Update 10/7: Amazon now has official countdown clocks on thousands of deal prices set to end at Midnight Cupertino time, and the particularly notable AirPods Pro 3 discount is one of them – get in there while you can.

With the Amazon fall Prime Day event now underway, it is one of the best times of year to refresh your AirPods. While we are still awaiting holiday-worthy pricing on Apple’s latest AirPods 5 models, with AirPods Pro 3 down this low they might be a better buy for most folks anyway, and the 2026 AirPods Max 2 are now $120 off in all five colorways for those looking to get into the Apple over-ear experience. 

• AirPods Pro 3 $179 (Reg. $249) 
• AirPods Max 2 $429 (Reg. $549)

watchOS 27 is the latest major software update for Apple Watch, and among its variety of new features, it adds three new apps to your Watch.

Anthropic has released its latest AI model with Claude Haiku 5.5. The new version arrives about a year after the previous Haiku model upgrade.

I have been a huge Sonos fan and customer for years, dating back to the original Sonos One. So, about two years ago, when I heard that Sonos was entering the over-ear headphone market, I knew I had to give it a try. The Sonos Ace looked great, was very comfortable, and brought some cool Sonos ecosystem features. But for a premium pair of headphones, there were still a few areas that left me wanting more, like strong bass, better ANC, and a better app experience. But now, the new Sonos Ace Ultra feels like they went down that list and addressed nearly every complaint that most customers had, including me. I have been using them as my main headphones for almost a month now, for travel, video editing, workouts, walks, and everyday listening. So I have a good grasp on them now, and here is what you need to know.

Apple and LG have reportedly partnered to co-develop and launch new Home accessories, including security cameras and a video doorbell that leaked images may have just revealed.

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Apple has a fully redesigned MacBook Pro launching soon, its first new design since 2021. Here are three design changes reportedly coming.

SpaceXAI’s Grok Bot kicked off the consumer-friendly AI agent app wave this summer. Facing competition from Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s ChatGPT Dot, Grok Bot just got a new capability upgrade with the help of Anthropic’s Claude.

iOS 27.2 is coming surprisingly soon. iOS 27.1 will focus on iPhone Duo changes only, so new features for everyone else will arrive in iOS 27.2. Here’s when to expect the update’s release.

Meta’s Muse AI agent app has spent the last several weeks as the #1 free iPhone app on the U.S. App Store. The latest Muse app update adds a new platform to tackle: iPad.

The Amazon fall Prime Day sale is well within its final 24 hours now, and it’s time to take a look at what we have in our carts before the deals disappear. Just because there are literally millions of discounts live today it does not mean all of them are good, but here is the gear we are grabbing for ourselves, from Apple’s latest and add-ons to elevate the experience, upgrades for the home workstation, and additions to your brick-built collections, scope it all out below and let us know what you’re picking up too.  

Today, Amazon’s Ring subsidiary is announcing its first ever smart lock. It solves a key problem that looms over many smart lock owners: dead batteries. Ring has a clever solution to negate that problem, and it’ll be available in Q1 2027. Additionally, the company is announcing a few new security cameras with improved low-light performance.

Bloomberg reported yesterday that Apple has co-developed new smart home accessories that will launch under LG branding, and leaked images reveal what the smart lock, thermostat, and temperature sensor look like.

iOS 27 has brought a lot of new features to the iPhone, but one of the things that has made the biggest difference to my experience of the device as a phone actually dates back a year earlier.

Apple introduced Call Screening to the Phone app in iOS 26, but I only started using it a few months ago – and the feature has protected me from a growing number of spam and spam calls …

There are now less than 24 hours left to take advantage of the 2026 fall Prime Day sale, folks. Alongside big-ticket Apple releases like the all-time lows on the new M6 Mac mini and Apple Watch Series 12, we are also tracking a ton of notable official first-and third-party iPhone, iPad, and Mac accessory deals as well. 

If you ask me, the best accessory for all of your Apple gear is AirPods Pro 3 at nearly 30% off, but we also have all-time lows on Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro cases, the very first discount on the brand new 2026 Apple Magic Keyboard, rare deals on Magic Mouse, and AirTag 2 from $22.50 each. All of which join a plethora of discounts on 25W MagSafe chargers and more from top brands like Anker, Belkin, Satechi, and Logitech. Check it all out down below. 

You only have to read some of the comments right here to see that there’s a vocal minority of people rejecting all AI tools, including Apple Intelligence. That’s led to an unofficial tool enabling people to turn off the feature on their Macs and remove all downloaded Siri AI models.

We warned yesterday that this could be a risky thing to do, but it’s now being suggested that Apple may have to officially support an AI removal feature in order to protect hardware sales …

Apple and other tech giants may have to pay an annual lump sum to the EU under a modified version of a digital services tax plan.

The EU hopes a revised version of earlier proposals will enable it to raise tax revenues without incurring the wrath of the White House …

Apple announced plans to let iPhone users add a driver’s license or state ID to Wallet back in 2021. The rollout started slowly, but it has picked up significantly over the past year. Apple also now offers a second option that does not depend on your state at all.

Today, there are two distinct ways to carry an ID in Apple Wallet:

• An eligible driver’s license or state ID issued by a participating state
• A passport-verified Digital ID created from an unexpired U.S. passport

The two options coexist in Wallet, but they have different requirements and are not accepted everywhere. Here’s what each one does, where you can use it, and which states could be next.