Daring Fireball

Some follow-up thoughts on my earlier piece, regarding the second-gen iPhone Air’s additional camera lens being a 0.5× ultra-wide, not a 3× or 4× telephoto:
Ultimately, it’s the fact that I use my 0.5× lens not so much for photography but for scanning documents and notes, and taking “What is this?” images of things in my hand, that explains its utility compared to a telephoto. I think of photography as meaning...

Speaking of Mark Gurman, in the wake of Tim Cook’s unprecedented interview with the WSJ to warn that Apple is going to raise prices in response to the steep rise in RAM and SSD prices, he tweeted (XCancel link):
Regarding Apple price hikes, have to imagine these are fairlyimminent. No other reason to flag them now. I’d also note thatApple back to school sale is very imminent, and it could makesense to tie these together as a buffer. Either way this ishappening...

Mark Gurman, reporting for Bloomberg:
Apple Inc. is preparing a second-generation iPhone Air for spring2027, aiming to boost the appeal of the slimmed-down device,according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Current prototypes of the new model, code-named V62, add a secondrear camera for ultrawide-angle photography, said the people, whoasked not to be identified because the product hasn’t beenannounced. It’s now in advanced testing within Apple, they said...

30-disc set includes:
4K restorations of Kubrick’s thirteen features and three shorts,with their original soundtracks alongside the 5.1 mixes,restored and remastered
Over twenty-five hours of interviews, documentaries, andbehind-the-scenes materials Kubrick’s international version ofThe Shining...