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iOS 16.5 was rolled out to users last week, weeks before Apple is expected to announce iOS 17, the next version of its smartphone operating system. The new update brought minor changes to the Apple News app and a new Pride celebration wallpaper, as well as miscellaneous bug fixes for Apple's services. Shortly after the update was rolled out, users began complaining that the company's Lightning to USB 3 camera adapter was no longer working after installing the iPhone iOS 16.5 update.Users recently took to Apple's Community…

Since Apple released iOS 16.5, iPadOS 16.5 and other updates on May 18, users have been reporting that one of Apple's adapters is refusing to work with any devices that have updated to it.Apple's Lightning to USB 3.0 adapter has two ports - an SD card slot and a USB-A port. These allow an iPhone or iPad with a lightning connector to move images and videos to another device or use something else that has a USB port.Users on Reddit have spotted that it refused to work with devices that were running 16.5 on iPhones and…

The Xiaomi 13 Ultra is arriving on April 18, and the company says it will be a professional camera device, not just a flagship smartphone with mighty cameras. To accentuate its importance and similarity to photography devices, Xiaomi is planning to launch an accessory that is called a “67 mm filter adapter”. The image was posted with a mysterious shadow, but when we increased the brightness, it is obvious the gadget will act like a case and will have a green leather feel. Xiaomi 13 Ultra teaser:…

CarPlay is Apple's voice-activated assistant for use in the car. It's a convenient way to connect your best iPhone to your vehicle. CarPlay allows you to use many of the iPhone's features while you drive with a simplified home screen on your car's touch display. You can access Siri, control your music, make phone calls, navigate to your next location in Maps (or third-party map app), respond to Messages, and more. CarPlay originally used to require you to plug your iPhone in, but some newer vehicles now offer wireless…

Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETWe're traveling again, and while that is mostly a good thing, there are also some downsides.Take, for example, charging gadgets.Also: My 5 must-have devices for work travel nowTraveling to a different country has long meant carting with me piles of varying chargers -- for everything from laptops and smartphones to drones and cameras -- and a handful of outlet adapters.There were times when I had more chargers than anything else, and they add quite a load to a bag or suitcase.Also: The best…

Tesla has announced the price of the needed retrofit for older Tesla vehicles to use the CCS adapter and access other charging stations. For the past year, Tesla has been working to open its Supercharger network to non-Tesla electric vehicles in North America. This has been a concern for Tesla owners since it will increase traffic at Supercharger stations. On top of that, it doesn’t work both ways, since Tesla owners don’t have access to most non-Tesla charging stations due to them being…

Tesla overnight dropped the price of its CCS Combo adapter to just $175 making the prospect of fast charging at any DC fast charging station a relatively easy prospect for most Tesla owners. The adapter which has cost $250 previously, is now 25% off, however the company isn’t advertising the price as a sale so it very well could be a new price. The price also dropped to $240 in Canada down from $340. Tesla did also drop the price of its home chargers briefly last month and then brought them…

I bought a new Jeep last year and was obviously adamant that it had CarPlay. It was also the first car I owned with a touch screen for CarPlay, which is a nice change of pace. But in the first couple of weeks of driving, I was increasingly frustrated: even though I was using a wired USB connection, my CarPlay kept disconnecting. Sporadically, and frequently. I tried different phones. I tried using an official Apple Lightning cable — USB-A and USB-C, as my car has both — as well as various styles and lengths of…

Tesla has leaked ‘Magic Dock’ CCS adapter in its mobile app ahead of the imminent opening of its Supercharger network in North America. After opening its Supercharger network in Europe last year and indicating that it will do the same in North America by the end of the year, we were a bit disappointed when it didn’t happen. However, we know that it is still imminent and it could really happen any day or it might already be the case in a “soft launch” kind of way. Unlike in Europe where…

Powerline adapters help you speed up your home network performance for faster TV streaming, gaming, and Wi-Fi. The concept and installation is very simple. Instead of stringing miles of Ethernet cable around your home, powerline uses your electrical cables as proto-Ethernet cables. Simply plug one adapter in near your Internet router and the other in the room where you want faster Internet access. Read our features on what is powerline and the best powerline adapter for more details. Best Powerline deals…