This just in: Amid all the Prime "Big Deal Days" deals are many of the ultimate deals: Free stuff! Here's a complete list, thanks to iMore "imore.com/apple/everythi…"

Did Kai Ryssdal just badmouth Birkenstocks? To be fair, they ARE ugly

Apple has a new secret product to fix one of the worst things about buying an iPhone. Apple is reportedly planning to introduce a new product to stores that can update an iPhone's software while the device is still in its box: trib.al/PkQa4Cv #apple #iPhone15 #iOS

Intel Launches 14th-Gen Raptor Lake Refresh: 6 GHz Core i9-14900K, i7-14700K, i5-14600K and AI-Driven Overclocking on October 17 -- all the details here at Tom's Hardware: "tomshardware.com/news/intel-lau…"

How about that: Wordle 849 2/6 ⬛🟩🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Some fascinating stats on iPhone usage from Lance Ulanoff -- and you should be ashamed of yourself, sir. "techradar.com/phones/this-hi…"

I asked Paddy Cosgrave about WebSummit Qatar just a few weeks back. No answer. And now he's taking issue with Israel's response to a Yom Kippur massacre from Hamas?

New from Samsung Electronics: likely the world’s largest sleep study: an examination of 716 million nights of sleep from June 2021 to May 2023, thanks to the tens of millions of smartwatches the company has sold worldwide. Details at TechRadar. Tip Techmeme "shorturl.at/kqDR9"

This might be the most fun thing I've ever gotten to write about. Props, @thechickenapp "techradar.com/home/smart-hom…"

.Qualcomm's new chip tech sounds like a monster: "What you will see with the Snapdragon X Elite platform is something you haven't seen before in terms of leadership, in terms of technology, performance per watt," the company told Tom's Hardware "tomshardware.com/news/qualcomm-…"

"CES, which has mostly devolved into a calorie-free festival of vaporware and buzzwords." Daaaaamn, nilay patel "theverge.com/2023/10/23/239…"

The AP is ON IT Love it or hate it, feelings run high over candy corn come Halloween "apnews.com/article/candy-…"

Skip the scary movies and just hit Google Maps Street View. Lance Ulanoff and TechRadar have a delightfully scary road tour of the creepiest spots in the world. Happy nearly #Halloween! 🦇🎃🦴🧛‍♂️ "techradar.com/computing/soft…"

This looks incredible! Apple TV's epic redesign is here, and they finally nailed the app's interface: trib.al/ci6dWxu #apple #aapl #appletv

A face that says, "I've just swallowed a bug"

I'm not sure if it's the time or what, but I don't think I've ever been less excited by an Apple event.

Apple finally unveils colorful M3 iMac at October event "imore.com/mac/imac/apple…"

"The base M3 includes an eight-core CPU with four performance cores and four efficiency cores, and Apple claims it’s up to 35 percent faster than the M1 for CPU performance." I take it it's slower than the Snapdragon X Elite because the X Elite is 50% faster than the M2

Judge to Kise: "I beseech you to control him if you can. If you can’t, I will. I will excuse him and draw every negative inference that I can."

Antisemitism is still alive and thriving on Twitter, thanks to Elon Musk. Well I want nothing more to do with this bullshit. You can find me on Threads.