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The company’s latest flagship earbuds might lack originality, but they nail sound quality, transparency mode, and voice call performance.
The Sonos app debacle will go down as an all-time tech industry blunder, but now the company is taking steps to turn the page.
It has zero bearing on the experience of actually using your phone, but I agree with iFixit that Apple’s choice to explore new battery tech in every iPhone 16 except for the Max is... odd.
The 16 / 16 Plus have a very cool new removal method. The standard Pro’s battery is encased in metal. But the Max? Regular battery like always.
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With a slew of improvements led by a far more comfortable design, Google’s latest earbuds are a compelling upgrade for Pixel owners.
The second-gen QC Earbuds have wireless charging and multipoint right out of the box, which hasn’t been the case for Bose’s pricier buds.
Check out this image from Apple’s battery replacement manual for the iPhone 16. With the 16 and 16 Plus, you can now use electricity to remove the adhesive that keeps the battery in place. That’s just cool as hell.
The 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max are stuck with boring, more traditional pull tabs.
