Dell Copies iPhone ‘Pro’, ‘Pro Max’ Naming Strategy for New PC Lineup Dell on Monday announced an overhaul of its PC branding strategy with a simplified naming scheme that bears a striking resemblance to Apple’s iPhone nomenclature. The computer manufacturer is retiring its long-standing product names like XPS and Inspiron in favor of three straightforward tiers: Dell, Dell Pro, and Dell Pro Max – a clear copy of…

LG Unveils UltraFine 6K Display With Thunderbolt 5 Support LG has shown off a new Ultrafine 6K monitor at CES 2025. The 32-inch display is the first of its kind to support Thunderbolt 5, which Apple introduced late last year with the launch of new Mac mini and MacBook Pro models powered by M4 Pro chips. Details are scant, but we do know that the LG UltraFine 6K monitor (model 32U990A) features a Nano I…

Dell Apes iPhone ‘Pro’, ‘Pro Max’ Naming Strategy for New PC Lineup Dell on Monday announced an overhaul of its PC branding strategy with a simplified naming scheme that bears a striking resemblance to Apple’s iPhone nomenclature. The computer manufacturer is retiring its long-standing product names like XPS and Inspiron in favor of three straightforward tiers: Dell, Dell Pro, and Dell Pro Max – a clear copy of…

Apple Stepping Up Plans to Expand News App to More Countries Apple plans to scale up its News app by adding new countries to the platform beyond the US, Canada, the UK, and Australia, according to the Financial Times. The plans reportedly include building its locally focused news coverage in the UK, as well as bringing its puzzles section to the country which is currently limited to the US and Canada. …

Birdfy Debuts Camera-Equipped Bird Bath and Multi-Camera Bird Feeder Birdfy, a company that makes smart cameras for bird watching, today introduced several updated products that give bird lovers new, more advanced views of the birds in their yard. The Birdfy Feeder 2 Duo is an upgrade to the current Birdfy feeder options, offering a three-lens camera setup that can capture visiting birds from multiple angles, ra…

New Schlage Smart Lock Supports Apple’s iOS 18 Hands-Free Unlocking With UWB Schlage today unveiled a new Sense Pro Smart Deadbolt that’s able to connect to smart home platforms like HomeKit using Matter-over-Thread. The device has no key hole as it is exclusively designed to be unlocked with a smartphone. The Sense Pro Smart Deadbolt supports hands-free unlocking over NFC and it integrates Ultra Wideband (UWB) technolo…

Bird Buddy Launches ‘Wonder’ Camera for Watching Insects The creators of Bird Buddy, a camera-equipped bird feeder, today showed off two products that are designed for watching insects, flowers, birds, and other flora and fauna. Under a new “Wonder” brand, Bird Buddy’s creators have introduced the Petal camera and Wonder Blocks, which are designed to “capture wondrous moments of nature” in a backyard…

Apple Intelligence Update Will Add Clarification to Prevent Fake Headline Confusion Apple is working on an update for Apple Intelligence that will cut down on confusion caused by inaccurate summaries of news headlines, Apple told BBC News. In a statement, Apple said software coming soon will clarify when notifications have been summarized by ‌Apple Intelligence‌. Apple Intelligence features are in beta and we are continuously m…

This Matter-Enabled Robot Vacuum Can Pick Up Dirty Laundry Smart vacuum company Roborock this week showed off its latest vacuum, the Roborock Saros z70. The vacuum is Matter-enabled, which means when it launches, it should be able to connect to an Apple HomeKit setup. Apple promised to add support for robot vacuums in iOS 18, and it looks like that functionality is going to come in iOS 18.3, an update …

Apple Releases iOS 18.2.1 With Bug Fixes Apple today released iOS 18.2.1 and iPadOS 18.2.1, minor updates to the iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 operating systems. iOS 18.2.1 and iPadOS 18.2.1 come almost a month after Apple released iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2. The new software can be downloaded on eligible iPhones and iPads over-the-air by going to Settings > General > Software Update. According…

Apple Says Siri Data Has Never Been Sold or Used for Marketing No Siri data has ever been used for marketing purposes or sold to a third-party company for any reason, Apple said today in response to accusations that conversations ‌Siri‌ has captured were used for advertising. A lawsuit that Apple has agreed to settle alleged that Apple provided information obtained from accidental ‌Siri‌ recordings to thir…

Satechi’s New Mac Mini Hub Solves the Power Button Problem The power button on the latest Mac mini is located on the bottom of the computer. If that bothers you, an upcoming accessory offers a solution. At the CES 2025 tech show in Las Vegas today, Satechi shared more details about its previously-announced new Mac mini hub. Notably, the hub has a cutout in the back-left corner that makes it easy to pre…

Get $70 Off Apple’s 10th Gen iPad at Amazon, Starting at $279 Amazon this week has a huge collection 10th generation iPads on sale, with the sole exception of a few colors of the cellular models not being discounted. These deals have been automatically applied and do not require an on-page coupon to be clipped. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, …

Aqara Unveils New HomeKit-Compatible Panels, Sensors, and More Aqara has announced a new lineup of smart home devices at CES 2025, emphasizing tighter integration with Apple HomeKit and the Matter protocol. The flagship Panel Hub S1 Plus features a 6.9-inch touchscreen and dual-band Wi-Fi, enabling centralized management of up to two wired light fixtures. As a Zigbee hub and Matter bridge, the device simpl…

What to Expect From iOS 18.2.1, iOS 18.3, and iOS 18.4 Apple plans to release at least three iOS versions before the end of April, including iOS 18.2.1, iOS 18.3, and iOS 18.4. Below, we outline what to expect from each of these updates. iOS 18.2.1 Last month, we reported that Apple has been internally testing iOS 18.2.1, which is expected to have a build number of 22C161. The software update’s pr…

Apple Using Shazam to Predict 50 Breakthrough Music Artists This Year Apple today launched a new Shazam Fast Forward 2025 website that will spotlight 50 music artists who are poised to have a breakthrough year. The list of artists will be revealed on a genre-by-genre basis over the next five days, starting with dance/electronic artists today. Rising artists in the Latin, Country/Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, and R&B genres…

India Plans Subsidies to Boost Apple’s Production Efforts India is set to implement a series of subsidies and tariff reductions designed to lower production costs for Apple and other smartphone manufacturers as part of its broader effort to become a global electronics manufacturing hub (via Bloomberg). India is proposing $2.7 billion in financial incentives and tariff adjustments targeting the electro…

OWC Debuts 40Gbps USB4 Cables Up to 15 Feet Long OWC has introduced two new active optical USB4 cables offering extended lengths and high-speed connectivity at more competitive prices than Apple’s only long Thunderbolt 4 cable offering. The cables are available in 3-meter (approximately 10 feet) and 4.5-meter (15 feet) lengths, priced at $98.99 and $129.99 respectively. Both cables support da…

Weak OLED iPad Pro Demand Forces Panel Supplier to Pivot to iPhone Apple supplier LG Display is adjusting its main OLED production line over concerns about lower-than-expected OLED iPad Pro demand, with the company now planning to repurpose the facility to manufacture iPhone displays, according to The Elec. The production line currently manufactures OLED panels for tablets and PCs, but has been experiencing re…

iPhone 17 Design to Feature Smoother Edge-to-Rear Material Transition The design of this year’s next-generation iPhone 17 will allegedly feature a smoother transition between the edges of the device and the back cover, owing to Apple’s use of a new glass-and-metal splicing material process. That’s according to the Weibo-based leaker Fixed Focus Digital. In a post on Monday, the Chinese leaker claimed that suppli…