Poring over the technical specifications for AirPods Max, Apple's newly announced over-ear headphones, reveals a potential point of concern with the premium $549 headphones: weight.
The AirPods Max weight prompts concerns of potential wear fatigue
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AirPods Max technical specifications
Are you planning on buying an AirPods Max or looking to compare it with other offerings on the market? To help, we have put together a quick look at the technical specifications for AirPods Max so you can get a feel of what Apple has packed into their premium pair of headphones.
Apple’s new $549 headphones feature the Apple Watch-inspired Digital Crown
In case you missed this bit in Apple's AirPods Max announcement this morning, the company's new over-ear headphones feature the Digital Crown which was inspired by the Apple Watch.
Adding extended AppleCare+ coverage to your $549 AirPods Max will set you back $59
Adding extended AppleCare+ coverage to the $549 AirPods Max will set you back an extra $59.
Apple debuts $549 AirPods Max headphones: pre-order today, arriving December 15
Apple today announced its long-rumored premium over-hear headphones, dubbed the AirPods Max and priced at $549. They are available to pre-order today ahead of retail availability next Tuesday, December 15, in more than 25 countries and regions.
Apple and Cloudflare have developed a new internet protocol focused on privacy
Engineers at Apple and Cloudflare, a web infrastructure company providing content delivery network services, announced today that they have collaboratively developed a new internet protocol focused on privacy.
Boost the aesthetics of your jailbroken iPhone’s Lock Screen with Heartlines
For some people, the Lock Screen is nothing more than a barrier that resides between the user and the apps on their device. For others, it’s the first interface you see every time you pick up your iPhone. Regardless of which camp you side with, wouldn’t you prefer to look at a more aesthetically pleasing Lock Screen design?
Heartlines is a newly released and free jailbreak tweak by iOS developer Litten that provides three new Lock Screen styles for the iOS platform, and beyond that, it offers a plethora of configuration options that allow users to get the most out of the first interface they see every time they pick up their handset. How’s that for awesome?
Regulatory filings show Samsung’s going to ditch the power adapter, despite mocking Apple
It has been rumored for a bit of time now that Samsung is looking to ditch the power adapter in the box of some of its phones. And now regulatory filings have apparently confirmed as much.
California’s rolling out COVID-19 Exposure Notification system for iPhone on December 10
Later this week, after a lengthy trial period, California is finally going to rollout its COVID-19 contact tracing effort.
KernBypass kernel-level jailbreak detection bypass updated to v0.0.5 with iOS 14.2 support & more
Earlier this year, iOS developer XsF1re garnered a substantial amount of attention from the jailbreak community after releasing the FlyJB kernel-level jailbreak detection bypassafter releasing the FlyJB kernel-level jailbreak detection bypass — a tool that was basically meant to amount to a way for jailbreakers to go undetected by App Store apps that would traditionally bar access to those with pwned handsets.
Soon after, XsF1re pulled the project, citing a loss of confidence, but later reinstated it as FlyJB X upon developing improvements to make the bypass more reliable. Still, it wasn’t without its shortcomings. Over the weekend, however, iOS developer Ichitaso updated his own kernel-level jailbreak detection bypass dubbed KernBypass (unofficial) to version 0.0.5, and from what we can gather, it just might be slightly superior.
Apple releases 14.2.1 software update for the HomePod and HomePod mini
It's not a major software update, but today Apple released a minor software update for its smart speaker lineup.
Apple’s Christmas surprise may be a new Apple TV
Back in November, a leaker suggested Apple had one more surprise in store for 2020 -- a "Christmas surprise". And now that same leaker may have given us an answer before it happens.