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Best AirPods of 2024 – Consumer Reports
We’ve evaluated all of the headphones in Apple’s current lineup in our Yonkers, N.Y., sound labs and our testers have found significant differences among the models in terms of fit, sound quality, noise-canceling performance, and value for the money. To help you choose the right AirPods, we explain the pros and cons of each option, starting with the best all-around…
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How to Connect AirPods to Your Chromebook
Connecting an Apple product with a Google product somehow gives off an eerie feeling, and rightfully so. Some Apple products, like the Apple Watch, don’t play well or at all with Android thanks to their exclusivity in the Apple ecosystem. However, products like the AirPods work like any Bluetooth accessory on any Bluetooth-compatible device, including Chromebooks. If you have a…
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My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: Apple AirPods 4
We may earn a commission from links on this page.Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Credit: Illustration by Ian Moore and product image courtesy of Amazon. Before Apple’s event this September, any Apple user who wanted to get active noise-canceling (ANC) AirPods had to shell out $250 for the AirPods Pro. With the release of…
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AirPods 4 just got a big price drop — and it’s way cheaper than Black Friday
When the AirPods 4 launched earlier this year during the GlowTime Apple event, I was curious to see what prices they might drop to over the holiday shopping season. There was no massive discount over Black Friday or Cyber Monday, but a week later we’ve got a price that makes them very easy to recommend. The AirPods 4 with ANC…
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Even after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the AirPods Pro 2 are a better deal than the AirPods 4
Over Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we were lucky enough to see the AirPods Pro 2 reach their new lowest price. They were, at their new price, a much better deal than the AirPods 4 with ANC, with a $15 price differential in the Pro 2’s favor. Throughout the sale, I told everyone “ignore the newness bias, and just buy…
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The 30 best Black Friday deals on AirPods, MacBooks, and other Apple tech
Since the beginning of November, Amazon and other retailers have been releasing a steady drip of early Black Friday deals. However, now that we’re officially just a few days out from the main event, it feels like there are more deals than ever — and they’re getting better by the day. Surprisingly, some of the best deals currently available are…
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Apple’s AirPods Pro Are on Sale During Black Friday
We may earn a commission from links on this page.Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. There are a lot of earbuds out there to choose from, but if you’re as entrenched in the Apple ecosystem as I am, AirPods make a ton of sense. Apple, of course, designs it to be that way, but it…
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Apple Sued Over AirPods Pro Crackling Audio Issues
Apple is being sued over the crackling and static sounds and other audio quality issues plaguing its very first AirPods Pro model, released in 2019 and sold through September 2022. Shortly after the first AirPods Pro units arrived, early adopters flocked to social media to complain about static sounds, crackling, rattling, and popping—exacerbated when walking or running, sometimes causing loss…
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Apple facing new lawsuit over AirPods Pro ‘crackling’ issues — here’s what we know
Remember the AirPods Pro Gen 1? They were the first Airpods to introduce ANC, and the first with silicon tips. Since then we’ve had two new models of AirPods Pro, With the AirPods Pro 2 and then the AirPods Pro 2 with USB-C. Today we’re going all the way back to the beginning though — and a potential lawsuit that…
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Apple AirPods 3rd Generation Are Now $75 off, Thanks to this Early Black Friday Deal!
Every time my coworker and dear friend Upanishad lets the broke me listen to a song or two on his AirPods Pro 2nd Generation, I feel blessed. It’s understandable why there’s so much hype around AirPods in general. Well, if your bank account’s on a hunger strike, you may still be able to make your Apple ecosystem dreams come true,…
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