Google Home Speaker hands-on: the new $99 speaker is around the same size as a HomePod mini, but wider and flatter, and Gemini is a vastly improved assistant
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Sources: Apple plans to debut its Wi-Fi and Bluetooth chip in Apple TV and HomePod mini refreshes in 2025, in iPhones later in 2025, and iPads and Macs by 2026
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Kuo: Apple delays the mass production of a smart home-focused, display-equipped HomePod until after WWDC 2025 or Q3 2025, mainly due to software development
- The mass production schedule for the display-equipped HomePod has been delayed multiple times.
Sources: Apple delays the production of a cheaper Vision Pro beyond 2027, meaning its only new headset in 2025 will be a Vision Pro with an M5 chip
M4 Max beats the Core Ultra 9 285K and Ryzen 9 9950X Michael Burkhardt / 9to5Mac : Kuo: Cheaper ‘Apple Vision’ headset delayed beyond 2027 Carrie Marshall / T3 : Apple Vision Pro could get a major upg...
Sources: Apple made generative AI a tent-pole project after Craig Federighi and John Giannandrea spent weeks testing ChatGPT and found Siri to be antiquated
here's the key upgrades Adam Davidson / Pocket-lint : Siri is outdated, but a better version might be coming The Economic Times : iOS 18: Your iPhone may soon have ChatGPT Griffin Eckstein / Salon : A...
Apple plans to ship the $3,499+ Vision Pro on February 2 in the US, after opening pre-orders on January 19 at 8am ET, with a Solo Knit Band and a Dual Loop Band
Again Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac : Here's everything that Apple includes in the Vision Pro box Nick Evanson / PC Gamer : The $3,499 Apple Vision Pro finally has an actual release date, and will be on sa...
Apple releases iOS 17.2, with a Journal app, Qi2 support on iPhone 13 and 14, and 15 Pro spatial video capture, alongside macOS, tvOS, watchOS, iPadOS updates
here's what's new Ed Hardy / Cult of Mac : iPhone's collaborative playlists and AirPlay in hotel rooms on hold until 2024 Chance Miller / 9to5Mac : Apple explains why only the latest Apple Watch model...
Kuo: Apple plans to unveil a redesigned HomePod with a built-in 7-inch display in H1 2024, enabling tighter integration with Apple's other hardware products
Apple this year introduced a new HomePod that looks exactly like the original model announced in 2017 and discontinued in 2021.
Apple HomePod (second-gen) review: great sound quality, useful sensors, speedy Siri, and deep Apple integration, but pricey and best experience needs two units
Apple's second take on the HomePod doesn't stray far from the original, but it's better all around.
Analysis: Apple timed the new MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and HomePod launch to boost this quarter's revenue, while avoiding supply issues during the holiday season
Apple timed the launch of the new MacBook Pro, Mac mini and HomePod to shore up its current quarter's revenue …