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😏 Not as scratch-resistant as we'd think

The difference between titanium and aluminum, visualized.

🥺 Turns out the new iPhone 18 Pro Max is pretty prone to scratches. Especially noticeable on the burgundy finish.

🔎 One tech guy put it side by side with his iPhone 15 Pro Max, which he's been using daily for three years. The 18 Pro Max? Only four days old.

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🏋️‍♀️ Apple is working on a screenless fitness tracker

📰 According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple has been exploring the idea for several months and is now developing prototypes. The prototypes reportedly consist of a thin fabric band and a sensor-equipped computing module, with no screen in sight – the key difference from the display-driven Apple Watch.

• The move comes as competitors such as Whoop and smart ring maker Oura are growing quickly, with millions of users each, prompting Apple to reconsider its approach to health and fitness tracking. Notably, Oura filed for an IPO this month, and Whoop is now valued at about $10 billion.

• The project is currently in the "technology investigation" phase, and it's reportedly backed by Apple executives Tim Cook and Eddy Cue, with engineers from the Vision hardware team involved in development.

📆 Apple hasn't decided whether to release the product, and if it moves forward, it likely wouldn't launch until at least 2028.

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👂 First detailed leaks on the @iPhone 20 Pro have surfaced

Even smaller Dynamic Island and a "borderless" display.

📰 Apple is repotedly testing a quad-curved design — where all four edges of the screen are curved. The result is a smooth effect that makes it look like there are no bezels at all.

📏 The displays themselves will grow too: 6.41 inches for the Pro and 6.96 inches for the Pro Max. This year's current models sit at 6.27 and 6.86 inches respectively.

🎙 Apple opens its own concert venue Apple Music Hall

📍 The venue is located at London's Battersea Power Station, right under Apple's European headquarters, and holds 600 people.

🎵 Both big-name artists and up-and-coming bands will perform on stage. All shows are set to be filmed and streamed live via Apple Music.

🔔 The visitors can already sign up for updates on upcoming events on the Apple Music Hall website.

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🔗 Google made a "MacBook" for Android and called it... Googlebook

📰 Google teamed up with Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo to ship the thing Android has been missing for a decade: a real ecosystem partner for your phone = their answer to iPhone + MacBook.

📱 Apple: iPhone + MacBook, Handoff, AirDrop, Universal Control
📱 Google: Android + Googlebook, Continue On, Files, Cast My Apps
Same idea, just with Gemini instead of Siri.

• One standout detail is a glowing strip on the chassis called Glowbar. Right now it only shows battery level, but Google's open-sourcing it for devs, so expect custom indicators from enthusiasts pretty quickly.

• So Android finally gets its own little "macOS moment." The real question is whether the partners can hold a consistent quality bar the way Apple does, or whether this turns into the usual mess — a dozen similar-but-different laptops.

📅 On shelves starting October 4.

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😒 But Mark Gurman isn't inspired

📱 He says we shouldn't bother upgrading to the iPhone 18 Pro if you're already on the previous model. Social media is flooded with glowing reviews from tech bloggers right now, but a lot of that "excitement" is reportedly just paid promo dressed up as organic content — deals struck in exchange for early units, not real enthusiasm.

🤷‍♂️ He doesn't spell out exactly what's underwhelming about the 18 Pro itself. Probably because the upgrades are just that minor.

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