Halloween has arrived and is ushering in a collection of frighteningly good Apple deals. Headlining the batch this time around are all-time lows on Apple Watch Series 8 cellular models, which are now joined by much of the same best price status on AirPods Max from $355. Then go check out all of the offerings in Samsung’s new Halloween storage sale from $20. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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A video producer with a 3D printer has been creating and selling a range of iBook G3 iPad conversions – that is, a genuine iBook G3 case modified to hold a 10.9-inch iPad Air or 11-inch iPad Pro, complete with working keyboard.

Someone asked whether he could make tiny ones for iPhones, and Billy Skipper Hughes couldn’t resist the challenge …

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Another Apple supercycle has been predicted, thanks to a growing number of products being bought by those new to the company’s products.

A new market intelligence study says that the iPhone 14, Macs, and Apple Watch all saw very large numbers of those buying for the first time …

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iPhone workers have reportedly been walking out in significant numbers after an outbreak of COVID-19 at the world’s largest iPhone assembly plant in Zhengzhou, China.

Some are worried about the risk of the infection, while others are unhappy about Foxconn’s stringent lockdown policies, which allow the plant to continue operations …

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Twitter verification is to be available to anyone, under a reported plan by the company’s new owner Elon Musk. The catch? If you want that blue checkmark, you have to pay $19.99/month for a Twitter Blue subscription.

According to the report, existing verified users will have 90 days to subscribe, or lose their checkmark …

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