There are several Apple headphones and earphones that cover a variety of use cases. Here's what students and their parents should look at when buying personal audio accessories for the school year ahead.A selection of AirPods and Beats earphonesSound is an important part of everyone's life for many reasons. For kids going to school or for students heading to college or university, getting audio right is especially crucial when it comes to studying and for personal time away from learning. Read more...

One way to think about the Vision Pro is as a portable, resizable TV. | Image: Apple From a purely technical perspective, I had the same experience using the new Apple Vision Pro that most others who have tried it seem to. This headset is remarkably polished for a first-generation product: its screen looks much better; the field of view is much wider; and the gesture control is much more natural than any other headset on the market. The Vision Pro did get a little heavy on my face after a while, and obviously, all we’ve seen so far are controlled demos in a controlled situation, but there’s no doubt this is a remarkable piece of hardware. Which brings up…

Since iPhone 6s, users can talk to Siri hands-free just by saying the command “Hey Siri.” This command was later added to pretty much every Apple device, and became crucial for HomePod – Apple’s smart speaker. But now with iOS 17, macOS 14, and other updates, users no longer need to say “Hey Siri” to talk to the viral assistant. more… The post Siri no longer requires ‘Hey’ command to activate, now has back-to-back requests appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Laura Normand / The Verge The rumored debut of a “Reality Pro” headset is right around the corner, but Tim Cook has been singing the praises of AR for years. With Tim Cook as CEO, Apple has become the most valuable company in the world, having passed a $3 trillion market cap in the past and sitting at around $2.6 trillion as of this writing. For all of his nearly 12 years as the head of the company, though, there hasn’t been one single product tied to him the way the iPhone, iPad, and revitalized Mac computers are so inextricably linked to Steve Jobs. But while Cook’s impact on the company has largely been in his operational mastery and the…

Laura Normand / The Verge The rumored debut of a “Reality Pro” headset is right around the corner, but Tim Cook has been singing the praises of AR for years. With Tim Cook as CEO, Apple has become the most valuable company in the world, having passed a $3 trillion market cap in the past and sitting at around $2.6 trillion as of this writing. For all of his nearly 12 years as the head of the company, though, there hasn’t been one single product tied to him the way the iPhone, iPad, and revitalized Mac computers are so inextricably linked to Steve Jobs. But while Cook’s impact on the company has largely been in his operational mastery and the…

Apple TV+ today shared a new teaser trailer highlighting an electrifying lineup of highly anticipated Apple Original series and films that will make their global debut on Apple TV+ in the coming months. The teaser features newly released footage, and a glimpse at the upcoming comedies, the biggest dramas and the brightest stars across Apple Original titles including “Platonic,” “The Crowded Room,” “Swagger” season two, “Hijack,” “The Afterparty” season two, “Foundation” season two, “Stephen Curry: Underrated,” “Lessons in Chemistry,” “Masters of the Air,” “Sugar,” “The Morning Show” season three, “The Beanie Bubble,” “Flora and Son,” “Loot” season two, “Palm Royale,” and more. New original series and films from the world’s most creative storytellers that are featured in the teaser, and…