News digest No. 13. Here are all the most interesting things of the week that you might have missed.

On your day off, I suggest you remember what interesting and important things happened during this work week in order to keep abreast of what is happening in the world of gadgets and technology, and also discuss this news with friends.

Below we have collected all the most interesting things over the past six days, what was written about and discussed on the pages of iPhones.ru.

This week we looked at the capabilities of ChatGPT, looked at why the iPhone 15 became so cheap, talked about possible problems with the Apple Vision Pro similar to the Touch Bar, and a new domestic film with a good rating, and much more.

Read about this in our digest:

1. How to use ChatGPT in Russia. What interesting things can you do for free and for a fee?

Over the course of a year of operation, ChatGPT has brought services, content bloggers to a new level and pumped up the entertainment industry. In addition, this tool has become a new basis for intellectual work that must be reckoned with.

We’ll tell you how to start using the service and what exactly you need to write to get the most out of the ChatGPT bot.

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2. Where did such cheap iPhone 15s come from in Russia that simply flooded the market? Who is guilty

Since the beginning of winter 2023, an unusual situation has been recorded in terms of a strange flood of Avito with cheap iPhones, which at that time had no obvious reason.

New iPhone 15 128 GB: 85,000 rubles → 65,000 rubles. Even in the USA it costs $799 (73,700 rubles), that is, much more expensive.

The exchange rate did not change, and the market situation in general did not change either. So what’s the reason?

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3. What can a dead Touch Bar in a MacBook say about a possible breakdown of the Apple Vision Pro? No time for optimism anymore

Let’s see how the common shortcomings of two technologies that are not obviously similar to each other should be included in Apple’s internal constitution and worked out as quickly as possible before the “disease” ruins the product.

The touchpad was a nice experiment that wasn’t hard to say goodbye to. In the case of Apple Vision Pro, the future of the corporation is at stake. And for now there is something to fear.

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4. How to reliably identify the interlocutor in iMessage on iPhone. Enable this option now

There are many ways to disguise your phone number or messenger account. This is often used by attackers to impersonate another person. Developers from Cupertino have added a new option that allows you to exchange encryption keys and confirm the identity of the interlocutor in iMessage.

If you know the person’s real Apple ID, you can easily verify their identity using other options.

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5. 6 serious shortcomings of Apple Vision Pro after a week of testing. It’s not worth 400 thousand rubles

We suspect that the positive discourse around the gadget, which prevails in the Western blogosphere, did not last long. Candy-bouquet period The first reviews are about to end.

It’s time to highlight 6 disadvantages of the first generation Apple Vision Pro. Although I wouldn’t call him the first. This is the “zero” generation with all that it entails, once the Apple Watch and, to a much lesser extent, the iPhone were launched.

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6. I watched “Ice 3” in the cinema. Petrov sang, I cried

This week, the sports musical melodrama “Ice 3” was released in Russia. We were surprised by the large number of reviews about the news on Kinopoisk (today the film’s rating is 8.2 points). We decided to go to the cinema to understand the unexpectedly successful film.

The film is really good, but there are many “buts” that the creators of the mode voice after watching it. First things first.

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7. Various interesting things

📍 There is an issue with sound balance in macOS. Apple hasn’t been able to fix it for 12 years.

The point is that under some circumstances the sound can shift on its own to the left or right. This can be done by quickly pressing the increase button or muting the sound until the computer’s microprocessor is under more control. The error can only be corrected using the external Balance Lock application or manually within macOS.

📍 How to share large videos from iPhone. There are 3 easy ways out.

Every day, iPhone users shoot, watch and post a huge amount of videos on social networks. Sometimes you need to share a large file in good quality, but sending it via email, instant messengers or social networks is not possible due to size limitations. There are several solutions to this problem.

📍In Russia they can reduce the limit of duty-free purchases in foreign online stores to 200 euros.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI), the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), Russian Post, large marketplaces, logistics operators and the Cross-Border Trade Association are in favor of maintaining the threshold of €1 thousand. The Ministry of Industry and Trade was responsible for lowering the threshold to 500 euros, and the Ministry of Finance and the Federal Customs Service (FCS) to 200 euros.

📍 A dangerous Trojan GoldDigger has appeared for iOS, which steals face scans and bank card data.

It was originally created for Android, but now it has been ported to the Apple operating system. The virus collects data from individuals, identification documents and even SMS. All this information can be used to gain access to the victim’s bank cards.

📍 How to set VPN to turn on and off using a physical button on iPhone 15 Pro.

Setup takes less than minutes, and the enjoyment of the simplicity and ease of use of this feature lasts forever. Spend some of your free time to make it convenient.

📍5 games with an extremely unexpected and ambiguous plot. You end up picking your jaw up off the floor or screaming in delight.

We have collected interesting projects that literally touch the soul of any person, for example, a good film or a thoughtful book. The only knowledge is that in the game you yourself participate in the narrative, in some cases even changing it.

📍The Chinese from EHang are starting sales of an unmanned flying taxi.

We haven’t seen any developments in the last few years, but the new EH216-S has already been cleared for passenger flights. Such a device will not be cheap. You can’t always buy it, but not because of the price.

That’s what this week was like. Enjoy your holiday and see you in the next Sunday digest.

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