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The Apple Watch Series 7 officially ditches the hidden diagnostic port

The Verge

The Apple Watch’s diagnostic port has been a mysterious part of the wearable lineup since its first model, but the new Series 7 officially ditches the six-pin port entirely. Intended for internal use for diagnostics, the port wasn’t officially acknowledged on Apple’s website or documentation. Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge.

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What wearing Apple’s Vision Pro headset does to our brains

Vox

The Apple Vision Pro goes on sale February 2, but it will take some time before people figure out what to do with it. Philip Pacheco/Bloomberg via Getty Images Apple’s mixed reality headset heralds a new era of “spatial computing.” It’s not clear what Apple thinks you should do with its mixed reality headset right now.

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A short history of every time Apple CEO Tim Cook praised augmented reality

The Verge

Cook has been singing the praises of AR for five years Tim Cook has just marked 10 years as Apple’s CEO , and while he’s grown Apple into the most valuable company in the world, it’s reasonable to argue he hasn’t yet introduced a signature, industry shaking product like Apple co-founder Steve Jobs did with the iPhone, iPad, Mac and more.

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Nreal Light review: Hardware is only half the battle

The Verge

Instead, Nreal seems more interested in giving buyers a private virtual screen — and the results are tantalizingly close to great. Nreal has eased the biggest pain points of virtual screens, most prominently the awkwardness of wearing one. This involves some tradeoffs, of course.

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The Lightning port isn’t about convenience; it’s about control

The Verge

Apple obviously prefers Lightning to USB-C. Notably absent from Apple’s argument, though, is the fact that cutting out a Lightning port on an iPhone wouldn’t just create more e-waste (if you buy Apple’s logic) or inconvenience its customers. And Apple takes a cut of every one of those devices, too.

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Apple stumbled into a war with the gaming industry, and the future of iOS is at stake

The Verge

Apple’s cloud ban and Fortnite feud have made it gaming’s latest villain Apple has always had a complicated relationship with the game industry, but this month that relationship slid into a bitter and very public legal and regulatory war that could shape the future of iPhone apps. Join the fight to stop 2020 from becoming ‘1984.’”.

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Apple Fitness Plus’ biggest competitor isn’t Peloton — it’s your gym

The Verge

Image: Apple. On September 15th, Apple announced its new at-home workout platform, Fitness Plus. Welcome to the world of digital fitness, @Apple.”. Subscribers, who are required to have an Apple Watch and iPhone, will have access to a library of virtual classes, which they can stream through iPhones, iPads, and Apple TVs.

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