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Render of possible iPhone 17 Pro models A new rumor claims that Apple will overhaul its naming of the entire iPhone 17 range and see the highest-end model renamed the iPhone 17 Ultra. There have been rumors of an iPhone Ultra for years, with it sometimes being a new model and sometimes a renamed Pro Max edition. This new claim, however, says that Apple will do this in particular to make a greater and perhaps clearer separation between iPhone models. ”It seems that the existing lineup will be differentiated by changing the naming to Ultra, which is more different from the existing…
Long-time Apple pundit John Gruber has launched an uncharacteristically strident attack against what he says are Apple’s lies over the Apple Intelligence roll-out. And, he’s spot-on with his arguments and conclusions. For years, John Gruber has hosted “The Talk Show,” an extended post-WWDC conversation with Apple executives such as Craig Federighi. He’s also written about Apple extensively, and in recent months has been increasingly critical of Siri — as have others, including AppleInsider, but now he’s gone further about what he calls the AI fiasco. ”The fiasco here is not that Apple is late on AI,” he writes. “The fiasco is that…
An artist’s rendition of a HomePod with a display Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple’s expected new Home Hub device has been delayed until after WWDC in June 2025. Variously called a Home Hub or a HomePod with a screen, this new device is expected to be a smart home controller that might in fact resemble an iPad. Whatever it’s ultimately called, code references to what appear to be it were found in February 2024, and a display manufacturer was reportedly selected in January 2025. One of the few consistent predictions about the device is that it is forever six months away,…