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More than 30 years ago, a standards body called the Joint Photographic Experts Group launched an image format that took the world by storm.
The format was called JPEG, and it’s proven wildly successful, with billions of photographs taken every day using it.
But it’s getting long in the tooth. JPEG is a lossy format, which means it can drastically reduce file sizes — but at the expense of image quality.
The good news is the Joint Photographic Experts Group updated the format for the 21st century.
The new standard is called JPEG XL, and it’s reportedly coming to the iPhone. Here’s everything you need to know about JPEG XL.
Also in today’s newsletter:
Looks like the iPhone 16 event will happen on September 10 after all.
One of the best things Apple ever did for podcasts was neglecting them. By not messing with podcasts, Apple avoided turning them into the kind of intrusive tracking format that the modern web became. Unfortunately, Apple is losing ground in podcasting to a pair of competitors who are highly incentivized to do the opposite.
Woah, this is a big change: iPhone users in the European Union will soon be able to delete apps that you might think are un-deletable.
Microsoft’s software has gotten better over the years, and is practically de rigueur for the modern workplace. Here’s where to get some of the best prices for it on the web.
Bowers & Wilkins makes excellent audio gear, and the British firm just launched two new pairs of premium noise-canceling earbuds.
I’ve never seen anything like this: a bone-conduction speaker for bedtime that turns your pillow into a personal audio device that only you can hear.
— Leander Kahney, EIC.
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PromoTix is solving the event industry’s challenges around high ticket fees and low attendance. Ticketmaster and competitors charge up to 40% of the ticket price to book, deterring guests who can’t afford the added cost. Combined with a crowded marketing space, events struggle.
PromoTix is raising funds to expand. Already profitable, with 656k users and $48M in sales in its first 30 months, PromoTix has low-fee and no-fee SaaS pricing, as well as patented marketing tools that drive attendance.
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Rate my setup: Early 2000s edition
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2:10 PM • Aug 23, 2024
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12:00 AM • Aug 22, 2024
Question, how do you get the App Store back if you delete it
— Dylan (@DylanMcD8)
6:37 PM • Aug 22, 2024
Wallpaper of the day
Think different
— WallersGallery (@WallersGallery)
12:49 AM • Aug 22, 2024
One more thing ...
We've got really capable people at Apple. I made Tim [Cook] COO and gave him the Mac division and he's done brilliantly. I mean, some people say, 'Oh, God, if [Jobs] got run over by a bus, Apple would be in trouble.' And, you know, I think it wouldn't be a party, but there are really capable people at Apple. And the board would have some good choices about who to pick as CEO. My job is to make the whole executive team good enough to be successors, so that's what I try to do.
Today’s poll
What image file format do you use on your iPhone’s camera? |
Results from yesterday’s poll: Would you buy an iPhone 16 primarily for the new capacitive Capture button?
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