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Kuo: AirPods Pro 3 set to launch this week

Ahead of Apple’s “Awe dropping” event on Tuesday, Ming-Chi Kuo is joining the fun with a last-minute rumor. After initially saying AirPods Pro 3 weren’t slated to be released until 2026, Kuo now says they’re ready to go and will be unveiled next week alongside the iPhone 17. Kuo’s latest report corroborates rumors from other sources, including Bloomberg. Kuo elaborates, saying that we can expect another update to AirPods Pro next year, as Apple continues its work on adding cameras to the earbud

These are the best new MacBook deals in September: sales as low as $599

In the Apple Silicon era, MacBooks have become more affordable than ever – with brand new models starting as low as $599. With looming global tariffs, these great deals could potentially be coming to an end soon – so if you’re in the market for a new MacBook for any reason, now may be one of the best ever times to purchase. Apple’s new macOS Tahoe update is soon to release as well, and will drop support for practically all Intel Macs (with some small exceptions). If you’d like to stay on the la

The Robot Vacuum’s Next Humble Trick: Climbing Stairs

Stair-climbing robot vacuums are actually about to be a reality, sort of. That’s courtesy of a little baby trend at IFA 2025 of robot vacuums slipping into something more climbable—a little caddy that carries them upstairs when it’s time to move floors, then waits to carry them back down when they’re done. The first one we encountered was the Eufy MarsWalker. Then, it turned out that Dreame had one, too, using almost the exact same approach, only it’s weirdly much scarier-looking. Both have a s

How to Watch Apple’s iPhone 17 Announcement, and What to Expect

Ah, September. The kiddos head back to school, the geese head south for the winter, and we all head to Cupertino to see the new iPhones. Apple’s latest product launch event is happening on September 9. The livestreamed announcement starts on Tuesday at 10 am Pacific, 1 pm Eastern, and 6 pm British Summer Time. You can watch the livestream right here on this page, on Apple's website, or on Apple's YouTube channel. If you're already deep in the Appleverse, you can also watch in the Apple TV app o

I've Heard the iPhone 17 Air Rumors, and I Don't Get the Hype

Apple recently sent out invitations to an "awe-dropping" special event on Sept. 9, which is widely presumed to be its annual iPhone announcement extravaganza. Rumors about the upcoming iPhone lineup have been circulating for months now, with leaks dropping as early as last year. One of the most well-circulated rumors is that, in addition to the iPhone 17 and the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, Apple will also introduce a brand-new ultra-thin model called the iPhone 17 Air. I'm in the market for a n

Will Apple Launch AirPods Pro 3 This Year? Here's What We're Expecting

It's looking like we won't see a new version of the AirPods Max this year, but predictions still dictate that there could indeed be AirPods Pro 3 at Apple's iPhone 17 launch event on Tuesday. Apple last updated its flagship AirPods Pro buds in 2022 and released two all-new versions of Apple's open earbuds -- the AirPods 4 and AirPods 4 with Active Noise Canceling -- at last year's iPhone 16 event. While there's no guarantee we'll get the AirPods Pro 3 this year, Apple has announced a new model

How to Babyproof Your Home (2025)

As a new parent myself, I can tell you unequivocally that when babies become mobile, the world becomes their playground. Coffee tables become climbing gyms, cabinets become treasure troves, and phone chargers become rope toys. Babyproofing your home isn’t about bubble-wrapping your life; it’s about thinking like a young mind and getting one step ahead of curiosity. We’re here to help: This guide will help you spot hidden dangers, make smart fixes, and provide a safe space for little ones to expl

What Are the Healthiest Air Fryer Foods? Registered Dietitians Weigh In

Air fryers have become known as a healthier alternative to other cooking methods because, according to Melissa Jaeger, head of nutrition at nutrition tracking app MyFitnessPal, "Air fryer cooking delivers the crispy texture we know and love from fried foods, but with far less oil and fat than traditional deep frying." If you're interested in using your air fryer for healthy recipes but don't know where to start, we contacted registered dietitians to uncover the healthiest air fryer foods. Plus,

The Biden-Era Plan to Pay Travelers for Airline-Caused Delays Is Dead

For a brief moment, it looked like US travelers might finally get automatic cash when an airline's own problems wrecked their plans. The Department of Transportation, under former President Joe Biden, drafted a rule requiring carriers to pay passengers at least $200 and up to $775 for the longest holdups. The compensation would cover meals, hotels, ground transport and rebooking when disruptions were within the airline's control. But no longer. On Sept. 5, the Trump administration's DOT offici

Rearchitecting GitHub Pages (2015)

GitHub Pages, our static site hosting service, has always had a very simple architecture. From launch up until around the beginning of 2015, the entire service ran on a single pair of machines (in active/standby configuration) with all user data stored across 8 DRBD backed partitions. Every 30 minutes, a cron job would run generating an nginx map file mapping hostnames to on-disk paths. There were a few problems with this approach: new Pages sites did not appear until the map was regenerated (p

This Portable Projector Turned My Campsite Into a Movie Night

The Anker Nebula Mars 3 Air is currently available for $470 on Amazon, which is 22% off its regular price of $599.99. The price is likely to go back up soon, so this might be your last chance to grab this portable projector at a discount. CNET's key takeaways Anker's Nebula Mars 3 Air is a compact portable projector that costs $599 (but is currently on sale for $470 Despite its size, it delivers a bright picture and loud audio for a portable projector. It can even double as a Bluetooth speake

The Nothing Ear Open headphones are below $100 for the first time

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. If you want to stay alert while running or biking, the Nothing Ear Open are a worthwhile alternative to classic in-ear cans. That’s because the company’s first pair of open-style earbuds — which are now on sale at Nothing’s online storefront or Amazon for an all-time low $99 ($50 off) with a Prime membership — let you listen to music and podcasts while keeping tabs on traffic, pedestrians, and other potentia

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Why a Skinny iPhone Is the Start of a Radical Change for Apple

Apple is expected to reveal the iPhone 17 lineup at its event on Tuesday, and that includes a new ultra-thin model, nicknamed by tech analysts as the iPhone 17 Air. But skinny phones face new challenges to woo consumers: a lighter design might feel nicer, but it could make compromises on camera quality or battery life. And a slimmed-down frame doesn't mean a slimmed-down price tag. The so-called iPhone Air is certainly a wild card for Apple to play. A different form factor could steal the spotl

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Kirby Air Riders is a cute, chaotic racing game

Kirby is a uniquely wholesome Nintendo character, yet his games often have a quirky mean streak to them. They're all about letting players absorb enemies and take on some wild powers to tear through vibrant stages with reckless abandon. That's especially true with Kirby Air Riders, the long-awaited sequel to the GameCube classic racing game, Kirby Air Ride. Much like the original, it's a fast-paced racing game starring Kirby and friends as they race through visually striking locales – it also ha

These 1080p Smart Glasses Can Be Controlled With a Touch-Sensitive Ring

Smart glasses are pretty exciting right now, not just because they’re increasingly popular, but because they’re not quite mainstream yet, which means companies are still allowed to get very weird with them. It’s in that nascent zone of experimentation that you get some interesting stuff, and that definitely includes Inmo’s Air 3 AR glasses. There are lots of cool / quirky things about Inmo’s Air 3—which announced a Kickstarter as a part of IFA 2025—but my favorite thing is that it tackles one o

Waymo to begin testing at San Jose airport this fall

Waymo partners with Uber to bring robotaxi service to Atlanta and Austin. Alphabet's Waymo unit will begin test-driving robotaxis at its first California-based airport, the company said Thursday. The autonomous car unit has been cleared to begin testing driverless rides at the San José Mineta International Airport in San Jose, California, this fall. Waymo said it plans to offer paid rides at the airport later this year. "With San José at the epicenter of the biggest sporting events of 2026,

Rumor Replay: iPhone Fold, AirPods Pro 3 features, and more

This is Rumor Replay, a weekly column at 9to5Mac offering a quick rundown of the most recent Apple product rumors, with analysis and commentary. Today: iPhone Fold rumors, iPhone 17 Pro thermals and case curiosity, AirPods Pro 3 features, and more. Here are this week’s Apple rumors. iPhone Fold could boast all-screen display, Apple raises expectations This week brought a trio of updates for next fall’s highly anticipated iPhone Fold. Ming-Chi Kuo addressed speculation that the device would fe

Seriously, Acer's new 16-inch featherweight laptop makes the MacBook Air seem heavy

Acer Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Acer announced a slew of new laptops at IFA in Berlin, but the Swift Air 16 is one of the most exciting. The 16-inch laptop has a starting weight of 2.18 pounds - one of the lightest on the market. There are some trade-offs with getting a 16-inch laptop down to this size, specifically with battery life. Acer announced a new 16-inch featherweight laptop at IFA in Berlin yesterday, weighing just 2.18 pounds for

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Waymo cleared to offer robotaxi rides at San Jose airport

Waymo has been cleared to serve its first airpot in California: San Jose Mineta International. The company announced Thursday that it will start testing its robotaxis there in the coming months, and that it plans to start offering commercial rides by the end of the year. The company has spent years working toward serving airports in its home state. Waymo was going back-and-forth with officials at San Francisco’s airport back in 2023 but was rebuffed. Earlier this year, though, Waymo was granted

GE Aerospace to invest $300M in Beta Technologies to pair up on hybrid-electric power

GE Aerospace is taking a sizable stake in electric aviation company Beta Technologies, with the pair teaming up to build a hybrid-electric turbogenerator for next-gen aircraft. GE will also invest $300 million, pending regulatory approval, under a strategic deal announced Thursday. The new partnership comes as hybrid solutions gain momentum in the advanced air mobility (AAM) space, a catch-all term to describe the next generation of aviation concepts like eVTOL, hydrogen, and so on. Aircraft ma

Eufy’s Got a Little Stair-Climbing Mech Suit for Its Robot Vacuums

Robot vacuums that can climb stairs are now officially a thing if IFA 2025 is any indication. At the Berlin tech show, Eufy announced the MarsWalker, a dang stair-climbing mech suit that your robot vacuum can wear. And Eufy plans to release it in the spring of next year, with pricing to be announced later. Robot vacuum owners have been waiting years for a couple of things: a robot that actually does what you want with no compromises (we’re not there yet) and the ability for them to actually get

This Dyson air purifier shoots out fresh air like a jet engine

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Dyson is launching a new air purifier that’s designed to look — but thankfully, not sound — like a jet engine. The Dyson HushJet Purifier Compact is launching in the US on September 30th for $349.99, featuring a new nozzle design that’s shaped to help the device blast jets of air at high speed, similar to how a concentrator works on a hairdryer. The increase in airflow velocity allows the HushJet Purifier C

GE Aerospace to invest $300M in Beta Technologies, pair up on hybrid-electric power

GE Aerospace is taking a sizable stake in electric aviation company Beta Technologies, with the pair teaming up to build a hybrid-electric turbogenerator for next-gen aircraft. GE will also invest $300 million, pending regulatory approval, under a strategic deal announced Thursday. The new partnership comes as hybrid solutions gain momentum in the advanced air mobility (AAM) space, a catch-all term to describe the next generation of aviation concepts like eVTOL, hydrogen, and so on. Aircraft ma

How Often Should You Vacuum to Get Rid of Microplastics and Other Particulates? (2025)

Global Earth Day published studies that found pets and babies are especially at risk for microplastic exposure from household dust. Both household members stay low to the ground—closer to dust, microplastics, and particulates that are invisible to the naked eye on carpets and floors—and put everything in their mouths, making it easier for them to ingest microplastic dust that could be on those objects. While that household dust could be anywhere in your home, carpet turns out to have its own is

The big iPhone 17 Air question: will Apple’s new design phone carry a premium price tag?

Next week, Apple will announce the new lineup of iPhone. The big change is the discontinuation of the iPhone 16 Plus phone, instead introducing a new thin form factor design model. This is widely expected to be branded as the iPhone 17 Air. It will feature the thinnest chassis of an iPhone ever, measuring about 5.5mm at its thinnest point. The tradeoff to achieve the strikingly-thin enclosure is a compromise on camera specs, with the model featuring just one rear lens. But the big question over

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Eufy’s Marswalker Is the First Robot Vacuum Designed to Climb a Full Flight of Stairs

Stairs are the enemy of robot vacuums everywhere. There isn’t currently a single robot vacuum on the market that can climb a flight of stairs without human assistance. Even the best robot vacuums we recommend for their ability to cross obstacles, like the Dreame X50 Ultra and Roborock Saros Z70, can only handle thresholds between two and three inches. Eufy’s Marswalker may be the first robot vacuum to truly be able to tackle this problem. It’s a robot vacuum that looks a bit like a wheeled Mars

Reflecting on Apple’s attempts at a fourth flagship iPhone: Will the 17 Air do better?

At next week’s ‘Awe Dropping’ Apple Event, Apple will release the iPhone 17 lineup. One of the most noteworthy models this year will be an entirely new one: the iPhone 17 Air. It’s going to be an ultra-thin iPhone, and it’s set to replace the iPhone 16 Plus entirely. That being said, will this third attempt at making a fourth iPhone model actually pan out this time? A continually growing iPhone lineup Apple has slowly been growing the size of its iPhone lineup. It started off with one a year,

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Reflecting on Apple’s attempts at a fourth flagship iPhone: Will the 17 Air be different?

At next week’s ‘Awe Dropping’ Apple Event, Apple will release the iPhone 17 lineup. One of the most noteworthy models this year will be an entirely new one: the iPhone 17 Air. It’s going to be an ultra-thin iPhone, and it’s set to replace the iPhone 16 Plus entirely. That being said, will this third attempt at making a fourth iPhone model actually pan out this time? A continually growing iPhone lineup Apple has slowly been growing the size of its iPhone lineup. It started off with one a year,

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AirPods Pro 3 coming next week: Here’s every rumored feature

AirPods Pro 3 are almost here, with a launch at Apple’s September 9 event widely expected. Here’s every rumored new feature coming to AirPods Pro 3. Next-generation H3 chip AirPods Pro 3 will include a brand new H3 chip from Apple. The H2 chip in AirPods Pro 2 has enabled Apple to regularly ship new AirPods features via firmware updates. It’s expected that H3 will similarly bring ongoing improvements for years to come—plus some new audio capabilities at launch. H2 is the reason AirPods Max

Finally, an AirTag alternative that fits my wallet and works well with Android phones

LuLuLook AirCard Pro ZDNET's key takeaways The LuLuLook AirCard Pro is thin, lightweight, and fits seamlessly into wallets. The built-in rechargeable battery lasts for 4 to 5 months between top-ups. Handy slot cut to allow the finder to be attached to luggage. $24.69 at Amazon Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. My grandfather had a saying -- a place for everything, and everything in its place. It turns out that I'm not as tidy as he was, and I have a tendency to… misplace