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Regulatory filings point to larger batteries on AirPods Pro 2 earbuds

Sometimes it’s the regulatory filings that tell you the really good stuff about a new product. According to a series of regulatory filings, the longer battery life of the AirPods Pro 2 batteries can be attributed to physically larger batteries. Compared to the first-generation AirPods Pro, Apple says that the second-generation model features an additional […]

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Apple Studio Display 15.5 firmware reviewed, appears to offer moderate improvements in webcam image quality

The good news is that the Studio Display 15.5 firmware appears to have improved the Studio Display’s webcam performance a bit. The bad news is that there’s apparently still some work to be done. The firmware update, which arrived as part of macOS Monterey 12.4. During the beta phase, Apple continued to iterate on updates […]

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Rumor: Apple may implement body temperature measurement feature in Apple Watch Series 8

The Apple Watch Series 8 could be capable of measuring your body temperature, but only if Apple can work out the problems that prevented the feature from surfacing in the Apple Watch Series 7. Per noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, there’s been speculation that the Series 8 wearable could be capable of accurately measuring your body […]

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iOS 14.5 developer beta 2 released, includes as many as 217 new emojis

With the second developer beta of iOS having been released, it looks like there could be as many as 217 new emojis en route. Key among these are new faces, new hearts, and broader gender options, as well as those for couples with mixed skin tones. Perhaps the most notable though is the change to the syringe […]

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Review focuses on amazingly detailed, $100 iPhone X knock off

If there’s a cautionary tale, it’s this. Vice’s Jason Koebler and Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai have written a full review of a $100 iPhone X knock off from China. The piece centers on how convincing the top-to-bottom, software-to-hardware bootleggery is. iOS is recreated down to the pixel as an Android skin and only the sluggish performance, on-screen […]