Back in May, password manager DashLane announced it was working on ditching the master password for its credential vaults. Now, the company has launched its initial wave of access to the feature and says it is the “first credential manager” to offer passwordless login.

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Learn how to pause Apple Music’s listening history when a specific Focus Mode is enabled on your iPhone to stop influencing your recommendations.

While Best Buy is offering great deals on Macs and iPads, don't overlook these steals on iPhone, Apple Watch, AirPods and Beats earphones.

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iOS 17.2 is finally here, and Benjamin and Chance break down all the new features. iOS 17.3 introduces new opt-in measures to protect against shoulder surfing thieves. Also, Apple blocks Beeper Mini, launches a USB-C case for AirPods Pro 2, and plans to start offering incentives for artists to make their songs available in Spatial Audio on Apple Music.

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Apple has given another group of journalists the opportunity to try Vision Pro. This time around, Apple invited select members of the press to relive their own spatial videos using Vision Pro. This comes after Apple launched iOS 17.2 with support for recording spatial video on iPhone 15 Pro.

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A new all-time low is taking $250 off Apple’s 14-inch M3 Pro MacBook Pro, even managing to beat out the Black Friday pricing. It comes joined by a collection of official iPhone 15 series silicone cases from $23 each, alongside Belkin’s BoostCharge Pro 2-in-1 MagSafe charger at $70. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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You still have time to grab bargains on MacBook, iMac, Mac mini or iPad for the holidays, so head to Best Buy.

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A new report from CIRP looks at how iPhone sales at Apple compare to carriers, specifically the mix of pro vs base iPhones purchased. As you might guess, Apple sells more higher-priced iPhones than carriers but there’s a catch that means it can’t take advantage of the competitive edge.

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Samsung has launched its Galaxy Book4 series with Meteor Lake CPUs, AMOLED screens, and up to RTX 4070 laptop graphics.

At Intel’s Meteor Lake launch event, Pat Gelsinger went on the offensive against Nvida, claiming the whole industry is motivated to move beyond CUDA, and that Intel is well positioned

WhatsApp allows you to pin an important message to the top of any chat, which can be handy for keeping track of important information.

The MSRP price of this 4TB drive sits at around $199, but today the Team Group MP34 is listed at just $151 or 3.8 cents per GB.

There’s always been a Supermicro server to suit your needs. Now the X13 family welcomes Intel’s brand new 5th Gen Xeon® processors

The espresso 17 Pro checks every box in a premium portable display: 4K resolution, touchscreen with stylus support and much more.

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Nvidia rumored to unveil GeForce RTX 40-series in early January, then gradually roll them out later in the month.

Backup Status is a simple app that puts a Time Machine widget on your Mac desktop or Notification Center. If you don’t want the Time Machine icon cluttering up your menu bar, this is a straightforward alternative. 

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