Report: Apple changes film strategy, will rarely do wide theatrical releases

Report: Apple changes film strategy, will rarely do wide theatrical releases

For the past few years, Apple has been making big-budget movies meant to compete with the best traditional Hollywood studios have to offer, and it has been releasing them in theaters to drive ticket sales and awards buzz. Much of that is about to change, according to a report from Bloomberg. The article claims that…

Report: Apple changes film strategy, will rarely do wide theatrical releases

Report: Apple changes film strategy, will rarely do wide theatrical releases

Enlarge / A still from Wolfs, an Apple-produced film starring George Clooney and Brad Pitt. Apple For the past few years, Apple has been making big-budget movies meant to compete with the best traditional Hollywood studios have to offer, and it has been releasing them in theaters to drive ticket sales and awards buzz. Much…

iFixit’s iPhone 16 teardown finds a greatly improved battery removal process

iFixit’s iPhone 16 teardown finds a greatly improved battery removal process

iFixit’s iPhone 16 and 16 Plus teardown. iFixit has published teardown views for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, along with their larger cousins, the Plus and Pro Max. The videos are really marketing for iFixit’s various repair kits and other tools and products that you can buy—and sometimes these videos now have lengthy…

iFixit’s iPhone 16 teardown finds a greatly improved battery removal process

iFixit’s iPhone 16 teardown finds a greatly improved battery removal process

iFixit’s iPhone 16 and 16 Plus teardown. iFixit has published teardown views for the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, along with their larger cousins, the Plus and Pro Max. The videos are really marketing for iFixit’s various repair kits and other tools and products that you can buy—and sometimes these videos now have lengthy…

Microsoft details security/privacy overhaul for Windows Recall ahead of relaunch

Microsoft details security/privacy overhaul for Windows Recall ahead of relaunch

Enlarge / An updated onboarding screen for Recall, with clearly visible buttons for opting in or out; Microsoft says Recall will be opt-in by default and can even be removed from PCs entirely. Microsoft Microsoft is having another whack at its controversial Recall feature for Copilot+ Windows PCs, after the original version crashed and burned…

In rare move from printing industry, HP actually has a decent idea

In rare move from printing industry, HP actually has a decent idea

The printer industry is in a rut. With the digitization of, well, nearly everything, people just don’t print like they used to. More modern ways of storing and sharing information, changes in communication preferences at home and in offices, and environmental concerns have stonewalled the printing industry and challenged stakeholders like HP. I’d argue that…

In rare move from printing industry, HP actually has a decent idea

In rare move from printing industry, HP actually has a decent idea

The printer industry is in a rut. With the digitization of, well, nearly everything, people just don’t print like they used to. More modern ways of storing and sharing information, changes in communication preferences at home and in offices, and environmental concerns have stonewalled the printing industry and challenged stakeholders like HP. I’d argue that…

Intel releases one last microcode update to fix high-end desktop CPU crashes

Intel releases one last microcode update to fix high-end desktop CPU crashes

Intel Intel has spent most of 2024 investigating and trying to fix a problems that was causing crashes and instability for owners of its high-end 13th- and 14th-generation Core desktop processors. In April, Intel suggested that motherboard makers could be the problem because many motherboards used power settings that exceeded Intel’s defaults. By the summer,…

Intel aims to end monthslong CPU crashing saga with one last microcode update

Intel aims to end monthslong CPU crashing saga with one last microcode update

Intel has spent most of 2024 investigating and trying to fix a problems that was causing crashes and instability for owners of its high-end 13th- and 14th-generation Core desktop processors. In April, Intel suggested that motherboard makers could be the problem because many motherboards used power settings that exceeded Intel’s defaults. By the summer, Intel…