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The iPhone 16 Pro 128GB is $1799 AUD, 256GB is $1999 AUD, 512GB is $2349 AUD and 1TB is $2699 AUD. The iPhone 16 Pro Max 256GB is $2149, 512GB is $2499 and 1TB is $2849 AUD/ From Apple: With Apple Intelligence, powerful Apple-built generative models come to iPhone in
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The new iPhone 16 and 16 Plus is "built for Apple Intelligence", which is likely code for a slight RAM increase to 8GB from 6GB in the previous model. There's also a processor bump, the 'Camera Control' camera button and "a big boost
iOS 18 and iPad OS 18 release September 17.
Though Apple Intelligence won't be included in this release. That's expected to arrive in Australia by December.
New
Probably the biggest news of a (quiet) Apple morning, the Apple Watch Series 10 is joining the renewed Apple persuit of thinness over all else. The new model is 10% thinner than the previous 3 generations. In the US Apple is promoting new Sleep Apnea detection features, though it'
The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is also now available in "black titanium".
Available next Friday, September 20 from $1399 AUD. Pre-orders up today.
New: AirPods Max in new colours and USB-C.
From Apple:
AirPods Max are available in five beautiful new colours, including midnight, starlight, blue, orange, and purple, and offer complementary finishes alongside other Apple products like Mac and iPad. Additionally, AirPods Max now feature USB-C charging capabilities, making them more convenient than ever to charge at home or on the go.
The AirPods Max are up for pre-order today for $899 AUD, or you can pick them up in-store starting next Friday, September 20.
Apple Intelligence launches in Australia this December.
While it's a huge part of the latest iPhone's marketing push, Apple Intelligence won't ship with the new device in Australia.
While Apple Intelligence is releasing in October for devices with the region set to English US, in Australia the feature won't arrive until December at the earliest.
PS5 Pro
Sony is celebrating 30 years of PlayStation, and it sounds like it's also starting to show the PS5 Pro for the first time. In a social post teasing the anniversary, Sony included a glyph that looks very similar to recent leaks of the PS5 Pro design. The 30th
Media
The ABC has refreshed its look across ABC TV and the ABC News website this morning. The ABC News app also has a new icon, but not as many changes so far. Starting at 6am with ABC News Breakfast, the new look on ABC TV and the ABC News channel
Design
As its merger with Skydance becomes more and more likely, Paramount Global has shared a possible new logo that tries to mash the two brands together. If I didn't know that bit of context, I honestly wouldn't mind the seemingly old school all-caps font choice. It
Australia
Back in 1992, long before (decent) streaming video on the internet, the Australian Government introduced laws to prevent subscription television from taking over sports broadcast rights ownership. This was before subscription TV was even really a thing in Australia, with Foxtel launching in 1995. But in a world where sports
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There's a growing sentiment in Silicon Valley that the solution to our overabundance of tech is more tech. Last Friday the Daylight Computer Company introduced the DC-1 - a 10.5 inch tablet with a heavily guarded and non-specific "LivePaper" screen technology. In a comment on
Tech
For the past 5 days UniSuper has been inaccessible by members, unable to check their Super balances and use the platform as a whole.
Media
Announced in 2020 as part of a "Five Year Plan the ABC committed to "reducing the concentration of facilities in Sydney" to "increase the distribution of ABC operations around the country". Today they have made a big step towards the goal of being less Sydney-centric
Atlassian co-CEO Scott Farquhar to step down.
A pretty standard resignation note to staff. It remains to be seen whether Farquhar has any further plans down the line.
As for me, I’m looking forward to spending some time with my young family, improving the world via philanthropy with Skip Foundation and Pledge 1%, investing with Skip Capital, as well as mentoring other tech CEOs.
My last day as co-CEO will be Aug 31, 2024, and after that, I will remain a board member and a special advisor.
Scott Farquhar