Samsung’s product naming has a grammar problem

I’m a big fan of Samsung using proper nouns to label most of its home electronics. For instance, PC monitors names are no longer just a string of seemingly random letters and numbers. Instead, they belong to lineups named ‘Odyssey’ or ‘ViewFinity.’ It makes Samsung look better instead of coming across as a company that […]

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Here’s how a German Microsoft software engineer’s ‘curiosity and craftsmanship’ saved the world’s internet from the ‘most widespread and effective backdoor ever planted in any software product’

What you need to know Last week, a German Microsoft engineer uncovered a cyber attack that would have potentially allowed threat actors to access data from millions of unsuspecting users. The software engineer started investigating the issue after noticing sluggish processing power while using SSH to access computers remotely during routine checks.  Cybersecurity firms call […]

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Samsung unveils new product design philosophy for 2030

Samsung has some big plans for 2030. The South Korean firm wants to become the world’s biggest semiconductor chip firm by 2030, and it has now revealed its new product design philosophy that will take effect in 2030. It will showcase its Newfound Equilibrium vision at Milan Design Week 2024 on April 16, 2024. Samsung […]

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Apple is losing one of its most senior product designers from the Jonny Ive clan

Jonny Ive had long been the face of Apple’s industrial design. We’d see him explain the design choices made for Apple products in his impeccable British accent at launch events. Ive’s vision aligned with that of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and the two famously got on very well. So it was a big deal for […]

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Samsung’s new Neo QLED, OLED, Lifestyle TVs get Product Carbon Reduction certification

Samsung has announced that eight of its recently-announced TVs have received the Product Carbon Reduction Certification from TÜV Rheinland. This certification is awarded to products that have reduced their carbon footprint compared to the previous-generation model. Eight Samsung TVs from the 2024 lineup get ‘Product Carbon Reduction’ certification from TÜV Rheinland Eight models from 2024 […]

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Realme to introduce Note product line soon, Note 1 to come with a 108 MP camera

Realme teased a brand-new product line that will be called Note. Later, a leak revealed that the Realme Note 1 is on its way to compete with the Infinix Note 30 and Redmi Note 13, which have an OLED screen and big battery with fast charging. The Realme Note 1 is expected to launch in […]

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Ten Samsung appliances get Product Carbon Footprint certification

At CES 2024, Samsung is showcasing its new home appliances lineup, featuring a sleek design, powerful performance, and AI-powered features. The new home appliances are not only feature-rich but also take care of the emissions as per carbon emission standards. Samsung has announced that ten of its home appliance models have received the Product Carbon […]

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Apple Vision Pro Developers Asked to Avoid ‘VR’ Branding and Hints at ‘Vision’ Product Line

Apple is asking developers to avoid mention of “AR” and “VR,” as well as the Vision Pro as a generic “headset,” when listing their apps on the visionOS App Store. Apple’s developer website now features new requirements for Vision Pro apps (via 9to5Mac), including how to appropriately list their apps on the ‌visionOS‌ ‌App Store‌. […]

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Apple’s Hardware Engineering Group Faces Restructuring as iPhone Product Design VP Departs

Apple vice president of iPhone and Apple Watch product design Tang Tan is departing the company in a move that will lead to changes in the hardware engineering group, reports Bloomberg. Tan, who reports to Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering John Ternus, is set to leave Apple in February. Tan’s exit from the […]

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Huawei schedules a product launch for December 12, MatePad incoming

Huawei scheduled a new announcement event on December 12, which will take place in Dubai. The Innovative Product Launch, according to the social media teasers, will reveal a “Creation of beauty”, which can be either the MatePad Pro 13.2 or the MatePad Pro 11 2024, or both. The teaser also showcased some unusual accessories in […]

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Apple Watch Series 9 (Product) Red announced

Apple announced a new (Product) Red color option for its Watch Series 9 today in time for World AIDS Day. The new watch version is available in both 41mm and 45mm sizes and features a (Product) Red aluminum case and matching silicone sport band. Users can also try out the Metropolitan, World Time, Numerals Mono, […]

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Viral post poignantly shares Satya Nadella’s humble beginnings as an Excel ‘product demonstrator’ at Microsoft to now running the entire company

What you need to know A viral video of Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella making Microsoft Excel demo videos back in the day is doing rounds on social media. In the minute-long video, the executive demonstrates how to integrate data that exists on a host or a mainframe into Microsoft Excel. We unpack moments leading up […]

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Sonos Announces Plans to Enter Major New Product Category, Likely Headphones

Sonos today announced plans to expand into a new “multi-billion dollar” product category in 2024, which is widely believed to be headphones. Sonos CEO Patrick Spence declined to give specific details on the company’s plans, but he said that the new product will “complement” current Sonos devices and will “delight customers and drive immediate revenue.” […]

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Halloween Deals: The Best Apple Product and Accessory Sales

Halloween is just a few days away, and in anticipation of the holiday we’re tracking multiple sales and promotions on Apple-related accessories from retailers like Sonos, Belkin, Hyper, Best Buy, and many more. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may […]

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The Xbox Series S xScreen is now a ‘Developed For Xbox’ product, celebrates with a $40 discount

Leaked Microsoft documents may have revealed that Xbox did not have plans for an internally developed handheld console, but that doesn’t mean you can’t take your Xbox on the go with you. While the Xbox Series S is surprisingly lightweight, it still requires a screen in the form of a TV or monitor to work. […]

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Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro product pages and detailed specs leak

Our latest peek at the upcoming Google Pixel 8 series comes courtesy of Evan Blass and it’s a doozy. It’s a series of promo images of the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, and the Pixel Watch 2. Below is a neat specs comparison from Google’s product page for the Pixel series, pitting the two new […]

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Amazon creates its own AI tools to generate product descriptions with significantly less gibberish

What you need to know Amazon is debuting a set of AI generative tools designed to help write product descriptions and listings easier for sellers. Sellers can use the AI-generated descriptions as provided or fine-tun them to add more personality. Bizzare product descriptions typical of lazy generative AI can already be seen around Amazon. The […]

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Buy a Large Product at an Apple Store? You Can Now Choose Delivery

Have you ever been into an Apple Store to purchase something small, like a new iPhone case or Apple Watch band, but passed by that colorful iMac or pixel-perfect Studio Display along the way and just couldn’t resist buying one? For those spur-of-the-moment purchases, Apple today announced a new solution called Easy Pay Online Ordering […]

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Samsung Galaxy S23 FE product page is live in Kazakhstan

Samsung has put up the support page for the Samsung Galaxy S23 FE in Kazakhstan, confirming its imminent arrival as well as yet another market for the upcoming phone. The device has the SM-S711B/DS model number. The Samsung Galaxy S23 FE is coming in September with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 or Exynos 2200 chipset, […]

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Samsung TVs bag the ‘Best Accessibility’ product award in the UK

Samsung Neo QLED TVs have bagged multiple awards in the UK Consumer Media Accessibility Assessment. Notably, Samsung TV was awarded the ‘Best Accessibility Product Award by a British non-profit consumer federation magazine, ‘Which’. Another organization called ‘Location’ awarded the Samsung Neo QLED (QE65QN85B) and OLED (QE55S95B) TVs the first and second prizes, respectively. The prizes […]

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