Apple
Take that, Apple: China’s Huawei unveils its $4200 ‘trifold’ phone
Just hours after Apple launched its latest iPhone, China’s Huawei made a bid to steal the spotlight.
- by Meaghan Tobin and John Liu
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Analysis
Phones
The five biggest announcements from Apple’s iPhone 16 event
A lot was packed into the pre-recorded announcement video that you might not have caught at first glance.
- by Tim Biggs
Updated
Phones
Apple unveils its AI-enabled iPhone 16 with new camera controls, longer battery life
Apple’s new phones are slightly less expensive and more powerful and will arrive in a matter of weeks, though its generative AI features won’t be there at launch.
- by Tim Biggs
Analysis
Phones
Why iPhone 16 could be Apple’s biggest leap since Siri
The tech giant is banking on generative AI to bring its phones back on track in the competition on digital assistants.
- by Tim Biggs
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Social media
Instagram wants parents to have power to block access to its own apps
After calls for Facebook to be blocked for children, top Meta executives will tell politicians the best place to restrict access is as people download an app.
- by Paul Sakkal
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Phones
Apple announces launch date for new iPhone 16, watches and AirPods. Here’s what to expect
Apple has sent out invitations for a product launch event at its headquarters on September 9 in California, when it’s set to announce details of the iPhone 16 and other new devices.
- by Mark Gurman
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Competition
Google a ‘monopoly’: a judgment that will reverberate in Australia
Rod Sims led Australia’s charge against big tech. He calls this landmark court ruling “really quite incredible”.
- by David Swan
Apple’s first folding iPhone could arrive as early as 2026: report
The people cited in a new report said Apple’s foldable iPhone had progressed from the ideation stage.
- by Tim Biggs
‘Wilful blindness’: Big fines for tech giants that ignore abuse material
Companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Google and Meta face fines of almost $800,000 a day if they don’t come clean on their progress in combating child exploitation and sex abuse material on their platforms.
- by Angus Thompson
Review
Virtual reality
Impressive but is it essential? The reality of Apple’s Vision for the future of work and play
Both an immersive digital media viewer and a device to transport you to other places, the Apple Vision Pro is an impressive debut that most people will likely skip.
- by Tim Biggs
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Virtual reality
How Apple chief Tim Cook wants you to use the new Vision Pro mixed-reality headset
Apple’s first new product in almost eight years is about to launch in Australia, and the tech giant’s boss wants users to try doing normal things, such as browsing the internet or emailing, to find out whether it’s for them.
- by Trevor Long