McCabe’s Guitar Shop in Santa Monica faced hard times during the pandemic – but it’s not going anywhere. Bob and Esperanza Riskin co-own the famous guitar shop in Los Angeles’ West Pico District. The guitar shop and its live stage wer…
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Apple Might Replace the Lightning Port With USB-C on the iPad Air
Supply chain rumors suggest Apple may switch to USB-C instead of a Lightning port on the upcoming iPad Air. Apple transitioned to the USB-C port for its iPad Pro models back in 2018, fueling speculation that the iPad Air would follow. Now, two years la…
Apple Moves ‘Some’ Airpods Pro Manufacturing From China to Vietnam
Apple appears to have shifted some AirPods Pro production to Vietnam from China. Eagle-eyed Twitter users are reporting seeing ‘assembled in Vietnam’ on their newly acquired AirPods Pro. The highly popular accessory sold out at the beginnin…
Apple Won’t Include Wired Earbuds With the Upcoming iPhone 12 — Report
A new analyst report suggests that wired Apple earbuds won’t be included with the iPhone 12. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple plans to ship the iPhone 12 without any headphones in the box. That will boost sales of the company’s AirPods and A…
Native Instruments Is Discontinuing a Long List of Legacy Products
Native Instruments is discontinuing several of its software products in May. The announcement affects over 45 legacy Native Instruments and 60 third-party software, plugin instruments, effects, and sample libraries. Older versions of Traktor, Absynth, …
After Controversy, Sonos Scraps Recycle Mode that Bricks Old Speakers
Sonos is doing away with the company’s controversial Recycle Mode for its trade-up program. Recycle Mode on devices is a setting that could be activated by customers. Once activated, the speaker could not be taken out of the mode. After 30 days, …
Lady Gaga’s Latest Music Video Was Shot Entirely on iPhone 11
Apple has partnered with Lady Gaga to promote the iPhone 11 Pro and its professional-quality camera. The music video for Lady Gaga’s latest single, “Stupid Love,” was shot entirely on the iPhone 11 Pro. Apple features a copy of the mu…
Researchers Use Ultrasonic Waves to Hijack Digital Voice Assistants
Security researchers say they can use ultrasonic waves to hijack voice assistants like Bixby and Siri. Ultrasonic waves are sounds that humans cannot hear, so the hijacking is imperceptible. The attack can be used to reach messages, make fraudulent pur…
Spotify, Pandora Could Be Allowed to Stream Directly on the Apple HomePod
A new report suggests Apple is considering opening its HomeSpot speaker to rivals like Spotify and Pandora. Bloomberg reports that Apple is discussing letting users choose third-party applications as their defaults. The move is likely a response to a S…
Rumored Apple StudioPods Coming Soon? – New Retail Listing Leaked
The long-rumored Apple StudioPods, over-the-ear headphones may be launching soon. A new retail listing for Target may give some clues about the headphones. A new listing dubbed “Apple AirPods (X Generation)” has appeared for $399. Tech anal…