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Late collector’s vintage Macs find a new home at Montana museum

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Adam Rosen's Vintage Mac Museum
The Vintage Mac Museum heads west to Montana
Photo: Adam Rosen

Apple museums have popped up all over the world, but none with the quirky love that filled the rooms of Adam Rosen’s Massachusetts home. He passed away in August and grieving family and friends vowed to find a new place to plug in his self-made Vintage Mac Museum.

Rosen’s father, Robert, told Cult of Mac the family has donated his son’s collection of more than 100 working machines to the American Computer and Robotics Museum in Bozeman, Montana.

How to safely erase your iPad, iPhone or Mac before returning it

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The hardest part of returning a MacBook is removing the stickers.
The hardest part of returning a MacBook is removing the stickers.
Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac

Did you get a MacBook, iPhone, or iPad this holiday season? Are you going to return it? The good news is that, even if the gift was purchased back in November, you can still return it thanks to Apple’s generous holiday return policy. But if you’ve already set things up and used the iDevice of the Mac, then you need to wipe your data off before you return it. Here’s how.

Bag a 2018 MacBook Air for under $740 [Deals & Steals]

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Quick! They're selling fast!
Photos: Apple, Case-Mate

Want to spend your holiday cash on a sweet Apple laptop? Look no further than the 2018 MacBook Air, which is now available for under $740 from Woot.

That’s just one of the awesome offers in today’s Deals & Steals roundup. Other highlights include:

Find all these and more in our Deals & Steals roundup below.

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Jony Ive pays for thousands of orchards to be planted at schools

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Jony Ive pays for thousands of orchards to be planted at schools
Jony Ive loves trees.
Photo: Apple

Jony Ive has been largely quiet since his departure from Apple was first confirmed back in June. But now Ive has resurfaced — through a charitable contribution to the Daily Mail newspaper’s orchard-planting campaign.

Ive, who was instrumental in placing trees into Apple Stores, has donated 100,000 British pounds ($131,000) to the paper’s Be A Tree Angel campaign. Ive’s contribution will enable 1,000 orchards to be planted in 1,000 schools across the U.K.

New Apple devices for the holidays? Get the best price for your old ones

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Cult of Mac pays real cash for your old Apple devices.
Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac

If you were lucky enough to get new Apple devices for the holidays, it’s time to start thinking about what you’ll do with your old ones. They’re likely still worth a pretty penny, and Cult of Mac can help you get the best price.

We’ll buy back any old iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or Mac. We’ll even take your dirty old AirPods — and broken devices in need of repair. What’s more, we typically pay more than other trade-in services.

Cult of Mac pays real cash and we won’t leave you waiting weeks for your money. Get a quote today to find out how much your old Apple devices are really worth.

Apple stock had its best year for a decade in 2019

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International governments plan to rethink tax rules for the ‘digital age’
What a year this was for Apple!
Photo: Pixabay/Pexels CC

Apple in 2009 and 2019 are very different companies. In the past decade, we’ve seen the arrival of the iPad and the Apple Watch, while the iPhone has well and truly become ubiquitous worldwide. Meanwhile, former CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs sadly passed away, and Tim Cook took charge of the company.

But as different as some things are, others stay the same. Case in point: AAPL has had its best stock performance in 2019 since 2009.

Learn to develop apps in iOS 13 and SwiftUI this coming new year [Deals]

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iOS 13 Lifestyle
This bundle of iOS 13 development courses covers almost two days' worth of content.
Photo: Cult of Mac Deals

Now that iOS 13 is out, developers have a whole new set of tools and norms to play with. So if you’re looking to build apps, you’re going to have to get familiar. With this bundle of four comprehensive courses, you can get caught up at your own pace.

Apple enters … the space game!? We discuss, this week, on The CultCast

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Space—the final frontier! And Apple's next destination?
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This week on The CultCast: Apple is entering the space game with their own fleet of satellites… but why? We discuss. Plus, we wrap up 2019 with our final picks for Best of the Year!

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Apple may buy factory belonging to struggling Apple display-maker

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Apple may buy factory belonging to struggling Apple display-maker
Japan Display makes LCD screens for Apple.
Photo: Apple

Struggling Apple display-maker Japan Display could sell Apple and Sharp its main smartphone screen factory, a new report claims.

Japan Display still owes Apple more than $800 million for the plant, which it built four years ago for $1.5 billion. It could recoup this money by selling the factory to partners including Cupertino.

This is what it’s like to unbox the world’s most expensive iPhone

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This is what it's like to unbox the world's most expensive iPhone
And you thought dropping a regular iPhone 11 Pro was worrying.
Photo: Marques Brownlee

“Have you ever wanted to flex so hard that it doesn’t even make financial sense any more?

That’s how YouTuber MKBHD, a.k.a Marques Brownlee, introduces his hands-on look at Caviar’s Solarius Zenith Full Gold iPhone 11 Pro. If you’ve ever wanted to know what it’s like to use the world’s most expensive iPhone, check out his video. (Note: It includes one heck of an unboxing.)

Totallee offers 30% off thin iPhone cases and wireless chargers

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Totallee's new wireless iPhone car charger helps keep you safe on the road.
Photo: Totallee

This iPhone case and wireless charger post is presented by Totallee.

There’s nothing like smashing up your new iPhone to ruin your day. You might even still owe money on the thing. But it probably won’t happen if you get a protective case from Totallee. If you don’t have one, now’s the time. Totallee is offering 30% off its thin iPhone cases and wireless chargers.

Bolster network security with Hexnode mobile device management

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Hexnode helps you get on top of mobile device management for better network security.
Images: Hexnode

This network security post is presented by Hexnode.

More than 40% of cyberattacks victimize small businesses, at an average cost of $200,000 per incident, experts say. And yet only 14% of companies are prepared to defend themselves with robust network security, according to Accenture. If your business isn’t addressing network vulnerabilities and mobile device management (MDM) with help from a provider like Hexnode, you could be in big trouble.

iPhone concept with detachable display will blow your mind

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iPhone concept with a removable secondary display
No content with one display, an iPhone concept suggests a pair — one removable.
Screenshot: Caviar

Rejecting the idea of flexible screens, an artist at Caviar dreamed up an iPhone concept with a detachable secondary display instead. This allows for real multitasking, or the handset to be snapped into a tablet or netbook.

Not stoping there, the artist created a concept video with multiple other innovative iPhone designs that might debut in next decade.

Watch it now:

Motorola Razr with folding display misses launch date

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The 2020 Motorola Razr joins the other phones with flexible displays that were delayed.
Photo: Motorola

Today was supposed to be the debut of an expensive new version of the Motorola Razr with a folding screen. But it didn’t happen.

Earlier this year, handsets from Samsung and Huawei with flexible displays were delayed because of design problems. Motorola, by contrast, says it pushed back the launch of the redesigned Razr to give it more time to meet high demand.

How to set up your new iPad the right way

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Have you got yours yet?
Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac

Oh man! You just got your amazing new iPad Pro, tore it out of the box, and wondered how you tricked somebody into  dropping $130 on that tiny white Apple Pencil. Now it’s time to get things set up. Thankfully, this is an easy process, especially if you already use an iPhone or iPad with iCloud.

So easy, in fact, that there are just a few things you need to do to move from your old iPad to a new one, or to migrate from an iPhone. And setting up a new iPad Pro from scratch isn’t much harder — gone are the days of manually copying passwords just to get to the home screen.

Still, following these iPad Pro setup and customization tips will make sure you get the most out of your new machine. Let’s get started.

Study up to 14 languages online for life with this highly rated language app [Deals]

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Babbel
Learn 14 languages and get more than 10,000 hours of high-quality language education online.
Photo: Cult of Mac Deals

Learning a new language is like getting a passport for your mind. Even if you stay at home, it opens up books, poetry, TV shows, and conversations that wouldn’t be possible otherwise. Learning a language is also a lifetime pursuit, so this leading language app offers a lifetime of access.

Round out your Christmas shopping with cloud storage, VPN protection and more [Deals]

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Swoop in on the last, best deals of the year.
Photo: Cult of Mac Deals

Christmas is here, so we’re giving the gift of great deals on essential digital tools. Below you’ll find discounts as high as 97% off for cloud storage, VPN protection, powerful tools for iOS management and more. Even better, you can also save an extra 15% when you use the promo code HAPPYHOLIDAYS at checkout.

Take control of your family photos this Christmas

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Ho ho ho!
Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac

This weekend, you’re “enjoying” some extended time with your family. After you’ve fixed their devices, and taught them that the battery of their iPhone lasts way longer if they don’t leave the damn screen on the whole time, you might decide to swap some photos. You may grab the your old childhood snaps off your mother’s iPad, or photos of the family recipe book off your father’s iPhone. There are a few ways to do this — slow, fast and faster, wired or wireless. Let’s see how to transfer photos between iPhones and iPads, and how to share the best holiday photos with everyone.

Swipe some iPhone charging accessories during this sale [Deals]

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Power Bank Sale
Save 15% off already discounted portable chargers.
Photo: Cult of Mac Deals

Still some Christmas stockings that need stuffing? Since everybody uses digital devices, almost anyone can use a good charger. So ahead of Christmas, we’ve rounded up four great deals on versatile portable chargers. They’re all discounted, but you can save an extra 15% with the promo code HAPPYHOLIDAYS at checkout.

How to fix your parents’ messed-up computers this holiday season

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Don't let this be your Christmas.
Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac

Christmas time means packing up your daily troubles, forgetting work for a week, and heading home to… troubleshoot your parents’ broken computers and gadgets? Oh man, is it that time of year again already? That’s the problem with being the family’s only geek – you get handed all the geek jobs. However, you can turn this to your advantage, and make it a lot easier, by going in prepared. Check out our Holiday Troubleshooting Guide right here.