Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
Apple is scheduled to open pre-orders for the iPhone 16 later today and if you are looking to get your hands on the new models and Apple Watch Series, it would be wise to know when the pre-orders will go live. Currently, the Apple Store website is down, which means that the company is working behind the scene to make pre-orders available at the devised time. Here's when the iPhone 16 pre-orders will go live in your local time. Apple will open pre-orders for the iPhone 16 in a bit, here's when it will go live in your local time […]
The A18 Pro chip in the iPhone 16 Pro brought impressive single and multi-core performance gains, reaching the level of the company's M1 chip from four years ago. While the chip is still based on TSMC's 3nm architecture, the company stated at its event that it is using a new process, which could allow it to further its distance from last year's A17 Pro chip. The company also used other methods to enhance the performance of the iPhone 16 and the A18 chip by improving its thermal design, which should have a positive impact on the overall performance of the […]
The iPhone range has always lagged behind the competition in battery charging speeds, and we cannot confirm whether Apple introduced this limitation to increase longevity or if it did so because it adopts the newest standards slower than the rest of the industry. Fortunately, where the iPhone 16 family is involved, it is possible that we see wired charging speeds supported up to 45W, thanks to the latest certification leak. Last year’s iPhone 15 series could not even touch 30W, iPhone 16 finally competes with Samsung’s Galaxy S24 models in this regard A regulatory body called China Quality Certification Centre […]
An early single-core and multi-core result of the A18 running in the iPhone 16 was rather disappointing, showing that the SoC was slightly slower than the A17 Pro featured in the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Fortunately, the updated scores are here, with the multi-threaded scores displaying an almost 28 percent higher figure compared to the previous benchmarking run. A18’s single-core score also sees an improvement, but Geekbench 6 was tested on a different iPhone 16 The new scores were shared by @negativeonehero, showing that the A18 obtained a single-core score and multi-core score of 3,409 and 8,492. Compared to the previous […]
It has yet to be 24 hours since Apple announced the new iPhone 16 series, and we have already spotted the first single-core and multi-core results for one of the newly unveiled models. Unfortunately, the results are much lower than what you would expect from an A18 or A18 Pro, but there is little cause for worry, as you will soon find out. Apple’s M4 also displayed some anomalies in early Geekbench 6 results, so the benchmarking app could be updated to reflect the iPhone 16’s actual performance One of the newest benchmark listings on Geekbench 6 that was spotted […]
Supporting the latest wireless standards was always taken at a snail’s pace by Apple, but with the iPhone 16 launch, the company has decided to take things up a notch and adopted Wi-Fi 7. In fact, every single model that was announced during the ‘It’s Glowtime’ event supports the new technology, bringing in a wave of improvements and advantages to the table. Wi-Fi 7 is not just speedier than previous-generation standards, but it operates on a different channel, resulting in reduced interference The international Wi-Fi Alliance consortium unveiled the Wi-Fi 7 standard earlier this year, and it did not take […]
Apple has been reported on several occasions to introduce an 8GB RAM upgrade for all iPhone 16 models, but there was always a sliver of a chance that the company would hit the audience with a nasty surprise. Thankfully, that was not the case here, as information uncovered in the latest version of Apple’s developer tool Xcode 16 revealed the memory count for the four models. This pretty much means that now, customers do not have to spend a premium if a RAM upgrade was at the top of their purchasing priorities. Introducing 8GB RAM as a standard specification for […]
The base iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus might have retained the same display sizes as their direct predecessors, the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, but Apple made slight changes to the design while also introducing a new A18 chipset that delivers incredible performance gains. Best of all, both handsets support Apple Intelligence and come in a wave of attractive new colors, plus more changes, which you will learn about right now. New thermal design present in the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, allowing them to keep their temperatures sustained when playing AAA games Apple has retained a 6.1-inch […]
Apple will host its big iPhone 16 launch event later today, and we are expecting a plethora of upgrades, especially for the Apple Watch Series 8, which is expected to come with a major redesign as part of its 10th anniversary. If you are planning to watch the event live, Apple will be streaming it live across a wide range of platforms, including YouTube, for easier access. The event will begin at 10:00 AM Pacific Time, but if you are residing outside of the United States, be sure to check when you can watch Apple's iPhone 16 launch event in […]
A few hours remain before the iPhone 16 lineup is officially announced, but just before the grand ‘It’s Glowtime’ event kicks off, an analyst provides some revised shipment figures for Apple’s upcoming flagship series. Various hardware upgrades and features will drive demand, so the company has reportedly prepared up to 17 million units to sate the pre-order wave. However, as you will soon find out, the next quarters do not sound like a positive outlook for Apple’s flagship series. iPhone 16 family is said to suffer up to a 55 percent shipment decline in Q1 2025, largely due to seasonality […]
Apple’s ‘It’s Glowtime’ event being held tomorrow will showcase the company’s four new iPhone 16 models, with all of them said to arrive with a slew of impressive upgrades, not to mention every one of them being able to run a combination of cloud-based and on-device generative AI features. Unfortunately, these advantages are not expected to result in a supercycle of the upcoming series, as a new report mentions that there are various factors why this may happen. The iPhone 17 has a better chance of introducing a supercycle, with the iPhone 16’s lack of design deemed another factor Despite […]
Apple is scheduled to open pre-orders for the iPhone 16 later today and if you are looking to get your hands on the new models and Apple Watch Series, it would be wise to know when the pre-orders will go live. Currently, the Apple Store website is down, which means that the company is working behind the scene to make pre-orders available at the devised time. Here's when the iPhone 16 pre-orders will go live in your local time. Apple will open pre-orders for the iPhone 16 in a bit, here's when it will go live in your local time […]
The A18 Pro chip in the iPhone 16 Pro brought impressive single and multi-core performance gains, reaching the level of the company's M1 chip from four years ago. While the chip is still based on TSMC's 3nm architecture, the company stated at its event that it is using a new process, which could allow it to further its distance from last year's A17 Pro chip. The company also used other methods to enhance the performance of the iPhone 16 and the A18 chip by improving its thermal design, which should have a positive impact on the overall performance of the […]
The iPhone range has always lagged behind the competition in battery charging speeds, and we cannot confirm whether Apple introduced this limitation to increase longevity or if it did so because it adopts the newest standards slower than the rest of the industry. Fortunately, where the iPhone 16 family is involved, it is possible that we see wired charging speeds supported up to 45W, thanks to the latest certification leak. Last year’s iPhone 15 series could not even touch 30W, iPhone 16 finally competes with Samsung’s Galaxy S24 models in this regard A regulatory body called China Quality Certification Centre […]
An early single-core and multi-core result of the A18 running in the iPhone 16 was rather disappointing, showing that the SoC was slightly slower than the A17 Pro featured in the iPhone 15 Pro Max. Fortunately, the updated scores are here, with the multi-threaded scores displaying an almost 28 percent higher figure compared to the previous benchmarking run. A18’s single-core score also sees an improvement, but Geekbench 6 was tested on a different iPhone 16 The new scores were shared by @negativeonehero, showing that the A18 obtained a single-core score and multi-core score of 3,409 and 8,492. Compared to the previous […]
It has yet to be 24 hours since Apple announced the new iPhone 16 series, and we have already spotted the first single-core and multi-core results for one of the newly unveiled models. Unfortunately, the results are much lower than what you would expect from an A18 or A18 Pro, but there is little cause for worry, as you will soon find out. Apple’s M4 also displayed some anomalies in early Geekbench 6 results, so the benchmarking app could be updated to reflect the iPhone 16’s actual performance One of the newest benchmark listings on Geekbench 6 that was spotted […]
Supporting the latest wireless standards was always taken at a snail’s pace by Apple, but with the iPhone 16 launch, the company has decided to take things up a notch and adopted Wi-Fi 7. In fact, every single model that was announced during the ‘It’s Glowtime’ event supports the new technology, bringing in a wave of improvements and advantages to the table. Wi-Fi 7 is not just speedier than previous-generation standards, but it operates on a different channel, resulting in reduced interference The international Wi-Fi Alliance consortium unveiled the Wi-Fi 7 standard earlier this year, and it did not take […]
Apple has been reported on several occasions to introduce an 8GB RAM upgrade for all iPhone 16 models, but there was always a sliver of a chance that the company would hit the audience with a nasty surprise. Thankfully, that was not the case here, as information uncovered in the latest version of Apple’s developer tool Xcode 16 revealed the memory count for the four models. This pretty much means that now, customers do not have to spend a premium if a RAM upgrade was at the top of their purchasing priorities. Introducing 8GB RAM as a standard specification for […]
The base iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus might have retained the same display sizes as their direct predecessors, the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, but Apple made slight changes to the design while also introducing a new A18 chipset that delivers incredible performance gains. Best of all, both handsets support Apple Intelligence and come in a wave of attractive new colors, plus more changes, which you will learn about right now. New thermal design present in the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus, allowing them to keep their temperatures sustained when playing AAA games Apple has retained a 6.1-inch […]
Apple will host its big iPhone 16 launch event later today, and we are expecting a plethora of upgrades, especially for the Apple Watch Series 8, which is expected to come with a major redesign as part of its 10th anniversary. If you are planning to watch the event live, Apple will be streaming it live across a wide range of platforms, including YouTube, for easier access. The event will begin at 10:00 AM Pacific Time, but if you are residing outside of the United States, be sure to check when you can watch Apple's iPhone 16 launch event in […]
A few hours remain before the iPhone 16 lineup is officially announced, but just before the grand ‘It’s Glowtime’ event kicks off, an analyst provides some revised shipment figures for Apple’s upcoming flagship series. Various hardware upgrades and features will drive demand, so the company has reportedly prepared up to 17 million units to sate the pre-order wave. However, as you will soon find out, the next quarters do not sound like a positive outlook for Apple’s flagship series. iPhone 16 family is said to suffer up to a 55 percent shipment decline in Q1 2025, largely due to seasonality […]
Apple’s ‘It’s Glowtime’ event being held tomorrow will showcase the company’s four new iPhone 16 models, with all of them said to arrive with a slew of impressive upgrades, not to mention every one of them being able to run a combination of cloud-based and on-device generative AI features. Unfortunately, these advantages are not expected to result in a supercycle of the upcoming series, as a new report mentions that there are various factors why this may happen. The iPhone 17 has a better chance of introducing a supercycle, with the iPhone 16’s lack of design deemed another factor Despite […]