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Deals: M4 Mac mini up to $150 off, M3 MacBook Air $500 off, AirTags from $16 each, Qi2 chargers, more

Today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break is now ready to roll. Alongside the early Black Friday sales now live at Target and Best Buy, we also now have some early deals across a number M4 Mac mini configurations at up to $150 off. Those offers join $200 price drops on the entire M4 MacBook Air lineup as well as this 24GB M3 model at $500 off the original list price. Apple 4-pack of AirTags is back down at $65 (that’s $16 each) and our exclusive deals deliver Satechi’s 2025 Qi2 MagSafe travel chargers at some of the best prices ever with 40% off in savings. Everything else awaits below. 

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As we await a smarter Siri, Amazon brings Alexa+ to its iOS music app

As we await a smarter Siri, Amazon brings Alexa+ to its iOS music app | Amazon promo graphic

One of the big promises of Apple Intelligence is the ability to interact with our apps. Instead of the relatively simple requests we can currently make of Apple Music, for example, we should be able to give the app a vibe-like steer on what we’d like it to play and let it figure out which tracks match our spec.

That’s a capability Amazon has just made available in the iOS and Android versions of its own music app by introducing support for its own next-generation intelligent assistant, Alexa+ …

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This new lock screen setting will stop your iPhone flashlight from turning off accidentally

The iPhone lock screen flashlight is incredibly handy. But have you ever noticed it turn off randomly while you are holding the phone, seemingly inexplicably?

What is actually happening is the slightest touch on the screen can be interpreted as a swipe to the right to open the camera, which immediately turns off the flashlight feature. An annoying conflict of functionality, if you even realized what was happening. But with iOS 26.1, now you can actually do something to fix it.

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Apple @ Work Podcast: Google Workspace and JumpCloud partner to launch new cloud productivity solution for enterprises

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In this episode of Apple @ Work, Greg Keller from JumpCloud joins the show to talk about their new collaboration with Google, IT in the AI era, and much more.

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iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1 bring multiple critical security fixes; here’s the full list [U]

Apple internal tools data breach leak

Update: Apple has also published the full security update release notes for macOS Tahoe 26.1, tvOS 26.1, visionOS 26.1, and watchOS 26.1.

Apple has published the full release notes for the security updates included in iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1. If you were looking for a reason to update, here are about 50 of them.

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MagSafe Monday: Anker Zolo Wireless Charger delivers Qi2-certified 15W MagSafe charging for iPhone

Anker Zolo Wireless Charger

MagSafe charging docks are great for desks or nightstands, but sometimes a simple cable or pad is all you want to travel with. The new Anker Zolo Wireless Charger takes that idea and gives it a boost with Qi2 support for 15W fast charging. It’s compact, affordable, and built for people who want MagSafe charging for low cost.

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