Another week, another seven days of big 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 roundups of the week’s seven biggest stories for you below.
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7. Pebblebee built an excellent AirTag rival
This week, personal security device company Pebblebee launched its new Halo tracker, a new AirTag rival but with added functionality.
Building 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 app is required. When activated, the tracker emits a 130 dB siren when activated to attract the attention of passersby in the area, and will also emit a flashing strobe light (which also doubles as a 150 lumen flashlight), all while sharing your real-time location with up to five trusted contacts called your Safety Circle.
It retails now 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 tested the DJI robovac
The folks at DJI know a lot about drones, but it turns out they’re no slouches when it comes to robot vacuum cleaners either. We tested the new DJI Romo P, with its original transparent case that allows you to see its cleaning components while it works, and its obstacle detection and navigation left us speechless.
The Romo P also exceeded expectations in our vacuuming tests, reaching right into the corners of the room and doing an admirable job cleaning up dirty spills on hard floors. It’s expensive, yes, but it’s one of the best robot vacuums to ever grace our floors and we highly recommend it.
5. We experience the Sony RGB TV
We’ve been waiting for Sony’s formal entry into RGB TVs, and this week we got our first look at what the TV giant has called True RGB. It’s an eye-catching name among the crowded RGB TV space, where Samsung, TCL and Hisense are already taking up space.
However, our first impressions of Sony’s True RGB TV technology turned out to be good, 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 controller controlled by Sony’s unique combination.
As always, Sony will strive not to distort reality and, ideally, offer images that match the creator’s intention.
4. We serve one for Samsung Messages
We said goodbye to Samsung Messages this week, as the South Korean tech brand announced that the service will close in July.
The announcement came with a suggestion to switch to Google Messages, but many people are frustrated by the change.
There’s no workaround for maintaining 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 stopped supporting some Kindles
Starting May 20, Amazon will discontinue support for Kindles and Fire tablet models released before 2012. However, most of the affected devices are still widely used today (mainly the Kindle 3, Kindle 4, and the first-generation Kindle Paperwhite), and have upset enthusiast e-readers.
When the day arrives, you’ll still be able to read content already downloaded to your device, but you won’t be able to purchase or download new books after the date has passed. For most users, the simplicity of a Kindle is what has kept them stuck with older models rather than 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 until Amazon clamps down on this as well?
2. NASA shared its iPhone snapshots from another world.
The Artemis II mission has wowed us mere earthlings this week with its deep space adventures, and that included taking what are probably the best photos ever taken with iPhone and GoPro.
Two of them, showing astronauts Christina Koch and Reid Wiseman looking towards their home planet, were taken with none other than the iPhone 17 Pro Max’s selfie camera. And outside the boat, a 12-year-old GoPro captured a mind-blowing photo of a lunar eclipse from the far side of the Moon.
In comparison, our camera roll looks decidedly disappointing. Still, it was fascinating to see NASA using some of the same old, dusty camera technology, including the decade-old Nikon D5 DSLR, that we’ve been searching for in thrift stores.
1. Mac stocks are out of stock
Stock of the Mac Mini, Mac Studio, and MacBook Neo have been running out of stock at several Apple stores and the problems may persist.
You may have to wait several weeks, or even months in some cases, to receive your Mac Mini or Studio order, depending on your configuration. While Apple has not confirmed the rumors, many suspect the current RAM crisis is to blame.
As for the MacBook Neo, delays Instead, a stranger source is being blamed: the lack of chips in the iPhone 16 Pro. The theory is that these chips were chosen because Apple had a stockpile of A18 Pros with a faulty CPU core; Five-core chips wouldn’t work for phones, but could be reused in Neo chips. However, the incredible popularity of the Neo may have taken Apple by surprise, causing shortages.
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