In the age of Apple Silicon, MacBooks are more affordable than ever. These days, you can buy a MacBook Air with 512GB of storage and 16GB of memory for $1,099 directly from Apple, whereas such a configuration would have cost $1,599 just a few years ago. And on top of that, the MacBook Neo significantly reduces the entry point. Even with Apple’s price drop, there are still a number of deals to be found if you look around. MacBook Air Until the launch of the MacBook Neo, the MacBook Air represented the entry point into Apple’s laptop lineup. While the…
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Miloscirkovic/Getty Images For many electronics manufacturers, turning on a device is not enough to indicate that the gadget is running. Many install a power indicator light that glows when the gadget is turned on. However, the power lights on devices like smart TVs often stay on even when the TV isn’t on. We’d insert a “This light confirms it’s off” joke from “The Simpsons” here, but that would imply that modern smart TVs are even capable of turning off. When you turn off a smart TV, you’re not actually turning…
Ladanifere/Getty Images We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Home theater fads come and go, leaving many of us riddled with unwanted drawers and cupboards filled to the brim with outdated equipment. Even though the days of plasma televisions are long behind us, one image feature has completely disappeared: 3D. In the 2010s, there were a ton of 3D-capable TVs on the market, and most of those TVs even included one or more pairs of 3D glasses. But as we entered the latter half of the decade,…
Wongsakorn 2468/Shutterstock Megapixels are not always the ultimate measure of camera quality, as many manufacturers and marketing types claim, even at the most extreme extremes. In fact, as counterintuitive as it may seem, too many megapixels can actually be a hindrance, leading to large file sizes, slow transfers, and less space on your device for other media. This is especially true at the consumer level, where phones have eliminated the need for a cost-effective digital camera, and most photos taken with them are not intended to be the centerpiece of…
Marinel Sigué/BGR Probably the most annoying part of owning a battery-powered portable device like a smartphone is having to charge it. You always have to guess when it will be fully charged and be ready for a full day. Well, if you have an iPhone, you really won’t need to do any estimates. Apple has already taken the guesswork out of charging and is providing estimated charging time to iPhones through iOS 26. This is another one of the new iOS features that Apple has recently added to your iPhone,…
Lysenko Andrei/Shutterstock AirPods represent a quintessential Apple product as far as they work, and they’ve only gotten better since their initial release in 2016. Over the past few years, Apple has slowly but surely iterated on the design, while simultaneously introducing new models and adding smart new features, like Spatial Audio and the ever-improving Active Noise Cancellation. Overall, Apple AirPods are arguably one of the company’s smoothest products. Still, from time to time, you may notice that one AirPod is losing battery much faster than the other. This actually happened…
AS/Shutterstock Project In 2026, the best way to get truly stunning picture quality in your home entertainment setup is with an OLED TV. While OLEDs aren’t always considered the best TVs for bright rooms, there’s no denying that their color contrast, rich, deep black levels, and crisp, vibrant visuals make them truly eye-catching for most media. Now that you own a brand new OLED TV, how can you really admire its quality? That’s what we’ve decided to cover here, offering a range of entertainment categories and media types to accentuate…
Michael Lutz/Shutterstock It seems like we’re all just one lightning strike away from losing our most beloved electronic devices. It’s an age-old fear that one good hit will damage your equipment. But is it really true? According to the National Weather Service, yes. Lightning strikes can damage electronic components due to high voltage surges, even when the impact occurs some distance from a building. Additionally, the NWS states that “a typical surge protector will do little to protect the device (or the person using it) in the event of a…
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Reading books on a train or bus may sound fancy and fun in theory, but it can be quite complicated in practice. In the name of convenience, you probably prefer reading on your phone rather than lugging around a full-size book. After all, your phone fits in one hand, can easily be slipped into your pocket, and isn’t as heavy as a physical book. But there are several reasons why reading on an e-reader is better than reading on your smartphone, and one of…
Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we feature the latest apps from the indie app world. If you are a developer and would like your app to be featured, contact us. If you’re a beloved cat owner, your cat may often run across your Mac’s keyboard, causing a lot of unnecessary keyboard typing and sometimes even unwanted communications. Cats Lock has a solution for this, and soon your cat will be able to freely roam your MacBook keyboard. How it works Cats Lock can be triggered at any time using Cmd + L, instantly…