When you enter the building that houses Apple’s audio lab, venture just beyond reception and you’ll encounter a massive vintage stereo setup. The deck and accompanying speakers were a gift from Steve Jobs to the team of engineers who work in this office.

Apple's iPhone 17 fall event introduced the slimmed-down iPhone Air, AirPods Pro 3, and new Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3 models.

At its major event on Tuesday, Apple unveiled Live Translation — which does exactly what it sounds like — debuting on the AirPods Pro 3 and rolling out to AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods 4 with ANC. But EU-based users are being left out, at least for now, for reasons that remain unclear.

Apple's new Live Translation feature for AirPods will be off-limits to millions of European users when it arrives next week, with strict

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days are October 7-8, but you can shop early discount on Apple tech now. Save up to 43% on AirPods, Apple Watches, Beats, and more!

If you have battery anxiety about your AirPods, Apple is throwing you a bone in iOS 26 with notifications that tell you when your wireless earbuds are fully charged. Perhaps more helpfully, it will also tell you when your case needs to be juiced up so you don’t leave the house with dead AirPods.