In this week's editor's desk I discuss Apple's recent firmware upgrade to AirPods Pro and what happens when things go wrong. I also look at the continuing fallout from Catalina's release, and I plea with app makers to rethink how they're getting paid these days.
Apple pulled the AirPods Pro firmware version 2C54 shortly after releasing it, most likely because reviews have now found out that the new software affects the user experience because it objectively worsens the active noise-canceling feature.
Back in October of last year, LG officially announced it was getting in on the truly wireless headphone game with the TONE Free earbuds, which launched in South Korea at the same time.
If you’re lucky enough to own a pair of Apple’s new AirPods Pro, then you already know just how great their active noise cancellation is in terms of augmenting your audio’s sound quality. On the other hand, we can think of a few different ways that the implementation in iOS could be improved in daily usage.
Enter Banana, a new and free jailbreak tweak by iOS developer LaughingQuoll that makes the AirPods Pro’s transition from active noise cancellation mode to transparency mode an automatic process, depending on what the user is doing.
AirPods Pro require an iPhone with Bluetooth connectivity, but I bet you didn't know that Apple's truly wireless earbuds work great even with a decade-old iPhone 3GS model.
It's safe to say that truly wireless headphones are popular these days. And now Panasonic is getting in on the fun, too.
Engraving has been an option to help personalize Apple devices for quite some time, and now the company is spicing up the options.
A revered analyst believes Apple will make several changes to suppliers of its products in 2020.
A 2019 review of Apple reveals lots of changes afoot for the company - some iterative changes to products, explosive growth in segments including wearables and services, and a strong push for the pro creative market to finish the year.
My AirPods are kinda gross. I've followed Apple's cleaning instructions to the letter the first couple of times I've used my earbuds only to fail to develop a habit of cleaning them on a regular basis. But with the Just Away cleaning kit, you can easily remove accumulated dust, pull out wax residues (that's the gross part I mentioned) and even disinfect your AirPods or AirPods Pro in order to kill any germs or bacteria before you pop them in your ears again.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to share audio from your iPhone, iPad, or Apple TV to two pairs of AirPods or Beats headphones so both people can listen to the same media at the same time.
Accessory maker Twelve South today unveiled the AirSnap Pro, a premium leather case for Apple's new AirPods Pro noise-cancelling earbuds.