Satechi unveils SM3 mechanical keyboard, purpose built for Mac users

At CES 2025, Satechi has unveiled the SM3 Slim Mechanical Backlit Bluetooth Keyboard , a sleek, low-profile mechanical keyboard built with Mac users in mind. It’s Satechi’s first full-size mechanical keyboard, and it’s designed to balance style, functionality, and comfort — perfect for those who want the mechanical typing experience without the bulk.

Specs & features of the SM3

The SM3 Slim Mechanical Backlit Bluetooth Keyboard brings a premium typing experience to both Mac and Windows users

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Apple Silicon

The new Zenbook A14 MacBook Air lookalike beats the real thing in five ways

It says a lot about Apple’s design that the MacBook Air is seen as the ultimate standard targeted by PC laptop brands. Just matching the aesthetics and performance of the machine is seen as a tough goal, but ASUS may have gone one better with its new Zenbook A14.

The new machine not only succeeds in emulating the look of the MacBook Air, but exceeds its specs in no fewer than five different ways – including being even lighter …

Glance quickly at the machine and you could easily be forgiven for


Apple Silicon|Intel

AMD does and doesn’t credit Apple for its powerful new Ryzan AI Max chips

You have to feel sorry for Intel at this point. Not only has Apple left its CPUs in the dust, but AMD’s new Ryzan AI Max chips claim to do the same to Intel’s flagship Core Ultra 9 288V.

The new chips take the same approach as Apple Silicon in combining CPU, GPU, and unified memory. AMD doesn’t credit Apple with the idea, but does admit the chip wouldn’t exist without the Cupertino company …

reports that the new chips are available


Want your Apple Watch to stop opening apps and just show the face? Here’s how

Wish your would always show your watch face when you glance at it? Be default, Apple Watch will launch certain apps or show the Smart Stack based on your activity. If you prefer to always see your watch face, however, there are a few things to tweak.

watchOS 10, the software that runs on the Apple Watch, introduces support for Live Activities. Like on the iPhone, these special widget-style notifications can update in real time without sending individual alerts for sports score updates and each step of


Apple goes in-depth on its commitment to Siri privacy

After being hit by a lawsuit over “unlawful and intentional recording” of Siri interactions, Apple has agreed to pay $95 million in a settlement . Even so, the company has just published an article reaffirming its commitment to privacy and clarifying how Siri works.

, Apple says it is “committed to protecting user data” and reinforced that the company’s products are “built from the ground up” with privacy technologies. According to Apple, the company has never used Siri data to build marketing profiles and has


Apple fined in Brazil for letting controversial ‘FaceApp’ improperly collect user data

Apple and Google have been fined R$19 million (about US$3.1 million) in Brazil after a judge ruled that the companies contributed to allowing the controversial photo editor FaceApp to improperly collect data from its users. The app has a long history of questionable privacy policies.

As reported by , Judge Douglas de Melo Martins ruled this week that both Apple and Google were responsible for distributing FaceApp, which is accused of “improperly collecting sensitive data” from its users. The judge believes that the photo editor

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MacPaw teases Eney: A new AI companion that can complete tasks on your Mac

MacPaw, the company behind many great Mac apps such as CleanMyMac and Setapp, unveiled Eney at CES 2025. It’s an all new AI assistant for your Mac, aiming to simplify your digital life. Eney will help you complete tasks quickly, effortlessly, and with ease.

In simple terms, Eney feels like magic. You’ll be able to talk to Eney, ask it to do a task for you, and it’ll just do it. MacPaw is in a unique position to


MOFT unveils new MagSafe kickstand wallet with Find My support at CES 2025

At CES 2025, unveiled a new MagSafe wallet, compatible with Apple’s Find My network. has been developing great MagSafe accessories for a little while now, and this one takes things up a notch.

MOFT’s new Find My-Enabled Stand & Wallet supports wireless charging, unlike other options on the market, which require a special cable to recharge. The built in battery will last up to 4 months on a single charge.

The design builds on top of MOFT’s previous MagSafe kickstand


iOS 18.3 hints at new ‘Invites’ app from Apple to create and manage events

Apple this week released the second beta of iOS 18.3 , which isn’t exactly an exciting update as it doesn’t add any major new features. However, the update did reveal details about a potential new app from Apple to be called “Invites.”

9to5Mac first found references to this unreleased “Apple Invites” app in one of the iOS 18.2 betas. The code was later removed from the final version, but is back in iOS 18.3 beta


Apple Intelligence has a fake news problem, but one key tweak can fix it

Apple Intelligence’s notification summaries have been causing a stir for unintentionally creating fake news, as especially highlighted by the BBC. Apple is planning a tweaked UI, but here’s why that doesn’t go far enough, and what the real fix could be.

BBC News has raised serious concerns not once , but twice about Apple Intelligence botching news summaries and delivering fake news as a result.

Examples have included claims that:

  • a man had committed suicide, despite still being alive
  • an athlete won a competition that hadn
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