Apple’s iPhone & Mac self-service repair program is expanding to Europe

An Apple repair toolkit After several years of availability in the United States, Apple's Self Service Repair program for Mac and iPhone is expanding to a total of 32 European countries — and Canada will be added in 2025. In a very short press release on Wednesday morning, Apple announced the expansion of its Self…

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High-priced flops: AAA games promoted by Apple fail to get sales

Death Stranding, a AAA game ported to iOS Confirming the fairly obvious, analysis of major iOS game launches including "Death Stranding" and "Assassin's Creed Mirage" has revealed that pricing games at console levels simply doesn't work in the App Store. Gaming is a big earner for Apple's App Store. Apple's Q1 revenue for the App…

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BenQ beCreatus DP1310 review: A MacBook docking station for work and play

At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsUp to 8K/60Hz or 4K/120HzUp to three external monitors on the MacBook180 watt power supplyMix Mac and games consolesConsNo KVM switchNo card slotGigantic power supplyOur VerdictThe BenQ beCreatus DP1310 is the ideal dock if you not only want to work at your desk at home, but also use a screen for…

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Apple Watch Series 10 leak shows off an Ultra-sized screen in a slim body

It’s a general principle of mobile design that you want screens to get bigger and devices to get smaller and lighter. By removing extraneous front-facing hardware and slimming down bezels, Apple has mostly stuck to this strategy on the iPhone and the iPad. But the Apple Watch departed from it in 2022 with the launch…

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I am Groot. You are Star-Lord. Guardians of the Galaxy for Steam is just $24!

If you love the world of Marvel, action-packed gaming, and saving money, then the stars have fully aligned for you. That’s because, for a limited time, you can get Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy on Steam for only $23.99 — that’s over half off the normal $59 price tag. This original Guardians of the Galaxy story is filled with…

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Apple owns the US tablet market, and Mac sales are surging

Apple's new iPad Pro New figures for US consumer and business spending on computers in the first calendar quarter of 2024 show Apple's iPad leading tablet sales, and the Mac coming close to the top for growth in PCs shipped. The new figures are from Canalys, which has previously reported a bleak first quarter for…

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Is an Apple Vision SE the key to spatial computing’s success?

Though Apple Intelligence may have taken the spotlight at this month’s Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, Apple’s big announcement of last year has not been completely forgotten. At WWDC24, the company also debuted visionOS 2 with some important features lacking from the first release, as well as announcing the spatial computer’s imminent availability in several international…

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BenQ PD3225U review: Bigger than a Studio Display for less

At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsVery large screenColorfast and brightThunderbolt connectionConsOnly 60HzRather meager speakersNo webcamOur VerdictThe BenQ PD3225U offers high display quality and many practical functions. It’s ideal for design, desktop publishing, and photo and video editing–it’s a good all-around display. Thanks to the Thunderbolt connection, it is ideal as a Mac docking station. Price When…

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