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While Apple silicon has changed the game for the company's product lineup (most notably the Mac), Apple's overall designs haven't changed all that much in recent years. Sure, the iPhone 17 Pro looks a bit different than the iPhone 16 Pro, but to most, they might as well be identical. Meanwhile, a MacBook Pro, from 2026 looks exactly like one from 2022—you'd have to use it to know what M-series chip it was running. That could all change in the next year. The rumor mill is predicting Apple will release two brand-new devices in the near future: a foldable iPhone and a touchscreen MacBook. These products would certainly offer a departure from Apple's typical lineup, giving users their first chance to buy devices with these features within the Apple ecosystem. Reports suggest these devices will...

Image Playground's generations are a lot more impressive this year. Credit: David Nield/Lifehacker Among all the other artificial intelligence upgrades Apple is rolling out for us this year, you'll find that there's a significant jump forward in Image Playground's AI image generation abilities. Before now, the app's outputs were rather limited in terms of size, style, and possible prompts. It was very much AI images for beginners, with the results mostly basic and generic.With iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, that's changing. You can try the developer betas now (though you probably shouldn't; the public betas are arriving in July), and Apple says the full releases will appear later in the yea...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. If you’re going to commit to an Amazon Prime membership, you might as well squeeze as much as you can out of the deal. And there's a good amount of juice to squeeze there. The price you pay for Amazon depends on many factors, but regardless of how much you're paying, it's worth it for most people (we did the math).If you're on the fence about signing up, the Amazon Prime Day sale is just around the corner, and Amazon already has early Prime Day deals. It's a great time to sell your soul—or take advantage of the 30-day free trial—and there's a lot more to your membership than just deals and free shipping.How much does Amazon Prime cost?The standard Prime membership costs $14.99 per month or $139 per year, but there are ...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. While you may not have heard of it, the Insignia QF Series QLED TV is a hidden gem among budget QLED TVs with built-in Fire TV. It’s not trying to compete with premium models, but consistently delivers vibrant colors and a sharp 4K picture with colors that are richer than similarly priced entry-level TVs. Right now, it’s 40% off across multiple sizes in an early Prime Day deal, starting at $239.99 (originally $399.99), making it a smart time to invest.  Quantum Dot Technology allows for a more detailed image than standard LED TVs, while Dolby Vision HDR support improves contrast and overall picture quality. It also comes with Dolby A...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. I've been wearing Ray-Ban Meta glasses almost every day for over a year. They're great for snapping hands-free photos, catching up on notifications, and listening to podcasts on bike rides, but they aren't the most customizable tech product out there. Still, they're not totally hack-proof. Below are five ways to mod your Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta smart glasses, use them in ways that are not "officially sanctioned," and generally make your smart glasses a little smarter than everyone else's. I'm an upstanding citizen, so I categorize my receipts for tax purposes dutifully. But I don't like doing it at all, so I figured out how to use my Meta glasses as an almost-totally-automated receipt scanner and organizer....

We may earn a commission from links on this page. On Monday, Apple announced a new slate of updates coming sometime this fall—among them, iOS 27, macOS 27, and watchOS 27. During the keynote, the company enthusiastically shared that iOS 27 would be available to all iPhones compatible with iOS 26. If your iPhone is currently getting the latest updates from Apple, it will continue to do so for another year. Unfortunately, some of the company's other products weren't so lucky. As expected, macOS 27 Golden Gate marks the end of the line for Intel Macs. Unless you have an Apple silicon Mac, you won't be able to update this fall. It's a similar story for iPadOS 27: Apple is dropping a number of iPads this year, mostly from 2018 and 2019. But the real shock came with watchOS...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Prime Day is almost here, and to make the most of the big sale, you need to be an Amazon Prime member. This typically costs $139 per year or $14.99 per month, and comes with a lot of perks, like faster shipping on many items and access to Prime Video streaming. Amazon used to let you share all those membership benefits with a limited number of people, but last year the company tightened up the rules, replacing the old system with the Amazon Family program. Now it comes with a lot more restrictions, but there are still ways around them—as long as you're okay with the drawbacks.Sharing Prime benefits with Amazon FamilyAmazon Family is the existing program for sharing Prime benefits, and it allows you to add separate prof...

Fasted cardio is having a moment. Wake up and get your exercise in before breakfast, so the theory goes, and your body will be forced to burn fat, because there will be no food in your stomach to use for fuel. But does fasting before a workout actually make a difference to your weight, or your health? Not the way you’d think. Let’s take a look at the science.What is fasted cardio? “Fasted” cardio doesn’t require some kind of extreme starvation protocol. It just means doing cardio when you haven’t eaten recently. The most common way to do fasted cardio is to work out first thing in the morning, before breakfast, since you’ve been fasting all night. (The word “breakfast” even comes from the fact that the first thing you eat is breaking your fast.)Cardio refers to any movement you can do rhyt...

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication. Finding a pair of noise-canceling headphones that balance performance and affordability can be difficult, especially if you have a premium brand like Sony in mind. The Sony WH-CH720N headphones, however, seem to largely fit the bill. Right now, they’re at their lowest price ever ahead of Prime Day, down 51% to $87.95 (originally $179.99). These headphones were already a great buy at their MSRP, but now, they're even better. At 6.7 ounces, the WH-CH720N are Sony’s lightest and slimmest wireless noise-canceling headphones. The ANC is reliable at reducing high-frequency noise, but doesn't perform as well blocking low-frequency sound, t...

If you use Chrome (or a Chromium-based browser like Edge), listen up: You need to install your browser's latest update. Without it, you leave your browser vulnerable to attack, which puts its data in jeopardy. As reported by Malwarebytes Labs, Google's latest update for Chrome (version 149.0.7827.102/.103 for Windows and Mac and 149.0.7827.102 for Linux) includes patches for 74 security vulnerabilities. 17 of these vulnerabilities are rated as "Critical," while all but two of the others are rated "High." That alone would indicate this update is rather important, but there's more: One of these vulnerabilities is currently actively exploited. Google confirmed in its update that there is an exploit in the wild for the flaw tracked as CVE-2026-11645. This flaw is an "out of bounds memory acces...