This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Update: This sale ended on Sunday, Dec. 12, and was followed by a Dec. 13 Green Monday sale that has also ended. Best Buy has since moved on to a Dec. 14 flash sale. We’re in that nebulous period between Black …
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I didn’t really need to upgrade to an M1 Max-powered MacBook Pro. After spending hours using Adobe’s Lightroom photo editing and cataloging software, boy, am I glad I did. The speed of the new MacBook Pro knocked my socks off. The battery life was similarly impressive. And it’s great having an SD card reader back for importing photos and videos …
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This story is part of Gift Guide, our year-round collection of the best gift ideas. Giving someone a computer gift can be challenging unless you know how they’re most likely to use it. For example, a student who is using their device for word processing or streaming has way different needs and expectations than a PC gamer. Our recommendations take …
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Dec 2021 When Apple Arcade launched in 2019, it presented a polished service that held its own next to Apple TV Plus, Apple News Plus and the Apple Card. Since then, Apple Arcade has consistently improved its service and offerings, as well as placing a spotlight on lots of different game developers around the world. While updating older games and …
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Missed your chance to pick up a new iPhone 13 Pro with a dinosaur tooth? For diehard Apple fans who want to stand out, there are new exclusive editions of the iPhone 13 Pro or iPhone 13 Pro Max that include parts from the original iPhone released in 2007. Don’t worry, the iPhone 2G Edition will have all of the …
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Apple scored another win in its legal battles with Fortnite maker Epic Games when the US District Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit agreed Wednesday to delay a judge’s order to make changes to the way app developers accept payments in Apple’s App Store. Apple now has until its appeals process with Epic concludes, which could take years. “Apple …
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Amazon’s $80 Halo View addresses one of my biggest complaints about Amazon’s first fitness band: its lack of a screen. As its name implies, Amazon’s latest wearable has a color touchscreen for showing health statistics and the time, along with other things like text messages. It’s a big departure from the distraction-free approach Amazon took with its first Halo band, and …
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Apple is adding a new “iPhone parts and service history” section to the Settings app to give you more information about your device as the tech giant prepares to launch a new do-it-yourself repair program. In a support document published Tuesday, spotted earlier by MacRumors, Apple said iPhones running iOS 15.2 or later will show whether some parts of the …
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Apple could have a slate of new iPhones and Apple Watches in the works for 2022 and 2023, MacRumors reported Tuesday. Citing a note to investors from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, MacRumors said Apple may be planning two new iPhone SE models for 2022 and 2023. The 2022 model could arrive midyear with 3GB of memory. It could be followed in …
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If it’s a screen on the best TV, the best phone or the best portable game console — namely the Nintendo Switch OLED — it’s probably powered by organic light-emitting diodes. OLED technology has the best image quality around, with the kind of excellent contrast ratio that LCD screens can’t match. OLED TVs from LG and Sony outperform rivals, all of the high-end phones from Google, Samsung and Apple have OLED screens and …
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