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A new iPhone accessory from Anker appears to be on the way: a MagGo SD card reader. The USB-C device seems to offer two slots hidden underneath a case. The accessory is designed to attach to the back of your iPhone magnetically while simultaneously connecting via a built-in USB-C cable.

The Anker MagGo Magnetic Case with Stand (2-in-1, 360° Silicone Ring) is now available via Amazon in countries including the US, the UK and the EU. There are variants for several iPhone 13, iPhone 14, and iPhone 15 models and multiple colorways, each offering two silicone rings to act as a stand or a grip.

Apple's iPhone 18 series, set for launch in 2026, will reportedly gain a new camera sensor supplier - Samsung. A 48 MP ultra-wide sensor is also reported to be in development, which would be a significant improvement over the 12 MP ultra-wide sensor found in current iPhones.

Reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported that Apple may discontinue the iPhone 17 Plus due to low sales. To fill the gap, they'll introduce an ultra-thin iPhone 17 in late 2025, as speculated previously. This new model will focus on design over top-of-the-line specs, featuring a thin, sleek form factor and a single rear camera. The iPhone 17 'Slim' will also feature a titanium-aluminum alloy metal frame, and an A19 chip.

Apple has been extremely late to the party when it comes to foldable smartphones, and that is unsurprising considering the company's cautious approach to adopting certain technologies. Previous rumors have hinted at several form factors being considered for the company's first foldable offering, and recent reports claim that may just be a foldable iPhone, with a form factor similar to Samsung's Z Flip series.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 has been put through the wringer by Zack Nelson of JerryRigEverything. Unsurprisingly, the phone shows familiar weaknesses with the scratch test. However, Samsung has managed to make the smartphone more dirt resistant.

iPhone SE 4's production is reportedly picking up in October, and rumors suggest Apple's budget iPhone could launch in early 2025. A possible release around Lunar New Year is expected, or we will have to wait for the traditional March window, just like past SE models. The phone might borrow design elements from the iPhone 16, featuring a larger OLED display and a 48-megapixel rear camera.

Rumors regarding the upcoming iPhone SE 4 have been plentiful lately. As we inch closer to an expected early-2025 launch date, the potential upgrades that can be expected become clearer, with recent leaks suggesting a 6.06-inch OLED display with a 48 MP single-camera setup.

A new leak sheds light on Apple's iPhone 17 lineup. It will consist of four SKUs, all of which will launch with a 120 Hz LTPO AMOLED screen, Dynamic Island, and at least 8 GB of RAM.

Apple has released the first public beta version of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 so that all users of compatible iPhones and iPads can now try out the new features of the biggest operating system updates of the year before the final version is officially released in the fall.

Super thin, light and fast – these three qualities describe what the iPad Pro 13 is in a nutshell. Our review analysed in detail what else the Apple tablet is capable of. In this article, we’ll summarise our findings once more.

Apple is projected to update the SE version of the iPhone as well as its flagship variants in 2024. The fourth-gen or 2024 iteration of the affordable handset was thought to upgrade to a chassis most like that of the last-gen vanilla iPhone - however, according to a new tip, it will have an even newer design instead.

It looks as though Volvo's flagship electric SUV, the EX90, will be missing some major features when deliveries start, including quality of life features, like Apple CarPlay, Plug & Charge, and bidirectional charging functionality. It's unclear when the features will arrive on the EX90.

Dummy units for the iPhone 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max have reached a major YouTube channel months ahead of the alleged 2024 flagship smartphones' launch. The leak seems to confirm the difference between each member of the Apple iPhone 15 series and its successor, such as how much taller the 16 Pro and Pro Max are supposed to have become.

UTM SE is a free PC emulator now available in the App Store for the Apple iPhone as well as for the iPad and Vision Pro. The emulator not only supports numerous Windows versions, but also systems based on PowerPC and RISC-V.

CheckMag While buying the latest tech is tempting, older desktop and laptop computers are often more than enough to meet the demands of modern computing work. An older machine may require some time and tinkering to get up to par, but the payoff can definitely be worth the work and the results can be rather surprising.

Apple's HomePod mini smart speaker is available to buy in a new color. However, rather than bringing the available color options to six, Apple has discontinued another, so there are still five colors to choose from.

The Nomad 65W GaN charger has been refreshed, and the new edition features wireless charging. With official Apple MFi certification, it can fast-charge an Apple Watch. This makes the charging adapter more versatile than the previous offering.

Amazon has given the 2022 13.6-inch MacBook Air M2 with 8 GB RAM and 256 GB SSD its biggest discount ever as Prime Day approaches. The M2 gets a substantial $200 discount off MSRP, resulting in the lowest price seen on Amazon of $799. The fast M2 CPU powers through daily work with ease, while long runtimes allow users to work from home or the coffee shop all day long.

With the popularity of LoRa radio communication growing, Meshtastic continues to upgrade its public MQTT server. July 15th is set to bring improved performance, security, and usability to devices using the default (PSK) Pre-Shared Key.

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?