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Save over 30% on David Pogue’s new ‘Apple: The First 50 years’ book

Update March 31, 2026: Ahead of Apple’s 50th anniversary tomorrow, David Pogue’s new book is on sale on Amazon for $34.09 (Reg. $50). This is a great way to save on one of the best modern Apple books there is.

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Apple celebrates its 50th birthday this year, having originally been founded on April 1, 1976. Coinciding with that anniversary, veteran technology reporter “CBS Sunday Morning” correspondent David Pogue is out with a new book that goes in-depth on the company’s history, Apple: The First 50 Years.

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Get ready to celebrate Apple’s 50th with the perfect playlist

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This story is part of 9to5Mac’s series celebrating Apple’s 50th anniversary.

It’s certainly not news that Apple has made tremendous contributions to the music industry. But what’s often overlooked is its role as a tastemaker in the music space, not just changing the way songs are bought and sold but what people are actually listening to.

I’ve compiled a comprehensive, but curated playlist of some of the best songs that Apple has used in commercials, product introductions, events, and more. You can stream it or add it to your library on Apple Music. But I also wanted to acknowledge a few songs that were made particularly iconic thanks to their inclusion in Apple marketing materials over the years.

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Deals – Last Day Big Spring Sale: MacBook up to $300 off, AirPods Pro 3/Max 2, iPad, Apple Watch $300 off, more

This is it folks, the final day of the 2026 Amazon Big Spring Sale has arrived. The deals are still flying with price drops on AirPods Pro 3 and the return of the AirPods Max 2 pre-order deal (here’s our hands-on review), but we have also featured this 1TB M5 MacBook Pro that launched at $1,799 and is now $250 less than that alongside your last shot at the Big Spring MacBook deals with up to $300 in savings. We are also still tracking as much as $300 off Apple Watch models and Big Spring iPad deals from $299. There are also loads of accessories and much more waiting below in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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The new adaptive Apple Music design draws complaints from dark mode users

The new Apple Music album and playlist design introduced with iOS 26.4 has a lot of fans, but is drawing the ire of some hardcore dark mode users. Now that the colors of the interface adapt to match the album art, screens can be very bright at night if you tap on an album that features mostly white or other light-colored backgrounds.

For users that rely on dark mode to keep the phone screen dark at night time, these interface ‘flash bangs’ are triggering frustrations.

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Apple continues to roll out age verification around the world; more UK methods

Apple continues to roll out age verification around the world | A young girl using a smartphone

Tech trends aren’t always easy to spot at an early stage, but there’s a very clear exception right now: the age verification requirement a growing number of countries and US states are introducing.

Apple is impacted by at least some of this legislation as certain apps are rated as suitable only for adults, and the company has so far introduced age verification in three countries …

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Last Day: All of the best Big Spring Sale Apple deals – AirPods Pro 3, MacBook, iPad, accessories, more

The final 24 hours of Amazon’s 2026 Big Spring Sale is now well underway. Alongside the ongoing holiday pricing AirPods Pro 3 at $50 off, we are also tracking gigantic lineup of discounts on M5 MacBook models at new Amazon all-time lows, M4 and M5 MacBook Air configs, the new AirPods Max 2, the new M4 iPad Air, official Apple accessories, and much more. Those deals join a massive collection of price drops on smartphone and Mac accessories, smart home gear, power stations, and much more. Scope it all out down below before the sale ends tonight.

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