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With the 1.6 release, the Matter smart home standard is becoming more capable with streamlined setup, improved multi-ecosystem support, and expanded user preferences. Matter 1.6 makes onboarding and multi-ecosystem setups easier. Starting the week of June 15th, the Connectivity Standard Alliance has been hosting its first ever Unify conference in Austin, Texas. It's there the CSA made the announc…

Apple has, once more, increased its office space in Silicon Valley, doling out $162 million for a building in Sunnyvale at a sizable discount. 684 W. Maude Avenue, Peery Park, Sunnyvale, California - Image credit: Google Street View Massive companies like Apple have a vested interest in expanding its property portfolio, creating space for its various projects to be worked on. After spending over …

You can get help from iPhone and iPad apps to learn piano. What you should not do is cancel your practice sessions with a live teacher. It's best known for languages, but Duolingo includes a piano course that you can work through with or without a real keyboard, My piano playing has been compared to Rachmaninoff's. Only last week, someone said, "he's not as good as Rachmaninoff." I can't say I'm …

Bring more life and personalization to your group chats, by adding backgrounds to your conversations in Messages in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. Here's how to change yours for the better. You can now change the backgrounds of conversations in Messages for iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 Messages is an essential app for iPhone users, with it used to communicate with your closest relations. However, people may be ge…

After alleging that Apple supplier Tata contaminated farm water and threatening to close its iPhone factory, Indian regulators have now dropped the matter altogether. Tata's iPhone component production facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, India. Image Credit: Tata As a result of Apple's supply chain diversification plans, which aim to reduce reliance on China, a quarter of all iPhones sold worldwide ar…

Snap Inc. wants its Specs to be the future of everyday computing, but between the eye-watering price and lackluster demos, we don't see it happening. Snap Inc's new Specs On Tuesday, Snapchat unveiled Specs, a $2,195 pair of augmented reality glasses. The glasses, notably, are fully standalone and do not need to be tethered to a computer or smartphone to work. They come in two sizes, too. A 47mm …

Apple has released new firmware updates for AirPods and Beats earbuds, continuing its steady rollout of bug fixes and performance improvements across its audio lineup. AirPods Pro AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Pro 3 are receiving firmware version 8B41, while Beats Studio Buds are being updated to version 1B211. The release updates AirPods Pro models from version 8B40 and Beats Studio Buds from versio…

A new report claims that Apple is preparing multiple new releases for late 2027, including a 20th-anniversary iPhone , and AirPods with cameras. Though, there's enough hedging here to be skeptical. Apple is said to be planning a new iPhone plus AirPods with cameras for late 2027 It's long been presumed that Apple will release an iPhone 20 to mark the anniversary of the original iPhone, and that i…

Adobe claims that 75% of creatives now say creative AI is essential to their work, which might be true if you're willing to severely restrict what your definition of a creator is. Adobe AI creator survey excludes traditional creatives On Tuesday, Adobe released its 2026 Creators' Toolkit Report . According to Adobe, this report is: "[A] global study exploring how content creators are integrating …

Apple Music 's new "Widow's Bay" playlist lasts so long that it can outlive the entire first season several times over. Patricia's Sunset Cocktails Apple Music has published "Patricia's Sunset Cocktails Playlist", a collection inspired by the world of "Widow's Bay." While the playlist page doesn't prominently advertise its size, scrolling to the bottom reveals 811 songs with a total runtime of 60…

Amazon has quietly issued steeper M5 MacBook Air price drops on high-end configurations with 24GB of RAM and 1TB of storage thanks to an early Prime Day coupon. Pick up Apple's upgraded M5 MacBook Air with an early Prime Day discount - Image credit: Apple Amazon's early Prime Day MacBook Air deals deliver $170 in stacked savings thanks to a $150 cash discount stacked with a $20 in-cart coupon for…

Apple's troubles with the EU's Digital Markets Act are continuing, with Italy now investigating iCloud and the cloud storage market. The EU's DMA is now being used against iCloud The Digital Markets Act has been a thorn in Apple's side, with it giving regulators more reasons to examine its business practices in Europe. In the latest salvo, Italy's Competition Authority is now going after the comp…

The iPhone 18 is again speculated to get an upgrade to 12GB of memory, so that future owners can get as much of a benefit as possible from Siri AI. iPhone 17 has 8GB of memory. iPhone 18 should have 12GB. While the fall release schedule will include the iPhone 18 Pro, the iPhone 18 is anticipated to arrive months later, in the spring of 2027. When it launches, it should have a considerable upgrad…

The back and forth of conflicting claims about the iPhone Fold continues, as now a vocal leaker has repeatedly scorned reports of the device being delayed until 2027. iPhone Fold leakers continue to argue over whether it has been delayed Just to be clear, the previous most recent rumor about the iPhone Fold was that Apple will announce it as expected in September 2026, but it will not actually sh…

Playing Minecraft is better with Bedrock, but it's not directly available for macOS . Here's how to get around the limitation and improve your building experience. You can play Minecraft Bedrock on macOS, but it requires a workaround. Minecraft is one of the longest-running online games that is still actively being played by a lot of people. Originally playable since 2009 and officially released …