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Apple releases beta firmware for AirPods; Google's new Chromebook lacks a signature feature

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Apple has released new beta firmware for several of its AirPods models, including the AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3, AirPods 4, AirPods 5, and AirPods Max 2. The firmware, identified by build number 9B5043a, is currently available to developers and public beta testers. Separately, Google's new "Glowbar" Chromebook is noted to be missing the 'knock-knock' battery gesture feature that was a hallmark of the original Chromebook Pixel. AI

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RANK_REASON The cluster contains two distinct product updates from major tech companies, neither of which represents a frontier release or significant industry shift.

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Apple releases beta firmware for AirPods; Google's new Chromebook lacks a signature feature

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Apple Releases New AirPods Beta Firmware Apple today released new beta firmware for the AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3, AirPods 4, AirPods 5, and AirPods Max 2. T

    Apple Releases New AirPods Beta Firmware Apple today released new beta firmware for the AirPods Pro 2, AirPods Pro 3, AirPods 4, AirPods 5, and AirPods Max 2. The firmware has a build number of 9B5043a and is rolling out for developers and public beta testers.… https://www. macru…

    LINKS macrumors.com/…/airpods-beta-firmware-9b5…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Googlebook Glowbar doesn’t have the ‘knock-knock’ Chromebook Pixel battery gesture One of the beloved features of Google’s original big push into laptops, the C

    Googlebook Glowbar doesn’t have the ‘knock-knock’ Chromebook Pixel battery gesture One of the beloved features of Google’s original big push into laptops, the Chromebook Pixel, is getting a revival in Googlebook’s Glowbar, but it very much feels like a hollow version of what came…

    LINKS 9to5google.com/…/googlebook-glowbar 9to5google.com/…/google-home-fixes-color-…

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