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Apple has cut the price of its polishing cloth to $9 from $19 with no changes to the product itself; it remains the soft, nonabrasive cloth that cleans Apple displays (including nano-texture) and can be used with Macs like the Mac Studio or Mac Mini paired with a Studio Display, though other non-screen accessories bundled with new devices aren’t compatible.
Apple announced the M6 chip—the company’s first 2nm Mac processor—paired with an M5 Ultra for the Mac Studio. The M6 has a 12-core CPU (two super cores, four performance cores, six efficiency cores), a 12-core GPU, a Dual 16-core Neural Engine for on-device AI, and support for up to 32GB of unified memory. The M5 Ultra uses UltraFusion to pair two dual-die M5 Max chips into a quad-die package, delivering up to a 36-core CPU (12 super, 24 performance), up to an 80-core GPU, a 32-core Neural Engine, and up to 512GB of high‑bandwidth memory. The M6 will ship in a new Mac Mini, the M5 Ultra in a new Mac Studio, with preorder starting Tuesday and a September 22 release date.
Apple updates the Mac Studio with an M5 Max and a new M5 Ultra, unifying the lineup under one generation; the M5 Ultra uses UltraFusion to merge two M5 Max dies into a quad-die chip, delivering up to 1.2TB/s memory bandwidth, a 36-core CPU and 80-core GPU, and up to 4.3x faster AI compute; prices start at $2,499 for the M5 Max (36GB RAM/512GB) and $5,499 for the M5 Ultra (96GB RAM/1TB); macOS 27 Golden Gate arrives Sept 22, with the top 512GB RAM config landing in late October; RAMageddon pricing persists and the Mac Pro line is sunset, with support for up to four 5K Studio Displays.
Google is rolling out Motion Assist on Android 17, which places motion-correlated dots around the display that move with the vehicle to reduce motion sickness. Similar to Apple's Motion Cues, users can adjust dot opacity and shapes, and auto-enable when a moving vehicle is detected; rollout appears phased, starting with some Pixel devices.
At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, Tiangong Ultra ran the 100 meters in 9.39 seconds and Lightning 9.47, beating Usain Bolt’s 9.58-second world record; Tiangong Ultra also posted a 38.16-second 400m, as the event — described as a robot Olympics — features thousands of robots from dozens of countries, with sprinting bots often crashing into cushioned walls rather than taking a victory lap.
Creative Bloq gave the Sihoo M18 a perfect 10/10 for value and comfort, and it's now 22% off at Amazon, dropping to $132.53 from $169; the chair features a wide seat, adjustable lumbar support and long-range armrests, with the deal limited to the standard black model.
HP’s OmniBook 3 16 (16-inch, Snapdragon X) costs around $520 and comes with 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD, delivering solid day-to-day performance and excellent battery life for the price. Its screen, speakers, and keyboard are merely decent, but the overall value is strong enough that the reviewer would pick it over pricier rivals for budget-conscious buyers.
HoverAir’s Versa, a pocket camera that can attach wings to become a drone, has stopped US orders just days after its Indiegogo debut as the FCC drone ban tightens; the company says it will ship only the camera in the US, not the Flight Kit that makes it a drone, and the FCC’s records show no current drone authorization for the device, signaling a likely ban and refunds for backers.
Apple is cutting more than 200 jobs across its Vision Pro and Siri teams, including largely shutting down the Vision Pro gaming unit and downsizing the Vision Pro immersive-content group. The company says the restructuring is to evolve the business and deliver better experiences, with new roles to be created as it pursues future hardware like slimmer headsets and Apple glasses after the Vision Pro’s 2024 launch.
Walmart will begin letting customers pay with Apple Pay or Google Pay at select Walmart and Sam’s Club locations starting August 24, 2026, with broader rollout to all U.S. stores by the end of the year and gas stations by mid-2027. The move ends Walmart’s long absence from NFC payments, which followed earlier attempts like Walmart Pay and the CurrentC saga, as the company says Tap to Pay will give customers more payment options.
HiLight Studio, a third‑party app by Dhananjay_Tech, lets the Pixel 11 Pro’s HiLight LED do rainbow pulses, waves, and other colors and animations, with adjustable timing, brightness, and presets. It isn’t on the Play Store yet and requires sideloading and enabling developer options to run.
Amazon’s Prime Air drone deliveries have dropped packages directly into swimming pools in Texas (and previously in Arizona), as the service expands to about 500 US cities; while Amazon says the drone checks for people and obstacles before delivery, questions remain about whether water is adequately considered a drop zone and past incidents include drones crashing or delivering soggy packages.
DJI’s Osmo Pocket 4P/4 Pro are banned from import into the US, yet US-based third‑party sellers on Temu, AliExpress, eBay, Mercari, Amazon, and Newegg are selling them, often with fast shipping. The Verge notes a buyer who spent $659.28 for a Pocket 4P Vlog Combo and received it from an Oregon fulfillment center in four days. The FCC revoked some certifications used to ground these cameras, DJI says it does not sell them in the US, and third-party sellers appear to be distributing them anyway, highlighting enforcement gaps and related loopholes like HoverAir Versa.
LG Display unveiled FLiPP, a FMM-Less OLED patterning method that sequences RGB pixels and uses photolithography and UV light to remove unnecessary areas, promising panels that are 1.6x brighter, 2.4x longer-lasting, and 13% more energy-efficient, with no size or resolution constraints. The tech is slated for IT products first (tablets/monitors) before expansion to ultra-large TVs and wearables, but production timing hasn’t been announced.
HoverAir’s Versa is pitched as a pocket camera with snap-on wings; HoverAir says the Flight Kit keeps it compliant by certifying only the camera, potentially letting it fly past the FCC’s foreign-drone ban, but the agency could still classify the Versa as a UAS critical component and reverse approvals within 30 days, so the loophole may not stick.