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Anker chargers, Apple AirTags, Blink cameras, Legos and more
You don’t have to spend a ton to get your hands on quality tech, thanks to Black Friday. We’re already seeing lots of tech deals — many for under $50 and some hitting the best prices we’ve seen all year. Many of the discounts apply to accessories — the chargers, hubs, cables and drives that play supporting roles for smartphones…
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Apple is reportedly getting ready to replace Tim Cook as early as next year
According to the Financial Times, Tim Cook may be ready to leave his position as soon as next year, and Apple’s board and senior executives have ramped up their preparations to secure his replacement. Cook, who has been at the helm of Apple for more than 14 years, succeeded Steve Jobs and led the company to a market cap of…
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Apple introduces a new Digital ID feature to make boarding flights easier
Apple that lets users store US passports in the official Wallet app. This will allow travelers to present this digital ID as a valid form of identification at TSA checkout lines at airports. In other words, folks with a passport who have yet to upgrade a driver’s license to a Real ID will be able to board a plane without…
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Apple is reportedly working on more satellite features for iPhone
Your iPhone may soon be able to do more than call for emergency help and send messages via satellite, according to the latest Power On newsletter. Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman reported that Apple is planning to expand on satellite features available on iPhones. Apple introduced the ability to send and receive texts with the Messages via Satellite feature last year, but…
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Former Anker employees launch new startup to build a hybrid RV trailer
A startup founded by former Anker employees plans to launch a hybrid RV next year. Evotrex “exists to transform how people experience the outdoors,” according to CEO Alex Xiao. On Thursday, the California-based company announced that it had secured $16 million in Pre-A funding. Among its backers are Anker’s founders (not Anker itself). The RV trailer is designed to last…
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How to watch the 2025 MLB World Series without cable
The World Series is headed to a Game 7 after the Los Angeles Dodgers tied up the series against the Toronto Blue Jays last night, 3-3. The Fall Classic remains on Toronto’s home turf for Game 7 tonight — Saturday, Nov. 1 — at 8PM ET/5PM PT. The World Series odds still favor the Dodgers. The final 2025 MLB World…
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DJI’s Neo 2 selfie drone has LiDAR for obstacle avoidance
DJI just announced the , a follow-up to last year’s original. This upgraded model includes a whole lot of new features. Just make sure to set DJI’s website to Hong Kong/China to see images and specs. Perhaps the biggest upgrade here is the inclusion of LiDAR sensors for obstacle avoidance. The LiDAR is paired with downward-looking infrared sensors so it…
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Google Chrome will finally default to secure HTTPS connections starting in April
The transition to the more-secure HTTPS web protocol has plateaued, according to Google. As of 2020, 95 to 99 percent of navigations in Chrome use HTTPS. To help make it safer for users to click on links, Chrome will enable a setting called Always Use Secure Connections for public sites for all users by default. This will happen in October…
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Chinese startup shows off a dancing humanoid robot that starts at $1,400
For roughly the same price as a flagship smartphone, you could instead buy an affordable humanoid robot that’s meant for consumer and educational use. Noetix Robotics, a Beijing-based startup, revealed its Bumi robot that’s priced at nearly 10,000 yuan, or around $1,400. Unlike higher-end robots, the inexpensive Bumi stands at around three feet tall and weighs about 26 lbs. You…
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Get up to 88 percent off ProtonVPN, ExpressVPN, Surfshark and more
A virtual private network (VPN) is useful in lots of ways every day, whether you’re streaming foreign TV shows or keeping yourself anonymous online so advertisers can’t track you. But while we strongly recommend using a VPN, it pays to do some research before investing in one — pricing can be opaque for these services, and you can’t always trust…
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