A three-month free trial of Apple News+ is now available to those who sign up through Cyber Monday. The promotion is much more generous than the one-month trial typically offered by Apple, but it’s only available to new users.
Once the trial has ended, subscriptions auto-renew at $9.99 per month.
Brain-syncing scientist Sewon Koh starts to understand that, though he’s at the center of a conspiracy, his own guilt is much more relevant to the crimes in question than he initially considered. It is, after all, not illegal to be a bad husband. But when your negligence leads to kidnapping, murder and fraud, it’s too late to say sorry.
This travel-oriented bundle gives you access to language app Rosetta Stone, Matt’s Flights and the Complete 2021 Travel Hacker Bundle, so you can chat up the locals, find the best flight deals and enjoy incredible experiences abroad. Best of all, this bundle is available for an extra 20% off for Black Friday using promo code TRAVEL20.
Team Swagger faces new challenges this week. Photo: Apple TV+
Apple TV+ teen basketball drama Swagger faces its first COVID-19-era game — and its second brush with police brutality — in a tense and shocking episode this week. Crystal finally confesses, while team Swagger faces a couple of real and metaphorical foes. A key figure in this turmoil iscoach Warrick Swagger, whose influence on the team continues to shape the unfolding drama.
This week’s episode of the stellar new show, which was created by NBA star Kevin Durant and director Reggie Rock Bythewood, is the crowning achievement of the season. It must be seen.
The look of a young girl who just witnessed her best friend's murder. Photo: Apple
If you’re the kind of person who gets pleasure out of destroying other people’s snowmen, you’ll love Apple’s new “Shot on iPhone” ad for the holiday season.
“Saving Simon” tells the story of a young girl who saves a beloved snowman from a mass stomping, keeps it alive all year long by shutting it inside a freezer, then helplessly watches on as it gets brutally obliterated in a hit and run.
A souped-up Apple SE/30 and a Portrait Display are core to Ciprian's vintage setup. Photo: Bacioiu Ciprian
Bacioiu Constantin Ciprian, known online as “Zapa,” was born in Buzau, Romania, in 1991, not long after a revolution toppled communist rule there. He loved technology as a kid, but it was expensive and hard to get. And soon enough he realized how much he loved Apple products — especially those around in his youth.
Now a longtime resident of Bucharest, he designs and develops games to run on vintage equipment. And get a load of that retro setup!
Emily Dickinson (played by Hailee Steinfeld) endures a mad trip to the asylum this week. Photo: Apple TV+
This week on Dickinson, the girls are off to the lunatic asylum and Henry needs to find his inner housewife to help his recruits pass an inspection.
This week’s episode of the Apple TV+ feminist alt-history fable is one of the strongest yet — and it makes the looming finale all the more bittersweet. Just when the creative team seems to be hitting its stride and enjoying themselves, the end must come.
It also includes a portrait of Elon Musk. Photo: Caviar
Caviar is back with another crazy (and wildly expensive) custom iPhone. Its latest model, which is dubbed the Tesla Electro, contains a real piece from a Tesla car and is available in iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max versions.
You can get yours with up to 1TB of storage, but be warned that prices can reach an eye-watering $8,380.
But with a quick and easy thermal mod, you can give the more affordable MacBook Air a rather significant speed boost that makes it very nearly as fast as its sibling. Check out the video below that explains it all.
Gorgeous leather. Great protection. MagSafe compatibility. These iPhone 13 cases have it all! Photo: Journey
This post on leather iPhone 13 cases is brought to you by Journey.
With the holidays looming, great gift ideas are in high demand. Luckily, we have one. You probably have someone in your life who could use a premium leather iPhone 13 case that’s also MagSafe-compatible. Or maybe you could use one yourself. Either way, look no further than Journey’s iPhone Leather Case, offered at 30% off for Black Friday with the code BLACK30.
Master the Adobe Creative Suite for one low price, on your own time schedule. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
For many lines of work, Adobe Creative Suite is the industry standard software. And if you plan to make your mark in a creative industry, you will likely be expected to have some degree of mastery of programs like Adobe’s Photoshop, After Effects and Illustrator, among others.
Ready to master the tools of the creative trades? You can get going with The Epic 2022 Adobe Creative Cloud Training Bundle. This extensive educational bundle normally costs $1,393, but you can grab it for just $19.97 during our Pre-Black Friday Doorbusters — no coupon needed.
The iPod classic 5th Generation played a large role in the keeping The Office off the rubbish heap. Photo: Cult of Mac
An accidental collaboration with Apple saved NBC sitcom The Office from cancellation during its second season.
A fifth-generation iPod took a starring role in an episode of the comedy series. Then, the unlikely cameo spurred sales of reruns of the show on iTunes. And the rest is history.
This is a great deal on a hard-to-find charging station. Act fast if you want one! Photo: Belkin
The only thing I don’t like about Belkin’s 3-in-1 MagSafe wireless charger is its name. And, until now, its availability and price.
Those last two problems just disappeared, however briefly, as the hard-to-find 15-watt MagSafe charger is back in stock on Belkin’s website — and with a sweet 25% Black Friday discount to boot! Just be sure to use the promo code when you check out.
There are a bunch of gorgeous color options to choose from. Photo: BasicAppleGuy
Take a peek at what’s inside your iPhone 13 without actually pulling it apart. These beautifully detailed wallpapers offer a glimpse at all the components under its hood — and they come in a bunch of gorgeous color options.
The most affordable iPhone 13 upgrade. Photo: Combo Fixing
Getting a little bored of your iPhone XR’s aging form factor? Make it look like an iPhone 13 and add MagSafe support with this $39.50 mod kit.
The kit includes a complete chassis and tools, so all you have to do is transfer the screen and internal components from your existing iPhone. The video below walks you through the process — and shows the impressive final result.
This concept drawing gives a side view of the mechanism that could be used in a MacBook with a pop-up keyboard. Photo: Apple/Cult of Mac
Suppose the keyboard of your MacBook rose up slightly and pivoted toward you when you opened the lid. That’s the idea described by a patent Apple was just awarded.
The concept has ergonomic benefits but also adds moving parts.
You'll see the alert by text message, email, and on the Apple ID website. Image: Apple
Apple says it will send threat alerts to customers who potentially targeted by the NSO Group’s controversial Pegasus spyware.
Cupertino on Tuesday announced that it is suing NSO Group over the tools the Israeli company develops and sells to governments to spy on iPhone owners. Apple’s alerts to affected iPhone users are another effort to prevent software like Pegasus from going unnoticed.
It looks a lot like Apple’s MagSafe Duo charger, only it does more and costs less. And now you can grab one (or more!) in an early Black Friday deal for just $44.99 each. That’s a 35% discount off the regular price of $69.
Qualcomm is slowly but surely getting the boot. Image: Killian Bell/Cult of Mac
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Apple’s primary chip production partner, will start manufacturing custom 5G modem chips for iPhone in 2023, according to a new report, which cites four different sources familiar with the plan.
TSMC reportedly will build the chips using a 4-nanometer manufacturing process. The proprietary modems would allow Apple to reduce its reliability on rival chipmaker Qualcomm.
Apple said the iOS 15 feature allowing you to add a driver's license or state ID to Wallet is delayed until early 2022. Photo: Apple
Apple noted on its website that a planned iOS 15 and watchOS 8 feature letting users add a driver’s license or state ID to an iPhone and Apple Watch in participating U.S. states is delayed until early 2022. Previously, the Cupertino tech giant pegged late 2021 for the launch.
Create complex illustrations easily with this highly rated design software, just $20.30 in our Pre-Black Friday Doorbusters sale. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals
Great design software can be pricey. But we found an incredible pre-Black Friday deal on a lifetime subscription to VectorStyler Professional Illustration Software. The highly rated illustration software allows you to create vector art and designs on both Mac and Windows.
Retailing for $95, it’s on sale for just $29 now. And you can take an extra 30% off that low price when you enter Pre-Black Friday Doorbusters code APPS30 at checkout. That drives the price down to $20.30. You’ll have to be quick though, as this deal is only available for a few days.
EarFun's Free Pro 2 wireless ANC earbuds offer a comfortable fit and good sound at an affordable price point. Photo: David Snow/Cult of Mac
In my recent review of Earfun’s Air Pro 2 wireless active noise cancellation (ANC) earbuds, I said they packed good enough features — sound quality, active noise cancellation, comfortable fit — to be worth their affordable price tag. With the new EarFun Free Pro 2 wireless ANC earbuds, that’s even more the case. Especially because the same high quality comes in an even smaller package.
Here's your chance to have your very own Seiko WristMac, a piece of wearable tech history. Photo: ComicConnect
An exceedingly rare wearable from 1988 called a “WristMac” is currently on auction at ComicConnect. Seiko and partner company Ex Machina made this ancestor of the smart watch, not Apple, but it could connect to a Macintosh and perform certain functions — and a version of it even did so on a Space Shuttle mission. It’s expected to fetch anywhere between $25,000 and $100,000.
We’ll have to see it if goes that high. Bidding started on Monday at $1. It stood Tuesday at $950 with 30 bids in. The auction runs through December 18.
Unlock the potential of your MacBook Pro with a blazing-fast Thunderbolt 4 dock. Image: Alogic
This post on USB-C docks is brought to you by Alogic.
Not all USB-C hubs and docks are created equal. While all Type-C ports look virtually identical, the fact is that some are faster and more capable than others. If you want the best possible throughput, you need to seek out ones that support the latest standards — Thunderbolt 4/USB 4.
Buying the right USB-C dock or hub will let you get the most out of living the “one cable for everything” dream. And it will future-proof your setup (at least as much as is possible in the fast-paced computing world).
Apple is going to court to block further development of NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. Photo: NSO Group/Cult of Mac
Apple filed a lawsuit Tuesday against NSO Group, the company that makes Pegasus spyware used by some countries to hack into iPhones. Apple says the goal is to hold NSO Group “accountable for the surveillance and targeting of Apple users.”
NSO Group claims Pegasus is only used by governments to fight crime, but there are accusations that it’s being used it to hack the smartphones of activists, politicians, journalists and other individuals.