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How to pre-order the AirPods Pro 3

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-05 19:25:51

It's been about three years since the last update to AirPods, the length of time Apple usually waits before major hardware upgrades. We expected some big jumps in the new AirPods, and Apple delivered. The Pro 3 brings more health-focused features to AirPods, including a heart rate monitor and calories-burned counter that can feed back to an iPhone or Apple Watch. It also boosted the audio experience itself, with a new design that mimics surround sound as well as two small earbuds possibly can.

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Why I'm sticking with my iPhone 12 for another year - and I'm not alone

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-10-05 19:16:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Apple just announced the iPhone 17 lineup, with a new slim iPhone Air model. Despite a few hardware updates, many consumers won't be compelled to upgrade. If your iPhone supports the latest OS, you might find the upgrade too incremental to justify. People used to replace their iPhones every few years. There was a time when every new iPhone felt like an all-new device, packed with new features and si

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Apple adds hypertension and sleep-quality monitoring to Watch Ultra 3, Series 11

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-05 19:17:36

At its fall product event today, Apple updated its line of smartwatches, including the introduction of features for monitoring blood pressure and analyzing the quality of your sleep. Apple Watch Series 11 Credit: Apple The Apple Watch Series 11. The Apple Watch Series 11. Credit: Apple The Apple Watch 11 is supposed to be able to alert users about "possible hypertension" by using data from an optical heart rate sensor "to analyze how a user’s blood vessels respond to the beats of the heart,"

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Apple’s macOS Tahoe 26 update releases September 15th

theverge.com Antonio G. Di Benedetto 2025-10-05 19:17:29

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Apple’s big, Liquid Glass-ified update for macOS is coming out of beta and finally launching September 15th. First announced at WWDC 2025 and put through the usual rounds of developer and public betas, macOS Tahoe is coming to all users with compati

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Apple Watch SE 3 announced, with S10 chip and always-on display

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-10-05 23:30:12

The Apple Watch SE 3 has been announced alongside the Series 11 and Ultra 3. The SE was long due an update after getting a relatively modest refresh back in 2022, in which the design was unchanged, although a new back case did make it slightly lighter than the original … There had been mixed reports about whether or not Apple would announce a third-gen model of its lowest cost Watch at the iPhone 17 event, but a leaker with an excellent track record said yesterday that it was definitely coming

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Apple unveils iPhone 17 Pro: cosmic orange color, unibody design, biggest battery

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-10-05 23:58:52

Apple has officially unveiled the new iPhone 17 Pro. It comes in a bold new orange color, features an aluminum unibody design, and includes the biggest battery in any iPhone. The A19 Pro chip comes with a new thermal management system using a vapor chamber. It features Ceramic Shield glass on both the front and the back for the first time. It comes in cosmic orange, deep blue, and silver. Refresh for updates. Catch up on everything announced during Apple’s event with 9to5Mac’s news hub.

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Our Favorite Budget TV Is Only $264 at Walmart

wired.com Brad Bourque 2025-10-05 23:48:46

Don't want to shell out big bucks on a new television? Walmart is offering an $86 discount on our favorite budget TV. This 55-inch 4K panel from Vizio comes in well under $300, a downright steal for the features on offer here, which includes Dolby Vision, Variable Refresh Rate, and a great smart interface. Our reviewer Parker Hall called the picture “bright and punchy” and support for Dolby Vision sweetened the deal. It also supports HDR10+, HDR10, and HLG, so you have a wide array of options f

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Apple announces new entry-level $249 Apple Watch SE 3 with always-on display

theverge.com Antonio G. Di Benedetto 2025-10-05 23:24:41

is a reviewer covering laptops and the occasional gadget. He spent over 15 years in the photography industry before joining The Verge as a deals writer in 2021. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Apple has a refreshed entry-level smartwatch for 2025, the new Apple Watch SE 3. Announced at its “awe dropping” event alongside new iPhones, the SE 3 has a faster S10 processor, longer battery life, stronger front glass, and (finally) an always-on

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Expect the iPhone 17 event to avoid Apple Intelligence promises

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-10-05 22:26:58

It’s finally the day of the Apple event, and everyone is eagerly awaiting the official launch of the iPhone 17 lineup. 9to5Mac readers are mostly power users, so it’s no surprise that the thing you’re most looking forward to is the unveiling of the iPhone 17 Pro Max – though there is also substantial interest in the all-new iPhone 17 Air. While we’re expecting a fairly packed event, there’s likely to be one significant difference from last year’s iPhone 16 launch: a conspicuous absence of Apple

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Firefox provides AI page summaries if you shake your iPhone

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-06 06:58:37

AI summaries seem to be everywhere, with the latest entry into the mix coming courtesy of Mozilla. The company has announced that its web browser, Firefox, is rolling out page summaries on mobile devices. Notably, this feature is only available for English-language iOS users in the US right now. Unlike other major summary tools from Google and the like, Firefox's page summaries are available when you shake your device. If you feel a bit weird doing that then you can, instead, tap the thunderbol

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Claude Can Now Spin Up Spreadsheets, Reports and Slide Decks Directly in Chat

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-06 06:30:02

Anthropic is pushing Claude further beyond text-based answers. The AI chatbot can now generate and edit files, including Excel spreadsheets, Word documents, PowerPoint slide decks and PDFs, directly inside Claude.ai and its desktop app. This update will allow Claude to deliver finished, professional files instead of just copy-pasted text. The feature is currently in preview for Claude Max, Team and Enterprise customers. Pro users will get access in the coming weeks. Read also: Claude AI Can No

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Claude can create PDFs, slides, and spreadsheets for you now in chat

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-10-06 11:30:17

Anthropic ZDNET's key takeaways Anthropic's Claude can now create PDFs, slides, and spreadsheets. File creation is available to Max, Team, and Enterprise users. Pro users will get access in the upcoming weeks. AI chatbots such as Anthropic's Claude have always been helpful co-creators for documents, spreadsheets, presentations, or projects you are working on. However, this typically involved you having to copy and paste the text over -- until now. On Tuesday, Anthropic announced Claude wil

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NotebookLM moves one step closer to replacing your real-life tutor

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-06 10:54:39

Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR Google is introducing a range of new NotebookLM features to improve learning. NotebookLM gets quizzes and flashcards, along with an Explain option, to help you memorize better. It also gets multiple new formats for reports and a Learning Guide that lets you ask open-ended questions and adapts to your learning style. While AI, in general, is marketed to enhance learning, NotebookLM has proven to especially boost understanding of concepts and enhance p

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Apple Watch Series 11: The biggest new features we're expecting to see today

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-10-06 15:29:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Apple is slated to announce new hardware this week. Notable Apple Watch updates could be coming, according to rumors. Blood pressure monitoring and sleep scores could be on the way. We're hours away from Apple's annual September hardware event, where the tech giant announces its latest releases, from iPhones and iPads to AirPods and, my favorite, Apple Watches. Rumors are swirling about what's to c

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‘Shake to summarize’ a webpage in Firefox when running iOS 26

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-10-07 04:55:19

Mozilla is taking advantage of the on-device Apple Intelligence capabilities in iOS 26 to offer a shake-to-summarize feature in the latest iPhone version of Firefox. Provided you have an iPhone 15 Pro or later and are running iOS 26, the summary is created directly on your device – but it’s also available for older phones … The company offers a video demonstration of taking a busy recipe webpage, shaking the iPhone, and turning it into a clear bullet point list of ingredients and steps. Shake

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iOS 26 Cheat Sheet: What to Know About the Upcoming iPhone Update

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-07 03:00:04

Apple announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June that it will release iOS 26 (not iOS 19) this fall -- I'm predicting in less than 10 days. The update will bring a new Liquid Glass design, call screening and more to your iPhone. Developers and beta testers can try all those new features now. *Note that iOS 26 is still in beta, so features might not work properly. We recommend downloading a beta on a secondary device or something other than your primary device, since it might be bu

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Smart Launcher has a message for grieving Nova Launcher users

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-07 03:15:36

Nathan Drescher / Android Authority TL;DR The team at Smart Launcher has reached out to Nova users, promising them a new, familiar home. The launcher has some of the same features as Nova, and the team is also working on supporting backup imports from Nova. The Android community is still coming to terms with the loss of Nova Launcher, one of the best customization tools that’s been around for over a decade. But as Nova’s story comes to an end, another launcher is stepping up to welcome users

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Signal lets you back up your chats for free now - plus its first-ever paid feature

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-10-07 07:36:06

Matthias Balk/picture alliance via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's takeaways Privacy-centric messaging app Signal has a message backup option. The free tier stores up to 45 days of messages. You can pay $1.99 a month if you want to store more than 45 days. Signal is offering its first-ever backup option. In a post Monday, the security-focused messaging app company announced a new feature that lets you back up your messages for free. In the past,

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Bluesky finally has a private bookmarking feature

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-07 11:41:10

Bluesky has added a built-in bookmarking feature so users finally have a way to privately save posts on the platform. The update is out now on Bluesky's website and app. Bookmarks on Bluesky work pretty much like they do on any other service. Save a post and you can revisit it later from the "saved posts" section of the app and website. It's overall a basic feature — there's currently no way to organize your saves into folders, for example — but it's a very long overdue addition to the platform

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Why the new Apple Watch Series 11 may be the most ambitious model we've seen yet

zdnet.com Nina Raemont 2025-10-07 19:15:00

Kerry Wan/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Apple is slated to announce new hardware tomorrow. Notable Apple Watch updates could be coming, according to rumors. Blood pressure monitoring and sleep scores could be on the way. We're hours away from Apple's annual September hardware event, where the tech giant announces its latest releases, from iPhones and iPads to AirPods and, my favorite, Apple Watches. Also: Should you buy the iPhone 16 or

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7 useful iOS 26 AI features launching alongside iPhone 17 (and these older models)

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-10-07 23:51:00

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Apple's iPhone launch event will take place on Tuesday, September 9. The new devices will include new Apple Intelligence features via iOS 26. Some older models will also have access to iOS 26 Apple Intelligence features. The big iPhone 17 product launch is taking place tomorrow, and while all eyes are on the new devices, especially the highly anticipated iPhone Air, slated to be the company'

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Signal introduces free and paid backup plans for your chats

techcrunch.com Ivan Mehta 2025-10-08 07:44:27

Privacy-focused messaging app Signal announced on Monday that it’s introducing a feature that allows users to back up their text conversations for free, along with the last 45 days of media. It’s also debuting its first paid feature by offering full media backups with up to 100GB of storage. Historically, the messaging app didn’t let users store any kind of backup of your conversations on the platform. This could be especially troublesome if you lost or broke your phone. While you could transfe

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Google wants Gemini to keep the conversation going, and here’s how it’s going to do it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-08 19:26:22

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing a feature within Gemini that suggests follow-up questions. The suggestion prompts help users explore topics and engage in in-depth conversations to get more out of their AI interactions. The feature seems to be a limited test for now. If you’re old enough to have used search engines before their AI-fication, you’re most likely using your AI digital assistant more like a search engine and less like a digital assistant. That means more

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No more data centers: Ohio township pushes back against influx of Amazon, others

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-08 23:02:20

America's moms love their jobs. Why are so many leaving them? Featured Videos For You Which topics matter most to you? Add your favorites and you’ll see more of these stories in the For You section.

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Hitting Peak File IO Performance with Zig

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-06 21:15:10

Intro This post goes through how to maximize file IO performance on linux using zig with io_uring. All code related to this post can be found in this repo. a) Benchmark We are comparing fio and the zig code which can be found here. test system We are using a machine with: ubuntu 24.04 (6.14 kernel, HWE). kernel parameter nvme.poll_queues=16 . . "datacenter" NVMe SSD without any RAID. 756 GB of RAM. This amount of RAM should be irrelevant for this test. Since we are using direct_io henc

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Withings Updates ScanWatch 2 With 35-Day Battery Life the Apple Watch Could Only Dream Of

gizmodo.com Wes Davis 2025-10-09 04:00:21

Withings, which is best known for its smart scales and similar devices, also makes a smartwatch series, the latest of which is the ScanWatch 2. At IFA 2025, the company announced a new blue and silver version of the 42mm model. It also unveiled HealthSense 4, an AI-laden software update that leverages the tech to handle a set of new health- and sleep-tracking features. I grabbed a picture of the ScanWatch 2 while I was there, and now I get the appeal of this watch. If you’re not familiar, the S

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All New Java Language Features Since Java 21

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-05 17:11:15

Java 25 ships with a number of new language features, many of which fit under the umbrella of data-oriented programming, on-ramping new developers, and making Java more viable as a scripting language for easy automation. Join Jose as he explores these features. Make sure to check the Road to 25 playlist.

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US Customs asks court to toss Masimo lawsuit in Apple Watch dispute

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2025-10-09 19:51:16

A few days ago, Masimo sued U.S. Customs over its decision to let Apple resume selling the Apple Watch in the United States with the blood oxygen feature enabled. Now, the government agency has responded with a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. Here are the details. A quick recap When Apple released the Blood Oxygen feature on the Apple Watch, medical device maker Masimo sued over alleged patent infringement. Over the years, the lawsuit dragged on and came to a head with an import ban in Decembe

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Ask HN: What Arc/Dia features should we prioritize?

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-09 06:13:53

Feature request: What would you love to see in BrowserOS? This is a place to share feature ideas and requests for BrowserOS. Drop your suggestions below! 👇 Tell us what features you'd love to see - we'll follow up if we have questions and consider them for our roadmap! React with ❤️ to requests you'd also want! P.S.: Join our Discord to chat with the community 👋

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ChatGPT’s new branching feature is a good reminder that AI chatbots aren’t people

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-10 11:06:55

On Thursday, OpenAI announced that ChatGPT users can now branch conversations into multiple parallel threads, serving as a useful reminder that AI chatbots aren't people with fixed viewpoints but rather malleable tools you can rewind and redirect. The company released the feature for all logged-in web users following years of user requests for the capability. The feature works by letting users hover over any message in a ChatGPT conversation, click "More actions," and select "Branch in new chat

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How to pre-order the AirPods Pro 3

Why I'm sticking with my iPhone 12 for another year - and I'm not alone

Apple adds hypertension and sleep-quality monitoring to Watch Ultra 3, Series 11

Apple’s macOS Tahoe 26 update releases September 15th

Apple Watch SE 3 announced, with S10 chip and always-on display

Apple unveils iPhone 17 Pro: cosmic orange color, unibody design, biggest battery

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Claude Can Now Spin Up Spreadsheets, Reports and Slide Decks Directly in Chat

Claude can create PDFs, slides, and spreadsheets for you now in chat

NotebookLM moves one step closer to replacing your real-life tutor

Apple Watch Series 11: The biggest new features we're expecting to see today

‘Shake to summarize’ a webpage in Firefox when running iOS 26

iOS 26 Cheat Sheet: What to Know About the Upcoming iPhone Update

Smart Launcher has a message for grieving Nova Launcher users

Signal lets you back up your chats for free now - plus its first-ever paid feature

Bluesky finally has a private bookmarking feature

Why the new Apple Watch Series 11 may be the most ambitious model we've seen yet

7 useful iOS 26 AI features launching alongside iPhone 17 (and these older models)

Signal introduces free and paid backup plans for your chats

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No more data centers: Ohio township pushes back against influx of Amazon, others

Hitting Peak File IO Performance with Zig

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All New Java Language Features Since Java 21

US Customs asks court to toss Masimo lawsuit in Apple Watch dispute

Ask HN: What Arc/Dia features should we prioritize?

ChatGPT’s new branching feature is a good reminder that AI chatbots aren’t people

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