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Future iPhone cameras may contain a flash that automatically adjusts and diffuses its light to better capture objects at different distances from the lens.

Just as with the iPhone and iPad, macOS Big Sur includes a built-in way for you to avoid repetitive typing — and repetitive mistakes, too.

The rumored iPhone Fold or iPad that uses a flexible display could use new technology to prevent the display from getting too brittle from cold weather by warming the screen before bending it, by using a combination of heating elements and even the pixels of the display itself.

  Apple and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health has released initial findings from its Womens Health Study, revealing some of the data points determined by the examination of womens menstrual cycles recorded in the iOS Research app. Originally launched in November 2019, the Apple Womens Health study aims to advance the understanding of menstrual cycles and its relationship with various health conditions. Medical research on menstruation was previously limited to smaller studies inst...

  At its annual shareholder meeting, Disney has revealed that the Disney+ streaming service has reached 100 million paying subscribers just 16 months after it launched, Disney CEO Bob Chapek has announced. The announcement comes about a month after Disney announced that it had reached nearly 95 million subscribers. Chapeks updated numbers indicate that Disney+ gained about five million subscribers in the time since, likely on the strength of "WandaVision." "The enormous success of Disney+, whi...

Apple has released new AirPods Max firmware which may address battery drain issues reported by customers.

  Apple could add haptic feedback for notifications in the MacBook Pro and other portable Macs in the future, with discrete regions of the chassis around the trackpad able to channel vibrations to the users hands and wrists. Haptic Feedback is a very common element of mobile computing, with iPhones and the Apple Watch using it, alongside many other devices on the market. The idea of haptic feedback is to notify the user of an event via movement instead of sound or a visual cue, which is handy...

Apple will soon be changing the way serial numbers of Macs and MacBooks are created, with a switch to randomized numbers in early 2021 making it harder to suss out details about a device.

  Abode is unveiling its latest smart home accessory, the low-cost Abode Cam 2 with 24/7 video recording, water resistance, and 1080p video. The Abode Cam 2 is a compact, Wi-Fi-connected camera that can sit flat on a table, angle in various directions with the articulating base, or be mounted to the wall. Its IP67 water resistance rating allows it to withstand the elements if mounted outdoors and includes night vision for low-light capture. This ultra-affordable camera can record 24/7 or just ...

  Otoy has launched its Octane X graphics rendering engine on the Mac App Store with support for all Macs running macOS Big Sur, including M1 models. First debuted at WWDC 2019, Octane X is an update on Otoys OctaneRender that has been rewritten in Metal as part of a collaboration with Apple. A public preview was made available in 2020. Octane X features a new mesh geometry engine with near perfect linear scaling of rendering speed in multiple GPU configurations, including external Thunderbolt...