📷 iPhone 18 Pro may get a camera with a variable aperture

It will be possible to control the amount of light hitting the sensor — similar to professional cameras.

📰 The module will reportedly be manufactured by LG Innotech and Foxconn, while the aperture drive will come from Luxshare ICT and Sunny Optical. This information was shared by the Korean ETNews.

ℹ️ The new feature will allow users to adjust the light reaching the sensor (for example, widening the aperture in low light and narrowing it in bright conditions), and it will also provide more control over depth of field — meaning bokeh and sharpness will be easier to manage. Samsung previously used a similar technology (Galaxy S9 / S10) but abandoned it due to its complexity and cost.

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📰 iOS 27 to go with 'no-frills'

👂 Apple is preparing a major iOS 27 update focused on quality and artificial intelligence. According to Bloomberg, the company has taken inspiration from the Snow Leopard approach: the priority will be bug fixes, performance optimization, and removing unnecessary code.

🤪 At the same time, new features will leverage AI: iOS 27 will bring an updated Siri, integration of the smart assistant into health apps, and expanded AI search capabilities.

Just a reminder, Apple is also actively working on Project Veritas – a chatbot for testing the new Siri – as well as integrating Google Gemini technologies into its own models.

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📱 For the first time in 15 years, Apple surpasses Samsung in the smartphone market

📦 In 2025, Apple will ship around 243 million iPhones—compared to 235 million smartphones from Samsung. This will allow the company to claim 19.4% of the global market—and overtake its competitor for the first time since 2010.

📰 The year has been especially successful for Apple thanks to the release of the iPhone 17 lineup: in the first month, sales of the new models were on average 15% higher than last year's. Plus, users who bought smartphones back during the pandemic have begun upgrading their devices en masse.

🔮 According to market forecasts, Apple could maintain its leadership at least until 2029—thanks to expanding its lineup and releasing a foldable model.

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📲 iPad mini with OLED delayed — new reports point to a late-2026 launch

📰 According to reliable insider Instant Digital, Apple is now expected to release the long-rumored OLED iPad mini in Q3–Q4 2026, pushing the timeline further than previous predictions.

ℹ️ Samsung Display reportedly began developing new panels for the next-gen iPad mini back in spring 2024, including OLED variants. Display analyst Ross Young later confirmed these plans and reiterated them toward the end of the year. In early 2025, Digital Chat Station claimed Apple was already testing small OLED panels from Samsung in preparation for mass production. And in fall 2025, Mark Gurman from Bloomberg again mentioned the model, suggesting an early-2026 release — but the latest reports indicate a delay.

🧠 OLED will be the key upgrade of the new mini, but not the only one. Recent leaks suggest the device may ship with the A19 Pro chip the same one in the iPhone 17 Pro.

👂 Meanwhile, there’s no sign of OLED coming to the iPad Air. According to current leaks, it will stick with an IPS panel for at least one more generation.

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📰 Apple has officially announced that John Giannandrea is leaving his position. He will remain in an advisory role until spring, after which he will retire. Giannandrea has led Apple's AI division since 2018.

📱 He will be succeeded by Amar Subramanya—former Vice President of AI at Microsoft, who previously spent 16 years at Google and was responsible for the development of Gemini Assistant.

🤷‍♂️ The departure of the top executive is linked to the unsuccessful launch of Apple Intelligence. So far, the tech giant is lagging in the AI race: the company failed to release the product on time and quickly integrate AI into its voice assistant, Siri.

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🤝 Apple is teaming up with Intel again — but in a completely new way

📱 According to Ming-Chi Kuo, starting in 2027 Intel will manufacture some M-series chips (entry-level ones for base MacBook Air and iPad) at its U.S. factories.

🇺🇸 Architecture stays the same — pure Apple Silicon (ARM). Intel is just the foundry this time. The main goal: slap that “Made in USA” label on Apple devices.

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🎄 Apple to light up Battersea from tomorrow

📍 This year, the Christmas tree is replaced by an Apple light installation at its legendary Battersea campus in London.

📰 Starting December 4th, the chimneys of the power station will, for the first time in history, be projected with works by 12 renowned artists and 24 open-call winners—all art created on iPad.

📆 December 4–31
📍Battersea Power Station, London
🆓 entry

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📰 Alan Dye, Apple’s Head of UI Design, is leaving the company to join Meta

ℹ️ Dye has led Apple’s UI design team since 2015, after Jony Ive moved into the role of Chief Design Officer. He joined Apple back in 2006 as a creative director in marketing, later moving to Ive’s interface team in 2012 to work on iOS 7. Over the years, he contributed to the design of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS, and played a key role in shaping the ⁠Vision Pro interface and the updated Liquid Glass design.

🤓 Apple plans to replace him with Stephen Lemay — a designer who has been with the company for more than 25 years. According to Tim Cook, Lemay has been instrumental in every major Apple interface since 1999 and sets an exceptionally high design standard.

📱 On December 31, Dye will join Meta as Director of Design, where he will lead a new division overseeing both hardware and software design for products like headsets and smart glasses. Meta is also hiring another Apple designer — Billy Sorrentino, who spent the last decade working on UI design, including the new Liquid Glass redesign for iOS 26.

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📰 Apple has announced 17 winners of the 2025 App Store Awards across different categories

• iPhone App of the Year: Tiimo
• iPhone Game of the Year: Pokémon TCG Pocket

• iPad App of the Year: Detail
• iPad Game of the Year: DREDGE

• Mac App of the Year: Essayist
• Mac Game of the Year: Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition

• Vision Pro App of the Year: Explore POV
• Vision Pro Game of the Year: Porta Nubi

• Apple Watch App of the Year: Strava

• Apple TV App of the Year: HBO Max

🅰️ As is tradition, each winning developer will receive a physical award in the form of a blue aluminum App Store icon.

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