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Apple has reportedly planned a special-edition iPhone for fall 2027 to mark the device's 20th anniversary. Featuring a curved display that wraps around the front and back edges while eliminating the traditional black frame, the design would resemble curved-display Android phones from Samsung, Motorola, and Xiaomi. Such displays have faced criticism for accidental touches, durability concerns, and issues with screen protector compatibility. With two years until release, Apple has time to address these common problems associated with curved-display smartphones.
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Adobe's Firefly AI video app now features prompt-based video editing, allowing users to modify specific elements like colors and camera angles without regenerating entire clips. The update includes integrating third-party models, such as Black Forest Labs' FLUX.2 for image upscaling and Topaz Astra for video upscaling to 4K. Adobe is offering unlimited generations to premium subscribers through January 15 as competition intensifies in AI-generated video.
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Apple is reportedly exploring an OLED iMac for the first time. Early-stage discussions are underway with Samsung and LG about a 24-inch OLED panel that will offer 600 nits brightness and the same resolution as today's model. However, the project is at a very preliminary RFI stage, meaning an OLED iMac likely wouldn't launch until 2027β2028 or later, and Apple's preferred OLED technology currently can't support larger 30β32-inch iMac displays.
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The most impactful rebrands of 2025 weren't the loud, controversial ones like Cracker Barrel, Jaguar, or HBO Max, but quiet, strategic evolutions by brands such as Amazon, Walmart, Apple TV, Eventbrite, and La-Z-Boy that refined clarity, coherence, and long-term brand systems. The key lesson is that effective rebranding now favors evolution over shock, systems over spectacle, and listening to audiences over imposing radical change.
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