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operating systems for iPhone, iPad and Mac, expected to be released this fall. But not everyone with Apple hardware will be able to enjoy iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe. Visually, iOS, iPadOS and macOS will now adopt a refreshed design called Liquid Glass, characterised by increased transparency and more rounded edges. On iPhone, iOS 26 introduces new features in CarPlay, Apple Music and Maps, as well as a new Games app that brings all of a user’s games together in one place. Unfortunately, owners of iPhone XS, XS Max or XR models will not be able to enjoy these features. However, iOS 26 will be compatible with the various iPhone 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 models, as well as the second and third generation iPhone SE handsets. iPadOS 26 brings a revolution to Apple’s tablet. The iPad is transforming into a true touchscreen Mac, with the introduction of a menu bar, a revamped Files app and the arrival of Preview, which allows users to view, edit and annotate PDFs, as well as view images and draw sketches. iPadOS 26 should be compatible with all 11-inch and I N a Los Angeles cinema, a trench coat-wearing Neo bends backwards to dodge bullets that spiral over the viewer’s head as the sound of gunfire erupts from everywhere. This new immersive experience is designed to be a red pill moment that will get film fans off their couches at a time when the movie industry is desperate to bring back audiences. Cosm, which has venues in Los Angeles and Dallas, is launching its dome-style screen and 3D sets in June with a “shared reality” version of The Matrix , the cult 1999 film starring Keanu Reeves as a man who suddenly learns his world is a fiction. “We believe the future will be more immersive and more experiential,” said Cosm president Jeb Terry at a recent preview screening. “It is trying to create an additive, a new experience, ideally non-cannibalistic, so that the industry can continue to thrive across all formats.” Cinema audiences were already dwindling when the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, shuttering theatres at a time when streaming was exploding. With ever bigger and better TVs available for the home, the challenge for theatre owners is to offer something that movie buffs cannot get in their living room. Prestige projects such as Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning or Christopher Nolan’s Oscar-winning Oppenheimer increasingly opt for the huge screens and superior film quality of Imax. But Cosm and other projects like o ’Shared reality’ makes viewers feel as if they are inside film

Cinemas bet on immersion to draw back audiences

be read in a few seconds. This type of feature is obviously useful in a professional or academic context, especially on mobile devices, where reading longer emails or complex message threads can be tedious. These summaries are therefore a real bonus in terms of productivity. Google is therefore focusing more than ever on the deep integration of AI into Gmail to save time and simplify users’ lives. However, for the time being, only subscribers to a Google Workspace or One AI Premium The approach, he said, felt particularly well suited to The Matrix , which he called “a masterpiece of cinema, but done as a rectangle.” For the uninitiated: Reeves’s Neo is a computer hacker who starts poking around in a life that does not quite seem to fit. A mysterious Laurence Fishburne offers him a blue pill that will leave him where he is, or a red pill that will show him he is a slave whose body is being farmed by AI machines while his consciousness lives in a computer simulation. There follows much gunfire, lots of martial arts and some mysticism, along with a romance between Neo and Trinity, played by the leather-clad Carrie-Anne Moss. The Matrix in shared reality kicks off with a choice of cocktails – blue or red, of course – which are consumed as the audience sits surrounded by high-definition screens. Shifting perspectives place the viewer inside Neo’s office cubicle or seemingly in peril. “They are sometimes inside the character’s head. The world changes as you look up and down for trucks coming at you,” said Rinsky. The result impressed those who were at the preview screening. “It just did feel like an experience. It felt like you are at a theme park for a movie almost,” said influencer Vince Rossi. – AFP

Cosm, which has venues in Los Angeles and Dallas, is launching its dome-style screen and 3D sets this month with a ‘shared reality’ version of The Matrix. – AFPPIC

“We create sets like the Parisian opera, let the movie be the singer, follow the tone, highlight the emotions... through light, through production design, through 3D environments,” he said.

For filmmakers, it is all about how you place the cameras and where you capture the sound, said Jay Rinsky, founder of Little Cinema, a creative studio specialising in immersive experiences.

it want to go one step further, collaborating with designers who have worked with Cirque du Soleil to create an environment in which the viewer feels like they are inside the film.

Will your iPhone, iPad, Mac be compatible with Apple’s new operating systems? AT its WWDC25 developer conference, Apple unveiled its upcoming

Gmail rolls out automatic email summarising feature

GOOGLE has announced the roll-out of a new automatic email summary feature, based on its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) technology, via the Gmail mobile app. This appears on the screen as a summary box at the top of longer email threads or those with multiple replies. Powered by Gemini, the system analyses the content of complex email threads to automatically extract key points and present them to the reader in the form of a summary without the reader

Pro models with an Apple chip, as well as some 13-inch MacBook Pro (2020) and 16-inch MacBook Pro (2019) models. Owners of iMac (2020 and later), Mac mini (2020 and later), Mac Pro (2019 and later) and Mac Studio (2022 and later) will also be able to enjoy it. As for the full range of Apple Intelligence features, these will only be available on the latest generations of iPhone (15 and 16) and iPad, and Mac models equipped with an Apple chip (M1 or later). – ETX Studio

13-inch iPad Pro models, the 12.9-inch iPad Pro (third generation and later), iPad Air (third generation and later), iPad (eighth generation and later) and iPad mini (fifth generation and later). Meanwhile, macOS 26 (Tahoe) sees the arrival of the Games and Phone apps, and marks a major overhaul of Spotlight, which now allows you to perform hundreds of actions, from sending an email to creating a note. This new version of macOS will be compatible with all MacBook Air and

account, or those who have access to Gemini Education modules in schools and universities, can take advantage of this feature, and only on their mobile devices (Android and iOS). This automatic feature is also limited to emails in English for the time being, with manual summaries still available for other content. – ETX Studio Google is focusing more than ever on the deep integration of AI into Gmail for convenience. – PEXELSPIC

having to do anything. Generally consisting of two or three key points, it is then automatically updated as new messages are added. However, users can minimise this box at any time if they feel it is not useful. And if there is no automatic summary for short exchanges, the manual “Summarise this email” option remains available. The idea is to save time by not having to read overly long or complex email chains, which are summarised here in a text that can

Apple has unveiled its upcoming operating systems for iPhone, iPad and Mac. – PEXELSPIC