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Apple’s first HomeView update includes fixes for some serious security bugs. Technology
The Verge • 4h ago

Apple’s first HomeView update includes fixes for some serious security bugs.

HomeView Software Version 27.2 patches issues that could have allowed unauthorized Bluetooth devices to pair without user interaction, or allowed a remote attacker to join iMessage group chats. The update also includes some core features for the new HomeView, like sound recognition, multiroom audio, and integration with Apple’s app ecosystem. [Link: About the security content of HomeView Software Version 27.2 | https://support.apple.com/en-us/149851 | Apple Support]

iFi’s wireless headphone dongle can transmit audio to your car’s stereo, too. Technology
The Verge • 2w ago

iFi’s wireless headphone dongle can transmit audio to your car’s stereo, too.

Unlike Twelve South’s recently launched Airfly dongle that can only connect wireless headphones to non-Bluetooth devices, iFi is introducing a new version of its UP Travel dongle that can wirelessly receive audio, too. The $129 UP Travel Max adds Bluetooth 5.4 and support for the aptX Lossless codec, plus Auracast for broadcasting to an unlimited number of listeners with compatible headphones. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/ifi1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]

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The Verge • 2w ago

McDonald’s and Lenovo made a french fries-shaped mouse from recycled Happy Meal toys.

The mouse features a rechargeable battery, three DPI presets, Bluetooth or 2.4Ghz wireless connectivity, a carrying case that unzips into a mouse pad, and its housing is made from 60 percent recycled plastic sourced from returned Happy Meal toys. Unfortunately just 4,000 of them were made and only sold in China last week. To the eBay! [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/mcd2.jpg?quality=90&strip=all] [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/10/mcd1.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]

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