Intel Says New Lunar Lake Chips Have ‘Fastest Built-In GPU in the Industry’

Intel today unveiled its new “Lunar Lake” Intel Core Ultra 200V processors, designed for thin and light AI PCs. Intel’s new chips are meant to compete with Apple silicon chips and the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chips that Microsoft recently adopted for its AI-focused Copilot+ PCs. According to Intel, the Lunar Lake chips are its …
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Microsoft’s New AI Computers Struggle With Hundreds of Popular PC Games

Microsoft’s new Copilot+ PCs that offer super fast performance for AI tasks, all-day battery life, and other perks, struggle when it comes to gaming, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The Copilot+ PCs are equipped with Arm-based Qualcomm Snapdragon chips that merge the CPU, GPU, and a Neural Processing Unit. Using an …
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Zens Launches Qi2 Multi-Device Quattro Charger Pro 4

Accessory maker Zens this week introduced the Quattro Charger Pro 4, a multi-device charging station with a unique design. There are two rectangular charging platforms, each with a pair of magnetic charging surfaces for charging four total devices at one time. The Quattro is a Qi2 charger, so each of the magnetic charging pucks can …
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Microsoft Says Apple’s 30% Fee Makes Xbox Cloud Gaming iOS App ‘Impossible’

Apple has allowed cloud gaming apps on the App Store since earlier this year, but cloud gaming services still haven’t bothered making iOS apps. Microsoft recently explained why, telling UK regulators that it didn’t bring Xbox Cloud Gaming to Apple’s ‌App Store‌ because the rules are still too restrictive. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority …
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Review: Ultimate Ears’ EVERBOOM Bluetooth Speaker Packs a Punch With a Rugged Design

Logitech subsidiary Ultimate Ears has been in the portable wireless speaker market for over a decade now, gradually building a full set of models across a range of sizes, power, and price points. The most recent addition to the lineup is the EVERBOOM, a mid-range speaker that debuted a few months ago. I’ve been testing …
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EU Consumer Group Summarizes How Apple Fails to Comply With DMA

There are a number of ways that Apple, Google, Amazon, Meta, ByteDance, and Microsoft are failing to comply with the Digital Markets Act, according to an analysis published by the European Consumer Organization (BEUC). The BEUC advocates for consumer rights and provides guidance to European lawmakers. In regard to Apple, the BEUC outlines several ways …
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Apple Seeds Ninth visionOS 2 Beta to Developers

Apple today released the ninth beta of an upcoming visionOS 2 update to developers, with the beta coming a week after the eighth beta. Registered developers are able to opt into the betas by opening up the Settings app on their device, going to the Software Update Section, tapping on the “Beta Updates” option, and …
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Sonos End of Summer Sale Introduces Savings on Ace Headphones, Arc Soundbar, and More

Sonos has expanded its Labor Day sale from over the weekend with more discounts, including $50 off the new Sonos Ace over-ear headphones. You can also save on the Roam 2 smart speaker, Arc soundbar, and more. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Sonos. When you click a link and make a purchase, we …
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Huawei Aims to Upstage Sep 9 Apple Event With Tri-Fold Phone Debut

Huawei has announced a September 10 event where the Chinese company plans to unveil the world’s first tri-folding smartphone, with the timing of the event an apparently deliberate attempt to upstage Apple’s upcoming iPhone 16 reveal. Huawei teaser showing tri-fold shape Huawei hasn’t yet officially shown off the pocketable phone, which reportedly has a 10-inch …
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iPhone SE 4 to Complete Apple’s Switch to OLED Across iPhone Lineup

Apple is expected to launch a fourth-generation iPhone SE early next year with an OLED display for the first time, marking the completion of Apple’s adoption of OLED technology across all iPhone models. According to Nikkei Asia, the move away from LCD displays will exclude two longstanding Japanese panel makers, Japan Display (JDI) and Sharp, …
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