Apple’s AirPods are wireless earbuds that offer a range of features that can be particularly useful for those with hearing impairment…
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Apple AirPods said to get new health tracking features
According to a new report, Apple could add hearing health features to its AirPods line of true wireless earphones…
Apple supplier Jabil begins making AirPods components in India
Apple supplier Jabil has begun making components for AirPods in India, marking a significant step in Apple’s push to diversify production…
Apple Retail Stores offering free two-hour delivery on last-minute Christmas gifts
If you are looking to purchase some last-minute Christmas gifts, Apple’s retail stores are now offering free two-hour delivery on eligible…
Apple continues to dominate wireless headphone market as AirPods Pro 2 leads to 34% increase in shipments
Apple defended its leadership position of the the global wireless headphone market with the AirPods Pro 2launch, which led to a 34% increase…
Cyber Monday sets new U.S. sales record; Apple Watch, iPhone, AirPods among the best-selling products
American consumers snapped up more Apple Watches, iPhones, AirPods, Pokemon cards, and TVs on Cyber Monday, pushing sales to…
Apple asks suppliers to shift some AirPods, Beats production to India
Apple is asking its assemblers to move some AirPods and Beats headphone production to India for the first time in what looks to be…
Apple’s blockbuster AirPods sales bode well for ‘Apple Reality Pro’ headset
In 2023, Apple will unveil the company’s next major computing platform, a mixed reality headset that supports both virtual reality and…
Apple, Koss settle wireless-headphone patent legal fight
Apple and headphone maker Koss have agreed to a deal over patents the day before the case was set to go to trial…
Apple offers rare iPhone promo with 4 days of discounts in China
Apple on Monday announced a rare retail promotion in China on Monday, offering four days of discounts on its premium iPhones and related…
Netflix rolls out spatial audio; supported on Apple TV, iPhone, and iPad
Netflix is rolling out spatial audio support to translate the cinematic experience of immersive audio to any stereo, so the work creators…
Apple’s AirPods, Beats lead worldwide TWS shipments with 14% annual growth
Global TWS (true wireless stereo) shipments grew 17% in Q1 2022 to reach 68.2 million units. Market leader Apple’s TWS shipments were up 14%.…
Apple resurrects iPod silhouettes with new Harry Styles-fronted AirPods with Spatial Audio ad
Apple’s “Silhouettes” campaign for iPod rolled out in 2003. Now, with musician Harry Styles starring, a new AirPods with Spatial Audio ad …
Apple releases new firmware for AirPods 2, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max
Apple has updated the second-generation AirPods, AirPods Max, and AirPods Pro, releasing a firmware update for the personal audio…
Ukrainian man deploys Apple’s ‘Find My’ app to trace Russian troops
Using Apple’s “Find My” app, a Ukrainian man has been able to track the redeployment of Russian troops to the east of the country…
Users failing unlink their AirPods from their Apple ID creates eWaste
Refurbisher stockpiles more than 30,000 affected AirPods because users are failing unlink AirPods from their Apple ID upon return…
The Guardian reviews Apple’s AirPods 3: Better design, improved sound, longer battery life, and more
Apple’s AirPods 3 are a solid revamp of one of the most popular sets of true wireless earbuds, adopting a better design, improved sound…
Is Apple cooking up a more robust alternative to Bluetooth?
Is Bluetooth holding back Apple’s AirPods? What Hi-Fi asked Gary Geaves, the VP of Acoustics at Apple and a key figure behind AirPods…
Apple spurs Middle East, Turkey & Africa wearables market to year-over-year growth
The (META) wearables market includes posted a year-on-year growth rate of 2.0% in units and 25.4% in value in Q3 2021, spurred by Apple …
Apple releases AirPods firmware 4.2 update for all models
New AirPods firmware version 4.2 is now available for every AirPods model with no known changes beyond bug fixes and reliability updates…
Apple unveils new third generation AirPods
Apple today announced the third generation of AirPods featuring spatial audio, delivering advanced features and a magical experience…
Apple releases new firmware for AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, and select Beats products
Apple on Tuesday is rolling out a new firmware version for headphones powered by the W1 or H1 chip which includes AirPods Pro…
Apple offers six months free Apple Music to AirPods and Beats owners
Apple is now giving AirPods and Beats users who have updated to iOS 15 six months free use of the company’s Apple Music streaming service…
New research shows that Respiratory Rate can be monitored using Apple AirPods
Researchers at Apple can now estimate Respiratory Rate (RR) from breath audio monitored from AirPods’ microphones, according to a new…
New third-generation Apple AirPods on track to launch later this year
Apple’s third-generation AirPods are epxected to become available in the second half of this year. Shin Zu Shing, which supplies bearings…
Man accidentally swallows an AirPod, still works after it’s ‘recovered’
Don’t fall asleep wearing your AirPods while watching “The Thing” or bad things can happen – like ingesting one of your AirPods, requiring…
Apple has a decade-long lead in wearables
If it were a separate company, Apple wearables would be ranked just shy of a Fortune 100 company. Assuming continued Apple Watch and AirPods…
Rumor: Apple to enable Lossless Audio on AirPods via AirPlay
Streaming audio to AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max will get a major upgrade that will enable Lossless Audio via AirPlay, skirting…
Rumor: Apple to launch AirPods 3 on May 18th
A new rumor this week claims that the Apple’s “AirPods 3” will be officially launched next Tuesday, May 18th. Apple’s AirPods (3rd gen.)…
Apple releases new firmware for AirPods 2 and AirPods Pro
Apple today released a new 3E751 firmware update for the second-generation AirPods and the AirPods Pro, updating from the…
Apple decreases AirPods production due to sales slowdown
Apple is decreasing AirPods production by 25% to 30% due to a slowdown in sales as a result of increased competition in the market…
Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple AirPods shipments could slip 10% to 15% this year
Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that Apple AirPods shipments will decline in 2021—due in part to increasing competition in the wireless stereo …
Apple continues to dominate worldwide wearables market
Apple continues to dominate the worldwide wearables market as shipments of wearable devices reached 153.5 million in the Q420…
Reliable leaker: Apple’s next-generation ‘AirPods 3’ are ‘ready to ship’
Reliable leaker known as “Kang” wrote today that Apple’s next-generation “AirPods 3” are “ready to ship” with the second-generation AirPods…
New ‘AirPods 3’ photos hint at flat-sided stem changes
New photos purportedly of Apple’s next-gen “AirPods 3” release have surfaced in a report which also makes claims about a change to the way…
MacDailyNews presents live notes from Apple’s Q121 conference call
MacDailyNews presents live notes from Apple’s Q121 Conference Call with analysts starting at 5pm ET / 2pm PT today, January 27, 2021…
IDC: Apple dominates wearables market with 33.1% share in Q320
The global wearables market grew 35.1% year over year during the third quarter of 2020 (3Q20) with total shipments reaching 125 million units…
Apple has outperformed the broader market under President Trump
All five companies — Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft — have outperformed the broader market under President Trump …
MacDailyNews presents live notes from Apple’s Q420 conference call
MacDailyNews presents live notes from Apple’s Q420 Conference Call with analysts starting at 5pm ET today. The company posted…
Sonos and Logitech shares fall as Apple Stores pull their products
Shares of both Sonos and Logitech are trading lower following a report that Apple has stopped selling third-party headphones and speakers…
Apple pulls rival headphones and speakers from stores ahead of launch
As Apple prepares to launch its own new audio products, the company has stopped selling headphones and wireless speakers from rivals…
IDC: Wearables market to near 400 million units this year on double digit growth
Global shipments of wearable devices are expected to total 396.0 million units in 2020 according to new data from IDC…
