You can still buy an Apple Watch 9 after tomorrow, but Apple won't tell you where

We're just not in love with VR for some reason, you may be in for a Play Store payout, and more
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Apple
Apple won't say where you can still buy an Apple Watch
The Apple Watch 9 (Future)
Apple will stop selling the Apple Watch 9 and the Watch Ultra 2 in the US from tomorrow as it battles a patent infringement lawsuit – and although the devices will remain on sale at other retailers, Apple staff won't be allowed to tell you where you can get them.
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Virtual Reality
Virtual reality continues to be a tough sell
VR is still struggling to attract fans (Shutterstock)
A new report suggests that sales of VR headsets and associated gadgets plummeted during the course of 2023, despite the launch of new products such as the Meta Quest 3 – and that leaves us wondering if we're ever going to get everyone into the Metaverse.
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Apps
You could be getting a payout from the Google Play Store
Google has some fines to pay (Brett Jordan / Unsplash)
If you're in the US and meet certain criteria – such as having bought an app from the Google Play Store in the last few years – you might be eligible for a payout from Google, as part of a $70 million lawsuit settlement relating to anti-competitive practices.
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Deals and gift ideas
Audio
Sonos is once again teasing new speaker launches
The Sonos Sub Mini (Future)
What's coming next from Sonos? With rumors of various new products circulating all year, Sonos has now itself acknowledged the speculation on its own social media – though we have our doubts that a new speaker will be arriving in the very near future.
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Car tech
Here's how we could identify self-driving cars in the future
Lights like these could soon be commonplace (Mercedes-Benz)
It doesn't feel like self-driving cars have made much progress in the past the year or two, but innovations are still being tested and introduced, such as the new exterior lights developed by Mercedes-Benz, which indicate that a car is driving autonomously.
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