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While Samsung has maintained its own familiar design with the standard Galaxy Buds 3, the Pro are experiencing a sort of Apple identity crisis.

Samsung unveils Galaxy Buds 3 Pro and Buds 3, available for preorder now and shipping July 24

At Unpacked 2024, the company shared more details about the Galaxy Ring, which represents the first take on the category from a hardware giant.

Samsung’s Galaxy Ring, its first smart ring, arrives July 24 for $399

At the heart of the features is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, which is the same system on a chip that powered the Galaxy S24.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip 6 arrive with Galaxy AI and Google Gemini

The search giant is updating its Gemini for Android app to be more suitable for foldables with the ability to use Gemini with overlay and split screen interfaces.

Google brings new Gemini features and Wear OS 5 to Samsung devices

The Samsung event will feature updates to the Galaxy Z Fold, Galaxy Z Flip, as well as more details on the Galaxy Ring and Galaxy AI.

Samsung Unpacked 2024: What we expect and how to watch Wednesday’s hardware event

Apple’s AI plans go beyond the previously announced Apple Intelligence launches on the iPhone, iPad and Mac. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company is also working to bring these…

Apple reportedly working to bring AI to the Vision Pro

We’ve poked through the many product announcements made by the biggest tech companies and product trade shows of the year, so far, and compiled them into this list.

Here are the hottest product announcements from Apple, Google, Microsoft and others so far in 2024

Smart ring makers Oura and Circular on Tuesday announced a settlement in an ongoing patent suit. The agreed-upon terms find the French company entering into a multi-year agreement with Oura,…

Circular will pay competitor Oura royalties to sell its smart ring in the US

Hey, tech detox enthusiasts! If you’re tired of your phone being smarter than you, meet the Light Phone III. It’s a minimalist marvel with an…

TechCrunch Minute: The Light Phone III is light on features but heavy on price-tag

The $200 Beam pro looks like an Android phone, but instead it’s a mobile device designed specifically for Xreal’s glasses.

XReal introduces a $200 device that brings Android apps to its AR glasses

The Clicks keyboard case has arrived, and it’s delightful, if not entirely practical for everyday use — at least, not without weeks of practice. 

Hands-on with the BlackBerry-style Clicks keyboard for iPhone

The TechCrunch team runs down all of the biggest news from the Apple WWDC 2024 keynote in an easy-to-skim digest.

Here’s everything Apple announced at the WWDC 2024 keynote, including Apple Intelligence, Siri makeover

As expected, this is a pivotal moment for the mobile platform as iOS 18 is going to focus on artificial intelligence.

Apple unveils iOS 18 with tons of AI-powered features

The Apple Vision Pro is now available in eight new countries.

Apple to release Vision Pro in international markets

Apple is set to board the runaway locomotive that is generative AI at next week’s World Wide Developer Conference. Reports thus far have pointed to a partnership with OpenAI that…

Apple’s generative AI offering might not work with the standard iPhone 15

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Siri and Google Assistant look to generative AI for a new lease on life

Voice assistants in general are having an existential moment, and generative AI is poised to be the logical successor.

Siri and Google Assistant look to generative AI for a new lease on life

The warning for the Ai Pin was issued “out of an abundance of caution,” according to Humane.

Humane urges customers to stop using charging case, citing battery fire concerns

Back in 2022, Spotify announced an in-car streaming gadget that was actually called the Car Thing — and then it discontinued the Car Thing just…

TechCrunch Minute: Spotify kills the Car Thing, leading customers to demand refunds
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Binit is bringing AI to trash

Early attempts at making dedicated hardware to house artificial intelligence smarts have been criticized as, well, a bit rubbish. But here’s an AI gadget-in-the-making that’s all about rubbish, literally: Finnish…

Binit is bringing AI to trash

Kobo put out a handful of new e-readers a few weeks back: color versions of the excellent Libra 2 and Clara, as well as an updated monochrome version of the…

Kobo’s new e-readers are a sidegrade most can skip (with one exception)

Though Spotify never shared official numbers, it’s likely that Car Thing underperformed or was just not worth continued investment in today’s tighter economic market.

Spotify offers Car Thing refunds as it faces lawsuit over bricking the streaming device

The watch features a variety of different 3D games, unlocking more play time the more kids move.

Fitbit’s new kid smartwatch is a little Wiimote, a little Tamagotchi

Google said today it’s adding new AI-powered features such as a writing assistant and a wallpaper creator and providing easy access to Gemini chatbot to its Chromebook Plus line of…

Google adds AI-powered features to Chromebook

Ledger, a French startup mostly known for its secure crypto hardware wallets, has started shipping new wallets nearly 18 months after announcing the latest Ledger Stax devices. The updated wallet…

Ledger starts shipping its high-end hardware crypto wallet

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Iyo thinks its GenAI earbuds can succeed where Humane and Rabbit stumbled

Iyo represents a third form factor in the push to deliver standalone generative AI devices: Bluetooth earbuds.

Iyo thinks its GenAI earbuds can succeed where Humane and Rabbit stumbled

Just a month after launching its much-hyped Ai Pin, a report in Bloomberg says Humane is looking to get acquired. Specifically, the company is looking…

TechCrunch Minute: Humane might be up for sale

Meta is updating its Ray-Ban smart glasses with new hands-free functionality, the company announced on Wednesday. Most notably, users can now share an image from their smart glasses directly to…

Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses now let you share images directly to your Instagram Story

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Sonos finally made some headphones

The market play is clear from the outset: The $449 headphones are firmly targeted at an audience that would otherwise be purchasing the Bose QC Ultra or Apple AirPods Max.

Sonos finally made some headphones

Jolla has taken the official wraps off the first version of its personal server-based AI assistant in the making. The reborn startup is building a privacy-focused AI device — aka…

Jolla debuts privacy-focused AI hardware

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day — perfect timing for Apple to announce new features that should make iPhones and iPads more accessible for people…

TechCrunch Minute: Apple uses AI to make iPhones and iPads more accessible