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Apple just had the biggest holiday quarter in its history

Enlarge / The back of the iPhone 13. (credit: Samuel Axon) Neither a global pandemic nor a supply chain crunch can stop Apple, based on the company’s Q1 2022 earnings report. Released today, the report showed Apple smashing many of its sales records once again, with $123.9 billion in overall revenue and $34.6 billion in […]

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Apple’s third-generation AirPods arrive next week with a new design, spatial audio

Enlarge / The third-generation Apple AirPods. (credit: Apple) Today, Apple announced an update to its AirPods true wireless earbuds. The new third-generation model features a slightly revamped design that veers closer to the higher-end AirPods Pro , with shorter stems and a similar touch-based “Force sensor” control scheme built-in. Their charging case takes after the […]

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Firmware update brings new Conversation Boost feature to AirPods Pro

Enlarge / Apple’s AirPods Pro. (credit: Jeff Dunn / Ars Technica) Apple today began updating all AirPods models (AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max) to firmware 4A400. While the normal, non-Pro, non-Max AirPods don’t appear to have gotten much from this update, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max got new “Find My” features, and AirPods Pro now […]

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Liveblog: All the news from Apple’s “California Streaming” event

Enlarge / The splash image and header copy on the event invitation Apple emailed to the press. (credit: Apple) Liveblog starts in: View Liveblog At 1 pm EDT on September 14, 2021, Apple will begin streaming its first product launch event since WWDC this June. Apple executives and product managers are expected to take the […]

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What to expect from Apple’s September 14 “California Streaming” event

Enlarge / The waiting area of the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple’s Cupertino campus. (credit: Samuel Axon) On September 14 at 10 am PDT (1 pm EDT), Apple will host its first product-launch event in several months. Once again, it will be an online-only event. But as with other recent online events from Apple, we […]

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California streaming: Apple’s next big event is September 14

Enlarge / The splash image and header copy on the event invitation Apple emailed to press. (credit: Apple) Apple will stream a new product-unveiling event this coming Tuesday, September 14, at 10 am PDT, the company} announced today. Invitations went out to press this morning, and marketing SVP Greg Joswiak tweeted a short video teasing […]