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Sonos apparently believes its mobile app has reached a good enough place to resume product launches: today the company has announced the Arc Ultra and Sub 4. The $999 Arc Ultra is a more powerful take on the original Arc, and it’s the first Sonos product to feature unique transducer technology from Mayht, a startup that Sonos acquired in 2022. Sonos refers to this as “Sound Motion” and says it allows the Arc Ultra to produce richer, even more immersive sound than the original.
The company is touting Sound.
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Apple today announced a significant update to the iPad mini, featuring the powerful A17 Pro chip and support for the company's new Apple Intelligence system. The refreshed tablet maintains its compact 8.3-inch design while offering substantial performance improvements and new capabilities. The A17 Pro chip brings a 30% boost in CPU performance and a 25% increase in GPU performance compared to the previous generation, according to Apple. The new iPad... Read more ›
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The Anbernic RG P01 is the company’s first wireless controller includes a six-axis gyroscope for playing Switch games that support motion controls. | Screenshot: YouTube Anbernic is expanding its extensive lineup of handheld consoles to include wireless controllers with the reveal of its new RG P01, which features Hall effect triggers and joysticks “with minimal drift,” according to the company. The Anbernic RG P01 features an Xbox-style Y, B, A,... Read more ›
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Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing an expansion of student-loan forgiveness programs to recruit healthcare workers to rural areas in the US. Read more ›
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Apple today revealed the seventh-generation iPad mini, introducing several significant upgrades that make it a standout from its predecessor. Here's everything that's new. At the core of the new device is the A17 Pro chip, first introduced last year in the iPhone 15 Pro, which delivers faster CPU and GPU performance along with advanced graphics features like hardware-accelerated ray tracing. One of the most important additions is support for Apple... Read more ›
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North Korea blew up parts of roads and rail lines connecting it with South Korea on Tuesday. The move was largely symbolic, experts said. Read more ›
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YouTube just announced around two-dozen tweaks and updates to the mobile app, the web player and the TV app. Many of these updates are on the insignificant side, so let’s go over the ones that are likely to change how people use the service. Speed adjustments are getting much more granular. There will now be fine-tunable playback speed, with adjustments in 0.05 increments. Prior to this change, adjustment options were... Read more ›
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The 2024 iPad Mini brings everything it needs for Apple Intelligence. | Apple It’s been three long years since Apple last updated the iPad Mini, but the company is finally turning the page on the sixth-gen model of its smallest tablet. The company announced a refreshed iPad Mini today, and preorders have just opened at Apple with an October 23rd release date. Prices start at $499 for the Wi-Fi-only 128GB... Read more ›
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Israel's interceptor missiles stocks are running low, according to an FT report, but one security expert told BI to view that narrative with caution. Read more ›
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OPPO's upcoming Find X8 series will include a pressure-sensitive camera shutter button that resembles Apple's new Camera Control feature introduced with the iPhone 16. The iPhone 16's Camera Control is a pressure-sensitive button allows users to interact with the camera in ways that were previously only possible with on-screen gestures and can perform functions such as launching the camera, taking pictures, switching between cameras, and zooming in. Chinese smartphone maker... Read more ›
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Emteq Labs, a UK-based company, says it's developed the "world's first emotion-sensing eyewear," which it named "Sense." Read more ›
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Today we're tracking a pair of discounts on Apple's 14-inch M3 MacBook Pro at Amazon and Best Buy. These deals include $300 off original prices of the 512GB and 1TB models, and both match the all-time low price on each model. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us... Read more ›
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Google signed a deal with Kairos Power, a power generation startup working on small modular reactors, to purchase 500MW of electricity starting 2030. Read more ›
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Sphere Entertainment and the Emirati government confirmed the next mega-structure will be in Abu Dhabi. But we still don't have key details like price, location or a timeline. -Josh Corder Read more ›
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As an interior designer, there are things I never buy at HomeGoods, such as large mirrors and couches, even though I love the chain. Read more ›
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Apple announced the 7th generation iPad mini. The upgraded tablet debuts on Oct. 23 and is available for preorder now. Read more ›
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Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge Instagram will now let you share your account using a digital profile card. The two-sided “card” displays a QR code with your Instagram handle, along with other information visible on your profile, including your picture and bio. You can add some extra flavor to your profile card by adding your own links and a song of your choice. As shown in the image... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Spotify is rolling out the beta test of music videos to 85 additional markets globally, allowing Premium subscribers to watch a “limited catalog” of videos from artists like Charlie XCX, Doja Cat, Ed Sheeran, Fontaines D.C., LISA, and more. However, that list of available areas doesn’t include the US yet, and it’s unclear when it will reach us here. “As with all of our... Read more ›
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Uber CEO is open to a Tesla partnership and wants to get its robotaxis onto its platform after ditching its own driverless car dreams. Read more ›
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European auto bosses criticized the EU's Chinese EV tariffs and emphasized the need to learn from China's rapid car development innovations. Read more ›
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An Optimus robot at the We, Robot event. | Screenshot: Tesla We, Robot livestream Tesla made sure its Optimus robots were a big part of its extravagant, in-person Cybercab reveal last week. The robots mingled with the crowd, served drinks to and played games with guests, and danced inside a gazebo. Seemingly most surprisingly, they could even talk. But it was mostly just a show. It’s obvious when you watch... Read more ›
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a new electric vehicle dedicated to self-driving, a possible milestone after years of false promises and blown deadlines. The robotaxi is a purpose-built autonomous vehicle, lacking a steering wheel or pedals, meaning it will need approval from regulators before going into production. The design was futuristic, with doors that open upward like butterfly wings and a small cabin with only enough space for two passengers.... Read more ›
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk surprised attendees of the “We, Robot” event by presenting a new, unexpected vehicle: a passenger van. The robovan is intended to for the company’s Tesla Network, an autonomous ridehailing service for purpose-built self-driving cars, as well as Tesla customers’ personally owned vehicles. Tesla has dropped hints about a van before. In its Master Plan Part Deux, the company said it was developing “high passenger-density urban transport”... Read more ›
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Image: Tesla A bunch of Tesla’s humanoid Optimus robots walked out alongside the reveal of Tesla’s new Robovan vehicle at tonight's Cybercab event. The updated robot is also seen in a video doing daily human tasks like bringing in a package off the porch. “The Optimus will walk amongst you,” Tesla CEO Elon Musk qips. He explains that you can walk up to them and that they can do things... Read more ›
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Illustration: The Verge Microsoft is planning to support the streaming of Xbox game libraries next month. Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell The Verge that the company is getting ready to test the ability to stream games that you own that aren’t part of the existing Xbox Game Pass library. As part of a long-running project known as Project Lapland inside Microsoft, the software giant has been readying its Xbox... Read more ›
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Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile customers in areas affected by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton will now be able to send SMS texts over Starlink satellites, according to SpaceX. “We have now enabled basic texting (SMS) for those on T-Mobile phones in hurricane affected areas,” SpaceX says. “Text messages have already been sent and received. You can text loved ones, text 911 and continue to receive emergency alerts.”... Read more ›
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Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Turbosquid The Tesla CEO has long promised — and failed to deliver — a fully autonomous vehicle. With this week’s robotaxi reveal, his time is up. Continue reading… Read more ›
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Newer iPhones can communicate over satellite without Wi-Fi or cellular service. | Image: Apple With Hurricane Milton set to become the second major hurricane to hit the US in under a month, the nation’s infrastructure is under strain. In the aftermath of a natural disaster, when power and cellphone service are out, connecting to 911 and friends and family from your smartphone via satellite can be a literal lifeline. Apple’s... Read more ›
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Image: Nintendo It’s not a successor to the Switch, but Nintendo does have a new piece of hardware to announce: a motion-controlled alarm clock. The device is called Alarmo, and it “responds to your movements,” which means you can snooze it with a gesture, or stop it by actually getting out of bed. It costs $99.99 and will be available in early 2025, though Nintendo says Switch Online subscribers can... Read more ›
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Image: Tesla Elon Musk promised a brighter future, but believing him requires an enormous leap of faith. Continue reading… Read more ›
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