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Powerbeats Pro 2 adding Apple Fitness support, better heart rate monitoring, more with iOS 26

9to5mac.com Chance Miller 2025-10-09 14:25:22

AirPods Pro 3 debuted this week with new heart rate monitoring features. This follows the debut of Powerbeats Pro 2, which launched in February as Apple’s first pair of earbuds with heart monitoring capabilities. Now, Beats has confirmed that the implementation of heart rate tracking on Powerbeats Pro 2 is getting a big upgrade to mirror the functionality offered by AirPods Pro 3. When the Powerbeats Pro 2 were released in February, there were a few limitations surrounding heart rate monitorin

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Apple Watch Series 11 receives FDA approval for hypertension alerts

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-09 14:00:46

Apple's Awe Dropping event started with dramatic health testimonials from Apple Watch users, then revealed a key new feature for the new Watch Series 11: hypertension alerts. The function had yet to receive FDA approval at the time, but that has now been granted, according to Bloomberg. As a result, it will reportedly be available to users in 150 countries when the Watch 11 and Ultra Watch 3 ship starting on September 19. Hypertension alerts can help detect hypertension (high blood pressure), a

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Engadget Podcast: A deeper dive into the iPhone 17 and iPhone Air

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-09 14:45:36

This week, managing editor Cherlynn Low and senior reporter Karissa Bell are joined by The Verge's Allison Johnson to talk all about the new iPhone Air, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17. We also answered some questions from Threads and talk about our hopes and dreams from the next Apple event. Also, Devindra and Ben chat about some recent news, including a truly awful AI podcasting company. Topics Cherlynn, Karissa, and a special guest break down the iPhone 17 news from Apple headquarters – 1:04 N

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How to upgrade your 'incompatible' Windows 10 PC to Windows 11 - for free

zdnet.com Ed Bott 2025-10-09 14:09:00

zhihao/Moment via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Most PCs from the last 15 years can be upgraded to Windows 11, even if they fail compatibility checks. PCs originally sold with Windows 10 can usually be upgraded after one small registry edit. On older PCs and those with unusual configurations, a third-party utility does the job. On Oct. 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop delivering security updates to your Windows 10 PC unless you enroll

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Can't hear TV dialogue? This soundbar fixed my audio problems for cheap

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-10-09 14:16:37

Creative Stage Pro soundbar ZDNET's key takeaways The Creative Stage Pro soundbar is available on Amazon for $170. This cost-effective soundbar excels at producing clear dialogue. The Stage Pro subwoofer won't blow you away, but it does add some depth to voices. $169.99 at B&H Photo-Video $169.99 at Amazon more buying choices Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. This space-saving soundbar/subwoofer combo from Creative might not meet the lofty demands of an audiophile, but fo

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My Experience Testing Under-Desk Treadmills, as Both a Fitness Expert and Busy Mom

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-09 14:00:00

As a mom, I'm always multitasking and thinking about what I need to do next. This also includes when I'm going to schedule in my workouts. While I typically prefer walking and running outdoors for cardio, this can be difficult when temperatures are low or the weather isn't ideal. I decided to check out under-desk treadmills, as CNET's resident fitness expert and treadmill tester, to see if they would help me keep up with my step count while indoors. I received samples from Egofit and Costway to

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Prongs rock

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2025-10-09 12:00:00

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Here’s a hot take: gaming handhelds are better with prongs. How do I know? I hold a lot of handhelds (and gamepads) here at The Verge, but Microsoft and Asus’s upcoming Xbox Ally X might take the cake for the most comfortable to hold. And that handheld

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Apple’s 2025 iPhone lineup is now available to preorder

theverge.com Brandon Russell 2025-10-09 14:00:00

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Apple’s complete 2025 lineup, including the iPhone 17, the 17 Pro, the 17 Pro Max, and the thin iPhone Air, are available to preorder. They’ll be available next Friday, September 19th, and ordering now is how you can ensure you’ll be among the first to receive your order. Beyond the Air’s shockingly slim design, Apple’s latest iPhone lineup features a number of notable updates that seem worth upgrading for,

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iPhone Air launch delayed in China over eSIM issues

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2025-10-09 14:06:37

is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Apple has postponed preorders of the iPhone Air in mainland China, which were due to open today, with regulatory issues around eSIM almost certainly to blame. The Chinese store page for the super-slim iPhone says that “release information will be updated later” (translated from Chinese).

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Will the latest iPhone kill off the Sim card?

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-10-09 16:27:58

Will the latest iPhone kill off the Sim card? 8 hours ago Share Save Graham Fraser Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images With smartphones, where Apple leads others often follow - so it launching an iPhone this week without a traditional Sim card is raising questions over the future of a very familiar piece of phone tech. All phone users will be used to the small plastic cards they need to delicately insert into their devices to make them operate. But for buyers of the iPhone Air, that w

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AI 'friend' chatbots probed over child protection

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-10-09 22:36:53

AI 'friend' chatbots probed over child protection The seven companies - Alphabet, OpenAI, Character.ai, Snap, XAI, Meta and its subsidiary Instagram - have been approached for comment. The impacts of AI chatbots to children is a hot topic, with concerns that younger people are particularly vulnerable due to the AI being able to mimic human conversations and emotions, often presenting themselves as friends or companions. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is requesting information on how the c

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Microsoft sidesteps hefty EU fine with Teams unbundling deal

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2025-10-09 21:13:31

The Microsoft Teams app on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. The European Union on Friday said it has accepted commitments from Microsoft to unbundle its Teams workplace communication platform from its popular productivity apps. The decision essentially exempts Microsoft from receiving a potentially hefty antitrust fine after the company was last year accused by the European Commission — the executive body of the EU — of breaching competition rules with the "abusive

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Apple, Google and Meta are trying to perfect a science-fiction gadget: The universal translator

cnbc.com Kif Leswing 2025-10-09 23:00:01

Apple AirPods Pro 3 models are displayed during Apple's "Awe-Dropping" event at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 9, 2025. Nic Coury | AFP | Getty Images For decades, shows like "Star Trek" and novels like "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" have showcased fictional universal translators, capable of seamlessly converting any language into English and vice versa. Now, those gadgets once limited to works of science fiction are inching close to re

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These two HUAWEI excellent tablets nail the hardware, but they fall down on the usual problem

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-09 20:00:12

Paul Jones / Android Authority If you’re in the market for a new tablet, HUAWEI hopes to lure you away from the usual choices of Apple and Samsung. The MatePad Pro and the MatePad 11.5 are two new tablets catering to power users and general consumers. So, should you buy them? And which one should you choose? Here are my thoughts. HUAWEI MatePad Pro 12.2 (2025) The HUAWEI MatePad Pro 2025 could almost be my favorite tablet without a few issues. First, let’s go through the specs because they ar

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This compact Android phone has front speakers, headphone jack, and microSD

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-09 20:37:22

TL;DR The Sony Xperia 10 VII is a new compact mid-range phone with a redesigned camera island and a more conventional aspect ratio. The phone brings back beloved features like a 3.5mm headphone jack, front-facing speakers, and a microSD card slot. It comes with Snapdragon 6 Gen 3, a 5,000mAh battery, and a promise of four OS updates and six years of security updates. After a rather disastrous start with the Xperia 1 VII, which involved dying products, paused sales, and a relaunch, Sony is bac

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I reviewed the Google Pixel 10 Pro: Here’s why it’s my new favorite Android phone of 2025

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-09 21:00:02

Google Pixel 10 Pro The Pixel 10 Pro is the best small Android flagship you can buy, just like its predecessor was a year ago. Its design is compact and comfortable, its screen looks incredible, and its cameras are seriously powerful. The new built-in magnets are hugely convenient, and Google's Pixel software is better than ever. The Pixel 10 Pro may not be the best choice for hardcore gamers or serious power users, but for basically everyone else, it's one of the best Android experiences around

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Google Tasks may be getting an upgrade that makes it worthy as a standalone app (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-09 21:48:49

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Google is testing the ability to add documents via Google Drive to tasks saved in Calendar. It allows adding multiple files in various formats to a task’s description. In its current form, the functionality is limited to Google Calendar but is not available through the native Tasks app or the web interface. Tasks is one of Google’s most straightforward and user-friendly apps. But its lack of features, masquerading as simplicity, is also upsetting for use

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You shouldn’t buy the best Android phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-09 22:00:12

Robert Triggs / Android Authority Last week, I came across a now-deleted Reddit thread from a Google Pixel user who discussed their perceived satisfaction when using a Google Pixel 9a versus the more expensive Pixel 9 Pro. The original poster detailed their experience buying the most expensive Pixel out there, not being happy with it, returning it, and buying the Pixel 9a instead, and ending up much more content with the cheaper phone despite their (very tech-savvy) friends’ constant taunting a

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5 things the iPhone 17 series copied from Android phones

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-09 22:30:45

Joe Maring / Android Authority Unless you were living under an iPhone 17 Pro Max-sized rock this past week, you probably heard something about Apple’s latest iPhone lineup. Apple’s latest batch of handsets includes the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and the all-new iPhone Air. While they’re ultimately still iPhones, I think it’s safe to say that there’s plenty to like about the iPhone 17 family. Apple made a surprising number of upgrades this time around, and for iPhone shoppers,

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Poll: Android users, are this year’s iPhones tempting you to switch?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-09 22:47:34

Apple’s new iPhones, including the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and the ultra-thin iPhone Air, are finally going out into the world. Once again, the lineup reads like it’s chasing a lot of things Android users have been enjoying for years, but that’s really not a bad thing. From more generous base storage to longer battery life, newer camera tricks, and more, Apple is slowly but steadily narrowing the list of “Android-only” advantages. But are all these changes enough for you to

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I waited ages for an affordable Galaxy flip phone, but the Z Flip 7 FE isn’t it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-09 23:00:15

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 FE is the Galaxy Z Flip 6 with Exynos horsepower, which makes for a solid enough match day-to-day. Unfortunately, the $899 price tag seriously drags things down, while Samsung's cover screen software still lags behind rivals. Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Flip way back in 2020, and it’s lingered around the $1,000 mark ever since. We got our first hint of more affordable flip phones when Motorola started to launch cheaper Razr entries, follo

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This Android flagship is confirmed to get a Hasselblad camera kit

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-09 23:22:23

TL;DR OPPO has confirmed it is working with Hasselblad to develop a custom imaging kit (i.e., a camera kit) for its upcoming Find X9 series. Leaks suggest the camera kit could feature a magnetic photography grip and an external telephoto converter. OPPO recently renewed its partnership with Hasselblad to co-develop a “next-generation mobile imaging system.” Android flagships offer some of the best camera experiences you can carry in your pocket, and most users will be served just fine with th

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Kindle, take note: It’s time for a pocket-sized Scribe

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-10 00:00:00

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority Amazon’s Kindle Scribe shines at home or in the office, where its oversized canvas is perfect for notes and sketches. Take it on the road, though, and it quickly feels cumbersome. That’s why reMarkable’s new Paper Pro Move feels like a direct challenge. If reMarkable can shrink its notepad to a 7.3-inch form, Amazon has no excuse. It’s time for a pocket-sized Scribe. Would you like a phone-size Kindle Scribe? 1005 votes Yes! 87 % No 13 % The case for shrinki

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iPhone Air launch in China delayed due to eSIM regulatory issues

9to5mac.com Benjamin Mayo 2025-10-09 22:42:25

The iPhone Air is Apple’s flashiest new iPhone model, featuring a strikingly thin industrial design. One of the ways Apple achieved this sleek profile was to maximise internal space by making all iPhones Airs rely on eSIM, with no physical SIM card slot model available. Despite announcing at the event that the iPhone Air would be available in China through carrier China Telecom, Apple has since delayed the launch. Via The South China Morning Post, the iPhone Air will not go on sale in China tod

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The Morning After: HBO Max is going to get more expensive

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-09 23:15:33

As is often the case, the tech news tide is out after Apple’s iPhone 17 event. (Did we do a dedicated newsletter on all the announcements? Yes, yes we did.) Before the weekend, though, there’s still more to read about. But let’s start with the not-great tech news. David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, plans to make HBO more expensive and passwords a lot harder to share. These were part of his comments at a Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference, which sounds awful. The main

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Samsung patches actively exploited zero-day reported by WhatsApp

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-09 21:48:30

Samsung has patched a remote code execution vulnerability that was exploited in zero-day attacks targeting its Android devices. Tracked as CVE-2025-21043, this critical security flaw affects Samsung devices running Android 13 or later and was reported by the security teams of Meta and WhatsApp on August 13. As Samsung explains in a recently updated advisory, this vulnerability was discovered in libimagecodec.quram.so (a closed-source image parsing library developed by Quramsoft that implements

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How I use a smart outlet to save money on electricity bills every month

zdnet.com Adrian Kingsley-Hughes 2025-10-09 22:50:00

Smart Wi-Fi power strips are a great way to save on your power bill. But do they pay for themselves? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Leaving devices plugged and switched on can be wasteful. Monitoring usage and remote switching helps reduce bills. This Tapo smart power strip is a great option to monitor power consumption, and at $45, it pays for itself. I have three 3D printers that are on the go a lot of the time. I

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Meta wears Prada? Why its next-gen AR glasses might out-style the Ray-Bans

zdnet.com Jason Hiner 2025-10-09 23:00:00

Prada's Linea Rossa glasses are an example of frames that could potentially fiit a lot of technology. Prada | Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways We expect the 3.0 version of Meta's audio-only Ray-Ban smart glasses at Meta Connect in September with several upgrades. Meta executives have teased that multiple wearables are coming this fall. There are reports that Meta will also launch a new line of AR smart glasses that have a display

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AirPods Pro 3 vs. AirPods Pro 2: I compared both earbuds, here's who should upgrade

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-10-09 23:07:00

Jada Jones and Nina Raemont/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Apple's AirPods Pro 3 are officially here, and they debut with upgrades like subtle design changes, improved noise cancellation, and longer battery life. The AirPods Pro 3's most significant upgrade, however, is their onboard heart rate sensor, a welcomed feature for people who like to wear AirPods while they exercise. If you have AirPods Pro 2, they're anywhere from two to three years old, depending on th

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Your AirPods are getting a major audio upgrade for free - thanks to iOS 26

zdnet.com Lance Whitney 2025-10-09 23:31:39

Nina Raemont/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Live Translation translates a conversation through your AirPods. It's available with AirPods Pro 3, Pro 2, and AirPods 4 with ANC. It requires iOS 26 and an iPhone with Apple Intelligence. One exciting feature that Apple touted at its iPhone 17 event on Sept. 9 was live translation for the new AirPods Pro 3. With this skill, you can hear words in another language translated into your own native t

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Prongs rock

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