I am so happy for the arrival of the AirPods Pro 3. I had been hanging on to my original Pro 2 models from 2022, and they had seen better days. In fact, I think AirPods are one of the best products Apple has ever shipped. Because I take them everywhere, I love having a case that makes them easier …
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Beyond rudimentary use cases like generative photo or video creation and text editing, artificial intelligence is starting to help out in real-world situations. Notably, live translation features that eliminate language barriers in real-time are on the rise. We’ve seen features debut in smartphones, earbuds, and even smart glasses. Truthfully, the idea of live translation isn’t new, but it’s coming into …
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As part of the Cyclingnews team’s hunt for great Amazon Prime Day Bike deals, I’ve found a deal for our USA audience that I’m genuinely gutted I can’t buy. It’s a deal on the Amazon Echo Buds true-wireless in-ear headphones, with a staggering 71% off, bringing them down from $119.99 to just $34.99. That’s for the version with the wired …
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Apple today released new firmware designed for the AirPods Pro 3, prior-generation AirPods Pro 2, and the AirPods 4 models. The firmware has a build number of 8A358, up from 8A356. There’s no word on what’s include in the updated firmware, but the prior 8A356 update added iOS 26 features to the AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3, and AirPods …
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Today Apple has released brand new firmware for AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 2, and AirPods 4. Here are the details. New AirPods firmware arrives ahead of iOS 26.1 AirPods Pro 3, AirPods Pro 2, and AirPods 4 users, there’s new firmware available for download today. The new firmware build is 8A358. This is up from the last released builds …
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MoviesMoviesApple’s newest headphones boast an instantaneous translation app. Let’s put them to the test in a movie theater. Getty Images/Ringer illustration By Keith PhippsOct. 7, 10:30 am UTC • 7 min In Douglas Adams’s 1979 novel, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the reluctant galactic traveler Arthur Dent discovers that, once inserted into the ear, a small device known as …
Read More »If you prefer open-ear AirPods but still have an older model, this deal could be worth noting. Amazon’s October Prime Day has the AirPods 4 on sale for $90, or 30 percent off their usual price. That’s also the lowest we’ve seen them. When Apple updated its standard AirPods in 2024, it released two models: one with active noise cancellation …
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For the longest time, one of AirPods’ best features was absent from the car. But in iOS 26, Apple has made AirPods and CarPlay work better together than ever. Here’s how. AirPods automatic switching supports CarPlay in iOS 26 Automatic switching is one of those ‘magic moment’ features that can make the Apple ecosystem so appealing. Essentially, the AirPods feature …
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It takes quite a bit of effort to get a 0 out of 10 repairability score from iFixit, but in-ears like Apple’s AirPods are well on course for a clean streak there, with the AirPod Pro 3 making an abysmal showing in their vitriolic teardown video alongside their summary article. The conclusion is that while they are really well-engineered devices …
Read More »Amazon Big Deal Days — better known as October Prime Day — kicks off tomorrow and runs through Wednesday, bringing with it two straight days of serious savings. The fall edition of Amazon’s biggest shopping event is packed with discounts across every category, but the real showstoppers are the tech deals. If your group chat has ever devolved into an …
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