• ZDNet

    The best Apple deals of 2024: iPhones, Apple Watches, iPads, and more

    The problem with Apple products, such as MacBooks, iPads, and the Apple Watch range, is that they usually carry a hefty price tag and are rarely on sale. But there are deals and discounts, even outside of sales events including Prime Day and Black Friday, if you know where to look. Apple frequently refreshes its product ranges -- one of the latest being the iPhone 15 lineup -- and this can open the path to discounts in the form of new, promotional deals for the latest gadgets alongside price...

  • Best Apple deal: Score the Apple Watch Series 9 for under $300 at Best Buy

    The Apple Watch Series 9 is $100 off at Best Buy as of March 19 for savings up to 25% off the normal price.

  • Helldivers 2 emerges as best-selling game in February, PlayStation 5 the best-selling console

    Helldivers 2, which is available on both PC and PlayStation 5, was the best-selling game in the US during February based on physical and digital dollar sales. It was also the best-selling year-to-date (end of February) game.Read Entire Article

  • Apple really wants you to upgrade from your iPhone 11 or iPhone 12 to an iPhone 15

    Do you happen to have an iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, or iPhone 12 Pro Max? If so, then you should know Apple really thinks you ought to upgrade to one of the new iPhone 15 models. In fact, the company is so determined to convince you to upgrade, that it's created an entire page on its website just for this purpose. Although its "Why upgrade" name seems generic enough that it would apply to any old device, Apple is specifically...

  • Apple's Presto in-box iPhone updater looks like a pizza oven

    Presto, a device designed to update unsold iPhones at Apple Stores without opening the packaging, has been revealed in a photograph, showing it can handle multiple iPhones at once. Apple's Presto [iGeneration] On Sunday, a report claimed that Apple was rolling out a new piece of hardware to Apple Stores across the United States in April, to help improve the new customer experience. In a photograph shared on Wednesday, we now know what this device looks like. Named Presto, the...

  • Here's What Apple Retail's New Machine to Update iPhones in the Box Looks Like

    Apple retail stores are now receiving information about the company's new system for wirelessly updating iPhone software prior to sale, iGen reports. Last week, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that the new proprietary system, called "Presto," will begin operation across the U.S. in April. Gurman first reported on the wireless system in October, describing it as a "proprietary pad-like device" upon which retail store staff can place a sealed ‌‌iPhone‌‌ box. The system wirelessly turns on...

  • Best smart scales with iPhone sync for Apple’s Health app

    Whether you’re trying to lose a few pounds and track your weight for other purposes, smart scales that sync data to the iPhone can be a fun and useful way to keep an eye your status. If you want to easily collect your weight and other measurement data in the Health app on iPhone and iPad (new with iPadOS 17), the trick is to find a scale that works with HealthKit. more

  • Here's our first look at the new 'Presto' system coming to Apple Stores for iPhone updates

    Other the weekend, Bloomberg reported that Apple would begin broadly rolling out a new “Presto within Apple” system to its retail stores next month. The system allows Apple Store employees to update iPhone software while the device is still in its box. Now, iGeneration has published a closer look at Presto, adding that the system is also rolling out beyond the United States. more

  • Looking to Spruce Up Your Indoor Garden? Here are 7 of the Best Grow Lights For Every Budget

    We've compiled a list of the best LED grow lights for pros with finicky Boston ferns and newbs with tiny succulents alike. Your leafy friends will thank you.

    • ZDNet

    Apple is in talks to bring Google's Gemini AI models to the iPhone as early as this year

    Gemini, Google's series of artificial intelligence models, is already becoming ever-present on our phones. Gemini powers the Pixel 8's highly-touted AI features, is available in Google Messages, and can be set as your default Android assistant (although when ZDNET's Jack Wallen tested that feature, it didn't go so well).Next up, Gemini might be coming to Apple's iPhone later this year.Also: You can now ask Google's Gemini AI to revise specific details in a responseBloomberg reports that Apple is...

  • Walmart Partners With Apple to Sell Mac For the First Time: How Much is the Base M1 Model?

    Apple has halted selling the M1 MacBook Air, but it appears that Walmart will take charge of selling it for the first time at a reasonable price of $699.

    • CNBC

    The best time to sell your home — in 2023, listings in this period sold for $7,700 more, research finds

    While spring is known to be the season that kicks off the housing market, events from recent years have changed the trends, experts say.