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The MagStack Foldable 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station is the perfect way to keep all your devices at full battery at home or on the go, all in one convenient station. And best of all, it’s currently on sale for only $47.99. (That’s a 36% savings off the…

Have you ever tried isolating the vocals from a song? It can be exhausting work. Separating audio into various tracks can take hours. Without the right software, it’s a very tedious task. Thankfully, there is a 21st-century solution to this painfully slow…

One of the many things that set an Apple Watch apart from traditional watches is the massive selection of inexpensive bands, or straps. Apple made installing them so easy you can change up your look on a dime — and for almost that little money. While…

This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: Let’s talk about the virtual reality headset Apple supposedly will unleash next year. Will it happen? What will it do? And do we even want it to happen? Also on The CultCast: Maybe AirPower isn’t dead — and maybe…

December 4, 1992: Apple engineers demonstrate a “proof of concept” of the Mac operating system running on an Intel computer. More than a decade before Macs will switch to Intel processors, the astonishing feat is part of an aborted plan to make Apple’s…

‘Tis the season for savings. Simplify your charging experience by powering all your devices simultaneously with the 5-in-1 MagSafe Wireless & Wired Charging Station, on sale for 37% off at $49.97. A multi-charger that will light up your desk or nightstand…

Myst, the puzzle-adventure game from Cyan, has been named the 2021 Mac Game of the Year by Apple. But this popular classic actually made its debut way back in 1993. Myst has gone through an incredible transformation since then. What was once a meager 3MB…

This week on Invasion, the humans and the aliens seem just moments away from some kind of break in their standoff, but fate is about to throw an 18-car pileup between them. The Apple TV+ sci-fi series is about to bring back the fireworks in a big way. The…

Last Christmas, Apple TV+ made an important play for the hearts and minds of viewers: It gave Mariah Carey a Christmas special. This year, amidst a host of new original Christmas programs, Apple TV+ brings her back to sprinkle more of her magic on the holiday…

By Mike Wilson I enjoy my iPhone, and I’ve used one for quite a long time. I like taking pictures with it and downloading music to it, and up until about a year ago, that was always an easy and stress-free process. But around that time, I started getting…

At least nine U.S. State Department employees saw their iPhone hacked by unknown attackers wielding Pegasus spyware from the Israel-based NSO Group. The attacks occurred over several months, Reuters reported Friday. Reuters said the hacks infiltrated iPhones…

Dr. Brain, Apple TV+’s new series from visionary genre specialist Kim Jee-Woon, drives headlong toward answers, both disappointing and cathartic, in the second-to-last episode of the exciting first season. Can brain-syncing scientist Sewon stop the…

With full-blown winter right around the corner, you might find yourself daydreaming about warmer weather and white sand beaches — or even considering a longer stay in a different city in a new country. You can chat up the locals with ease with this Babbel…

Emily and Lavinia visit the future in this very special episode of Dickinson, Apple TV+s alt-history romp about the great poet. They head to 1955 while Austin gets desperate, Betty gets lonely, Henry gets creative, and Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson get high. It’s…

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Thieves in Canada have apparently found an unintended and novel use for Apple’s AirTag locator devices. They use them to track cars they’d like to steal. A news release from the Ontario-area York Regional Police outlines a new method investigators said…

If you’re going to hunker down in a corner of a room and work until you’ve earned an MBA, you might as well do it on an M1 MacBook Air and have a nice view of passing trains. Except both of those things might help you procrastinate. This post contains…

December 3, 2012: News Corp pulls the plug on The Daily, the world’s first iPad-only newspaper, less than two years after launching the publication. While the writing has been on the wall for some time, the closure is a blow for those who view the iPad as…

Oddmar won the Apple Design Award in 2018, and the Viking-themed platformer is now available on Apple Arcade. Friday’s other addition is Dandara: Trials of Fear, also a platformer. Both games have been in the App Store for years, but have now joined hundreds…

This week’s Swagger finds Jace, Ike, Jenna and Crystal at crossroads. The Apple TV+ basketball drama is all business this episode, showing us what the raised profile of their activism has done for the kids on Swagger, good and ill. Jenna feels like coach…

Don’t you just hate it when you show someone a photo on your iPhone and they rudely assume it’s okay to start flicking through your gallery? This bulky but brilliant iPhone case was designed to prevent that from happening. The 3D-printed accessory features…

iPad Pro is the best tablet on the market, but it can be more. Add a stand and you have a pretty good desktop. And you’ll be hard pressed to find a better option for that than the Lululook Urban Magnetic iPad Pro Stand. Read on to see why I freaking love…

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit to block Nvidia from acquiring Arm. It believes the move would “distort Arm’s incentives in chip markets” and allow the combined firm to “unfairly undermine Nvidia’s rivals.” Nvidia is already…

By Adam Weinstein I’m not a digitally savvy person, which is why people I’ve known and loved looked at me like I was crazy when I said I wanted to start a digital marketing agency. But truthfully, I didn’t think I would ever need to get into the weeds in…

Apple TV+’s true comedy The Shrink Next Door heads into its endgame this week. Manipulative psychiatrist Ike has all but moved into his patient Marty’s house in the Hamptons. And the bad doctor has started professionally throwing parties. However, the…

His Royal Highness Prince William will be the next guest on Time to Walk for Apple Fitness+. It will be a “special holiday episode” that closes out the series on December 6, Apple said on Friday. A free version will also be available. During the episode,…

Apple Music subscribers will receive “exclusive gifts” as part of a new holiday promotion. The gifts include a special EP from Coldplay — exclusive to Apple Music — as well as playlists and other “goodies” from A-list artists. Mariah Carey,…

People like to laugh. And that leads to Tears of Joy accounting for over 5% of all emoji use in 2021. We also love to love. That put the heart in second place. The Unicode Consortium compiled a list of all the most popular emoji for the year. And also shared…

By Mike Goodman I’m confident in my ability to sell delicious snacks. Before the pandemic, I was an unhappy line cook working at a chain restaurant in a big city. When things closed down, I was honestly relieved to take a break from the sweaty kitchen and…

Now that the ever-popular Spotify Wrapped has launched for 2021, Apple Music users might want to know how they can review their favorite music from the past year. The answer is Apple Music Replay. It doesn’t offer all the features of Wrapped, but it’s…