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Have you ever gotten annoyed or rather, disgusted by cleaning your own earwax from your earphones? Well, Belkin has thought this through and developed an AirPod Cleaning Kit. Currently, it's only available in the USA for $14.99 (~RM65).

Previously, Nothing said that its first smartphone, the Nothing Phone (1) will be able to show the battery percentage of the Apple AirPods lineup with its next update. True to its words, the company has recently released the Nothing OS 1.1.7 update for the Android smartphone and lo and behold, the device now has extra functionality when paired with the AirPods.

Apple is reportedly planning to adopt USB Type-C more widely within its portfolio, including on the AirPods lineup as well as Mac accessories. This is according to reliable tipster on everything Apple, Mark Gurman.

Apple recently refreshed its AirPods Pro lineup with the second-generation version having some notable improvements over the original, including a new “Adaptive Transparency” mode. However, despite the new mode being exclusive to the second-gen Airpods Pro, some users are seeing the option to have it enabled on their first-gen AirPods Pro in iOS 16.1 beta 3.

Apple has recently updated its support document for the AirPods Pro lineup following the release of the second-generation AirPods Pro and there are some interesting details embedded within the page. The most notable one though has got to be the fact that the new AirPods Pro’s ear tips are incompatible with the original version.

We’re just a few days away from the official release of iOS 16 and it looks like Apple is adding yet another new feature to the iPhone OS. Spotted inside the iOS 16 RC to developers yesterday (7 September 2022), the system can now detect counterfeit AirPods and accordingly, warn users when they try to connect them to their iPhones.

Apple released a slew of new products during its ‘Far Out’ event today which includes the refresh to its super popular active noise-cancelling (ANC) earphones, the AirPods Pro. The 2nd generation AirPods Pro sports various improvements over its predecessor, most notably an improved sound quality and noise cancellation.

In addition to the annual release of the next-gen iPhone models and Apple Watch Series, there are new reports that a new AirPods Pro could make its debut at the Apple Event this week. This was reported by Mark Gurman in his Power On newsletter and here's what he said about the AirPods Pro.

Fans of Apple’s true wireless stereo earbuds have been waiting for the tech giant to update its AirPods Pro for some time now, with a rumoured refresh never came to be over the past two years. If the latest rumour is to be believed however, the AirPods Pro 2 will be coming later this year and will feature USB Type-C.

Future iterations of Apple's AirPods Pro and AirPods Max may feature an advanced ultrasonic touch sensor to make the wearable audio devices more usable in wet conditions. This is according to a patent application by Apple which was published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office yesterday.