Apple is working on a set of smart glasses to rival the Meta Ray-Bans, and now that Meta has debuted glasses that include a display, Apple wants to speed up development on its first-generation model. Work has stopped on the next Vision Pro so that Apple can prioritize getting the glasses to market. They’ll Be Fashion Forward Like the initial …
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Apple’s Beats brand has a new set of fitness-focused earbuds available, the Powerbeats Fit. We picked up a set of the Powerbeats Fit to see how they compare to the prior-generation Beats Fit Pro and Apple’s AirPods Pro 3. The Powerbeats Fit are designed for working out, playing sports, and other activities where in-ear security is important. The earbuds have …
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OpenAI’s Sora app for AI videos is a viral hit, despite being invite-only for now and limited to users in the U.S. and Canada at launch. On its first day, Sora saw 56,000 downloads, and is now ranked as the No. 3 Top Overall app on Apple’s U.S. App Store, according to new data from app intelligence provider Appfigures. On …
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There’s something special about Apple’s new little charger plug that released with the iPhone 17 lineup. It’s called the 40W Dynamic Power Adapter, and it looks like a pretty basic USB-C charger plug — but I’ve learned it’s pretty unique in how it dishes out power, giving a limited 60-watt boost to certain devices. If you have one of the …
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Logitech this week announced the MX Master 4, the latest version of its popular mouse for Macs and PCs. The new model offers haptic feedback for certain actions, includes a new Actions Ring for quick access to on-screen shortcuts next to the cursor, has a harder plastic finish that is less prone to stains, and more. In the U.S., the …
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C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung reportedly has a notification summary feature in the latest One UI 8.5 build. This feature will use AI to summarize your notifications, much like Apple’s polarizing effort. In saying so, it looks like Samsung is using Google’s work-in-progress notification summary feature. Apple debuted AI-based notification summaries on iPhones last year, and it …
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Epic Games has claimed that Apple’s revised installation process for third-party app marketplaces in the EU demonstrates that the company was deliberately undermining competition through “deceptive design.” In a blog post published Wednesday, the Fortnite developer revealed that user drop-offs during Epic Games Store installations plummeted from 65% to 25% after Apple streamlined the process in iOS 18.6. Apple reduced …
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We’ve been hearing rumors about Apple’s plan to launch a new version of its Vision Pro headset for months, and now a new filing with the Federal Communications Commission seemingly confirms the company’s work on the new device. In a filing spotted by MacRumors, Apple includes a diagram of a “Head Mounted Device” that looks a lot like a Vision …
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Fortnite maker Epic Games said that Apple’s new installation workflow, implemented in iOS 18.6, has had a positive impact on its user growth, with a 60% decrease in drop-offs. Apple started allowing EU users to install alternative marketplaces earlier this year under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). At that time, the installation process was lengthier and involved multiple “scare screens” …
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It’s never a bad day when a device you own gets a software update that adds awesome new features. Today, we’re talking about the Pixel Buds Pro 2, which is seeing a surprise feature that introduces a huge quality of life improvement. The change was spotted by 9to5Google, sharing that the Pixel Buds Pro 2 can now deliver battery percentage …
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