iPad, iPad Air, iPad Pro buyer’s guide: holidays 2024

Apple has updated most of its iPad lineup in 2024, with the iPad mini the latest. Here's how to choose the best tablet for your budget this holiday season. Apple offers its iPads at a wide array of price points. The price range covers everyone from value-oriented consumers to those with heftier budgets and greater…

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If you’re using WhatsApp on an older iPhone, you’ll need to upgrade soon

WhatsApp users who haven’t upgraded their iPhones in a while might not be able to run their favorite messaging app next year. WhatsApp has announced that it will be dropping support for all iPhones running anything older than iOS 15.1, removing several models currently compatible with the service. According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp will drop support…

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HomePass 2 launches, more new Matter devices, & our new go-to travel charger

On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast, we cover a surprising amount of news for a holiday week including new leaks and new Matter products. One of our most oft-recommended apps, HomePass, was updated to version 2 this past week with a huge list of new features. It's a must-have app for managing your…

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The iPad mini is perfect (except for all the things wrong with it)

I’ve been using the A17 Pro iPad mini for a few weeks now, and one of two things has happened: either I’m suffering from Stockholm Syndrome, or it’s a better tablet than I expected. When Apple announced the new mini back in October, my principal reaction was one of disappointment, because we had waited so…

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Check out this string of dongles used to connect an original iPod to an M4 Mac

One of Apple’s greatest products ever was the original iPod. You might even still be using it today, but technology is always marching forward–in other words, you can’t figure out a way to connect it to your new Mac because those newfangled Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports don’t match up with the iPod’s FireWire connector. There’s hope,…

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Skip Apple’s crazy upgrade prices and get a gorgeous 1TB SSD for just $63

One of the most annoying things about buying a new Mac is that when you want a little more storage, the price jumps a lot. Forget that, because we found the perfect Cyber Monday deal: Amazon is selling the 1TB SK Hynix Beetle X31 for $63, a savings of 26 percent discount and a new…

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Your Mac will never look better with $400 off this 32-inch Samsung OLED display

Even at its full $1,300 MSRP, Samsung’s gorgeous 32-inch Odyssey OLED G8 is bigger and cheaper than Apple’s Studio Display. But today it’s a downright steal: Amazon Cyber Monday sale has this great monitor for $899, a 31 percent discount, and the best price we’ve ever seen. The monitor has a 4K resolution, which means…

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