Stephen Joseph theatre, Scarborough The playwright explores our relationship with technology, asks if robots have souls and even questions the value of art in this sci-fi courtroom drama
For play number 92, Alan Ayckbourn returns to his preoccupation of exploring where we as a species are heading through a science-fiction lens. He goes back to the future. In The Trial of Romeo Oscar, the playwright famed for his domestic comedies looks to the year 2194 when humans have spread about the galaxy and androids live alongside us. One of them, RSDO83, is on trial for the murder of a teenage girl in his charge.
This is Ayckbourn philosophising about the future of humanity as we sit at an obvious inflection point, asking what this moment in our relationship with technology means and where it will lead us. The questions running through the play are manifold, complex and echo those asked by sci-fi writers for decades: can robots hurt humans? Do they have souls? He is also questioning the value of art and even its purpose.
Depois de anos de especulações, a Apple enfim revelou o iPhone Duo, a sua estreia oficial no segmento dos smartphones com tela dobrável.
O formato já é conhecido por quem acompanhou os rumores e viu as mudanças recentes entre os dobráveis de outras empresas, como a HUAWEI e a Samsung: o aparelho conta com uma tela externa (Ceramic Shield 2) de 5,4 polegadas e uma tela interna de 7,6″, seguindo um formato parecido com o de um passaporte. Ambas também têm exatamente a mesma proporção, e o acabamento fosco (nano-texture) está presente na tela interna.
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Quando aberto, o iPhone Duo torna-se o iPhone mais fino já vendido pela Apple, com 5,2mm. O mecanismo de dobradiça também foi outro ponto particularmente trabalhado pela companhia (e o possível motivo de tanta demora para esse lançamento), sendo composto por mais de 100 componentes — a tampa da dobradiça, por sua vez, é impressa em 3D.
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Outro elemento que vale ser mencionado é a volta do Touch ID nos iPhones, já que a finura do aparelho não comporta os sensores do Face ID. A biometria digital está localizada na lateral direita do aparelho.
Também estão agora nessa lateral os principais controles em nível de software do iOS 27, incluindo a barra de status (que ganhou um novo design mais compacto), as barras de ferramentas dos apps e até mesmo o Dock, que agora fica na vertical. Todos os principais apps do sistema foram adaptados para o novo formato de modo a aproveitar o maior espaço disponível, além de permitirem que você use o smartphone com ele parcialmente fechado.
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O modo Em Espera (Stand By) é compatível com ambos os displays, transformando o iPhone Duo em um verdadeiro porta-retrato interativo ou em um relógio digital, só para citar alguns exemplos. A Apple também introduziu novos mostradores para esse recurso focados nos apps Calendário (Calendar) e Tempo (Weather).
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Assim como no iPad, é possível colocar dois apps no modo Split View ao usar a tela interna e, em breve (provavelmente depois de um update), usar uma Apple Pencil (USB-C) para fazer ilustrações e anotações em apps suportados.
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O iPhone Duo vem equipado com o A20 Pro, chip com uma litografia de 2 nanômetros, possuindo 6 núcleos destinados a CPU 1Central processing unit, ou unidade central de processamento. (2 de desempenho e 4 de eficiência) e uma GPU 2Graphics processing unit, ou unidade de processamento gráfico. de 7 núcleos, além de um Display Engine novo para “empurrar” as duas telas. Com tudo isso, a Apple promete uma performance sustentada até 35% maior em comparação com o iPhone 17 Pro.
O novíssimo modem C2 também está presente no primeiro dobrável da Apple, oferecendo conexões até 50% mais rápidas e conectividade 5G mmWave (apenas nos Estados Unidos). Ele também está mais eficiente do ponto de vista energético, consumindo 15% menos energia em comparação com o modem C1X. Responsável por possibilidade conexões Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 e Thread, o chip N1 também deu as caras nesse smartphone.
O dobrável conta com duas câmeras frontais, uma para cada tela do aparelho; mais tradicional, a câmera frontal da tela externa (Center Stage) fica no canto superior direito do dispositivo, servindo também como uma Ilha Dinâmica (Dynamic Island), enquanto a câmera frontal da tela interna (FaceTime camera) está um pouco mais ao centro e, vejam só, fica posicionada sob o display, aparecendo apenas quando acionada — seja para capturar fotos/vídeos ou para exibir Atividades ao Vivo (Live Activities).
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Já no conjunto de câmeras traseiras, localizado no módulo de câmera horizontal em formato de pílula, temos a câmera Fusion principal de 48 megapixels — a qual conta com shutter lag zero e também pode simular uma lente telefoto de 2x — e uma lente Fusion ultra-angular de também 48MP — mesmíssima lente dos iPhones 18 Pro. E, por conta da tela externa, usuários podem tirar selfies facilmente com essas lentes, que também são capazes de capturar fotos automaticamente graças ao recurso Smart Take, que detecta poses.
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Além de novas formas de navegar pelo sistema, as duas telas também desbloqueiam maneiras inéditas de capturar imagens. De acordo com a Apple, a FaceTime camera permite realizar chamadas de vídeo com o iPhone Duo completamente aberto ou com ele parcialmente fechado — enquanto fica apoiado numa mesa, por exemplo. O iPhone Duo também pode exibir a imagem de uma pessoa durante uma chamada de vídeo na tela externa, permitindo que outras pessoas participem da conversa sem precisar compartilhar uma câmera com o dono do aparelho.
Mesmo com uma espessura reduzida, teremos uma das maiores baterias já utilizadas pela Apple em um iPhone, capaz de reproduzir até 31 horas ininterruptas de vídeo com a tela interna e até 44 horas com o display de fora. Em uso alternado, o iPhone Duo pode durar até 24 horas com uma única carga, de modo que apenas 15 minutos na tomada (via cabo) são suficientes para garantir 50% de carga. Carregadores MagSafe e Qi2 também são suportados.
Em termos de durabilidade, o iPhone Duo vem com a certificação IP68 contra água e poeira, além de contar, como dito, com a tecnologia Ceramic Shield 2 na tela externa. A primeira geração do Ceramic Shield também está presente nesse aparelho na forma do vidro traseiro.
Preço e disponibilidade
O iPhone Duo contará com opções de 256GB, 512GB, 1TB e 2TB de armazenamento, com o valor inicial de US$2.000 nos Estados Unidos e podendo chegar a US$3.200. Ele pode ser adquirido nas cores branco-estrela (star white) e céu noturno (night sky).
No Brasil e em Portugal, o dobrável sairá pelos preços iniciais de R$22.000 e 2.400€, respectivamente.
Nos EUA, no Brasil e em Portugal, a pré-venda começará no dia 16 de outubro (uma sexta-feira). O lançamento geral ocorrerá no dia 23/10 (outra sexta) em todas essas localidades.
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FaceTime Dual Capture is bringing simultaneous front-and-rear camera streaming to video calls in iOS 27, allowing compatible iPhones to show the caller and their surroundings without repeatedly switching between cameras.
The feature expands technology Apple introduced with the iPhone 17 family. Dual Capture already allows the Camera app to record through the Center Stage front camera and a rear camera at the same time. iOS 27 brings a similar capability directly into live FaceTime calls.
During a call, the front camera can continue showing the speaker while the rear camera displays whatever the iPhone is pointing toward. Someone attending a concert can share the performance and remain visible. A parent can show a child playing without disappearing from the conversation. A person asking for technical assistance can remain on screen while directing the rear camera toward the equipment causing the problem.
Dual Capture removes the awkward sequence of switching to the rear camera, showing something, and switching back to continue speaking face to face. Both perspectives remain available inside the same call.
Image Credit: Thomas Trutschel Photothek/Getty Images
FaceTime Dual Capture Changes Camera Switching
The normal FaceTime camera control changes from a simple front-or-rear choice on supported iPhones. When the caller activates the rear camera, iOS 27 keeps the front camera visible by default.
The main view displays the rear camera feed while a smaller window contains the front camera image. This picture-in-picture arrangement gives the other participant a continuous view of the caller’s reaction, commentary, or explanation.
To activate both cameras during a supported FaceTime call:
FaceTime > Start a video call > Tap the Flip button
Tapping the Flip button turns on the rear camera without immediately removing the front view. The other participant begins receiving both perspectives as part of the FaceTime stream.
The caller can disable the front view when it is no longer needed. This provides a conventional rear-camera presentation for situations where the surroundings should occupy the complete image.
To return to a single camera view:
FaceTime > Tap the camera view > Disable the front camera
The exact labels and placement may change before the public release of iOS 27 because the feature is still being tested in beta software. Its basic behavior is already established: the Flip control activates the rear camera while retaining the front camera feed.
Dual Capture does not create two independent FaceTime calls. Both images belong to one video stream, so the caller does not need a second account, device, or invitation.
The feature also differs from screen sharing. FaceTime screen sharing transmits applications and interface activity from the iPhone display. Dual Capture transmits live video from two physical cameras.
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Which iPhones Support Dual Capture
Apple has limited FaceTime Dual Capture transmission to the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and iPhone Air. Each model includes Apple’s 18MP Center Stage front camera and the Dual Capture capability introduced in the Camera app.
An older iPhone that supports iOS 27 cannot originate a Dual Capture stream. It continues to use the normal option of selecting either the front camera or a rear camera during a call.
Older models can still receive and display a Dual Capture feed when they are running iOS 27. This allows an iPhone 16 or another supported device to see both views transmitted from an iPhone 17, even though it cannot send the same presentation back.
Both participants need iOS 27 for the new FaceTime layout to work as intended. The transmitting device must also be one of the supported iPhone 17-generation models.
This limitation is based on Apple’s official feature support rather than the simple presence of front and rear cameras. Earlier iPhones have camera hardware capable of operating in several multi-camera applications, but Apple has not extended its native Dual Capture implementation to them.
Third-party applications have offered forms of simultaneous multi-camera recording for years through Apple’s developer frameworks. The difference is that iOS 27 integrates the experience into FaceTime, where users can activate it through the familiar camera-switching control.
iPhone 17 Owners Receive a Second Dual Capture Feature
Describing FaceTime Dual Capture as retro-compatible with the iPhone 17 does not fully explain its relationship with the hardware. The iPhone 17 family introduced Apple’s native Dual Capture recording in 2025, and iOS 27 now gives that existing camera system another purpose.
Inside the Camera app, Dual Capture produces a saved video containing front and rear views. Apple lists support for recording at up to 4K Dolby Vision at 30 frames per second on the iPhone 17.
FaceTime uses the camera pairing for live communication instead. Network quality, bandwidth, device temperature, and FaceTime processing can affect the transmitted resolution, so users should not assume that a call will preserve the Camera app’s maximum 4K recording specification.
The Center Stage front camera also contributes more than resolution. Its square sensor gives the iPhone greater freedom to adjust framing without requiring the device to be physically rotated. Center Stage can help keep the caller positioned inside the smaller front-camera view while the rear camera follows the subject being shared.
That combination makes Dual Capture more useful than placing two untreated camera feeds beside each other. FaceTime can preserve the speaker’s presence while directing most of the screen toward the event, object, or location being discussed.
The feature may require more processing power and energy than an ordinary single-camera call. Running two camera sensors while encoding and transmitting live video can increase battery consumption and device temperature, especially during long calls over cellular data.
Apple has not published separate battery estimates for Dual Capture FaceTime calls. Users planning extended sessions may want access to power and a stable Wi-Fi connection.
iOS 27 Prepares FaceTime for iPhone 18
FaceTime Dual Capture arrives shortly before Apple’s expected iPhone 18 generation, making it likely to become part of how the company demonstrates the new phones’ camera and communication abilities.
Apple has not announced the iPhone 18 lineup or confirmed its final camera specifications. Compatibility with FaceTime Dual Capture is therefore expected from the software’s “iPhone 17 and newer” positioning, but individual iPhone 18 models should not be treated as confirmed until Apple presents them.
The software release gives existing iPhone 17 owners access without requiring another hardware purchase. That approach also provides Apple with a working FaceTime feature before the next iPhone launch rather than introducing the camera mode and communication interface at the same moment.
Future hardware could improve the experience through faster processors, stronger image stabilization, upgraded sensors, or more efficient video encoding. None of those additions is required for the supported iPhone 17 family, which already contains the camera system needed to transmit both views.
Dual Capture is only one part of the FaceTime update. Apple is also improving video-call quality when the network connection is weak, addressing a problem that becomes especially relevant when two live camera views require transmission. Traditional Chinese support is joining FaceTime Live Captions as well.
The weak-connection improvement may determine how dependable Dual Capture becomes away from Wi-Fi. A feature designed for travel, events, repairs, and outdoor calls needs to tolerate changes in cellular bandwidth without freezing both views or forcing the session to end.
FaceTime Dual Capture remains part of the iOS 27 beta as Apple prepares the public update for September. Apple can still adjust the interface, performance, device requirements, and picture-in-picture behavior before the completed software reaches iPhone 17 owners.
A portion of an out-of-control SpaceX rocket is believed to have collided with the Moon on Wednesday, producing a new impact crater.
The roughly 8,800-pound rocket stage is suspected of striking the lunar surface at around 2:35 a.m. EDT, with a force comparable to three tons of TNT, according to experts. The new impact crater and resulting cloud of lunar dust could help scientists glean new insights into how impacts have shaped the Moon’s surface over time.
As of 9 a.m. EDT Wednesday, observations have yet to confirm whether the collision occurred, although it was suggested that a faint flash of light might be visible in the suspected region, located near Einstein Crater, using Earth-based telescopes. No obvious signs of the crash were reported by amateur astronomers.
NASA Lunar Orbiter 4 image of Einstein Crater, which is the rough location where the Falcon 9 is suspected of impacting with the lunar surface (Image Credit: NASA/Public Domain)
Additional imagery may have been obtained from any of the several ground-based observatories in the United States that were monitoring for signs of an impact, although analysis of any imagery collected this morning could take several days.
One was Blue Ghost, a lunar lander developed by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace as part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative under the Artemis program. Blue Ghost shared its ride with Japanese company Ispace’s Resilience lunar lander, with each mission aiming to promote a future sustainable lunar economy and provide transportation services for government and private-sector customers.
While most SpaceX rocket upper stages burn up in Earth’s atmosphere during reentry, or are deposited in the ocean following their launches, the stage from the Falcon 9 launch in question remained in space after its fuel was expended, since the lunar mission necessitated additional velocity to escape Earth’s orbit.
Despite these conditions, SpaceX had not intended for one of its rocket stages to collide with the Moon. It was revealed earlier this year that the combined influence of gravitational forces and solar activity was anticipated to alter the spacecraft’s trajectory enough to place it on a collision course with Earth’s natural satellite.
Having exhausted its propellant during its primary mission, the rocket stage had no way to perform course adjustments to prevent the collision.
“It’s very infrequent to have things like the Falcon 9 second stage crash into the moon,” NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said during a live segment on Fox News. “It’s not a big deal right now. The moon has clearly seen better days,” Isaacman added.
No Risk to Earth, and Insights May Be Beneficial
Fortunately, NASA officials have confirmed there is no danger posed to Earth from this morning’s collision. Additionally, the impact could offer some benefits by providing scientists with a unique opportunity to observe a new crater’s formation, which may shed light on how such events have shaped the lunar surface over time.
Specifically, the fact that this impact was predicted well enough in advance to potentially allow for imagery to be obtained during or shortly after the new crater was formed, could provide rare insights into the dynamics of how craters on the Moon develop.
Additional information from the impact plume produced as lunar regolith is ejected from the impact site could offer valuable data for space agencies like NASA, which are currently preparing for a sustained human presence on the Moon.
Space Debris is Still a Concern
Although the impact this morning was largely benign, this incident does underscore the growing challenge of managing space debris.
Abandoned rocket hardware and other debris from space missions can pose long-term risks. While remaining in orbit, such materials can damage operational satellites or other spacecraft. Once they make their way back into Earth’s atmosphere, these leftovers from past space missions can sometimes survive reentry, even though they are designed to disintegrate when subjected to such conditions.
In recent years, a growing number of components associated with SpaceX rockets have survived reentry and collided with Earth. In May 2024, The Debrief was the first to report that an object discovered on a stretch of property in the Western North Carolina mountains was likely space debris from a SpaceX launch, which NASA officials later confirmed.
More recently, a series of unusual metallic spheres were discovered by residents of a beachside community in Australia, which were also confirmed to have been materials associated with a SpaceX launch.
Fortunately, no injuries or damage to property have been reported following these events.
As lunar orbiters begin returning images of the impact site, scientists hope the unexpected crash will provide a valuable new dataset for understanding one of the Solar System’s most heavily cratered worlds.
Micah Hanks is the Editor-in-Chief and Co-Founder of The Debrief. A longtime reporter on science, defense, and technology with a focus on space and astronomy, he can be reached atmicah@thedebrief.org. Follow him on X @MicahHanks, and at micahhanks.com.
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