We’re halfway through the week, and the best deals are flowing in for Wednesday. All-time lows on Apple Magic Keyboard refurbished models are now live from $155 ahead of Labor Day to join the best prices of the year on AirPods Max at $120 off. Not to mention, the first markdowns on Eve’s new Aqua HomeKit water controller at $130 with Thread in tow. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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The new M2 MacBook Air has been a hit among early buyers thanks to its all-new design and excellent performance. Now, the incredible designer Basic Apple Guy has published a new set of his popular schematic wallpapers, this time designed based on the internals of the new M2 MacBook Air.

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Dashlane, a subscription-based password manager and digital wallet available for iOS and macOS, has announced its plans to integrate Passkey support as it boards with Apple into a “passwordless future.”

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Arizona’s State Governor Doug Ducey has given an update on the TSMC Arizona plant, stating that construction of the main chip facility is now complete. The plant is expected to fabricate some of Apple’s A-series and M-series chips.

In a likely bid to appease China, TSMC issued a statement stressing that Ducey had not visited the company during his trip to Taiwan …

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The Asus Zenbook 17 Fold is perhaps the most interesting thing to happen in laptop design since the original MacBook Air, back in 2008. It’s a 13-inch laptop which quickly converts into a 17-inch desktop.

Apple sufficiently mollified me when it launched a 16-inch MacBook Pro that I stopped my endless wishing for the return of the 17-inch one – but the new Zenbook shows the intriguing possibility of getting the best of both worlds …

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Netflix is in full swing to launch its ad-supported tier as soon as possible. While the streamer announced Microsoft will be its main partner to run the business, the company has also snagged two top Snap executives to help run ads.

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Apple’s Didi investment back in 2016 was hailed by the Cupertino company’s CEO Tim Cook as a “great financial investment.” Sadly, that very much turned out not to be the case.

The investment has instead seen Apple’s billion-dollar stake lose at least 80% of its value, and the company’s sole representative on the Didi board has now quietly resigned …

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In March, Nintendo announced that Dragalia Lost, an action RPG game, was going to be shut down after four years of availability. At the time, the company only said it would be discontinued later this year, and now Nintendo has confirmed the end-of-service date.

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The consensus view appears to be that we can expect the iPhone 14 price to be higher than the iPhone 13 line-up – but a new report today suggests that the increase may be lower than expected.

There are quite a few reasons to expect Apple to increase the starting price of this year’s line-up, from new features to increased component costs …

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Today, Addigy is announcing Flex Policies for its Apple MDM platform. Addigy Flex Policies simplifies the process of assigning Apple device policies to new or existing devices, saving IT admins time. Flex gives IT admins the ability to configure device attributes that describe a set of criteria that automatically assign Apple devices meeting those criteria to the appropriate policies. Once configured, Addigy will automatically assign those Apple devices to the policy.

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Apple is about to lose one of its most important executives. According to a new Bloomberg report, the company’s privacy chief Jane Horvath has decided to leave Apple to take a new job at a law firm. However, the decision hasn’t yet been publicly confirmed by Apple.

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As you probably already know, iMessage is Apple’s instant messaging platform. It was introduced in 2011, and Apple never made it available for Android or Windows. This has frustrated many users, especially those who want to switch from iOS to Android but don’t want to lose access to iMessage. With Beeper, Android users can finally have iMessage on other platforms – but it comes at a price.

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Snapchat has been losing money for a while now, and it seems that the company will soon be taking some tough measures to make up for it. According to a new report from The Verge, Snap Inc. (the company that owns Snapchat) plans to lay off about 20% of its employees in the coming days.

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Apple this year made Xcode Cloud available to all developers after more than a year in private beta. Now, after already having expanded access to the platform, Apple is letting developers sign on for more compute hours on Xcode Cloud if they need it.

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Satechi and Belkin are out with new Apple accessories today. Satechi has updated its USB-C Mobile Hub with a new SD version that’s made for the iPad Pro/Air with M1 chip. Meanwhile, Belkin has two fresh compact USB-C GaN chargers.

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In a week, Apple will announce the new iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro series. With leakers now debating over the colors that Apple will unveil, graphic designer Ian Zelbo has shared some renders with the possible colors for these upcoming phones – and they look great

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One of the stars of Apple’s “Far out” event next week will be the new high-end redesigned Apple Watch. Colloquially referred to as the “Apple Watch Pro” so far, the ultimate marketing name remains to be seen, and Apple is known for some surprises. What do you think we’ll see at next week’s event?

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Instagram is focusing more than ever on creators. While it had created a few controversies with its video-focused feed that even involved Kardashians, the company is now planning to bring more ways to control what users see on the platform and improve their personal algorithm.

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