Month:February 2025

Sonos is developing a high-end streaming set-top box that’s expected to launch this year, reports The Verge. While any set-top box will compete with the Apple TV, Sonos plans to price its upcoming device at $200 to $400, which would make it notably more expensive than the ‌Apple TV‌. According to The Verge, the hardware …
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Nomad today announced the launch of a unique cable that isn’t quite like anything else on the market. The Universal Cable for Apple Watch includes a built-in Apple Watch fast charging puck along with two USB-C connectors. Priced at $100, the 1.5 meter cable is able to charge an Apple Watch and another device like …
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Samsung has been making foldable smartphones since 2019, but we have yet to see a foldable iPhone from Apple. Rumors suggest that Apple’s first folding ‌iPhone‌ could come out in 2026 or 2027, but by then, Samsung will be even further ahead in foldable device development. Huawei’s tri-fold Mate XT Ultimate Right now, Samsung has …
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Installing Doom on a range of unusual hardware devices has become a fun challenge for programmers, and we’ve seen the game running on everything from the Apple Watch to the MacBook Pro Touch Bar. Over the weekend, another Doom demo was uploaded to YouTube, this time showing the game running on Apple’s $50 Lightning to …
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In honor of Heart Month, Apple Watch owners can earn an award by completing a workout to fill their Exercise ring on Friday, February 14, which is Valentine’s Day. Show your heart some love! Close your Exercise ring this Valentine’s Day, February 14, to earn this award. As with all of Apple’s Activity Challenges, the …
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The developers behind well-known event app and website Partiful today suggested that Apple was in violation of its own App Store guidelines for the release of the new Invites app. On social media, Partiful shared a screenshot of rule 4.1, which covers copycat apps. Come up with your own ideas. We know you have them, …
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Apple today surprised us with a new Invites app, which is designed for planning events like birthday parties, vacations, and baby showers. We checked it out in our latest video to see how it works, what you can use it for, and to demonstrate all of the different features in the app. Subscribe to the …
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Apple this week increased the prices for its monthly AppleCare+ subscription prices for the iPhone, raising the cost by 50 cents for all models in the United States. Standard ‌AppleCare‌+ for the iPhone 16 models is now priced at $10.49 per month, for example, up from the prior $9.99 per month price. The 50 cent …
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Apple today announced the launch of a new app called “Invites,” which is designed to allow users to plan events like birthday parties, graduations, vacations, baby showers, and more. “With Apple Invites, an event comes to life from the moment the invitation is created, and users can share lasting memories even after they get together,” …
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Amazon this week has Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 for $169.00, down from $249.00. This is the lowest price that we’ve tracked so far in 2025, and Amazon is providing a mid February delivery estimate for most residences in the United States. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and …
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