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Deals: M4 iPad Pro $300 off, iPhone 15 Pro $470 off, Apple Watch, Twelve South PlugBug with Find My, more

A new year is here and we have afresh batch of deals to scope out too. Alongside ongoing price drops across the Apple Watch Series 10 lineup, we are also now tracking up to as well as even lower pricing on Amazon premium renewed iPhone 15 Pro units at up to $470 off the original price tag. Those offers join the OG Apple Watch Ultra at $380 under the original new price and the return of all-time low pricing on the...

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

This Raspberry Pi project visualizes your real-time network traffic in the most beautiful way

Alex Chang has created a Raspberry Pi-powered geodesic dome that features LEDs and fiber optic cables that flash when network traffic is detected.

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

9to5Mac Daily: January 2, 2025 โ€“ TV+ promos, new Magic Mouse

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is availableon iTunes and Appleโ€™s Podcasts app,Stitcher,TuneIn,Google Play, or through ourdedicated RSS feedfor Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by 9to5Mac Daily Plus: Get ad-free versions of every episode by visiting 9to5mac.com/join. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

New Captcha requires defeating three enemies or you're Doomed to repeat it

You have to make beat three monsters at Nightmare level in this DOOM captcha to prove you're human.

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

Apple will pay $95 million to settle Siri privacy lawsuit, and you might get a cut

Over five years ago, Apple was hit with a lawsuit over โ€˜unlawful and intentional recordingโ€™ of Siri interactions. Now finally, the case is coming to an end, with Apple agreeing to pay $95 million in a settlement. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Apple will pay $95 million to settle Siri privacy lawsuit, and you might get a cut [Update]

Update January 6, 2025: In a new statement to 9to5Mac, Apple says: Siri has been engineered to protect user privacy from the beginning. Siri data has never been used to build marketing profiles and it has never been sold to anyone for any purpose. Apple settled this case to avoid additional litigation so we can move forward from concerns about third-party grading that we already addressed in 2019. We use Siri data to...

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Is Samsungโ€™s One UI 7 beta coming to more Galaxy devices?

Samsungโ€™s rollout for One UI 7, the Android 15 update for Galaxy devices, has been slow and heavily delayed, and while a beta is ongoing, the question begs to be asked โ€“ is Samsung still bringing the One UI 7 beta to more devices? moreโ€ฆ

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: 9to5Google favicon 9to5Google

Cutting the cord again? Americans are spending less on streaming as fatigue and options grow

According to Review's annual State of Consumer Media Spending Report, the average American spent 23 percent less on streaming subscriptions in 2024 than in 2023.Read Entire Article

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

Solidigm finalizes consumer SSD market exit with discontinuation of drives โ€“ Storage company shut down consumer division over a year ago [Updated]

The Sk Hynix subsidiary will no longer sell its P44 Pro and P41 Plus SSDs, despite having launched to positive reviews.

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

Is The 2026 Audi Q8 Saloon Real?

The Audi Q8 e-tron had barely arrived before the factory that produces it was slated to shut. Rumors of a 2026 model may be over optimistic.

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

Honor launches budget-focused Magic 7 Lite in Europe

Honor is gearing up for its Magic 7 lineup release with the launch of the first phone, the Magic 7 Lite. With an insane battery capacity and AI-focused features, the Magic 7 Lite acts as a precursor for whatโ€™s to come. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: 9to5Google favicon 9to5Google

Samsung Galaxy A16 launches in the US with 6 major Android updates for $199

Samsung is kicking off the new year with the launch of its budget-oriented Galaxy A16 in the US, which also offers the most Android updates per dollar compared to anything else on the market. moreโ€ฆ

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: 9to5Google favicon 9to5Google

Japanese store deploys remote workers as convenience store clerks for graveyard shifts

Interactions through the new system function similarly to a video call for customers, except they interact with cartoon avatars rather than seeing the actual clerk. The remote operator's movements are replicated using cameras, allowing for a more dynamic experience. While this approach might feel a bit impersonal, the avatar system...Read Entire Article

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

11 Mistakes You Might Be Making When Installing A Home Theater System

If you're thinking of installing a home theater system, it might seem overwhelming. There are a few mistakes that you'll want to avoid making.

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

Security Bite: Malware your Mac can detect and remove

Hello 2025โ€ฆand goodbye 2024! Itโ€™s been an exciting first year hosting the Security Bite column on 9to5Mac. I had the privilege of talking with many leaders in the security industry and traveling to places I never thought Iโ€™d find myself. In October, I took to the column on the roadโ€“sky and tracks, tooโ€“traveling to Kyiv to meet with world-class security engineers and to attend Objective-Seeโ€˜s Objective for the We v2.0...

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

AMD CPUs, 64GB RAM, and Windows 11 show strong gains in the latest Steam Hardware Survey

Steam Hardware Survey sees strong growth in AMD CPU market share. Consumers are also beginning to favor PC systems with 64GB of RAM and Windows 11.

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

How To Find Replacement Parts For Your Ryobi Tools

If you've got a broken Ryobi tool without the budget for a brand-new tool, you can easily find replacement parts on the company's website.

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

As The 2024 Indian Scout Rogue Replacement Nears, Here's What We'll Miss The Most

With the new Scout Rogue fast approaching, we take one last look at Indian's outgoing model.

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

US Army soldier accused of selling stolen AT&T and Verizon customer data

Cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs wrote that Wagenius went by the name Kiberphant0m online. Shortly after the arrest of Connor Riley Moucka, one of the men accused of stealing sensitive customer data housed by cloud storage service Snowflake, Kiberphant0m posted on BreachForums what he claimed to be the stolen AT&T call...Read Entire Article

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

Get half-price on KiCA's Jetfan 2.0 vacuum/blower combo, now just $59 โ€” Clean up your PC and peripherals for 2025

Blow away the dust for 2025 with this half-price vacuum/blower combo from KiCA.

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

Telegram verification can now be carried out by third-party organizations

Telegram verification is already available for public figures and bodies, but itโ€™s now rolling out a new system where accounts can be verified by third-party organizations โ€ฆ moreโ€ฆ

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Cuneiform-like digital storage tech quadruples data storage โ€” uses three levels of indentation in polymer film

Australian researchers create a new data storage technique that uses nanometer precision to store data in ternary format.

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

Old BitLocker vulnerability exploited to bypass encryption on updated Windows 11

According to a presentation shown during the recently held Chaos Communication Congress at the Chaos Computer Club (CCC), Windows BitLocker can be screwed without a screwdriver. A Hacker named Thomas Lambertz found a way to exploit an old, supposedly fixed vulnerability in Microsoft's encryption tech, bypassing many security features to...Read Entire Article

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

How To Use The F Keys On Your Laptop

If you need to use your F keys on your laptop for an app or game but it isn't working, there are a few solutions you can use to make life easier.

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

Samsung reportedly working on a 3-layer stacked camera sensor for iPhone

Sony has had the exclusive manufacturing contract for iPhone camera sensors for more than a decade, but Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo last year suggested this would be changing with the iPhone 18. This has now been backed by another report, which provides a little more detail. The latest one says that Samsung is working on a 3-layer stacked camera sensor for Apple, which should improve the performance of future iPhone...

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Apple stops Vision Pro production amid weak demand and customer dissatisfaction

Apple is said to have scaled back production of the Vision Pro last summer after building up a large inventory that it believed would last through the year. Now that production has ended, the company reportedly has enough units in stock to meet demand for the device's remaining lifespan through 2025.Read Entire Article

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

PSA: Look out for hyper-personalized phishing attacks, powered by AI

Phishing attacks are about to get a whole lot more convincing. A new report warns that scammers are now using AI to scrape information about you from your online profiles in order to send hyper-personalized emails which target your login credentials. By finding out everything from your employer to your interests, scammers can send emails which have a far greater chance of appearing to be genuine โ€ฆ moreโ€ฆ

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Leaker claims Nvidia RTX 5090 mobile could offer 24GB of memory โ€” Nvidia expected to employ 3GB GDDR7 modules to increase VRAM capacities on the same 256-bit interface

Nvidia is rumored to adopt 3GB GDDR7 modules on the RTX 5090 mobile for a total of 24GB of memory.

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

ASRock Z890 Taichi OCF Review: Best for overclockers, works great for everyone

ASRockโ€™s Z890 Taichi OCF is a $599 overclocker-focused board for Intelโ€™s latest platform. Itโ€™s also mostly great for daily use, though there arenโ€™t a lot of USB-A ports.

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

Significant U.S. Treasury cybersecurity breach is the latest in string of China hack attacks claims U.S. officials

The attacks appear to have targeted influential individuals, aiming to gather information that could serve the interests of the Chinese government.

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: Tom's Hardware favicon Tom's Hardware

Belgium has become the first EU country to ban the sale of disposable vapes

As reported by The Guardian, Belgian health minister Frank Vandenbroucke didn't mince words when announcing the prohibition last year, calling disposable e-cigarettes an "extremely harmful" product designed to hook a new generation on nicotine. He cited the waste from the non-reusable vapes as being packed with "hazardous chemicals" that damage...Read Entire Article

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot

Appleโ€™s homepage invites you to start 2025 with a 3-month free trial of Apple Fitness+

Many start the new year full of good intentions on the exercise front, and Apple is offering some encouragement through a homepage promotion of a free three-month trial of Apple Fitness+. The offer itself isnโ€™t new โ€“ itโ€™s been available with the purchase of a new device since 2022 โ€“ but the homepage promo is clearly intended to tap into new year resolutions โ€ฆ moreโ€ฆ

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Leaker claims this yearโ€™s iPhone SE will be branded as iPhone 16E

A leaker with a mixed track record has claimed that this yearโ€™s iPhone SE will be getting an upgraded name to reflect its new design: the iPhone 16E. We are expecting the budget model to get its biggest ever upgrade this year, finally dropping the large chin with Home button for a modern form factor based on the iPhone 14 โ€ฆ moreโ€ฆ

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: 9to5Mac favicon 9to5Mac

Why Are People Stealing Honda's Airbags?

When people started noticing that their Hondas' airbags had been stolen, it wasn't part of some internet challenge. The reasons were far more basic.

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: SlashGear favicon SlashGear

Industry push could see barcodes replaced by QR-style 2D codes within two years

GS1, the global non-profit organization that develops and maintains standards for supply chain communication, including barcodes, aims for widespread adoption of QR-style codes by 2027 through its Sunrise 2027 initiative.Read Entire Article

Published on: January 02, 2025 | Source: TechSpot favicon TechSpot