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Oct 16, 2026Traditional Wi-Fi-based smart homes tend to get worse when it comes to performance as they grow. This is because adding dozens of devices bogs down your router, clogs local IP tables, and can lead to constant connection drops. Of course, a great ben...
Oct 16, 2026Absolutely everyone with a Samsung phone seems to have something to say about the recently rolled-out One UI 9, and if you believe half the internet, Samsung has somehow managed to turn a software update into a religious experience. Everywhere I saw,...
Oct 16, 2026Developers are questioning whether a settlement of the U.S. government's antitrust case against Apple would meaningfully loosen the company's control over the iPhone, according to The Information. The report highlights PayPal and Epic Games among th...
Oct 16, 2026Pre-orders are now live on Apple's newest devices, including the HomeView and Apple TV 4K, and Amazon has the first-ever discounts on these devices. We're also tracking great deals on MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and Apple Watch SE 3 in this week's best Ap...
Oct 16, 2026Apple's HomeView software license agreement refers to the HomeView as a "HomePodDevice" in one section. This is surely a placeholder name from a draft version of the agreement that Apple forgot to replace in the final version, and it reveals that App...
Oct 16, 2026Apple this week finally announced the HomePod mini 2, a new Apple TV 4K, and its "HomeView" smart home hub. On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we talk through our reactions to the announcements. Apple's HomeView costs $299 and combines a ...
Oct 16, 2026You can see the locations of known outdoor surveillance cameras in the app. MapQuest has been on quite the unexpected tear over the last couple of months. The mapping service's app surged in popularity after it refused to refer to Lake Ontario as La...
Oct 16, 2026Apple has done it before, and it can do it again. Due to "sharply inflated" memory costs, global smartphone prices are up an estimated 20 percent since the start of the year, which phone makers are passing on to consumers. Accordingly, people are ho...
Oct 16, 2026I've hacked my PS Vita eight ways to Sunday. I've filled it with emulators, and even overclocked it. I've sunk more hours than I'd like to admit into homebrew projects tweaking its performance. Every time I turned it on, I was greeted by the same wav...
Oct 16, 2026Part of the beauty of setting up a self-hosted media server is not having to drag Blu-ray discs from room to room. I rip the disc once and stream it everywhere. Another important part of the process is making sure my rips include subtitles. A movie a...
Oct 16, 2026As someone who has been lucky enough to have hands-on with many Windows laptops over the years for the purposes of review, I've grown accustomed to the creature comforts that each brand brings to the table for their specific ecosystem. They all have ...
Oct 16, 2026All indications are that the device will be in high demand and relatively short supply. The Apple Store is down, so you probably know what that means. "We love that early energy," the placeholder page states. "Almost ready for you. Pre-order begins ...