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Several reports in the past few months claimed that Apple is working on a so-called "iPhone 17 Slim" model that will be larger than the usual iPhone Pro size but smaller than the iPhone Pro Max. The Slim moniker isn't official, but it indicates that the iPhone in question might be thinner than other iPhone 17 variants. A proper name for it might be the iPhone 17 Ultra, as it may be even more expensive than the iPhone 17 Pro Max. I already explained why the iPhone 17 Slim might be a bigger deal than we initially thought. Apple will need sophisticated technologies to make a thinner iPhone, including a slimmer OLED panel, thinner batteries, and a powerful yet efficient high-end A-series chip. A new report claims that Apple also wants to make thinner MacBook Pros and Apple Watches in the future now that the thin M4 iPad Pro is here. All this made me realize that Apple's quest to make slim hardware isn't only about reducing the weight and size of these devices. It's also not about proving to the world that Apple has the tech innovations to make these designs possible. It's all tied to Apple's purported plans to release a foldable iPad/MacBook and a foldable iPhone in the coming years. Continue reading... The post Why is the ultra-thin iPhone 17 Slim so exciting? It could lead to Apple foldables appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2024: Get $380+ free Best Apple deals for June 2024 Today’s deals: $20 Amazon credit, $79 AirPods, $20 Echo Pop, $899 M3 MacBook Air, $289 iScooter, more Today’s deals: $19 Roku streamer, $79 Beats Studio Buds, $199 Bose TV Soundbar, $399 Lenovo laptop, more

When Apple announced Apple Intelligence, the company's new artificial intelligence technology that gives Siri a boost and powers a number of new features across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, it also revealed that the technology would only be available on certain models. At launch, Apple Intelligence will only be available on the following iPhones, iPads, and Macs running iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia: iPhone 15 Pro / Pro Max or newer iPads running an M1 processor or newer Macs running an M1 processor or newer Of course, a lot of people immediately pointed at this list and said: Apple is just limiting Apple Intelligence to the iPhone 15 Pro to try and get all of us to buy a new iPhone! Why shouldn't I be able to use my iPhone 7 with Apple's artificial intelligence?! And any other opinion that centered around the idea that Apple was just being greedy to push a new upgrade cycle. This isn't a strategy to sell more iPhones As expected, Daring Fireball's John Gruber asked Apple executives this exact question in his annual live version of The Talk Show, and they had an answer that, while a lot of people won't be happy with, is perfectly reasonable. John Giannandrea, Greg Joswiak, and Craig Federighi all came as guests to the show and, when asked if Apple Intelligence was limited to sell us more iPhones, Giannandrea quickly shot that down, saying "The inference of large language models is incredibly computationally expensive. So it’s a combination of bandwidth in the device, it's the size of the ANE (Apple Neural Engine), and the oomph in the device to actually do these models fast enough to be useful. You could, in theory, run these models on a very old device. but it would be so slow it would not be useful." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7al_Gpolb8 It's not that Apple Intelligence would run fine on older iPhones, and they just don't want you to have it — it's because it would run like garbage because the processor in your phone isn't powerful enough to handle it. It's the same reason that AAA games like Death Stranding will only run on the iPhone 15 Pro. That A17 Pro chip is a beast and the only reason the iPhone can start to get some of these features that would have historically been limited to the Mac and iPad. Apple's Greg Joswiak really made the point clearer when he said "Otherwise, we would have been smart enough just to do recent iPads and Macs, too.” The M1 Macs were released back in 2020 (not 2023 like the iPhone 15 Pro), so Joswiak makes a good point here. If Apple wanted to sell new Macs and iPads, they would have had to come up with a reason to limit Apple Intelligence to the M3 MacBook Air and so on and so forth. Apple Intelligence on macOS Sequoia. Image source: Apple Inc. Despite the cynics, this isn't a strategy to sell more iPhones later this year and temporarily boost sales numbers. This is bigger than that. Longer than that. It's about building an experience unique to the iPhone so that it benefits people for not only the next year but the next decade. While some may go without these features at first, they'll get them soon enough when it makes sense for them to upgrade. Apple could also eventually find ways to process more in its Private Cloud Compute and make features available for older phones. We also have to remember that these features are just getting started. While iPhone 15 Pro owners will get these features first, they're not anything earth-shattering. By the time Apple starts releasing AI features that really knock our socks off, everyone's probably going to have an iPhone capable of using them anyway. So calm down, everyone. This is a long game, not a short-term money grab. Don't Miss: Apple is shutting down its Apple Pay Later service – good riddance The post No, Apple isn’t limiting AI availability to get you to buy a new iPhone appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals 44 best cheap Apple deals under $100 Best Echo Dot deals for June 2024 Amazon gift card deals, offers & coupons 2024: Get $380+ free Today’s deals: $30 Echo Dot, $22 mini power bank, $629 Weber Spirit grill, $130 Beats Solo 3, more

Sen. Tom Cotton R-Ark., and Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., are calling on the Justice Department Inspector General to investigate U.S. Attorney Jacqueline Romero for alleged retaliation against one of her deputies, who had worked on the Hunter Biden probe.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom hopes to push through legislation before to the start of the upcoming school year that will greatly restrict the use of cellphones in classrooms, Politico reported Tuesday.

The U.S. called out China's "aggressive, dangerous maneuvers" in the South China Sea after a Chinese ship and a Philippine supply vessel collided, in the most recent instance of heightened regional tensions.

A nearly total abortion ban won't likely take effect in Arizona now that the state's most recent legislative session has ended because of the timing of when a repeal that has been passed took place, according to Democrat state Attorney General Kris Mayes.

Nvidia edged ahead of other tech companies Tuesday to become the world's most valuable publicly traded company in the latest sign of the might of artificial intelligence.

The U.S. budget deficit will jump to $1.915 trillion for fiscal 2024, topping last year's $1.695 trillion gap as the largest outside the COVID-19 era, the Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday, citing increased outlays for student loans, Medicaid, bank failure costs, and more.

U.S. — A newly established presidential debate rule will allow the two moderators to zap former president Donald Trump with a giant electric cattle prod anytime the mood strikes.