Some of the biggest upgrades this year with the iPhone 13 lineup are the camera advancements thanks to even bigger sensors, lenses, and more. To get all the inside details, videographer Tyler Stalman has interviewed some of Apple’s camera engineers on the latest episode of the Stalman Podcast.
Coming with all-new sensors and lenses, an improved A15 Bionic chip, and new ISP, the iPhone 13…
iFixit shares full iPhone 13 teardown with details on Face ID changes
September 30, 2021
After live streaming the teardown process on Friday, the folks at iFixit have now shared additional details from their in-depth teardown of the iPhone 13 Pro. In total, iFixit gives the iPhone 13 Pro a repairability score of 5/10, which is down from the 6/10 it awarded the…
Skype for iPhone and Mac gets a redesign and new features
September 30, 2021
Skype is receiving a major update on all platforms. According to Microsoft, this is an “improved, faster, reliable, and super modern-looking Skype.” In a blog post, Microsoft says it’s upgrading and modernizing “the most important part” of Skype, the call stage…
Apple responds to security researcher who found multiple iOS 15 zero-day flaws [U]
September 30, 2021
Apple overhauled its security bounty program back in 2019 by making it open to anyone, increasing payouts, and more. However, the program has seen a good amount of criticism from the infosec community. Now another security researcher has shared their experience claiming that Apple didn’t give them credit for one zero-day flaw they reported which was fixed and that there are three more zero-day…
iPhone 13 Face ID failing with CPAP masks; worked with older phones
September 30, 2021
Apple made some changes to the iPhone 13 Face ID setup in terms of both hardware and software, and this seems to be causing problems for some disabled and seriously ill users.
Specifically, Face ID registration is failing when some owners are wearing a Continuous Positive…
Another iPhone launch, another DXOMark camera test. This time, the iPhone 13 Pro has earned a score of 137, nine points more than the iPhone 12 Pro in 2020. This places it in the top five of DXOMark’s list of best smartphone cameras.
DXOMark explains that the score…
Apple camera execs detail iPhone 13 upgrades, timeline for new features
September 30, 2021
Apple is continuing to heavily promote the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro’s new camera hardware in press interviews. This time around, Apple’s Jon McCormack (VP of camera software engineering) and Graham Townsend (VP of camera hardware engineering) sat down with GQ Magazine to go in-depth on the new features, the A15 Bionic chip, and more.
One of the more interesting comments came from…
iOS 15 tidbits: AirPrint overhaul, live locations in Find My, more
September 30, 2021
In addition to headlining features like a dramatic update to FaceTime, SharePlay, and more, iOS 15 includes a variety of smaller quality-of-life improvements. Head below as we highlight changes to AirPrint, the Find My app, and more.
The Find My application is all-new in…
Photoshop has offered Select Subject and Sky Replacement tools for quite some time, and now Adobe is bringing those powerful masking capabilities to Lightroom and Lightroom Classic to make selective adjustments in Adobe Camera Raw. Adobe claims this is the biggest change to…
iOS 15.1 beta 2 fixes ‘Unlock with Apple Watch’ bug for iPhone 13 users
September 30, 2021
Shortly after the official iPhone 13 launch, multiple users noticed that the “Unlock with Apple Watch” feature wasn’t working, and Apple later confirmed that it identified a related issue affecting only iPhone 13 users. Now that bug appears to have been fixed with iOS 15.1 beta 2.
Following the release of the second iOS 15.1 beta to developers on Tuesday, developers have noticed that they…
