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AirPods Max 2 vs AirPods Max: Premium personal audio compared

AirPods Max 2 vs AirPods Max: Premium personal audio compared

After years of rumors, Apple finally introduced new AirPods Max . Here's what's changed in the 2026 model compared to the first released six years ago. AirPods Max and AirPods Max 2 In Apple's AirPods range, the earbud-based versions have received the most updates. There have been multiple generations of AirPods and AirPods Pro released over the years, with each bringing in new features to the lines. By contrast, Apple has largely steered clear of the AirPods Max. The premium over-ear headphones have received only one minor update since the 2020 introduction, with a September 2024 refresh switching out the Lightning connector for USB-C and doing little else. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

Deals: AirPods Pro 3, 1TB M5 MacBook Pro, MacBook Air $300 off, Titanium Apple Watch $300 off, more

Deals: AirPods Pro 3, 1TB M5 MacBook Pro, MacBook Air $300 off, Titanium Apple Watch $300 off, more

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is headlined by AirPods Pro 3 back down at $210 (within $10 of holiday price) just after the reveal of the all-new AirPods Max 2 . We also have Apple’s M5-powered 24GB MacBook Pro with 1TB storage at $200 off launch price as well as this 24GB M4 MacBook Air at $300 off joined by Apple Pencil Pro from $65 , Apple Watch Ultra 2 clearance pricing at $300 off , Titanium Apple Watch Series 10 Cell models at $300 off , and much more below. more…

MSI raising PC prices up to 30% as memory crisis drags on

MSI raising PC prices up to 30% as memory crisis drags on

If you’re trying to find gaming hardware on a budget in 2026…maybe just dig in your backyard for gold or oil, you’ll be more likely to find it . According to recent statements from an MSI general manager, the company is raising prices on its gaming hardware by 15-30 percent. Said manager is Huang Jinquing, quoted by the United Daily News of Taiwan (and machine translated). The company is responding to “the increase in memory prices” and corresponding increases in graphics card prices, which rely heavily on memory modules. The manager points to an increase in the price of a 16GB DDR5 DIMM from $40 last year to as much as $200 today. The report claims that MSI has “1 to 2 months of secure memory inventory,” meaning that prices will inevitably rise as the company tries to get new inventory from memory manufacturers and other suppliers like Nvidia. To further protect its profits, MSI will focus on more expensive, higher-margin hardware, sacrificing budget devices. To quote the report — and once again I emphasize that this is a machine translation — MSI “will focus its resources on mid- to high-end products. and high-quality customers. If the market declines by 10%, but the price dynamics increase by 15 to 30%, revenue will catch up or exceed.” MSI’s projected price increase falls in line with projections for the rest of the industry, which started the year predicting a general rise in PC prices of 20 percent , and now shows as much as 40 percent , as the memory, storage, and GPU sectors rush to supply far more profitable data centers and sideline consumer hardware. (If you’re wondering why it’s “only” 40 percent, while RAM and SSDs are as much as quadrupling in price, manufacturers aren’t quite as exposed to the sways as us mere mortals at the end of the supply chain.) MSI isn’t sitting out that side of the business. As Tom’s Hardware reports , it’s hoping for a 50 to 100 percent increase in revenue for “AI” servers. It’s not all bad news, as MSI is also intending to prioritize manufacturing of DDR4-capable motherboards , anticipating a higher demand from cash-strapped consumers.