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Just prior to Apple unveiling the new Mac mini in a special announcement this week, Amazon appears to have accidentally spilled the beans. Spotted by MacRumors on Monday, the new listing on Amazon’s U.S. website for the just-unveiled M4 iMac includes a section titled “Which Mac is right for you?” The comparison chart (below), which … Read more

Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn’t—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they’re usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we’ve got you covered. What Is Connections? Connections is a game from the … Read more

Bloomberg/Getty Images Roughly a year ago, my seven-year-old System76 Thelio started to fail. The first issue was the USB ports, which cascaded to other ports until the system became unusable. As the machine was way beyond warranty, I knew it was time to purchase a new system. That Thelio was my second System76 machine (the first … Read more

Peak Design’s iPhone tripod is a solid, well-designed aluminum frame that folds into a credit card-sized shape. You’re paying a premium for the build design and quality, with a tiny hex key even built into the tripod legs for tightening them, if needed. With a solid micro-ball head, you can adjust the angle of your … Read more

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections and Strands puzzles. There are plenty of other online word games now, but I still play the New York Times Wordle game every day. These days, it’s not only an old … Read more

The holiday shopping season is basically here. Have you put much thought into what you’re getting your family and friends this year? If you have not, maybe first start with a gift for yourself. You can set yourself up with a Costco gold star membership and then get all your gifts this year at Costco. … Read more

Apple Intelligence has finally launched with the rollout of iOS 18.1 from Monday. Apple has been leading up to this release for months, riding on high interest in artificial intelligence with the the tagline “AI for the rest of us.” Even so, it’s still unclear to many people exactly what Apple Intelligence even is. We’ve … Read more

The one tiny image of the new silver Mac Mini shows what appear to be a headphone jack and two front-facing USB-C ports, presumably with at least Thunderbolt 4 support. It’s available with a base or Pro version of the new M4 chipset, with up to 14 CPU cores, 20 GPU cores, 64GB of memory, … Read more

Google’s Africa Investment Fund is a new investor in African fintech Moniepoint, which just closed $110 million in new financing. The Series C round, which involved an equity sale, per Bloomberg, was led by Development Partners International’s African Development Partners (ADP) III fund. Other investors, including African private equity firm Verod Capital and global impact … Read more

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The latest Google System Update changelog mentions that the Play Store will surface Play Games profile initialization from different surfaces. A Play Games profile makes it easier to sign into supported games and keep your progress saved and synced. Google has also made other search improvements and changes. The … Read more