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Apple’s Liquid Glass Makes the Most Sense on macOS
At the June 2025 WWDC event, Apple unveiled a major and comprehensive overhaul of its entire operating system family across all its devices. One of the most apparent changes is the introduction of “Liquid Glass”, which dramatically changes how UI elements look and behave. This (predictably divisive) change is undergoing strong criticism on social media, especially when it comes to…
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MacOS Tahoe 26 hands-on: Spotlight changes and Liquid Glass everywhere
At WWDC, Apple announced its new Liquid Glass design language, which is coming to all of its devices, including Macs. I’ve been tinkering with the macOS Tahoe 26 developer beta on the M4 MacBook Air for about a day. So far, the aesthetic changes range from slick to slightly overwrought, but the new Spotlight search features are nifty and useful.…
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You Can ‘Fix’ Apple’s Liquid Glass Transparent Design
Change isn’t always easy. Case in point: “Liquid Glass.” Apple’s upcoming “26” updates for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Vision Pro introduce this new design language that adds a transparent, glassy look to icons, menus, and windows. Some people are digging it, while others are hating on it. And the haters are hating. I generally like the…
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What we know so far about Apple’s Liquid Glass UI – Computerworld
“It’s hard to read sometimes,” said designer Allan Yu, “I think because they’ve set it to be a little too transparent.” Apple will almost certainly address these criticisms before it arrives in final form on various operating systems. (It’s currently only available in early developer betas.) To my eyes, Liquid Glass is a particular problem in Control Center; Apple may need…
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Apple’s Liquid Glass was a wild change to my iPhone
After staring at, scrolling through, and puzzling over Apple’s new Liquid Glass design language on my iPhone for the better part of an afternoon, I don’t hate it. But I also think it needs a little more time in the kiln. Apple announced Liquid Glass on Monday for all of its devices at WWDC 2025. Perhaps the most noticeable thing…
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Apple may release a ‘mostly glass, curved iPhone’ in 2027
This morning, while summarizing an Apple “product blitz” he expects for 2027, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman writes in his Power On newsletter that Apple is planning a “mostly glass, curved iPhone” with no display cutouts for that year, which happens to be the iPhone’s 20th anniversary. That follows a report last weekend from The Information, which said that “at least one…
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Lomography Lomo’Instant Wide Glass review
I’ve tested a lot of instant cameras — the good, the bad, the ugly — so I know what to look out for to help you make the right decision. One thing I can say confidently is that if you’re on the lookout for a wide format camera, you won’t go wrong with the Lomography Lomo’Instant Wide Glass. Sporting a…
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EU launches probe of Corning’s Gorilla Glass for competition violations – Computerworld
The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into whether US glass producer Corning, known for its Gorilla Glass, might have abused its dominant position in the market for protective glass for electronic devices. Corning’s products are used, among other things, in several of Apple’s and Samsung’s devices. The Commission suspects the company might have entered into anticompetitive agreements with…
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Best Glass Cleaners – Consumer Reports
To find the best glass cleaners, we tested eight glass cleaners from six of the most popular brands to see how well they clean toothpaste remnants, lipstick stains, and other debris on glass surfaces. All of the products we tested cleaned non-tinted windows and mirrors well. But only some manufacturers claimed their product to be safe to use on other…
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