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When we talk about Windows app compatibilty, we usually think of Linux running some sort of WINE configuration. That's not all the wonderful world of open-source has to offer though. Some really talented developers have managed to reverse engineer the Windows NT architecture. They've been working on it for almost 30 years. The project is called ReactOS, and it's directly compatible with Windows software and drivers (no compatibility layers or emulation required).

Apple has finally revealed new models of the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. The MacBook Air is getting double the base storage and an upgrade to the M5 chip, while the 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro now has M5 Pro and M5 Max options.

SAVE $502: As of March 3, the Samsung 43-inch QN90F Neo QLED 4K TV is on sale at Amazon for just $797.99. Usually $1,299.99, that's a savings of over $500 or nearly 40%.

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If a fancy TV is on your wishlist, but you lack the space for a full 65-incher, Samsung's QN90F Neo QLED TV comes in a small 43-inch package. Plus, it's currently over $500 off.

As of March 3, the Samsung 43-inch QN90F Neo QLED 4K TV is on sale for just $797.99 at Amazon. That's a whopping $502 or nearly 40% off its list price. While Amazon has it originally listed for $1,197.99, that actually cuts the deal short a bit. If you check the actual list price at Samsung's own website, it's about $100 more. According to our favorite price-tracking tool, this is also a new all-time low price for this particular model.

Our sister site PCMag wrote in their review for the 65-inch version that the QN90F "is visually stunning and packed with features." However, it failed to secure the title of their Editors' Choice LED TV due to its extremely high cost. With this Amazon deal, that price is a whole lot more palatable.

As Mashable's shopping reporter Leah Stodart explains, "Neo QLED is really just Samsung's proprietary term for QLED paired with Mini LED." Translation: it features a panel of quantum dots over a bunch of tiny LED bulbs (rather than a basic LED panel). The result is a stunning display with spectacular color accuracy, deep black levels, and extremely impressive contrast that'll hold up in all kinds of lightning conditions.

You've probably heard a lot of tips, dos, and don'ts about hard drives. The thing is, a lot of it is either a straight up lie or is based on oversimplified or older advice.

SAVE $100: The 32-inch TCL Q3K QLED FHD TV is on sale for $99.99 as one of Best Buy's March 3 deals of the day. That's $100 off the originally $199.99 price tag.

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There's simply too much good TV coming out recently to watch half of it on a crappy bedroom TV. (And Heated Rivalry and Bridgerton aren't exactly living room shows.) Upgrading doesn't have to involve choosing the cheapest small 4K TV — $100 will get you a 32-inch TCL QLED FHD TV if you grab it at Best Buy on March 3.

The TCL Q3K is a prime example of a budding trend I'm seeing: Small room TVs that are budget-friendly, but not a total throwaway purchase. The gorgeous 32-inch Hisense Deco TV is another good example, but its Best Buy sale price of $199.99 makes the $99.99 TCL deal look even better.

SEE ALSO: TCL QM6K mini LED review: An impressive TV between the super cheap and super expensive

You don't come by a TV that's QLED but not 4K often. But if we're trying to keep costs down for a TV that's not your main one, the choice to sacrifice resolution (the 4K part) for a layer of quantum dots (the QLED part) makes sense.

Let's say most of your bedroom, kitchen, or garage TV watching happens while doing tasks in the daytime or casually at night before bed — you probably aren't that likely to notice slightly less crisp resolution if 4K is missing, but you'd definitely notice if the screen is borderline unwatchable in sunlight because the dim screen can't handle glare. The brightness, boosted color saturation, and contrast that QLED brings make it the obvious choice for bright and dark rooms over a regular LED TV, even if it's 4K.

Apple has lightly refreshed its MacBook Air with the M5 chip, and it'll be available for preorder starting tomorrow (March 4) ahead of its formal launch on March 11. This story will be updated with preorder listings from the Apple Store and its retail partners as soon as they're live.

The M5 MacBook Air will be available in 13- and 15-inch sizes, with starting prices of $1,099 and $1,299, respectively. Those numbers dip to $999 and $1,199 with Apple's education discount.

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The base M5 MacBook Airs come with 512GB of storage, or double that of their M4 predecessors. (The 256GB configuration option is no longer available.) They'll max out with 4TB of storage, up from a limit of 2TB.

Notably, the base M5 MacBook Airs are $100 cheaper than the M4 models with 512GB of storage, making them a better value than before. In the previous generation, you'd pay $1,199 or $1,399 for that much SSD space.

Here's a complete rundown of the new M5 MacBook Airs' spec sheets. Chip and storage aside, their only other upgrade is a connectivity bump to WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 6. Otherwise, they're basically the same laptops as the M4 MacBook Airs (which isn't necessarily a bad thing — we loved them).

• Sizes: 13- and 15-inch models

• Starting prices: $1,099 and $1,299, respectively

• Processor: M5 with 10-core CPU and up to a 10-core GPU

• Display: Liquid Retina display with 60Hz refresh rate and 500 nits of brightness

• Memory: 16GB to 32GB RAM

• Storage: 512GB to 4TB SSD

• Connectivity: WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 6

• Battery life: Up to 18 hours

• Webcam: 12MP Center Stage camera

• Ports: Two Thunderbolt 4 ports, headphone jack

• Colors: Sky blue, midnight, starlight, and silver

Preorders for Apple's just-announced iPhone 17e, M4 iPad Air, Studio Displays, and upgraded MacBook Pros will also open tomorrow. Additionally, the company is expected to announce a new budget MacBook that costs around $599 to $799.

If you only want your Home Assistant automations to run at certain times or on certain days, you can use a time condition. Hard-coding your schedule this way is simple to do, but there is a better way.

In movies, you'll sometimes see characters grapple with a "dead man switch." If someone doesn't push a button or enter a password every few hours (or days), it triggers a self-destruct sequence or sends out a secret message. I've always found that concept really cool, so I built one with an app on my Android phone.

Apple's big week continues as the company dropped a slew of new products on Tuesday. 

The biggest release? A new MacBook Pro with Apple's newest and most powerful chipsets, the M5 Pro and M5 Max.

The MacBook Pro with the M5 chip came out back in October, so the release of the M5 Pro and M5 Max was long overdue based on Apple's previous release cycles with its in-house Silicon chipset. Mashable gave the MacBook Pro M5 a stellar review, and these long-awaited MacBook Pros with the M5 Pro and M5 Max are basically just more powerful versions of that device for professional users with advanced computing needs.

MacBooks are getting more expensive

Before getting into the specs of these premium laptops, the first thing we should mention is that Apple has surprisingly raised MacBook Pro prices across the board. We're not just talking about the new MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips being more expensive than their predecessors with equivalent silicon. Today, Apple has also effectively raised the starting price of the MacBook Pro M5 that was released in October.

The 14-inch MacBook Pro M5 previously had a starting price of $1,599. Apple has raised the price by $100, bringing the new starting price to $1,699. Thankfully, Apple isn't asking consumers to just pay more for the same device. Apple has done away with the 512GB of storage option, making 1TB of storage the new base model. So, while Apple fans have to pay $100 more for a MacBook Pro, they're now getting double the storage.

Now, as for the newest members of the MacBook Pro family, the 14-inch M5 Pro starts at $2,199, which is $200 more than its M4 Pro predecessor, and comes with a 15-core CPU and a 16-core GPU. The 16-inch M5 Pro starts at $2,699, also $200 more than its M4 Pro predecessor, and comes with an 18-core CPU and a 20-core GPU. Both the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro M5 Pros come with 24GB of RAM and 1TB of storage in their base models.

SEE ALSO: The best MacBooks you can buy in 2026, tested by experts

By far the most expensive models are the ultra-powerful MacBook Pros with the M5 Max chipset. The 14-inch MacBook Pro M5 Max starts at $3,599, and the 16-inch M5 Max starts at a whopping $3,899. Both base models come with an 18-core CPU and a 32-core GPU and include 36GB of RAM and 2TB of storage.

MacBook Pro M5 Pro and M5 Max: Specs and performance upgrades Credit: Apple

According to Apple, the new MacBook Pro M5 Pro and M5 Max altogether provide up to four times the AI performance compared to the equivalent M4 chipsets and up to eight times the AI performance when compared to the M1 chips, Apple's first Silicon chipset, which came out in 2020.

The new MacBook Pros also include Apple's wireless networking chip called N1, which brings improved performance and reliability for wireless connections over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Apple says that the new MacBook Pros also boast two times faster SSD performance and up to 24 hours of battery life.

Now, as for the M5 Pro and M5 Max specific upgrades, users will see huge performance boosts in AI processing, video editing, 3D modeling, gaming, and more.

Apple says 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros with M5 Pro will see:

• Up to 7.8x faster AI image generation performance when compared to MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and up to 3.7x faster than MacBook Pro with M4 Pro. 

• Up to 6.9x faster LLM prompt processing when compared to MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and up to 3.9x faster than MacBook Pro with M4 Pro. 

• Up to 5.2x faster 3D rendering in Maxon Redshift when compared to MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and up to 1.4x faster than MacBook Pro with M4 Pro. 

• Up to 1.6x faster gaming performance with ray tracing in games like Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition when compared to MacBook Pro with M4 Pro.

As for the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros with the M5 Max chip, Apple says that users will see:

• Up to 8x faster AI image generation performance when compared to MacBook Pro with M1 Max and up to 3.8x faster than MacBook Pro with M4 Max. 

• Up to 6.7x faster LLM prompt processing when compared to MacBook Pro with M1 Max and up to 4x faster than MacBook Pro with M4 Max. 

• Up to 5.4x faster video effects rendering performance in Blackmagic DaVinci Resolve Studio when compared to MacBook Pro with M1 Max and up to 3x faster than MacBook Pro with M4 Max. 

• Up to 3.5x faster AI video-enhancing performance in Topaz Video when compared to MacBook Pro with M4 Max.

Along with Tuesday's MacBook Pro announcements, Apple also unveiled a new MacBook Air with the M5 chipset and a new Apple Studio Display.

PREORDER NOW: As of March 3, preorder the Google Pixel 10a at Amazon for $499 and get a free $100 Amazon gift card with your purchase.

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Looking to pick up a new phone? You've got plenty of options already on the market, but if you want something hot off the presses, you've still got time to preorder the Google Pixel 10a. It's releasing on March 5, so you've still got a couple of days to lock in your preorder. If you want a little bonus for doing so, you're going to want to head to Amazon.

As of March 3, preorder the Google Pixel 10a at Amazon for $499 and get a free $100 Amazon gift card with your purchase. The gift card is part of a bundle that contains both the Google Pixel 10a and a physical Amazon gift card shipped in a mini envelope.

You'll have to wait to receive both items in the mail together, so this isn't a digital purchase, and they may ship separately. Keep that in mind before making the purchase if you're more interested in a digital gift card.

SEE ALSO: How to preorder the iPhone 17e, Apple's new budget phone

The Google Pixel 10a is Google's latest addition to its affordable smartphone selection. The budget handset has a completely flat back as opposed to many smartphones, and comes in four different colors: Lavender, Berry, Fog, and Obsidian.

It boasts a 6.3-inch display with 1080 x 2424 resolution and a 60-120Hz adaptive refresh rate, with up to 3,000 nits of peak brightness. Powered by the Google Tensor G4 processor, it's a zippy phone with a 5,100mAh battery, 8GB of RAM, and 128 or 256GB of storage depending on your configuration. Plus, it has a rear camera array with 48MP and 13MP options as well as a 13MP selfie camera.

If you're planning on grabbing a new phone already and this budget model looks like your style, best to grab it at Amazon where you can sweeten the deal with a gift card. You'l have to get it quickly if you want to lock in the deal, since the phone preorder window is rapidly closing.

Even the most seasoned senior developers, armed with years of experience, routinely stumble over traps in Python. It's not hard and doesn't stem from a lack of technical skill, but from an ingrained reliance on programming intuitions that simply do not hold true in the Python ecosystem.

Plex is the go-to app for most users with a large home media library. But not everyone actually needs it. If you just want to watch shows or movies on the big screen, your TV might already have the tools you need.

A day before its "Special Experience" event, Apple announced a new line of premium Studio Display monitors. In a press release, the company dropped details on both the Studio Display and an all-new Studio Display XDR.

The new Studio Display starts at $1,599, while the Studio Display XDR starts at $3,299. Both can be pre-ordered starting Wednesday, March 4, with availability starting on March 11.

Studio Displays are premium monitors designed for creative professionals such as video editors and 3D artists. Apple says the more advanced Studio Display XDR features the "world’s best pro display," and it has a 27-inch 5K mini-LED backlight display.

Introducing the new Studio Displays Credit: Apple

The Studio Display features a 12MP Center Stage camera, improved image quality, a three-microphone setup, and a six-speaker sound system with spatial audio.

“Apple has led the industry in delivering the world’s most advanced displays for pros to do their life’s best work, and today we do that once again with the introduction of the new Studio Display family,” said John Ternus, Apple’s senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, in a press release.

The Studio Display needs to be connected to a MacBook or Mac Mini. Credit: Apple

The new XDR is an even more premium offering with a 27-inch 5K Retina XDR display. Apple noted it had a 120Hz refresh rate, making it more responsive to content in motion.

Ternus called the Studio Display XDR "a huge leap forward for XDR technology," dubbing it the best in the world. In addition to its 120Hz refresh rate, it also has a peak brightness of 2,000 nits for HDR content and more than 2,000 local dimming zones.

The new Studio Display XDR is designed for professional editors, developers, and designers. Credit: Apple

The new Studio Display line is just one of many big announcements from Apple this week. The tech giant has already dropped the details on its new, budget-friendly iPhone and new M4 iPad Air, for instance.

If you're a Ryobi owner, you probably have a good collection of its lime-green 18V ONE+ power tools. With more than 350 products that run on the same battery, it's often all you need. But when you're battling weeds, fighting an overgrown lawn, or trying to finish jobs quickly while outside in the heat, Ryobi's 40V platform is the better choice.

Apple continued its "big week" of product launches on Tuesday by announcing new M5 MacBook Air laptops alongside upgraded MacBook Pros. They're set for release on Wednesday, March 11, and preorders open March 4.

The new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Airs have the same speedy M5 processor as last fall's 14-inch MacBook Pro. They now start with 512GB of storage, and they're configurable with up to 4TB for the first time.

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The 512GB base models will retail for $1,099 and $1,299, respectively, which is the biggest news here. Those prices represent $100 discounts compared to the M4 MacBook Airs with the same amount of storage. They started with 256GB at $999; that configuration option is no longer available.

The M5 MacBook Airs have also added Apple's N1 wireless chip, which brings support for WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 6.

Beyond that, this is a very iterative update. The M5 MacBook Airs have the same designs as their predecessors, retaining their aluminum builds, 60Hz Liquid Retina displays, 12MP Center Stage webcams, dual Thunderbolt 4 ports, and 18-hour battery life ratings. They still come in sky blue, midnight, starlight, and silver.

SEE ALSO: Apple expects high demand from its March 4 releases

The $1,099 starting price leaves plenty of room for Apple's rumored budget MacBook, which the company is expected to announce during its "special experience" in New York, London, and Shanghai tomorrow. For months, Apple forecasters have been predicting a low-cost MacBook that could compete with cheap Windows laptops.

Apple kicked off the week by announcing the iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air on Monday. The new MacBook Pros it unveiled Tuesday alongside the Airs have upgraded M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.

Apple M5 MacBook Air: The specs Credit: Apple

• Sizes: 13- and 15-inch models

• Starting prices: $1,099 and $1,299, respectively

• Processor: M5 with 10-core CPU and up to a 10-core GPU

• Display: Liquid Retina display with 60Hz refresh rate and 500 nits of brightness

• RAM: 16GB

• Storage: 512GB to 4TB

• Connectivity: WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 6

• Battery life: Up to 18 hours

• Webcam: 12MP Center Stage camera

• Ports: Two Thunderbolt 4 ports, headphone jack

• Colors: Sky blue, midnight, starlight, and silver

Apple AirTags have changed the game for anyone who constantly misplaces their keys or wallets. Almost every major brand now offers its own alternative, from the Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2 to the Motorola Moto Tag.

TL;DR: Live stream Como vs. Internazionale in the Coppa Italia for free on Mediaset Infinity. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

Domestic cup competitions are approaching their conclusions across Europe this week. We've got semi finals in the Copa del Rey, Taça de Portugal, and Coppa Italia. And better yet, fans can live stream select fixtures without spending anything.

One such game is Como vs. Internazionale. This exciting first-leg matchup sees fifth place take on first place from Serie A. We're expecting a tense clash between two organized and intriguing sides. Can Cesc Fàbregas lead his talented side into the final? Como will need to be at their best to advance.

If you want to watch Como vs. Internazionale in the Coppa Italia from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Como vs. Internazionale?

Como vs. Internazionale in the Coppa Italia kicks off at 3 p.m. ET on March 3. This fixture takes place at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia.

How to watch Como vs. Internazionale for free

Como vs. Internazionale in the Coppa Italia is available to live stream for free on Mediaset Infinity.

Mediaset Infinity is geo-restricted to Italy, 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 Italy, meaning you can unblock Mediaset Infinity to live stream the Coppa Italia for free from anywhere in the world.

Live stream Como vs. Internazionale in the Coppa Italia 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 Italy

4. Visit Mediaset Infinity

5. Watch Como vs. Internazionale 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 Coppa Italia without actually spending anything. This obviously isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to stream Como vs. Internazionale in the Coppa Italia before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for Mediaset Infinity?

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

• Servers in 105 countries including Italy

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

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• 30-day money-back guarantee

A two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $68.40 and includes an extra four months for free — 81% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.99 (with money-back guarantee).

Live stream Como vs. Internazionale in the Coppa Italia for free with ExpressVPN.

Apple recently released the latest phone in its "e" series, the iPhone 17e. Unlike the "SE" line that came before it, this one seems to be on track for annual updates. However, for a variety of reasons, the "e" series is far less compelling—and it shouldn't exist.

There would be many more programmers in the world if not for the fact that programming is hard, and you need to spend a lot of time learning, practicing, and testing your code.

New models of smartphones get released on a constant churn, and even if you don't upgrade every year, it's a safe bet that your current phone is not your first. The chances are that you have some old phones lying around your home. The same is probably true of other devices such as tablets and e-readers.