Another week, seven more days of very important tech news, and we’re here to help you catch up on what you may have missed.
From Mac shortages to photos of the iPhone Artemis II, we’ve got a recap of the seven biggest news stories of the week below.
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7. Pebblebee built a great AirTag rival
This week, personal security device company Pebblebee launched its new Halo tracker, a new rival to the AirTag but with added features.
Built on that “what if something goes wrong” feeling, the Halo tracker can be registered to Apple’s Find My app or Google’s Find Hub, so no additional apps are required. When activated, the tracker signals a 130 dB siren when activated to attract the attention of passersby in the area, and will also emit a flashing strobe light (which doubles as a 150 lumen flashlight), while sharing your real-time location with up to five trusted contacts called your Safety Circle.
It now retails for $59.99/£55.28/AU$87.88, and each device comes with a free 12-month subscription to Pebblebee’s Alert Live plan, which is required for live location sharing.
6. We tried the DJI robovac
The folks at DJI know a lot about drones, but it turns out they’re no slouch when it comes to robot vacuums either. We tested the new DJI Romo P, with its funky transparent case that lets you see its cleaning components while it works, and its obstacle detection and navigation blew us away.
The Romo P also exceeded expectations in our vacuuming tests, reaching right into the corners of the room and doing an admirable job of wiping up messy spills on hard floors. It’s expensive, sure, but it’s one of the best robot vacuums to ever grace our floors, and we highly recommend it.
5. We experienced the Sony RGB TV
We’ve been waiting for Sony’s official entry into RGB TV, and this week we got our first look at what the TV giant has dubbed True RGB. It’s a catchy name among the crowded RGB TV space, with Samsung, TCL and Hisense all already taking up space.
Our first impressions of Sony’s True RGB TV technology were good, however, with punchy colors, high brightness, and overall impressive visuals. Sony says its first consumer TV model with True RGB will launch in spring 2026, and Sony’s RGB TV technology is a three-diode system with one red, one green, and one blue, plus a new backlight driver controlled by Sony’s unique mix.
As always, Sony will strive not to distort reality and, ideally, deliver visuals that match the creator’s intent.
4. We released one for Samsung Messages
We said goodbye to Samsung Messages this week, as the South Korean tech brand announced it was shutting down the service in July.
The announcement came with a suggestion to switch to Google Messages, but many people are frustrated with the change.
There’s no workaround to retain access to Samsung Messages, but if you don’t like Google Messages, there are at least alternative apps you can use, including Textra SMS and Handcent Next SMS Messenger.
3. Amazon has stopped support for some Kindles
Starting May 20, Amazon will end support for Kindle and Fire tablet models released before 2012. However, most of the affected devices are still widely used today (primarily the Kindle 3, Kindle 4, and first-generation Kindle Paperwhite), and this has taken a toll on enthusiast e-readers.
When the day comes, you will still be able to read content already downloaded to your device, but you will not be able to purchase or download new books once the date passes. For most users, the simplicity of a Kindle is what kept them stuck to older models instead of upgrading to Amazon’s more advanced and therefore more expensive models. Also, this doesn’t stop users from downloading new books as a workaround – but how long will it be before Amazon tackles this problem too?
2. NASA shared its otherworldly iPhone photos
The Artemis II mission blew us mere Earthlings away this week with its deep space adventures – and that included taking what are probably the best iPhone and GoPro photos ever taken.
Two of them, showing astronauts Christina Koch and Reid Wiseman looking towards their home planet, were filmed using the iPhone 17 Pro Max’s selfie camera, no less. And outside the ship, a 12-year-old GoPro captured a stunning photo of a lunar eclipse from the far side of the Moon.
Our film seems decidedly disappointing in comparison. Still, it was fascinating to see NASA using some of the same dusty old camera technology — including the decade-old Nikon D5 DSLR — that we were looking for in thrift stores.
1. Mac stock is sold out
Stocks of Mac Mini, Mac Studio, and MacBook Neo are low at various Apple stores and issues may persist.
You could wait several weeks, or even months in some cases, to receive your Mac Mini or Studio order, depending on your configuration. Although Apple has not confirmed the rumors, many suspect that the current RAM crisis is the cause.
As for the MacBook Neo, delays are instead blamed on a stranger source: the lack of iPhone 16 Pro chips. The theory is that these chips were chosen because Apple had a stock of A18 Pros with a faulty CPU core; five-core chips wouldn’t work for phones but could be repurposed into Neo chips. However, the Neo’s incredible popularity may have surprised Apple, leading to shortages.
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