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Between the new Macs, iPhones and rumored AI gadgets, Apple surprised us with an upgraded, second-generation AirTag. It has Apples latest Ultra Wideband chip the same one used in the iPhone 17 lineup and the Apple Watch Ultra 3. It also uses Precision Finding to reach items up to 50 percent further away than the previous AirTag model. This feature will now work with any Apple Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 or newer.TMAAppleApple says the new tag is 50 percent louder and features a distinctive new chime. So you can show off that youve got the new kind of AirTag. Sadly, theres still no keyring hole, so you might want to invest in a holder with a keyring. There are cheaper options than Apples leather version, fortunately. I personally like Elevation Labs AirTag Wallet Holder. Mat SmithThe biggest tech stories.Watch the new trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, now with YoshiThe best winter tech to help get you through the coldest months People are uninstalling TikTok and downloading an indie competitorResident Evil Requiem gives series fans the best of both action and survival horrorWith its two protagonists, the game alternates between gory action and tension.TMACapcomCapcom is attempting a delicate balancing act with Resident Evil Requiem. The ninth mainline entry seems to split between the gory action of Resident Evil 4 and the claustrophobic dread of Resident Evil 7. After a four-hour hands-on, the distinction is clear: Leon Kennedy handles the heavy lifting with (mostly) violence, while newcomer Grace navigates a high-stakes game of cat-and-mouse in a hospital filled with zombies and other monstrosities.Requiem introduces nuanced zombies who retain fragments of their past lives think blind patients or territorial chefs you can distract. Continue reading.A TikTok US power outage caused a cascading systems failureThere were a lot of bugs.TikTok says its still working to fix the multiple bugs in its US service following a power outage at one of its data centers. Users are having issues logging in and uploading videos and are seeing strange behavior from the for you algorithm. Some creators have also noticed that new uploads seem to be getting no views or likes.The company released a statement yesterday saying a power outage had caused a cascading systems failure that is still affecting the app. The statement, however, didnt address reported issues with the apps recommendation algorithm. Since Sunday, users have reported seeing a wave of generic videos flood their feeds, which are usually hyper-personalized to the user.Continue reading.Apple may have its Gemini-powered Siri ready by FebruaryIt will reportedly show off the revamped Siri in the second half of February.According to Bloombergs Mark Gurman, Apple plans to reveal its new Siri in the second half of February, demonstrating some new Gemini-powered capabilities whatever they may be. After this, Gurman said the new Siri will be available in iOS 26.4, which is also slated to enter beta testing in February before its public release in March or early April. Its been a long time coming; Apple teased its next-gen Siri back at WWDC 2024, but its still not made it to devices.Continue reading.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-apples-new-louder-high-precision-airtag-120500942.html?src=rss
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TikTok's newly formed US entity is off to a very bumpy start. As the app continues to face technical issues affecting the recommendation algorithm, view counts and other features, TikTok is also seeing a wave of frustrated users uninstalling it, according to new data.Analytics firm Sensor Tower, which tracks downloads and other app store-related metrics, told CNBC that there has been a 150 percent rise in uninstalls of the TikTok app in the United States compared with the last three months. An analyst at Sensor Tower told Engadget that TikTok's US daily active users (DAUs) have increased about 2 percent in the same time period, and are flat week-over-week. TikTok has blamed a power outage at a data center for causing issues, but hasn't said when users can expect a fix or explained how a power outage could be responsible for nuking users' video views or drastically changing their recommendation algorithm. At the same time, an independent app called UpScrolled has seen a surge in interest over the last few days. The app is currently the ninth most-downloaded app in the US App Store and the second most popular social app (Meta's Threads is currently in the number one spot for social apps). The app has also reached the top five in the UK and Australian app stores. In the United States, its sudden popularity seems to be closely tied to recent changes at TikTok. UpScrolled has seen 41,000 total downloads between Thursday (the day the US joint venture was formalized) and Saturday, according to estimates from App Figures. The app, which was first released last June, has been downloaded about 140,000 times between Apple and Google's app stores, according to App Figures. Prior to last Thursday, the app was averaging less than 500 downloads a day, according to the company. The rapid increase in downloads has apparently caused some issues for the company which asked users to "bear with us" on Monday.Well, this is new...You showed up so fast our servers tapped out. Frustrating? Yes. Emotional? Also yes.We're a tiny team building what Big Tech stopped being. Right now we're scaling on caffeine to keep up with what YOU started.Bear with us. We're on it. pic.twitter.com/OAlYcN6t5q UpScrolled (@realUpScrolled) January 26, 2026 Created by an Australian developer, UpScrolled looks a bit like Instagram. Users can share photos and shortform videos. The app defaults to a chronological "following" feed, though it does also recommend content to users. The app is "privately funded by its founder, Issam Hijazi, together with a small group of individual investors who share our mission and values," according to an FAQ on UpScrolled's website. It currently has no ads, though the company says it "probably" will in the future. This isn't the first time turmoil at TikTok has benefitted a previously little-known app. Chinese app RedNote briefly became the top app in the United States early last year as TikTok faced a potential ban. RedNote's popularity proved to be short-lived, though, as the 2025 TikTok "ban" ended up lasting only a couple of hours. But with new owners at TikTok and growing frustration over technical issues with the app, there could be an opportunity for a new shortform video service that's not controlled by a huge corporation. And that's what UpScrolled seems to be betting on. "Too often, users are left uncertain about whether their voices will be heard or quietly suppressed," the company writes on its website. "UpScrolled changes that by ensuring every post has a fair chance to be seen, creating an environment that is authentic, unfiltered, and equitable for all."This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/people-are-uninstalling-tiktok-and-downloading-an-indie-competitor-233345222.html?src=rss
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