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Get this top-rated Python bootcamp today for a major discount.
This highly valued Python boot camp will get you coding projects in no time.
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Want to learn a future-proofed skill that’s in demand with many of the biggest employers on the planet? The Python programming language is one of the greatest specialities you can have.

Right now, you can learn everything you need to know about it with The 2022 Complete Python Certification Bootcamp Bundle. And it’s on sale for just $34.99 (regularly $2,388).

Slow Horses picks up the pace this week [Apple TV+ recap]

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Slow Horses recap: Slough House's reject spies get into some serious business this week.
Slough House's reject spies get into some serious business this week.
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Slow Horses enters the thick of its spy games this week in an excellent third episode. Jackson Lamb is in Dutch with M15 chief Diana Taverner just as she screws up an important operation — and implicates him and his whole team at Slough House, the reject pile of the British intelligence service.

As a result, they enter into a sleazy bargain to clean up the mess together. Of course, nothing’s ever as easy as it seems when your business is underhanded espionage. The pace and the tension ratchet up for a marvelous little installment of this new spy show on Apple TV+.

This top-rated color sensor can instantly match anything — and it’s 15% off

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Get the Photoshop eyedropper on sale.
Redecorate better with this top-rated color sensor.
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Ever wanted to match the exact color of something you’ve seen in real life? Now you can with this futuristic device. Whether it’s the deep blue of a custom car’s paint job or the vibrant orange of a California poppy, the Nix Mini Color Sensor V2 can duplicate it. And right now, this highly praised gadget is on sale for just $83.95 (regularly $99).

Apple preps power adapter with gasp! two USB-C ports

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Apple prepping power adapter with (gasp!) two USB-C ports
The Apple Dual USB-C Port 35W Power Adapter might look something like this.
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Apple is reportedly about to release a power adapter with dual USB-C ports, not just one. It’s hardly cutting-edge — accessory makers have offered similar wall chargers for years. But it’s good news for those who prefer Apple-branded gear.

There’ve been rumors Apple is going to start using gallium nitride in its chargers. A dual-port one might be a sign this is finally happening.

Pachinko delivers a deep message about the meaning of ‘home’ [Apple TV+ recap]

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Pachinko recap: Minha Kim delivers an exceptionally strong performance in this week's episode.
Minha Kim delivers an exceptionally strong performance in this week's episode.
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Pachinko, the new Apple TV+ series based on the book by Min Jin Lee, arrives in Japan and returns to Korea in this week’s episode.

Solomon and Sunja become amateur detectives in search of a lost woman and a missing grave site. Houses become homes, and countries swallow each other up in the search for identity. No one’s exactly happy, but the characters muddle their way toward something like peace with the worlds they’ve left behind.

All along the way, this epic show continues to impress.

WeCrashed can’t escape Jared Leto’s excruciating acting [Apple TV+ recap]

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WeCrashed
Nothing can withstand Jared Leto.
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WeCrashed, the Apple TV+ show about overhyped co-working startup WeWork, starts to bring the walls down around founder Adam Neumann this week. As his wife, Rebekah, demands more and more of the pie for herself, Adam keeps screwing up important meetings and losing his standing among his investors and cheerleaders.

The wheels are about to come off — and the only one who can’t see it is Adam. Now, if only any of this were remotely as compelling as the directors and writers deemed it, it would be a lot more exciting to tune into the fifth episode of a show about how supposedly terrible investment banking is that nevertheless revels in all the resulting excess.

Last chance! EasySelfie is a stick and tripod for iPhone that does it all — save 33%

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EasySelfie stick for iPhone
EasySelfie is a must-have for iPhone photographers.
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Want a selfie stick that’s good for more than just selfies? EasySelfie from SwitchEasy is a selfie stick and tripod in one that could greatly improve your on-the-go photography game. It works with iPhone as well as other cameras (including GoPro) and its aluminum design is ultra-portable.

Bag yours today from the Cult of Mac Store and save 33%. But do it now — this sale ends at 11:59 p.m. PDT on April 9.

Collect and race gorgeous supercars in Gear.Club Stradale on Apple Arcade

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Collect and race gorgeous supercars in ‘Gear.Club Stradale’ on Apple Arcade
Put the pedal to the metal in Gear.Club Stradale, now on Apple Arcade.
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Take a long holiday in a gorgeous villa with all the time in the world to drive beautiful supercars. We can’t do it in reality, but we can in Gear.Club Stradale. The multiplayer racing game for a variety of platforms zoomed onto Apple Arcade on Friday.

In addition, the Sega classic Sonic Dash also made the jump to Apple’s gaming subscription service.

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey finale will break your heart … in a good way [Apple TV+ recap]

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The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey finale recap: This is the perfect ending to an exquisitely emotional show.
This is the perfect ending to an exquisitely emotional show.
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The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey, the Apple TV+ series based on the book by Walter Mosley, winds down with a somber closing chapter. Ptolemy has one last score to settle before his memory leaves him for good and Robyn is once more on her own.

The only thing left for him to do in this breathtaking finale is leave the world a better place than he found it.

Ptolemy Grey has been an odd six hours of TV: part science fiction parable, part brutal historical memoir, part comment on race relations and changing mores, and part beautiful family/relationship drama. It perhaps had a little trouble keeping every single element in even proportions. But for every little misstep or fumble, there are dramatic beats, performance notes, shots, cuts and scenes that are worth twice a regular TV show’s whole season.

Apple no longer allows you to downgrade your iPhone to iOS 15.4

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macOS Monterey 12.3 brings Apple’s Universal Control, iOS 15.4 offers Face ID with a mask
You cannot go back to iOS 15.4 now
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Apple has stopped signing iOS 15.4 just over a week after releasing iOS 15.4.1 to the public. This means it is no longer possible to downgrade your iPhone to the older version of the operating system. The company also stopped signing iPadOS 15.4, so you cannot downgrade your iPad to the older firmware either.

Which monitor gets the boot when the new Studio Display shows up? [Setups]

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One of these two displays is not long for this setup.
One of these two displays is not long for this setup.
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The Mac Studio desktop computer and Studio Display came out on March 18 to (mostly) good reviews. And they’re showing up all over the place in people’s computer setups — especially the displays, according to our unscientific observations, as we scour the internets for interesting gear.

Today’s featured setup is a dual-display workstation. The owner said he’s expecting a new Studio Display to arrive soon. Sounds like it already shipped.

He said he’s going to stick with two screens, so which one of his current monitors is going bye-bye?

Apple leaves privacy trade group it sees as too ‘industry-friendly’

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Apple's decision to drop out of the privacy trade group comes ahead of Tim Cook headlining a global privacy summit.
Apple's decision to drop out of the privacy trade group comes ahead of Tim Cook headlining a global privacy summit.
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Apple dropped out of a privacy trade group that pushes increasingly “industry-friendly data privacy laws.” The move comes ahead of Apple CEO Tim Cook headlining the International Association of Privacy Professionals Global Privacy Summit next Tuesday.

Cupertino confirmed it will leave the trade group, known as the State Privacy and Security Coalition, through a spokesperson following an initial report about it in Politico.

Windows 10 lifetime license for $13, Office for $26 — up to 90% discount in Big Easter Sale

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Big Easter Sale: Grab sweet savings on genuine Microsoft software.
Grab sweet savings on genuine Microsoft software.
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This discount software activation keys post is presented by CDKeylord.com.

You may be partial to a good old-fashioned egg hunt around Easter, but did you know you also can find fabulous deals on software? In its Big Easter Sale, software seller CDKeylord.com offers fantastic discounts on genuine Microsoft products.

Cult of Mac readers can get 30% off the regular price of a Windows 10 Pro key and much more. And when you buy a Windows 10 key, you can get a free upgrade to Windows 11! Just enter the special discount code CULT when you check out to secure these great savings.

To see available discounts on various Microsoft software titles, see the list below.

Amazon discounts iPad Air 5 to its lowest price yet

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iPad Air 5
This is too good a deal to miss on Apple's powerful new tablet.
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Looking to buy the new iPad Air 5? Amazon currently offers an irresistible deal that knocks $70 off the tablet’s retail price.

Thanks to the discount, you can get the 256GB iPad Air 5 in Space Gray with Wi-Fi for $679 — down from $749. The base model with 64GB storage is also available with a modest $29.01 discount.

How to watch Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV+ for free

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How to watch Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV+ for free
You can watch Friday Night Baseball on any Apple computer, or use a Roku, PC or smart TV. Here’s how.
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When it premieres today, Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV+ won‘t require a subscription. And it’ll stay that way for a while. The show presents two marquee games a week, along with live pre- and postgame coverage.

Here’s how to watch baseball games on Apple’s streaming service for free — without needing an Apple device or an Apple TV+ subscription.

Apple admits its iPhone apps don’t always win popularity contests

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App Store
A study commissioned by Apple indicates that third-party iPhone apps are often more popular than Apple’s own.
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Plenty of third-party iPhone applications outperform Apple’s own on the App Store. That’s the conclusion of a report commissioned by Apple itself. The iPhone-maker’s offerings don’t even come in second place in categories like music streaming, navigation and instant messaging.

This might sound embarrassing for Apple, but the company has a reason to tout the strength of rival software.

This $17.99 charging cable can handle 4 devices at once (including Apple Watch)

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This might be the last power cable you need — and it's on sale!
Why carry four cables when one will get the job done?
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The stress of untangling four different charging cables while their corresponding devices are all dying is as unpleasant as it is totally unnecessary. You can get a quality charge from an all-in-one cord that cuts down on space and time spent learning how knots work.

The 4-in-1 Multi-Port & Apple Watch Charging Cable can connect four devices at once. And for a limited time, it’s on sale for $17.99 (regularly $34) in white or black.

Severance season finale goes out with a bang [Apple TV+ recap]

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Severance season finale recap: Lumon Industries' disgruntled workers face shocking revelations this week.
Lumon Industries' disgruntled workers face shocking revelations this week.
Photo: Apple TV+

Severance draws its excellent first season to a close this week with an episode that makes excellent use of every second of its pulse-pounding airtime.

The perfectly curated frames give way to woozy chaos as Lumon Industries workers Irving, Mark and Helly experience the outside world for the “first” time.

Revelations await them. And they’re going to have be savvy if they want to get away with this illegal operation to bring down Lumon. Everyone’s in fine form as usual, and the show makes a great case for a second season. (Which Apple just made official, BTW.)

Tom Hiddleston will trek across Antartica in Apple TV+ series The White Darkness

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Tom Hiddleston will trek across Antartica in Apple TV+ series ‘The White Darkness’
Tom Hiddleston will take off the Loki costume to star in the upcoming Apple Original series The White Darkness.
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Tom Hiddleston will soon be a familiar face on Apple TV+. On Thursday, the streaming service green lit his limited series The White Darkness. It will be based on a real-life adventure exploring Antarctica.

The actor already filmed The Essex Serpent for Apple TV+, which is expected to debut on the streaming service this spring.

Amp up your spring getaway with Bluetti power stations and solar panels

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Save on Bluetti's high-end power stations in the Easter sale.
Save on Bluetti's high-end power stations in the Easter sale.
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This post on portable power stations is brought to you by Bluetti.

With Easter around the corner, it’s a great time for family gatherings or planning an escape from the city to relax mind and soul in the wild. To cater to such off-grid power needs during the holiday, Bluetti, an innovative pioneer in the power storage industry for more than 10 years, is offering a limited-time Easter sale on its best products. The sale starts at 8 p.m. PDT on April 7 and ends at 7 p.m. PDT on April 18.

Save on Bluetti power solutions

These powerful portable solutions can power everything you want to take on the road, from MacBook Pros to refrigerators and sound systems. Scroll down to learn more about the extraordinary lineup of Bluetti power products on promotion. 

Protect your AirTag and AirPods 3 with stylish new Incase accessories

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Safeguard your AirTag and AirPods 3 with Incase's new accessories.
Safeguard your AirTag and AirPods 3 with Incase's new accessories.
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Building out its line of accessories for Apple products, Incase rolled out new protective cases Thursday for Apple AirTag tracking devices and AirPods 3 earbuds. Now you can take your gear safely on the go with the new Incase Key Clip with Woolenex for AirTag, Woolenex Case for AirPods and Reform Sport Case for AirPods.

Colorful Cordura bands for Apple Watch are tough but comfortable

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BluShark Cordura bands for Apple Watch
They're also nicely priced.
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If you need an Apple Watch band that’s tough enough for anything you might throw at it, BluShark’s Cordura bands are a terrific choice. They’re immensely durable, and surprisingly comfortable thanks to a soft leather backing.

Made from the same fabric used to make tactical backpacks and other gear, Cordura bands are available in a variety of color options — and nicely priced at just $32. You can bag yours today from the Cult of Mac Store.

iWork 12 adds features to better compete with Microsoft Office

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iWork 12 adds features to better compete with Microsoft Office
All the iWork 12.0 applications for iPad and iPad let users edit font sizes more precisely.
Screenshot: Ed Hardy/Cult of Mac

The just-released Pages 12.0, Numbers 12.0 and Keynote 12.0 offer a variety of new features, including much finer control over font sizes in the iPad and iPhone versions.

And there are additional new features available in all versions of the iWork suite, including the one for Mac.