Apple introduces new Homepod; priced in India at Rs. 32900

Apple just introduced its 2nd generation Homepod as the successor to the first Homepod model which was introduced back in 2017 and got discontinued in 2021. This has a familiar design and sticks to two colours – Midnight and White, compared to the Homepod mini which is available in 5 colours. Continue reading “Apple introduces new Homepod; priced in India at Rs. 32900”

Apple said to be working on M2 Pro Mac Mini, new Apple TV, revamped HomePod, and more

Mark Gurman articulated additional M2 MacBook’s on Apple’s product roadmap in the most recent edition of his Power On newsletter for Bloomberg, which included new Mac mini models with M2 and M2 Pro chips, new 14-inch as well as 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M2 Pro and M2 Max chips, and then a new Mac Pro tower with M2 Ultra and “M2 Extreme” chipsets. Continue reading “Apple said to be working on M2 Pro Mac Mini, new Apple TV, revamped HomePod, and more”

Apple HomePod announced in India for Rs. 19900, launching in March

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Apple has finally introduced HomePod, its Siri-powered smart speaker in India. The company has also pushed iOS and iPadOS 13.3.1 update that brings support for Indian English Siri voices for HomePod. To remind you, it was introduced at WWDC 2017 and went on sale in Australia, the UK and the US from February 9, 2018 priced at US$349 (Rs. 24,860 approx.), and got a price cut to US$299 (Rs. 21,300 approx.) in April 2019. Continue reading “Apple HomePod announced in India for Rs. 19900, launching in March”

HomePod teardown reveals it is built to last but harder to repair, scores 1 out of 10 rating

Apple’s HomePod went on sale recently and as usual, iFixit has already done a teardown of it revealing some key details about the latest Apple product. The Apple HomePod has scored a 1/10 on the repairability scale. iFixit says that it was one of the hardest ever projects. It is not surprising why Apple is charging $279 to replace damaged HomePod without AppleCare+. Continue reading “HomePod teardown reveals it is built to last but harder to repair, scores 1 out of 10 rating”

Apple HomePod to roll out from February 9, pre-orders begin January 26

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Apple introduced its first Siri-powered smart speaker HomePod at WWDC 2017 back in June last year. At that time the company said that it will ship the device starting in December in Australia, the UK and the US, later it was pushed to early 2018. Today the company confirmed that the smart speaker will be available in these countries from February 9th with pre-orders starting from this Friday, January 26th. Continue reading “Apple HomePod to roll out from February 9, pre-orders begin January 26”

Apple HomePod release pushed to early 2018

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Apple introduced its first Siri-powered smart speaker HomePod at WWDC 2017 back in June for $349. At that time the company said that it will ship the device starting in December in Australia, the UK and the US. Now the company has released a statement saying that it will be available only in early 2018 saying that it need “a little more time” before the HomePod is ready, but it did not provide any reason for the delay. Continue reading “Apple HomePod release pushed to early 2018”