Two new subscription-free versions of Office for Mac are now available from Microsoft , with Office Home 2024 costing $149.99.

For my money, the standalone versions are by far the best value, letting you buy them once and use them as long as you like, only upgrading if you want the latest features …

If you need or want Microsoft Office, the company very much pushes you toward its Microsoft 365 subscription options, with its homepage not admitting to any alternative

While companies like Apple and Meta have been investing in their own mixed reality headsets, Microsoft seems to be going in the opposite direction. The company announced on Tuesday that it’s discontinuing HoloLens 2, its advanced XR headset.

In a statement to , Microsoft confirmed that HoloLens 2 is being discontinued. According to the company, partners and customers interested in buying HoloLens 2 will be able to do so until stocks run out. Microsoft has committed to providing software updates to fix “critical security issues” and bugs until 2

Following the release of a new firmware for AirPods last week , Apple has now released a new beta firmware made specifically for the . Read on as we detail what to expect from future AirPods firmware updates.

The firmware released today has the build number 7B5013c. For comparison, the most recent firmware available to the public is 7A305. Again, this beta firmware is only available for . Apple doesn’t provide details about what changes with the firmware released today, but the

iPhone 16 may not seem like a huge upgrade compared to the previous generation, but the new phones come with some cool tricks. For instance, Apple has revamped the Photographic Styles feature, and the new version has already become my favorite part of the .

For those unfamiliar, Apple first introduced Photographic Styles with the iPhone 13. Rather than simple filters applied to a compressed image, the feature changes things like the tone, contrast and warmth of the image during the capture process. As a result, these changes

While , developers such as Christian Selig (known for his work on Apollo for Reddit) have created alternative apps to access the platform on visionOS. Unfortunately, it seems that Google wasn’t happy about this and asked Apple to remove the YouTube app “Juno” from the App Store.

The news was . According to the developer, Google had already contacted him months ago about Juno not complying with YouTube’s guidelines. More specifically, the company says that third parties cannot modify the YouTube website or use its trademarks

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, Apple is set to update its entry-level iPhone SE early next year, alongside updates to the iPad Air and accessories.

The new iPhone SE will be a significant release, featuring a shift away from the dated forehead and chin bezels, replaced with an all-screen design with Face ID unlock. The new iPad Air will keep the same chassis design, with the update predominantly focused on ‘internal improvements’.

The new iPhone SE will be based off the iPhone 14 industrial design, pictured above. While

WhatsApp on Tuesday announced another update coming for its users. This time, the messaging platform is introducing new camera filters and backgrounds that can be used during video calls. Read on as we detail how WhatsApp’s new effects work.

According to WhatsApp, the new filters make video calls “more engaging” by adding a “personal touch” to them. Of course, users can also enable backgrounds to hide their surroundings.

“Filters are designed to help you create a more playful atmosphere, whether that’s adding

The iPhone 16 and 16 Pro have been widely available for nearly two weeks. But it’s only now that we’re getting a close-up look at the two devices’ differing chips, . Here are the A18 and A18 Pro chips.

Apple’s A18 and A18 Pro chips offer very similar stats on the surface. The company’s details the following specs: