Tag: computing

Before you buy that MacBook Neo — consider you might be able to get a super-cheap MacBook Air instead

If you’ve got the latest MacBook Neo in your shopping cart ready to go, I have a deal that could potentially just stop you in your tracks. It’s on the equally excellent, but higher-end, MacBook Air M5. Right now, Best Buy has this model listed for just $949 (was $1,099)…

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The yearly NBN price hike is imminent — here’s how much more you can expect to pay

It’s been a year since I last reported on NBN Co’s wholesale price increases, and I find myself doing the same again. Yes, we’re fast approaching the start of a new financial year in Australia, and while that means some excellent deals and discounts are on the horizon by way…

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Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, May 7 (game #1564)

Looking for a different day? A new Quordle puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: Quordle hints and answers for Wednesday,…

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NYT Strands hints and answers for Thursday, May 7 (game #795)

Looking for a different day? A new NYT Strands puzzle appears at midnight each day for your time zone – which means that some people are always playing ‘today’s game’ while others are playing ‘yesterday’s’. If you’re looking for Wednesday’s puzzle instead then click here: NYT Strands hints and answers…

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Vine is coming back, and it’s being relaunched by the guy who killed it — say hello to Jack Dorsey’s Divine, a TikTok and Instagram Stories rival with a ferocious ambition to end AI slop

Vine is being relaunched as a new app called Divine It’s being funded by Jack Dorsey, who acquired the original Vine platform in 2013 It’s invite-only for the time being, but a wider rollout is on the way Vine was the social media platform that defined the 2010s, and it’s…

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Apple removes more Mac mini and Mac Studio models from sale, as CEO Tim Cook warns it ‘may take several months to reach supply demand balance’

More Mac models have now been pulled by Apple Mac minis and Mac Studios now available in fewer configurations AI and the associated memory shortage is to blame With AI data center demand sucking up the world’s supply of RAM, consumers are feeling the effects: having already removed some configurations…

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