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Imagine you’re tasked with sending a team of football players onto a field to assess the condition of the grass (a likely task for them, of course). If you pick their positions randomly, they might cluster together in some areas while completely neglecting others. But if you give them a strategy, like spreading out uniformly read more

Imagine having to straighten up a messy kitchen, starting with a counter littered with sauce packets. If your goal is to wipe the counter clean, you might sweep up the packets as a group. If, however, you wanted to first pick out the mustard packets before throwing the rest away, you would sort more discriminately, read more

The field of mechatronics is multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary, occupying the intersection of mechanical systems, electronics, controls, and computer science. Mechatronics engineers work in a variety of industries — from space exploration to semiconductor manufacturing to product design — and specialize in the integrated design and development of intelligent systems. For students wanting to learn mechatronics, read more

Razer today introduced a new 16-inch laptop sleeve that has an integrated wireless charging feature for smartphones and other small devices like earbuds. Priced at $130, the sleeve includes two MagSafe-compatible wireless charging zones, so it can charge an iPhone and AirPods at the same time. The wireless charger is integrated into the top of read more

The Connectivity Standards Alliance, which includes Apple, today released the Aliro 1.0 specification. Aliro is a new standard aimed at improving the way that smart door locks work with smartphones and wearables. Aliro supports interoperability between mobile devices, wearables, and access control readers, so smart locks can work with any smartphone or wearable device without read more

Apple today released visionOS 26.3.1, a minor update to the visionOS 26 operating system. visionOS 26.3.1 comes two weeks after the launch of visionOS 26.3. ‌visionOS 26‌.3 can be downloaded on all Vision Pro headsets by navigating to the Settings app, selecting the General section, and choosing the Software Update option. To install an update, read more

  One of the new products that we could see next week is a refreshed version of the low-cost iPad. As with the iPad Air, we’re not expecting major changes, but it is expected to get some meaningful internal upgrades. Design The 12th-generation ‌iPad‌ isn’t going to get a design update this year, and we’re read more

  Global memory scarcity will cause a 13 percent drop in smartphone sales in 2026, according to IDC (via Bloomberg). DRAM is in short supply because AI companies are buying huge quantities of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) for servers in data centers, and manufacturers are prioritizing HBM instead of the memory used in consumer devices. IDC read more

iPad Mini OLED Rumors Could Challenge Kindle and Kobo With a similar screen size and easy, one-handed grip, the iPad mini has always been the Apple device that overlaps most with dedicated e-readers. Now, amid rumors pointing to an OLED display for the next generation, could the ‌iPad mini‌ finally replace devices such as the read more

  Apple is working with German confectionary brand Ritter Sport to offer a unique Apple Music promotion. The collaboration, branded as “Limited Edition Ritter Sport x ‌Apple Music‌,” involves promoting iconic albums on Ritter Sport’s iconic 100g square chocolate bars (via Macerkopf). There will be a QR code on the back of each bar that read more

  For this week’s giveaway, we’ve teamed up with Astropad to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win an iPhone 17 and an anti-reflective Fresh Coat screen protector from Astropad to go along with it. Fresh Coat Screen Protector Enhances iPhone Display and Reduces Glare Fresh Coat is a screen protector that Astropad created with read more

  Macworld‘s Filipe Espósito today again reported that Apple appears to be developing two new Studio Display models with different specs. New Studio Display Models Likely to Feature ProMotion and HDR Based on lines of code in “internal Apple files,” which likely refers to a macOS Tahoe Kernel Debug Kit that leaked online last year, read more

  Blender’s work on a native iPad version of its open source 3D creation suite has been shelved, according to the development team. Back in July, Blender revealed that it was developing for iPad, with an iPad Pro version of its desktop software coming first, complete with a fully-featured multitouch interface and support for Apple read more

  Get ready for an onslaught of Apple news! Ahead of a “special Apple experience” for the media on Wednesday, there will be several days of announcements coming from the company with Tim Cook confirming that things will kick off on Monday. We’re expecting a number of product announcements next week, but we’re also continuing read more

  Apple has advised its retail store employees to expect a “major rush” of customers this week, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman. Apple teased “a big week ahead,” with announcements starting Monday. In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said some employees believe Apple’s preparations for new products this week are “on par with what read more

  Following a new AirTag in January, Apple is set to unveil its next new products of 2026 this week. Apple CEO Tim Cook teased that the company will have a “big week ahead,” with announcements set to begin this Monday, March 2. Apple is reportedly planning a three-day stretch of product announcements from Monday, read more

  Apple has temporarily closed all five of its retail stores in the United Arab Emirates, including three locations in Abu Dhabi and two in Dubai. Apple Store at the Dubai Mall All five of the stores will remain closed through at least Tuesday, March 3, according to Apple’s website. This aligns with the Emirati read more

  Apple today updated its trade-in values for select iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch models. Trade-ins can be completed on Apple’s website, or at an Apple Store. The charts below provide an overview of Apple’s current and previous trade-in values in the United States, according to the company’s website. Some of the estimated values read more

  Apple has unveiled the iPhone 17e, with key upgrades over the iPhone 16e including the A19 chip, MagSafe, and the Ceramic Shield 2 for a more scratch-resistant screen. The device also has Apple’s latest C1X modem for faster 5G, a doubled 256GB of base storage, and a new Soft Pink color option alongside White read more

Apple Seeds Third Betas of iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 to Developers Apple today seeded the third betas of upcoming iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 updates to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after Apple provided the second beta to developers. Registered developers can download the betas from the Settings app read more