The 15-inch MacBook Air just got a crazy Black Friday price cut

Black Friday is our favorite time of the year because when else could you see a brand-new MacBook Air laptop drop to a new best price? The 15-inch M3 MacBook Air is now available for $1,234 at Amazon, a solid $265 off its MSRP and a whopping $465 off the price just a month ago…

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How many languages would you learn if you had a lifetime to do it?

How many times have you started Duolingo only to end up guiltily ignoring the constant notifications a few days later? I must have given up German nein times.  If Duolingo felt more like a game you were losing than a language you were learning, maybe it’s time to switch things up. Rosetta Stone might be…

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Fourth round of developer betas for iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, macOS Sequoia 15.2 land

Examples of Apple Intelligence at work. Apple is on its fourth round of developer betas for this generation, with new builds of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 joined by the third build of watchOS 11.2. The fourth round arrives after the third, which was on November 11 for iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2,…

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Score an official Apple MagSafe Charger for 60% off in this wild blowout sale

If you have a new iPhone, the easiest and safest way to charge it is with Apple’s official MagSafe charger, especially when you can get one for crazy cheap: Amazon’s Woot is selling the 1st-gen MagSafe charger for $15, a savings of more than 60 percent and the lowest we’ve ever seen. Woot says the…

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New report reveals killer feature coming in next Pro Display XDR

Apple’s next big product launch might still be a long way off, but a new report has shed light on powerful new technology coming in the next version of Apple’s flagship Pro Display XDR. The 2nd-gen model will use state-of-the-art quantum dot technology, according to the respected displays analyst Ross Young (via 9to5Mac). Young had…

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Google shakes its fist at moves to rob it of Chrome

Google Chrome on an iPhone You'll all pay for this, just you wait and see, says a petulant Google as the US Department of Justice is rumored to make it sell off its Chrome browser. Chrome is the darling of the technology industry because technical people love its customizability. But that does come with the…

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Apple’s most controversial dongle might be gone for good

Back in 2016, the most hated accessory in the Apple ecosystem was a small dongle that came free with the iPhone 7 and cost $9 to replace. And now it looks like it might be gone forever. Of course, we’re talking about the much-maligned Lightning to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter. When Apple launched the…

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