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As PC, chip, and other component makers unveil products tailored to generative artificial intelligence (genAI) needs on edge devices, users can expect to see far more task automation and copilot-like assistants embedded on desktops and laptops next year.
If you’ve used an iPad mini before, you know what you’re getting: a reliable, powerful, and eminently mobile device with a large display you can slip inside an inner coat pocket and use just about anywhere, except in the rain.
For example, a small plumbing company can show its logo and contact details when making a call to a customer’s iPhone, or attach its brand identity to emails and messages received by clients so they can more easily identify genuine communications.
Within that context, it seems wise to anticipate an ever-expanding array of features will be made available, even as developers begin to deploy Apple Intelligence APIs within their own software, further expanding what is available to consumer and enterprise users.
After all, other than avoiding platforms characterized by frequent ransomware attacks and spiralling ancillary security support costs, it just might be that smartphones equipped with satellite connectivity could become a vital business asset as we navigate an increasingly uncertain world.
While many of the changes described above may be of less interest to most users, they will be of huge significance to the ever-growing cadre of Apple admins who are seizing seats across the enterprise as the company’s market share across that sector continues to grow.
(Apple Intelligence, which isn’t expected to begin to appear until next month, has gotten a lot of attention, but the pre-AI versions of these operating systems offer plenty of useful features and updates.)