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Grab ‘Grade A Refurb’ Beats Studio Buds for Just $65 at Woot

Named one of our favorite pairs of wireless earbuds for 2022, the Beats Studio Buds are a sleek, stemless alternative to Apple’s AirPods. With impressive specs and performance, the one major drawback on these Beats ‘buds is that they are a little on the expensive side. While several major retailers currently have them on sale …

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Apple Store Workers May Unionize, Report Says

Apple Store employees at locations across the US are taking steps toward unionization, The Washington Post reported Friday. It’s apparently a result of hourly worker wages stagnating below the rate of inflation. Workers from at least two stores are close to filing paperwork with the National Labor Relations Board, the Post noted, and at least six other locations are making …

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Super Bowl Is Over, Now It’s Time to See Where NFL Sunday Ticket Will Land

With the Super Bowl now behind us, the next big football event may not be the NFL Draft in April. It’s seeing where NFL Sunday Ticket, the crown jewel in DirecTV’s programming lineup and one of the US sports world’s most valuable assets, ends up as the league looks for new partners.  Long a staple for DirecTV, the package allows …

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Beats Studio Buds Drop Back to $120 at Multiple Retailers (Save $30)

The Beats Studio Buds include some of the best features of Apple’s AirPods with a few compelling tweaks. The $150 model includes active noise cancellation technology and lets you quickly pair to iPhones and Android phones. The icing on the cake? They actually sound a bit better than the AirPods Pro, in our opinion. But right now, the Beats Studio …

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3 Ways to Personalize Your Mac’s Lock Screen

You probably don’t spend a lot of time on your Mac’s lock screen page, and for good reason — it’s only meant for unlocking and getting in to your computer. Still, you might be interested in customizing the first thing you see when you turn on your Apple laptop or desktop. If you want to change the look of your …

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This GaN Charger Has Power for All Your Devices, Wired or Wireless

Gallium Nitride (or GaN) chargers really have changed what’s possible when it comes to powering up our devices. The material reduces heat and allow manufacturers to make smaller high-power adapters. The 140-watt Fledging Spruce GaN charger is a great example that’s perfect for neat freaks and travelers alike. It has a single power cable and can charge five devices simultaneously …

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State Officials Warn of Apple AirTag Stalking Danger

The attorneys general for two US states are warning that some people are misusing Apple AirTag trackers as a stalking tool. Since AirTags were released last year, reports have surfaced that the tracking accessories have been slipped into pockets and purses of unwitting people to track their location without their consent. Using Apple’s tracker this way will be treated as …

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AI Arrives for Serious Photo Editing, Not Just Smartphone Snapshots

Software maker Skylum released on Thursday a new version of its Luminar Neo photo editing tool that uses artificial intelligence to handle what used to be mundane but time-consuming tasks. Luminar Neo can automatically remove power lines in backgrounds or erase dark blotches caused by dust on your camera’s image sensor. It can also create a depth map that lets …

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Intel Shows Off the Chip Tech That Will Power Your PC in 2025

Intel on Thursday showed a silicon wafer studded with chips built with a manufacturing process that’s set to arrive in 2025, a signal intended to reassure customers that the company’s years of chip manufacturing difficulties are behind it. “We remain on or ahead of schedule against the timelines that we laid out,” Chief Executive Pat Gelsinger said of the company’s …

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Android to Introduce Privacy Sandbox to Reduce Ad Tracking of Users

A Privacy Sandbox will be coming to Android devices, Google said Wednesday. The effort is designed to offer more privacy protection by limiting the user data shared with third parties for advertising. This follows Apple’s move last year that requires apps to ask for your permission before tracking your activity across apps and the web. That move was fought by some companies …

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