In worst Apple event ever, the tech giant becomes a parody of itself
The first Apple keynote I ever attended began with a parody of Steve Jobs. Literally: Noah Wyle, the ER actor who’d just played Jobs in the TV movie Pirates of Silicon Valley, strode out on the Macworld 1999 stage promising “really, totally, wildly, insanely great new products” before being interrupted by the real deal. It […]
A new MacBook Pro completely maxed out will cost you more than $6,000
$6,099. That’s the price of Apple’s latest 16″ MacBook Pro with the new M1 Max chip — if you max out all of the hardware specifications, too. That’s quite a different price than the already hefty $2,499 starting price Apple advertised at its Apple Event on Monday. What do you get with this more than […]
Apple innovators do it again with $19 'Polishing Cloth'
Apple never ceases to wow. It reminded us simple folk of that fact Monday, when following its October event, the company unveiled its latest creation: a $19 Apple-branded “polishing cloth.” I mean, just look at the thing. Incredible. Some serious polish. Credit: apple And don’t worry, according to Apple the polishing cloth has the specs […]
Everything Apple revealed at its October event
Another Apple event, already? Yep. Apple unveiled new hardware for the second time in less two months on Monday. They included some products the internet expected back in September, such as new AirPods. There were also some puzzling releases, like an Apple Music plan that basically forces you to use Siri. Apple also spent a […]
Apple launches MacBook Pro with new chips, larger displays, and the notch
Apple revealed new MacBook Pros, and nearly everything about them has changed. Most importantly, the MacBook Pro laptops come with Apple’s new chips. That’s right, its chips, plural, because Apple launched two new chips: The powerful M1 Pro, and the even more powerful M1 Max. The M1 Pro has eight high-performance cores and two efficiency […]
Apple Music's new 'Voice Plan' is cheaper, but you have to use Siri
Typing now costs extra. Apple announced a new Apple Music subscription tier dubbed the Voice Plan at its October event. At $4.99 a month, the Voice Plan is the least expensive Apple Music subscription option to date. During the livestream, Apple Music host Zane Lowe appeared thrilled to announce that with the Voice Plan, you […]
Apple finally reveals third-generation AirPods with new design and spatial audio
After what felt like an eternity of waiting, we finally know what the next AirPods look like. Apple revealed the third-generation AirPods at its streamed product event on Monday. Meant to replace the second-gen AirPods from 2019 rather than AirPods Pro, the latest AirPods sport a new contoured design with much shorter stems than the […]
T-Mobile leads Speedtest's latest 5G rankings
Another Speedtest report, another big win for T-Mobile in the 5G race. Ookla, which runs Speedtest, a service that measures internet speeds, released its latest report on 5G speeds on Monday. (Note: Mashable and Ookla are both owned by the same parent company.) As always, it compared the speed, availability, and consistency of Verizon, T-Mobile, […]
Unwrap your gaming potential for under $65 with the Lenovo Legion Keyboard
The following content is brought to you by Mashable partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation. Do you feel like the keyboard that came with your laptop is holding you back from gaming greatness? If so, you might want to take the Lenovo Legion K500 […]
Score a pair of Sony headphones for up to $102 off
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