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iPhone 14 and 14 Plus hands-on: A bigger screen and small camera updates
For the iPhone 14, Apple has decided to “go bigger.” So instead of an iPhone 14 mini, this year we’re seeing the iPhone 14 Plus take the smaller handset’s place. The new 6.1-inch iPhone 14 is accompanied by the 6.7-inch Plus variant, with the company promising to deliver the best battery life on an iPhone. Though I can’t verify that claim yet, I was able to spend some time with the new iPhone 14 models at the Apple event. Though I miss the cute mini flagship, I can understand why the company opted for a larger phone.
Many reviewers like myself loved the small iPhone for its size, but lamented its short battery life. With a bigger frame, the iPhone 14 Plus should have room for a larger battery to last longer. Both the 6.1-inch and the 6.7-inch models also use the A15 Bionic chip found in the iPhone 13 Pro, and are generally not very different from the last generation.
In spite of its size, the iPhone 14 Plus is, thankfully, lighter than the Pros. At 203 grams, it weighs less than the iPhone 14 Pro (206 grams) and the Pro Max, which is an absolute brick at 240 grams. I did appreciate how the iPhone 14 Plus felt less like it would crack my skull open if I dropped it on my face in bed.
The biggest difference here is that the rear camera has a larger 12-megapixel sensor and bigger 1.9-micron pixels. The front camera now offers autofocus for clearer selfies, and these were things that were hard to gauge at the crowded hands-on area. I snapped a few photos and they all turned out sharp, though I couldn’t tell if it was thanks to the autofocus.
I was excited to check out the new blue and purple colors Apple brought to the iPhone 14 lineup. I wish the purple version was a little more saturated and the blue was a little lighter, but I tend to prefer pastel hues and you might have a different opinion. None of the color options this year feel garish or offensive, at least.
It’s worth noting that US models of the iPhone 14 will no longer have a physical SIM card slot, though this wasn’t something I was very bothered by. If you’re already keen to get an iPhone 14 or 14 Plus before we can put it through its paces, you can pre-order one on September 9th starting at $799. The iPhone 14 will be available from September 16th, while the Plus will only be ready come October 7th.
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Football news LIVE: Wolves still hopeful on Diego Costa deal EXCLUSIVE, Champions League updates, transfer news
THE transfer window is sealed shut for another year – and clubs are bedding in their new signings ahead of the start of the Champions League group stage.
Though the deals are not quite finished yet, Wolves are still hopeful on completing a deal for Diego Costa.
Costa only missed out on the work permit he needs to play for Wolves by two points, which has left Bruno Lage hopeful he could yet land the veteran striker on appeal.
SunSport can reveal the 33-year-old former Chelsea, Atletico Madrid and Spain striker had to gain 15 points on the Home Office’s points-based system to be given their blessing to play in the UK – but Costa fell just short with 13.
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Man Utd news LIVE: Legend Kaka coaching at Carrington, Glazers £3.75 BILLION price tag, Roy Keane on Arteta – updates
BRAZIL legend Kaka has been spotted at Manchester United’s Carrington training ground.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s former Real Madrid team-mate Kaka is completing his coaching badges ahead of a move into football management.
He is understood to be at Carrington alongside former goalkeeper Julio Cesar to take part in UEFA’s Masters for International Players qualification courses.
Elsewhere, United’s impressive Premier League run continued on Sunday as they beat bitter rivals Arsenal 3-1 at Old Trafford.
And Red Devils legend Roy Keane labelled Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta a ‘sore loser’ after the Arsenal boss criticised the match officials in his post-match press conference.
Meanwhile, the Glazers have reportedly slapped a whopping £3.75 billion price tag which could spark a takeover bid from Dubai.
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Chelsea news LIVE: Mason Mount contract LATEST, Aubameyang in line for debut in Champions League – transfer updates
CHELSEA owner Todd Boehly has liked a tweet about Mason Mount’s contract situation, with talks set to begin over a new deal.
The 23-year-old England star is currently tied down until 2024 at Stamford Bridge.
Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano said back in June: “Next Chelsea player to discuss new deal will be Mason Mount.
“Talks are already in place since long time and he’s waiting for the club to send new, final proposal. Negotiations will continue soon.”
And now Boehly has liked the tweet, an indication that Chelsea will soon open a dialogue to complete a deal with the attacker.
Meanwhile the Blues had a £50million deadline day for Southampton’s Romeo Lavia rejected by the Saints, it’s been reported.
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BioShock games’ “quality of life” updates actually break them on the Steam Deck
BioShock Remastered, BioShock 2 Remastered and BioShock Infinite have all fallen afoul of some questionably titled “quality of life” updates that publishers 2K Games released last week. These updates added a new 2K Launcher to all three BioShocks that appears when booting them up from Steam, but as found by GamingOnLinux, something about this launcher doesn’t take kindly to Linux-based operating systems. Linux-based operating systems like the Steam Deck’s SteamOS.
As it happens, then, there’s a chance – if you’re trying to play on Valve’s handheld PC – that all these updates will do is swing a bloodied 9-iron into the Deck’s ability to launch the affected games at all. Whoopsie doodle.
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Apple pushes out emergency updates to address zero-day exploits
Apple this week released urgent security updates to address zero-day vulnerabilities on older model iPhones, iPads, and iPods.
The patches, pushed out on Wednesday, address an out-of-bounds write issue that could be exploited by an attacker enabling them to take control of the affected device. The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) today encouraged users and IT admins to review Apple’s advisory HT213428 and apply the necessary updates.
Apple Has Made Major Updates to macOS Malware Protection in 2022
“In the last six months, macOS malware protection has changed more than it did over the previous seven years,” writes Oakley in a blog post published this week. Malware detection on the Mac is now “fully pre-emptive” and as active as “many commercial anti-malware products.”
Specifically, at around the time that macOS 12.3 Monterey was launched, Apple quietly introduced a new XProtect Remediator tool for its XProtect service that checks for malware in the background. XProtect Remediator more frequently looks for malware and fixes it if malware is detected.
Apple previously used the Malware Removal Tool (MRT) and XProtect, but XProtect was limited to checking apps and code against a list of known malware and MRT ran infrequently. Apple’s new solution is more aggressive and offers more protection. Xproduct Remediator is available on Macs running macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur, and macOS Catalina, but it is not available on Macs running older versions of macOS.
The new XProtect feature is updated regularly and it runs at least once per day, but sometimes even more frequently. For some malware checks, it runs as often as every hour or two, and it is able to identify a range of malware, such as Adload, DubRobber, Pirrit, SnowDrift, Trovi, and more.
Scans are most likely to take place when the Mac is awake but not in active use, and is primarily doing background tasks like backups and receiving email. Oakley says that the new malware protections represent a “big step forward” for those who are running the most recent versions of macOS, with more information available in Oakley’s full blog post.
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