Wireless

I added Google Fi as a secondary carrier on my iPhone, and this was a great choice

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated February 18, 2021

I’ve been a loyal AT&T customer for the better part of a decade now, and while I’ve definitely experimented with other carriers in my area – Sprint and even Verizon – I always found myself happier with the AT&T experience and crawled right back before my old and grandfathered plan lapsed.

However, while AT&T certainly takes the lead for cellular data speeds in my area, coverage is one attribute that it lags behind in, especially in the more rural parts. That’s why I decided to try something new: Google Fi for iPhone.

You’ll need to spend $180 to get the fastest 15-watt MagSafe Duo charging speed

Christian Zibreg ∙ November 18, 2020

Apple has quietly refreshed its MagSafe Duo page to note the fact that wireless charging at the product's maximum speed isn't possible without spending extra cash.

M1-powered Macs are Apple’s first computers to support Wi-Fi 6

Christian Zibreg ∙ November 11, 2020

The new Mac mini, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models powered by the new Apple M1 laptop chip bring support for Wi-Fi 6 aka 802.11ax to the Mac platform for the first time.

Servicing HomePod mini without AppleCare+ is only $20 cheaper vs. buying a new one

Christian Zibreg ∙ November 11, 2020

If you don't have optional AppleCare+ extended warranty for the HomePod mini, Apple will charge you a fee of $79 per an out-of-warranty repair of the new $99 Siri-powered speaker — which is only $20 cheaper vs. buying a new one. Apple announced the new HomePod mini a month ago in an effort to widen the addressable market for its smart speakers. The full-size HomePod wasn't updated last month and continues to retail for $299.

Here’s why 20W with USB PD 3.0 is the minimum to charge with MagSafe at full speed

Christian Zibreg ∙ November 2, 2020

The fact that Apple's new $39 MagSafe wireless charger currently works full speed on the new iPhone 12 if used with the company's new 20W power adapter, sold separately, had doubters crying foul, saying it's an artificial limitation to force users to buy new chargers from Apple.

Apple’s FCC filing indicates iPhone 12 may have inactive support for reverse wireless charging

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 28, 2020

VentureBeat's Jeremy Horwitz points us to a new Apple filing with the United States Federal Communications Commission in which the Cupertino technology group hints at a possible new feature that appears to be similar to wireless power sharing on Samsung’s recent phones.

Apple’s new MagSafe technology found charging at half the speed of the wired solution

Christian Zibreg ∙ October 23, 2020

Apple's new MagSafe charger for the iPhone 12 family doubles the wireless charging speed but is still slower compared to the wired solution. Concretely, the Wall Street Journal's Joana Stern found out in her video review of the new iPhones that the magnetic charger charges an iPhone 12 more than 2x slower than a 20-Watt USB-C charger with fast-charge support.

A smaller, lower-priced HomePod apparently on the docket for the Apple event

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated April 5, 2024

Aside from the new iPhone 12 family, Apple's upcoming October 13 “Hi, Speed” event will serve as a launchpad for a smaller, more affordable HomePod speaker model, according to a serial leaker who also cautioned against a second-generation update to the current model.

The best wireless keyboards for Mac

Cody Lee ∙ September 4, 2020

Wireless keyboards make the perfect companion for your Mac. They are portable, so you can take them with you on the go, and they won't clog up your desktop with extra cables. But there are a ton of these out there, so we felt it was our duty to help you sort through the noise. Here is our list of the best wireless keyboards for Mac, with options for nearly every device and budget.

Signal Reborn maps out all nearby cell towers that your jailbroken iPhone uses

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated March 30, 2022

If you’ve been jailbreaking iPhones for as long as I have, then you probably remember a pair of classic apps dubbed Signal and Signal 2 by the highly talented developer and hacker PlanetBeing. These apps allowed users to see various cellular towers on a map, and moreover, it showed the user which cellular tower(s) that their iPhone was currently connected to. But that was a long time ago…

Kuo: AirPods 3 sporting AirPods Pro-like design arriving in the first half of 2021

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 22, 2020

Apple should release a pair of third-generation AirPods with an updated industrial design and possibly bringing some new features sometime in early 2021.

Leaked image suggests Apple is not ready to give up hope on AirPower just yet

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 18, 2020

Prolific and increasingly reliable leaker Jon Prosser today tweeted out an image suggesting Apple may have solved overheating and interference issues plaguing its multi-device AirPower wireless charger which has been hyped since the summer of 2017 but has yet to materialize.