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Apple Unveils iPhone Duo as Company Bets on Developer-Driven Ecosystem

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•John Ternus, Apple's SVP of hardware engineering, presented the iPhone Duo in an interview with GQ, framing it as a platform designed to energize the developer community.
•Apple's custom chip strategy continues to yield competitive advantages that support new hardware capabilities, according to Barron's.
•iOS 27 introduces 15-second timer intervals accessible via touch-and-hold in Control Center, a feature Pocket-lint describes as solving a common user pain point.
•User reception to the iOS 27 Control Center redesign is mixed, with some Reddit commenters viewing the new layout as a step backward in usability.

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