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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
The Morning After: Apple might skip iOS 19, straight to iOS 26
According to Bloomberg, the next versions of Apple's operating systems may be labeled by year, starting now. It makes sense. At this point, we've got VisionOS 2, watchOS 11, macOS 15, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. Instead, they might all be tagged 26 — even if they launch this year. It's not the first tech company to align new products with the year of release. Samsung started naming its phones by year of release in 2020 with the S20, which followed the S10. We'll learn for sure in under two weeks: WWDC kicks off June 9. — Mat Smith Get Engadget's newsletter delivereddirect to your inbox. Subscribe right here! Fujifilm GFX100RF review: A powerful, fun camera that's far from perfect Can you still buy a Switch 2 on launch day? Maybe Weber Smoque review: A simplified smart grill that's still a workhorse Video Games Weekly: Grand Theft Auto is no friend to the queer community Volkswagen review: A head-turning EV microbus with unfortunate flaws One of the standout deals of this year's Days of Play sale is the PS5 DualSense Edge controller. You can pick one up for $169, which is 15 percent off its usual price. The deal is available on Amazon and directly from Sony. The Edge resembles a regular DualSense controller, but there's a lot more to it. For instance, there are function buttons below each thumbstick and rear paddles, and you can choose between a set of levers or shorter half-domes. If you haven't jumped on the PS5 yet, the PS5 Pro also gets a $50 discount. Continue reading. Opera has launched another… Opera browser. Neon is its first fully agentic browser. That means it's baked in AI chat with users and can surf the web on their behalf. It… clicks for you. It can even fill out forms and shop for you. If you're feeling more ambitious, you can ask Neon to build websites, animations, even games, and it can continue chipping away at big projects while you're offline. Will that all be enough to swing you away from all your Chrome plugins or Safari passwords? According to recent figures, just over 2 percent of internet users use Opera. You can try it for yourself now. Oh wait, no, there's a waitlist. Continue reading. Pulsar's latest competitive gaming mouse features a premium tiny fan from Noctua, the renowned fan brand. (Apparently, no one makes fans quite like the Austrians). With a skeletal shell designed to enhance airflow, it's for sweaty-palmed professional gamers. Like the original Feinmann mouse from Pulsar, it has a 32,00 DPI sensor and an ultra-fast 8,000 Hz polling rate. Due to the fan, it's a little heavier than the original at 65 grams. And the price of dry palm calm? $180. Continue reading.
Engadget
5 days ago
- Engadget
The Morning After: Apple might skip iOS 19, straight to iOS 26
According to Bloomberg , the next versions of Apple's operating systems may be labeled by year, starting now. It makes sense. At this point, we've got VisionOS 2, watchOS 11, macOS 15, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. Instead, they might all be tagged 26 — even if they launch this year. It's not the first tech company to align new products with the year of release. Samsung started naming its phones by year of release in 2020 with the S20, which followed the S10. We'll learn for sure in under two weeks: WWDC kicks off June 9. — Mat Smith Get Engadget's newsletter delivered direct to your inbox. Subscribe right here! One of the standout deals of this year's Days of Play sale is the PS5 DualSense Edge controller. You can pick one up for $169, which is 15 percent off its usual price. The deal is available on Amazon and directly from Sony. The Edge resembles a regular DualSense controller, but there's a lot more to it. For instance, there are function buttons below each thumbstick and rear paddles, and you can choose between a set of levers or shorter half-domes. If you haven't jumped on the PS5 yet, the PS5 Pro also gets a $50 discount. Continue reading. Opera has launched another… Opera browser. Neon is its first fully agentic browser. That means it's baked in AI chat with users and can surf the web on their behalf. It… clicks for you. It can even fill out forms and shop for you. If you're feeling more ambitious, you can ask Neon to build websites, animations, even games, and it can continue chipping away at big projects while you're offline. Will that all be enough to swing you away from all your Chrome plugins or Safari passwords? According to recent figures, just over 2 percent of internet users use Opera. You can try it for yourself now. Oh wait, no, there's a waitlist. Continue reading. Pulsar's latest competitive gaming mouse features a premium tiny fan from Noctua, the renowned fan brand. (Apparently, no one makes fans quite like the Austrians). With a skeletal shell designed to enhance airflow, it's for sweaty-palmed professional gamers. Like the original Feinmann mouse from Pulsar, it has a 32,00 DPI sensor and an ultra-fast 8,000 Hz polling rate. Due to the fan, it's a little heavier than the original at 65 grams. And the price of dry palm calm? $180. Continue reading.
Tom's Guide
25-05-2025
- Business
- Tom's Guide
The Apple Watch Series 10 is $100 off for Memorial Day — grab one today
The Apple Watch Series 10 is, without question, one of the best smartwatches you can buy. It has every feature you could ever want from a wearable. It's not a cheap smartwatch, though. Fortunately, we're deep amid the best Memorial Day deals, and you can save $100 on the Apple Watch Series 10 42mm and the Apple Watch Series 10 46mm. The current version of the Apple Watch Series 10 is the current Apple Watch model, and saving $100 is a great deal. Whether you want the health tracking features, fitness data or anything else the Apple Watch offers — as noted in our Apple Watch Series 10 review — you can get it at a discount. The same $100 discount on the 42mm version of the Apple Watch is available on the larger version. Yes, it's $30 more than the smaller version, but that's because there's a bit more screen real estate than the smaller one for those with larger wrists. Our Kate Kozuch loved the Apple Watch Series 10 and gave it a 4.5 rating. She said it's "What to expect from Apple's flagship smartwatch," and that's based on the full price of $399/$429. With the $100 discount, it's an even better buy. "The watch is more comfortable, you can see more of the screen, and you can see the screen better off-angle. The optimized watchOS 11 experience and faster charging are certainly worthwhile, making this the best Apple Watch to get for most people," Kate said. Of course, if you're an extreme outdoor person, you might want to consider the Apple Watch Ultra 2, which is $60 off at Amazon right now. It's much pricier, but the extra features it offers might make it worth getting for some people. For the rest of us, the $100 discount on the Apple Watch Series 10 makes it the perfect smartwatch to get.
Stuff.tv
14-05-2025
- Stuff.tv
Apple watchOS 12 rumoured system requirements: will it run on your Apple Watch?
Apple is working on its next major software update for the Apple Watch – watchOS 12. As you'd expect, watchOS 12 will work best with the latest Apple Watches, and it'll come pre-installed on the upcoming Series 11. But a whole bunch of older Apple Watches will also get the free software update – stretching back a few years. But will your current Apple Watch get the update? Here's our guide to the rumoured watchOS 12 system requirements. Read more: I think iOS 19 will be the biggest free iPhone upgrade yet Will my Apple Watch get watchOS 12? Right now, we don't have any rumours as to the compatibility for watchOS 12. Last year, watchOS 11 ditched support for the Apple Watch Series 5, making the Series 6 the oldest smartwatch that supported the update. That watch is five years old now, after releasing in 2020. However, there might be bad news for Series 6 owners this time around. For the past few years, Apple has been axing new software support after five years due to older chip limitations. That puts the Apple Watch Series 6 on the chopping block for watchOS 12. Of course, we won't actually know if this is the case until it officially launches. As I mentioned, last year's watchOS 11 update ran on all of the same devices as the previous version except the Series 5. watchOS 10 ditched support for the Series 4, and before that watchOS 9 finally dropped support for the Series 3. Here's a full list of the devices expected to be compatible with watchOS 12: Apple Watch Series 11 Apple Watch Ultra 3 Apple Watch Series 10 Apple Watch Ultra 2 Apple Watch Series 9 Apple Watch Ultra Apple Watch Series 8 Apple Watch Series 7 Apple Watch SE (all versions) Expect the new software to debut at Apple's WWDC 2025 developers conference in June, before it rolls out to everyone in September.
Yahoo
10-04-2025
- Yahoo
watchOS 12 wishlist — 3 Apple Watch upgrades I want most
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. We're roughly two months out from Apple's annual WWDC 2025 event, which means fresh Apple Watch features are basically right around the corner. Every year, Cupertino uses this early summer affair to show off all the new software-related bells and whistles coming to not just Apple Watch, but Mac, iPad, iPhone and more via future OS updates. Last year's debut of watchOS 11 gave hiking and outdoors enthusiasts (like myself) several handy new ways to interact with their wrist-based wearable. These include the Check In safety tool — which is especially valuable for solo outings — and a new Training Load metric to help users maximize their efforts and minimize injury. watchOS 11 also delivered nifty new features for ocean lovers and world travelers, along with streamlined health data and trend reports via the new Vitals app. What's in store this time around? Here's what we know so far about watchOS 12. Of course, many of the details about Apple's forthcoming software are unknown. With that in mind, here are the three watchOS 12 upgrades I'm hoping for most and an avid Apple Watch-wearing outdoorsy individual. Apple isn't the only smartwatch brand guilty of obfuscating step count totals for individual workouts including walks, hikes and runs. While the device provides a total step count tally for the day, you'll need a third-party app (the StepsApp is a TG favorite) to uncover how many paces you took during your 30-minute errand-running lunch break or that weekend hike with the family. This also means that you'll need to simultaneously run the step-counting app in the background in addition to tracking your efforts with Apple's Workout app, which is not exactly ideal. Ultimately, if Apple is already monitoring my daily step count total, how hard could it be to parse separate tallies for step-based workouts? Brands like Samsung and Google already do this and Apple is aught to join them. I'm hoping watchOS 12 includes the long-overdue addition of a daily energy score and sleep score. Many of the best smartwatch models from Garmin, Google, Samsung and even Amazfit provide such metrics. On the subject of matching competitor features, I'm hoping watchOS 12 includes the long-overdue addition of a daily energy score and sleep score. Many of the best smartwatch models from Garmin, Google, Samsung and even Amazfit provide such metrics (though naming varies) on a scale from one to 100. This is, of course, not just a feature that hikers and outdoor adventurers will appreciate but anyone who has fitness goals and/or values a good night's rest. And I'm not alone in wishing for such a set of metrics. A quick peruse of popular forums reveals tons of other Apple Watch owners sighting such a metric as one of their top watchOS 12 requests. Both of these metrics make it easier to plan your day. While the Apple Watch tracks a lot of data while you sleep, you need to take the time to digest these details for a full understanding. On the other hand, a numeric sleep score provides a big-picture view and can be absorbed at a glance. An energy score — often based on recent workout efforts, sleep quality and other health trends — reveals just how ready you are to take on the day's challenges. For example, it might help you decide whether or not to embark on that 8-mile hike with 3,500 feet of elevation gain or instead stick to something a little less intense. My irritation with having to jump between apps on the Apple Watch is noted above and this wish list item — also strongly requested for by fellow Apple Watch owners — follows the same theme. The Maps app on Apple Watch offers turn-by-turn directions, which generally work quite well. You even get topographic map views and trail data including trail names and length (in some locations). However, there's no simple way — outside of jumping back and forth between apps — to view the Maps app or use its navigational tools while simultaneously monitoring your real-time metrics in the Workout app. So, my third and final feature request for watchOS 12 is better integration between the Maps app and the Workout app. This small improvement would make a world of difference for folks who enjoy exploring the world one step at a time. What features are you hoping come to Apple Watch in 2025 with the launch of watchOS 12? Let me know in the comments below. Apple Maps refresh — new hiking features are welcome but these are the ones I really wanted How to download watchOS 11 watchOS 11 has a feature I love so much, I hope iOS 18 steals it
