Sick of replacing AirTag batteries? ElevationLabs' TimeCapsule AirTag battery case greatly extends the life of Apple's tracking tag.
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Today's featured M4 Pro Mac mini user keeps a ton of peripherals connected with a speedy Thunderbolt 4 hub.
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As we reported in August, Meta has confirmed that it will discontinue Spark, Instagram’s AR filters, in January 2025. At the time, the company didn’t give many details except to say that it would prioritize its efforts on other products. Now we know what’s coming next: realistic AI-based filters.
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As part of iOS 18, Apple unveiled the biggest-ever redesign to the Photos app. With a single-pane interface, the new Photos app highlights collections and curation while being fully customizable to your liking.
The rollout of the Photos app, however, proved to be polarizing. While I’ve been a fan of it since it first debuted, Apple has made several tweaks in subsequent iOS 18 updates to address some of the most common complaints. It has also added several notable new features.
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Next year is set to be big for the iPhone, with a compelling new iPhone SE 4 in the spring and the ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air in the fall. But what about Apple’s flagship Pro models? Here are seven new features coming to the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max in 2025.
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Smart home products have come a long way, but one area often overlooked is water management. Aqara’s newly launched is changing that by turning your existing water valves into smart components of your home. Originally announced at IFA 2024, this retrofit device pairs with water leak sensors and integrates seamlessly into HomeKit
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Holiday breaks are starting to kick off, when Apple and other companies tend to not make many new announcements. But there’s one big update we’re still expecting, according to Apple’s website: the arrival of the first next-gen CarPlay models.
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Are you still racing to finish your holiday shopping? Don’t worry, me too. Here are some last-minute ideas for the Apple and tech fans in your life – all of which should arrive in time for Christmas gift-giving next week.
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We are ready to cap off the work week with a fresh batch of discounts alongside ongoing lows at up to $250 off on Apple’s most affordable M4 and M4 Pro MacBook Pro configurations. The last round of Doorbuster deals from Best Buy before the holidays is now live for everyone with a notable $80 price drop on Apple Watch Ultra 2 alongside the return of Black Friday pricing on Apple’s 4-pack of AirTags at $70 – both of these deals are also matched at Amazon. These highlights join a host of deals on LG OLED smart TVs, charging gear, action cams, and more. Scope it all out down below.
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Last week we received word that the MacBook Pro would be getting OLED and lose its notch starting in 2026. That same report also detailed the OLED timeline for Apple’s other products, and it doesn’t look great for the MacBook Air in two key ways.
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This year's MKBHD Smartphone Awards from Marques Brownlee honor iPhone 16 as Best Small Phone, surprisingly.
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Did you know that Apple, for years, has had a system and process for sending ‘threat notifications’ to users of suspected spyware attacks? Here’s what that means, and new details on the guidance Apple gives users with a compromised device.
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I didn’t waste any time when AirTags first came out, immediately buying eight of them: for five bags, keys, a videography rig, and a bicycle. But I’ve also repurposed some of them during trips for some AirTag sharingwith friends, and iOS 18.2 makes this option even better.
I’ve confessed before to being something of a bagaholic, so the first thing I did was to slip an AirTag into each of my main bags, where they live almost permanently …
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We learned earlier this week of a Bluesky extortion issue, emerging after the social network said that it would use domain name ownership as a way to verify the identity of public figures.
Bluesky hasn’t fully addressed the issue, but has taken one step toward reducing the problem of scammers impersonating well-known people on the platform …
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ChatGPT's Mac app now works with more third-party apps, including Apple Notes, Notion, and Android Studio, to supercharge your productivity.
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