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    Samsung's $30 SmartTags Beat AirTags to Launch

    Thursday January 14, 2021 11:23 am PST by Juli Clover
    Alongside new flagship smartphones, Samsung today announced the launch of its Galaxy SmartTags, item trackers that seem to be similar in design and functionality to Apple's long-rumored AirTags...
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    $50 Beats Flex Wireless Earphones Now Available in Two More Colors

    Wednesday January 20, 2021 2:01 am PST by Tim Hardwick
    Back in October, Apple introduced Beats Flex wireless earphones, which offer improvements over the previous BeatsX earphones yet come with a much lower $49.99 price tag. The wireless Bluetooth...
    Read Full Article 32 comments

    Deals: Beats Flex Bluetooth Earphones on Sale for $40 ($10 Off, Lowest Price)

    Monday February 1, 2021 5:35 am PST by Mitchel Broussard
    The Beats Flex wireless earphones have dropped to $39.99 today on Amazon, down from an original price of $49.99. This is one of the first notable discounts on Apple's new Beats Flex...
    Read Full Article 19 comments

    Apple Discontinues urBeats3 After Releasing Beats Flex

    Tuesday October 13, 2020 2:23 pm PDT by Juli Clover
    Apple this morning quietly introduced new Beats Flex headphones, marking the launch of the brand's most affordable wire-free headphones to date. Beats Flex are priced at just $50, and are...
    Read Full Article 24 comments

    New Beats Flex Earphones Take BeatsX to the Next Level for Just $49.99

    Tuesday October 13, 2020 12:15 pm PDT by Eric Slivka
    Apple's Beats brand today is introducing Beats Flex wireless earphones, which add some upgrades to the previous BeatsX earphones yet come with a much lower $49.99 price tag. The new price...
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    Beats and AMBUSH Team Up on New Glow-in-the-Dark Powerbeats

    Tuesday November 17, 2020 7:00 am PST by Eric Slivka
    Apple's Beats by Dre brand is today announcing a new collaboration with Tokyo-based design label AMBUSH to launch glow-in-the-dark Powerbeats earphones. The special-edition Powerbeats, conceived...
    Read Full Article 19 comments

    Deals: Sales Emerge for 16-Inch MacBook Pro ($350 Off), M1 MacBook Pro ($100 Off), and Beats Solo Pro ($150 Off)

    Monday February 22, 2021 6:54 am PST by Mitchel Broussard
    In today's deals we're tracking a few offers on Apple's MacBook Pro family, including up to $350 off the 16-inch MacBook Pro, with one of the best prices on the 1TB model that...
    Read Full Article 22 comments

    M1 Chip Beats GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and Radeon RX 560 for Graphics Performance

    Monday November 16, 2020 5:47 am PST by Hartley Charlton
    Apple's M1 processor often surpasses the graphics performance of desktop GPUs, including the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and AMD Radeon RX 560, according to a new benchmark submission spotted by...
    Read Full Article 422 comments

    Apple Officially Retires Beats Updater Utility in Favor of Over-the-Air Firmware Updates

    Wednesday September 30, 2020 3:30 am PDT by Tim Hardwick
    Apple has officially retired Beats Updater, the software utility that lets users update the firmware of their Beats Wireless headphones, earphones, and speakers. Beats Updater allows users to plug...
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    iPhone 12 Pro Beats Samsung Note 20 Ultra in App Loading Speed Test

    Wednesday November 4, 2020 12:31 pm PST by Juli Clover
    Apple's iPhone 12 Pro has successfully outperformed the Samsung Note 20 Ultra in a real world app speed test conducted by PhoneBuff, with the A14 chip and 6GB RAM winning out over the Snapdragon...
    Read Full Article 117 comments

    Review: Beats Flex Offer a Great Entry Point to Apple's Wireless Earphone Ecosystem for Just $50

    Monday October 19, 2020 11:00 am PDT by Eric Slivka
    One of the announcements last week that flew under the radar since it wasn't explicitly mentioned during Apple's event was the introduction of Beats Flex, new wireless earphones that...
    Read Full Article 78 comments

    Apple Removes Beats Landing Page From Website Ahead of Tuesday's Launch Event [Update: Restored]

    Monday October 12, 2020 4:55 am PDT by Tim Hardwick
    Apple has quietly removed the "Beats by Dre" webpage from its website ahead of its Apple event on Tuesday, as it prepares to launch a new, lower-cost HomePod and AirPods Studio headphones. As...
    Read Full Article 104 comments

    Deals: New All-Time-Lows Hit Powerbeats Pro ($160) and Beats Solo Pro ($170) in Early Black Friday Sales

    Thursday October 29, 2020 9:00 am PDT by Mitchel Broussard
    A collection of discounts have hit the Powerbeats, Powerbeats Pro, and Beats Solo Pro accessories this week. These new sales are providing early Black Friday pricing on the Powerbeats Pro at $90...
    Read Full Article 24 comments

    Apple Renames 'Beats 1' to 'Apple Music 1' and Launches Two More Radio Stations

    Tuesday August 18, 2020 6:49 am PDT by Joe Rossignol
    Apple today announced that it has renamed its Beats 1 radio station to Apple Music 1. The radio station can be accessed through the Radio tab in the Music app across the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and other...
    Read Full Article 121 comments

    Labor Day Deals: Save on HomePod, Beats Headphones, Bluetooth Speakers, Apple Accessories, and More

    Friday September 4, 2020 8:58 am PDT by Mitchel Broussard
    As we head into the long weekend ending with Labor Day on Monday, a number of retailers have introduced deals that should be advantageous for anyone shopping around for Apple products and related...
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    Deals: Shop for Beats Headphones in New Sales, Including Powerbeats Pro at $199.95

    Monday August 10, 2020 10:01 am PDT by Mitchel Broussard
    A collection of discounts have hit the Powerbeats, Powerbeats Pro, and Beats Solo Pro accessories this week. As in previous sales, you can get $20 off Powerbeats, $50 off Powerbeats Pro, and...
    Read Full Article 9 comments

    Deals: eBay's New Coupon Takes 25% Off Select Brands Including Apple, Beats, and More

    Monday August 31, 2020 9:49 am PDT by Mitchel Broussard
    eBay this week is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a new coupon that takes 25 percent off 25 brands on the website from eligible sellers. As with all eBay purchases, this means that some of the...
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    Deals: Apple's 64GB Wi-Fi iPad Air Drops to New Low of $539.99 in Green and Rose Gold ($59 Off) [Updated]

    Thursday February 11, 2021 6:00 am PST by Mitchel Broussard
    Amazon today has the Green 64GB Wi-Fi iPad Air for $539.99, down from $599.00. This new price tag beats the previous all-time-low price by about $10, and it's the best online right...
    Read Full Article 14 comments

    Deals: Powerbeats Pro Drop to New Low Price of $149.95 ($100 Off)

    Wednesday December 2, 2020 5:36 am PST by Mitchel Broussard
    Amazon today is discounting the Powerbeats Pro in Lava Read to $149.95, down from $249.95. This is now the lowest price we've ever tracked for the Beats wireless headphones, but at this...
    Read Full Article 12 comments

    Deals: New Sales Hit AirPods Pro ($189.99) and AirPods With Wired Charging Case ($119.99)

    Monday February 1, 2021 6:17 am PST by Mitchel Broussard
    Today we're tracking a pair of deals on the AirPods with Wired Charging Case and the AirPods Pro. To start, Woot has brought back its popular holiday sale on the AirPods Pro, marking the...
    Read Full Article 6 comments

    Apple Releases tvOS 14.4 for Fourth and Fifth-Generation Apple TV Models

    Tuesday January 26, 2021 10:02 am PST by Juli Clover
    Apple today released tvOS 14.4, the fifth update to the tvOS 14 operating system that was initially released back in September. tvOS 14.4 comes more than a month after the release of tvOS 14.3. tvOS...
    Read Full Article 38 comments

    Apple Pays $25+ Million for Worldwide Rights to Upcoming Film 'CODA'

    Saturday January 30, 2021 1:03 pm PST by Frank McShan
    Apple has paid over $25 million for the rights to upcoming movie "CODA," setting a new Sundance Film Festival acquisition record, reports Deadline. Directed and written by Siân Heder,...
    Read Full Article 104 comments

    Leaked Videos Reveal Samsung's Plans for AR Glasses to Compete With Apple

    Monday February 22, 2021 5:43 am PST by Hartley Charlton
    Amid a spate of rumors in recent months about Apple's plans for a mixed reality headset and AR glasses, videos of Samsung's plans for its own AR glasses have purportedly leaked online (via...
    Read Full Article 124 comments

    iOS 14: How to Enhance Speech, Movies, and Music When Listening on AirPods, AirPods Max, and Beats

    Monday January 11, 2021 12:51 am PST by Tim Hardwick
    In iOS 14, Apple continues to build out its extensive accessibility features, and here we're going to show you how you can use the new Headphone Accommodations to amplify certain sounds if...
    Read Full Article 29 comments

    Deals: Holiday Shoppers Can Still Get AirPods Pro for $189.99 From Woot

    Thursday December 10, 2020 8:08 am PST by Mitchel Broussard
    Woot has been discounting Apple's AirPods Pro for a few weeks now, marking the Bluetooth headphones down to $189.99, from $249.00. Although we saw a better deal over Black Friday,...
    Read Full Article 6 comments

    Apple Holding Shopping Event in Japan on January 2-3, Offering Free Apple Store Gift Card With Select Products

    Monday December 28, 2020 6:20 am PST by Joe Rossignol
    In celebration of the New Year, Apple has announced that it will be holding a two-day shopping event in Japan on January 2-3, offering customers a free Apple Store gift card with the purchase of...
    Read Full Article 10 comments

    Snap Tells Investors Apple's Opt-In Ad Tracking Privacy Measure Presents 'Risk' to Advertiser Demand

    Friday February 5, 2021 4:21 am PST by Tim Hardwick
    With Apple's upcoming iOS 14 privacy changes looming, Snap on Thursday warned investors that they could hurt Snap's ad business (via Reuters). Starting with the next versions of iOS 14,...
    Read Full Article 93 comments

    Apple's Shopping Event Underway: Up to $150 Gift Card With Select Products

    Friday November 27, 2020 2:00 am PST by Joe Rossignol
    Apple's annual four-day shopping event is now underway in the United States and many other countries, offering customers an Apple Store gift card worth up to $150 with the purchase of...
    Read Full Article 64 comments

    Algoriddim's New 'djay Pro AI' Brings Real-Time Separation of Vocals, Instruments, and Beats to djay for iOS

    Thursday June 18, 2020 7:00 am PDT by Eric Slivka
    Algoriddim, the company behind the popular djay line of music apps for iOS, Mac, Windows, and Android, today is introducing a major update for its djay app for iOS: djay Pro AI. Harnessing the power...
    Read Full Article 38 comments

    Apple Watch Alerts Man to Heart Condition in Yet Another Potentially Life-Saving Story

    Thursday February 4, 2021 8:08 am PST by Joe Rossignol
    February is American Heart Month, and Apple marked the occasion today with a Newsroom feature highlighting how the Apple Watch potentially saved the life of 59-year-old Bob March. In short, the Apple...
    Read Full Article 129 comments
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