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Get a 4K drone on sale for $63 ahead of Black Friday

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For the pre-black friday sale, get this drone for 15% off.
This is a great deal on a 4K drone.
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Finally, a drone that works well and comes with an awesome camera — and doesn’t cost as much as a car payment.

You can get the Black Drone with Dual HD 4K Camera for $63.71 during our pre-Black Friday sale if you use the code SAVE15NOV. It’s the first time you can get eyes in the sky that don’t cost an arm and a leg.

iMac Pro could make a comeback in 2022 with Apple’s newest M1 chips

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Phil Schiller: Nope, Apple still isn’t planning to make a touchscreen Mac
Dead but not buried.
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The high-end iMac Pro is expected to return next year with Apple’s newest M1 Pro and M1 Max chipsets. One tipster also claims the powerful all-in-one will feature a 27-inch mini-LED display — and possibly even Face ID.

The machine won’t be cheap, with prices expected to start “at or over” $2,000. But that would make it considerably more affordable than the last iMac Pro.

Apple quietly ditches the 21.5-inch iMac with Intel chip

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21.5-inch iMac 2020
It was the company's most affordable all-in-one.
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Apple has quietly discontinued its most affordable iMac model. The 21.5-inch device with Intel chip remained available to order following the introduction of the 24-inch M1 iMac in April, but it has now been removed from the Apple Store.

The lower cost all-in-one, which usually starts $1,099, is still available from third-party retailers while stocks last. And if you act fast, you can get yours at a sizable discount right now.

Direction without directions, Magic Eraser for iPhone and more [Awesome Apps of the Week]

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Awesome Apps of the Week Oct 31
With roughly 2 millions apps available in the App Store, sometimes all you need is something to tell you what’s good.
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From an easier way to meet up with a friend, to betting on a fight night, to cleaning up a photo, this week’s awesome apps are, well, awesome. We have a great app for dabbling in fantasy sports, a clever and simplified alternative to using GPS, and a way to bring the power of the Pixel 6 to the iPhone.

Stream thousands of shows and protect your data for life with this subscription bundle

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Pay once and get thousands of shows and safe internet for life.
Get a lifetime of awesome TV and movies, plus safe internet, for less than $100.
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Your time spent streaming and browsing the internet doesn’t have to be frustrating or risky. Get the best shows and movies — and the safest browsing — with the SelectTV + KeepSolid VPN Unlimited Lifetime Subscription Bundle.

It’s on sale for just $99. And that’s a small price to pay for a lifetime of simplified streaming and VPN protection.

This 5-in-1 MagSafe charging station is changing the game

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Cut the cords and get this 5-in-1 Magsafe charging station.
Juice up everything at once with this MagSafe charging station.
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Usually, if you only have one charger for all your devices, you’re going to be dealing with a lot of low batteries. Now you can have one charger for everything without dealing with battery problems.

The 5-in-1 MagSafe Wireless & Wired Charging Station comes with three wireless charging zones — for iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods — plus a USB-A port. And for a limited time, you can get one for $54.95 or two for $104.99.

A planet-killing ghost ship shakes up Foundation [Apple TV+ review]

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Foundation review: Mysteries and Martyrs
A planet-destroying death machine sounds kind of familiar, doesn't it?
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Apple TV+ space opera Foundation deals with every kind of ghost in this week’s exciting installment. Haunted ships with death wishes, old friends back from the dead, and new powers discovered in the darkest hour.

Brother Day makes a foolhardy decision to outwit a religious order, Salvor Hardin must cooperate with her captors to keep a rescue mission from becoming a suicide run, and Brother Dawn discovers the joys of sex.

Those MacBook Pro benchmarks blow our minds [The CultCast]

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The CultCast: M1 Pro and M1 Max benchmarks show what nasty beasts the MacBook Pros really are.
M1 Pro and M1 Max chips make the new MacBook Pros truly nasty beasts.
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This week on Cult of Mac’s podcast: The first MacBook Pro benchmarks and reviews reveal just how beefy these astonishing beasts really are. Powered by Apple’s outrageous new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, these laptops blow away their predecessors — and basically blow our minds. Erfon is in awe!

Also on The CultCast:

  • MacBook Pros look very good for gaming, too.
  • Intel chief takes on an impossible mission.
  • Leander gives third-gen AirPods a listen (and he likes what he hears).

Listen to this week’s episode of The CultCast in Apple’s Podcasts app or your favorite podcast app. (Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review if you like it!) Or watch the video livestream, embedded below.

The Morning Show goes fully off the rails in Italy [Apple TV+ review]

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The Morning Show review: Steve Carell and Jennifer Aniston really have nothing left to say.
Steve Carell and Jennifer Aniston really have nothing left to say.
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This week on The Morning Show, veteran anchor Alex Levy tracks down her shamed former colleague Mitch Kessler in Italy and demands an ass-covering statement before she returns to the states.

Of course, nothing is ever simple on Apple TV+’s show about the morning news and the nightmarish people who produce it. COVID-19 is ramping up, and Alex won’t be able to leave Italy even if she wants to. So she’s stuck with Mitch, the last place she wants to be.

This is a fine episode from the standpoint of the performances of The Morning Show’s big stars and the writing that paints their characters as believable human beings. It’s also the single worst episode of television you could hope to air right now — a phalanx of bad decisions that would shame an entire season of The Newsroom.

7 essential accessories for your new MacBook Pro

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essential accessories for MacBook Pro
Stay connected, protected, and juiced up.
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Got your fancy new MacBook Pro? Once you’re done admiring its all-new design and insanely fast chips, you’ll probably want to add some accessories that will help you make the most out of your new machine.

Here are seven essentials that will help you connect USB devices, backup your and transfer your data between difference devices, keep your MacBook Pro protected on the go, and more.

Colorful Cable Blocks will rid you of troublesome tangles

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Cable management blocks
No more cable clutter.
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Sick of seeing a sea of tangled cables on your desk or nightstand? Restore order with a four-pack of colorful Cable Blocks.

They’re weighted (not stuck down) so they can be easily repositioned whenever you like, and they’ll hold onto almost any cable to prevent it from mingling with others — or from falling off your table.

Microsoft overtakes Apple to become world’s most valuable company

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Microsoft overtakes Apple world's most valuable
Apple's market cap has fallen to $2.43 trillion.
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After Apple stock tanked following the company’s earnings call on Thursday, arch rival Microsoft overtook it to become the world’s most valuable company with a market cap of $2.46 trillion. But Apple isn’t far behind.

Cupertino’s market cap currently sits at around $2.43 trillion. Apple has warned, however, that ongoing supply issues could lead to weaker-than-expected results for the final quarter — typically Apple’s most lucrative — of the year.

Halloween Sale: $14 genuine lifetime Windows 10 Pro key + free Windows 11 upgrade

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CdkeySales offers free upgrades to Windows 11 with Windows 10 purchases.
CdkeySales offers free upgrades to Windows 11 with Windows 10 purchases.
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This software activation key sale post is presented by CdkeySales.com.

Some previous CdkeySales.com discounts offered Cult of Mac readers 20% off the company’s already-low-priced software product activation keys. But now, in CdkeySales’ Halloween Sale, you can get a whopping 30% off great products like Genuine Lifetime Windows 10 Pro and many more. See the list below — and don’t forget to use coupon code CULT to lock in your best savings.

Risqué business: Google Photos Locked Folder feature coming to iPhone

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Google Photos Locked Folder
Coming early next year.
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Save others the shock and misery of stumbling across your nudes by keeping them protected inside Google Photos. The service’s handy Locked Folder features is making the leap from Android to iOS “early next year.”

Locked Folder gives you a place to put sensitive photos and videos where are secured by a passcode or biometric security protections.

This top-rated Mac app is better than any paper planner

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Stop stressing and let Pagico organize your projects.
Pagico is the best task- and data-management Mac app around.
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You can transform your stressful tasks into manageable work with Pagico Task & Data Management Software. On sale for just $25, this task-management multitool will streamline some of your most time-consuming tasks.

You can use Pagico to visualize your work, giving you a simplified and intuitive way of seeing the status of different projects. And if you have a big project you’re struggling to wrap your head around, Pagico can help you turn smaller tasks into lists — and lists into actionable timelines.

Invasion finally gets to the aliens [Apple TV+ review]

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Invasion review: Golshifteh Farahani remains the most interesting performer in this sci-fi series.
Golshifteh Farahani remains the most interesting performer in this sci-fi series.
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Civilization is collapsing, the adults in the room are dying, and the aliens are starting to reveal themselves. Does anyone stand a chance? Apple TV+’s pulp sci-fi series Invasion encounters new hurdles and reaches paranoid heights this week.

Both Monty the school bully and Ahmed the cheating husband near the limits of their likability and desperation, while Caspar, Aneesha and Mitsuki find new stores of courage and resolve to combat their horrible new realities. And everybody’s fates rest upon what happens next.

USB connectivity problems plague macOS Monterey users

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Satechi's portable USB-C hub is designed for home or travel.
Are your USB-C peripherals working properly under macOS Monterey?
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A growing number of reports from macOS Monterey users suggest Apple’s newest operating system has issues with USB-C hubs and some other USB peripherals — some of which do not work at all.

Some users say that while there USB-C hub is detected and most ports work as intended, USB 3.0 ports supposedly aren’t seen by macOS.

Halloween Sale: Keysbuff deals include Windows 10 for just $14

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In Keysbuff's Halloween Sale, you can get genuine lifetime activation of Windows 10 and more.
In Keysbuff's Halloween Sale, you can get genuine lifetime activation of Windows 10 and more.
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This software activation key sale post is presented by Keysbuff.

Cult of Mac readers get great deals from software activation keys provider Keysbuff. You can save up to 80% off full prices on Windows 10 and many other Microsoft software products in the Keysbuff Halloween Sale. Just use promo code COM at Keysbuff.com to get an extra 28% off already-low prices on keys for Windows 10 Pro Global, Microsoft Office 2019 Pro and others in the list below. You can purchase many products with lifetime licenses.

Apple’s $6 billion blues and other earnings revelations

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Apple Q4 2021 earnings call: Supply chain woes cost Apple an estimated $6 billion in revenues last quarter.
Supply chain woes cost Apple an estimated $6 billion in revenues last quarter.
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Apple made a record $20.6 billion in profits last quarter but is getting punished because $83.4 billion in revenue didn’t meet Wall Street analysts’ expectations. Turns out even the Cupertino juggernaut is not immune to supply chain problems — $6 billion worth of them.

Here’s the bad news — and the good — from Apple’s September 2021 earnings report and a Q&A session with analysts afterward.

Save on these 4 premium travel chargers for your on-the-go power demands

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These 4 chargers are perfect for travel, and they’re all on sale now.
No matter where you're going, or what you need to recharge, these chargers will save the day.
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Having a reliable charger at your convenience, wherever you are, is one of the biggest day-to-day life upgrades you can give yourself. And that doesn’t just count for at home or at your desk. A charger you can rely on when you’re on the go means you’ll never run out of battery when you need it.

These accessories, made by the charger experts at VogDuo, are all portable and perfect for taking with you on your travels. These four chargers, on sale right now, will keep your iPhone, AirPods and other gear primed for action — anytime, anywhere!

Apple’s growth in revenue leads to profits but misses expectations

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Apple earnings call Q4 2021: Despite strong iPhone sales, Apple revenues fall short of analyst expectations.
Despite strong iPhone sales, Apple revenues fall short of analyst expectations.
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Apple revenue during the July-to-September quarter totaled $83.4 billion, up 29% year over year and a new record for the quarter. That lead to an dramatic increase in net income. Revenue from iPhone was up significantly, while iPad, Mac, wearables and services revenue grew by smaller percentages.

But analysts had been expecting more. The consensus was for Apple’s total revenue to be nearly $85B. It’s rare for the company to not exceed these expectations. Apple execs said in a conference call after the announcement that component supply constraints cut revenue by $6B.

Jabra Elite 7 Pro ANC earbuds are worth top dollar but cost less [Review]

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At $199, the Jabra Elite 7 Pro ANC earbuds offer great sound, customization and comfort.
At $199, the Jabra Elite 7 Pro ANC earbuds offer great sound, customization and comfort.
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With the new Jabra Elite 7 Pro earbuds, I seem to have found near-ideal audio with active noise cancellation (ANC) for both music and phone calls. The compact earbuds offer surprisingly expansive sound and are incredibly comfortable to wear for long periods of time.

First macOS 12.1 Monterey beta resumes testing missing features

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First macOS 12.1 Monterey beta resumes testing missing features
macOS 12.1 might bring some much anticipated Monterey features.

Developers just got their hands on macOS 12.1, the initial major update to Monterey. It’s Apple’s first opportunity to test features missing from macOS 12, like SharePlay and Universal Control.

But the beta is so new it’s not yet clear whether these features are in it yet.

Extend your old MacBook Pro’s life with a new OWC Aura Pro NT SSD

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Got a 2016 or 2017 13-inch MacBook Pro? You can extend it's useable life with OWC Aura Pro NT storage.
Got a 2016 or 2017 13-inch MacBook Pro? You can extend it's useable life with OWC Aura Pro NT storage.
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If you have a MacBook Pro of a certain age, you probably know what it’s like to run out of storage. These days, apps, macOS updates and big media files like videos require more space than ever before. But memory and storage provider OWC has your 2016-2017 13-inch MacBook Pro covered with its new Aura Pro NT NVMe solid state drive (SSD).