Laura Hutton/Shutterstock In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook said rising memory prices would force Apple to pass those costs on to consumers. In other words, already expensive Apple products are about to get a little more expensive in the coming months. Apple generally tries to protect consumers from rising component costs by finding other ways to reduce manufacturing costs. The industry-wide memory shortage, however, presents a unique scenario that ultimately forced Apple’s hand. “We are doing our best to mitigate the huge increases imposed…
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The upcoming iOS 27 update revealed by Apple last week includes new features and improvements for Apple’s Find My app on iPhone. iOS 27 is currently available in developer beta, with a public beta to follow in July. The update is expected to be released to all users in September. Below, we’ve outlined three additions to Apple’s Find My app in iOS 27. Hide location A new “Hide Location” option in Find My lets you discreetly pause your location sharing with specific people until the end of the day – the other person won’t receive any notifications or alerts that…
It looks like Rockstar is sticking to the November 19 release date. Rockstar Games Rockstar Games parent Take-Two has been promising for some time that it would reignite the hype for Grand Theft Auto VI this summer ahead of the November 19 release date. We got our first indication that this marketing machine was in motion on Thursday, with the news that the publisher would open pre-orders for the highly anticipated game on June 25. There’s no new trailer yet – at this point, I’d be surprised if Rockstar doesn’t release one right as pre-orders begin.…
Bengali Press/Shutterstock Apple’s iOS 27 should make compatible iPhones smarter and more capable than ever. With this huge update, there are settings to help keep kids safe when using their devices, give you more control over how Liquid Glass looks, and – iPhone 15 and later – will get an AI-powered Siri. But beyond these software improvements, Apple is also upgrading a hardware feature of the iPhone: the action button. This nifty button is already a pretty versatile tool as it can perform all kinds of quick actions, the most…
Samsung’s latest monitors are now available for purchase, including the Odyssey G8, ViewFinity S8, and Movingstyle Essential. All of these are available with a $50 introductory discount, plus your choice of extras, including up to $300 in Samsung credit on a future purchase, a free Music Studio speaker, or free Galaxy Buds4 Pro. Note: Woozad is an affiliate partner of Samsung. When you click on a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us operate the site. Starting with Samsung Odyssey G8 monitors, you’ll get $50 off every model of the new 2026 devices.…
Framesira/Shutterstock Smartphone buyers looking to purchase a device that can last for several years could end up choosing between the two vendors selling the largest number of handsets each year, Apple and Samsung. They may wonder if iPhones last longer than Galaxy phones, or vice versa. The answer to the question isn’t a resounding “yes”, because things are more complicated, but the iPhone has the advantage. Unlike Apple, Samsung caters to the entire market, selling entry-level, mid-range, and flagship phones, while all iPhones made by Apple fall into the premium-to-flagship…
PeopleImages/Shutterstock Modern smartphones are more powerful than older desktop computers, so much so that you can open many apps and play AAA games. You can even use them as a desktop in the office with features like Samsung DeX. Even though playing a game on your phone may make it hotter than usual, it still dissipates heat effectively without the need for a fan. So how is this possible, given that they have become more and more powerful and smaller over the years? Smartphones have a passive cooling system that…
Apple has agreed to work with Intel to manufacture some of its chips in the United States, US President Trump said on Thursday. Intel’s stock rose 9% in pre-market trading following Trump’s comments, which appeared in a social media post. Apple was up 0.6 percent in premarket trading. Neither Apple nor Intel have officially commented on the deal, but The Wall Street Journal reported last month that Apple and Intel had reached a preliminary agreement under which Intel would manufacture processors for Apple devices. Intel would make chips based on Apple chip designs in the same way TSMC currently does.…
Apple is raising prices to compensate for the high cost of memory and storage, Apple CEO Tim Cook said. The Wall Street Journal. Apple is no longer able to absorb the price increase and will have to pass on part of the cost to consumers. “Unfortunately, price increases are inevitable,” Cook said. “We are doing our best to mitigate the huge increases imposed on us and we are trying to protect our customers from these increases, but the situation has become untenable.” Cook did not specify which products would benefit from price increases, or by how much prices would increase.…
Thaspol Sangsee/Shutterstock For those who are afraid of flying, Google has introduced something that will either help alleviate your worries or exacerbate them further. Along with adding a variety of new features to Google Maps throughout 2026, Google has taken something from the Google Earth app and added it to the desktop navigation experience for everyone to enjoy. Best of all, the game is completely free as long as you know where to look. Announced in a June 12 tweet on X, Google is now making its Flight Simulator feature…