SpaceX's Starbase general manager, Kathy Leuders, has shared details about when her firm will catch the Starship second-stage rocket with the tower catch arms. SpaceX made history in October after it caught the Super Heavy booster for the first time with the launch tower. The achievement was remarkable, particularly since the booster catch was successful on its first attempt - an outcome many industry watchers had been skeptical of. The tower catch is key to Starship's goal of rapid re-usability, and the next step in the process is to catch the upper-stage rocket with the tower arms. Speaking at an […]
Today we are taking stock of a some of the biggest and best upcoming Black Friday deals we know about thus far. Up to this point, this year’s Black Friday ads and early details have mainly focused on various early sale events at retailers like Best Buy...
It took some clever engineering to reduce the footprint of the redesigned Mac mini while also equipping it with some incredibly powerful internals. Still critics will be quick to point fingers at Apple on certain decisions, such as moving the power button to the bottom of the chassis. While it can become an inconvenience to power the machine, two Apple executives explain why this position exists and why it is not a big deal for people who brought up the issue in the first place. Most Mac mini owners would never power off their device and would rather put it […]
The new mobile card game Pokémon TCG Pocket has been with us for just over a week, which has given 20 million people time to discover its highs, lows, and utterly bewildering mess of in-game currencies. It’s also, unfortunately, long enough for most pe...
The start of the new year has not deterred the popularity of the iPhone 15 Pro Max, with one analyst commenting that for the first half of 2024, Apple’s top-tier flagship will command the highest ratio of iPhone 15 shipments, reaching between 40 percent and 45 percent. The exclusive upgrades of the 6.7-inch model likely contribute to its popularity, which is terrific news for Apple supplier Largan as it will boost its revenues for the first and second quarters of the year. Tetraprism lens supplier Largan to financially benefit from increased iPhone 15 Pro Max orders Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo did […]
Apple will announce the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models next year in September with some pretty significant upgrades in the camera department. The iPhone 15 Pro Max exclusively features a tetraprism lens with a glass and plastic hybrid lens for enhanced zoom capabilities. It is now being reported that the iPhone 15 Pro Max's unique selling feature will also be coming to the smaller iPhone 16 Pro. The tetraprism lens on the iPhone 16 Pro will allow the device to feature 5x optical zoom capabilities According to a new report from The Elec, Apple is preparing to offer […]
Apple introduced 120Hz ProMotion technology with the iPhone 14 Pro lineup last year. The technology trickled down to the iPhone 15 Pro, which makes the entire user experience more fluid and smooth, especially when playing games that support 120fps. Apple allows iPhone 15 Pro users to scale down the refresh rate from 120Hz to 60Hz. It was previously speculated that doing so would enable the iPhone to save battery life. According to a new test, turning off 120Hz ProMotion on the iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max has negligible impact on the battery life. Hook your iPhone 15 […]
At its earnings call in September, the iPhone reported a record-breaking quarter. Despite increasing sales, the iPhone has a declining average sales price in the United States. This is not the first time the iPhone has seen a downward trajectory in terms of the average sales price. This is the second consecutive quarter for the company. Android smartphones already feature a lower average sales price compared to the iPhone. For in-depth details, check out how the iPhone has performed in the past few months and recent years. The iPhone 15 Pro's average selling price dropped in the last two consecutive […]
Apple's iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models are notably faster than last year's iPhone 14 Pro models. While Apple reserved the A17 Pro chip for the iPhone 15 Pro models, the entire lineup features Qualcomm's latest X70 modem chip. The new modem chip allows for faster download speeds on the iPhone 15 models, up to 54 percent faster than last year's iPhone 14 models. iPhone 15 beats Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 5 in new download speed test The download speed test was conducted by Ookla, confirming that the iPhone 15 models are significantly faster than the iPhone 14 lineup. […]
Earlier this month, we reported how a TikToker ordered four iPhone 15 Pro Max devices and ended up receiving 60 maxed-out, 1TB variants of the phones. We are sure there was a return involved afterward, but something similar has happened once again. Receiving a fake iPhone 15 Pro Max shouldn't be surprising, but it is when it comes directly from Apple A UK resident ordered an iPhone 15 Pro Max directly from Apple. The buyer even confirmed that they received all the delivery confirmation emails straight from Apple, along with tracking details from the delivery partner, but upon opening the […]
A new ‘Bill of Materials’ analysis reveals that Apple’s top-end flagship, the iPhone 15 Pro Max, for this year costs just $37.7 extra to make compared to the iPhone 14 Pro Max, but there are multiple reasons for that. With memory and displays getting cheaper this year, the discounts eased Apple’s materials costs, but the new 3nm A17 Pro, titanium chassis, and camera system that includes a tetraprism telephoto lens increased the overall bill. Memory and display reduced Apple’s ‘Bill of Materials’ cost by 30 percent In an earlier analysis, it was reported that the iPhone 15 Pro Max cost […]
Despite going through its fair share of issues after launch, the iPhone 15 Pro Max has managed to become the preferred device for a lot of people looking for a new phone. It can easily compete against some of the best Android phones and provides a com...
Aside from all the amazing hardware that Apple announced at its Scary Fast event, the one thing that caught our attention and the attention of a lot of people around the internet was the fact that the company claimed that the entire event was shot on i...
If there was ever an award for the shortest launch event, I think it would go to Apple as the Scary Fast event for the latest Mac announcements was only thirty minutes long. During this event, the company showcased the latest M3 family of chipsets, the...
The start of the new year has not deterred the popularity of the iPhone 15 Pro Max, with one analyst commenting that for the first half of 2024, Apple’s top-tier flagship will command the highest ratio of iPhone 15 shipments, reaching between 40 percent and 45 percent. The exclusive upgrades of the 6.7-inch model likely contribute to its popularity, which is terrific news for Apple supplier Largan as it will boost its revenues for the first and second quarters of the year. Tetraprism lens supplier Largan to financially benefit from increased iPhone 15 Pro Max orders Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo did […]
Apple will announce the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models next year in September with some pretty significant upgrades in the camera department. The iPhone 15 Pro Max exclusively features a tetraprism lens with a glass and plastic hybrid lens for enhanced zoom capabilities. It is now being reported that the iPhone 15 Pro Max's unique selling feature will also be coming to the smaller iPhone 16 Pro. The tetraprism lens on the iPhone 16 Pro will allow the device to feature 5x optical zoom capabilities According to a new report from The Elec, Apple is preparing to offer […]
Apple introduced 120Hz ProMotion technology with the iPhone 14 Pro lineup last year. The technology trickled down to the iPhone 15 Pro, which makes the entire user experience more fluid and smooth, especially when playing games that support 120fps. Apple allows iPhone 15 Pro users to scale down the refresh rate from 120Hz to 60Hz. It was previously speculated that doing so would enable the iPhone to save battery life. According to a new test, turning off 120Hz ProMotion on the iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max has negligible impact on the battery life. Hook your iPhone 15 […]
At its earnings call in September, the iPhone reported a record-breaking quarter. Despite increasing sales, the iPhone has a declining average sales price in the United States. This is not the first time the iPhone has seen a downward trajectory in terms of the average sales price. This is the second consecutive quarter for the company. Android smartphones already feature a lower average sales price compared to the iPhone. For in-depth details, check out how the iPhone has performed in the past few months and recent years. The iPhone 15 Pro's average selling price dropped in the last two consecutive […]
Apple's iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro models are notably faster than last year's iPhone 14 Pro models. While Apple reserved the A17 Pro chip for the iPhone 15 Pro models, the entire lineup features Qualcomm's latest X70 modem chip. The new modem chip allows for faster download speeds on the iPhone 15 models, up to 54 percent faster than last year's iPhone 14 models. iPhone 15 beats Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 5 in new download speed test The download speed test was conducted by Ookla, confirming that the iPhone 15 models are significantly faster than the iPhone 14 lineup. […]
Earlier this month, we reported how a TikToker ordered four iPhone 15 Pro Max devices and ended up receiving 60 maxed-out, 1TB variants of the phones. We are sure there was a return involved afterward, but something similar has happened once again. Receiving a fake iPhone 15 Pro Max shouldn't be surprising, but it is when it comes directly from Apple A UK resident ordered an iPhone 15 Pro Max directly from Apple. The buyer even confirmed that they received all the delivery confirmation emails straight from Apple, along with tracking details from the delivery partner, but upon opening the […]
A new ‘Bill of Materials’ analysis reveals that Apple’s top-end flagship, the iPhone 15 Pro Max, for this year costs just $37.7 extra to make compared to the iPhone 14 Pro Max, but there are multiple reasons for that. With memory and displays getting cheaper this year, the discounts eased Apple’s materials costs, but the new 3nm A17 Pro, titanium chassis, and camera system that includes a tetraprism telephoto lens increased the overall bill. Memory and display reduced Apple’s ‘Bill of Materials’ cost by 30 percent In an earlier analysis, it was reported that the iPhone 15 Pro Max cost […]
Despite going through its fair share of issues after launch, the iPhone 15 Pro Max has managed to become the preferred device for a lot of people looking for a new phone. It can easily compete against some of the best Android phones and provides a com...
Aside from all the amazing hardware that Apple announced at its Scary Fast event, the one thing that caught our attention and the attention of a lot of people around the internet was the fact that the company claimed that the entire event was shot on i...
If there was ever an award for the shortest launch event, I think it would go to Apple as the Scary Fast event for the latest Mac announcements was only thirty minutes long. During this event, the company showcased the latest M3 family of chipsets, the...