Month: July 2023
Dear Apple, Please Don’t Get Weird With AI – CNET
One More Thing: With Big Tech looking foolish, we need Apple to be the normal one.
One More Thing: With Big Tech looking foolish, we need Apple to be the normal one.
Samsung is working on dustproofing its foldables
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 comes with an IPX8 rating — and the X for dust resistance is a big old “nope.” | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge
Dust is the enemy of a folding phone, and Samsung says it’s working on measures to make its foldables much more dust-resistant.
Samsung mobile business president TM Roh talked about pursuing foldable dust resistance in a press conference following the company’s Unpacked event earlier this week, as reported by Korean outlet BizWatch and spotted by Android Authority. Roh said, “We are well aware of consumer demand for dustproofing, and we are making various efforts to achieve this.” He noted that Samsung added water resistance a few generations into its foldable line and asked Fold series fans to “please wait a little longer” for that dust resistance rating.
It’s a hard problem for phones with moving parts, but it’s a hurdle that Samsung needs to clear if it wants to truly take foldables mainstream. The company’s current folding phones offer robust water resistance but currently don’t provide any protection against dust. Slab-style flagships usually come with an IP68 rating, meaning they’re certified to be resistant to both dust and water to a certain degree; but Samsung’s foldables are only rated IPX8 — the 8 means you can fully submerge them in water, but the X is a big old “nope” for any kind of dust resistance. The moving parts of a folding phone make it a tough problem to solve.
Samsung’s competitors seem to be working on it, too: the Motorola Razr Plus comes with much lower water resistance, but its IP52 rating signifies limited protection against dust. Samsung’s phones aren’t totally hopeless against dust — the hinges include brushes to help keep dust out — but for whatever reason, the Flip and Fold haven’t come with an IP rating that reflects any level of dust resistance.
A dustproof folding phone is an exciting prospect and could represent a big step toward bringing foldables into the mainstream. Until then, our advice remains unchanged: please don’t bring your folding phone to the beach. OLED death is a terrible way for a phone to go.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5 comes with an IPX8 rating — and the X for dust resistance is a big old “nope.” | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge
Dust is the enemy of a folding phone, and Samsung says it’s working on measures to make its foldables much more dust-resistant.
Samsung mobile business president TM Roh talked about pursuing foldable dust resistance in a press conference following the company’s Unpacked event earlier this week, as reported by Korean outlet BizWatch and spotted by Android Authority. Roh said, “We are well aware of consumer demand for dustproofing, and we are making various efforts to achieve this.” He noted that Samsung added water resistance a few generations into its foldable line and asked Fold series fans to “please wait a little longer” for that dust resistance rating.
It’s a hard problem for phones with moving parts, but it’s a hurdle that Samsung needs to clear if it wants to truly take foldables mainstream. The company’s current folding phones offer robust water resistance but currently don’t provide any protection against dust. Slab-style flagships usually come with an IP68 rating, meaning they’re certified to be resistant to both dust and water to a certain degree; but Samsung’s foldables are only rated IPX8 — the 8 means you can fully submerge them in water, but the X is a big old “nope” for any kind of dust resistance. The moving parts of a folding phone make it a tough problem to solve.
Samsung’s competitors seem to be working on it, too: the Motorola Razr Plus comes with much lower water resistance, but its IP52 rating signifies limited protection against dust. Samsung’s phones aren’t totally hopeless against dust — the hinges include brushes to help keep dust out — but for whatever reason, the Flip and Fold haven’t come with an IP rating that reflects any level of dust resistance.
A dustproof folding phone is an exciting prospect and could represent a big step toward bringing foldables into the mainstream. Until then, our advice remains unchanged: please don’t bring your folding phone to the beach. OLED death is a terrible way for a phone to go.
The milk float was the first truly successful last-mile delivery EV
Last-mile delivery EVs are in hot demand in 2023, but they’re nothing new.
Enlarge / Milk float in Earlsfield in London, England, United Kingdom. In Britain, a milk float is a vehicle specifically designed for the delivery of fresh milk. (credit: Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)
Electric delivery vehicles are big business. These “last-mile” solutions from companies like UPS and Amazon are a way around restrictions on freight vehicle emissions in cities and provide green credentials at the point where customers interact with a service.
In Europe, electric van sales went up 74 percent over the first five months of 2023, with EV powertrains becoming the second-favorite propulsion behind diesel, leapfrogging gasoline. Delivery EVs are massively accelerating as companies head toward 2025 commitments for fleet transformation and Ford and Stellantis bring more vehicles to market. Nissan has even been using Nikola battery electric heavy-duty car transports to deliver Ariyas to customers in California.
But they’re not especially new. In fact, a very significant proportion of electric road vehicles for most of the 20th century were working in suburbs, small towns, and villages in the UK as milk floats.
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The trailer for Apple TV Plus’ The Morning Show season 3 teases Jon Hamm as a new media mogul
After season two’s cliffhanger, The Morning Show season three trailer is here, teasing Jon Hamm’s new role.
The new teaser trailer for season three of The Morning Show has landed and although it only clocks in at only a minute long, that’s ample time to reveal juicy details about what to expect from the upcoming season of the Apple TV Plus drama.
The trailer focuses on several of the show’s main characters, including Jennifer Aniston’s Alex Levy, Reese Witherspoon’s Bradley Jackson and Billy Crudup’s Cory Ellison. So far, nothing new.
But what’s an exciting surprise here is that it also teases Jon Hamm’s new role in the series. He’ll be playing Paul Marks, a media mogul who’s interested in the UBA network, and Tig Notaro will also be joining the cast as Marks’s chief of staff, Amanda Robinson.
The official synopsis of the upcoming season reveals there’ll be even more tumultuous politics and drama on the way:
“The future of the network is thrown into question and loyalties are pushed to the brink when a tech titan takes an interest in UBA. Unexpected alliances form, private truths are weaponized, and everyone is forced to confront their core values both in and out of the newsroom.”
That tech titan is Hamm’s character and it looks like he’ll play a major role in this season’s events. His only line in the trailer is: “You need a miracle. I am offering you a lifeline.” It’s not clear whether Hamm will be an ally to Levy and Jackson, but we’re not holding our breath.
We can expect the first two episodes of season 3 of The Morning Show to land on September 13, 2023. After that, there’ll be a weekly release every Wednesday for one of the best Apple TV Plus shows.
If you were looking for an excuse to push the button and subscribe to Apple TV Plus, this might be it. Not only is there time to get caught up on the first two seasons over the next few weeks, but you can get invested without disappointment given that the series has already been renewed for a fourth season with a possible fifth season also in the works.
Apple Invites Developers to Vision Pro Coding Labs, Reveals Top-Secret Rules for Tester Kits
Earlier this week, Apple started accepting applications for one-day Vision Pro developer labs in Cupertino, London, Munich, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo. These coding labs will allow developers to test and optimize their apps on visionOS, and Apple employees will be available to help with setup and troubleshooting.
Apple has since started emailing the first developers invited to attend these labs, which will begin next week and continue into August in the chosen cities.
Cupertino on Monday! pic.twitter.com/jmwcudDj4r— Adam Watters (@AdamWatters) July 27, 2023
“In these self-directed coding and design labs, you’ll be able to test and optimize your apps on visionOS,” Apple’s website says. “Bring your Mac, code, and everything you need to modify, build, run, and test your app on Vision Pro.”
Apple Developer Program members who are at least 18 years old can apply to attend one of the labs. Developers must have a new visionOS app in active development, or an existing iPadOS or iOS app, and Apple says priority will be given to developers who are building apps that are specially optimized for the Vision Pro.
Top-Secret Rules
Apple has made an SDK and visionOS simulator available for developers to build Vision Pro apps. For developers who need continuous, direct access to the headset, Apple has also opened applications for Vision Pro developer kits. Apple has very strict terms and conditions for these kits, which developers must keep secure at all times.
The Vision Pro developer kit rules are INSANE pic.twitter.com/0mEzAEWzfu— (@DylanMcD8) July 24, 2023
Developers must keep the kit in a “private, secure workspace,” and cannot show it to any family, friends, or other unauthorized individuals, according to Apple. The kit also must be in a developer’s “direct line of sight” at all times, and stored in a locked Pelican case in a locked space when not in use, the company adds.
Apple says the Vision Pro will launch in the U.S. early next year, and third-party visionOS apps will be available through the App Store on the headset.
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Earlier this week, Apple started accepting applications for one-day Vision Pro developer labs in Cupertino, London, Munich, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo. These coding labs will allow developers to test and optimize their apps on visionOS, and Apple employees will be available to help with setup and troubleshooting.
Apple has since started emailing the first developers invited to attend these labs, which will begin next week and continue into August in the chosen cities.
Cupertino on Monday! pic.twitter.com/jmwcudDj4r
— Adam Watters (@AdamWatters) July 27, 2023
“In these self-directed coding and design labs, you’ll be able to test and optimize your apps on visionOS,” Apple’s website says. “Bring your Mac, code, and everything you need to modify, build, run, and test your app on Vision Pro.”
Apple Developer Program members who are at least 18 years old can apply to attend one of the labs. Developers must have a new visionOS app in active development, or an existing iPadOS or iOS app, and Apple says priority will be given to developers who are building apps that are specially optimized for the Vision Pro.
Top-Secret Rules
Apple has made an SDK and visionOS simulator available for developers to build Vision Pro apps. For developers who need continuous, direct access to the headset, Apple has also opened applications for Vision Pro developer kits. Apple has very strict terms and conditions for these kits, which developers must keep secure at all times.
The Vision Pro developer kit rules are INSANE pic.twitter.com/0mEzAEWzfu
— (@DylanMcD8) July 24, 2023
Developers must keep the kit in a “private, secure workspace,” and cannot show it to any family, friends, or other unauthorized individuals, according to Apple. The kit also must be in a developer’s “direct line of sight” at all times, and stored in a locked Pelican case in a locked space when not in use, the company adds.
Apple says the Vision Pro will launch in the U.S. early next year, and third-party visionOS apps will be available through the App Store on the headset.
(Thanks, @aaronp613!)
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