Apple could soon be on the receiving end of another class-action lawsuit, with lawyers currently investigating the company over reports that its new M1 MacBook models are vulnerable to screen cracks during normal usage.
A growing number of users complain in online forums that their MacBook displays suffered what the attorneys call “dramatic cracks,” despite not being mishandled. Many say they spent upward of $600 on repairs.
Microsoft is testing new firmware for Xbox Controllers that makes using them with iPhone and iPad even better. The update adds Bluetooth Low Energy support, and allows you to pair both an Xbox console and iOS device so that switching between the two is easier than ever before.
One of the best and worst parts of the internet is that everything is on it. If you want to find a cool gadget, you basically have to already know exactly what you want, otherwise you won’t be able to find it. That’s why this extended Labor Day Sale on cool home, work and play gadgets is the perfect place to look if you want something new and fun in your life, but also don’t want to spend too much.
Check out these great gadgets on sale for the next few days only.
Anker just expanded its lineup of USB-C wall chargers with an unusually compact and colorful set of four Nano Pro gallium nitride (GaN II) units offering 20W of power on the cheap. And they arrive just in time to help you charge Apple’s new iPhone 13 handsets.
Meross wants to help clear the air in some of your small-to-medium-sized rooms with its new MAP100 Smart Wi-Fi Air Purifier. It works with HomeKit and other systems. And it’s priced affordably.
Signify, the parent company of Philips Hue, put the word out last week that funky new lighting products are coming. Some are out now and some will light up later. A new partnership with the music platform Spotify has launched, too.
Several items offer the gradient technology Philips Hue added last year to its Play Lightstrip.
WhatsApp promises to protect every one of its 2 billion users with end-to-end encryption that ensures their messages cannot be seen by anyone outside of the original conversation. But does it live up to that promise?
A new report alleges that the Facebook-owned messaging platform uses artificial intelligence and more than 1,000 contract workers to examine “millions of pieces of users’ content” using “special Facebook software.”
That’s despite Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg telling the U.S. Senate in 2018 that “we don’t see any of the content in WhatsApp.”
Sam’s Club is where you go when you know what you need and you need a lot of it. Like any exclusive club, once you’re a member, you get in the door and access to a lot of special stuff. You can find bulk items, high-quality home decor, clothes — even freshly made meals.
However, a Sam’s Club membership normally costs at least $45. For a very limited time, you can get a year-long Sam’s Club membership for just $19.99. And if that’s not enticing enough, you’ll also get a free rotisserie chicken and cupcakes!
Redditor Doyniish runs a Mission Control-looking workstation, thanks a gargantuan monitor in between a substantial 24-inch iMac display on the left and a MacBook Pro on a stand to the right. In the shot, they’re all festooned with open windows, making it look like all the work in the world is in progress at that particular desk.
Charging your phone shouldn’t be inconvenient, even if everything else happening around you is. If you’re halfway through a double shift, stuck on a long drive, or lost in the woods, you should still be able to charge your phone as easily as you could at home.
The Xvida Magnetic Wireless Power Bank makes that possible by putting a powerful wireless charger into an ultra-slim package that attaches magnetically to your phone so you don’t have to stop using it while it charges.
Right now, this incredibly convenient charger is on sale for $39.99 if you buy one — or $69.99 for two.