At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Lightweight, compact design Strong sound quality Bluetooth 5.2, wi-fi and AirPlay 2/IP67 water/dust-resistance Cons Battery life could be better The Sonos app is a little fiddly No wired input Our Verdict The updated Roam 2 is still one of the best portable speakers around, providing strong sound quality, AirPlay … Read more
Apple doesn’t participate in big industry-wide events such as CES or E3. The most valuable company in the world holds its own events, thank you very much. Several times a year, Apple invites the press and industry professionals to Apple Park to hear all about its latest products and services. Apple calls these ‘events,’ and streams them … Read more
Apple’s AirPods–which dropped with a bit of controversy and little interest back in 2016–hit some kind of inflection point around 2018, and suddenly became the hot thing. This was handily timed for the 2019 updates, as the 2nd-gen and then Pro versions of the AirPods launched to a newly receptive public and sold like the … Read more
In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reiterated his previous report that Apple will release the fourth generation of the standard AirPods later this year. Apple is said to have plans to replace the second- and third-generation AirPods with two fourth-gen AirPods models that fill those point points of the … Read more
If you are a student you may already be aware that you can get Apple Music for half the usual price. But did you know that a student Apple Music subscription comes with Apple TV+ for free! Apple Music usually costs $10.99/£10.99, but students can get it for $5.99/£5.99 a month (for up to four … Read more
Apple is likely to take the wraps off the new iPhone 16 range and new Apple Watches at an event in September 2024. We don’t know yet exactly which day, but we know September is likely to be the month because Apple has held a September event almost every year since the early 2000s, and … Read more