Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, praises Vishal Bhardwaj and Ishaan Khatter's short film 'Fursat.'

Washington (US), Feb 4: Apple CEO Tim Cook praised Indian filmmakers Vishal Bhardwaj and Ishan Khatter's recently released short film 'Fursat' on Saturday.

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Taking to Twitter, Tim wrote, "Check out this beautiful Bollywood film from director @VishalBhardwaj that explores what might happen if you could see into the future. Incredible cinematography and choreography, and all #ShotoniPhone."

Vishal Bhardwaj is in charge. Ishaan and Wamiqa Gabbi star in the short film 'Fursat,' which was shot entirely on an iPhone. The 30-minute short film received positive feedback from viewers after it was released on Apple's official YouTube channel.

The film, according to Apple, is a magical story about a man who is so obsessed with controlling the future that he risks losing what he values most in the present. During the lockdown, many directors from various languages experimented with advanced technology-based shooting techniques.

Some actor-directors committed suicide while being locked inside a room. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the tech titans have commissioned notable directors to shoot with smartphones. Vishal Bhardwaj is the most recent addition to the band.

In 'Fursat,' Vishal, known for his aesthetic sensibility, has played with the theme of time travel. Wamiqa Gabbi, a Punjabi actor, rose to national prominence with the Disney Plus Hotstar series 'Grahan' and the Netflix series 'Mai: A Mother's Rage." In Majid Majidi's debut film, 'Beyond the Clouds,' Ishaan Khatter demonstrated his acting chops. The film, directed by Gurmmeet Singh and written by Ravi Shankaran and Jasvinder Singh Bath, failed to wow audiences at the box office.

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The Apple iPhone 15 Pro is rumoured to have no buttons

As 2023 kicks off, Apple rumors for the upcoming iPhone models are surfacing full speed ahead.

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According to a recent MacRumors report, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that the upcoming iPhone 15 Pro will have "solid-state volume and power buttons." Kuo explains the possibility that the newest iPhone model will adopt a button similar to the home button design from the iPhone 7/8/SE2, replacing the physical, mechanical button design, in a tweet from October 2022. Kuo explained that it would provide haptic feedback when the buttons were pressed using two additional Taptic Engines, without the buttons actually moving. It'd be similar to the Force Touch trackpad found in recent MacBooks.

The logic behind solid-state buttons is that they would allow the iPhone to be more water resistant by removing additional moving parts that would wear out or break over time. This change is expected to be limited to the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, but if successful, Kuo believes the update will be available on the iPad Pro and even the Apple Watch Ultra. As is customary, the iPhone 15 lineup will be released in September.

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Apple confirms USB-C is coming to iPhone

Washington [US], October 26: American tech giant Apple has directly confirmed that the iPhone will finally be switching over to a USB-C port.

According to GSM Arena, Apple marketing lead Greg Joswiak said, , in an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the company will replace the Lighting port even if his team is not happy with the change. Along with Joswiak, software VP Craig Federighi was also involved in the interview but none of them revealed when exactly the move would happen.

The Apple executives said "the Europeans are the ones dictating timing for European customers" which is a sophisticated way of saying nothing about the timeline for the switch, reported GSM Arena. As per the outlet, Joswiak refused to answer whether Apple will ship a connector sold outside the EU, but that seems very unlikely.

The executives also talked about Apple's dedication of going its own way and trusting its engineers rather than complying with standards by lawmakers and adopting third-party hardware. He even brought up micro USB and how Apple has been pushed to meet ill-considered requirements.

As per GSM Arena, the marketing lead added that charging bricks with detachable cables solved the issue of standardization, claiming the switch to USB-C would create a lot of e-waste as people are pushed to buy new cables and discard the old ones.

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