Aproveite $1 milhão grátis em GTA Online com bônus em missões especiais entre 6 e 12 de agosto.
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Razer Blade 18 2026 entrega desempenho silencioso, mas o custo-benefício do modelo 2025 ainda é imbatível.
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GameCube fracassou ao atingir apenas gamers, levando Nintendo a inovar com Wii e DS e conquistar novos públicos.
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Il Raspberry Pi è considerato da esperti e appassionati di tecnologia una delle soluzioni più semplici e alla portata per realizzare da sé un piccolo server domestico. Ciò grazie anche a dimensioni compatte, consumi ridotti e una community online particolarmente attiva e sempre pronta a fornire nuove soluzioni.
Tuttavia, quando le esigenze aumentano, il noto computer single-board potrebbe iniziare a mostrare i suoi limiti. In questo caso, un dispositivo meno recente, come un PC desktop o un vecchio notebook, potrebbe costituire una scelta più adatta offrendo una versatilità maggiore.
L’ultimo Raspberry Pi 5 monta un processore Broadcom BCM2712 quad-core, con architettura ARM Cortex-A76 a 2,4 GHz, a cui si aggiungono 16 GB di memoria RAM. Il dispositivo offre prestazioni nettamente superiori rispetto alle generazioni precedenti e riesce a gestire senza problemi servizi come Pi-hole, la domotica in casa, server web, sistemi di monitoraggio e applicazioni IoT.
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OpenAI family of devices plans are no longer limited to an experimental gadget hidden inside a design studio. OpenAI President Greg Brockman has confirmed that the company’s first consumer device will begin a broader series intended to reconsider how people interact with artificial intelligence.
The confirmation gives OpenAI’s hardware strategy a clearer shape without revealing the first product itself. Brockman said the company is not ready to discuss the device in detail, but described it as the first in a series that will rethink what devices should be when AI can understand language, observe context and complete tasks.
That ambition extends well beyond placing the ChatGPT app on another piece of hardware. OpenAI wants to reduce the menus, buttons, model selectors and separate applications that currently stand between a person and an AI assistant.
For Apple, Google and other established platform owners, the implication is significant. ChatGPT currently reaches consumers through devices and operating systems controlled by other companies. An OpenAI-designed product would give the company direct control over the microphones, cameras, sensors, interface and account experience through which its models interact with people. 56000
OpenAI’s move into consumer hardware accelerated in 2025 when it acquired io Products in a transaction valued at approximately $6.5 billion.
The startup had been founded by former Apple design chief Jony Ive alongside Scott Cannon, Evans Hankey and Tang Tan. Its team included hardware engineers, designers, manufacturing specialists and product developers, many of whom had spent years working together at Apple.
OpenAI and Ive had already been collaborating before the acquisition. Their early ideas developed into physical designs, convincing the partners that they needed a dedicated company capable of engineering and manufacturing complete products rather than another software prototype.
The io team officially merged with OpenAI in July 2025. Ive and his design collective LoveFrom remained independent while assuming extensive design and creative responsibilities across OpenAI.
The structure combines OpenAI’s models and software research with a group experienced in turning new interface concepts into mass-produced consumer products. Ive’s previous work helped shape the iMac, iPod, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and other devices that established Apple’s modern design identity.
OpenAI has continued recruiting hardware expertise from Apple. Paul Meade, who led hardware development for Apple Vision Pro and worked on the company’s smart-glasses efforts, reportedly joined OpenAI’s hardware organization in 2026.
OpenAI also placed product-development veteran Peter Welinder in a leadership role connected to the io division. The resulting organization is not structured like a small accessory project. It is being assembled to develop products, create manufacturing relationships and support more than one form factor.
OpenAI has not publicly confirmed the name, appearance, price or specifications of its first device. It has also not presented the product as a smartphone, pair of glasses, wearable pin or conventional smart speaker.
Recent reporting describes a portable, screen-free device designed primarily for use inside the home. The reported product resembles a compact speaker but includes a rechargeable battery, allowing it to move between rooms rather than remain attached to one location.
A camera and additional sensors would help the device understand its surroundings. Mechanical elements could allow parts of it to move, creating a more expressive physical presence than a stationary speaker waiting for a wake word.
The reported design would rely heavily on OpenAI’s latest voice technology. Instead of requiring a person to wait for the assistant to finish speaking, the system could listen and respond more naturally during overlapping conversation. Access to personal information, including messages or email when authorized, could give it enough context to handle requests rather than merely answer questions.
These details remain reported plans rather than announced specifications. OpenAI could change the hardware, features or release schedule before introducing the product.
The company is reportedly targeting a presentation during 2026 and a commercial release in 2027. Fortune separately reported that the initial design has been finalized, although development of the larger product family continues.
ChatGPT already operates across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Android and Windows devices. That wide distribution gives OpenAI access to an enormous audience without requiring it to manufacture screens, batteries or processors.
It also leaves crucial parts of the experience under the control of Apple, Google and Microsoft.
An operating system determines when ChatGPT can use a microphone, whether it can run continuously, how notifications appear and which applications it can control. Platform owners can limit background access, change default-assistant rules or promote their own AI systems more prominently.
Those restrictions matter more as ChatGPT develops from a chatbot into an agent. Answering a question inside an app requires relatively little control over the device. Completing a task across messages, calendars, files, cameras and connected appliances requires deeper access.
OpenAI hardware could be designed around those capabilities from the beginning. The assistant would not need to behave like one application among dozens because it could become the primary interface.
Brockman has described the current ChatGPT interface as too complicated, particularly as new models and tools add more controls. OpenAI’s objective is to make much of that interface disappear.
A successful device could allow someone to describe an outcome instead of opening several applications and completing each step manually. The user might ask the assistant to reorganize a day after a delayed flight, contact the relevant people and adjust reservations. The interface would be the request and the resulting confirmation rather than a sequence of taps.
Calling the project a family of devices changes the strategy. One experimental product would need to prove its value independently. A coordinated group could distribute different sensors and functions across the places where people already live and work.
A home device could provide shared access in kitchens and living spaces. A personal wearable could preserve private conversations while moving outside. A future mobile product could handle visual information, navigation and communication without reproducing the application grid of a smartphone.
OpenAI is reportedly developing approximately five hardware concepts, with the screen-free home companion receiving priority. The company has also explored wearables and home robotics, although none of those later products has been announced.
The devices would become more useful if they shared the same ChatGPT identity, memory controls and task history. A request started at home could continue through another product without requiring the user to repeat the people involved, the desired result or the decisions already made.
That continuity is one of the strongest advantages Apple currently receives from controlling a complete ecosystem. An iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch, AirPods and HomePod can exchange information because Apple designs the devices, operating systems and cloud services together.
OpenAI appears to be pursuing a different center of gravity. Instead of making the operating system coordinate applications, it could make the AI assistant coordinate specialized devices.
OpenAI’s hardware work does not mean the company intends to reserve ChatGPT for its own products.
Brockman has said OpenAI is interested in deeper integrations with smart glasses, wearables and other devices through its application programming interfaces. The company wants ChatGPT to become an interface available across hardware categories, including products manufactured by third parties.
That creates a two-track strategy. OpenAI can use its own devices to demonstrate the experience it considers ideal while allowing other manufacturers to connect their cameras, microphones and sensors to ChatGPT.
Third-party distribution would help OpenAI reach consumers who do not want another dedicated device. It would also reduce the risk of depending entirely on the success of one hardware launch.
The difficult part will be keeping those experiences consistent. A wearable may have limited battery capacity, a camera may require visible privacy controls, and a speaker may depend on cloud processing when a connection is available. OpenAI will need to define what its assistant can do reliably across products with very different technical limits.
The first generation of dedicated AI gadgets established a warning for every company entering this market.
Humane’s AI Pin and the Rabbit R1 attracted attention by promising an alternative to application-based computing. Their launches also exposed problems involving response delays, battery life, incomplete features and tasks that remained easier on a smartphone.
Those products demonstrated that access to a language model does not automatically justify a new object. Consumers need to understand why they should carry, charge and maintain another device when ChatGPT, Gemini and other assistants already operate on phones.
OpenAI has several advantages those earlier companies lacked. It controls one of the most widely used AI services, operates the models behind the interface and has the resources to improve the software after launch. The io acquisition gives it experienced design and manufacturing leadership rather than requiring it to assemble a hardware organization gradually.
The standard will consequently be higher. A well-designed enclosure and natural voice will not be enough if the device cannot complete dependable tasks more efficiently than an iPhone or Android phone.
OpenAI’s expansion beyond Apple devices has also produced a direct legal confrontation with Apple.
Apple filed a federal lawsuit in July 2026 accusing OpenAI, io and former Apple employees of misappropriating confidential hardware information. The complaint alleges that trade secrets connected to unreleased products, engineering processes and suppliers were taken for the benefit of OpenAI’s hardware business.
OpenAI has denied having any interest in Apple’s trade secrets and said it was unaware of evidence giving the complaint merit. The allegations have not been decided by a court.
Apple is seeking restrictions on the use of its confidential information, along with the return of materials and financial damages. The case could require OpenAI to separate employees from parts of the project, replace suppliers or repeat engineering work if disputed information is found inside the development process.
It does not automatically establish that OpenAI’s reported product copies an Apple device. The first OpenAI design is described as substantially different from Apple’s current hardware, but the legal dispute could still affect when it can be manufactured or sold.
The most important details at OpenAI’s eventual hardware presentation may have little to do with the object’s shape.
A camera-equipped device that learns from activity inside a home will need unmistakable recording indicators, understandable data-retention controls and a simple method for temporarily disabling its sensors. Owners will need to know which information remains on the device, what reaches OpenAI’s servers and which memories can be reviewed or deleted.
OpenAI will also have to explain whether the product requires a paid ChatGPT subscription, how much it can do without an internet connection and whether multiple members of a household receive separate identities. Those choices will determine whether it behaves like a personal assistant, a shared appliance or a new subscription terminal.
Support for messages, calendars, music and connected appliances will require cooperation from outside companies. A device cannot replace frequent phone interactions if it remains unable to enter the services where those interactions occur.
The first model will therefore establish more than OpenAI’s industrial-design language. It will set the privacy, account, subscription and developer rules that every later member of the OpenAI family of devices inherits.
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De todos os possíveis testes de resistência em que o iPhone 17 Pro já se saiu bem, esse foi muito possivelmente um dos mais inusitados: o aparelho foi recuperado sem danos aparentes após cair de um pequeno avião a aproximadamente 1,1km de altitude (cerca de 3,6 mil pés).
O feito foi da artista canadense Heather Cline, que reside na província de Saskatchewan e costuma fazer voos em um avião monomotor junto com seu marido para capturar fotos e vídeos que servem de referência para suas pinturas aéreas.
Durante um desses voos, 30 minutos após realizar a decolagem, uma corrente de ar derrubou o seu iPhone do suporte, enquanto a pequena aeronave voava a mais de 100km/h.
À CBC, Cline declarou que havia adquirido o aparelho no mês anterior:
Foi um grande investimento. […] Eu literalmente não acreditei de início, que eu tinha feito aquilo, e então ele só me olhou e disse: “Eu te disse para não deixar o telefone cair.” […] Eu estava simplesmente arrasada. Pensava, “Será que existe seguro para quem deixa o seu celular cair de um avião?”, tipo, o que você escreveria no pedido de indenização? “Eu sou uma idiota?”
Embora o casal considerasse o aparelho perdido, eles perceberam que ele ainda era localizável pelo app Buscar (Find My), e então decidiram procurá-lo, encontrando-o em meio a uma plantação de canola com a tela virada para cima, sem danos aparentes!
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Apple (Hacker News):
Apple today announced Apple Upgrade, a new product leasing program provided by Klarna for iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac, and iPad available on the Apple Store online, in the Apple Store app, and at Apple Store locations in the United States.
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Apple Upgrade offers 12- and 24-month leasing options for iPhone and Apple Watch, and 24- and 36-month leasing options for Mac and iPad. Leasing prices start as low as $17.99 per month for iPhone, $11.99 for Apple Watch, $24.99 for Mac, and $11.99 for iPad.
The $17.99/month gets you a base model iPhone 17e for 24 months. This is a total of $431.76 vs. $599 for buying a new one today, but then you have to make a decision:
At the end of the lease term, customers can upgrade their device to the latest generation, purchase it with a one-time payment, or simply return it and exit the program.
I used to get a new phone every other year, but I kept my iPhone 12 mini for three years and will likely keep my 15 Pro for four years. In addition to making it easier to buy phones without the up-front payment, Apple is probably hoping this will encourage more customers to get back on the two-year cycle. Given the choice between continuing a small monthly payment and getting a new phone or making a larger payment to keep their old phone, many may opt to upgrade.
The payoff amount is the difference between what was paid during the leasing period and the retail price of the device, minus any remaining trade-in credits. Klarna is not charging a fee for the leasing program, so an iPhone that’s $1,099 can be leased and then purchased for $1,099 with no extra cost beyond taxes.
I guess this means that, for a bit of hassle, you can essentially buy the device for the list price at 0% interest.
Lease participants can opt to end a lease early and return a device, but Apple says there may be “substantial fees” for terminating a lease before the end of the term.
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Customers must upgrade, end the lease, or purchase the device at the end of the lease term. If that doesn’t happen, the lease converts to a month-to-month lease for up to six months.
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Damage to an iPhone, losing an iPhone, or having an iPhone stolen could incur fees.
The rollout of the program comes as Apple has been struggling with supply chain issues related to “RAMageddon,” which refers to the industry-wide shortage of memory chips that is driving up the price of hardware. As a result, Apple recently announced price hikes for its Mac and iPad lineups, sparing the iPhone for now. The new Upgrade program seems to be Apple’s answer to making those higher prices more manageable for consumers.
Customers can manage their lease directly in the Klarna app, where they can view their billing schedule and track remaining payments.
With the launch of the new Upgrade program, Apple is discontinuing its existing in-house financing and installment programs in the U.S., which include the iPhone Upgrade Program and iPhone Payments.
For iPhones, you have to have a carrier and can’t use a prepaid plan.
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For iPads, the starting prices range from $12.99/month to $24.99/month, Macs range from starting prices of $24.99/month to $48.99/month, and the Apple Watch ranges from starting prices of $11.99/month to $47.03/month. But again, these are just starting prices. You can configure a fully loaded 16-inch MacBook Pro that is just under $230/month, and it won’t include AppleCare.
As a point of comparison, under the current program that is being discontinued, I pay $69.50/month for an iPhone 17 Pro Max, but I have a 512GB model, so my lease price for the same phone would be $40.83/month, significantly lower, but keep in mind that doesn’t include AppleCare+, which would add $13.99/month or $139/year for that iPhone. On a monthly basis, that puts a new iPhone 17 Pro Max with 512GB of storage and AppleCare+ at just under $55/month. Still a superior deal, but not nearly as good as the landing page might initially lead you to believe.
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If you lease accessories for your device, those don’t have to be returned. Why? Presumably because they have no value to Apple or Klarna.
9to5Mac can now confirm that code found in the iOS 27 beta appears to reveal a broader system for managing a financed iPhone, including the ability to restrict apps and services when payments are missed.
The code describes a system called App Managed Features, which allows an authorized financing or provider app to enroll an iPhone and perform ongoing status checks.
If the contract is no longer in good standing, Apple’s system services can place the iPhone in “Restricted Mode,” which blocks access to most apps until the payment or contract issue is resolved, while keeping a small set of apps available.
I bet there are some governments that would love to commandeer that for their own purposes.
Finally, the new framework also introduces a new type of activation lock called “Partner Finance Lock,” which is meant to prevent users from erasing, reselling, or stripping a restricted device for parts.
Previously:
Update (2026-07-29): Emma Roth:
Apple says it won’t limit the capabilities of devices leased through its new Upgrade program if you miss a payment. In an emailed statement to The Verge, Apple spokesperson Brian Bumbery says, “There will be no restricted mode and/or there will be no limitations put on device functionality due to missed payments or default with the Apple Upgrade program.”
So then what is the code that 9to5Mac found for?
One possibility is that it was developed for financing programs offered by carriers, retailers, or other partners outside Apple Upgrade, potentially including markets where device restrictions are already used to enforce installment agreements.
See also: Mac Power Users, TidBITS, MacRumors, Slashdot.
Update (2026-07-30): Ryan Christoffel:
Here’s what every eligible product costs with Apple Upgrade.
Here’s a breakdown of how much you’d pay for the devices included in the Apple Upgrade program, as well as how much more you’d pay to purchase the devices outright at the end of your lease[…]
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Klarna doesn’t say what will happen if you don’t pay the outstanding balance.
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During the lease, Klarna owns your device. You’re responsible for any damage, and will get charged a fee if you don’t return the device in “good condition.” That’s why Apple is encouraging customers to sign up for an AppleCare subscription that could drive up the cost of your lease even more.
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Apple also notes that you’ll have to pay an early termination fee if you want to return the device before your lease ends or if you want to upgrade early.
Eyes:
If you lose the leased phone you have to pay Klarna for the phone plus early lease cancellation fees.
The Apple Card Monthly Installments aren’t going away, so I’ll keep using that.
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When you finance using the Apple Card Monthly Installments, you pay a fixed amount to own your device. There are no savings here — aside from the 3% cashback — the monthly payment is the purchase price divided by either 12 or 24 months.
When you lease an iPhone through Apple Upgrade, you need a cellular account on one of the big three U.S. carriers: AT&T, T-Mobile, or Verizon. That kind of stinks, and I’m not quite sure I understand why.
Eyes:
The iPhone upgrade program always required it. For a time you could do Apple Card installments without a carrier if you bought it online but never in store. I assume there is carrier pressure to tie the phones to the carriers. Activating iPhones on carriers was a key metric at the Apple Store.
Previously:
Update (2026-08-03): John Gruber (Mastodon):
Credit-risk assessment is seemingly part of it. There’s a lot of fraud in iPhone purchases specifically and cell phone service generally. The big three carriers do a significant amount of risk assessment before letting you open a new postpaid account; that you have an active account with one of them is a signal that you’re not trying to lease an iPhone using phony credentials in order to sell it.
But the bigger reason is the complex nature of the contracts between Apple and each of the big three carriers.
Apple has revealed its new hardware leasing program called Apple Upgrade, which is being offered in collaboration with Klarna. This is Apple’s pitch:
Introducing Apple Upgrade, a new way to always have the Apple products you love. Lease a new iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple Watch with pocket-friendly payments and terms that work for you. Then easily upgrade to something new at the end of your lease, and return your current device. It’s that simple.
That pitch comes with a footnote that includes other details worth considering:
Okay, so maybe it’s not “that simple” after all.
The program is available for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch product lines. For the iPhone, monthly payments start at $17.99 for an iPhone 17e and start at $34.99 for an iPhone 17 Pro Max, for leasing periods of either 12 months or 24 months.
For iPads, the starting prices range from $12.99/month to $24.99/month, Macs range from starting prices of $24.99/month to $48.99/month, and the Apple Watch ranges from starting prices of $11.99/month to $47.03/month. But again, these are just starting prices. You can configure a fully loaded 16-inch MacBook Pro that is just under $230/month, and it won’t include AppleCare.
As a point of comparison, under the current program that is being discontinued, I pay $69.50/month for an iPhone 17 Pro Max, but I have a 512GB model, so my lease price for the same phone would be $40.83/month, significantly lower, but keep in mind that doesn’t include AppleCare+, which would add $13.99/month or $139/year for that iPhone. On a monthly basis, that puts a new iPhone 17 Pro Max with 512GB of storage and AppleCare+ at just under $55/month. Still a superior deal, but not nearly as good as the landing page might initially lead you to believe.
At the end of your lease you’ll have six months to decide to return the leased device, during which you’ll continue to make monthly payments, or pay a fee equal to the difference between the original purchase price and your lease payments to buy it outright. Your other option is to enter into a lease for a new device. If you return your leased device in poor condition, Klarna will charge you a damage fee. You can also terminate your lease early if you pay the remaining lease payments in full plus any taxes and fees.
If you lease accessories for your device, those don’t have to be returned. Why? Presumably because they have no value to Apple or Klarna.
Of course, if you have a device to trade in, that monthly figure could be significantly reduced. If I had the iPhone 16 Pro Max I had last year to trade in and leased a 17 Pro Max for 12 months, my monthly payments would be under $1. However, keep in mind that once you’re on the leasing train, you no longer own your iPhone, so future upgrades won’t reduce your payments the next time you swap your device for a new model. If you don’t own it, the value isn’t yours to trade in.
If you’re on the existing iPhone Upgrade Program like me, it’s being discontinued, but Apple has a transition offer for you. The old program spread payments over 24 months with the option to turn in an iPhone for a new one after 12 months. That’s not changing. If you’re paid in full on your first 12 months of an iPhone, you can sign up for the new program, get a new iPhone, and return your old iPhone to Apple, which will close your old account but won’t reduce your lease payments. You’re not obligated to join the new leasing program, though. You can also trade in your old iPhone, ending your finance contract, and buy a new full price iPhone.
As you may have figured out by now, I’m not a fan of this program, though I expect it will be successful.
Apple products, like all consumer electronics, are getting more expensive every day. The monthly payments on a leased device look very attractive compared to the pay-up-front price. For years, car leases have induced people into monthly payments that can become a burden when their financial situation changes. Now the same will be true of iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches.
Maybe as a practical matter this program isn’t that different from the old financing program, but at least there, you owned your device at the end and could just keep using it indefinitely. With the new program, that’s not an option. When your lease is over, you’re empty-handed and faced with leasing again, buying out the lease, or buying at full price with no trade-in, which is objectively worse.
Ultimately, Apple isn’t responsible for customers’ bad financial decisions, but this program feels like Apple is putting its customers in harm’s way.
A Apple possui três dispositivos de casa inteligente planejados para chegar ao mercado nos próximos meses, de acordo com o jornalista Mark Gurman (da Bloomberg): um smart hub baseado na Siri AI, uma nova Apple TV e um HomePod mini atualizado.
Citando pessoas familiarizadas com o cronograma de lançamentos da Maçã, ele explicou que a set-top box e o alto-falante inteligente deverão ser lançados durante o outono do hemisfério norte (nossa primavera, entre setembro e dezembro), enquanto o smart hub é previsto atualmente para algum momento entre outubro próximo e o início do ano que vem.
Rumorado há algum tempo, o smart hub deverá contar com uma tela de 7 polegadas e servir como peça central dessa nova investida da Apple no mercado de casa inteligente. Seu sistema operacional, por sua vez, será baseado no tvOS e apostará em uma interface que misturará elementos do iOS com características do watchOS, incluindo grades de ícones, widgets e apps.
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Compatível com “chamadas de vídeo via FaceTime, monitoramento residencial e um sistema de interfone para residências que possuem vários dispositivos domésticos da Apple”, ele também será capaz de reproduzir mídia e contará com mostradores personalizáveis que lembram as watchfaces do watchOS. Além disso, é esperado que ele conte com um recurso de reconhecimento facial, permitindo-lhe distinguir os moradores de uma casa — algo que proporcionará experiências personalizadas.
Ainda segundo Gurman, há duas versões desse smart hub “no forno”. A primeira delas, de codinome J490, “posiciona a tela sobre uma base em formato de meia cúpula, semelhante a um HomePod mini cortado ao meio”; já a segunda, de codinome J491, foi projetada para ser afixada a uma parede com a ajuda de um sistema magnético. A ideia da Apple, que também está projetando uma interface “companheira” para o dispositivo no iPhone, é que o usuário tenha mais de um hub desse em sua casa.
A nova Apple TV (J265) e a próxima geração do HomePod mini (B525), por sua vez, não deverão introduzir mudanças significativas de design, mas contarão com chips mais velozes e suporte à Siri AI.
O jornalista, vale lembrar, também já apostou em uma câmera de segurança interna feita para competir com os dispositivos da linha Amazon Ring. Com o codinome J450, ela também chegou a ter seu lançamento especulado para este ano, mas não chegou a ganhar uma nova previsão nessa reportagem.
Para a estreia das telas OLED 1Organic light-emitting diode, ou diodo emissor de luz orgânico. e do suporte ao toque em computadores com o suposto “MacBook Ultra”, a Apple poderá recorrer exclusivamente à Samsung Display como fornecedora dos painéis.
A informação partiu do site sul-coreano The Elec, o qual afirmou que, segundo as suas fontes relacionadas à cadeia de suprimentos, cerca de 250 mil unidades de painéis OLED de 14 e 16 polegadas (8,6ª geração) da Samsung foram encomendadas, com previsão de produção em massa para o mês de agosto.
A Apple não teria cogitado a LG Display e tampouco a BOE para o desenvolvimento dessas telas, devido a questões de rendimento, tornando a Samsung a única fornecedora viável.
De acordo com uma série de leakers, analistas e jornalistas, especulava-se que o “MacBook Ultra” tivesse o seu lançamento entre o final deste ano e o início do ano que vem, mas devido à crise de memória é possível que ele de fato chegue às lojas somente em 2027.
Segundo o jornalista Mark Gurman (da Bloomberg), tal Mac deverá ser equipado com os chips M5 Pro e M5 Max, com o conjunto (design, construção e tela) posicionando-o acima dos MacBooks Pro.
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via MacRumors
Confirmando rumores, a Apple anunciou hoje, nos Estados Unidos, a chegada do Apple Upgrade, seu programa de leasing de iPhones, iPads, Macs e Apple Watches feito em parceria com a Klarna.
Exclusivo das Apple Stores (inclusive a Online), ele permite alugar iPhones e Apple Watches por 12 ou 24 meses. iPads e Macs, por sua vez, podem ser utilizados por 24 ou 36 meses.
Na Apple, colocamos o cliente no centro de tudo o que fazemos e estamos muito satisfeitos que o Apple Upgrade ofereça aos nossos clientes — tanto online quanto nas lojas — uma maneira mais flexível de pagar pelos produtos que eles adoram.
—Karen Rasmussen, vice-presidente da Apple Store online
Antes de completar o seu pedido, o usuário passa por uma rápida avaliação de crédito conduzida pela Klarna, que também mantém um app com todas as informações do Apple Upgrade. Caso aprovado, ele está liberado para escolher o dispositivo desejado.
Segundo a Maçã, o programa avisará o usuário quando ele estiver apto a fazer um upgrade sem pagar qualquer tipo de taxa. A Apple também permite acelerar a troca mediante um pagamento adicional e oferece instruções sobre como devolver o aparelho antigo.
Também é possível continuar com o dispositivo que o usuário já está utilizando ao final do período de leasing ou simplesmente devolvê-lo para a Apple. Caso ele escolha a primeira opção, no entanto, será necessário realizar um pagamento único para mantê-lo.
A Apple alerta que, caso o contrato de leasing seja encerrado antes do fim do prazo estipulado, “taxas substanciais” poderão ser cobradas. Além disso, se o usuário não tomar nenhuma ação após o fim do contrato, sua assinatura será convertida em um contrato de leasing mensal que durará até seis meses. Se o usuário continuar sem tomar uma decisão após o fim desse período extra, ele terá que pagar a taxa de compra integral.
O Apple Upgrade também permite adicionar as coberturas do AppleCare aos dispositivos no momento da assinatura do serviço, dando aos usuários um pouco mais de tranquilidade na hora de investir em um novo iPhone/iPad/Mac/Apple Watch.
Eis os dispositivos oferecidos pelo Apple Upgrade, começando pelos iPhones:
Vale notar que, embora o iPhone venha desbloqueado, é preciso selecionar uma das operadoras cobertas pelo Apple Upgrade (AT&T, T-Mobile ou Verizon). Também não é possível utilizar um plano pré-pago.
Agora, os iPads:
Os Macs:
Por fim, os Apple Watches:
Clientes têm ainda a opção de entregar o seu dispositivo antigo para receber um desconto no pagamento do novo, assim como já acontecia em compras tradicionais.
Além disso, como era esperado, a Apple aproveitou o lançamento do seu novo serviço para descontinuar o antigo iPhone Upgrade Program, que estava no ar há mais de uma década.
Um Apple I funcional, de 1977, entrou em leilão pela RR Auction. E o destaque vai para o seu valor estimado, de US$300 mil — os lances começam em US$10 mil.
Ele é um dos 50 modelos do segundo lote produzido pela Apple e está instalado em uma mala adaptada a partir de uma máquina de escrever Smith-Corona, sendo restaurado pelo especialista Corey Cohen, em junho, para funcionamento.
O modelo do leilão, “Neumark”, destaca-se por incluir mais do que a placa de circuito montada, a única coisa que os compradores do Apple I recebiam ao adquirir a máquina.
O item faz parte da segunda parte do “Steve Jobs & the Computer Revolution: The Apple 50th Anniversary Auction”, um leilão comemorativo que inclui objetos históricos da Apple, como um iPhone original lacrado, um protótipo do primeiro iPod — cada um podendo chegar a um valor de US$50 mil —, documentos como um cartão de visitas da Maçã assinado por Steve Jobs, um cheque da Apple assinado por ele (destinado a Elizabeth Holmes, primeira responsável pela contabilidade da empresa) e, ainda, itens pessoais do cofundador e ex-CEO 1Chief executive officer, ou diretor executivo. da Maçã.
Os lances poderão ser feitos até o dia 20 de agosto, às 18h (horário da Costa Leste dos Estados Unidos). Às 19h, entra em vigor a regra de prorrogação automática do leilão, que estende-o em intervalos de 30 minutos a partir do registro de novos lances.
via AppleInsider
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