Apple today introduced a new firmware update for AirPods Max. The new firmware is 6A325, up from the 6A324 firmware released in January. Apple does not provide details on what features might be included in the refreshed firmware, so it is unclear what’s new, and the notes often only list generic bug fixes. Apple also … Read more
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If you’re looking for a hardy velcro EDC watch band for your Apple Watch, Mifa has you covered. Mifa’s Nylon Sports Leather Apple Watch Band is sturdy, the velcro is strong and the stitched leather is high-quality. It’s a nice band for daily wear. It comes in five different styles. The gray-on-black NASA-inspired design is … Read more
Support for the original Oculus Quest headset will soon end as Meta has sent out emails to developers informing them of the company’s future plans for the device. Forbes managed to get their hands on the details, and according to their report, the tech giant is going to be strict. They really do not want … Read more
Illustration: Fabrizio Lenci Lire en français sur Nature Africa Johnblack Kabukye struggles to explain to his colleagues back home in Uganda why he’s doing a two-year stint as a postdoctoral researcher in Sweden. “If you say you’re doing a master’s or a PhD, it’s clear what that means,” says the digital-health specialist, who worked as … Read more
Apple today seeded the first betas of upcoming iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming two weeks after Apple released iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4. Registered developers are able to opt into the betas by opening up the Settings app, going to the Software Update section, tapping … Read more
We didn’t know Apple offered this product, but thanks to Woot!, now we do. Photo: Apple Amazon bargain site Woot! is known for its bargain-basement sales on tech items, but Tuesday’s Best of Tech sale digs up some oddities, including an offbeat selection of Apple products. An international travel-adapter kit, for example. The much-maligned FineWoven … Read more
Samsung has revealed it expects to triple its HBM chip production this year. “Following the third-generation HBM2E and fourth-generation HBM3, which are already in mass production, we plan to produce the 12-layer fifth-generation HBM and 32 gigabit-based 128 GB DDR5 products in large quantities in the first half of the year,” SangJoon Hwang, EVP and … Read more
A person has received an experimental treatment for the first time that, if successful, will lead them to grow an additional, ‘miniature liver’. The procedure, developed by the biotechnology firm LyGenesis, marks the beginning of a clinical trial designed for people whose livers are failing, but who have not received an organ transplant. First pig … Read more
Apple today released the first beta of iOS 17.5 to developers, and as expected, the update introduces support for downloading apps from developer websites in the European Union. In iOS 17.4, Apple began allowing developers to offer their apps through alternative app marketplaces in the European Union to comply with the Digital Markets Act. Apple … Read more
There are some new improvements out for Apple’s iWork suite. Photo: Apple/Cult of Mac Apple updated its iWork suite of productivity applications on Tuesday with improvements related to shared documents, HEIC photos and iPad keyboards. The collection includes Pages, Numbers and Keynote, which are all available for Mac but an also iPad and iPhone. iWork … Read more