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It\u2019s stable, streamlined, and packed with the features that everyday users, business owners, freelancers, and spreadsheet wizards rely on.\nWhether you\u2019re managing invoices, writing your next pitch deck, editing a resume, or organizing your inbox like a boss,\u00a0Office 2019\u00a0is built to make your life easier.\nOnce installed on your Windows PC, it\u2019s good to go with\u2014no recurring costs, no cloud dependency (thank goodness), and no fuss.\nPlus, this version\u2019s got some sweet upgrades: better inking across apps, more data analysis in Excel, improved email handling in Outlook, and sleek new transitions in PowerPoint.\nDon\u2019t miss your chance to get\u00a0Microsoft Office 2019 for Windows\u00a0at $16.97 (MSRP $229). Codes are limited!\n\n\n\n\n\nMicrosoft Office Professional Plus 2019 for WindowsSee Deal\nStackSocial\u00a0prices subject to change.","source":"PCWorld","title":"This $16.97 Microsoft Office deal replaces a $100/year subscription","url":"https://www.pcworld.com/article/3116619/this-16-97-microsoft-office-deal-replaces-a-100-year-subscription.html","urlToImage":"https://www.pcworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/mso-pro-plus-2019.png?w=1024"},{"description":"TL;DR:\u00a0Get a\u00a0VibeFarm lifetime subscription\u00a0and unlock thousands of AI prompts accessible from your browser for $39.99 (MSRP $179).\nEvery AI user eventually gets into the same rut: you get a great result once, then spend way too long trying to recreate it from memory or old chats.\u00a0VibeFarm\u00a0turns those one-off prompts into reusable assets you can access instantly in your browser\u2014no tab-hopping, no pasting, and absolutely no reinventing the wheel every day.\nHow you can save even more time with AI\nInstead of typing everything into a chat box like GPT and hoping for the best, you build prompts in a structured workspace with layered fields and inline editing. That means cleaner inputs, more consistent outputs, and far less trial-and-error.\nOnce you\u2019ve built a prompt, you can save it as a reusable \u201cVibeCard,\u201d remix it with new styles or variables, use it in your browser, and export clean text directly into your AI tool of choice.\nWorking across multiple tools? No problem. VibeFarm supports everything from ChatGPT and Grok to Midjourney, Runway, and Stable Diffusion, so your workflow stays consistent even if your tools change.\nYou also get:\n\nA library of\u00a010,000+ AI prompts\u00a0to jumpstart ideas\nInteractive refinement tools to improve wording instantly\nVersion control with rollback options\nPortable exports so your workflow stays yours\n\nGrab a\u00a0VibeFarm lifetime subscription\u00a0for $39.99 (MSRP $179).\n\n\n\n\n\nVibeFarm \u2013 AI Prompt Composition Workspace: Lifetime SubscriptionSee Deal\nWant free Microsoft Office for life? This purchase gets you close. Just reach $100+ in your cart, add Microsoft Office 2021, and apply GWP4MAC (for Mac) or GWP4WIND (for Windows) to claim it free through 4/19.\nGift with $100+ purchase promo ends April 19, 2026. Exclusions apply. Only one promo code applicable per order.\nStackSocial\u00a0prices subject to change.","source":"PCWorld","title":"This $40 tool is the end of tab-switching and copy-pasting AI prompts","url":"https://www.pcworld.com/article/3109699/this-40-tool-is-the-end-of-tab-switching-and-copy-pasting-ai-prompts.html","urlToImage":"https://www.pcworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/VibeFarm-1.jpg?quality=50&strip=all&w=1024"},{"description":"TL;DR:\u00a0Get a\u00a0Prompting Systems lifetime subscription\u00a0for $47.99 with code\u00a0PROMPT20\u00a0at checkout for a limited time (MSRP $540).\nEver find yourself arguing with ChatGPT? Maybe you thought you entered a great prompt\u2014because it\u2019s worked before\u2014but you had to send ten more messages just to get a usable output.\u00a0Prompting Systems\u00a0removes that back-and-forth by building optimized prompts for you, removing daily frustrations and the wasted credits that come with them.\nInstead of manually tweaking phrasing, tone, and structure, it uses a self-adaptive prompting core to\u00a0generate optimized prompts\u00a0based on your intent, so you can drop them into ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney, or whatever tool you\u2019re using and get solid results immediately.\nThat\u2019s especially useful if you\u2019re juggling different use cases. Writing a blog post, generating product copy, building a video script, or creating image prompts all require different structures, and this system handles that automatically. You can store and organize prompts into libraries, making it easier to reuse what works instead of rebuilding from scratch.\nThis Silver Plan gives you\u00a01,500 prompt generations per month\u00a0(1 credit = 1 prompt), which adds up quickly if you\u2019re working across multiple projects.\nUse code\u00a0PROMPT20\u00a0at checkout to get a Prompting Systems lifetime subscription for $47.99 through April 30 at 11:59 p.m. PT (MSRP $540).\n\n\n\n\n\nPrompting Systems: Lifetime Subscription (Silver Plan)See Deal\nStackSocial\u00a0prices subject to change.","source":"PCWorld","title":"Stop arguing with AI and wasting credits\u2014this prompting tool has an extra 20% off code","url":"https://www.pcworld.com/article/3109705/stop-arguing-with-ai-and-wasting-credits-this-prompting-tool-has-an-extra-20-off-code.html","urlToImage":"https://www.pcworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Prompting-Systems-2.jpg?quality=50&strip=all&w=1024"},{"description":"Anthropic has been churning out new AI products at an astonishing rate, and its latest\u2013Claude Design\u2013is perhaps its most impressive. It\u2019s shaping up to be impressively expensive, too.\nReleased just today as a research preview, Claude Design can create web page prototypes, app wireframes, pitch decks, marketing materials, and other digital products from scratch, using nothing but a prompt. You can then export the results into a variety of formats (such as ZIP, PPTX, HTML, and PDF files) or hand them off to Canva or Claude Code.\nPowered by the Claude model of your choice\u2013Anthropic\u2019s latest, Opus 4.7, is recommended\u2013Claude Design might seem like yet another AI tool designed to replace humans, but my guess is that its true potential could only be unlocked by a human.\u00a0\nSure, you can use Claude Design the way I did\u2013just plug in a simple prompt and see what happens\u2013but you\u2019ll probably get the best and most distinctive results by feeding it an existing codebase and design assets. That means if you have an existing online business, you can share your site\u2019s code with Claude Design as well as some representative graphical files, allowing Claude to get a sense of the look and feel you\u2019re aiming for.\nTo make the most of your Claude Design spend, you\u2019d also want to give it as many specifics as possible about the result you want\u2013and again, this is where a human designer\u2019s eye would come in handy. The more precise you can be with Claude Design at the beginning, the fewer iterations you\u2019ll have to go through at the end.\nAnyway, back to my experience with Claude Design\u2013and I\u2019ll tell you right now, I\u2019m no designer.\nStarting off with Claude Design (which, during its preview period, you access on the web), you\u2019re presented with a tabbed chatbox for submitting an initial prompt. The tabs include options for a new prototype and a slide deck, as well as the ability to start from (or create) a template. You can also add your company name, link a GitHub repo, connect a local folder, or upload design assets like fonts and logos.\nI took the barebones approach, starting from zero and submitting a simple prompt: \u201cLet\u2019s create an interactive graphic that explains AI tokens to everyday users.\u201d\nClaude chewed on that for a bit that then peppered me with a battery of multiple-choice questions: Who\u2019s the target audience for this graphic? (Total beginners, curious but non-technical adults, and students were among the answers I could pick.) What format might be best? What kind of interactions did I want? What should the overall style be (New York Times-style editorial, cartoonish)? How expansive should the graphic be?\nAnswering those questions took about a minute, and then Claude Design sketched out its overall approach \u2014 a clean editorial explainer (\u201cNYT/Pudding feel, serif headlines, generous whitespace, one accent color\u201d), devised a list of five project milestones, then dove right in.\n\n\n\n\nClaude may have some follow-up questions for you after submitting a Claude Design prompt.\u00a0Ben Patterson/Foundry\nMy Claude conversation moved into a left-hand sidebar as the actual work began, while the right side of the webpage turned into a large canvas, where I could see Claude\u2019s work in progress. Tabs at the top of the canvas let me view various versions of the project (Claude Design can create multiple variations at once) as well as browse the actual project files.\nWithin five minutes, Claude Design had created a draft for me\u2013a handsome-looking webpage that takes you through AI tokens step-by-step, including interactive sections where you can type in words and watch the token count in real time. The copy was clear, friendly, snappy, and\u2013as far as I could tell\u2013accurate. It was pretty much just what I wanted, all in the first shot.\nOverall, it took Claude Design roughly 25 minutes to complete three variations of its AI token-explainer prototype. Pretty impressive.\nBut then I saw my Claude usage meter. I\u2019m on the Claude Pro plan\u2013which, to be fair, is best suited for individual and everyday users like me, not a business looking to prototype an app or a website\u2013and quickly realized that I\u2019d already blown through 80 percent of my weekly Claude Design allowance. (For now, Claude Design usage appears to be counted separately from your overall weekly Claude quota.)\n\n\n\n\nClaude created this cool interactive element to go along with my token-explainer webpage.Ben Patterson/Foundry\nThen came a misunderstanding plus a big mistake on my part. Trying to click from one prototype variation to another and hitting a plain-text \u201cpreview token required\u201d warning (turns out Claude hadn\u2019t hard-coded the variations into a single HTML file), I mistook the \u201cundo\u201d button for the back button, instantly zapping all Claude\u2019s work. \u201cThe undo wiped everything. I need to rebuild all files from scratch.\u201d Claude calmly told me. \nEyeing my nearly empty Claude usage gauge, I downshifted the model to the cheaper Sonnet 4.6 as Claude cleaned up my mess. Five minutes later though, my weekly Claude Design meter hit zero.\nLuckily, Anthropic recently handed out overage credits to Claude users (following the company\u2019s decision to block Claude subscription users from using OpenClaw and other third-party AI agents without using the Claude API), which allowed me to top-off the tank and finish the designs. But even had I not blundered into wiping my Claude Design files, I wouldn\u2019t have made it far into the review process before my quota ran out.\nThe finished product looked impressively polished given that I\u2019m not a designer and gave Claude Design only the barest of directions. But yes, we\u2019re talking another token-hungry Claude product here, one that Pro users in particular will barely be able to use before burning through their usage limits.","source":"PCWorld","title":"I tried Claude Design for half an hour. I\u2019m already locked out for a week","url":"https://www.pcworld.com/article/3117811/i-tried-claude-design-for-half-an-hour-im-already-locked-out-for-a-week.html","urlToImage":"https://www.pcworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Claude-Design-hero.jpg?quality=50&strip=all&w=1024"},{"description":"Sometimes it feels like the PC case segment moves at a snail\u2019s pace. The most exciting development I\u2019ve seen in years is rear-mounted connections. But Cougar\u2019s new MX600 MAX RGB case caught my eye as a PC builder focused on utility and performance. The fans are big, and the ports are bigger.\nThe standard ATX design bucks trends with two massive 200mm fans right on the front air intake panel. That might not seem like much, but by my calculations that\u2019s more than double the fan surface area of a standard 2x140mm fan setup, and still a 33 percent increase over a 3x140mm intake. Add in a ramped cover for the bottom-mounted power supply and you\u2019ve got a nice bit of airflow pointed straight at your GPU. Top-mounted radiators of up to 360mm are supported, and you can even double up on the bottom fans above the PSU, though those will be just 120mm. GPU support extends to a massive 400mm.\n\n\n\n\nCougar\nBut size isn\u2019t everything. According to Cougar\u2019s promotional site, the 200mm PWM fans each operate at a maximum of 1,000 RPM, pushing 140.4 cubic feet per minute (CFM). Compare that to a standard 140mm fan from Corsair, which maxes out at 95.5 CFM according to its specs. Of course, there\u2019s nothing stopping you from installing any other 200mm fan that prioritizes speed or quiet\u2014those big blades mean you can lower the RPM to move the same amount of air at a lower noise level.\nElsewhere, the MX600 offers a few other tricks, though no options for 5.25-inch drives. (You can\u2019t fit them around those massive fans!) Storage is mounted behind the motherboard tray with room for up to four 2.5-inch drives or just two 3.5-inch ones. Speaking of the motherboard, yes, you can fit rear-facing connectors in there for ultra-sleek cable routing, though I\u2019d double-check precisely where those ports are on your motherboard. There\u2019s also a fan controller back there.\n\n\n\n\nCougar\nThe inside isn\u2019t the only place where you\u2019ve got movable port options. The MX600\u2019s front I/O panel features two USB-A ports, USB-C 3.2, and an audio jack. Pretty basic. But it can be moved around, swapping from the bottom of the case to the top as needed.\n\n\n\n\nBoth the black and white versions of the case can move these I/O ports around.Cougar\nThat\u2019s. Freakin\u2019. Huge. At least for me, because I use a standing desk and mount my PC underneath it, both for easy access and to keep the cables nice and organized on a moving surface. If a case has I/O ports mounted in a non-standard place like the top, I can\u2019t really use it. Things get awkward if they\u2019re on the bottom, too\u2014I have to step away from my desk to plug anything in. For my Fractal Design North, I have to awkwardly plug in a mobile dock and tape it to the bottom of my desk\u2019s surface, just so I don\u2019t have to scrape my knuckles to get at the USB ports.\nCougar solved this problem. This case isn\u2019t as stylish as my North\u2014I don\u2019t want to look at my desktop\u2019s guts, so I wish it had a standard steel side option, and I don\u2019t need fancy RGBs. But dang, between that cooling performance and the option to move the front I/O panel around, I might just have to buy it and migrate everything over.\nOf course, I\u2019ll have to actually find one first. Cougar hasn\u2019t announced a price or release date for this case, though it will come in black or white. Cougar\u2019s other airflow-focused cases, without fancy \u201cfish tank\u201d glass or screens mounted on them, cost between $80 and $140.","source":"PCWorld","title":"Cougar\u2019s new PC case has a trick I want everyone to steal","url":"https://www.pcworld.com/article/3117361/cougar-mx600-max-pc-case-has-a-trick-i-want-everyone-to-steal.html","urlToImage":"https://www.pcworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image_49c387.png?w=1024"},{"description":"Amazon today has the AirPods Pro 3 available for $199.99, down from $249.00. This is a match of the all-time low price on the AirPods Pro 3, and it's accompanied by a solid deal on the AirPods 4.\n\n\nNote: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.\n\n\nThis model of the AirPods Pro launched in September 2025 and has 2x better Active Noise Cancellation than the previous generation, better audio quality, a revised fit that's meant to improve comfort and stability, Live Translation for in-person conversations, and heart rate sensing for workouts.\n\n\n$49 OFFAirPods Pro 3 for $199.99\n\n\nYou can also get the AirPods 4 for $99.00, down from $129.00. This is a second-best price on the AirPods 4, which is the base model without Active Noise Cancellation. Amazon provides an April 23 estimated delivery date for free shipping, with faster delivery options for Prime members.\n\n\n$30 OFFAirPods 4 for $99.00\n\n\nHead to our full Deals Roundup to get caught up with all of the latest deals and discounts that we've been tracking over the past week.\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDeals Newsletter\n\nInterested in hearing more about the best deals you can find in 2026? Sign up for our Deals Newsletter and we'll keep you updated so you don't miss the biggest deals of the season!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRelated Roundup: Apple DealsThis article, \"AirPods Weekend Deals Include AirPods Pro 3 for $199.99 and AirPods 4 for $99\" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums","source":"MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page","title":"AirPods Weekend Deals Include AirPods Pro 3 for $199.99 and AirPods 4 for $99","url":"https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/18/airpods-weekend-deals-3/","urlToImage":"https://images.macrumors.com/t/_jeiHLo87VPLwmBeCWuc2es12D4=/2000x/article-new/2019/10/airpods-pro-3-design.jpg"},{"description":"During its Platforms State of the Union segment at WWDC 2025, Apple revealed that macOS 26 Tahoe is the final major macOS version for Intel-based Macs.\n\n\n\n\nThe upcoming macOS 27 release will be compatible with Apple silicon Macs only, meaning that you will need a Mac with an M-series chip or a MacBook Neo with an A18 Pro chip in order to install the software update. macOS 27 should be available in beta starting in June, and the update will likely be widely released in September.\n\n\nmacOS Tahoe is compatible with the following Macs:MacBook Neo (2026)\n\nMacBook Air with Apple silicon (2020 and later)\n\nMacBook Pro with Apple silicon (2020 and later)\n\nMacBook Pro (16\u2011inch, 2019)\n\nMacBook Pro (13\u2011inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)\n\niMac (2020 and later)\n\nMac mini (2020 and later)\n\nMac Studio (2022 and later)\n\nMac Pro (2019 and later)Intel-based Macs that can run macOS Tahoe but will not be compatible with macOS 27 include the 16-inch MacBook Pro (2019), the 27-inch iMac (2020), the 13-inch MacBook Pro (2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports), and the Mac Pro (2019).\n\n\nmacOS 27's exact compatibility with Apple silicon Macs remains to be seen, but presumably the update will support all Macs with an M1 chip or newer.Related Roundup: macOS 27This article, \"macOS 27 Will Mark the End of an Era\" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums","source":"MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page","title":"macOS 27 Will Mark the End of an Era","url":"https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/18/macos-27-compatibility-change/","urlToImage":"https://images.macrumors.com/t/A6MiAdXBfkSqCuVx_OU_8nj2iKw=/2500x/article-new/2026/03/macOS-27-on-MacBook-Pro.jpg"},{"description":"Apple has released more than 12 new products and accessories this year. The company kicked things off with a second-generation AirTag in January, and it unveiled a wide range of devices in March, including the MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e, two new Studio Display models, updated iPad Air models with the M4 chip, and much more.\n\n\n\n\nHere is everything that Apple has released in 2026 so far:Apple Unveils New AirTag With Longer Range, Louder Speaker, and More\n\nApple Introduces New Black Unity Apple Watch Band\n\nApple Announces iPhone 17e With A19 Chip, MagSafe, and More\n\nApple Unveils iPad Air With M4 Chip, Increased RAM, Wi-Fi 7, and More\n\nApple Announces MacBook Air With M5 Chip and 512GB Base Storage\n\nApple Unveils MacBook Pro Featuring M5 Pro and M5 Max Chips\n\nApple Updates Studio Display With Thunderbolt 5 and More\n\nApple Introduces All-New Studio Display XDR: 120Hz, Mini-LED, and More\n\nApple Announces $599 'MacBook Neo' With A18 Pro Chip\n\nApple Announces AirPods Max 2 With H2 Chip and More\n\nApple's Special-Edition Nike Powerbeats Pro 2 Now Available\n\nApple Releases iPhone Cases, Apple Watch Bands, and Crossbody Strap in New ColorsThe new AirTag is equipped with a second-generation Ultra Wideband chip, enabling the Precision Finding feature to work up to 50% farther away from an item compared to the previous-generation model, according to Apple. The new AirTag also has an upgraded Bluetooth chip for improved overall range outside of Precision Finding mode.\n\n\nWith an updated internal design, the new AirTag features a 50% louder speaker compared to the previous-generation model, according to Apple.\n\n\nApple said the Black Unity Connection Braided Solo Loop for the Apple Watch features the colors of the Pan-African flag in honor of Black History Month.\n\n\niPhone 17e features the same overall design as the iPhone 16e, but it gains Apple's A19 chip, MagSafe for magnetic wireless charging and magnetic accessories, Apple's second-generation C1X modem for faster 5G, and a doubled 256GB of base storage. In the U.S., the iPhone 17e starts at $599, just like the iPhone 16e did.\n\n\nThe new iPad Air's key upgrades include Apple's M4 chip, an increased 12GB of RAM, Apple's N1 chip with Wi-Fi 7 support, and the C1X modem in cellular models.\n\n\nThe MacBook Air received a faster M5 chip, and a doubled 512GB of base storage, but the starting price increased from $999 to $1,099 as a result of a 256GB configuration being dropped. With the N1 chip, the MacBook Air now has Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, and it now comes with Apple's 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max.\n\n\nThe higher-end 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models finally received M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, plus up to twice as fast SSD speeds and a doubled 1TB of base storage. Battery life has increased slightly across all of the models, and the N1 chip extends to the MacBook Pro line now for Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 support.\n\n\nThe regular Studio Display gained Thunderbolt 5 support and improved speakers, and the camera now supports Desk View. There is also an all-new, higher-end Studio Display XDR that gained all of those benefits, plus bigger improvements such as a 120Hz refresh rate, mini-LED backlighting, increased brightness, and more.\n\n\nThe colorful MacBook Neo starts at just $599 in the United States, and at an even lower $499 for college students. Available in Blush, Citrus, Indigo, and Silver, the MacBook Neo is powered by the A18 Pro chip from the iPhone, and it is equipped with a 13-inch display, up to 512GB of storage, and a non-configurable 8GB of RAM.\n\n\nAirPods Max 2 have a handful of upgrades over the previous AirPods Max, including Apple's H2 chip, increased active noise cancellation, improved sound quality, and features such as Adaptive Audio, Conversation Awareness, Voice Isolation, and Live Translation. Plus, the Digital Crown has a new Camera Remote function.\n\n\nThe special-edition Nike Powerbeats Pro 2 are the same as the regular Powerbeats Pro 2, except they have a two-tone design consisting of black and Nike's signature Volt neon green-yellow color. The earbuds have both Nike and Beats logos.\n\n\nWhat's Next?\n\nBeyond the usual annual updates to iPhones and Apple Watches, Apple's all-new smart home hub is finally expected to launch later this year, once the more personalized version of Siri arrives. We are also expecting a foldable iPhone, a MacBook Pro with an OLED display, and long-awaited updates to the Apple TV, HomePod, and HomePod mini this year.\n\n\nRelated Reading: Apple to Launch These 15+ New Products Later This YearThis article, \"Apple Has Released These 12 New Products This Year\" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums","source":"MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page","title":"Apple Has Released These 12 New Products This Year","url":"https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/18/apple-released-12-new-products-this-year/","urlToImage":"https://images.macrumors.com/t/bk2N_fO8Kkb58OMudH1Nzd1LgGI=/2048x/article-new/2026/01/Apple-Event-Logo.jpeg"},{"description":"It was another busy week of Apple news and rumors, with upcoming Apple product categories like the foldable iPhone and smart glasses featuring prominently in the news.\n\n\n\n\nThis week also saw continued tightening of supplies of the Mac mini and Mac Studio, while Amazon announced it will be acquiring Apple's satellite partner that supports a variety of Apple services for users off the terrestrial grid, so read on below for all the details on these stories and more!\n\n\nTop Stories\n\n'iPhone Ultra' Will Solve Two Key Problems\n\nApple reportedly plans to unveil a foldable iPhone in September, with one leaker on Chinese social media claiming the device will be called the \"iPhone Ultra.\" \n\n\n\n\nNow, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the device will have improved screen quality and overall durability compared to competing foldables. \"Apple engineers believe they've solved problems with screen quality and overall durability, two long-running flaws with phones in this category,\" he said.\n\n\nRumors on launch timing have been all over the place, with some claiming the foldable iPhone will be available in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models while others suggest there could be a delay in availability that might extend even into early 2027. The latest rumor suggests, however, that while production is behind schedule, Apple is still aiming for a fall 2026 launch.\n\n\nFor more on the iPhone Ultra, check out last week's episode of The MacRumors Show.\n\n\nApple Stops Accepting Orders for Some Mac Mini and Mac Studio Models\n\nAmid severe global RAM chip shortages and rumors of updated models, some Mac mini and Mac Studio configurations are now completely out of stock on Apple's online store in the U.S.\n\n\n\n\nMac mini configurations with an upgraded 32GB or 64GB of RAM and Mac Studio configurations with an upgraded 128GB or 256GB of RAM are listed as \"currently unavailable\" on the storefront, meaning they can no longer be ordered at all.\n\n\nOther configurations that remain available continue to face lengthy shipping delays, with estimated delivery time frames ranging from one to three months. Last month, Apple entirely removed the Mac Studio's 512GB of RAM option, but supplies are clearly now tightening even further.\n\n\nApple Testing Four Smart Glasses Styles Made of High-End Materials\n\nApple is developing at least four different styles of smart glasses, and the company is betting that their superior design will set them apart from rival products, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.\n\n\n\n\nWriting in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman says that Apple's latest designs are made from a high-end acetate material, which is \"more durable and luxurious\" than the standard plastic used by most existing brands. In Gurman's words, the designs in testing include:\n\nA large rectangular frame, reminiscent of Ray-Ban Wayfarers\n\nA slimmer rectangular design, similar to the glasses worn by Apple CEO Tim Cook\n\nLarger oval or circular frames\n\nA smaller, more refined oval or circular option\n\n\nApple and Amazon Ink Satellite Deal Amid Amazon's Takeover of Globalstar\n\nAmazon has announced that it will acquire Globalstar, which currently serves as Apple's exclusive satellite connectivity partner, but it appears Apple satellite services will be preserved and will perhaps expand under the deal.\n\n\n\n\nAlongside the acquisition, Amazon and Apple have signed a separate agreement for Amazon's Leo satellite network to power existing iPhone and Apple Watch satellite features, including Emergency SOS, Messages via satellite, Find My, and Roadside Assistance via satellite.\n\n\nAmazon said it will continue supporting iPhone and Apple Watch models that use Globalstar's existing and upcoming low Earth orbit constellation. Amazon also said it will work with Apple on future satellite services running on the expanded Leo network.\n\n\nCheck Who's Using Your iPhone Hotspot Data\n\nIf you regularly share your iPhone's data connection with your laptop or iPad, or let family members piggyback on your device's data, you'll be glad to learn that Apple recently made it a lot easier to keep tabs on who's burning through your monthly allowance.\n\n\n\n\nIn a welcome change with the release of iOS 26.4, Apple has moved Personal Hotspot data usage info out of its previous hiding spot and put it in a much more convenient location right in the Personal Hotspot menu.\n\n\nApple Highlights Photos Shot on iPhone During NASA's Mission to Moon\n\nAstronauts aboard NASA's Orion spacecraft used the iPhone 17 Pro Max to take selfies of themselves with the Earth in the background during the Artemis II mission around the far side of the Moon earlier this month.\n\n\n\n\nNow that the crew members have safely returned to Earth, Apple's CEO Tim Cook and marketing chief Greg Joswiak have both turned to social media to congratulate them on their successful mission and highlight the iPhone's involvement.\n\n\n\"You captured the wonders of space and our planet beautifully, taking iPhone photography to new heights, and we're grateful you shared it with the world,\" wrote Cook. \"Your work continues to inspire us all to think different. Welcome home!\"\n\n\nMacRumors Newsletter\n\nEach week, we publish an email newsletter like this highlighting the top Apple stories, making it a great way to get a bite-sized recap of the week hitting all of the major topics we've covered and tying together related stories for a big-picture view.\n\n\nSo if you want to have top stories like the above recap delivered to your email inbox each week, subscribe to our newsletter!Tag: Top StoriesThis article, \"Top Stories: 'iPhone Ultra' Rumors, Mac Mini and Mac Studio Shortages, and More\" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums","source":"MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page","title":"Top Stories: 'iPhone Ultra' Rumors, Mac Mini and Mac Studio Shortages, and More","url":"https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/18/top-stories-iphone-ultra-rumors/","urlToImage":"https://images.macrumors.com/t/yeTDKAlUTUlxkKMGG96y2eyPWdI=/1600x/article-new/2026/04/top-stories-2026-04-18.jpg"},{"description":"Last year, Apple launched CarPlay Ultra, the long-awaited next-generation version of its CarPlay software system for vehicles. Nearly a year later, CarPlay Ultra is still limited to Aston Martin's latest luxury vehicles, but that should change fairly soon.\n\n\n\n\nIn May 2025, Apple said many other vehicle brands planned to offer CarPlay Ultra, including Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis.\n\n\nCarPlay Ultra features deeper integration with a vehicle's instrument cluster and systems, built-in apps for radio and climate controls, rear-view camera feed support, and more. The connected iPhone provides app-related data, while the vehicle provides information like the current speed, fuel level, tire pressure, engine temperature, and more.\n\n\n\n\nThe interface is tailored to each vehicle model and automaker's identity, and drivers can choose from various preset design options.\n\n\nEarlier this year, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said he was told that CarPlay Ultra would come to at least one major new Hyundai or Kia vehicle model \"in the second half of this year,\" so hopefully an expansion is just a few months away.Related Roundup: CarPlayTag: CarPlay UltraRelated Forum: HomePod, HomeKit, CarPlay, Home & Auto TechnologyThis article, \"Apple Says CarPlay Ultra is Coming to These Vehicle Brands\" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums","source":"MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - Front Page","title":"Apple Says CarPlay Ultra is Coming to These Vehicle Brands","url":"https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/18/apple-says-carplay-ultra-is-coming-to-these-vehicle-brands/","urlToImage":"https://images.macrumors.com/t/BCLvZsL67IWnGRc1iErrEP5skKw=/1600x/article-new/2026/02/Aston-Martin-CarPlay-Ultra-Screen.jpg"},{"description":"With a solar panel for extra power and a MicroSD card slot for local storage, it's a supremely practical way to protect your home.","source":"Latest from TechRadar","title":"The Reolink Solar Floodlight Cam floods your property with dazzling light to deter would-be burglars","url":"https://www.techradar.com/home/home-security/reolink-solar-floodlight-camera-review","urlToImage":"https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5A9V6wwMn83HG7PaXDuvYS-2560-80.jpg"},{"description":"World-record RC car engineer begins redesigning his 3D-printed vehicle to chase a \"slightly ridiculous\" 250mph target.","source":"Latest from TechRadar","title":"Chasing a 'slightly ridiculous' 250mph goal: Engineer behind the world\u2019s fastest 3D-printed, drone-powered RC car pushes for a new record","url":"https://www.techradar.com/pro/chasing-a-slightly-ridiculous-250mph-goal-engineer-behind-the-worlds-fastest-3d-printed-drone-powered-rc-car-pushes-for-a-new-record","urlToImage":"https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Y59yLF7JuxUGXQnQEX8Hgg-2400-80.jpg"},{"description":"Here's how to watch Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century online from anywhere in the world, completely FREE.","source":"Latest from TechRadar","title":"How to watch Queen Elizabeth II: Her Story, Our Century online from anywhere","url":"https://www.techradar.com/how-to-watch/queen-elizabeth-ii-her-story-our-century-free","urlToImage":"https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JsHXnFEUfGD48uJxUgRJ5b-2560-80.jpg"},{"description":"All the ways to watch Amstel Gold Race 2026 live streams online and from anywhere, including FREE options, as Mattias Skjelmose defends his men's title.","source":"Latest from TechRadar","title":"How to watch Amstel Gold Race 2026: Live stream cycling online from anywhere for FREE","url":"https://www.techradar.com/how-to-watch/cycling/amstel-gold-race-2026-live-stream-free","urlToImage":"https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ww2XioQBP8q2HTrfZ7C9BQ-1024-80.jpg"},{"description":"I'm a running coach \u2014 I've just tested shoes actually designed for women's feet, and they're a total game changer.","source":"Latest from TechRadar","title":"Why are running shoes different for men vs women? 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SNK and Plaion Replai, who is also behind the all-black remake of the Commodore 64, announced a faithful remake of the high-end retro console, called the Neo Geo AES+.\n\nTo bring the original console into the modern day, the collaborating companies added HDMI compatibility for resolutions up to 1080p and DIP switches on the bottom of the console to allow for language selection, overclocking and switching display modes. Rounding out the upgrades, SNK and Plaion Replai included a permanent way to retain high scores on a memory card and a low-power usage mode. For the purists out there, the Neo Geo AES+ still works on those chunky CRT displays since it has the original AV output.\nPreorders are currently open for two versions of the Neo Geo AES+, including an all-white 35th anniversary edition bundle that includes an Arcade Stick, a limited-edition Metal Slug game cartridge and a memory card, for $349.99. The standard edition in classic black will only come with an arcade stick, but will be available for $249.99. Coinciding with the console release, Replai Plaion will release 10 modernized game cartridges, including Metal Slug, The King of Fighters 2002 and other classics, for $89.99 each. If you think those prices are high, don't forget the original Neo Geo AES' release price was $649.99. The Neo Geo AES+ is set to start shipping on November 12.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/snks-neo-geo-console-remake-works-with-original-cartridges-and-hdmi-194509442.html?src=rss","source":"Engadget is a web magazine with obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics","title":"SNK's Neo Geo console remake works with original cartridges and HDMI","url":"https://www.engadget.com/gaming/snks-neo-geo-console-remake-works-with-original-cartridges-and-hdmi-194509442.html?src=rss","urlToImage":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/iUfkEaOgf6gaWXbyl_stIg--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU-/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2026-04/fcd07730-3b57-11f1-b8db-e4927a6690ac"},{"description":"A judge has granted the makers of the \"ICE Sightings - Chicagoland\" Facebook group and the Eyes Up app a preliminary injunction to stop the Trump administration from coercing platforms to take these projects down. Judge Jorge L. Alonso of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois found that the plaintiffs, Kassandra Rosado and Kreisau Group, are likely to succeed in their case, which alleges that the government suppressed protected speech under the First Amendment by strong-arming Facebook and Apple into removing ICE monitoring efforts.\u00a0 Both Eyes Up and ICE Sightings - Chicagoland use publicly available information to keep tabs on ICE activity. But after pressure from Trump officials, they were removed from Apple's App Store and Facebook, respectively. Similar apps including ICEBlock and Red Dot were also taken down from the App Store and Google Play. The lawsuit cites social media posts by former US Attorney General Pam Bondi and former Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem that demanded and took credit for the removal of these apps. In a document filed on Friday, Alonso called these posts \"thinly veiled threats.\"The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), which is defending the plaintiffs, wrote in a post on X that it is \"extremely encouraged by this ruling.\" It continued, \"Even though it\u2019s not the end of the case, it bodes well for the future of our legal fight to ensure that the First Amendment protects the right to discuss, record, and criticize what law enforcement does in public.\"This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/judge-sides-with-creators-of-banned-ice-trackers-who-allege-dhs-and-doj-violated-their-first-amendment-rights-191701801.html?src=rss","source":"Engadget is a web magazine with obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics","title":"Judge sides with creators of banned ICE trackers who allege DHS and DOJ violated their First Amendment rights","url":"https://www.engadget.com/apps/judge-sides-with-creators-of-banned-ice-trackers-who-allege-dhs-and-doj-violated-their-first-amendment-rights-191701801.html?src=rss","urlToImage":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/vY_c4AfN83p_1YLwotj24w--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU-/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2025-10/086d9700-a489-11f0-bfef-1cc059e4816a"},{"description":"Apple has secured a major victory for its redesigned smartwatches as per the latest decision from the US International Trade Commission. The federal agency ruled against reinstating an import ban on Apple Watches, allowing the tech giant to continue selling its devices with a reworked blood-oxygen monitoring technology.\nThe ITC decided to terminate the case and refer to a preliminary ruling from one of its judges in March that claimed that Apple's redesigned smartwatches don't infringe on patents held by Masimo, the medical tech company that has long been embroiled in lawsuits surrounding the Apple Watch. Apple thanked the ITC in a statement, adding that \"Masimo has waged a relentless legal campaign against Apple and nearly all of its claims have been rejected.\" We reached out to Masimo for comment and will update the story when we hear back.\nThe latest decision could offer some closure to the longstanding legal feud between Masimo and Apple. The patent battle dates back to 2021 with Masimo's first filing against Apple that requested an import ban on Apple Watches. The ITC ended up ruling that Apple violated Masimo's patents, resulting in the previous import ban and the Apple Watch maker redesigning the blood-oxygen reading feature in certain models. However, Masimo wasn't satisfied with this conclusion and sought another import ban on the updated Apple Watch models. Now that the ITC has ruled against that, Masimo is left with the option to appeal the decision with the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.\nWhile Masimo may currently be on the losing side of this legal battle, it's confronting Apple on multiple fronts. In November, a federal jury sided with Masimo and ruled that Apple has to pay $634 million in a separate patent infringement case.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/wearables/apple-avoids-a-second-import-ban-for-its-redesigned-smartwatches-in-latest-court-ruling-175600668.html?src=rss","source":"Engadget is a web magazine with obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics","title":"Apple avoids a second import ban for its redesigned smartwatches in latest court ruling","url":"https://www.engadget.com/wearables/apple-avoids-a-second-import-ban-for-its-redesigned-smartwatches-in-latest-court-ruling-175600668.html?src=rss","urlToImage":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/aovsCloNuVInEWGqxZyIVA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MDA-/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2026-04/16b47560-3b4a-11f1-b3b3-72dab2e8ad9e"},{"description":"The US Department of Justice is siding with X, as the social media platform owned by Elon Musk navigates a criminal investigation unfolding in France. As first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the Justice Department characterized the French probe as \"an effort to entangle the United States in a politically charged criminal proceeding aimed at wrongfully regulating through prosecution the business activities of a social media platform.\u201d\nFrance launched its investigation into X in July, accusing the platform of manipulating its algorithm and \"fraudulent data extraction.\" Months later, French authorities raided X's office in Paris and issued summonses to Musk and Linda Yaccarino, the former CEO of X, to appear for interviews on April 20 as part of the probe. According to WSJ, French officials are also investigating X for other charges, including disseminating CSAM and Holocaust denial. However, France's latest move to ask the Department of Justice for assistance has been stonewalled.\n\u201cThis investigation seeks to use the criminal legal system in France to regulate a public square for the free expression of ideas and opinions in a manner contrary to the First Amendment of the United States Constitution,\" the DOJ wrote in letter, as seen by WSJ.\nAn xAI official told WSJ that it's \"grateful to the Justice Department for rejecting this effort by a prosecutor in Paris to compel our CEO and several employees to sit for interviews.\" The company spokesperson also said there was \"no wrongdoing\" and that it was a \"baseless investigation.\"This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/doj-refuses-to-help-french-authorities-in-criminal-probe-of-x-162654518.html?src=rss","source":"Engadget is a web magazine with obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics","title":"DOJ refuses to help French authorities in criminal probe of X","url":"https://www.engadget.com/social-media/doj-refuses-to-help-french-authorities-in-criminal-probe-of-x-162654518.html?src=rss","urlToImage":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/k30rrGdApMJyyIV5TK50iw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MDY-/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2026-04/28ee99a0-3b3f-11f1-9fff-bf2aa611c19b"},{"description":"The Artemis II astronauts are settling back into life on Earth, but we're not quite tired yet of hearing about their amazing journey. There's a new PBS documentary now streaming on YouTube that dives into the Artemis program and the latest efforts to send humans to the moon again. Also this week, NASA shared some awesome images of a comet flying into the sun, the nonprofit American Rivers released its annual report on the most endangered rivers in the US and ESA posted a throwback image of Mars to highlight some interesting changes down on the surface. Here are the science stories that caught our attention this week.\u00a0A comet grazes too close to the sunEarlier this month, a recently discovered comet made a close approach to the sun \u2014 but it couldn't handle the heat. NASA has shared incredible images of the encounter that took place on April 4, showing the comet exploding into dust as it swings around our star. As NASA notes in a social media post, this was \"its first and last observed flyby of the Sun.\"The comet, C/2026 A1 (also known as MAPS) was first spotted on January 13 of this year. As it neared the sun, it was observed by a slew of instruments: NASA and ESA's SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) spacecraft, NASA's STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory) and NASA's PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere). This allowed for views of its passage from multiple angles. Seen in a narrow-field coronagraph view captured by SOHO, the comet appears to plunge directly into the sun. But, the wide view from NASA's STEREO shows it actually swinging closely around the sun before breaking apart.\u00a0\ud83e\uddf52/4This close-up coronagraph view from NASA/ESA\u2019s SOHO spacecraft shows comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS) approaching the Sun on April 4. After the comet passes behind the disk, only a cloud of dust emerges. pic.twitter.com/PbkzqPnZ5F\u2014 NASA Solar System (@NASASolarSystem) April 16, 2026\nMAPS was one of a family of comets aptly called Kreutz sungrazing comets, and according to Karl Battams, the principal investigator for SOHO\u2019s coronagraph, its destruction occurred likely several hours before what would have been its closest approach.\u00a0Potomac named most endangered river in the USThe nonprofit conservation organization American Rivers has released its 2026 report on the most endangered rivers in the country, and data centers play a major role in the status of its top pick. According to American Rivers, the Potomac River is the most endangered in the US due both to the threat of sewage pollution from aging pipe systems and the \"unprecedented surge in data center development\" in its vicinity.\u00a0The Potomac River basin spans parts of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Washington, DC. In January, the catastrophic failure of the Potomac Interceptor wastewater pipe in Montgomery County, Maryland dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of untreated sewage into the Potomac River and the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal, causing bacteria levels to hit over 4,000 times the safe recreational limit at sites closest to the incident, according to the report. The Potomac Interceptor is over 60 years old, and is just one of many in the region that is at or past the 50-year service life, American Rivers notes.\u00a0On top of that, data center development in places like Virginia and Maryland has skyrocketed, which could put a strain on local water and energy sources. Data centers also have potential to cause further pollution to the river.\u00a0\"The region currently has over 300 data centers and is on track to have a total of about 1,000 centers occupying roughly 200 million square feet of buildings \u2014 enough to cover 3,472 football fields \u2014 on an estimated 20,000 acres of land,\" the report explains. \"These facilities pose a significant and growing threat to both water quality and water quantity, yet are being approved without meaningful transparency, regulatory review, and assessment of cumulative impacts.\"The organization is calling for Congress to reauthorize infrastructure funding bills so aging systems can be upgraded, and for regulators in these states to require transparency about data centers' resource use, along with comprehensive environmental assessments before development plans are approved.\u00a0Mars ash: then vs nowESA/DLR/FU BerlinThe European Space Agency this week shared a look at how a region on Mars has changed since it was observed by NASA\u2019s Viking orbiters way back in 1976. New images captured by ESA's Mars Express spacecraft show how dark volcanic ash has encroached upon a swath of land in an area known as the Utopia Planitia basin. If you visit the blog post, you'll find a side by side comparison of images from the two time periods.It's a rare example of an observable change on the surface of the red planet that's occurred over such a short period of time, ESA notes. The agency explains, \"The spread of the ash over the last 50 years has two possible explanations: either it has been picked up and moved about by martian winds, or the ochre dust that previously covered the dark ash has been blown away.\"Before you go, be sure to check these stories out too:The PBS Artemis II documentary is streaming on YouTubeNAACP sues xAI over data center pollutionThere's yet another study about how bad AI is for our brainsThis article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/a-comet-gets-destroyed-by-the-sun-data-centers-endanger-the-potomac-river-and-more-science-news-160000714.html?src=rss","source":"Engadget is a web magazine with obsessive daily coverage of everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics","title":"A comet gets destroyed by the sun, data centers endanger the Potomac River, and more science news","url":"https://www.engadget.com/science/a-comet-gets-destroyed-by-the-sun-data-centers-endanger-the-potomac-river-and-more-science-news-160000714.html?src=rss","urlToImage":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/BN2r4BDOWb3uTQyHFgElNw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU-/https://d29szjachogqwa.cloudfront.net/images/user-uploaded/comet_9746.jpg"},{"description":"The sneaky culprit eating my Android storage shocked me","source":"MakeUseOf","title":"I finally figured out what was eating my Android storage \u2014 and the culprit wasn't what I expected","url":"https://www.makeuseof.com/unexpected-android-storage-hog/","urlToImage":"https://static0.makeuseofimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/wm/2026/04/other-storage-option-in-samsung-galaxy-z-flip-6.jpg?w=1600&h=900&fit=crop"},{"description":"I kept VLC installed, but I stopped opening it.","source":"MakeUseOf","title":"I thought VLC was peak until I found this cleaner alternative","url":"https://www.makeuseof.com/i-thought-vlc-was-peak-until-i-found-this-cleaner-alternative/","urlToImage":"https://static0.makeuseofimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/wm/2026/04/watching-a-movie-on-a-laptop.png?w=1600&h=900&fit=crop"},{"description":"The Google Pixel Buds 2a has a case battery that takes mere seconds to remove \u2014 it's a game-changer for wireless earbud repairability.","source":"MakeUseOf","title":"I didn\u2019t expect these earbuds to win me over with such a rare feature","url":"https://www.makeuseof.com/i-didnt-expect-these-earbuds-rare-feature/","urlToImage":"https://static0.makeuseofimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/wm/2026/04/pixel-buds-2a-battery-swap-3.jpg?w=1600&h=900&fit=crop"},{"description":"It was a nice surprise that fit into my smart home system.","source":"MakeUseOf","title":"This $30 motion sensor ignores your pets but catches intruders","url":"https://www.makeuseof.com/smart-home-motion-sensor-ring/","urlToImage":"https://static0.makeuseofimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/wm/2026/04/ring-sensor-3.jpg?w=1600&h=900&fit=crop"},{"description":"Same idea, cleaner execution, might be hard to leave it.","source":"MakeUseOf","title":"I wanted a simpler Brave alternative, and this new browser surprised me","url":"https://www.makeuseof.com/i-wanted-a-simpler-brave-alternative-and-this-new-browser-surprised-me/","urlToImage":"https://static0.makeuseofimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/wm/2026/04/laptop-screen-displaying-the-helium-browser-setup-page.png?w=1600&h=900&fit=crop"},{"description":"The European Investment Fund is raising a \u20ac15 billion fund of funds called ETCI 2 that aims to unlock up to \u20ac80 billion in scaleup funding across Europe. 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