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DJI's latest firmware update for the Osmo Mobile 6 and SE introduces a handy (and decidedly cool) new feature: one can now use an Apple Watch as a remote control for the smartphone gimbals, even allowing one to view the camera feed. The update also improves stabilisation with ActiveTrack 6.0.

Current projections from market research firm IDC point to fewer than 500,000 total sales for Apple's Vision Pro this year. Sales for the headset have cooled significantly in the US, although an international launch may reinvigorate retail movement.

The Apple MacBook Air with the M2 chip is currently enjoying a $200 price cut at Best Buy. The unit on sale carries an entry-level hardware configuration with an M2 SoC (8-core GPU), 8 GB of RAM, and 256 GB of storage. Moreover, the notebook features a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina IPS display with a resolution of 2,560 x 1,664.

The Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max will not only receive a battery with higher energy density and capacity as well as a metal casing for safer repairs, but also a long overdue fast charging upgrade, at least according to the latest rumors.

Apple Arcade subscribers will soon be able to play a new Temple Run title, a BAFTA award-winning game, and a spatial version of Castle Crumble.

The Apple iPhone 15 Pro was originally supposed to come onto the market with innovative Taptic buttons, but these had to be postponed to a later iPhone model due to technical problems. Photos of an EVT prototype now show what these pressure-sensitive buttons would have looked like.

Apple AirTags can currently be tracked much more reliably than Google's 'Find my Device' tracker. The Android developer has now officially confirmed that this is not just a question of time, but is also due to Google's privacy concerns.

The brand new Sandmarc Retro Filter is designed to give the Apple iPhone camera a retro look without any software customization, allowing the filter to be used with all apps and for both photos and videos.

Apple and Google are allowing users to directly move photo libraries between Google Photos and iCloud Photos. This rollout utilizes the Data Transfer Project (DTP), an open-source initiative that simplifies data migration across online services. The collaboration is expected to be rolled out within a week and will offer users greater control over their online photo collections.

Amazon has given the Apple AirPods Pro 2nd generation earbuds its biggest discount ever as Prime sales days approach. The AirPods Pro get a huge $80 discount off MSRP, resulting in the lowest price ever seen on Amazon of $169.

Apple's partner, TSMC, plans to initiate test production of 2nm chips next week. There will be a trial run done at TSMC's Baoshan plant in northern Taiwan. Apple will then fully shift to the 2nm process for its custom silicon in 2025.

A few weeks ago, Google finally launched a real alternative to Apple AirTag, as its 'Find My Device' network theoretically works in a similar way to Apple's 'Find My' network, but based on Android smartphones instead of iPhones. A comparison shows how the two networks compare.

Promising an impressive 24-hour autonomy when playing music at 50% volume, the Beats Pill fails to fulfill expectations when aiming for a louder experience. Unsurprisingly, its overall bass response is very good, but more pretentious users will hate the lack of an equalizer and its capability to reproduce mids and highs.

Two generations of Apple's AirPods are currently on sale at Amazon, matching their lowest prices recorded on the retailer. Customers can snag either gen at a 38% or 23% discount, respectively.

Apple will now likely wait until Q2 2025 to officially integrate Apple Intelligence with Siri on users' devices, as per a Bloomberg report. This upgrade will be pushed out with iOS 18.4 next year, with another update coming earlier that will focus on Siri's appearance.

The Apple Watch SE is the cheapest model in Apple's line of smartwatches, but a change in the casing's material may bring the price even lower. On the other hand, the switch to a cheaper material may reduce durability.

Apple is slated to celebrate the tenth anniversary of its flagship wearable in 2024. Nevertheless, the wearables are unlikely to evolve into truly smart Watches on that date, according to a new leak. Then again, they may indeed be able to upgrade as blood pressure monitors this year, albeit with some caveats.

If you are using the ChatGPT app on a Mac, you are advised to make sure it is up to date without delay. Evidence that previous versions have been saving your chats in a potentially vulnerable form on your device and, thereby, do not adhere to Apple's typical privacy standards, has come to light.

Epic Games, the company behind Fortnite, hits a bump again on its road to releasing the Epic Games Store in the EU. Recently, Epic Games submitted its Store and Fortnite to Apple for their required notarization process. But, Apple has just rejected Epic Games' proposal for the second time.

The 2021 Apple MacBook Pro 14 with 10-core Apple M1 Pro, 16-core GPU, 1 TB storage, and 16 GB RAM is enjoying a massive discount on Amazon-owned Woot. This deal has brought the laptop down to $1,699.99 from the regular $2,499. But note that it will remain active for 11 days from now or until it is sold out.

A dataminer has found internal codenames for Apple's upcoming iPhone 16 models. It suggests Apple could use the an A18 chip across all SKUs.

A couple of months ago, we covered a leak which claimed that the upcoming flagship smartphone from Apple will sport a display that is 20% brighter than its predecessor. Now, a more recent leak has seemingly corroborated this, by stating that the Pro and Pro Max variants of the iPhone 16 lineup will feature advanced OLED panels from Samsung.

Opera GX has received solid improvements to its AI capabilities. The features that are now much better than before involve image generation, voice output, and image recognition. In addition to these, Aria now also provides links to its sources of information when carrying out a conversation.

While their accurate release dates remain unknown, the names are already in the wild, although they have not been confirmed by Apple yet. According to the rumors, iOS 19 goes by as "Luck,"  macOS 16 is nicknamed "Cheer,"  watchOS 12 is known as "Nepali," and visionOS 3 is labeled "Discovery" for now.

The Apple iPad Air 13 (2024) is a unique product, since it is the first time that Apple introduces a 13-inch tablet to the market that doesn't belong to the Pro series. With the Apple M2 inside, it leaves any Android tablet far behind and some of its equipment is slightly better than that of its 11-inch sibling model.

AAA games like Assassin’s Creed Mirage and Resident Evil 4/Village have struggled to gain a strong foothold in the iOS market as a recent report has claimed that the titles have not sold well. For instance, users have apparently bought Assassin’s Creed Mirage less than 3,000 times since the game’s launch.

According to reports, Apple will soon upgrade its MacBook Pro machines to its Apple M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max chipsets. While an equivalent Macbook Air refresh is due early next year, all Mac refreshes are reputed to retain their predecessor's designs. Worse still, Apple plans to offer new features through an AI subscription service aimed at boosting sales.

Apple is planning to bring Apple Intelligence to its Vision Pro headset. The advanced AI will deliver notification summaries, writing assistance, and an enhanced version of Siri. HomePod and HomePod mini will reportedly never get any of those new features due to Assistance requiring lots of RAM to function well.

A new report purports to contradict earlier rumors surrounding a certain change in how Apple intends to put the iPhone 16 Pro Max together. The Cupertino giant is now projected to do so to keep ahead of certain changes in legislation rather than issues associated with the current 15 Pro series. Can the new internal design switch work out in real life?

Apple's spatial computing headset, the Vision Pro, has only been available in the US since its launch in February. Months later, it's finally coming to other key markets such as China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore in a move allowing Apple to grow its customer base, make the headset more popular and broaden its appeal.

Leaked CAD images have provided a first look at the larger Apple Watch Series 10, which has long been rumoured to arrive as alternatively aa the Watch Series X. While talk of a design overhaul may be wide of the mark, the Watch Series 10 could have a larger display than the current Watch Ultra 2.

macOS Sequoia introduces the Headphone Accommodations feature known from iPhone and iPad to Mac. Mac users can now personalize the sound of their AirPods and Beats headphones by optimizing for specific scenarios, adjusting amplification, and importing audiograms.

SKB Cases has launched the iSeries Apple Vision Pro Case to provide protection against impact, water, dust, and theft. Apple Vision Pro headsets have a cracked cover glass repair cost of $799, so the $224.99 SKB case provides affordable peace of mind when transporting the Vision Pro.

If going to ChatGPT's website is too much trouble, you can now download the dedicated ChatGPT app for Mac. This ends the need for a subscription and marks the first time a dedicated ChatGPT app has come to personal computers, with a Windows client being conspicuously absent.

US carriers just began flipping the Rich Communication Services switch for iPhone users running iOS 18 beta 2. This is a real game changer that will finally do away with those messaging limitations between iOS and Android that phone users all over the world have had to deal with for so many years.

Atomos has unveiled the Ninja Phone HDMI input accessory for the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. The device encodes input videos up to 1080 60P with ProRes, H.265, or H.264 codecs for storage or live streaming over cellular and Wi-Fi connections. The accessory can power the iPhone during use.

Apple declined an AI partnership with Meta due to privacy concerns. Instead, Apple chose to integrate OpenAI's ChatGPT into iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia and is negotiating with Google to include Gemini AI.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has stated the expected launch timeline for Apple's M4-powered Macs yet again through his PowerOn newsletter. In its latest edition, he mostly reiterates what he had previously mentioned, with Apple's iMac and MacBook Pros being first in line to receive the M4 upgrade.

ESR has announced that the latest addition to its Geo Wallet series will be the first to be an actual wallet and not something for the back of a MagSafe-compatible mobile device. Nevertheless, it is touted to work with Apple's Find My app, and may, thus, be more theft- and loss-resistant. The OEM is currently taking reservations for the new smart everyday carry accessory crowdfunding campaign with a 10% discount offer.

Multiple users have reported uncannily high hard disk activity after installing the macOS Sequoia developer beta. Its root cause has been found to be Spotlight, the system-wide search function on macOS.

According to Mark Gurman, a trusted source for Apple-related news, it isn't the chipset that's making the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus not get Apple Intelligence. Instead, they are reportedly not getting the AI tricks because of having 6 GB of RAM. Gurman says that 8 GB of RAM is the minimum requirement, which only the latest Pro models meet.

The Apple Watch Ultra 2 is currently available on Amazon for $719, which is a steep $80 discount from the regular price of the smartwatch. This also happens to be the new all-time low price for the wearable, and the deal applies to all the variants that the retailer has to offer at the moment.

A new leak has outed Motorola as one of the next players in the emerging smart tag market in advance. The upcoming Moto Tag has some of the cutting-edge specs found in the Apple AirTag or Samsung Galaxy SmartTag 2, with batteries that may or may not be removable. It seems poised to be unleashed alongside the OEM's latest flagship Razr-series smartphones.

The European Commission is accusing Apple of having violated the rules of the Digital Markets Act, which could potentially result in a fine of over EUR 30 billion for the iPhone manufacturer.

A report from Bloomberg says Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring and SharePlay Screen Sharing won't be available in the EU. Slated to launch later this year, these features will supposedly run afoul of EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA).

Recently, Mark Gurman claimed that Apple's recently launched iPad Pro marked the company's return to pursuing slimmer aesthetics, with iPhones and MacBooks next in line. Thanks to Apple Silicon's efficiency, the company can now achieve thinner designs without thwarting usability. Now, analyst Ross Young has also chimed in, stating that tandem OLED displays will help Apple achieve thinner designs for its MacBook Pro lineup.

Unleashed earlier today, War Thunder 2.37 "Seek & Destroy" brings new airplanes, ships, and ground vehicles into the game, as usual. Helicopters get reworked cockpits, the old maps get a few retouches, not to mention the introduction of additional modules for ground vehicles, and much more.

Apple is preparing to release the Vision Pro in more markets this summer. In the meantimme, a source has offered new insights into the development of next-generation models, including that Apple has stopped working on a so-called Vision Pro 2.

According to a typically reliable Apple analyst, the Watch X or Watch Series 10 could be the first in Apple's smartwatch lineup to feature 3D-printed components. Not only will the Watch Series 9 successor be cheaper to make, but it could be significantly larger, too. In comparison, Apple is not expected to make many changes between the Watch Ultra 2 and Watch Ultra 3.