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iOS 18.2 Update KILLING Your Battery? 8 Fixes You NEED
- The iOS 18.2 update has caused battery problems for many iPhone users, but there are some easy fixes to make the most of your device's power. To start, ensure all apps are up to date, as outdated apps may not be optimized for the latest iOS version. Reduce background app refresh for those apps that are heavy on battery usage. Use offline maps for navigation to save on data and power usage. Leveraging dark mode and reducing white point intensity are great options for OLED display iPhone models. Use Low Power Mode when your battery is running low,
- which reduces background activity, mail fetching, and visual effects to conserve power. Other steps to take include turning off push email, unnecessary notifications, and closing unused apps. By implementing these strategies, you can enjoy a more efficient user experience on the latest iOS version.
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Smartphone Showdown 2024: The Winners & Losers
- The Smartphone Awards 2024 shines a spotlight on the year’s most groundbreaking devices, celebrating advancements in design, performance, and value.
- The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra claims the top spot for large-screen devices, delivering an exceptional blend of features that cater to power users and content creators alike.
- Compact phone enthusiasts will find the iPhone 16 a standout option in a market dominated by large-screen devices.
- The iPhone 16 Pro dominates the camera category, offering unmatched consistency in capturing stunning photos and videos across a wide range of scenarios.
- The Nothing Phone 2A redefines what a budget smartphone can offer, delivering flagship-like features at an incredibly affordable price point of just $350.
- The Red Magic 10 Pro sets a new benchmark for battery performance in the smartphone industry, thanks to its massive 7,050mAh capacity.
- The Huawei Mate XT pushes the boundaries of smartphone design with its innovative triple-folding mechanism, which combines functionality and durability in a truly unique form factor.
- The Pixel 9 Pro Fold emerges as the year’s best foldable phone, thanks to Google’s efforts in addressing previous shortcomings and refining the overall user experience.
- The Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra is this year’s biggest disappointment, failing to stand out in an increasingly competitive landscape.
- The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra takes home the MVP title for its all-around excellence, setting a new standard for flagship smartphones in 2024.
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Big Tech’s $62bn AI spending fuels pick-and-shovel bets
- Artificial intelligence has been dominating investor consciousness more than any other technology breakthrough in the past 20 years, with tech giants spending tens of billions of dollars per quarter. Only 4% of US workers use AI every day, however, and more than two-thirds say they never do. Some investors are feeling vibes that are reminiscent of the 1990s, when the nascent internet was generating a similar euphoria. AI-related stocks have been responsible for much of the bull market that began in October 2022.
- The tech giants responsible for the massive spending are also the ones that are vastly profitable, and responsible for the bulk of the AI-related revenue at present. In the third quarter of 2024, Alphabet, Amazon.com, Apple, Meta Platforms and Microsoft spent a combined $62bn on capital expenditures. Pick-and-shovel trade investments such as Nvidia Corp are seen as less risky than direct AI investments. With tech giants pledging to continue spending, even bears such as Jim Covello see no reason to abandon the pick-and-shovel trade while the money is still flowing.
- AI payoffs will likely take more than a year or two, as technology adoption requires workflow changes and organisational structures. That means businesses won't fully reap the benefits of even today's generative AI for some time yet.
- The AI boom is not only benefiting tech giants like Nvidia, Meta and Amazon, that are pouring a lot of money into AI infrastructure and global operations, but also tangential sectors such as utilities that are benefiting from AI's electricity-thirsty data centres.
- While AI bears and bulls exchange their bets and weigh up opportunities and risk, some investors are making some kind of bet on AI without even knowing it. If you own an S&P 500 index fund, a third of your money is in eight companies, including Nvidia, Microsoft and Apple, that have parked some of their future funds on AI.
- The models that we have right now for AI systems are still not usable broadly, said Nobel Prize-winning economist and MIT professor Daron Acemoglu. Although some investors are beginning to view the buzz around AI as being similar to the euphoria generated by the nascent internet in the 1990s, the disconnect between stock prices and fundamentals could repeat past mistakes. The pick-and-shovel trade is becoming increasingly attractive than directly betting on AI, and is seen as being less risky than direct AI investments.
- Megacap tech stocks such as the FAANGS are responsible for much of the AI-related revenue and continuing spending. These companies can clearly afford the expenditure, having still generated $76bn in free cash flow. Investors have generally supported Big Tech capital spending because the sector has succeeded in the past.
- Investors should understand the difference between companies creating AI services, such as Microsoft and Alphabet, and the ones providing the infrastructure, such as chips, servers and power, that makes computing possible. Arvind Narayanan, co-author of "AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference," says big AI payoffs will take more than a year or two.
- The usually staid stocks of power producers are also on the rise. Vistra Corp and Constellation Energy Corp are among the best performers in the S&P 500 in 2024, helping put an index of utility stocks on track for their best year since 2019. The late ’90s was early in the internet, and that wasn’t the right time to buy, said Michael O'Rourke at Jonestrading. Picking this round's long-term winners might be a fool's errand.
- Some investors may lose their patience with AI investments, if the promises of quick spending returns are unmet. Dave Mazza, CEO of Roundhill Financial in NY, believes AI will still generate enough revenue, but thinks investors may start to reconsider the investment if there is no quick return on the spending, stating, "Investors are probably going to start voting with their feet."
- According to Bloomberg, while a special focus is on the bullish and bearish sentiments about AI investments, both sides should closely watch out for the differences between companies creating AI services and those offering the infrastructure that manages it. Investors should be careful not to blindly follow the bullish sentiments associated with companies investing in AI technologies.
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5 Great Games to Put You in the Winter Mood
- Alto's Adventure is an infinite runner game set on a beautiful mountain where you recover escaping llamas and perform tricks.
- A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build is a charming puzzle game where you help a monster build snowmen.
- Snowboard Party: World Tour offers various game modes and locations for snowboarding and performing tricks.
- Never Alone: Ki Edition is a puzzle platformer game set in the Arctic with an authentic Inuit storyline.
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Tesla is recalling almost 700,000 vehicles over a tire pressure monitor issue
- Tesla is recalling almost 700,000 vehicles over a tire pressure monitor issue.
- The recall affects the 2024 Cybertruck, 2017-2025 Model 3 and 2020-2025 Model Y Vehicles.
- The warning light for the tire pressure monitoring system may not stay illuminated between drives.
- Tesla will send an over-the-road update to vehicles affected by the issue.
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Here’s how Apple may make the next Vision headset more affordable
- Apple is reportedly planning to make its next Vision headset more affordable.
- The new options include glass-based OLED displays and LTPO backplane technology.
- Apple is moving away from Sony, which supplied the micro-OLED screens for the Vision Pro.
- The base model of the Vision headset is expected to launch under $2,000.
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Top 5 Apple Products to Look Forward to in 2025
- Apple is planning to release many new products in 2025, including new iPhones, M4 Macs, a smart home command centre, and much more that will have a huge impact.
- iPhone 17 'Air' will be thin, placing it in the middle range of the iPhone 17 models, but it will still be pricier than the standard model and less robust than the Pro models.
- The AirPods Pro 3 are also rumoured to be updated in 2025, with improved sound quality and Active Noise Cancellation. The design is still under wraps, though.
- 2025 will see the release of Apple's version of Echo Show: a small, square-shaped home 'Command Center' device that will be a universal controller for smart homes, FaceTime calls, watching videos, and more.
- The iPhone SE 4, a low-cost iPhone, is expected to get significant upgrades that could make it an incredible value, such as 6.1-inch OLED display, Face ID, higher megapixel camera, and a USB-C port. It will be the first device to get Apple's in-house 5G modem.
- Apple plans to add new functionality to its voice assistant Siri in 2025, such as onscreen awareness, personal context, and the ability for Siri to take more actions in and across apps.
- Siri's onscreen awareness will allow users to make voice requests that reference what's on their display, while personal context will allow Siri to make suggestions based on a user’s personal data.
- Furthermore, Siri's ability to do more in and across apps is a big improvement over its current capabilities, and Apple plans to unveil LLM Siri, or a version of Siri trained on a large language model, which will turn Siri more like Chat GPT and Google Gemini.
- Apple enthusiasts have much to look forward to in 2025, as the company plans to launch multiple new products and add more features to its existing products.
- Other features that are expected for the new line of iPhones include a 6.6-inch screen size, a redesigned camera setup, A19 chips on all four models, and ProMotion 120Hz display technology on all models.
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Expand Your Capabilities: ChatGPT Joins Forces with Apple Notes on macOS
- OpenAI has updated the ChatGPT app for macOS to read content from Apple Notes and other third-party apps.
- The update allows ChatGPT to connect with popular tools like Notion, Quip, and coding environments including BBEdit, MatLab, and Nova.
- ChatGPT can now review code, organize ideas, and edit content in apps like Xcode, Apple Notes, and Notion.
- The new features are available to subscribers of ChatGPT Plus, Pro, Team, Enterprise, and Edu.
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This iPad and MacBook stand stashes a USB-C hub in its aluminum arm
- The Casa Hub 360 is a dock stand for iPad and MacBook that also doubles as a USB-C hub.
- The stand features a flexible and sturdy arm capable of holding up to 10 pounds and offers multiple USB-C ports.
- It supports a variety of devices, including MacBook Pros and iPads, and provides easy access to ports such as USB-A, HDMI, aux input, and micro SD/SD card reader.
- The Casa Hub 360 allows for ergonomic viewing angles, improves workspace organization, and is currently on sale for $99.99.
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Why Disney Stopped Subscriptions on the App Store
- Disney's decision to stop subscriptions on the App Store is causing a significant drop in revenue.
- In November, after discontinuing subscriptions, Disney+ experienced a $16 million drop in net revenue.
- The churn rate among App Store subscribers is high, leading to a decline in long-term paying users.
- Leaving the App Store may help Disney combat churn and directly appeal to customers for relevant shows.
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Provenance Rejected From the App Store
- The app Provenance has been rejected by Apple for unclear reasons related to adding games during testing.
- The developer has submitted another appeal, but they mentioned running out of money due to Apple's decision-making.
- The inconsistent app review process suggests that Apple may have a bias against emulators.
- This rejection might lead to the temporary end of Provenance unless the appeal is successful.
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Apple Sued for Not Searching iCloud for CSAM
- Thousands of victims have sued Apple over its alleged failure to detect and report illegal child pornography, also known as child sex abuse materials (CSAM).
- Apple scrapped a controversial CSAM-scanning tool last fall due to concerns raised by digital rights groups and potential misuse of the tool.
- Survivors of child sex abuse have accused Apple of using cybersecurity as an excuse to ignore its mandatory CSAM reporting duties.
- If Apple loses the lawsuit, it could face over $1.2 billion in penalties and may be required to implement CSAM-detecting measures on iCloud.
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Swift Concurrency in Real Apps
- Overriding NSObject.init() within a @MainActor-isolated type is difficult-to-impossible.
- The compiler must honor the API contract of awakeFromNib, which is a special-case issue.
- Some APIs, like Notifications, won't work well with Swift concurrency and may be deprecated and replaced.
- TIL: awakeFromNib() can be called more than once when objects are loaded from XIBs.
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James Bond (the movie franchise, not the spy) may be in deep jeopardy
- Amazon and Barbara Broccoli, the producer of the James Bond franchise, are in a dispute that has halted production on the next Bond film.
- Barbara Broccoli does not trust Amazon with the famous film franchise and has expressed her dissatisfaction with the people running Amazon's media empire.
- The stalemate began when Amazon purchased MGM and acquired the rights to distribute Bond films, but Broccoli believes Amazon isn't the right place for a Bond movie due to its core business being retail and ecommerce.
- Broccoli has refused to allow Amazon to expand the Bond franchise to other mediums and has been fiercely protective of the brand and her father's cinematic legacy.
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How to schedule messages on Instagram
- Instagram now allows users to schedule messages in advance.
- Scheduled messages can be created up to 29 days in advance.
- Messages can only contain text and cannot include media.
- To schedule a message, users can tap and hold the blue arrow icon to set the date and time.
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