Emma Roth

News Writer

The new Mac Pro chip could double or quadruple the power of the M2 Max

Emma RothOct 23, 2022

Spooky, scary smart homes.

The Verge’s Jennifer Pattison Tuohy turned her smart home into a haunting one by getting creative with smart speakers, video doorbells, and smart lighting.

Emma RothOct 22, 2022

Anker’s nifty little charging cube is available directly from Apple.

This unassuming MagSafe-compatible charging cube has a puck that pops out to charge your Apple Watch, while the top portion, which you can also use to charge your iPhone, flips up to reveal a charging platform for your AirPods.

You can see the cube in action in this post on Reddit, and it looks like a pretty convenient way to charge all your devices at once. It’s priced at $149.95, but it’s not available to purchase just yet.

Anker 3-in-1 Cube with MagSafe

[Apple]

Emma RothOct 22, 2022

Get ready for more ads on the Apple App Store.

After Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman warned of more ads coming to the App Store, an email sent out to developers confirms new ads will start appearing on the Today tab and “You Might Also Like” sections on Tuesday, October 25th.

Apple Announces More Ads Coming to App Store Starting Next Week

[MacRumors]

WhatsApp is getting Facebook’s Bitmoji-style avatars

Emma RothOct 22, 2022

Oddworld: Soulstorm arrives on the Nintendo Switch next month.

After coming to PC, PlayStation, and Xbox last year, the Oddworld New N’ Tasty follow-up finally arrives on the Switch on November 8th.

While you wait for the port, you can check out the Switch-optimized gameplay in a walkthrough trailer posted by its publisher — or you can read about how Soulstorm consumed our games reporter, Ash Parrish, for an entire week.

I let Oddworld: Soulstorm ruin my life for a week

Ash Parrish

Oct 10

Leak suggests Ecobee’s entering the video doorbell space

Emma RothOct 22, 2022

The AirPods Max ANC downgrade might not be all in your head.

Last month, my colleague Umar Shakir blogged about how he’s convinced the AirPods Max’s active noise cancellation has gotten worse following the 4E71 firmware update from May. But now we may have the evidence to back it up.

In an update to a review published by RTings, the outlet retested the AirPods Max’s ANC capabilities with the new firmware. The outlet found that it actually has dipped in effectiveness when compared to the data it collected previously.