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Why carry three chargers when this one can do it all?

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Multiple devices charged using a single Iniu Leopard 100W GaN charger
More power output from a smaller charger -- and with a smaller price tag!
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The Iniu Leopard 100W GaN charger is a compact charging solution designed to keep all your devices powered up efficiently. Whether you’re at home, at work or on the go, this sleek, ultra-portable charger delivers blazing-fast power without the usual bulk.

Traditional laptop chargers are big, slow and inconvenient. But the Iniu Leopard uses GaN (gallium nitride) technology to deliver 100W of power in a device that’s 35% smaller than Apple’s 96W charger. Plus, it comes with three ports. (Apple’s charger only offers one.) That means you can charge your MacBook, iPhone and iPad simultaneously — without sacrificing speed or efficiency.

Even better, you can grab this 100W GaN charger for just $42.99 with free shipping. Did we mention Apple charges $79 for its charger?

Severance sadly sets stage for brutal finale [Apple TV+ recap] ★★★

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Severance season 2 episode 9 recap★★★
At Lumon Industries, even breakfast is unsettlingly weird and creepy.
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In our Severance season 2 episode 9 recap of “The After Hours,” we find a bit of a letdown instead of the hoped-for hot rush to next week’s finale. Innie Dylan, having fallen for his outie’s wife, gets crushed emotionally and quits Lumon. Burt takes Irving for a ride — and seemingly permanent exile. Innie Helly gets Irving’s map to the mysterious Exports Hall, only to be interrupted by Jame Eagan. And Mark and Devon team with a former foe — former Lumon Industries loyalist Harmony Cobel — to enact a plan against the company. But we still don’t know the plan, with all the bickering going on.

It’s not like it’s a bad episode. It’s just kinda bad for a great show like Severance. It feels like everything is coming apart rather than coming to an explosive boil. Perhaps that’s the groundwork needed for a dramatic finale. We’ll see.

Last week’s episode gave us Lumon and Cobel backstories. Cobel returned to her dying hometown, site of a long-shuttered Lumon ether factory, and came away with proof she invented the Severance procedure. The return to Lumon and the other characters didn’t please me as much as I expected it would.

Today in Apple history: Power Mac 7100 lands Apple in hot water with Carl Sagan

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Power Macintosh 7100/80 sitting on a desk.
The Macintosh 7100 was not Carl Sagan's favorite computer.
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March 14: Today in Apple history: Power Mac 7100 lands Apple in hot water with Carl Sagan March 14, 1994: Apple introduces the Power Macintosh 7100, a midrange Mac that will become memorable for two reasons.

The first is that it is among the first Macs to use new PowerPC processors. The second is that it results in Apple getting taken to court by astronomer Carl Sagan — not once but twice.

iPhone RCS texting to gain end-to-end encryption support this year

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RCS messaging on iPhone will get safer later this year.
RCS messaging on iPhone will get safer later this year.
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Apple will improve the RCS messaging experience by adding cross-platform encryption support. The company’s announcement comes as the GSM Association unveiled the latest RCS standard.

The new standard brings end-to-end encryption (E2EE) based on the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol.

Here’s your introduction to Apple Music Classical

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Class up the joint
An elegant streaming service for a more civilized age.
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Apple Music Classical is a new app for iPhone specifically designed as a great experience for browsing and listening to instrumental music. Its catalog of 5 million tracks has been carefully curated and tagged by composer, work, movement, instrument, orchestra, artist and more.

Why does there need to be a separate app for classical music? Apple says it succinctly on its support page: classical music “has longer and more detailed titles, multiple artists for each work, and hundreds of recordings of well-known pieces.” This app “is designed to support the complex data structure of classical music.”

This is how to discover, find, add and listen to music in Apple Music Classical.

ViewSonic brings out stylish, affordable 5K rival to Apple Studio Display

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ViewSonic ColorPro VP2788-5K
The ViewSonic ColorPro VP2788-5K can be daisy-chained with Thunderbolt 4.
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Add ViewSonic to the list of companies making a 27-inch, 5K monitor to compete head-to-head with the Apple Studio Display.

As with so many of the rivals, the ColorPro VP2788-5K is considerably more affordable than Apple’s offering. And it doesn’t look half bad.

Apple Music Classical launches on web with world’s largest catalog

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Apple Music Classical on the web
Apple Music Classical is now on the web.
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Apple expanded its acclaimed Apple Music Classical service to web browsers, allowing desktop users another way to access the world’s most comprehensive classical music library, the iPhone giant said Thursday.

“Apple Music Classical continues to innovate and expand on its mission to bring great musicians and their recordings to music lovers around the world all in one app,” said Anjali Malhotra, global director of Apple Music Classical. “Now that the app is available on the web, Apple Music Classical’s catalog of over 5 million tracks and 50 million data points are now available for those who primarily use their desktops to listen to music.” Meanwhile, recent developments have raised questions about Apple TV plans, especially after Sonos decided to scrap its own streaming device ambitions. Learn more about it here.

Today in Apple history: CNN predicts doom for Apple

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Apple is worth more than the entire US energy sector combined
Apple's finances weren't in the best of shape.
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March 13: Today in Apple history: CNN predicts doom for Apple March 13, 1997: With Apple preparing to cut thousands of jobs, CNN reports that “the coffin door is closing” on Cupertino. Apple is doomed! Doomed!

Knowing what happened in the years following, we guess this could technically be considered “fake news.”

Sonos scraps plans to launch Apple TV rival

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Sonos logo on a Sonos speaker
Sonos may not have any major hardware product launches lined up for H2 2025.
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Sonos reportedly scrapped plans to launch its streaming video device. The Apple TV rival was “deep into development,” yet the company decided to pull the plug on its release.

The streaming device was going to be Sonos’ next big hardware product.

Add MagSafe and more to your iPhone 16e with these top cases

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Best iPhone 16e cases
Dress up and protect your iPhone 16e.
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If you got or will soon get an iPhone 16e, way to go! The new iPhone 16e has plenty to recommend it, even if lacks MagSafe and it’s not as affordable, at $599, as the discontinued SE model it replaces. iPhone 16e boasts more functionality and costs more, so you have even more reason to get a nice case for it.