Nothing Reveals When Its Subsequent Price range Telephone Drops

The steps are the identical for the AirPods Max headphones, besides you possibly can ignore the half in regards to the charging case lid. To examine the firmware model of your AirPods, go to Settings, faucet the identify of your AirPods, scroll to the About part, after which faucet Model.

It is unclear why it took Apple so lengthy to element these directions, however we might have the massive listening to assist software program replace that arrived late in 2024 to thank.

The Sims Turns 25

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Humple Borpnah! (That’s “blissful birthday” in Simlish). The Sims turns 25 years outdated on February 4, and naturally, EA is throwing a celebratory sale. It can save you on growth packs, stuff packs, recreation packs, and bundles—some are discounted by as a lot as 50 %. There are rumors of a brand new growth pack arriving subsequent week, which might make it the 18th growth within the ever-evolving The Sims 4 universe (not counting the handfuls of smaller recreation packs).

A brand-new Birthday Bundle contains The Sims, The Sims 2, and several other growth packs. It’s out there for $40 on PC. EA can also be unveiling a celebratory merch assortment on February 5, and the entire birthday sale is slated to final by means of February 10.

I’m taking a second to replicate on one of many few video games that has been a staple all through my complete life. Making grade-school crushes in Create a Sim so we might get married, trapping my highschool enemies within the pool, and constructing my dream residence whereas inside adorning my present one. Some of us use The Sims to course of feelings or determine what they need in actual life. It is an escape price escaping to. The base recreation is free, making now an ideal time to snag some low cost expansions and begin enjoying God nevertheless you see match. —Louryn Strampe

Apple Settles an Apple Watch Lawsuit

Did you personal the unique Apple Watch, Sequence 1, 2, or 3? Nicely, it’s possible you’ll qualify for $20 to $50 compensation as a result of Apple has determined to settle a class-action lawsuit about battery-swelling points in its smartwatches that might then harm different elements, such because the display screen. (You can too solely qualify should you’ve reported these battery-related points ultimately, like submitting a criticism with Apple’s customer support between April 24, 2015, and February 6, 2024.)

Regardless of settling, in a assertion despatched to CNET Apple denied wrongdoing. “Whereas we strongly disagree with the claims made towards these early era Apple Watch fashions, we agreed to settle to keep away from additional litigation.”