Deals on and continue, but today we have the return of the early Black Friday doorbuster pricing on the . Those deals also include the 2024 Natural configurations of the Ultra 2 and sit next to one of our biggest exclusive sales of the year – including already marked down accessories. We also have a new low on and as much as . Everything else awaits below.

Besides phones and tablets, Android is available on smartwatches, TVs, and even cars. Google today announced Android XR as the next form factor the operating system is coming to.

Google is using the catch-all term of extended reality (XR) to describe virtual (VR), mixed (MR), and augmented reality (AR). Android XR is for all device types, including headsets that offer video or optical see-through, screen-less “AI glasses,” and AR glasses with displays.

iOS 18.2 has arrived, bringing a redesigned Mail app , Photos app fixes , and more . Some of the biggest changes, though, are with new AI features . And for the first time, Apple Intelligence now offers native language support in five places outside the US.

Apple Intelligence first debuted in October with iOS 18.1. That update came with a variety of features for summarizing notifications , enhancing writing , removing unwanted objects in Photos, and much more .

In its launch though, Apple Intelligence

If you’ve ever wondered whether security cameras and alarms are effective at deterring burglars, the answer is yes – and that comes from a very reliable source: burglars.

KGW-TV asked 86 inmates convicted of burglary what would make them more likely to rob a home, and which things would deter them …

You might think that’s a statement of the obvious, but unlocked doors and windows are actually the single most common way for a burglar to enter a home, reports .

Many people do lock their

Sentiment analysis on social media suggests that certain emoji and internet acronyms are now falling out of favor, either being used less frequently, or attracting negative comments.

Top of the list is the enraged pouting face, aka 😡, while RIP is the most disliked acronym …

The enraged face is widely considered to have been overused, representing an exaggerated reaction to minor inconveniences. The acronym RIP is likewise felt to be so overused to denote a humorous reaction to the loss of something that it’s now a cliché.

Overuse

Does your state support Apple Wallet’s digital state ID or driver’s license feature yet? As of today, there are 10 locations that officially let iPhone users digitize their ID or license in the Wallet app.

The newest location isn’t a state at all, but a territory of the United States. Puerto Rico is the tenth location to join the list that already includes these states:

• Arizona
• California
• Colorado
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Iowa
• Maryland
• New Mexico
• Ohio

If you have an ID issued from any of these 10

iOS 18 has brought a uniquely staggered rollout of new features, with packed 18.1 and 18.2 releases so far. According to Mark Gurman, that has created some unexpected delays to iOS 19’s development.

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I continue to hear that the gradual rollout of features across iOS 18 to iOS 18.4 is leading to delays of some features scheduled for iOS 19. That will lead to a long term rollout of features next cycle as well. Engineers are stuck working

Apple last month announced a new Share Item Location feature for helping to track AirTags and Apple devices, and said at the time that it would be partnering with more than 15 airlines. Those airlines would accept links from passengers tracking mislaid baggage.

United Airlines has now shown how it will integrate the feature into its mobile app, enabling customers to easily add the links …

Apple users have long placed AirTags into the hold luggage. It’s reassuring to be able to see that your hold bags have made it onto the

Long before the iPhone 16 launch, there were suggestions that it would have a side-by-side camera layout to better support spatial video across all three lenses. That of course didn’t happen, but a leaker with a decent track record now suggests this layout will be introduced with the iPhone 17 Pro .

has already adopted this horizontal camera bar format, and the leaker suggests that “many” Android smartphones will follow suit …

Weibo user proved to be right with previous leaks, including the telephoto lens