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Apple just dropped a new iPad Air with an M3 chip, and yes, it has Apple Intelligence.

The M3 iPad Air is twice as fast as the M1 iPad Air, which was released in 2022, according to the announcement. The M3 chip also gives the iPad Air faster graphics performance and the same dynamic caching support that comes in other M3 models, which boosts performance and response time.

SEE ALSO: 'There's something in the air:' Apple's Tim Cook teases new Air product drop this week

The M3 iPad Air comes with iPadOS 18, which supports Apple Intelligence features, including Writing Tools with ChatGPT integration, type to Siri, Image Playground, and Genmoji creation. Apple Intelligence for iPad also has photo and graphics editing tools like the Clean Up tool in Photos and Image Wand in the Notes app that works with the Apple Pencil.

In addition to the M3 iPad Air, Apple also unveiled a new Magic Keyboard that has a larger trackpad, a new 14-key function row, a USB-C port for charging, and connects to the iPad without Bluetooth with Apple's Smart Connector feature.

SEE ALSO: Best of MWC 2025: The age of ultra-thin phones is upon us

The product drop was teased by Apple CEO Tim Cook yesterday with an X post that said "there's something in the air." Many Apple insiders believed the MacBook Air with an M4 chip would be announced before the new iPad Air, although the iPad Air was also predicted to be coming soon. And hey, the week's not over, so we might still see the M4 MacBook Air in a few days.

Apple also updated the iPad 11 with an A16 chip which starts at 128GB of storage, double the amount of the iPad 10's starting storage.

New iPad Air sizes, prices, release date

The new generation of iPad Air comes in 11-inch and 13-inch versions and in metallic blue, pink, yellow, and silver colorways. The 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air with WiFi only start at $599 and $799 respectively and come with 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB data options. For WiFi plus cellular, the 11-inch and 13-inch bump up to $799 and $949.

SEE ALSO: A new iPad and iPad Air are coming — pre-order now

The new Magic Keyboard starts at $269 for the 11-inch model and $319 for the 13-inch model.

The updated A16 iPad starts at $349 for WiFi and $499 for WiFi and cellular.

Pre-orders start today, with availability on March 12.

Check out our sibling sites CNET, PCMag, and ZDNET for more analysis.

SAVE $200: As of March 4, Breville Espresso Makers are up to $200 off at Amazon. Shop the Breville Barista Express for 27% off, bringing it down to $549.95. Or get the Breville Barista Touch, which is down to $799.95 for 20% off.

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I won't lie, I've been heavily influenced by the trend of turning your home into a coffee shop. Rather than hosting dinner parties, you'll find hundreds of videos on TikTok of people transforming their home into a coffee shop, baking sweet treats and serving up lattes to friends. If you're also ready to trade in late night hangs for early morning ones, then you probably need to make your first investment: an espresso machine.

Breville is the leader in at-home espresso makers. Their devices are for novices and professionals alike who have one common goal: make a really great cup of coffee at home. And luckily, as of March 4, you can shop Breville Espresso Machines for $200 off. Here are the best deals to shop now.

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The Breville Barista Express puts the power of great espresso in your hands. You can control everything, including grind size and volume to get the perfect shot of espresso. It includes a burr grinder and steam wand, so you don't need any extraneous appliances for your latte.

You can find the Breville Barista Express for just $549.95, from its usual price $749.95. That saves you $200 for 27% off.

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If you don't want to deal with pressure gages, you just want to hit a button and have a perfect latte, then go for the Barista Touch. It features an easy-to-use touch screen, providing you with plenty of drink settings to swipe through. It also features a built-in grinder and steam wand for the full experience.

While it's not quite as good of a deal as the Breville Barista Express, it's still some great savings. The Barista Touch is down to $799.95 from $999.95. That's 20% savings for $200 off this luxe machine.

TL;DR: Live stream Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa in the Champions League for free on Virgin Media Player. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The Champions League playoff round produced some surprising results, including Club Brugge's victory over Atalanta. The Belgian side stunned the Italians with a 3-1 win away from home, securing a knockout round matchup with Aston Villa.

If you want to watch Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa in the Champions League from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa?

Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa in the Champions League kicks off at 5:45 p.m. GMT on March 4. This fixture takes place at the Jan Breydel Stadium.

How to watch Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa for free

Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa is available to live stream for free on Virgin Media Player.

Virgin Media Player is geo-restricted to Ireland, but anyone can access this free streaming platform with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in Ireland, meaning you can unblock Virgin Media Player to stream the Champions League for free from anywhere in the world.

Live stream Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa for free by following these simple steps:

1. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in Ireland

4. Visit Virgin Media Player

5. Watch Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa for free from anywhere in the world

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but most do offer free-trials or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can access free live streams of the Champions League without actually spending anything. This obviously isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to stream Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa (plus more Champions League fixtures) before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for Virgin Media Player?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport on Virgin Media Player, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries including Ireland

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A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee.

Live stream Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa in the Champions League for free with ExpressVPN.

Apple just updated the base-model iPad for the first time in over two years. While the entire lineup is still somewhat confusing, the cheapest and latest 11th-gen iPad now offers double the storage at the same price point as before, but it's also missing one big feature set.

SAVE $110: A refurbished Ninja Slushi machine is on sale at Woot for just $239.99. The current Ninja Slushi model sells for $349.99. While the refurbished model is slightly smaller and has fewer pre-set functions, the Woot sale saves you $110 compared to the new model, working out to a 31% discount.

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One of the perks of summer is staying hydrated with refreshing fruity beverages. Of course, this means indulging in frozen, slushy drinks whenever we feel like it simply because it's summer. If you already have 7-11's free Slurpee day in your calendar, consider making them at home thanks to this deal.

As of March 4, a refurbished Ninja Slushi machine is on sale at Woot for just $239.99. This is an older, slightly smaller model compared to the current version Ninja sells which retails for $349.99. Compared to the new model, grabbing the older, refurbished model from Woot saves you $110. Since we've seen inventory issues with the Ninja Slushi, finding this refurbished model at a nice sale price is certainly a treat.

Make no mistake, the refurbished Ninja Slushi is here to serve your every frozen drink desire. It comes with a 72-ounce capacity (compared to the new model which holds 88 ounces) and three pre-set function modes — slush, spiked slush, and milkshake.

Without requiring ice, the Ninja Slushi transforms your standard liquids into a frozen treat including wine, coffee, soda, juice, chocolate milk, and more. Depending on the ingredients, the transformation process can take up to an hour, but some only take 15 minutes. You can also set your desired thick or thinness level.

SEE ALSO: Take up to 40% off on bicycles at REI and prep for summer rides

Once your drink is ready, the Ninja Slushi will keep it chilled and at the ideal texture for 12 hours.

Mashable Senior Shopping Reporter Leah Stodart tested the Ninja Slushi and found it very user friendly, not to mention quiet while running. In terms of overall feeling about the Slushi, Stodart's review says, "If you're someone who needs to have three drinks within reach at any given moment, surely the two that aren't plain water could be slushed, and doesn't that just open up a world of possibilities? Plus, anyone who struggles with getting their fruits or veggies or protein might stay on top of it more with a drink more appetizing than a room-temperature chalky mixture."

She also points out the Slushi is a pretty great way to get kids consuming healthy fruit juice if they prefer hydration that feels more like a treat.

If you're feeling like this is the summer for homemade treats, consider the versatility and convenience of a Ninja Slushi. With it, you'll be able to slushify your favorite drinks, and since that adds to hydration, maybe this is a wellness boost. Thanks to today's deal at Woot, a refurbished model is selling for just $239.99 which is a pretty sweet savings compared to the new model which costs $349.99.

Microsoft has introduced delivery and read receipts to the Outlook mobile app on Android and iOS. Previously, this feature was only available to people using the Outlook desktop app or Outlook for the web, a frustrating limitation for those who like to keep on top of their emails on the move.

GET $90 OFF: As of March 4th, the Jackery Explorer 300 Portable Power Station is on sale for $169, saving you 35%.

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It can be a huge pain to be without power when you're on the road, let alone when you most need it during a storm or natural disaster. The Jackery Explorer 300 is a portable power station that will follow you into the campsite or connect to a solar bank to ensure you can charge up, even when the grid goes down — and it's on sale today.

As of March 4, the Jackery Explorer 300 Portable Power Station is currently on sale for $169.00. Get it now for 35% off and save $90.

SEE ALSO: The best weatherproof and wireless outdoor speakers in 2025

With numerous plugs and ports, the Jackery is built to connect to a range of devices. USB-A and -C ports attend to small tech devices, while two AC 110V 330W tri-plugs ensure you can connect general-use, wall-plug equipped devices. It also has one DC car port.

With a quick-charging battery inside, the Jackery needs only two hours plugged into the wall to recharge 80%.

Connect this battery bank to a Jackery solar panel to charge phones and laptops indefinitely, or plug in your coffee maker for fresh campsite brew. We all like a hot beverage in the morning.

Ever wanted your phone to have everything? Like a battery that's big enough to accomodate six regular phones? Or a massive loudspeaker? Or an actual projector? Or another friggin' phone built into the back of the first phone?

Ulefone's got all of that covered. The company specialized in rugged phones which also come with additional functionality.

At MWC Barcelona, Ulefone brought a couple of new phones, including the Armor 33 Pro and the Armor 34 Pro.

SEE ALSO: Samsung has phone concepts that bend, stretch and fold in every possible way

The Armor 33 Pro is an absolute beast of a phone, with a 6.95-inch display, a Dimensity 7300X 5G chip, 12GB RAM, 512GB, and a 50/50/64-megapixel camera trio on the back, with that 64-megapixel sensor having night vision capabilities.

Got space on the back? Let's slap another, smaller phone on there. Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable

These specs don't actually mean anything until you've seen the phone. It's about as thick as three regular phones, as it packs an absolutely monstrous 25,500mAh battery. It also has a huge loudspeaker in the back, and an additional display (for some reason) that makes this thing feel like an odd two-phones-in-one combo.

A projector on top, and a very bright LED flash on the back. Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable

Then there's the Armor 34 Pro. It has the same specs (including the big battery), but instead of the extra display and loudspeaker it packs an actual 150lm projector built into the top of the phone.

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There's also a 1,200lm LED flash on the back, probably bright enough to scare several bears away should you encounter them in the forest (do not ever try this, the author of this story is joking and knows nothing about bears).

SEE ALSO: Best of MWC 2025: The age of ultra-thin phones is upon us

Ulefone didn't say how much these phones weigh, but my estimate is at least half a kilogram; in other words, these aren't your regular, pocketable phones, even if you're used to big, rugged devices. They are specialty equipment that also happen to have a phone inside. Or two.

These phones can withstand a lot of punishment. Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable

If you have to ask, these phones should also be near-indestructible, up to IP68/IP69K and MIL-STD-810H specs. This pretty much means you can use a high-pressure water jet washer to clean these phones, and that's after you've dropped them into the mud from a 5 foot height.

Software is based on Android 14 for both devices, and it might require some polishing as it wasn't very responsive when I tried it, but hopefully it can get ironed out until these phones hit the market.

There's no word on pricing, and exact date of availability is a mystery, though these phones should launch in China soon.

We were at MWC 2025, the Mobile World Congress, in Barcelona this week, where manufacturers were showing off their newest gadgets for mobile connectivity. Here are our favorites from what was announced.

Look, With Love, Meghan will not be everyone's show. If it's not yours, you can watch something else. But for people who feel empathetically tired for the Duchess of Sussex, enjoy watching one of the most vilified women on the planet find personal happiness and empowerment, and regularly binge-watch TikTok videos about hosting guests that you'll probably never actually implement yourself, this show is for you.

Produced by Netflix with Meghan and Harry's Archewell Productions, With Love, Meghan is a relentlessly positive DIY tips show with Meghan sharing various kitchen and home tricks that have been tastefully filmed for you to either actually try or remain purely aspirational about. If you thrive on lifestyle shows or TikTok videos about hosting guests or making-your-own-anything at home, you might like this.

SEE ALSO: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, gets her own lifestyle show in Netflix's 'With Love, Meghan'

No, I'm not regularly making my own fried chicken brine at home with chef Roy Choi or making ice cubes laden with edible flowers for brunch, but I'll watch someone else do it. It's like watching Queer Eye; I know I could implement these Emmy-winning tips into my own life, but I probably won't. That doesn't make the show less worth watching.

Mindy Kaling comes to tea. Credit: Justin Coit / Netflix

Shot at a textbook "quiet luxury" estate in Montecito, California (not at Meghan and Harry's actual house y'creeps), each episode sees Meghan joining the ranks of celebrities grounding themselves as Just Like Us. Throughout the show, Meghan's friends — including Mindy Kaling, Roy Choi, Alice Waters, Vicky Tsai, Daniel Martin, and former Suits co-star Abigail Spencer — stop by for chats about her career and life while she's making various dishes and decorations. But there's some actually usable knowledge here, and aesthetically, it's all fresh, pretty, and illuminated — a far cry from the shows I usually watch, drenched in dread and despair. In a bright, white kitchen, Meghan instructs you how to make stuff that seems simultaneously somewhat achievable and pure fantasy — from prepping a guest room (a what!?) with homemade bath salts to harvesting fresh honey and beeswax from your backyard beehive (you don't have one!?). I personally don't have any of these things like Le Creuset cookware or truffle oil on tap, because The Economy, but I enjoy watching others make Nice Things.

Respect for cooking in beige. Credit: Jenna Peffley / Netflix

While not everyone has the time or money to do this, With Love, Meghan attempts to give you hacks to make you look like you do — she dresses up store-bought foods with simple additions that could genuinely make me look more capable to my friends (I will be chucking sprigs of mint around Greggs pastries on a platter). However, the show requires more effort of me than I have to give; Meghan makes jars of homemade preserves with an array of fruits to send her friends home with; I will never do this for my friends (I know myself and I'm sorry). The kids' party bags Meghan makes in episode 2 are deeply thoughtful and I will not be making such wholesome treats. And to her credit, the Duchess of Sussex does recognise the privilege of wealth when it comes to fresh ingredients right outside your French doors.

"What you're trying to do is share what you have," says Meghan in episode 7, "Elevating the Everyday." "We don't all have a garden like this. I fully recognise that. I didn't grow up with a garden like this. But if you have a farmer's market, then you can definitely find something that if you have a bite of it and you go, 'I wish they could try it,' then share it with them so they can."

I'm not going to do this in my own home, but some might. Credit: Courtesy of Netflix

Granted, with all that undeniably cheeseball music, the DIY moments in the series often feel like daytime TV segments — it's giving BBC's Morning Live but more cinematically filmed. In episode 2, Meghan creates a whole whimsical garden tea party for her kids with Mindy Kaling's help. Yes, this episode is slightly projecting Flawless Parenting, especially given the fact that Meghan cooks almost exclusively in white and cream, but there's also some decent tips in here for making little magic moments for your loved ones. I'm not a parent, or a homemaker, but I find this level of detail extremely commendable. Styling vegetable sticks and store-bought hummus as fancy crudités? I've watched a thousand TikToks on charcuterie boards and butter boards and whatever boards I'm never going to make, and I will also watch this.

If you're looking for a gentle, vaguely motivating watch with one of the most famous people on the planet, this ain't bad. Don't overthink it.

With Love, Meghan is now streaming on Netflix.

If you’ve bought a car manufactured in the last decade, it’s probably equipped with Apple CarPlay. While many perceive CarPlay as merely a premium alternative to Bluetooth music streaming, there's a lot more to it. CarPlay provides significantly greater convenience than just connecting your iPhone to Bluetooth.

Mozilla Firefox receives major updates roughly every four weeks, giving the web browser a steady stream of bug fixes, security enhancements, and new functionality. Firefox 136 is rolling out today with video playback improvements, automatic HTTPS upgrades, and more.

Alienware's popular 34-inch Ultra-Wide QD-OLED gaming monitor is getting a fresh new design and some upgraded capabilities. The design language driving this refreshed 34-inch Ultra-Wide monitor, called "AW30," will also extend to smaller monitors in Alienware's catalog.

SAVE $15: As of March 4, the Kindle essentials bundle — which comes with a 2024 matcha colored Kindle, a matcha colored fabric cover, and a power adapter — is on sale at Amazon for under $150.

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If you're on the hunt for an e-reader to hold your digital library, a Kindle is worth every cent. As someone who owns the latest Kindle that released last year, I absolutely love it. Its compact design is perfect for taking on the go and it has plenty of space to hold all of my favorite novels. We consider it the best Kindle on a budget in our roundup of the best Kindles, but what's even better is you can score it in a discounted Kindle essentials bundle right now at Amazon.

With this Kindle essentials bundle, you'll get the 2024 Kindle in the color matcha, a matcha colored fabric cover, and a power adapter for $146.97. This saves you $15 off what you'd pay to purchase them all separately. The deal doesn't just apply to the matcha colored model, either. If you'd prefer to have the kindle in black, that model is also discounted with the essential bundle.

SEE ALSO: The best Kindle for every type of reader (tested by an avid reader)

We had a lot of praise for this Kindle model in our review. Mashable's Samantha Mangino said, "The Amazon Kindle is a phenomenal value. If you're looking to spend about $100 on an e-reader, the Kindle will deliver quick page turns and 16GB of storage to hold thousands and thousands of books." It also boasts a glare-free display so you can read it under any sort of lighting.

You'll be all set with a cover and power adapter with this bundle. These are great to have to just keep your Kindle protected and have a dedicated charger for it. Though you won't need to worry very much about the latter as it offers up to six weeks of battery life, giving you plenty of time to read without worry of losing power too often.

I believe the Kindle essentials bundle is a worthy investment if you're an avid reader. Don't miss out on this Kindle essentials bundle deal at Amazon. And if you want to get started with some books right away, you can take advantage of some Stuff Your Kindle Day free books today. At the moment, Alpharoll is offering open door romance books and closed door romance books.

It is as I always suspected: Samsung has the tech to make our phones even more foldable, they just don't want to share it with us.

At its booth at MWC Barcelona, Samsung Display brought a bunch of foldable, stretchable, and bendable phone and tablet concepts to show just how far OLED display tech has come.

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One cool example was the vertically tri-folding phone that leaves a little stretch of display uncovered when folded, and then uses it as a sort of a status display, with essential information like time, date, and battery life. Perhaps not as practical as the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6, but definitely cooler.

OK, we've seen similar things before. But this one is from Samsung. Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable

The company also showcased several larger, tri-folding or tri-bending prototypes which transform from phone to phablet to tablet and vice versa.

It stretches! Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable

Perhaps the most impressive was the stretchy display which had to be seen from the side to be appreciated. The display literally protrudes outwards when needed, adding a 3D effect to the image.

SEE ALSO: Best of MWC 2025: The age of ultra-thin phones is upon us

None of these are actual devices that you can buy, and they probably never will be, but the tech will surely trickle out into real products down the line.

Another year, another array of inventive tequila smuggling devices from Guillermo on the Oscars red carpet.

In the clip above, Jimmy Kimmel's co-host takes shots with everyone from Elle Fanning to Bowen Yang, before producing a bucket of unexpected questions to ask the likes of Edward Norton and Amy Poehler.

Between Guillermo and Chicken Shop Date's Amelia Dimoldenberg, stars must have had a strange run of interviews this year.

Microsoft has introduced Muse, a new AI model aimed at creating video games. Before imagining a world where AI produces big-budget games overnight, it's important to remember that Muse is a step toward impressive technology, not the technology itself.

Chicken Shop Date host Amelia Dimoldenberg has swapped the familiar delights of the chicken shop for the glamour of Hollywood this week, taking to the Oscars red carpet to make her usual brand of awkward small talk with everyone from Timothée Chalamet to Margaret Qualley.

Highlights from the clip above include a discussion about basketball with Ben Stiller, the planning of a potential future movie with Willem Dafoe, and Kieran Culkin's unimpressed response to a pun-filled question about A Real Pain.

Once you've finished that, please also enjoy her accent-filled brunch with Oscar winner Mikey Madison.

The voice of Lumon in the Severance Season 2 training video belongs to Keanu Reeves — but as Ben Stiller explains in the Jimmy Kimmel Live! interview above, former president Barack Obama was asked first — and he said no.

"I didn't ask him in person. I knew someone that knew his lawyer, and his lawyer said 'I can relay the request if you write an email,' so I wrote an email to him," says Stiller in the clip above. "Like two days later I get an email back from president Barack Obama saying, 'Hey Ben, big fan of the show, love Season 1, can't wait for Season 2...don't think I have time in my schedule to make this happen.' And like, come on, what's more important than doing the voiceover for the animated building in Severance? But it was pretty cool that he responded."

It would have been a glorious cameo, but at least Reeves makes an undeniably excellent backup.

After more than ten years, Alexa is finally getting a much-needed upgrade. Alexa+ promises to make Alexa much smarter, thanks to the power of AI. However, even with Alexa getting smarter, there are many issues with the original that a smarter version won't fix.