The rumor mill has been issuing leaks regarding Sony's newest truly wireless earbuds. And now they are officially official. Sony has finally taken the wraps off the WF-1000XM4.
Sony announces the truly wireless WF-1000XM4 earbuds priced at $279.99
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AirPods Pro and AirPods Max get better Find My support in iOS 15; Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos launches in Apple Music
With iOS 15's announcement out of the way, it's time to get to AirPods.
New AirPods Pro will reportedly boost fitness tracking features, AirPods 3 coming later this year; new HomePods in development, no AirPods Max 2 in the works
The rumor mill has been pumping out expectations for new AirPods and AirPods Pro for quite some time. But the new truly wireless headphones have yet to actually launch.
And while we're still waiting, we've got new reports to sift through. This time around it's from Bloomberg, with Mark Gurman aiming to tell us what to expect this year. In his latest report, we learn that Apple is still planning on launching new AirPods and AirPods Pro models. So, that's the good news.
A rumored update would let your AirPods support Apple Music’s lossless audio after all
A leaker claims that Apple is working on a future software update that will enable you to stream high-fidelity audio in the lossless formats on your AirPods after all.
Truly wireless Beats Studio Buds hinted at in iOS 14.6 release candidate
Earlier today, Apple seeded the release candidate for iOS 14.6 and tvOS 14.6 (along with other platforms). Along with the latest version of the pre-release software, it seems a new pair of headphones is being hinted at, too.
Sonyfy lets jailbreakers toggle noise cancellation mode on certain Sony headphones via Control Center
Apple’s AirPods Pro sent a shockwave through the earbud industry when they became some of the first wireless earbuds to support active noise cancellation. Fast-forward to today, and even Apple’s newer AirPods Max over-ear headphones support this feature along with transparency.
But Apple isn’t the only brand pumping out earbuds and headphones with active noise cancellation and features similar to that of the AirPods Pro and AirPods Max. Sadly, the company limits iOS’ native controls to the first party audio consumption devices — requiring the use of third party apps to control third party accessories (eww).
Apple may announce a new HiFi option for Music, and launch the third-generation AirPods very soon
We've been hearing rumors about the third-generation AirPods for quite some time now. And while expectations had the truly wireless headphones launching in March, that obviously didn't pan out. And we didn't see them at the Spring Loaded event in April, either. But maybe May has something in store for us.
Apple updates second-generation AirPods and AirPods Pro firmware to version 3E751
The last time Apple updated the firmware for its second-generation AirPods and the AirPods Pro was back in September of last year. But now the company's ready with a new version.
Amazon’s new Echo Buds offer improved ANC and a smaller design
Back in September of 2019, Amazon officially unveiled its truly wireless headphones to take on Apple's AirPods. Now, more than a year later, the company is back with the second-generation model.
Switch between Active Noise Cancellation & Transparency modes more easily with QuickANC
If you have a pair of AirPods Pro or AirPods Max at your disposal, then chances are you’ve become somewhat fond of their Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency modes. The only problem? – Switching between those modes in a pinch, especially in rapid succession, tends to be a cumbersome two-step process.
Recognizing that this process could do with some refinements, iOS developer exodia9610 conceived a new and free jailbreak tweak known as QuickANC.
Leaker corroborates rumor AirPods 3 won’t launch in March
The rumor mill isn't giving up on AirPods 3, even as it recently moved the goalposts as far as a release date is concerned. Unfortunately, even the leakers are jumping on the same train as the analysts.
Watch “Jump,” Apple’s beautiful new ad for the AirPods Pro
Apple has shared a new commercial on its YouTube channel, titled “Jump,” which promotes the various noise-canceling features of the AirPods Pro, its truly wireless earbuds priced at $249.
