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SAVE $100: The Apple iPad mini is on sale at Amazon for $399, down from the standard price of $499. That's a 20% discount.

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Some shows deserve a screen larger than your phone. That's also true of every book title, since reading on a phone is never the best experience. A tablet is a much better contender for rewaching your comfort episodes and reading new books. If you're ready for an upgrade, check out this tablet deal at Amazon.

As of March 2, the Apple iPad mini (WiFi, 128GB) is on sale at Amazon for $399, down from the standard price of $499. That's a 20% discount that shaves $100 off the price. Note that if you're set on the Space Grey colorway, it'll come with majorly delayed shipping. Amazon is estimating a delivery date of early June to mid July, so it's possible they're going to space to secure this grey hue before shipping.

With an 8.3-inch display and a weight of 0.65 pounds, the iPad mini would like an invite to your spring break plans. It'll be great for plane entertainment, hotel reads, or creative doodling. Mashable considers the iPad mini to be the best iPad for reading thanks to its compact size and fast processing.

SEE ALSO: Apple just announced the new M4 iPad Air, coming March 4 for $599

Mashable Shopping Reporter Samantha Mangino wrote, "Tablets are an incredibly versatile device, but we all have our go-to use. If you, like me, use your iPad to read, you gotta go for the iPad mini. The other models, like the iPad Air, start at around 11 inches, which is a lot of screen when you just want to flip through your book." Plus, it's more versatile compared to a Kindle. You'll be able to reply to e-mails with the iPad mini, watch shows, manage your calendar, and plenty more.

Mashable Senior Editor Stan Schroeder went hands-on with the 7th generator iPad mini and commended it for its small size, AI compatibilities, and the large RAM increase compared to previous models. He wrote, "If you're new to the iPad, and you want the most compact one around (or any compact tablet), the new iPad mini 7 is the best choice."

While it's sitting at $399, snag the iPad mini and upgrade your streaming and reading sessions. Plus, it'll easily become the best travel companion.

UniFi has just revealed its new indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi access point, the U7 Mesh. It could be a great option for extending your network across yards and other large outdoor areas, though it has at least one glaring omission.

To close out Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update, Colin Jost introduced the night's final guest: Punch the monkey's mom.

Not literally, of course. It was Sarah Sherman, in a bikini-fitted monkey costume, who portrayed the absentee mama as a trailer-trash harlot.

SEE ALSO: Connor Storrie settles a disagreement in 'SNL' skit

Sherman's "Mama Punch" immediately clarified that she didn’t abandon Punch-kun under tragic circumstances — she simply didn't want him. From there, the segment unfolded exactly how any Sarah Sherman Weekend Update appearance does. She rattled off a résumé of famous primates she's allegedly romanced — King Kong, Curious George — and proudly reminded the audience that she was, in her words, "Harambe’s last meal."

SEE ALSO: The internet demanded another Punch update. So here's how he's doing.

The whole bit felt like a Maury episode produced during a fever dream, or like stumbling onto WWF Raw Is War way too late on a Monday night.

Then Punch-kun himself showed up, played by Marcello Hernández, whose sheer cuteness cracked Sherman immediately. The two hugged. The audience cheered.

Love wins, I guess.

SAVE 25%: As of March 2, you can get the Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS, 42mm) for just $299, down from $399, at Amazon. That's a 25% discount or $100 savings.

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The Apple Watch Series 11 is a Mashable Choice Award winner (we only give this award to the best of the best tech that we test) for one reason: its extended battery life. And right now, it's $100 off.

SEE ALSO: Can the Apple Watch Series 11 actually support marathon training?

As of March 2, you can get the Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS, 42mm) for just $299, down from $399, at Amazon. That's a 25% discount or $100 savings. Even better, according to our trusted price tracker CamelCamelCamel, this is the lowest price we've tracked to date.

While it features the usual perks like an Always-On display, water resistance, and fitness tracking, our Senior Editor Stan Schroeder says its longer battery life makes it worth buying even if you have the Apple Watch Series 10. "After nearly a full week of use, I can say that the Apple Watch Series 11 is easily a one-and-a-half-day smartwatch now, and it's possible to extend that to a full weekend if you carefully use Low Power mode," he writes.

Do you have a NAS that you hate the operating system on? It actually might be easier then you think to replace the stock OS with whatever modern option you prefer.

Pixar's Hoppers knows it's like Avatar.

Its protagonist, 19-year-old animal lover Mabel Tanaka (voiced by Piper Curda), draws the comparison as soon as she learns about the movie's "hopping" technology, which transfers human consciousnesses into ultra-realistic robot animal bodies. That way, humans can infiltrate the animal world and study it up close.

SEE ALSO: 'Hoppers' teaser: Pixar puts a human brain in a beaver body

Basically, swap Avatar's Na'vi for beavers, and you've got a decent idea of what Hoppers looks like.

But does this similarity rob Pixar's latest original film of any of its, well, originality? Absolutely not. Hoppers takes its fish-out-of-water (or human-out-of-human-body) story in delightfully unexpected directions, resulting in Pixar's most bonkers film yet.

Hoppers kicks off in classic Pixar fashion. Credit: Disney / Pixar

Before that adventure begins, Hoppers checks off something huge on Pixar's usual to-do list: making me cry within the first ten minutes.

In these opening minutes, we meet a young Mabel, full of rage after a failed attempt to break her classroom pets out of school. To soothe her, her grandma (voiced by Karen Huie) brings her to a glade behind her house. They sit together in silence and observe nature: Leaves blow in the wind, tadpoles flit through the water, beavers and ducks swim with their babies. It's pure serenity, the kind, Grandma Tanaka says, that can only come from acknowledging that you're part of a larger whole.

SEE ALSO: 'Toy Story 5' trailer: Woody and Buzz reunite to save Bonnie from becoming an iPad kid

That sense of peace persists in a montage of Mabel and her grandma caring for the glade over the years. And yes, if you hear the words "Pixar" and "montage" and immediately think of Up's iconic "Married Life" sequence, then you already have an idea of what's coming. My eyes? Welling up just thinking about it.

Hoppers is an emotional rollercoaster. Credit: Disney / Pixar

It's hard to believe that just an hour from this serene, tear-jerking sequence, you'll be watching a group of animals trying to take out a hit on a human mayor (voiced by Jon Hamm).

Of course, a lot has to happen between these two points. Beaverton Mayor Jerry Generazzo has to plan to pave over the Tanakas' glade for a beltway. Mabel has to learn about hopping, hop into a robot beaver body, and, in an attempt to save the glade, become an ally to the local wildlife. That includes beaver George (voiced by Bobby Moynihan), king of the mammals and leader of a large pond community where the displaced glade animals have fled.

Each step on this journey is zanier than the last. Beaver Jazzercise? Sure! Meryl Streep voicing the terrifying Insect Queen? Absolutely! Yet through it all, director Daniel Chong and writer Jesse Andrews keep Hoppers rooted in Mabel's grief over losing the space that meant so much to her and her grandmother. When we first see the glade, it's pristine: all clear water and lush forest. By the time Mayor Jerry fences off the land and drains the pond, it's a muddy, dead wasteland. The contrast is a gut punch.

It's no wonder, then, that Mabel is so angry and so fired up in her environmentalist fight. Thankfully, Hoppers doesn't dim her rage at all. It allows her to be as prickly and pushy as can be, acknowledging her flaws without sanding them down.

Mabel finds the perfect foil in George, who's as warm and trusting of everyone as Mabel is cynical. Their friendship forms Hoppers' sweet, furry heart, and it also ground the film as it hits its most outlandish beats.

Hoppers' third act is the stuff fever dreams are made of. Credit: Disney / Pixar

Look, robot beaver Avatar is already a bizarro concept. But Chong and Andrews take it to wild new heights in the film's third act, which is chaos incarnate. No spoilers, but a sweet-spoken shark named Diane (voiced by Vanessa Bayer) and the Insect Queen's tyrannical spawn Titus (voiced by Dave Franco) get involved, each in ways that are equal parts hilarious and unsettling. I could not stop thinking, "I'm obsessed that I'm seeing this in a Pixar movie."

So much of the joy of these final sequences comes down to Hoppers' animation, which brings each of its characters to breathtaking life, hair by hair, scale by scale, and feather by feather. A particularly funny touch? Animals' appearances change based on perspective. When we're seeing them from a human's point of view, they seem almost toy-like, with black beady eyes and neatly kept fur. From an animal's perspective, their eyes are more expressive, and their other physical characteristics are more detailed and disheveled. When Mabel is in the beaver body, its fur takes on the same spiky swoops of her hair. The switches between these points of view turn Hoppers' third act into more of a riot than it already was. Truly, I wish I could experience it for the first time all over again.

Cleverly ridiculous, and boasting a sweet message about trust and building community, Hoppers is wild in all the right ways.

Hoppers hits theaters March 6.

Ryan Coogler's Sinners took home top honors at the 32nd Actor Awards presented by SAG-AFTRA, potentially shaking up the Oscars race in the process.

The film won Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, for its ensemble of Michael B. Jordan, Delroy Lindo, Miles Caton, Wunmi Mosaku, Buddy Guy, Jayme Lawson, Omar Miller, Jack O'Connell, and Hailee Steinfeld. Jordan also won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for his dual role of twins Smoke and Stack.

SEE ALSO: How to watch all of the 2026 Best Picture Oscar nominees

For months, the 2026 awards season has been a showdown between Sinners and Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another. Sinners made Oscars history with 16 nominations, the most any film has ever received, while One Battle After Another has been winning top prizes at Oscars precursors like the Critics Choice Awards, the Golden Globes, the DGA Awards, the PGA Awards, and the BAFTAs.

All those victories made it seem like One Battle After Another was a sure lock for Oscar gold, but the Actor Awards indicate that the race could be much tighter than initially expected. What do Sinners' wins mean for its Oscar chances?

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The Actor Awards (then known as the SAG Awards) introduced the cast award in 1996. Since then, the winner of that award has gone on to win Best Picture at the Oscars 15 times out of 30. (Recent examples include Oppenheimer and Everything Everywhere All at Once.) Discrepancies come down to two very different voting bodies: As of 2026, SAG-AFTRA is comprised of 160,000 members, while the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which votes on the Oscars, has 10,136 voting members from a variety of film branches.

With this in mind, a 50 percent ensemble Actor Award success rate at the Oscars means that Sinners has a solid shot at a Best Picture win, but it's not a complete lock. Based on its other awards season wins, One Battle After Another still seems to have the edge, especially when it comes to the PGA Awards. Out of the PGA's past 36 winners, 26 have gone on to win Best Picture at the Oscars, a higher success rate than the Actor Awards.

However, in the 10 years when the PGA awards and Oscars didn't align, the SAG ensemble award did overlap with the Oscars four times, for Shakespeare in Love, Crash, Spotlight, and Parasite. That means there certainly is a precedent for what would be Sinners' path to a Best Picture Oscar.

However, the Actor Awards have proven to be more accurate predictors of the individual acting categories at the Academy Awards, meaning Jordan's Best Actor chances have just skyrocketed. Over the past 31 years, 24 winners of the Actor Award have gone on to win an Oscar. Jordan missed out on wins at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, and BAFTAs (winner Robert Aramayo's film I Swear was not eligible for this year's Oscars due to release dates), but his win here has certainly solidified him as a new frontrunner for the Academy Award.

The 98th Oscars airs live on March 15 on ABC and Hulu. And the nominees are...

SAVE $40: As of March 2, you can pick up a pair of Apple AirPods 4 for only $89 at Walmart. That's 30% in savings and $10 cheaper than Amazon.

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It's not every day you can score a pair of Apple AirPods for under $100, let alone under $90. So if you're in the market for some new earbuds, we recommend adding the fourth-generation AirPods to your cart ASAP.

As of March 2, the Apple AirPods 4 (without ANC) are only $89 at Walmart. That's $40 cheaper than their list price and currently $10 cheaper than buying at Amazon. Although, we wouldn't be surprised if Amazon price-matched the deal as soon as we hit publish on this article.

Even at $129, their full price, the AirPods 4 are a pretty sweet deal. The basic pair doesn't offer noise cancellation (you'll have to pay an extra $30 for those), but they do offer personalized spatial audio, a snug fit that's comfy enough to wear for all five hours of battery life, a more compact charging case than their predecessor, and improved bass, mids, and highs.

We still favor the AirPods Pro 3 as the holy grail earbuds for Apple users, but if you're looking to save some money and don't need noise cancellation, the AirPods 4 are a much better deal at only $89. As Mashable's reviewer noted, they sound "like honey" and truly deliver as a daily driver.

Save $100: The DJI Osmo Pocket 3 is on sale for $399 at Woot through March 5, or until supplies last.. The camera, in brand new condition, retails for $499 at full price, making this a 20% discount.

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If you've ever seen a vlogging camera out in the wild, there's a decent chance it was a DJI Osmo Pocket — the Mashable team spotted it ourselves all over VidCon 2025.

The reason? It's one of the easiest to use content creation tools, and as of March 2, it's down to one of the best prices we've ever seen. That's right: you can pick up the DJI Osmo Pocket 3 at Woot for $399, slashing $100 off its $499 list price. While Woot frequently sells refurbished products, this particular DJI camera is brand new, making this an excellent deal. You'll want to act quick, however — it's only live through March 5, or until it sells out.

SEE ALSO: DJI Osmo Mobile 8 review: A phone gimbal for content creators on a budget

This a great deal at face value, but it becomes especially impressive compared to other buying options for the camera. The Osmo Pocket 3 is also available on sale at Amazon and Best Buy, but for $40 more at $439. On DJI's website, it's completely sold out.

Though seeing actual creators use this camera is a decent sign of a quality product, we also tested out the Osmo Pocket for ourselves. Mashable Tech Editor Timothy Beck Werth called it "close to perfect," thanks to its incredibly easy setup, excellent stabilization, versatility with the vertical video mode, and low-light capture. He deemed the Osmo Pocket 3 worthy of a Mashable Choice Award, which is reserved for the best of the best tech we test. In fact, one of his only major issues with this camera is the higher price point — which this deal helps soften considerably.

For years, German luxury brands have been synonymous with engineering excellence and driving prestige. Names like BMW and Mercedes-Benz have dominated the premium market by blending performance with advanced technology. But as vehicles grow more complex, long-term dependability has become a growing concern, and recent reliability rankings suggest a surprising shift in leadership.

HBO Max and Paramount+ are combining into one streaming service, but details about how exactly it'll work are still a little thin.

Paramount CEO David Ellison spoke about his plans for the platforms during an investor call on Monday, with the announcement that his company has fended off Netflix in its bid to purchase Warner Bros. Discovery.

"We will combine the streaming portfolios of the two companies into one stronger platform over the coming years," Ellison said. "Across the two platforms, there are over 200 million DTC [direct to consumer] subscribers today and more than 100 countries and territories worldwide, positioning us to compete effectively with the leading streaming services in today's marketplace."

SEE ALSO: John Oliver has a blunt response to Paramount buying Warner Bros.

The $111 billion deal will see Paramount own 100 percent of WBD and value the company at $31 per share. The deal has "unanimously approved" by both company boards, but still has to get the green light from U.S. and European regulators. It's worth noting that Paramount sees the merger as "expected to close in Q3 2026", so it may be a while off yet.

"At Paramount, by the middle of this year," Ellison added later in the call, "we’ll have completed the consolidation of our three services under one unified stack, and you can see us taking a similar approach to this platform going forward. And we think the combined offering, and given the amount of content and what we can do from the tech side, really will put us in a position to be able to compete with the most scaled players in DTC."

As to how much the new combined platform will cost, all we can do is refer to the current prices. HBO Max offers three subscription plans starting with the Basic with Ads plan at $10.99 per month, or $109.99 per year. Paramount+ is cheaper and has two tiers: one with ads ($8.99 per month, or $89.99 per year) and one without ads ($13.99 per month, or $139.99 per year).

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Ellison also highlighted what will be the combined Paramount/WBD catalogue including franchises "from Harry Potter to Top Gun, Star Trek to Looney Tunes, Game of Thrones to Yellowstone." In particular, Ellison said on the call that he plans for HBO to "be able to operate with independence."

"Our viewpoint is that HBO should stay HBO," he said. "They've built a phenomenal brand, they're a leader in the space, and we just want them to continue doing more of it. But by bringing the platforms together all of our content will be able to reach even a broader audience than we can do standalone."

When asked, Ellison said his favorite HBO show is Game of Thrones, so that's probably good news for House of the Dragon and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms at least.

Every day, parts of the web are disappearing. Content that isn't taken down is being edited and paywalled. What can you do about it? You can install this open source server and browser extension, which is what I did.

Apple is reportedly planning for a big week — and warning retailers that its sales figures could be bonkers.

The news came from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, one of the preeminent sources on everything Apple. Gurman wrote that the tech giant has warned retailers that this week's releases — especially its budget iPhone 17e and MacBook — could drive major interest.

Wrote Gurman in his Power On newsletter:

"Apple prepares for major rush to retail stores driven by new products. The company has told retail stores to expect an influx of customers in response to products being introduced this week. Some employees are even saying that the prelaunch planning is on par with what happens before the debut of new iPhones in the fall. That suggests Apple expects serious pent-up demand for the new offerings — and that at least one of the products will have major mainstream appeal."

Apple is slowly releasing the details of new products this week. Monday already brought the news of the iPhone 17e, a budget-friendly offering starting at $599. It also announced a new M4 iPad Air, which starts at $599. Pre-orders for the devices begin on Wednesday, March 4.

Apple has been smashing sales records since the release of the iPhone 17 lineup in September 2025. Tim Cook said last year the iPhone 17 has been in extremely high demand, and the company recently announced record-breaking quarterly revenue driven by iPhone sales. In January, Apple officially became the most popular global smartphone brand, surpassing Samsung.

With the launch of budget versions of its signature products, the company could see even higher revenue in the months to come. Apple is expected to make more announcements Tuesday, ahead of its "special experience" on Wednesday.

All in all, this promises to be a big week for Apple and its fans.

You've finalized your Excel spreadsheet and want to visualize your numbers. A pie chart is a tempting option: it takes 20 seconds to create and makes you look sophisticated. However, it often causes more confusion than it solves. To truly impress your coworkers and make your data pop, ditch the circle and build a bar chart that updates itself.

SAVE $1,150: The Anker Solix F2000 portable power station is on sale for $849, down from the list price of $1,999. That's a 58% discount.

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By now, you've heard the buzz about portable power stations. They're useful in tons of situations like power outages at home, movie nights in the yard, and camping. While winter feels like it's dragging on, we'll eventually crawl out into spring and summer. If you're securing campsite reservations, consider if your trips could use an upgrade with a portable power station. There's a worthy model on sale today at Amazon.

As of March 2, the Anker Solix F2000 portable power station is on sale for $849, down from the list price of $1,999. That's a 58% discount.

If you're looking for something that offers more power than simply keeping your phones charged, the Solix F2000 could be perfect for your camping adventures. The station has 2,048Wh of battery capacity with a max output of 2,800W. In total, it has 12 ports that include 4 standard AC ports, a 30 amp plug, three USB-C, two USB-A, and more.

SEE ALSO: The EF EcoFlow Delta 3 Max power station is $400 off at Amazon — shop now for $799

In real life terms, the Anker Solix F2000 will keep an air fryer cooking dinner for almost two hours, a projector powered up for over 24 hours, and recharge phones for 130 hours. You could also whip up some frozen margaritas at the campsite, blending for almost two hours thanks to the power of the Solix F2000. Back at home, the power station can keep a refrigerator on for 10 hours during a power outage or provide over 32 hours of operation for a CPAP machine.

Since the Solix F2000 weighs over 65 pounds, Anker equipped it with durable, all-terrain wheels and a telescoping handle. Both of these design features will be handy around the campground.

While it's on sale for well over half off, upgrade your summer plans with the Anker Solix F2000 for under $850. You'll be able to power up the campsite and have reassurance at home when the power goes out.

When it comes to gifting, kids can be particular. The things kids like change not just with age, but also with evolving trends from TV shows and new technology. If parents are lucky enough, their kid will write a long list of the precise items they'd like as a birthday or Christmas or Hannukkah gift and put it up on the fridge with pride. But sometimes, it can be as much of a crapshoot as coming up with a gift idea for someone else's kid. Without further ado, here are the best gifts for kids of all ages — including toy and non-toy gifts alike.

Apple is kicking off its week of announcements with the iPhone 17e, the company’s latest budget iPhone, and an M4 version of the iPad Air. Both devices will be available for pre-order later this week.

The coolest tech gifts may look like the most boring box in the present pile... until they're unwrapped. But in a second, you'll both unlock a new favorite memory: They get to gush over owning one of the most sought-after gadgets of the year, and you get to watch their face light up.

Our tech gift guide for 2025 includes some of the best new releases of the year from Apple, Nintendo, Shark, Razer, and GoPro, most of which we personally reviewed. We're obviously loving the latest upgrades, like the AirPods Pro 3 and the long-awaited Nintendo Switch 2. But even if you're not shopping for an early adopter, we've still found some awesome under-the-radar gadgets that'll speak to their niche interests. The skincare enthusiast on your list may not care about the new fleet of Echos that Amazon just announced, but they will freak over the Shark LED face mask.

To find the best holiday gifts for the techies in your life, Mashable's tech and shopping reporters have come together to curate a guide to our favorite gift-worthy gadgets of the year — the true 'I can't believe you got this for me' gifts. So, whether you're splurging on an iPad or searching for stocking stuffers, here are the best tech gifts for 2025.

SAVE 20%: As of March 2, you can get the LG Ultragear QHD OLED gaming monitor for $799.99, down from $999.99, at Amazon. That's a 20% discount or $200 savings.

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There's nothing more frustrating than having the reflexes to beat your opponent, only to lose because your monitor couldn't keep up with the action. If you're tired of screen tearing and motion blur ruining your gameplay, LG makes a top-tier OLED display that's at its best price yet.

As of March 2, you can get the LG Ultragear QHD OLED gaming monitor for $799.99, down from $999.99, at Amazon. That's a 20% discount or $200 savings.

SEE ALSO: Score Asus's burn-in-proof 34-inch OLED gaming monitor for a record-low price

This 27-inch matte QHD display is built for competitive speed and clarity. It features a Dual Mode hotkey that lets you switch between QHD at 540Hz and HD at 720Hz. Combine that with a near-instant 0.02ms response time, NVIDIA G-Sync Compatibility, and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, and your games should stay fluid and tear-free. It’s also LG's brightest OLED gaming monitor to date (according to the manufacturer).

Multi-color or multi-material 3D printing involves combining different spools of filament into a single print. Though it’s easier than ever before, the practice comes with a hefty drawback and some other things to keep in mind.