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  Early Thursday, Eve Systems started rolling out a new firmware update to its Eve Aqua that enables support for Thread on the smart HomeKit watering system. The update is available to download now for users via the free Eve app for second-gen Eve Aqua devices. Users unsure of whether they have the first or second-gen device can identify it using Eve's web tool. Speaking to AppleInsider, Eve said its goal was to get the update out the door ahead of the lawn and garden season. With Eve Aqua, you can automate your watering schedule for your lawn or garden. You can create schedules in the Home...

  Chip designer Arm Ltd. has announced its new v9 architecture, a design that could eventually appear in the Apple Silicon powering future iPhones, iPads, and Macs. The new Arm v9 focuses on three areas: performance, security, and machine learning (ML) capabilities. Arm says the design will provide more than a 30% CPU performance boost over the next two generations of mobile and infrastructure CPUs. AI is another critical area Arm targeted with its v9 design. The architecture's new Scalable Vector Extension 2 (SVE2) technology will enhance ML and digital signal processing (DSP) for future de...

Making the MacBook more like an iPad? on April 1, 2021, 7:45 Forward-looking: Could Apple's future MacBooks feature a solid-state keyboard (SSK) that uses an all-glass touch surface, much like the iPad? A recently granted patent suggests that such a product may become a reality. Spotted by Patently Apple (via 9to5Mac), the keyboard has the advantage of being configurable depending on what app is being used. You could, for example, turn the entire section into a numerical keyboard for data entry work, or switch to a large drawing pad for creating something artistic. As we...

  Apple is researching how to detect environmental noise levels and user voice patterns so Siri can respond with a yell or a whisper as needed. Siri has been widely criticized for its lack of feature parity with rivals. The discontinuation of HomePod has again placed Siri in the spotlight as the smart assistant approaches its tenth birthday. A patent application published on Thursday shows one area Apple seeks to improve with its assistant — environmental awareness. Currently, Siri will respond with the same voice, volume, and inflection regardless of how noisy a room is or how the comman...

A third-generation iPhone SE model said to launch in 2022 could retain a 4.7-inch LCD display but may have 5G support, according to a source familiar with Apple's display supply chain.