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Apple weekend deals: AirPods Pro 3, MacBook Pro up to $400 off, Series 11, chargers, bands, more

We are landing for another weekend edition of 9to5Toys Lunch Break to highlight the summer price drop on AirPods Pro 3 at $50 off, as well as the lowest price in several months on AirPods 4 with ANC (or score a renewed premium down at $119). If a new Apple Watch is in line, the

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A 600-mile road trip (and data) proves EV charging doesn’t suck anymore

In the minds of prospective EV buyers, charging looms large. Just over half of those surveyed by AAA last year said that public charging infrastructure was a key concern. Those concerns aren’t unfounded. EV fast charging has historically been lackluster. In 2023, after a disastrous road trip, I drafted an EV fast-charging “bill of rights,”

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I let an AI take over my Google TV for a week — and it solved streaming’s biggest problem

Doomscrolling is a concept we are all very well-acquainted with. Netflix might have a seemingly endless list of movies to offer, but actually finding one that you want to watch always feels completely out of reach. All too often, I find myself sitting on the couch, remote in hand, trying to figure out what to

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HomeKit Weekly: Hardwired Matter lighting arrives with the SwitchBot RGBICWW ceiling light

Most of your smart home lights are smaller bulbs and outlet adaptors, but the market is maturing to the point where we are seeing full hardwired fixtures that integrate natively with Apple Home (via Matter). SwitchBot just recently released the new SwitchBot RGBICWW ceiling light. It brings incredibly bright illumination and native Matter support directly

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All the EVs that were discontinued or killed off in the U.S. this year

The Honda Prologue, you may have heard, is officially dead — a decision the company confirmed to TechCrunch, removing the last all-electric vehicle from the automaker’s U.S. portfolio. The Prologue’s departure signals more than Honda’s EV backpedaling. It also illustrates a broader EV industry retreat from the U.S. market (in stark contrast to the rest

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As Google sits back and watches, terrible ads are ruining Android’s free app ecosystem

Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. Sure, there might have been a tiny, unobtrusive banner ad at the bottom of the screen, but it was a fair trade. You got a great tool, the developer made a few pennies, and everyone went home happy. Fast forward to today, and

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