finish. And if that wouldn’t be an thrilling flip of occasions, I don’t know what could be.
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Podcast of the week
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Evaluations nook
The rumor mill
Apple’s ‘Glowtime’ occasion is approaching Sept. 9 to introduce iPhone 16 and extra.
iPhone 16, Apple Watch X, iOS 18, and the whole lot coming in Apple’s greatest month.
Noise cancelation within the subsequent AirPods Professional is likely to be getting even higher.
Hints of recent iPad mini as inventory of previous mannequin runs suspiciously dry.
The iPhone 16 Professional is rumored to get a large 48MP ultra-wide digital camera improve.
Software program updates, bugs, and issues
Hackers are utilizing faux banking apps on iPhones to steal your knowledge.
iOS 18.1 beta 3 is out now, including ‘Clear Up’ AI instrument in Images.
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