Last week, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas the idea of making a better version of Siri for iPhone users.

should we make a version of siri that works reliably on basic stuff? what all would you like to see in an iOS voice assistant ? if there’s a good amount of interest, we will prioritize

Less than a week later, the Perplexity AI team has kind of delivered.

The problem with competing with Siri, of course, isn’t that Siri is too good to beat . It’s that

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Today’s Apple gear deals are now alive and well starting with even lower prices on the – just about all of the 13-inch configurations have now dropped even lower with now live on the most affordable model in brand-new condition. From there we move over to a notable down at $99.99 shipped in Best Buy certified refurbished condition alongside the configs back down at the lowest price we have tracked on Amazon this year. All of that and more, alongside details on are waiting below

I don’t know about you, but I’ve noticed my use of AirPods steadily increasing over time. And with iOS 19, Apple plans to offer yet another reason to never take your AirPods off: live translation.

When AirPods first launched, they felt like a futuristic, wireless version of earbuds—but not much more.

Over time, thanks to features like Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency mode, Conversation Awareness, and more , AirPods started becoming more like augmented reality devices for your ears.

Then in

iPhone 17 Air is coming this fall as an ultra-thin new form factor, and it could pose a significant threat to the iPhone 17 Pro line. But there’s a good reason why launching the new model is worth the risk for Apple.

Leaks about the iPhone 17 Air are nothing new .

We’ve known for months that Apple plans to launch a new, ultra-thin iPhone this fall to replace the Plus model.

There have even been plenty of photos emerge of dummy models built

Popular Apple leaker Sonny Dickson of the entire iPhone 17 lineup on social media today. His images showcase the entire lineup, including the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max – in two colors, black and white.

These images provide a decent new look at the entire iPhone 17 lineup side by side. These are probably the most accurate looking dummy models we’ve seen to date, at least in terms of camera layout.

Earlier iPhone 1

A new residential property survey is suggesting that smart home tech can add to the resale value, though there are some big caveats.

The headline news is that more than a quarter of American homebuyers are now willing to pay a premium for smart homes, and that the average perceived value-add is $18k …

There are two elements to : an analysis of 35,000 home listings across the country, looking for price differences between those which do and don’t highlight smart home features,

Today, Logitech announced a major new update for its . This update brings new integrations and functionality for Final Cut Pro, Affinity Photo, Adobe Lightroom, Figma, and DaVinci Resolve, speeding up users workflows greatly.

Logitech announced the last September, aiming to compete with the very popular Stream Deck. When it was announced , it had deep integration with popular Adobe Creative Cloud apps, including Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Lightroom Classic, and more.

The comes with two pieces: a customizable dialpad, and a customizable

If you want to run Windows game on your Mac , you’ve so far had two options – the free Whisky app, and the paid CrossOver one. Sadly, but understandably, Whisky is now going away …

If you want to run general Windows apps on your Apple Silicon Mac, you can do so using VMware Fusion Pro or Parallels Desktop . But if it’s Windows games you want to run, then that’s a far more demanding business, and most people have opted for the more specialist Wine