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I compared the iPhone 16 against Apple's 4-year-old iPhone 12 to see how much the camera has improved. The results speak for themselves.
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 It's hard to believe we're already into October with the iPhone 16 launch behind us, but there's lots more still to come from Apple this year on both the hardware and software fronts.
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The Verge spotted verification badges next to some well-known company names in Google search results that led right to their relevant websites. Amazon, Apple, Epic Games, HP, Meta, and Microsoft were among the examples seen, though the badges aren't showing up for everyone — not even the same person logged into different accounts.
"This icon is being shown because Google's signals suggest that this business is the business that it says it is," says the pop-up message for the badge (unhelpfully omitting a link to the definition of tautology on Wiktionary). It finishes in a bit of CYA legalese: "Google can't guarantee the reliability of this business or its products."
As an adoption of visual language that tons of people are familiar with, it makes sense. Even after all the drama surrounding Twitter's verification system after the blue checks became effectively useless after Musk's acquisition, little colored check mark icons remain social media speak for "this thing is legit."
But applying this to Search would require web-wide automation,
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There's a new fix available for certain iPhones and iPads that addresses issues with recording and password security. Apple released two new patches including iOS 18.0.1 for iPhones and iPadOS 18.0.1, according to the support website. The update also finally allows users with an M4-powered iPad to upgrade to iOS 18, after the initial version was pulled for bricking users' devices.
The patch fixes recording issues with all of the iPhone 16 models in the Messages app. The iPhone's microphone would accidentally start recording a few seconds before becoming activated with the orange microphone icon.
The password patch fixes an issue in which the VoiceOver function may read a saved password aloud. The patch works for iPhone XS and later as well as iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch (third generation and later), iPad Pro 11-inch (first generation and later), iPad Air (third generation and later), iPad (seventh generation and later) and iPad mini (fifth generation and later).
If you own one of these devices, you can upload the new patches by going to the Software Updates tab in the General section of your Settings app.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/new-ios-update-fixes-microphone-and-password-problems-173339119.html?src=rss
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Microsoft is discontinuing production of its HoloLens 2 headset, according a report from UploadVR. The company has no plans for a follow-up device, telling customers this will be the last chance to purchase the headset before stock runs out. At launch, it was advertised as a device for enterprise consumers, so it never really entered the mass market. The move isn't that surprising, considering Microsoft scrapped plans for a HoloLens 3 headset back in 2022. We're waiting for the official line from the company.
It's not exactly indicative of a death knell for VR and AR, though. Apple's Vision Pro isn't yet a year old, while Meta and Snap have both announced new glasses hardware in the last month. However, those last two companies' take on AR are substantially smaller (and lighter) than the HoloLens — if not exactly subtle.
— Mat Smith
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 Following the release of iOS 18 last month, Apple is preparing to release iOS 18.0.1 with bug fixes in the near future.
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