TL;DR JBL is quietly adding its portable and PartyBox speakers to the JBL One app The existing JBL Portable and JBL PartyBox apps are still working for now New firmware updates are also appearing for some speakers If you own a JBL Bluetooth speaker, heads up: JBL is quietly moving its portable and PartyBox speakers […]

For many, many months now it’s been rumored that Qualcomm would unveil not one, but two Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 SoCs at its annual Snapdragon Summit. And today, the company has confirmed it with its latest teaser over on X. Take a look for yourself: The next chapter of the agentic AI era begins […]

Apple plans to open a new 10,000-square-foot store at The Village at Meridian, an outdoor shopping complex near Boise, Idaho, according to building permits reviewed by BoiseDev. Apple is aiming to open the store in time for the iPhone 18 Pro launch this September, a tipster claimed. The company’s only other store in Idaho is […]

Back in February Amazon opened up its Alexa+ AI chatbot to everyone in the US, with Prime subscribers getting unlimited access to it for free. Today, the company is expanding the reach of the service, for free, to those who have a compatible Fire TV device. To clarify right from the start, if you have […]

The Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones opt for a slighty thinner headband. TL;DR A leak claims that the WH-1000XM4C may have less battery life than the XM4. The NFC logo appears to be missing, suggesting that Sony may have dropped the feature. However, the rebooted headphones could see an upgrade in Bluetooth connectivity. It’s been six years […]

Google today said eligible college students in the United States can get a free year of Google AI Pro. Google AI Pro is normally priced at $19.99 per month, and it includes 4x higher usage limits in Gemini, access to Gemini Spark, Gemini in Google apps like Gmail and Google Docs, and 5TB of storage […]

Apple’s smart speaker with a display, which a lot of people have been calling HomePad, but which has also been referred to as Home Hub, is coming soon, apparently – later this year, in fact. The latest macOS 26.7 beta has basically confirmed the HomePad (not the name, though), and now a deeper dive into […]

One of the Beats codenames MacRumors found in the macOS Tahoe 26.7 update (B518) appears to be for the Beats 360, a new set of over-ear headphones that we could see launch soon. Multiple Reddit users found signs of the Beats 360 on UK websites like Amazon, though those listings have now been removed. The […]

Anker and Jackery have introduced big discounts across their most popular portable power stations this week, including up to $1,500 off select models from each company. We’re tracking Anker’s best deals over at Amazon, while Jackery’s discounts can be found on the retailer’s own website. Anker SOLIX Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Jackery […]

Last month, I shared six apps I install immediately after a clean install of Windows 11 or when setting up a PC. Each of those apps enhances an experience on Windows 11 or replaces a Microsoft tool. In the case of PowerToys, it’s a Microsoft tool that replaces other Microsoft tools. Sean Endicott (Image credit: […]