July 15, 1998: Apple reports its third profitable quarter after the return of Steve Jobs, continuing the company’s remarkable turnaround.
Cupertino earns $101 million for the quarter, largely thanks to the success of the Power Mac G3. In the same quarter a year earlier, Apple lost $56 million. This marks the first time in three years that the company managed three straight profitable quarters.
When you need to get some writing done, your MacBook screen can suddenly seem full of fascinating distractions. Even looking up a word can leave you 10 links deep down an internet rabbit hole you never planned on diving into.
Using a dedicated writing app like MasterWriter can help keep you on task. And its robust reference tools make it fast and easy to find the perfect words and phrases to express your thoughts.
For a limited time, MasterWriter’s two-year Creative Writer plan is on sale for $99 (regularly $149).
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Apple TV+’s For All Mankind finally made it to Mars! Still, it’s pretty much business as usual this week, what with Americans and Russians bickering and making back-alley deals, and men being boorish and short-tempered and proud of nothing.
On Earth, U.S. President Ellen Wilson must deal with gays in the military right on schedule. And on Mars, Danny’s going nuts, Ed and his adopted daughter Kelly meet, and the Russians find water — and vodka!
A perfectly OK episode of the alt-history space show is made all the more frustrating by its flashes of greatness.
The right lamp can help you see your home in a new light. Whether you’re trying to match a specific aesthetic to make your setup shine or want your home to feel like an extension of you, you can customize your lighting with one addition: The Lamp Depot Minimalist LED Corner Floor Lamp.
It lets light your home with more than 16 million color options. And it’s discounted to $59.99 during our Deal Days sale, which ends today.
Celebrating its “10-year Nanoversary,” Nanoleaf put out a special edition of its Shapes smart-lighting panels. It’s a new all -black color option: Ultra Black Shapes Triangles.
Like the other colors, the new set works with HomeKit as part of your smart-home lighting.
Whether you’re a wizard in the kitchen or a novice at the countertop, one tool you should definitely own is a quality chef’s knife. If you’re in the market for a razor-sharp blade that will keep its edge and become a statement piece for your kitchen, check out the Kiru Knife Kitchen Master 8-inch Chef Knife.
This is your last chance to purchase this high-carbon steel blade at a Deal Days price. It’s only $69.99, but this deal ends Thursday.
Now that Jony Ive and Apple have finally severed ties completely, it’s time for Cupertino’s current Industrial Design team to get the recognition it deserves.
Ive’s old Industrial Design team at Apple has been doing stellar work in his absence, but without getting the full credit. As long as Ive was still an Apple consultant, the credit was muddied: Was this Ive’s work or someone else’s?
Hidden cameras are frighteningly common in travel lodgings like Airbnb or hotels, but sometimes you can’t tell if you’re being watched. That’s where the Scout Hidden Camera Detector comes in.
This point-and-shoot hidden camera detector can tell you if that mantle teddy bear is hiding something nefarious inside. For a limited time, you can get one Scout Hidden Camera Detector for $49.99. Or you could use your last chance to purchase a two-pack for the Deal Days price of $99.99.
If you own an iPad mini 6, Lululook’s magnetic stand can turn your tiny tablet into a miniature iMac. And this week, we’re teaming up with Lululook to give away five of these great stands, which retail for $80, to five lucky winners.
Enter below for your chance to win.
Some people dislike using a mouse. Others can’t fathom a trackpad. And believe it or not, some folks hate both. So what do they do to get their brilliant thoughts onto the computer screen?
Knowing it’s hard to get by in life on just a keyboard, what input device can they use in addition to it? As today’s featured computer setup illustrates, they might try using a certain tablet like it’s a cross between a trackpad and a mouse.
Released Wednesday, the first trailer for Five Days at Memorial depicts the agonizing decisions Hurricane Katrina forced on staff at Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans in 2005. The storm itself was just the first of many horrors.
The drama series lands on Apple TV+ on August 12.
Golf simulators don’t need to cost as much as a country club membership. If you want to perfect your swing from home, or just have fun playing practice games or virtual courses, check out TruGolf Mini.
This home golf simulator gives you access to 97 courses and games. And this is your last chance to get it for our Deal Days price of just $189 (regularly $229). The sale ends Thursday!
Jony Ive’s 30-year partnership with Apple is over.
Ive and Apple have reportedly severed ties completely, ending a relationship that spanned more than three decades and resulted in some of Apple’s biggest products, including the iPhone, iMac, Apple Watch, spaceship campus, numerous retail stores and much more.
The standards body behind Bluetooth technology said Tuesday the next-gen version first promoted two years ago is finally here. With Bluetooth LE Audio now complete, new headphones like the upcoming AirPods Pro 2 and AirPods Max can incorporate an array of improvements.
Just to name a few, we can expect better sound, improved power efficiency and connectivity to an “unlimited” number of devices if Apple fully integrates the new standard.
That dream vacation isn’t going to book itself. Arranging flights is one of the most stressful parts of vacation planning. Between high (and wildly fluctuating) airfares and weird flight availabilities (made worse by the pandemic), there’s just so much data to juggle. And usually, dealing with it all falls on you.
But not if you use Dollar Flight Club. This service sends flight deals from your home airport to anywhere in the world straight to your inbox. Right now, DFC Premium Plus+ subscriptions are at the lowest price they have ever been during our Deal Days Sale — just $69.99 for life (regularly $1,690). No coupon code is needed to get this great deal — and you won’t find this discount anywhere else.
The Television Academy said Tuesday Apple TV+ received 51 Primetime Emmy nominations, including 20 for the hit comedy Ted Lasso.
That matches the show’s record-breaking number of Emmy nominations in 2021. And the psychological thriller Severance received 14 nominations this year, second most among the streaming service’s titles.
Using three whole outlets whenever you want to charge three devices seems silly. Why not trim the waste and consolidate some of those chargers into one charging station? Specifically, this 3-in-1 Fast Wireless USB Charging Dock.
It’s compatible with your iPhone, Apple Watch and AirPods, allowing you to charge them all simultaneously. And during our Deal Days Sale, it costs only $49.99 (regularly $114). You may want to hurry, though. This deal ends Thursday.
Wireless earbud technology improves year by year, even as prices get lower and standards justifiably get higher. If you’re looking for an affordable AirPods Pro alternative, these JBL Live Free NC+ wireless earbuds may be just the thing.
Especially now, because they’re on sale for just $65.99 (regularly $149) during our Deal Days Sale. No coupon is needed, but this sales ends Thursday.
Anyone who wants to can now install a beta of iOS 16, macOS Ventura, iPadOS 16, watchOS 9 or tvOS 16. Until now, these have been reserved for developers.
Those who are interested should take care: these are still fairly early betas. They have bugs and are not recommended for devices that will be used daily.
Amazon Prime Day runs officially on Tuesday and Wednesday, but many deals, including bargains on Apple gear, tend to creep in early.
Earlier today it was Apple Watch 7 hitting a new low price, and now it’s Apple TV 4K — now at its lowest price ever on Amazon.
If you’re looking for a HomeKit-enabled air purifier that can handle large rooms, you have a new option: SmartMi launched its new brand Jya and its Fjord air purifier.
It joins SmartMi’s two existing HomeKit air purifiers, but it features more of a “Nordic” aesthetic and is designed for larger rooms, the company said.
Another week, another bunch of new Studio Displays shipped. They’re cropping up in Setups far and wide as replacements for until-recently-good-enough 4K monitors by the likes of LG and Dell.
Today’s featured M1 MacBook Air setup runs a new Studio Display in place of a 4K LG screen. And for input devices, the user opts for a Magic Trackpad over a mouse, using it with a pretty nifty homemade mechanical keyboard.
There are only so many ways you can hold your iPhone and smile. If your selfie game is starting to feel dull, there might be a fly-by solution that can capture candid photos from angles your elbows couldn’t dream of.
The Air Neo Selfie Camera Drone can snap pictures of you automatically while it zooms around. And during Deal Days, it’s on sale for only $129.99 (regularly $159) — no coupon code required.
Twitter might be going through a turbulent time, but for many of us in the tech community, it remains our de facto town square — a place where we can meet to share our views, opinions and hopes.
Like most of us here at Cult of Mac, I’ve been using Twitter for years. And although I’ve switched between clients more than a handful of times, my favorite Twitter app is Twitterrific.
In fact, I’d even say that Twitterrific is the best Twitter client for iPhone and iPad. Stick around to find out why.
When you’re planning your next vacation, is Sam’s Club the first place you think to look for deals on hotels? What about when you need to get your eyes checked, or need to fill a prescription?
If not, maybe it’s time to revisit how you think of Sam’s. During our Deal Days Sale, you can get a Sam’s Club Plus Membership for 50% off at only $50. And you might be surprised by how much you can save with an enhanced membership to the popular warehouse club.