Apple may have cancelled its iPhone hardware subscription service

Carrying around the new iPhone 16 Pro for the past week or so Apple has reportedly stopped work on a discrete iPhone hardware subscription service, but the goals of the project have been largely accomplished with the iPhone Upgrade Program. Rumors about an iPhone hardware subscription service solidified in 2022, after a few years of…

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Elevation Lab gives AirTag a ten-year battery life

ElevationLab's TimeCapsule AirTag Battery Case - Image credit: ElevationLab Elevation Lab's TimeCapsule is a case for AirTag that adds more battery life, extending the time between battery changes to up to ten years. Apple's AirTag is extremely useful when it comes to tracking down lost or stolen items, with many stories detailing how it's helped…

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US may ban the most popular home router over Chinese security fears

The Chinese-made TP-Link router used by Amazon, hundreds of ISPs, and 65% of the US market, is facing an investigation that could see it banned by the government. Unspecified sources say that the Commerce Department under President Biden has already subpoenaed TP-Link. Between the three Departments, it's possible that TP-Link will be banned at some…

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Best AI app to effortlessly remove the background from an image on Mac

Background removal options have often been hit or miss, but Aiarty Image Matting makes the process simple with powerful AI edge detection. Whether you're crafting ad campaigns, designing custom postcards, enhancing school projects, or simply creating fun social media content, removing image background is often the first step. However, achieving clean, precise results has historically…

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Steve Jobs’ original Macintosh demo site is now rubble

The Flint Center being demolished -- image credit: Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group It was the site of the original Steve Jobs launch of the Mac and it lasted until the time of the M4 Mac mini, but finally the famous Flint Center Apple event site is being demolished. It's famous for being where Steve…

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You can still get this crazy AirPods Max deal in time for the holidays

There’s a new USB-C AirPods Max model out, but the older Lightning model is just as good, if not better—especially when you can get a killer deal on them. And today we’ve got one: We found the AirPods Max for $399 at Walmart or Best Buy for delivery in time to wrap and put under…

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Your iPhone is now integrated with ChatGPT–here’s how to use it

The iOS 18.2 update brings several new Apple Intelligence features to your iPhone 16 (or iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max), centered mostly around image generation and Visual Intelligence on iPhone 16. But it also integrated ChatGPT into Apple’s AI tools, including Siri, and it can be incredibly useful. Here are all the places that ChatGPT has…

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