The Core, Apple News for July 29
The slow news summer season is upon us, but Apple-related news never really sleeps and you can feel the gravitational pull of its next big reveals coming into view – a new iPhone range in fall, and ongoing transition to power of new Apple CEO, John Ternus.
What follows is a summary of the regular, daily, human-curated news Substack we provide. You should subscribe to get the whole thing.
Google Gemini v. Apple Intelligence
Speak naturally into any window on your desktop, enabling dictation, transcription – you can even have Gemini work with files without opening them. Video here.
iPhone is up in the world in China
Apple is enjoying the advantage of a more stable economy where people can still invest in iPhones.
Apple defies smartphone RAMageddon downturn
Global smartphone SoC shipments fell 15% YoY in H126. Apple SoC shipments increased over 23%.
Missed an Apple Upgrade payment? Restricted Mode won’t hurt you
Apple probably intends deploying its new Restricted Mode tool to brick stolen devices, rather than to police missed lease payments.
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