Apple adds a black Magic Keyboard option for the iPad Air

Apple adds a black Magic Keyboard option for the iPad Air

Apple's "new" iPad Pro Magic Keyboard may look familiar, but the real surprise is hiding in the iPad Air lineup. iPad Air Magic Keyboard now comes in black On Wednesday, Apple announced the rollout of its new M5 iPad Pro. It boasts Wi-Fi 7 and the C1X modem in cellular models. To celebrate, Apple has decided to expand its Magic Keyboard for iPad lineup — but maybe not in the way you'd expect. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

It looks like a gaming PC, but no. This is Edifier’s newest speaker

It looks like a gaming PC, but no. This is Edifier’s newest speaker

Edifier is the go-to choice for “bookshelf” speakers that sit on either side of your desktop PC’s monitor instead of on a bookshelf. The brand knows it’s popular with PC gamers, which is probably why its newest design looks uncannily like a gaming PC itself. The so-called HUAZAI New Cyber Speaker is, well, a speaker… despite featuring a transparent housing and a lot of faux computer parts inside. Yeah, this is a strange one. In terms of form factor, the whole 2.1 unit is basically a boom box or perhaps an especially large speaker bar. That bottom section houses a pair of 52mm drivers and a 100mm woofer, a 60-watt amp, and a pair of passive radiators. Up top is a 2.8-inch screen over the area where a “CPU” would be if this was a PC (again, this is not a PC), and various blocks and LED-bedecked sections roughly mimic RAM DIMMs, SSDs, fans, and GPUs sitting on top of a motherboard. Those things that look like coolant lines are, allegedly, braided speaker cables. Edifier According to Notebookcheck , the speaker unit can be connected via USB, standard auxiliary cable, or Bluetooth, and it doubles as a USB-C or USB-A charger at up to 35 watts. Set to release in black or white colorways— but only in China for the moment —the New Cyber model will cost 1,499 yuan (about $210 USD at current exchange rates). There’s no indication of when (or if) it will come to other markets. I guess I could see this working as an accent piece for a “battlestation” setup if you have a gaming laptop but really want something on the side of your desk that looks like a cyberpunk fish tank? But then you’d lose a lot of the separation in a stereo setup, which is pretty important if you’re actually using it for gaming or media. I dunno. It looks cool, or at least interesting, and it’s not ridiculously overpriced for the hardware and bling… though there’s no telling what the price might stretch to in other markets, especially the tariff-wracked US.

Eddy Cue Explains Why Apple TV+ is Now Apple TV

Eddy Cue Explains Why Apple TV+ is Now Apple TV

On the latest episode of The Town podcast , Apple's services chief Eddy Cue explained why the company decided to rename Apple TV+ to Apple TV . According to Cue, many people already referred to Apple TV+ as Apple TV, so the company finally decided to embrace the simpler name. "We just decided," he told host Matthew Belloni. "We all called it Apple TV and we said, given where we are today, it's a great time to do it," added Cue. Launched on November 1, 2019, Apple's streaming service is now well established, and it offers a growing library of award-winning series . Nonetheless, the new name may cause confusion, as there is now an Apple TV streaming service, an Apple TV app, and Apple TV hardware. Cue argued that the Apple TV box is actually named the Apple TV 4K nowadays. "Our hardware is called Apple TV 4K for your TV," he said. "I think that's fine, and the app is called Apple TV. It's been called Apple TV on our third-party products as well, so I don't think that'll be a problem at all." The new name has yet to appear in most places, but the changeover should happen soon. Cue's comments were first reported by 9to5Mac 's Zac Hall . Tags: Apple TV Plus , Eddy Cue This article, " Eddy Cue Explains Why Apple TV+ is Now Apple TV " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums

M5 chip thinks faster, renders quicker, & claims to be a whole lot smarter

M5 chip thinks faster, renders quicker, & claims to be a whole lot smarter

The new M5 chip packs faster graphics, a sharper Neural Engine, and Apple is clearly confident that it will take Apple Silicon deeper into the AI era. Here's how. M5 chip The company introduced the M5 system-on-a-chip on October 15 as the newest member of its Apple Silicon family. It's built on a third-generation 3-nanometer process designed to boost speed and efficiency. The chip powers the 14inch MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Apple Vision Pro. Users can expect major performance gains, especially for AI tasks and graphics-heavy work. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums