The AirPlay 2 protocol allows users to group multiple HomePods or other supported speakers together for multi-room audio. However, it seems that Apple has been working on a new way to take the AirPlay 2 speaker grouping feature even further with iOS 16.1 beta.
New feature to group HomePods and AirPlay 2 speakers
As found by 9to5Mac, code from the first beta of iOS 16.1, which was released last…
UAG iPhone 14 case lineup offers up to 25-foot drop protection in rugged and modern designs
September 21, 2022
Urban Armor Gear (UAG) is out with its , , , and . From bold designs with maximum protection to more modern and clean styles with MagSafe that still meet military drop-test standards, check out UAG’s rugged lineup for the toughest iPhone cases around.
Military-grade iPhone…
The iPhone 14 Pro isn't as easy to repair as the other new models
September 21, 2022
So much for the iPhone 14’s surprisingly repairable design extending across the lineup. iFixit has completed a teardown of the iPhone 14 Pro Max, and the easier-to-fix internals haven’t carried over. Break the back glass and you’ll have a harder time…
Apple listened to your complaints and is changing iOS 16's battery percentage icon
September 21, 2022
Ever since the world got its first look at iOS 16’s reintroduced battery percentage indicator at the start of last month, people have voiced strong opinions about the icon. Many, including Engadget Deputy Editor Cherlynn Low, felt Apple could have done a better job with it. In its current iteration, the icon remains static – displaying only a percentage – until your iPhone’s battery…
Wireless Android Auto was once a feature that required buying a high-end car or aftermarket head unit, but it’s become far more accessible over the past couple of years, thanks to adapters. AAWireless started the ball rolling, and the Motorola MA1 further pushed the idea…
Google is rolling out a trio of updates to its travel features and products today, starting with the ability to shop for train tickets in Search.
For example, searching “Berlin to Vienna trains” will display a “Trains to Vienna” module with a departure date and…
iPhone 14 Pro Max drop test: How it holds up compared to the Samsung S22 Ultra [Video]
September 20, 2022
iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max come with Apple’s ceramic shield that’s custom made from Gorilla Glass maker Corning. And the back is comprised of what the company calls dual-ion glass. YouTuber PhoneBuff is out with a detailed drop test to see how the iPhone 14 Pro Max holds up compared to the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra.
It was the iPhone 12 lineup that Apple first launched the ceramic shield…
Kuo: iPhone 14 Pro models to account for up to 65% of shipments in 2H22
September 20, 2022
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is back with another report regarding the new iPhone 14 Pro models. According to Kuo, Apple is increasing the shipment expectation of the Pro version in the second half of this year, as the company has been focusing on these models at first.
In a blog…
Apple will fix iOS 16's annoying copy and paste prompts
September 20, 2022
Apple has another bug to quash in iOS 16. Senior manager Ron Huang told a MacRumors reader that the company will fix the frequent permissions prompts when you try to copy and paste content between apps. This is “absolutely not expected behavior,” Huang said.
NVIDIA's $1,599 GeForce RTX 4090 arrives on October 12th
September 20, 2022
Following months of anticipation and controversy among its add-in board partners, NVIDIA’s 40 Series GPUs are finally here. The company unveiled the GeForce RTX 4090 and GeForce RTX 4080 today at its GTC 2022 keynote. Taking full advantage of its new “Ada Lovelace” architecture, NVIDIA says the two GPUs offer significantly better ray tracing performance. The company worked with…
