New MacBook with ‘fun colors’ sounds like the best Mac for most people

For years now, the best Mac for most people has been the MacBook Air. But that may be about to change, with a revival of the suffix-free ‘MacBook’ coming soon.

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Amazon adds ‘read and listen’ mode to Audible app for immersion reading feature

Torn between reading an ebook and listening to the narrated version? Amazon’s Audible is introducing a clever solution that it calls immersion reading.

Immersion reading syncs up ebooks with with a new “read and listen” feature.

This new feature allows customers who have the audiobook and eBook versions of a title in their Audible and Kindle libraries to follow along with synchronized, highlighted text, delivering a seamless, best-in-class experience.

The feature works automatically with the presenting the “read and listen” mode when a


Deals: Most affordable M5 iPad Pro nearly $200 off, Apple Watch Ultra 3 up to $155 off, Ocean Band, Trail Loop, more

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is now ready to go, starting off with new Amazon all-time lows on the most affordable M5 iPad Pro models – you will now find nearly $200 off the most attainable 11-inch configurations. Alongside a chance to score the latest Apple Watch Ultra 3 at $155 off , we also spotted new Amazon all-time low pricing on the Neon Green Ocean Band and the blue Apple Trail Loop at up to 41% off


Apple TV unveils new psychological crime thriller coming soon

Apple TV the trailer for Imperfect Women, a new psychological thriller series revolving around the fallout from a shocking crime.

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Berkshire Hathaway reduces Apple stake as Warren Buffett officially retires

In new SEC disclosures filed this week, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed that it has once again trimmed its stake in Apple. At the same time, the firm disclosed a new $350 million investment in the New York Times.

The transactions were made in the final quarter of 2025, which also marked the end of Buffett’s leadership at Berkshire. Buffett, 95, announced his retirement last year. As of January 1, Greg Abel has assumed the role as Berkshire’


Apple Music in iOS 26.4: Five new features coming to iPhone

iOS 26.4 is packed with new features and changes , including five updates for the Music app. Here’s everything new for Apple Music in iOS 26.4.

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iOS 26.4 beta 1: Notification Forwarding onboarding, allow search on iCloud․com, and more [Video]

In this new episode of iOS Decoded , we take a deep dive into what’s new in iOS 26.4 beta 1, with in-depth looks at dozens of new features and changes. For example, we get our first look at the Notification Forwarding setup for third-party smart watches and other hardware devices in the EU, along with new iCloud.com functionality that brings secure Photos and iCloud Drive search to the web.

In this post, we’ll consider five standout features included with the

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Early demo reveals how CarPlay handles video in iOS 26.4, including Apple TV app

Starting with iOS 26, Apple will officially allow video playback through CarPlay. Released this week in beta, iOS 26.4 appears to be the first version with support, as long as two conditions are met. While CarPlay video playback isn’t ready for users yet, one developer has shown off how it will look as well as how Apple’s TV app looks in the car.

Apple first told developers in June 2025 that iOS 26 would introduce support for video in the car

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Federal ban on TP-Link routers shelved, but Texas fights on

Badged versions of TP-Link routers are supplied to US customers by more than 300 ISPs, making them the most widely used Wi-Fi routers in the country, found in millions of US homes.

It therefore caused grave concern when security researchers at Microsoft found that a hacking group based in China was using vulnerabilities in the devices to carry out cyber attacks in the US. It had been widely expected that the routers would be banned from sale in the US, but politics seemingly intervened. However, the battle


Apple is making it easier to customize how subtitles look on iPhone

The usage of subtitles and captions in TV shows and movies is ever increasing, both due to the popularity of foreign language content and Hollywood’s inability to produce an audio track where the person speaking is sufficiently intelligible.

With iOS 26.4, Apple is improving the subtitles experience in the native video player on iPhone and iPad, and a similar change is rolling out to Apple TV with tvOS 26.4 …

With these new software updates, it is now possible to change the look of subtitles while in

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