Deals: M3 MacBook Air $249 off, M2 $399 off, 42mm Apple Watch Series 10 at new $370 low, leather bands, more

Alongside an ongoing offer on the previous the original price (now available in all colors), we are also tracking solid on select in the 13-inch form-factor. Those offers sit alongside a new all-time low on the 42mm Jet Black and some fresh new exclusive discounts on the entire collection of Burton Goods leather Apple Watch bands . Head below for a closer look at all of them in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break alongside some Anker charging gear, iPad accessories, and

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Apple set to increase China supply chain investment following Tim Cook’s government visit

Tim Cook has been making rounds in China this week. Among his many meetings, the CEO reportedly met with a Chinese government official. The result? Apple is said to be increasing its investment in China, especially in supply chain development.

Apple’s CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday. , topics discussed included “Apple’s development in China, online data security management and cloud services.”

Following that meeting, state news agency Xinhua shared a quote from Cook signaling a renewed commitment to investing more heavily in China moving


OnePlus has a new ‘Share with iPhone’ tool that no one is going to use [Gallery]

OnePlus (and Oppo) have launched a new solution for sharing files with iPhone users wirelessly, all baked into the latest Android 15 update. But… uh… it’s probably not going to be all that popular.

Within OxygenOS 15, OnePlus has launched a new “Share with iPhone” button in the share menu. The button shows prominently and, as OnePlus explains, is meant to “simplify” file sharing between OnePlus and iPhone devices.

OnePlus says:

The “Share with iPhone” feature simplifies

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Security Bite: Has Apple’s Passwords app replaced your password manager yet?

9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art Apple-specific security solutions for fully automated Hardening & Compliance, Next Generation EDR, AI-powered Zero Trust, and exclusive Privilege Management with the most powerful and modern Apple MDM on the market. The result is a totally automated Apple Unified Platform currently trusted by over 45,000

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iOS 18.2 adds iMessage child safety feature for reporting nudes to Apple

The first iOS 18.2 beta brought a ton of new features and changes , with powerful Apple Intelligence upgrades being the highlight. But the release also introduced a new iMessage child safety feature for reporting nudes to Apple. Here’s what you should know.

As of iOS 17, children under 13 with an Apple device will have a feature called Communication Safety turned on by default.

As explains, “If your child receives or attempts to send photos or videos that might contain nudity, Communication Safety warns


Snapchat camera will be available from the iPhone Lock Screen, but no filters

The Snapchat camera will soon be available from the iPhone Lock Screen thanks to the iOS 18 feature letting you swap out the standard Camera app and flashlight for apps or shortcut actions of your choice

One of the new features introduced in iOS 18 was the ability to change the Lock Screen controls. These were previously limited to the stock Camera app and the flashlight, but you can now substitute any supported app – or perform almost any other action by using Shortcuts.

The Camera app icon was always redundant as you could


Apple Watch Series 10 advanced display tech likely coming to iPhone

A new supply-chain report notes that the Apple Watch Series 10 advanced display technology is expected to be adopted in future iPhones .

Apple’s trickle-down approach means that the Apple Watch always gets the most advanced display tech first before it later rolls out to other devices, and the S10 tech is likely to be later used for iPhones – but not next year …

The Apple Watch Series 4 was the first device in Apple’s product line-up to use a form of OLED display technology


iOS 18.2 beta shows that the Apple Intelligence rollout isn’t as slow as some suggest

While the narrative around Apple Intelligence is that the company is leaning heavily on “coming later” asterisks, and we’ll have to wait a long time for any of it to actually launch, yesterday’s iOS 18.2 beta release tells a somewhat different story.

Now, sure, we have to include an asterisk of our own here – just because a feature is available in the current beta doesn’t mean it’ll make it into the release version in December – but it’s still

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iOS 18.2 beta enables Apple Watch sleep apnea detection for users in Canada

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that iOS 18.2 beta enabled sleep apnea monitoring. The article has been replaced to reflect the feature is officially approved for all Apple Watch Series 9, Ultra 2, and Series 10 users in Canada .

Apple announced in September that sleep apnea detection was coming to the Apple Watch, and the feature is now available in many countries around the world. As of today, Canada is joining the list where sleep apnea notifications are available to Apple


iOS 18.2 lets third-party web browsers add web apps with custom engine in the EU

Apple last year introduced the ability for third-party web browsers to add web apps to the iOS Home Screen , a feature that was previously exclusive to Safari. However, these web apps still depend on Apple’s WebKit. But Apple is changing that with iOS 18.2 – at least for a specific group of users.

With the release of the first beta of iOS 18.2 to developers on Wednesday, that will let third-party browsers add web apps to the iPhone Home Screen using their

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