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Apple's iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max come with a new feature for camera enthusiasts: variable aperture. Yet, as great as it may be for portraits or low-light shots, it also creates a repair challenge.

The Apple iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max have arrived, and their familiar outward appearance belies a major change to the main camera. For the first time, an iPhone features a variable aperture, and ...

After three months of snapshots followed by multiple pre-releases, the Minecraft Wilderness Bound update is finally available for Java Edition. The version 26.3 update features a new Overworld biome ...

Apple says the iPhone 18 Pro camera offers full creative control, but you'll still need to attach an ND filter to achieve cinematic motion blur and long-exposure photos on sunny days. Images, and the ...

The new f/1.48 lens is. The new f/1.48 lens is. is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer ...

Apple has big camera improvements coming to its newly announced iPhone 18 Pro. Speaking during the annual September iPhone event on Wednesday morning, Apple’s Vice President of Worldwide iPhone ...

In low light, the aperture can open wider to ƒ/1.48, thus letting in more light, potentially making Night Mode faster and improving low-light shots. In bright conditions or group shots, it can close ...

The iPhone 18 Pro's biggest upgrade is less about higher resolution, a longer zoom or a new computational Fusion system. This year, it's a physical aperture control. The new model can control how much ...

Variable aperture will allow iPhone users to take better photos than ever, but the system it was built on is hair-thin with moving parts. Apple says the iPhone 18 Pro has a 48MP Fusion Main Camera ...

CUPERTINO, Calif.—Apple’s new iPhone 18 Pro is an iterative update that—as usual—focuses heavily on both performance and new camera features. This time around, many of the new camera features are ...