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The iPad Pro Is More Air Than the iPad Air

posted in Deep Dive, Inside Apple on January 20, 2026 by Sami Fathi 0 Comments

The iPad Pro has become thinner and lighter than the iPad Air, while the Air itself has lost the purpose that once defined it.

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Amber Alert at Apple

posted in Inside Apple on December 10, 2025 by Sami Fathi 0 Comments

Apple’s latest departures didn’t create a crisis, but they exposed a moment of uncommon strain, a reminder that even the most disciplined company can feel unsteady when its center shifts.

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Apple Questions Itself in iOS 26.1

posted in Inside Apple on November 3, 2025 by Sami Fathi 1 Comment
iOS 26.1 Liquid Glass toggle

In iOS 26.1, Apple’s new toggle doesn’t refine Liquid Glass, it retreats from it. The company that once told us what we’d want tomorrow now asks what we prefer today.

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WWDC 2025: The Opening Act Apple Can’t Afford to Miss

posted in Inside Apple, The Brief on June 8, 2025 by Sami Fathi 0 Comments

Every WWDC has rhythm; Cook’s calm, Craig’s sprint, and that one “one more thing.” But this year, Apple’s opening act could change everything.

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The iPhone Lineup Needs a Steve-Sized Cleanup

posted in Inside Apple on December 29, 2022 by Sami Fathi 3 Comments

Apple once made simplicity its greatest feature. Today’s iPhone lineup feels like the opposite, a maze of models that even Steve would’ve trimmed.

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iPhone Sideloading Isn’t Freedom

posted in Inside Apple on December 15, 2022 by Sami Fathi 1 Comment

Users will not have a choice on whether or not to sideload. It’ll be forced upon them.

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What the EU Doesn’t Understand About iPhone Sideloading

posted in Beyond Cupertino, Inside Apple on December 14, 2022 by Sami Fathi 0 Comments

The EU calls it fairness. Apple calls it risk. Sideloading may sound like freedom, but the iPhone’s safety is the choice users already made.

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How Apple Lost Control of Its Betas

posted in Deep Dive, Inside Apple on November 8, 2022 by Sami Fathi 0 Comments

The iOS beta program remains flawed — too open, too noisy, and still disconnected from the feedback it claims to welcome.

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iPhone 14 Pro: Early First Impressions and Insights

posted in Inside Apple on September 18, 2022 by Sami Fathi 2 Comments

Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro feels familiar yet finally distinct, a measured step toward what “Pro” should mean.

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Apple’s Love Letter to the Cosmos

posted in Inside Apple on August 25, 2022 by Sami Fathi 0 Comments
Apple Far Out event invite

Apple’s 2022 “Far Out” invite turned the night sky into a mirror, reflecting how the company teases wonder without saying a word.

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