Apple is rolling out a new firmware version for AirPods 2, AirPods 3, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max today. The update pushes Apple’s truly wireless earbuds to version 4C165 as well as its premium headphone. Head below for details on how to update and how to check your firmware version. After three weeks, Apple is releasing a new firmware update for its truly wireless earbuds and wireless headphones. Unfortunately, the company does not provide release notes for AirPods firmware updates....

Apple has been having a good time with its Mac lineup, as the company began switching from Intel processors to the more powerful Apple Silicon chips last year. Specifically talking about MacBooks, the company shipped 6.5 million laptops in Q3 2021 — and according to Strategy Analytics, the MacBook Air was responsible for driving this number. Estimates from the research firm put Apple as the world’s fourth largest seller of laptops with 10% of the market share....

In a new video posted to YouTube today, Apple is continuing to emphasize the potentially life-saving features of the Apple Watch. The new video is titled ‘911’ and it it tells three stories of people who were able to get help from emergency services using their Apple Watch. The advertisement doesn’t actually show the Apple Watch itself. Instead, it focuses on the stories from the three Apple Watch users who credit the device with helping them reach 911 in an emergency....

Five years ago, Apple unveiled what I unequivocally consider the best smart speaker of 2022. It was late to the party, panned by tech press, and discontinued before its time. It was the original HomePod, and there’s still nothing else like it. Sure, there are five flavors of HomePod mini, but we wanted Apple to make a smaller HomePod to complement the big one, not replace it. The big HomePod has big sound that’s fit for large rooms or as your best speaker in your primarily listening place....

Apple Watch has always been certified to work underwater, so users can swim and get metrics with it. With Apple Watch Ultra, Apple has taken this certification even further. However, controlling the touchscreen on the Apple Watch underwater is not exactly possible – but one swimmer has found a good way to do it. Using Apple Watch underwater with AssistiveTouch Swimmer Rafael Zeier recently got an Apple Watch Ultra, which has a new Action button that lets users start a workout or trigger other system actions with just a press....

[SPOILERS for those not caught up on Arrow ahead.] - In less than three weeks, Oliver and his friends will face the wrath of Richard Dragon when the villain arrives on Arrow. While the events on Lian Yu last season didn’t lead to as many big changes as fans assumed in season 6, there are still plenty of residual effects. Oliver is now a single parent, raising a child he barely knows while also running Star City as Mayor....

Instagram has introduced automatic captions for videos like its rival TikTok did early last year. As reported by engadget, this feature will be enabled by default for creators, so they won’t have to manually add captions themselves. Automatic captions are only in select languages right now, but Instagram plans to expand to more languages and countries soon. Automatic captions use artificial intelligence, so the technology won’t be perfect yet. The social media giant expects the caption quality to improve over time as the AI learns....

Avengers: Endgame director Joe Russo reveals there is a “high probability” the final cut of the movie will have a runtime of nearly three hours. Russo directed the film along with his brother and co-director Anthony Russo; Endgame marks their fourth Marvel Cinematic Universe movie after Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War. In fact, Avengers: Endgame will conclude the story of the MCU thus far and pick up after the cliffhanger ending of Avengers: Infinity War....

A pair of cast listings for Avengers: Endgame is fueling rumors of time travel in the film. Specific plot details have been scant for MCU’s upcoming film, with Marvel Studios staying tight-lipped about what to expect. This has spawned countless fan theories about what might go down, and the concept of time travel continues to be one of the most popular elements factoring into almost every single theory regarding the Phase 3 capper....

WARNING: This post contains spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War - After 18 movies over the course of 10 years, Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War has managed to be not only an incredibly entertaining (and depressing) movie, but one that improves on some of the characters we have already come to know and love. That’s an impressive feat especially considering the sheer number of characters featured in the film. Directors Joe and Anthony Russo prove they can not only handle all of these heroes, but expand on their stories the way the solo films could not....

The Battlefield V live reveal showcased a wide array of the game’s upcoming content in great detail, but left a number of different clues about the game’s progressive direction as well thanks an influx of female soldiers front and center during the presentation, and on the game’s key cover art. While the reveal didn’t focus too heavily on the intent behind adding prominent female soldiers into the game’s art and narrative direction, the presence of these characters spoke volumes....

Beautiful Boy is well-acted and handles a sensitive topic with the care it deserves, yet ends up being an ‘important’ film more than a well-made one. Beautiful Boy marks the english-language debut for Belgian filmmaker Felix Van Groeningen, as well as the culmination of a decade-long attempt to adapt David and Nic Sheff’s memoirs about the latter’s experience battling drug addiction for the big screen. The film screened at numerous festivals ahead of its release in theaters and earned generally positive buzz, especially for the performances by leads Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet....

Alicia Vikander’s Lara Croft Is A Better Character “I’m not that kind of Croft,” Vikander’s Lara proudly declares in Tomb Raider. Indeed, her statement doubles as a wink-wink meta-commentary that Vikander is going in a markedly different direction while still honoring Jolie’s turn as Lara. Quite simply, Vikander’s Lara is a much better character. We meet Lara at 21 years old, and she doesn’t begin already a millionaire. Rather, she strives to live as a regular person; orphaned after her father disappeared on a mysterious expedition to the remote Japanese island of Yamatai seven years prior, Lara rejects inheriting the Croft family fortune and control of its vast business empire....

ZUGU, a family-owned and operated company, has been refining its iPad cases for over a decade resulting in the perfect blend of form and function that’s built to last. ZUGU CASE features Adjustable magnetic stand with 8 different angles Robust bumper and rugged TPU PC shell for major drop protection Secure magnetic mount capability (on any metal surface) Air flow vents to keep your iPad cool Soft microfiber interior Auto sleep/wake and protective magnetic cover Elastic Apple Pencil pocket on back Available for all iPads What sets ZUGU apart?...

Apple TV+ and Apple Original Films had its best outing at the Oscars so far, with six total nominations for the company. Most notably, CODA nabbed the most prestigious Best Picture Oscar nomination. Incidentally, CODA is also the first movie with a predominantly deaf cast to land a Best Picture nomination. Last year, Apple got its first ever of academy award nominations for the 2021 Oscars, having only launched TV+ that year....

The Apple vs Ericsson patent trial saga continues. We learned a couple of days ago that the Ericsson case against Apple would be heard in June of next year. This is where Ericsson accuses Apple of patent infringement in the 5G chips used in the latest iPhones. We’re today learning that Apple’s countersuit, accusing Ericsson of infringing Apple patents in its base stations, will be heard the following month, in July....

Since 1941 Aquaman has been a relatively popular character among superhero fans. Despite him not having quite the same amount of storylines or profit garnered by others like the Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, the water-breathing hero still kept up quite a large fan base. As the king of the sea, Aquaman has the power to breathe underwater, increased speed, and inhuman strength. He can also speak and command sea creatures....

Aquaman director James Wan confirms approximately 90 percent of the finished film will be shown in the full IMAX aspect ratio. Warner Bros. and DC Films are hoping to bounce back from last year’s critical and commercial failure, Justice League, with their latest project. After a couple of appearances in the DC Extended Universe, Jason Momoa’s Arthur Curry finally gets a chance to headline a film of his own, and the project has steadily been building buzz over the past few months....

Warning: Minor SPOILERS for Aquaman Fans may have expected the Aquaman movie to be a fresh start for the hero, and erase the lingering hints of Justice League… but one major Easter Egg connected to Zack Snyder’s film remains. By now most comic book movie enthusiasts will have heard about just how much Aquaman’s story changed in Justice League, once Snyder stepped aside, and Joss Whedon’s extensive reshoots began. Aquaman may have seen much of his Atlantean story erased to leave it for a solo movie, including how Justice League’s ending set up Aquaman....

Warner Bros. is reportedly planning to release the first trailer for the Aquaman movie at Wonder Con in March. The studio is in need of a PR boost after a rough couple of months, and the hope is that Aquaman will deliver. It is set to be the only DC live-action movie to hit theaters in 2018, and WB is waiting all the way until December to release it. Production came and went without any hiccups, giving everyone the sense that director James Wan has things under control....