Age of Empires II, regarded as one of the best real-time strategy games of all time, is finally available for Mac. Sure, it originally debuted back in 1999 for Windows, but AoE 2’s depth and replayability has allowed it to maintain a longstanding following that has kept the game wildly popular even 25+ years later. ... Read More

AirPods 4 are discounted on Amazon down to just $99, making for a fantastic set of wireless earbuds at a great price. AirPods 4 for $99 (down from $129) And if you don’t want wireless earbuds, you can get the classic wired Apple Earbuds for just $16. Up to $100 Off M4 iPad Air Amazon ... Read More

Some Mac users may discover the mds_stores process has run amuck, consuming absurd amounts of CPU and memory when viewed in Activity Monitor. Typically this is accompanied by unusually sluggish system performance on a Mac, which is what inspired the visit into Activity Monitor to begin with, and there you may find that mds_stores is ... Read More

Amazon has expanded their $200 off deal to the entire M5 MacBook Air lineup, including both the 13″ and 15″ display models, in all available configurations and color options (update: the mid-range 15″ model is not available in some colors currently, but stock rotates quickly). This means the 15″ MacBook Air M5 starts at $1099, ... Read More

A fair number of people who use the ChatGPT app for Mac have recently run into a strange and alarming malware message when attempting to open and use ChatGPT. The error says that “Malware Blocked and Moved to Trash” and informs the user that “ChatGPT.app was not opened because it contains malware. The action did ... Read More

If you’re the type of person who uses tons of open tabs in a web browser, you’ll undoubtedly have experienced a situation where you’d like to bookmark all of the tabs you have open so that you can easily return back to your browsing session. Fortunately, the Google Chrome browser makes bookmarking all tabs in ... Read More

Amazon is offering a fantastic deal on the base model 13″ M5 MacBook Air for just $899, taking $200 off the retail price. This puts the already stellar M5 MacBook Air 13″ into nearly competing with the higher-end MacBook Neo 13″ (available for $689) on price, but with the Air you get a far more ... Read More

Apple has released the first beta versions of iOS 26.6, MacOS Tahoe 26.6, and iPadOS 26.6. These new betas are available for users in the beta testing program to access now on any eligible enrolled device. No major new features or changes are expected. With WWDC 2026 just around the corner, it’s likely that Apple ... Read More

Amazon is discounting AirPods Pro 3 by $50 and cutting the price of the popular earbuds down to just $199: AirPods Pro 3 for $199 (down from $249) Unrelated and outside of the Amazon deal, if you don’t mind opening an Apple credit card and jumping through a bunch of hoops to get a reimbursement ... Read More

Instagram has introduced a new feature called “Instants” which seems to be inspired by Snapchat in that it allows for instant expiring pictures to be sent to people. Like any new feature, some people are going to like it, and some people are going to not like it, and if you happen to find the ... Read More

If you’re a retro Macintosh computer fan you might like this fun wallpaper pack for iPhone, which makes your iPhone lock screen and home screen look a lot like a good old Macintosh from 1984. The creator of these retro iPhone wallpapers, ogerx, says they are inpsired by the legacy of Macintosh, but with a ... Read More

Amazon is taking $200 off the base model M5 MacBook Air 15″ with 16GB RAM and a 512GB SSD in Starlight color (and sometimes you’ll find the same discount on other colors and models too), otherwise they’re continuing to offer $150 off upgraded models and other color combinations. If you’re shopping for a new MacBook ... Read More

The iPhone Voice Messages feature is quite useful and fun, allowing for audio recordings to be sent to and from people in the Messages app. Voice Messaging allows people to hear your voice, and you to hear theirs, and for many people it’s easier to speak into their iPhone rather than tap out a long ... Read More

Amazon is back offering $150 off the new M5 MacBook Air 15″, a fantastic large screen laptop that is incredibly powerful, lightweight, and versatile. Why pay more than you have to? Check out the deals below, in all available color and configurations: M5 MacBook Air 15″ from $1149 15″ M5 MacBook Air – 24GB – ... Read More

The latest iOS versions for iPhone include a custom gradient wallpaper generator, allowing you to make some nice looking wallpapers of your choice, but many users are likely to miss the feature because it’s tucked into the LGBTQ Pride wallpaper collection on the iPhone. Want a multicolor gradient blue wallpaper? A greyscale gradient? A gradient ... Read More

Apple is launching a promotion whereby they will give you $250 in cash back for signing up for a new Apple Card credit card and buying AirPods Pro 3, but there’s a bit of a catch and series of hoops you must jump through. To get the full $250 cash back, you must buy the ... Read More

If you’re the tech tinkerer type and you don’t mind potentially voiding your MacBook Neo warranty, you can perform a little quick modification to your Neo that can make it perform up to 20% faster under heavy workloads. This is a pretty simple mod that aims to reduce thermal throttling behavior of the CPU, and ... Read More

If you’re a Mac user of the Chrome web browser, as many are, you might be interested to know that the latest versions of Chrome default to downloading a large local Gemini AI model that can take up around 4GB of storage space. While some users may appreciate and use the local Chrome Gemini AI ... Read More

The latest versions of iOS and iPadOS support a feature that allow you to easily see who and what devices are using data on Personal Hotspot. This is particularly useful if you find yourself using Personal Hotspot often, and perhaps find yourself hitting overages or getting throttled from Personal Hotspot data usage over cellular. By ... Read More

If your iPhone suddenly starts recording a voice message seemingly at random while you’re in the Messages app, you’re probably unintentionally triggering a feature called Raise to Listen. This feature is part of the iOS Messages app, where lifting the iPhone to your ear can automatically start to play or record an audio message. The ... Read More