Apple analyst reports Apple AirPods 3 launch won't be until Q3 2021

Source: 9to5Mac

You might have been seeing leaks about Apple's next-generation AirPods, but Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims you shouldn't expect it to come out soon. Kuo claims production on the "AirPods 3" will happen in the third quarter of 2021. He claims the audio accessory just isn't ready yet.

According to Kuo, AirPods shipment will decline this year as it faces increasing competition from its rivals. Apple reportedly shipped 90 million AirPods in 2020, but the company is expected to ship around 78 million this year. There's a possibility that Apple might continue to sell the second-generation AirPods when Apple launches the AirPods 3, but Kuo isn't certain about this yet.

Source: 9to5Mac

Microsoft to adopt four-week release cycle for Edge updates

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Microsoft plans to adopt a four-week release cycle for its browser's stable builds, following Google Chrome's footsteps. The company plans to start this new schedule with Edge 94, which is expected to arrive in September. 

Google announced plans to follow a four-week cycle earlier this month, with the launch of Chrome 94 coming in the third quarter of 2021. The aim is to release new features faster. Since both browsers are based on Chromium, it makes sense for Microsoft to follow the same schedule.

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Google opens custom Tiles for Wear OS to third-party developers

Source: Google

After limiting Wear OS's Tiles to Google or other smartwatch manufacturers on the platform, Google is finally opening this feature to third-party developers. Tiles are widgets that give wearers of Wear OS-powered smartwatches at-a-glance information on things like calendar notifications, weather, and stats.

Google describes Tiles as providing "easy access to the information and actions users need in order to get things done. With a simple swipe from the watch face, a user can find out the latest forecast or start a timer."

This new addition may or may not revitalize interest in Wear OS. Only time will tell. Google plans to roll these custom Tiles to users later this spring when they "roll out the corresponding Wear OS platform update."

Source: The Verge

These Bethesda games will get an FPS boost on Xbox

Source: Bethesda

When Microsoft launched the Xbox Series X and S in February, it added an FPS boost feature to improve backwards-compatible Xbox One titles on the new consoles. However, when it was introduced, only five titles received that upgrade. Now, five other Bethesda games will be getting a frame rate boost on the Xbox Series X and S: Fallout 4, Fallout 76, Prey, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, and Dishonored: Definitive Edition.

These games will see their frame rates double from 30 to 60 frames per second, with some playable even at 120fps. It isn't known though when these titles will be getting the upgrade, but Engadget speculates it could come with the next major update of the new consoles.