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The Standard-Feature Edition Sunday, August 3, 2025

iPads Are Basically Laptops At This Point, by Samantha Mangino, Mashable

But the final piece of evidence to prove my hypothesis came at Apple's 2025 WWDC, when the brand announced the newest feature coming to iPads called "Windows." The feature allows users to resize the app windows within the screen to view multiple applications at once. While this feature is new to iPads, it's been a standard feature of laptops for most of their existence.

PSA: Make Sure You Have These Privacy Features Enabled On Your iPhone, by Marcus Mendes, 9to5Mac

Over the years, Apple has introduced multiple features that help preserve your privacy and curb abusive tracking and data mining from your activity. Here are three settings every privacy-conscious user should have enabled on their iPhone.

This Bird ID App Has Helped Me Practice Mindfulness More Than Any Meditation App, by Anna Gragert, CNET

One of my favorite features of Merlin Bird ID is that you can use it to keep track of your bird sightings and, like an IRL Pokemon GO, "collect 'em all."

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Apple Sues Movie Theater Chain With Similar 'Apple Cinemas' Name, by Joe Rossignol, MacRumors

Established in 2013, Apple Cinemas maintained a limited presence in the Northeastern U.S. until last month, when it opened a theater in San Francisco. The complaint alleges that Apple Cinemas is pursuing a nationwide expansion across the U.S., including in areas near Apple's headquarters and retail stores, leading Apple to take action.

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Now that iPads are 'basically laptops', I hope Apple still have a vision on how to evolve iPads, and a different vision on how to evolve Macintosh computers.

If the only difference is simply because Apple refuses to make a Mac with touchscreen, and refuses to allow 'sideloading' on iPads, then there are really no visions.

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