<p>Google announced this week that beginning on October 25, it will no longer support or release software updates for the first and second generation Nest Learning Thermostats. And it will completely stop launching new Nest products in Europe. That means owners of the Nest thermostats released in 2011 and 2012 (as well as the version [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Aura, a digital photo frames company founded by early Twitter employees, is introducing its latest model, Aspen, which adds new technology to the device and its accompanying mobile app. In addition to hosting your digital photos in its 12-inch HD display, the device now also allows you to add captions to your photos when they [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Apple reported on Wednesday that is more than halfway to its 2030 goal.</p>

<p>Chipolo, the maker of AirTag-like devices, on Monday introduced the latest version of its product. Now, instead of offering models that only work with either Apple or Google&#8217;s lost-item finding technology, the new Chipolo POP devices work with both companies&#8217; finding networks out of the box. By combining these different functionalities into one device, Chipolo [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Apple isn’t giving up on its mixed reality headset the Vision Pro, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The company has been debating the best direction forward for the product after disappointing sales, Gurman says, but is now moving forward with two different models. One would address probably the two biggest complaints about the initial product [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Women&#8217;s health and its startups building connected breast pumps, period trackers, and other apps and hardware designed for women have collectively pulled in more than $5 billion in funding in the last five years, but the market is tight, and now, two of the trailblazers in the space are coming together as consolidation beckons.&nbsp; Willow, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The European Union has sent Apple preliminary instructions on how it expects the iPhone maker to comply with interoperability provisions in the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), its flagship market contestability reform. According to the Commission, device manufacturers and app developers should be able to access nine iOS connectivity features that were restricted to Apple&#8217;s [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It looks like a Pebble, it works like a Pebble, but don’t call it a Pebble. Eric Migicovsky, the original creator of the Pebble smartwatch, just unveiled two new smartwatches — called the Core 2 Duo and the Core Time 2. These spiritual successors to the Pebble smartwatches are available for preorder, costing $149 and [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Google announced on Thursday that Android phones will soon support Auracast, a new Bluetooth technology that uses a phone to enable a direct connection from hearing aids to audio broadcasts in noisy environments. With Auracast, compatible hearing aids and earbuds can receive direct audio streams, such as a PA system at a train station or [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi said on Thursday that its Android smartphones sold in India will come preinstalled with Indian fintech company PhonePe&#8217;s app store. Xiaomi&#8217;s Android smartphones usually come preinstalled with Google&#8217;s Play Store and the Chinese company&#8217;s own GetApps. Xiaomi said that it has signed a multi-year deal with PhonePe to replace GetApps with [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Apple&#8217;s next set of major updates for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac operating systems could bring the biggest design changes across the company&#8217;s platforms in years, Bloomberg reported, citing anonymous sources. The revamp, set to come in with iOS 19, iPadOS 19, and macOS 16, will refresh icons, menus, apps, windows, and system buttons while [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Apple announced this week that the “more personalized” version of Siri that it promised last year has been delayed — and according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, that’s also postponed the launch of the company’s planned smart home hub. In a statement, Apple said the upgraded Siri features, which are part of its broader Apple Intelligence [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The downsides of doomscrolling and screen addiction are well documented, but while many of us would like to spend less time glued to a smartphone, it&#8217;s easier said than done. Much has been written about the so-called dumbphone revival, where individuals regain some respite from pings and push notifications by downgrading to a basic feature [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In addition to a new M4-powered MacBook Air, Apple on Wednesday launched a new Mac Studio, its desktop computer for professionals who need top-of-the-line performance. The company is trying something new with the Mac Studio as it lets you choose between the M4 Max or the M3 Ultra. The Mac Studio starts at $1,999. Preorders [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Apple on Wednesday introduced a new MacBook Air on its website, offering improved performance while retaining the familiar design. The new laptop is equipped with Apple’s M4 chip, the most recent addition to the M-series chip lineup. The MacBook Air comes in two sizes. Customers can choose between a 13-inch and a 15-inch display. Pricing [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Apple delivered its latest budget handset, the $599 iPhone 16e, without pomp. There was no big event in person, nor was there one online. No journalists scrambled through hoards of colleagues to snap photos of the phone. Instead, CEO Tim Cook tweeted out that new hardware was on the way, days before Apple announced the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>As part of the new Alexa+ experience Amazon introduced on Wednesday, the smart assistant will gain the ability to navigate through movies on Prime Video on your behalf. Thanks to integrations between Alexa, Prime Video, and Fire TV, Alexa+, as the upgraded assistant is called, will be able to &#8220;jump to a scene&#8221; in a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Framework, the company that is better known for its modular, repairable laptops, just released its first desktop computer. It’s a small desktop PC that punches above its weight. The most interesting part is what’s inside the device. Framework is one of the first companies to use AMD’s recently announced Strix Halo architecture, also known as [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Clicks is bringing its BlackBerry-style physical keyboard case to Android. The company on Tuesday announced the launch of three new products aimed at Android users, including Clicks keyboards for the Google Pixel, Motorola Razr+, and Samsung Galaxy. The cases are available for preorder starting today and will initially be offered at lower price points than [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The U.S. government is leaning hard on tech companies to make more commitments to building their businesses in the country, and Big Tech is falling in line. On Monday, Apple laid out its own plans in that area: It will spend $500 billion over the next four years in areas like high-end manufacturing, engineering, and [&hellip;]</p>