Apple has released a new 13-minute film promoting the cinematography of the iPhone 14 Pro, and recounting the adventures of a wrestler, fighting to save all of Mexico from an evil pinata.Source: Apple"Shot on iPhone" was originally a quite straightforward marketing campaign with Apple showing off spectacular still photography, all taken with various iPhones. It's become much more elaborate now, with Apple collaborating with renowned film directors to create whole short movies. Read more...

Apple's Vision Pro is set to launch in the United States early next year, and Apple is discussing the United Kingdom and Canada as two of its first international markets to get the mixed reality headset by the end of 2024, although "a final decision hasn't been made," according to sources cited by Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In his latest report, Gurman says Apple is looking at bringing the Vision Pro to Europe and Asia soon after, with Apple engineers working to localize the device for France, Germany, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea. More to follow...Related Roundup: Apple Vision ProRelated Forum: Apple Vision ProThis article, "Apple Vision Pro Likely to Launch in UK and Canada by End of 2024"…

Apple Vision Pro is expected to support a wide range of apps when it launches, and to help with that developers can now use TestFlight to test apps for the upcoming mixed reality headset.Apple Vision Pro with appsApple has updated the official TestFlight app to support visionOS beta 1, signaling support for developers to try out their apps for the hardware sometime soon. As of today, TestFlight can now support apps being built with Xcode 15 beta 3. Read more...

China's government has moved forward with restricting exports on certain materials central to chip manufacture — but TSMC does not foresee this will impact production in the short term for Apple devices.TSMCTensions between the United States and China continue, with the two government bodies going back and forth with specific restrictions impacting businesses on both sides. It's notable enough that major companies like TSMC are considering moving some of its operations to Japan, hoping to avoid some potential blowback. Read more...

Twitter's attorneys are already threatening the nascent Threads with a lawsuit for stealing trade secrets and misuse of intellectual property.The letter, sent by the Quinn Emanuel law firm, claims that Twitter has "serious concerns that Meta Platforms has engaged in systematic, willful, and unlawful misappropriation of Twitter's trade secrets and other intellectual property."Allegedly, Meta has hired dozens of former Twitter employees, intentionally, and with the intent of using Twitter's trade secrets to make the platform. The letter, provided to Semafor

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