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Once you get a smart home set up the way you want, moving is an incredible pain. Join Wes as he shuts down his old house, packs up all the gear, relocates everything, and deals with friction along the way. Living in an Apple Home Smart home technology has come a long way since Apple first revealed HomeKit in 2014. I got in early with Hue smart bulbs and built things out from there, but I was alwa…

Amazon's latest earbuds sale delivers a $50 price cut on AirPods Pro 3, with the entire AirPods line eligible for discounts. Save $50 on AirPods Pro 3 today at Amazon. Apple AirPods Pro 3 are on sale for $199.99 at Amazon today thanks to a $50 discount (and ringing in within $0.99 of the lowest price seen this month). Buy AirPods Pro 3 for $199.99 Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our…

Following a total ban on non-US made routers, the Federal Communications Commission is allowing Netgear to sell wireless routers in the United States, practically giving it a monopoly. However, it's unclear exactly why that approval was granted. Netgear Nighthawk router In March, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission made the decision to ban imports of all foreign-made routers, due to nation…

Adobe is doubling down on artificial intelligence with a new tool designed to help users create and edit projects across multiple Adobe products. Adobe Creative Cloud logo Adobe's Firefly AI Assistant is agentic, meaning it can perform complex tasks and make decisions on its own. Instead of requiring continual guidance, agentic AI works independently to achieve a goal set by the user. So, essenti…

In tantalizingly brief comments, Apple's Greg Joswiak and CEO heir apparent John Ternus have come closer to discussing the future of Apple Vision Pro than ever before. Apple Vision Pro review: stuck in place Analysts have called the Apple Vision Pro a rare failure , even if Apple sold $157 million worth in the Christmas 2025 quarter. Then there have also been accusations of Apple's penny-pinching…

The long-discussed iPad Air will make its move to OLED in early 2027, with display panel mass production expected to start at the end of 2026. Apple's iPad Air with M4, without OLED Apple started to embrace OLED as a display technology with the iPad Pro , following after the smaller-scale display in the Apple Watch . However, while there has been some debate over when other models will get the sa…

An app called Freecash promised to pay users for scrolling through TikTok, and got by App Store review despite really tricking them to play paid games while also harvesting sensitive personal data to sell. Every new app goes though a review process, but Freecash got through At least the fake Ledger Live had a believable name, albeit copied from a genuine cryptocurrency app. In comparison, "Freeca…

Long outages catch people off guard, but a few smart tools make it easier to stay charged, informed, and reachable while you wait for the power to return. Maintaining a tech emergency kit is crucial You know how it goes — power outages are becoming more frequent and lasting longer. These days, our smartphones are our lifeline, not those old landlines on the wall. When you think of an emergency ki…

Apple reportedly threatened Grok owner xAI with an App Store ban if the deepfake nude generation issues weren't addressed. In spite of ongoing problems with the chatbot, the app was never removed. X and Grok faced backlash after deepfake problem For several horrific days in January, social media platform X was flooded with AI-generated pornographic images involving non-consenting adults and minor…

Journey iPhone 17 's 3-in-1 charging station, the Summit Ultra, keeps your iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch topped off and ready to go at a moment's notice — but you'll pay for that convenience. Journey Summit Ultra 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station If you're in the Apple ecosystem, chances are you've got at least two — if not three, four, or five Apple devices that need to be charged at any given…

Apple sometimes closes retail stores. The company always has private and public reasons why, but the communities and workers that are impacted don't care much about what they are. Apple Trumbull - Image Credit: Apple On April 9, it was revealed that Apple was preparing to close three of its stores in the United States in June. The group consists of Apple North County in Escondido, California, App…

Multiple cryptocurrency users have lost approximately $9.5 million after a fake Ledger Live app on the macOS App Store drained their funds. A fake version of the Ledger Live macOS app has stolen $9.5M in cryptocurrency. The world of cryptocurrency has always carried significant risks, and even iPhone and iPad users aren't immune to its dangers. Now and then, malicious actors find ways to steal mo…

Apple has made its newly refurbished business tools available for download, giving businesses ways to manage company devices, employees, and more. The newly refurbished Apple Business| Image credit: Apple In late March, Apple announced that it would be releasing a consolidated version of its business tools. Formerly spread across three apps, the Apple Business platform aims to provide helpful too…

Apple's new Studio Display XDR is eligible for triple-digit savings this week, with every model up to $200 off. Save up to $200 on Apple's new Apple Studio Display XDR. Expercom is slashing prices on Apple Studio Display XDR models this week, with discounts of up to $200 off and prices as low as $2,749 (the lowest seen since the monitor was announced in March 2026). Today's best Apple Studio Disp…

Microsoft is feeling the sting of incredible RAM price hikes, and is now compensating by increasing the cost of Surface products by hundreds of dollars. If these market conditions and AI-driven shortages persist, expect Apple to do the same. Microsoft Surface Laptop, now more expensive The global RAM and flash storage caused by the demands of AI infrastructure build-outs and a slow scaling up of …