India’s proposed subsidies and tariff reductions will benefit Apple

Tim Cook in a previous visit to India -- image credit: Apple India's Ministry of Electronics and IT has proposed giving component makers billions in aid in an effort to boost local manufacturing of devices like the iPhone. India is once more hoping to incentivize smartphone manufacturers to continue to expand into the region. This…

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iPhone 17 will return to curved sides with new material blending

Renders of possible iPhone 17 designs based on previous leaks A new rumor claims that the iPhone 17 range will feature a redesigned chassis that does away with straight edges. Previous rumors have claimed that Apple is returning to aluminum for the iPhone 17 range, although those claims were disputed. Now a further leaker has…

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Homey Pro mini now available for preorder

Athom's new privacy-first home hub gives users plenty of ways to manage their smart homes at a competitive price. On Monday, Athom unveiled its new, budget-friendly home hub, the Homey Pro mini. This compact hub has been designed to offer an exceptionally customizable home hub experience, all while minimizing data sharing with the cloud. Like…

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OWC ThunderBlade X12 offers speedy storage for film production

Other World Computing's CES 2025 offerings include massive storage with the OWC ThunderBlade X12 and connectivity with the OWC Active Optical Cable. The OWC ThunderBlade X12 is a high-capacity, high-bandwidth storage device aimed at video professionals, including digital imaging technicians on film and TV productions. OWC offers it can be used as a production shuttle…

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Why Apple’s bizarre iPhone SE name change actually makes sense

Major tremors in the iPhone rumorsphere last week, with the news that Apple is planning a name change for the next version of the iPhone SE. Goodbye, iPhone SE; hello, iPhone 16E. Here at Macworld our instinct when we hear reports like this is to respond first with skepticism and second with anger. It’s probably…

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Circular’s second-gen Ring adds ECG and digital ring-sizing

Circular Ring 2 - Image credit: Circular Circular's Ring 2 gains a new ECG capability this time around, with heart health a bigger focus for the smart ring in 2025. The Circular Ring is a smart ring that offers fitness tracking capabilities in an extremely compact package. The second-generation model takes the concept further, with…

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Lymow One smart robomower made to deal with large lawns

Lymow One - Image Credit: Lymow The Lymow One is a robot lawnmower with a high coverage area for larger lawns, one that also uses satellite navigation and onboard mapping systems to know where it is in your garden without a perimeter wire. Originally a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised over $3.5 million, Lymow has…

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Govee announces trio of new smart lights at CES 2025

Govee has plenty of new announcements for CES 2025 At CES 2025, smart home purveyor Govee showed off two new lights for the smart home with unique form factors and features that work natively with the Home app. Historically, Govee has shunned the Apple Home, even though it supported Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Fortunately,…

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