Ben Lovejoy is a British technology writer who started his career on PC World and has written for dozens of computer and technology magazines, as well as numerous national newspapers, business and in-flight magazines. He has also written two technothriller novels , a romcom novel, and an SF novella series.
He considers 1000 miles a good distance for a cycle ride and Chernobyl a suitable tourist destination. What can we say, he’s that kind of chap.
He speaks fluent English but only broken American, so please forgive any Anglicised spelling in his posts.
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One of the expected features of the iPhone 16 is a dedicated Capture button for photos and videos. CAD drawings and dummy models suggest all four models will get the button.
That might not sound like too big a deal, especially for those who own an iPhone 15 Pro or Pro Max, that already has an Action button configurable to activate the camera. However, if it works as we’re expecting, then it could turn out to be the main feature which persuades me to upgrade from my 15 Pro Max …
Generative AI systems are trained by letting them surf the web to scrape content. Apple allows publishers to opt out of its scraping, and a new report says that many of the biggest websites have specifically opted out of Apple Intelligence training.
This includes both Facebook and Instagram, as well as many high-profile news and media sites like The New York Times and The Atlantic …
Sign in with Apple was launched back in 2019 as a faster, more convenient, and privacy-focused way of registering with an app or website. But a new report says that it was being offered by multiple deepfake nudes sites.
The inclusion of sign-in options for Apple, Google, and others has been used to create a veneer of respectability for the distasteful sites used to create non-consensual nude images …
I’d hoped the era of pointless AI wearables was at an end after the Humane Ai pin saw its returns exceed its sales, and MKBHD called the Rabbit R1 “barely reviewable,” but it appears not. The NotePin is the latest nonsensical AI wearable that should be an app.
Plaud has already launched an AI voice recorder that has to be paired with an iPhone that could do the same job without the extra hardware. Not content with this, it has now announced a wearable that has to be paired with an iPhone that could do the same job without the extra hardware …
There was a time when I attempted to keep my Mac completely stock, but that didn’t last long! Not only are there third-party apps I prefer to the Apple ones, but I just have too many Mac utilities which are part of my daily routine.
These are the seven utilities which live in my Mac menubar, and make my everyday life just a little easier …
An AT&T 911 outage back in 2023 has seen the company fined almost a million dollars. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says that the carrier not only failed to provide adequate backup coverage, but also didn’t let 911 centers know what had happened.
If you don’t upgrade every year, and were planning on buying an iPhone 16, a leaker with a solid track record has just given a potentially good reason to hold out for the iPhone 17 instead.
According to their Weibo post, the iPhone 17 will get 12GB of RAM, over the 8GB of the iPhone 16 line-up, and suggested this will offer a significant benefit when using Apple Intelligence features …
A YouTube video claiming it can remove water from your iPhone might seem up there with emails from Nigerian princes and videos of Elon Musk promoting some new cryptocurrency, but tests reveal that it does actually work … somewhat.
A tech writer who was understandably skeptical about the comments on the video decided to call in iFixit to put the claim to the test …
Apple yesterday announced Luca Maestri’s upcoming departure from his long-held role as the company’s chief financial officer (CFO), with the relatively unknown Kevan Parekh replacing him.
It’s no coincidence that Apple made the announcement on the same day it issued invitations to its Glowtime event on September 9, and it very much looks like the company is revisiting its playbook for managing the departure of former design chief Jony Ive …
The iPhone 16 line-up will be unveiled on Monday, and Apple’s Glowtime event name and graphics seem to be pretty clear pointers to a focus on Apple Intelligence. Anyone who is running the current iOS 18.1 beta will have instantly recognised the event graphics as replicating the colorful glow seen when using Siri.
The problem for Apple, however, is that the cool animation is almost the only thing that’s new about Siri, and that isn’t going to change for quite some time …
A security researcher has discovered a phishing attack intended to fool iPhone users into installing what is claimed to be an update to their banking app.
The attack works despite iOS protections because what is actually being ‘installed’ is a progressive web app, which involves no App Store vetting or warnings …
Today is National Dog Day, a fitting date for the launch of Lyft Pet Rides, a feature intended to match those transporting pets with drivers happy to accommodate them …
Telegram co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov has been “detained” in France, on suspicion of failing to take steps to prevent the criminal use of the messaging app.
Various rumors are circulating regarding the nature of the investigation, and the future of the app, including fake suggestions that it will be removed from the App Store and auto-deleted from user’s phones …
Component orders placed by Apple suggest the company thinks two-thirds of iPhone 16 sales will be one of the two Pro models, according to a new supply-chain report.
The clue is that the periscope lens currently exclusive to the iPhone 15 Pro Max is this year being extended to the smaller iPhone 16 Pro model too, so Apple’s orders for this part give insight into the company’s expectations …
For years, Apple’s Podcasts app was by far the most popular way to listen to them, but the company has now been knocked off the top slot, falling to number three.
The percentage of weekly podcast listeners who use Apple’s app has fallen from 30% in July 2019 to a little over 10% today …
Suggestions that Apple plans to launch an iPhone 17 Slim or iPhone 17 Air are gaining ground, with most reports now pointing to a compromise device.
One big compromise we might see is for Apple to limit the model to a single camera – but there may be a creative solution to this problem, which could give us the equivalent of an entire camera bag full of lenses right there in our pocket …
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has official screen time recommendations for kids of different ages – but parents still have to grapple with the trade-offs and practicalities.
One parent has shared her own struggles with finding the right balance, and the exceptions she allows to her normally-strict policy …
We’ve seen quite a few Apple Ring patent applications, a number of them granted, and the latest is one of the more extensive ones.
Among the interesting elements here is Siri support, and a description of how multiple rings could be worn – including a ring-to-ring wireless charging arrangement …
