If you’re looking for early Black Friday discounts offered on Apple’s MacBook laptops, Amazon now has the new MacBook Air 15 M2 dropping back to its best price of $1049. That equates to a $250 reduction (19 percent), which is similar to the previous offer we’ve seen before while also being lower than the Best Buy’s listing.
As so often in the past, predictions of various reputable leaks—like in the case of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro—were true this time as well. The South Korean company has now officially presented the popular pocket foldable of the Galaxy Z series in South Korea, the UK, France, Spain, Australia, and Germany. The Galaxy Z Flip 5 Retro is a limited edition and you can find out what makes it so special in our article.
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Although the OnePlus Open (review) is the first foldable smartphone from the company, the device arrived with refined hardware that placed its camera module among the best in its class. However, it appears that the upcoming OnePlus 12 could surpass the Open’s imaging capabilities with a better and newer camera sensor.
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A few years before Apple popularized car crash detection on its iPhones, Google already introduced the feature in its Pixel smartphones. However, ever since the debut of the lifesaving tool, its expansion has been fairly limited. Despite this, Google was still able to slowly add more countries and languages to the list, and now it was spotted to include new markets and support for the Pixel Fold (review).
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Following the teaser last week, Apple finally announced its catalog of M3 chipsets alongside the new 24-inch iMac and MacBook Pro at its “Scary Fast” event today. There are many firsts in this announcement, including the first 3 nm computer silicon with new GPU system features and new Space Black color for the MacBook Pro, among others.
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The OnePlus Open (review) with its top-class hardware makes it one of the best foldable smartphones you can buy today. However, it’s not that the Chinese brand has ticked all the right boxes on its first foldable as the device lacks a few important novelties like wireless charging and stylus support despite the premium price tag. However, it appears the Open is compatible with Oppo’s Pen, albeit on an unofficial basis.
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Qualcomm has since heated up the custom ARM race against Apple when it debuted the Snapdragon X Elite. The new platform, which uses a custom-designed processor called Oryon, will also be used to power Windows PCs and laptops. Apart from larger devices, Qualcomm has also confirmed to introduce Oryon cores to smartphones via the mobile Snapdragon SoCs, and one of them may be ready to debut in the Samsung Galaxy S25.
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Amazon Fire HD is one of the most popular tablet models in the market, especially due to its cheap prices and tight integration with the Amazon ecosystem. To parents looking for a second (or third) tablet to be used by their children, Amazon offers the Kids version, with an included case and some additional perks. Check how the 10-inch Kids Pro 2023 model performed in our review.
Substantial discounts are now offered on one of Apple’s best-selling tablets via Amazon and B&H Photo, with the iPad 10 falling at $399 or with $50 price off. This saving translates to an 11 percent discount, which is also the best regular price we’ve seen before and only shy from the flash sale record of $379.
More supporting details about the existence of a low-cost MacBook continue to surface. It is now speculated that Apple is working on two new MacBook models that will be positioned below the MacBook Air range. This corroborates on the early rumor about Apple introducing even more affordable MacBook laptops in 2024.
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