B&H’s 24-hour Deal Zone slashes this 14-inch MacBook Pro by $800

Save $800 on this 14-inch MacBook Pro today only. B&H's blowout MacBook Pro deal shaves $800 off the price of this upgraded M3 Pro spec for 24 hours only. This last-gen 14-inch MacBook Pro sports an M3 Pro chip with a 12-core CPU and 18-core GPU. It also has 36GB of unified memory and 1TB…

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Pick up Samsung’s 32-inch 4K M8 Smart Monitor for $399.99

Samsung M8 monitor has fallen to $399.99 today. Samsung's M8 smart monitor is heavily discounted, providing an affordable external display option for your MacBook or Mac mini. Samsung monitor discounts can be found at both Amazon.com and Samsung.com today, with the 32-inch M8 4K display on sale for $399.99. This reflects a 43% price cut…

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Crime blotter: London robberies, Nashville disco, & AirTag help

Crime in the world of Apple continues with bad guys misusing AirTags in Florida, while others elsewhere use them for good. A few thousand in merchandise were stolen in California, and a disco ball was taken with an iPad in Nashville. The latest in an occasional AppleInsider feature, looking at the world of Apple-related crime.…

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How to spot and block scam texts on your iPhone

If only all scam calls and text messages were this easy to spot. Apple's Messages app has a built-in safeguard to prevent links or phone numbers in unsolicited messages on iPhones from being clickable, and now scammers are trying to trick the unwary into enabling them. By default, if you receive a text message on…

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Apple faces UK trial over contested developer fees

The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal will hear the case. A four-year-old class action lawsuit filed in the UK again Apple's App Store fees will finally go to trial on Monday, January 13 — seeking up to 1.5 billion pounds ($1.83 billion) in potential damages. Claimants in the case, led by digital economy specialist and lecturer…

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New iPhone SE and iPad updates expected in spring 2025

The next iPhone SE is likely to resemble the iPhone 14 in size and appearance. A new report suggests that potential buyers anticipating an updated iPhone SE, or new iPads and their accessories, won't have much longer to wait. While 2025 will bring a slew of new and updated products to the table, Apple will…

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M4 Mac Studio, M5 MacBook Pro form part of Apple’s 2025 Mac launches

Apple's Mac lineup for 2025 will include quite a lot of updates, with the Mac Studio anticipated to get a refresh early in the year alongside more typical updates. The migration of Apple's Mac and MacBook lines in 2024 saw some get upgrades to the M4, but not all models. The Mac mini, the iMac,…

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Apple’s Home Hub may be delayed, Apple Camera due in 2026

Mockup of a possible Apple Home Hub The expected Apple Home Hub that was believed to be coming in March may now ship later, claims a new report that also backs up rumors that Apple is working on a home camera. Rumors of Apple aiming to expand its home and particularly smart home offerings have…

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Apple Watch Ultra gains satellite connectivity, while AirTags get greater range

A new report claiming to detail Apple's product plans for 2025 says that there will be revisions to the Apple Watch range that include satellite communications, plus new features for AirTags and AirPods. While there was no update to the Apple Watch Ultra in 2024, a new version is now expected in 2025, according to…

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