Image: MacRumors For years I’ve been bemoaning Apple’s failure to use interesting non-muted colors on the iPhone Pro. It appears this year Apple may be calling my bluff with an orange iPhone Pro. Orange! If true, it will be hard to put that beauty in a case.
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Why the iPhone Air Might Actually Make Sense
It’s easy, as someone who writes about this stuff, to project our own preferences onto new products. And I’ll admit, I feel that pull strongly with the rumored iPhone Air. As rumors continue to circulate about iPhone Air, a much thinner version of the…
Continue reading →Apple Dodges Another Bullet
Over the weekend, we learned that smartphones and computers are now exempt from the latest tariffs. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed that smartphones, computer monitors, and various electronic components are among the exempted items. This means Apple has dodged another bullet —…
Continue reading →The Initial Response to the iPhone
The iPhone is now 18 years old, and it’s easy to forget life before it. I used mobile phones before iPhone, and the difference was night and day. The original iPhone was announced at Macworld in January 2007 . Over the years, we’ve heard…
Continue reading →My New iPhone Stand
I printed this iPhone stand several months ago, and I’m mixed about it. On the one hand, I find it really attractive. On the flip side, I cannot reach the iPhone’s buttons while it’s in the stand. The jury’s still out.
Continue reading →Apple’s iPhone Testing Lab
I found this video fascinating. Of course, Apple’s testing facility looks like something from a science fiction movie. An interesting point here is the tradeoff between reliability and repairability. As Apple tries to make its devices more repairable, how does it maintain reliability? This is…
Continue reading →Rumination on the Action Button
The rumors surrounding the iPhone 16 get more accurate as we get further into the year. One prevalent idea is that an additional button, dubbed the capture button, will be added to the iPhone 16 on all models. The idea of this seems simple…
Continue reading →“Shot on iPhone 15 Pro Max”
Perhaps the biggest news of the Scary Fast Apple event is that Apple shot the whole thing on the iPhone 15 Pro Max. So the Mac event was, at least, kind of about the iPhone. It’s remarkable how far the iPhone has come as…
Continue reading →Apple’s Wonderlust Event in the MacSparky Labs
Next week, on September 12 at 10:00 Pacific, Apple will be announcing new iPhones, Apple Watches, and maybe a bit more. In the MacSparky Labs, we’ll be covering the event in several ways.…
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The Rumored Gray iPhone Pro
In the last week, we’ve had a lot of rumors that a gray iPhone Pro is in the works. If true, it will replace gold in the new titanium iPhone 15 Pro lineup. My guess is that making a gold-colored titanium phone isn’t easy, so Apple…
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