[ad_1] The tariffs will also affect a range of components, including cameras, flash storage, optical discs (like Blu-ray and DVD) and lithium-ion batteries. A further wave of tariffs affecting prices for phones, laptops, consoles and other tech is due on December 15th barring negotiation. It’s uncertain if Apple or other companies will raise prices to […]
Category: Airpods
Apple is selling Mophie’s new AirPower knock-off
[ad_1] There are other wireless charging pads available, of course. Still, it’s interesting to see a big name such as Mophie make one when Apple couldn’t, and then for Apple to sell the Mophie devices through its website and stores. Mophie revealed a pair of multi-device pads Friday, each of which provide 7.5W of charging […]
Amazon’s earbuds are a shot at Google, not Apple
[ad_1] When it comes to the virtual assistant wars, there are really two main players: Alexa and Google Assistant. Sure, there’s Siri, Bixby and Cortana, but none of them are nearly as capable or have the reach that the other two have. Alexa undoubtedly has the headstart, partly thanks to the success of its Echo […]
Amazon reportedly has an Alexa-powered AirPods competitor in the works
[ad_1] In addition to saying “Alexa” to activate the virtual assistant, the earbuds will reportedly offer gesture controls for things like taking calls and skipping tracks while listening to music. The Alexa earbuds are said to follow much of the true wireless competition with an included charging case. Bloomberg reports Amazon’s hardware division, Lab126, is […]
Apple AirPods are still the best-selling true wireless earbuds
[ad_1] That’s an impressive performance, seeing as a number of mid-tier brands have started gaining a bigger part of the market that quarter, as well. Even in Apple’s home turf, where the AirPods remain the top-selling model, Korean and Danish brands Samsung and Jabra are performing well. Cupertino’s shares are relatively lower in China compared […]
Apple cancels AirPower after more than a year of delays
[ad_1] In a statement received by Engadget that was first reported by Techcrunch, Apple senior VP of hardware Dan Riccio confirms that the company had cancelled the AirPower project. His full statement: After much effort, we’ve concluded AirPower will not achieve our high standards and we have cancelled the project. We apologize to those customers […]