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Six Years for a New HomePod Mini, and Apple Wants $149 for a Speaker That Looks Almost Exactly Like the One You Already Own

The HomePod mini 2 adds Wi-Fi 6E, Mac speaker support, and surround sound for $149. Here's whether it's worth the upgrade ...
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The First Thing You’ll Want to Do With Apple’s $299 HomeView Is Also the One Thing It Won’t Let You Do Right on the Screen

Apple HomeView supports Spotify, Audible, and other third-party apps, but only through a CarPlay-style link to a nearby ...
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The Most Painful Part of Breaking Apple’s New $299 HomeView Might Be Realizing You Could Buy Another One for Just $20 More

Apple HomeView repair fees are $39 with AppleCare+ or $279 without. Here's what coverage costs and why the math matters for this shared home device.
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You Might Laugh at the Idea of Spending $299 Just to Watch Snoopy on a Screen, Until You See What Apple’s Made Him Do All Day

Apple HomeView launches November 13 with seven display faces including Snoopy animations, a live nine-camera feed, and a photo frame mode with depth effects.
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There’s Something Infuriating About Apple’s New Home Theater Setup When the HomePods You Already Paid For Still Work Just Fine

Apple’s new Apple TV 4K can now connect to four HomePods at once, letting you build a surround sound system with Apple ...
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That $299 Apple TV You Were Thinking of Buying Might Be a Waste of Money if Siri Is the Only Reason You Wanted to Upgrade

Apple says second- and third-generation Apple TV 4K models will get Siri AI in tvOS 27.2 beta, but there's a catch involving ...
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Your iPhone Can Keep Track of 3 Things You Probably Check All Day, and You Don’t Even Have to Open an App to See Them

Live Activities can stop working silently on iPhone and CarPlay. Here's how to check the settings that control them, ...
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Nobody Wants to Read Your Life Story Before Making Dinner, and Apple’s New $299 HomeView Might Finally Do Something About It

Apple HomeView's guided recipe mode works only with Safari-based recipes, leaving third-party app users without support when ...
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Apple Finally Lets You Talk to Your TV Without a Remote, but There’s Something About Those Microphones Worth Knowing First

The new Apple TV 4K adds built-in far-field microphones for hands-free Siri, but at $299 it costs twice what the previous ...
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The Apple TV 4K Went From $129 to $299 in One Year, and Apple Just Took Away the Cheaper Option That Made It Easier to Buy

Apple's new fourth-gen Apple TV 4K costs $299, up from $129 at the start of 2026. It now comes in one configuration only, ...
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I Thought Amazon and Google Had Smart Home Screens Figured Out Until Apple’s New $299 HomeView Made Me Question Everything

Apple's HomeView is a $299 smart home hub with a 7-inch display, Siri AI, face recognition for up to six users, and a ...
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The New $299 Apple TV 4K Has a Trick I’ve Wanted for Years, but I’m Still Struggling to Justify Paying $170 More for the Upgrade

Apple's fourth-generation Apple TV 4K arrives with an A19 chip, hands-free Siri, and a Find My-enabled remote, but costs $299 ...