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THE SHIFT

MATT BOLTON thinks that the iPhone’s new “Dynamic Island” is a total gimmick… and also Apple’s best bit of design in years

>>> Matt is the AV and smart home editor of Future’s flagship technology website T3 and has been charting changes at Apple since his student days. He’s skeptical of tech industry hyperbole, but still gets warm and fuzzy on hearing “one more thing.”

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