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Following up after launching its all-new Era 300 spatial audio-focused speaker this month, the Outdoor Speakers by Sonos and Sonance have officially arrived in black. These fixed, wired speakers are weatherproof to handle the elements while providing rich, detailed sound with the ability to work with Apple’s AirPlay 2 and more.
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Carrot Weather is out with an update today that brings a fun implementation of ChatGPT, expanded radar, weather alerts, lightning notifications, and more. And while you can enjoy the snarky new AI chatbot experience, you can also customize its personality.
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Apple released its latest ad for its popular AirPods Pro 2 headphones. The one-minute commercial uses a creative metropolitan visualization to tout how well the wireless headphones block out external sounds with improved active noise cancellation.
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In 2020, Reincubate’s Camo launched to redefine the video call experience by letting users take advantage of the great lens in their iPhone (among other cameras) with fine-grain control image control. After launching a number valuable of updates over the last few years, Reincubate is back with the major Camo 2 update, here are all the new features and changes!
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Apple is preparing to open a brand-new retail store in Seoul, South Korea, and to celebrate, it has shared some sharp new wallpapers for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Here’s how to download the light energy Apple wallpapers.
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At the end of February, news surfaced that Meta was planning another huge round of layoffs after letting go of 11,000 employees in November. CEO Mark Zuckerberg has now announced details on the next big wave of layoffs coming soon that will mark what he calls the “Year of Efficiency.”
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Following up after speed and drop tests with the iPhone 14 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, PhoneBuff is back with a battery showdown. The flagship iPhone was indeed able to keep its battery life crown, here’s how much longer it lasted.
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Curious which iPads have eSIM support or if your current iPad has an eSIM you can use? Read along for a look at the complete iPad eSIM list for which models have the embedded digital SIM.
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Following up after releasing the stunning M2 MacBook Pro schematic wallpapers, Basic Apple Guy is out with his latest creation. Beautifully blending Apple’s Big Sur design and the style of Van Gogh’s Starry Night, you can download the Big Starry Sur wallpapers for your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
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The 95th annual Oscars are set for tonight, Sunday, March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Follow along for how to watch the 2023 Oscars on iPhone, Apple TV, web, and more. We’ll also cover who is hosting and presenting plus the full list of nominees.
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CorelDRAW Graphics Suite has received a notable update bringing a new tool, over 200 design templates, the most recent Pantone colors, and more. And the 2023 suite has also launched as a one-time purchase along with the subscription option.
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Today is Mario Day and Nintendo and Apple are celebrating in a couple of ways with Mario Kart Tour and Super Mario Run on iPhone. Mario Kart Tour has added a limited-time retro track plus special retro-inspired accessories to scoop up and Super Mario Run is unlocking paid levels for free leading up to The Super Mario Bros. Movie launch.
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Apple has officially announced its new classical-focused music app that will feature over 5 million tracks from “new releases to celebrated masterpieces.” While the launch of the free app is set for the end of March, here’s how to get Apple Music Classical to auto-download to your iPhone the moment it’s available.
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The powerful and popular advanced calculator PCalc has gotten a valuable update today. Arriving for all Apple devices, the release brings the ability for user functions and conversions to call other functions and conversions, the option to reference constants within user functions and conversions, and more.
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At its “Stream On” event today, Spotify showed off a major overhaul that’s rolling out for its iOS and Android apps. Two of the biggest components include video and audio previews for music, podcasts, and audiobooks in the Home feed and new video feeds for discovery in Search.
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Whether you’re regularly using ChatGPT or want to check it out for the first time, OpenAI’s hit chatbot has made the jump to Apple Watch with a dedicated third-party app called watchGPT. Here are all the details…
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Award-winning kids’ app Pok Pok Playroom is out today with its latest major update. The Busy Book toy has new illustrations and animations to celebrate Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, designed to encourage curiosity, storytelling, cultural awareness, fine motor skills, and more.
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Since Samsung’s Galaxy S23 Ultra arrived we’ve seen PhoneBuff put it up against the iPhone 14 Pro Max in a speed test. Now he’s back with a drop test to see if the latest Gorilla Glass holds up better than the iPhone’s Ceramic Shield.
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Recent studies from CIRP have researched what iPhone colors are most popular, how wearing an Apple Watch affects iPhone buying habits, and more. Today, the firm is out with a new study showing how age impacts the likelihood of using an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
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DuckDuckGo is out today with an update that brings a beta of a new feature called DuckAssist. The approach to AI is different from what we’ve seen from OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s broad focus. DuckAssist was designed with the goal of offering “more directly responsive” answers to questions summarized from Wikipedia and similar sources.
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Kensington is out with three new additions to its privacy screen lineup for Apple’s computers. Those include the MagPro Elite Privacy Screen for the 2022 MacBook Air with more traditional privacy screens for the M1 iMac and Studio Display.
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Nomad has launched a new variant of its Apple Watch Sport Band today. The limited edition “Electric Blue” offers a sharp pop of color for spring. Read on for a hands-on look at this new Apple Watch band and some of the benefits beyond Apple’s own Sport Band.
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Along with launching the new yellow version of the iPhone 14 today, Apple updated its collection of iPhone cases and Apple Watch bands with some fresh spring colors. The new options are available for Apple’s silicone iPhone cases and several different Apple Watch bands.
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Sonos has officially launched its all-new flagship speakers that we’ve been hearing about over the last few months. The Era 300 and 100 arrive with what the company calls “next-level audio” and an impressive array of connectivity like WiFi 6, Bluetooth, USB-C line-in, AirPlay 2, and spatial audio for the larger Era. Read on for all the details including some early hands-on thoughts.
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