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The best Cyber Monday TV deals live at Best Buy, Walmart, and Amazon

Mashable - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 21:55

UPDATE: Dec. 2, 2024, 3:40 p.m. EST This post has been updated with the latest pricing for the best TV deals on Cyber Monday. TV deals are going fast, but Amazon has the most deals still lingering.

A quick look at the best Black Friday TV deals still live Best 55-inch deal TCL 55-inch Q65 QLED 4K TV $299.99 at Amazon (save $98.69) Get Deal Best 65-inch TV deal Samsung 65-inch The Frame QLED 4K TV $1,299.99 at Best Buy (save $700) Get Deal Best 75-inch TV deal Hisense 75-inch QD6 QLED 4K TV $449.99 at Best Buy (save $250) Get Deal Best 85-inch TV deal Hisense 85-inch QD6 QLED 4K TV $649.99 at Best Buy (save $450) Get Deal

As one of the OG items being stampeded after in those old Black Friday clips you're picturing right now, we've known for most of our adult lives that Black Friday is one of the best times of year to buy a TV.

If you've been on the internet much in the past few years, you're also well aware that Black Friday doesn't end on Black Friday, and that stampeding into stores isn't really necessary anymore, especially with the rise of Cyber Monday. The same TV deals can be found all weekend long online.

Though actual Black Friday has passed on the calendar, Cyber Monday is here, and almost all of the best Black Friday TV deals are still live. The list below will be refreshed throughout Cyber Monday, complete with a head's up when deals sell out — or when surprise new Cyber Week deals drop.

SEE ALSO: Get both Hulu and Disney+ for $2.99 per month for Black Friday

The types of TVs spotlighted for Cyber Monday have shifted, however. The biggest factor when upgrading your TV this year will probably be the newfound affordability of QLED. Over the past few years, QLED TVs have officially gone from "the TV that only the fanciest people you know have" to actually accessible for the average household. Finding a 55-inch QLED under $300 or a 65-inch QLED under $500 during an event like Black Friday isn't hard at all. There are even dupes of iconic TVs like Samsung's The Frame now — TCL and Hisense both have budget-friendly art TV options for several hundred dollars less than The Frame in most sizes.

At any rate, the "best" TV deal for one household won't be the "best" TV deal for another. Rather than jumping between a mess of tabs of every store's TV doorbusters, knowing which type of TVs each big retailer tends to focus on is a way smarter strategy going in.

Are TV deals better at Amazon, Best Buy, or Walmart?

In my experience, Best Buy focuses on large screens and has a bigger selection of premium QLED and OLED models from Samsung, Sony, and LG on sale. Amazon gears its TV discounts more toward 43-inch to 65-inch Fire TVs, especially its in-house models. Walmart is known for a more concise list of doorbusters that are often simply the cheapest 4K TV possible in a certain size, specifically options in the 50- to 75-inch range that are more likely to sell out than TVs at other retailers. However, there's been a bit of a plot twist with cheap 43-inch to 65-inch QLEDs this year — Best Buy is kind of stealing Walmart's spotlight on that one.

The TV wheelhouses of these retailers don't completely bar any overlap between TV deals, though. A handful of popular models with big-name recognition (again, The Frame or LG's B3) are seeing price matches across multiple retailers, but we'll keep you posted if one retailer is able to undercut the others on one of these heavy hitters.

SEE ALSO: The best Black Friday Apple deals in 2024 — these record-low prices are live

All newly added or updated deals have been marked with a ✨, while struck-through deals were either sold out or expired at the time of writing. Any deal marked with a 🔥 has dropped to a record-low price at Amazon, or matches Amazon's lowest price.

One more thing: If you're getting rid of an old TV to make room for this Black Friday purchase, take it somewhere that recycles old electronics (like Best Buy) rather than trashing it.

Best Black Friday TV deal Opens in a new window Credit: Hisense Hisense 75-inch QD6 QLED 4K TV $449.99 at Best Buy
$699.99 Save $250.00 Get Deal Why we like it

Shopping for a TV on the bigger end of the spectrum doesn't automatically mean you'll be paying the big bucks. Not when the best Black Friday 75-inch TV deal gets you a QLED model for less than $500. That's just more proof that QLEDs are way more accessible for the average household now than they were a few years ago. Back then, you were lucky if you found a 75-inch regular LED TV that didn't break $500.

The difference between regular LED and QLED is that "Q," stands for quantum dots. They form an extra layer of extra light particles over the traditional LED panel to pump out a wider, more saturated range of colors. QLED TVs are also significantly brighter than regular LED TVs, making them a much better choice for watching sports, especially in the daytime.

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The Handbrake Video Converter Just Got a Big Update

How-To Geek - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 21:15

HandBrake, the free and open-source video converter and encoder, has released a new update. HandBrake 1.9 has improved support for Intel hardware, VP9 video, disc sources, and much more.

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Why Do Your Browser Cookies Expire?

How-To Geek - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 21:15

Cookies are an essential part of how the web works, and if you want a good modern web experience, they're necessary, at least for now. However, one annoying thing about cookies is that they can expire, which can be an inconvenience, but it's actually a good thing! Here's why.

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Best Buys Cyber Monday sale is live — save big on AirPods Max, gaming laptops, and huge TVs

Mashable - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 20:53

UPDATE: Dec. 2, 2024, 2:45 p.m. EST This story has been updated with new deals from Best Buy's Cyber Monday sale, including a new record-low price on the Apple AirPods Max (Lightning); it's now our top Apple deal. We've also price-checked our other top picks, and they're all still in stock.

Best Buy's top Cyber Monday deals at a glance: Best Apple deal Apple AirPods Max (Lightning) $379.99 (save $169.01) Get Deal Best 4K TV deal Hisense 75-inch QD6 QLED 4K Google TV $449.99 (save $250) Get Deal Best laptop deal Microsoft Surface Pro 11 (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) + Keyboard Bundle $899.99 (save $450) Get Deal Best headphone/earbud deal Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds $229 (save $70) Get Deal Best fitness tracker deal Oura Ring Gen3 Starting at $249 (save up to $200) Get Deal Best gaming deal Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) $1,199.99 (save $400) Get Deal Best action camera deal GoPro Hero13 Black Bundle $349.99 (save $100 + free $25 Best Buy gift card) Get Deal

After treating most of November like Black Friday, Best Buy is wrapping up its 2024 holiday calendar with an extended Cyber Monday sale. The event kicked off on Sunday, Dec. 1 and formally runs through Monday, Dec. 2 online, in stores, and on the Best Buy mobile app — but according to its landing page, "some Cyber Deals will be available after Cyber Monday as well."

The tech retailer is serving up two kinds of side dishes with its main course. First, its Cyber Monday sale coincides with a new "25 Days of Deals" event featuring rotating online doorbusters that are only valid for 24 hours (unless they sell out first). They go live at 1:01 a.m. ET every day through Dec. 25, and may sometimes involve multiple items.

Today's Deal of the Day at Best Buy stars a very basic Asus laptop that's only $99.99 (normally $229.99). Tomorrow's deal will go to a 2-in-1 Dell laptop that typically sells for $729.99.

SEE ALSO: The best Cyber Monday deals in 2024 — new low prices are live

Best Buy is also releasing rapid-fire "Flash Deals" as part of its Drops program this Cyber Monday. These offers are available in limited quantities for a short while exclusively on the Best Buy mobile app. Shoppers can preview them in the app or on the homepage of Best Buy's website: Look out for discounts on Disney and Ulta gift cards, plus a restock of the ultra-popular PlayStation 5 Slim Digital Edition 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle.

The Mashable Shopping team is tracking and vetting Best Buy's Cyber Monday deals as its sale progresses, and you can check out our running list of the best offers below. Keep in mind that Best Buy offers a Holiday Price Match Guarantee, so if anything you buy there gets cheaper later on, you can request a price adjustment. The retailer's extended holiday return and exchange period is also in effect.

Note: All newly added or updated deals have been marked with a ✨, while struck-through deals were either sold out or expired at the time of writing.

Best Apple deal Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple AirPods Max (Lightning) ✨ $379.99 at Best Buy
$549.00 Save $169.01 Get Deal Why we like it

Read Mashable's full review of the AirPods Max (Lightning).

Best Buy has an eleventh-hour contender for the best overall Apple deal of Cyber Weekend, bringing the space gray AirPods Max with Lightning charging down to a new record low of $379.99, or 31% off their $549 MSRP. (The other colors are priced at $399.99.) Amazon matched its competitor's discount shortly after we spotted it on Cyber Monday afternoon.

These premium over-ear ANC headphones from 2020 "have excellent audio quality, easy-to-use controls, and good battery life," wrote former Mashable Tech Reporter Brenda Stolyar. They've mainly stayed off our guide to the best noise-cancelling headphones because their list price is so gosh-darn high. (Glasses-wearers and those with smaller heads may also find them uncomfy for long-term wear, but that's a more minor nit-pick in the grand scheme of things.) They feel much more reasonable well under the $400 mark.

If you'd prefer the 2024 version of the AirPod Max, which have USB-C charging and come in different hues, you'll have to spend $120 more. For what it's worth, Apple's USB-C to Lightning adapter is $29.99.

More Cyber Monday Apple deals at Best Buy

Apple accessories

AirPods

Apple Watches

iPads

Unlocked iPhones

Macs

MacBooks

Best 4K TV deal Opens in a new window Credit: Hisense Hisense 75-inch QD6 QLED 4K Google TV $449.99 at Best Buy
$699.99 Save $250.00 Get Deal Why we like it

Cyber Weekend is all about huge discounts on huge TVs, and this 75-inch Hisense model is a perfect case in point: At just $450, it's far cheaper than any other TV of its size right now. (Walmart had a 75-incher listed for $378 during its first Black Friday Deals event, but it's long sold out.) The fact that it has a bright and vibrant QLED display, not a standard 4K screen, sweetens the deal even further.

At the time of writing, Mashable staffers were seeing different availability depending on their location. If it's out of stock near you by the time you read this, note that Best Buy also has a 75-inch Samsung 4K TV on sale for $549.99 (normally $749.99), a lingering doorbuster from its Black Friday sale — though it's not a QLED model.

More Cyber Monday 4K TV deals at Best Buy

43- to 50-inch 4K TVs

55-inch 4K TVs

65-inch 4K TVs

75-inch 4K TVs and larger

Streaming devices and media players

Best laptop deal Opens in a new window Credit: Microsoft Microsoft Surface Pro 11 (Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) + Keyboard Bundle $899.99 at Best Buy
$1,349.99 Save $450.00 Get Deal Why we like it

This is the base configuration of the slick new Surface Pro 11, which has a Snapdragon X Plus CPU, 16GB of memory, 512GB of SSD storage, a 13-inch touchscreen LCD display, and a nice 1440p webcam. We haven't tried it ourselves just yet, but it's rated at up to 14 hours of battery life. (If it's anything like Microsoft's other Qualcomm-powered laptop, that should definitely hold up IRL.)

The Surface Pro 11 is technically advertised as a 2-in-1 Copilot+ PC. Normally, there's one big problem with this laptop: all of its accessories are sold separately — including the Surface Pro Keyboard that would make it functional as a laptop. But for Cyber Monday, you can get a Surface Pro 11 bundle with a keyboard on sale for $899.99 — $100 cheaper than it was during Black Friday (for a total savings of 33%). For comparison's sake, the device itself is only $20 less at Amazon and the Microsoft Store.

Be sure to request a price adjustment from Best Buy if you bought the bundle at its higher Black Friday price.

More Cyber Monday laptop deals at Best Buy

Windows laptops

2-in-1 laptops

Chromebooks

Best headphone/earbud deal Opens in a new window Credit: Bose Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds $229.00 at Best Buy
$299.00 Save $70.00 Get Deal Why we like them

Read Mashable's full review of the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds.

Mashable contributor Timothy Beck Werth deemed Bose's QC Ultra buds "impressive in every way": They have unrivaled ANC, they last six hours at a time (which you can bump to 24 hours with their included charging case), and they fit as nicely as their name implies. They also have an Immersive Audio feature that shifts sound around you as you move — it's not a game-changer, but it's still "really cool," said Beck Werth, who ultimately rated the QC Ultra Earbuds a 4.6/5. They're our No. 1 noise-cancelling earbuds and a Mashable Choice Award winner.

They usually retail for $299, but you can snag them on sale at Best Buy for $229 — a 23% savings and their lowest price since launching last fall. Amazon and Bose's online storefront were both matching that discount when we last checked, FYI.

More Cyber Monday headphone/earbud deals at Best Buy

Earbuds

Headphones

Best fitness tracker deal Opens in a new window Credit: Oura Oura Ring Gen3 (Horizon, Silver) $249.00 at Best Buy
$299.00 Save $50.00 Get Deal Why we like it

Read Mashable's full review of the Oura Ring Gen3.

The previous-gen Oura Ring is an excellent fitness wearable with heart rate and blood oxygen monitoring, temperature and activity tracking, and a multi-day battery life — all wrapped up in a sleek, durable titanium design. It's on sale at Best Buy this Cyber Monday for $50 to $200 off, depending on the style and finish (starting from $249.99).

More Cyber Monday fitness tracker and smartwatch deals at Best BuyBest gaming deal Opens in a new window Credit: Asus Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) $1,199.99 at Best Buy
$1,599.99 Save $400.00 Get Deal Why we like it

Read Mashable's full review of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14.

Most gaming laptops are clunkers. Not the ROG Zephyrus G14, one of our favorite mid-range models of 2024: It has a "MacBook Pro-esque design" featuring a pretty OLED display, crisp speakers, and a great keyboard, "allowing it into blend into office spaces for work," wrote Mashable Tech Editor Kim Gedeon. (At 3.3 pounds, it actually weighs less than the M4 MacBook Pros.) However, "it transforms into a gaming beast by night." Our testing configuration with an AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS processor and a GeForce RTX 4060 GPU had no trouble running graphically intense games like Cyberpunk 2077, though it did get a tad hot in the process. Overall, we gave it a 4.3/5.

After holding out on us during its Black Friday sale, Best Buy has listed the exact model we tried for $1,199.99 as a Cyber Monday deal — a 25% discount on its $1,599.99 MSRP.

More Cyber Monday gaming deals at Best Buy

Video games

Gaming consoles and bundles

Gaming laptops

Gaming controllers

Gaming headsets

Gaming mice

Gaming keyboards

Gaming monitors

Storage expansion cards

Best action camera deal Opens in a new window Credit: GoPro GoPro Hero13 Black Bundle $349.99 at Best Buy
$449.99 Save $100.00 Includes free $25 Best Buy gift card Get Deal Why we like it

Read Mashable's full review of the GoPro Hero13 Black.

A Mashable Choice Award winner, GoPro's latest action camera "is way better than a $400 video camera has any right to be," wrote Beck Werth (who gave it a 4.7/5). Highlights include "insanely good motion stabilization," a slow-motion burst mode in 5.3K at 120 fps, and a better battery life than its predecessor. This accessory bundle tacks on a spare Enduro battery, a hand grip, a 64GB microSD card, two curved adhesive mounts, and a camera case.

Best Buy has it on sale for $349.99 (or $100 off) and throws in a free $25 gift card you can put toward other Cyber Monday deals. Considering the camera itself is on sale separately for $339.99 (typically $399.99), you're basically robbing Best Buy blind. The GoPro website was offering the same deal at the time of writing, but there's no gift card freebie offered there.

More Cyber Monday action camera deals at Best BuyUnlocked phone deals

Google

Motorola

OnePlus

Samsung

Vacuum deals

Robot vacuums

Cordless stick vacuums

Kitchen appliance deals

Air fryers

Coffee makers and espresso machines

Mixers and blenders

Ice makers

KitchenAid mixers

Miscellaneous

Beauty tech dealsSpeaker dealsSmart home deals

Home security equipment

Mesh WiFi systems

Smart lighting

Smart plugs

Smart thermostats

Gift card deals
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Get 3 months of Kindle Unlimited for less than a dollar

Mashable - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 20:37

SAVE $34.98: For Cyber Monday, new subscribers can get three months of Kindle Unlimited for just $0.99. Usually $11.99 per month, that's a massive savings of 97%.

Opens in a new window Credit: Kindle Unlimited Kindle Unlimited $0.99 for three months (save $34.98) Get Deal

As a child, I was a bookworm, but somewhere along the way I fell into a slump in the reading department. In 2024, I finally got back into reading. Besides the ultra-low priced books at the local thrift store, I owe a big part of my rekindled love for books to subscriptions like Kindle Unlimited. If you're in a slump, Kindle Unlimited puts thousands of books in nearly every genre imaginable at your fingertips. And for Cyber Monday, you can score it for an absolutely outrageous price.

Usually $11.99 per month, new subscribers can sign up for three months of Kindle Unlimited for only 99 cents. Not $0.99 per month, but $0.99 total. That ends up being a total savings of $34.98 or 97%. There's currently no date listed as to when this deal ends, but we suggest snagging it ASAP, as it could be gone as soon as Cyber Monday ends.

Kindle Unlimited gives you access to over 4 million digital book titles, from classics to recent bestsellers, thousands of audiobooks, and even magazine subscriptions like People Magazine, Travel + Leisure, and Runner's World. And the best part? You don't even need a Kindle device to access Kindle Unlimited, although we highly suggest snagging one of the new Kindles while they're down to record-low prices for Cyber Monday. You can download the Kindle app on an iPad or even on your phone to enjoy a seamless reading experience anywhere.

Your subscription will automatically renew at full price — $11.99 per month — once your promotional period ends, so be sure to set a reminder to cancel if you want to avoid those charges. Although, you might be sold after seeing your TBR list finally start to shrink.

Cyber Monday Kindle deals
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Apple AirTag 4 Packs are priced at an all-time low for Cyber Monday

Mashable - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 20:19

GET $29.01 OFF: As of Cyber Monday, Dec. 2, get an Apple AirTag 4 Pack for $69.99 and save 29%.

Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple AirTag 4 Pack $69.99 at Amazon
$99.00 Save $29.01 Get Deal

What’s more Cyber Monday than Airtags? Today’s Apple AirTag 4 Pack deal is the cheapest we’ve ever seen. Order today and get 4 AirTags for $69.99 saving you $29.01.

These Apple trackers ensure you’ll never lose your things again. Useful for travel, keys that like to disappear, and dogs who always seem to be sneaking out of the back yard, Apple AirTags are innovative miniature devices that your Apple devices can track using the Find My app.

SEE ALSO: A bunch of new Apple deals just dropped for Cyber Monday

Simple to connect and precise to track, AirTags will lead you right to them. New iPhone models will be able to track AirTags with the greatest precision, but AirTags are impressively precise no matter what phone you have.

AirTags emit a BlueTooth signal that can be picked up and transmitted through the Apple network. With millions of Apple devices around the world, they would have to go quite far afield indeed to lose contact with the network.

Don’t miss Cyber Monday and your chance to get an Apple AirTag 4 Pack for $69.99 and save $29.01.

Place AirTags in your luggage so that you don’t lose it while you travel, or leave one in your car so you never forget what block you parked on.

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The Best iPad Pro 11-inch Cases of 2024

How-To Geek - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 20:15

Apple’s 2024 11-inch iPad Pro stands out with its powerful performance and sleek design. Whether you're purchasing it for work or play, it’s crucial to safeguard it with a suitable case.

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Robloxs new Party feature makes Discord obsolete

Mashable - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 20:02

Since its founding, the gaming platform Roblox had a considerable drawback: Friends who wanted to play the same game together couldn't do so easily. Typically, they'd have to use a third-party app, like Discord, to coordinate a session. Then landing together in the same game server required tiresome logistical planning.

Roblox announced Monday that those days are in the past with the launch of its new Party feature, which allows friends to gather, select a game, and arrive in the server together. Users 13 and older can also chat with each other while playing.

SEE ALSO: Roblox launches numerous new safety features

Garima Sinha, Roblox's vice president of product, told Mashable ahead of Party's debut that the feature is a "huge step" toward the company's vision of reimagining the way people come together.

"It's a seamless way for people to connect, coordinate, and co-experience with their friends, all within Roblox," Sinha said.

Party, which rolls out Monday globally on desktop and iOS and Android devices, appears to be a major win for the platform's nearly 90 million daily users. The feature makes it easy to join the same instance of a game or experience. If someone needs to stop playing momentarily, they can rejoin the Party. A group of players can also travel together across Roblox's different games and experiences.

Party lets a group of users communicate and play together. Credit: Roblox

Roblox's data shows that Party boosts engagement, too. When friends play together, their sessions are an average of 1.9 times longer than sessions of users playing by themselves.

Sinha said that a Party-specific Application Programming Interface (API) launching early next year will give developers the opportunity to create custom experiences for groups playing together. A developer, for example, might give a Party a custom magic power or a secret space in their game's universe. Roblox hopes these extras will make the Party feature particularly attractive to users.

Importantly, Party is only available to use between players who are already friends, which may help address longstanding safety concerns regarding Roblox's youngest and most vulnerable leaving the platform for Discord or other communication apps and encountering predators or bad actors.

Players who are younger than 13 will not be able to chat in a Party, for now. Sinha said that the company is exploring ways to safely let young players communicate in the future. Parents can use Roblox's new parental controls to turn off the Party feature altogether, if they wish.

Roblox's Party feature has certain safety settings for users under 13. Credit: Roblox

Those who are 13 and older can text chat with each other via Party. Eventually, the product will include voice chat as well. All chats are moderated by Roblox.

If a Party wants to play a game or experience that exceeds an individual user's maturity label — a setting selected by a minor's parent — that player will have to get permission to change the setting to participate.

Players can turn off Party, block users, edit their friend list, and leave a Party chat.

Sinha said that, partly for safety reasons, the company wanted to make sure users weren't leaving Roblox to coordinate their playtime.

"This will give them a really structured, contained way of playing on Roblox," she said.

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How to Resize an Image on Windows 11

How-To Geek - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 20:00

Changing an image’s size on Windows 11 is as easy as using an option in built-in apps like Photos and Paint. Alternatively, you can run a command or even use a website to give your photos a new size. I’ll show you your options.

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Wazes killer feature finally coming to Google Maps

Mashable - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 19:54

Way back in 2013, Google acquired the map startup Waze. Fast forward just 11 years and one of Waze's stand-out features is finally being rolled out to Google Maps.

As first noticed by 9to5Google, users are reporting that community reports from Waze are starting to roll out within Google Maps as well. The feature has long-earned Waze a specific fanbase that preferred this smaller startup directions and maps app over products from its much larger competitors like Google and Apple.

SEE ALSO: Apple Maps finally comes to the web

Basically, this Waze feature allows users to share when they come across new or temporary incidents that have occurred, warning other users of potential issues that may arise in their similar travels.

Credit: Truckin_18 on Reddit

For example, a Google Maps user has shared an alert it received from within the Google Maps app that warned about "Police reported ahead." The alert included a "From Waze drivers" addendum in the notification. The alert within Google Maps asks "Are they still there?" and the user can tap "Yes" or "No' to share whether the police are still located where other Waze drivers reported seeing them.

Google has been more closely integrating Google Maps and Waze specific features in recent months. As 9to5Google points out, Google shared that Google Maps would utilize Waze community reports within its app in a future update.

"Google Maps will surface reports from our drivers with attribution to Waze directly in the app," Waze announced on its website in July.

As of now, the update appears to be in the midst of rolling out, so some Google Maps users just might not seem them just yet. But soon, all Google Maps users will have access to a beloved feature that keeps many Waze users on Waze.

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Microsoft Is Putting Ads in PDFs

How-To Geek - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 19:47

Microsoft is showing banner advertisements in the PDF viewer in the Microsoft 365 (Office) mobile app. The ads have only been reported on Android devices, but they are even appearing for some paying Microsoft 365 subscribers.

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Targets Cyber Monday deals are live — check out our favorite deals

Mashable - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 19:42

UPDATE: Dec. 2, 2024, 12:55 p.m. EST Updated with the latest deals at Target and removed out of stock items, including the Apple Watch Series 10.

Best Target early Cyber Monday deals Best Tablet Deal Apple iPad Air 11-inch, 6th generation (M2 chip, 128GB, WiFi) $499 (Save $100) Get Deal Best headphone and speaker deal Sony WH-1000XM4 Headphones $199.99 (Save $150) Get Deal Best speaker deal JBL Flip 6 Speaker $79.99 (Save $50) Get Deal Best TV and Soundbar deal TCL 55-inch 4K UHD Google TV $229.99 (Save $120) Get Deal Best Smartwatch Deal Apple Watch SE 249.99 (Save $50) Get Deal Best Kitchen and Home deal KitchenAid 5.5-Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer $279.99 (Save $170) Get Deal Best Toy Deal 50% off board games and toys at Target $10.99 (Save $11) Get Deal

Black Friday may be over, but the deals certainly aren't. Target's Cyber Monday deals already started up, featuring awesome discounts across categories including headphones, TVs, robot vacuums. Check out our favorite deals that are still live further down the page.

When does Target's Cyber Monday sale start?

Target's Cyber Monday sale kicked off Sunday, Dec. 1. The deals will run through Monday, Dec. 2, a 48-hour mad dash of deals following Black Friday.

Plus, the retailer is offering a holiday season price match. If you purchase an item at Target and it goes on sale leading up to Dec. 24, the brand will refund you the difference. It's also price-matching competitors' pricing within 14 days of your purchase.

Note: All newly added or updated deals have been marked with a ✨, while struck-through deals were either sold out or expired at the time of writing. Any deal marked with a 🔥 has dropped to a record-low price at Amazon, or matches Amazon's lowest price.

Best tablet deal Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch, 6th generation (M2 chip, 128GB, WiFi) $499.00 at Target
$599.00 Save $100.00 Get Deal Why we like it

"This Apple tablet is our favorite for most people, thanks to its versatility. It works just as well for artists as it does for students. The M2 chipset makes it a more viable laptop replacement than other tablets while costing you a few hundred dollars less than a supercharged iPad Pro." — Bethany Allard, Lead Shopping Reporter

More tablet dealsBest headphones deal Opens in a new window Credit: Sony Sony WH-1000XM4 Headphones $199.99 at Target
$349.99 Save $150.00 Get Deal Why we like it

While our very favorite Sony headphones are the Sony WH-1000XM5s, their predecessor, the Sony WH-1000XM4s are also fantastic. Plus, they're $100 cheaper.

They're phenomenal headphones with active noise cancellation that truly tune out the world. If you like to crank up the volume, these are headphones for you because the audio quality is just so good. Plus, unlike the XM5s, the XM4s fold up for easy storage and toting around.

Right now, the Sony WH-1000XM4 headphones are down to $199.99, saving $150 for 43% off during Target's Cyber Monday sale.

More headphone dealsBest speaker deal Opens in a new window Credit: JBL JBL Flip 6 Speaker $79.99 at Target
$129.99 Save $50.00 Get Deal Why we like it

JBL makes our go-to Bluetooth speakers. They're waterproof and portable with battery life to last for days. So we always have our eyes peeled for deals on JBL speakers during shopping events. At Target, you can find the JBL Flip 6 Speaker for well under $100.

It lasts up to 12 hours on a single charge and is both dustproof and waterproof. It's equipped with dual pumping bass radiators to deliver JBL's Pure Bass Sound to really get things bumping.

During Target's Cyber Monday sale, it's down to $79.99, saving you $50 on this top-notch speaker. That knocks 38% off the price.

Speaker dealsBest TV deal Opens in a new window Credit: TCL TCL 55-inch 4K UHD Google TV $229.99 at Target
$349.99 Save $120.00 Get Deal Why we like it

Black Friday conjures images of doorbusting deals, with shoppers racing to the TVs to fight over the inventory. Luckily, you don't have to be in the stampede for TV deals with Target's early Black Friday sale.

This TCL 55-inch 4K UHD Google TV is just $229.99, knocking $120 off the price for 34% savings. It provides 4K picture and a built-in Google interface, so you don't need an extraneous streaming device.

More TV dealsSoundbar dealsBest smartwatch deal Opens in a new window Credit: Target Apple Watch SE $249.99 at Target
$299.99 Save $50.00 Get Deal Why we like it

The Apple Watch SE is getting a holiday discount. During Target's holiday sale, find the Apple Watch SE for $50 off, marking it down to $249.99 from its usual price of $299.99.

The SE is a great alternative to the more expensive models in Apple's lineup, as it still comes packed with fitness-focused features as well as communication options. It's not the latest and greatest smartwatch from the tech giant, but for most it's capable of handling just about anything you might need it to.

This limited-time deal is available during Cyber Monday.

More smartwatch dealsBest home and kitchen deal Opens in a new window Credit: Kitchenaid KitchenAid 5.5-Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer $279.99 at Target
$449.99 Save $170.00 Get Deal Why we like it

If you're getting ready to whip up dozens of Christmas cookies, don't even think about doing it all by hand. Sure, it will be a great arm workout, but at what cost? Upgrade your kitchen tools ahead of the holiday season with the KitchenAid 5.5-Quart Bowl-Lift Stand Mixer. It has twice the power of KitchenAid's standard tilt head mixer and can mix batches of 11 dozen cookies at a time. This mixer is no joke.

You can get the savings during Cyber Monday as it's marked down to $279.99, saving you $170 for 38% off.

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Robot vacuums and stick vacuums

Best toy deal Opens in a new window Credit: Hasbro 50% off board games and puzzles at target Get Deal Why we like it

Time's up on screen time. Turn to old-school entertainment this holiday season and stock your cabinets with board games and puzzles. Target is offering up to 50% off board games and puzzles during their Cyber Monday sale. Get Hasbro's The Game of Life for $11, knocking 50% off.

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Board games, Barbies, action figures, and more

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A Crash-course in PC Benchmarking

How-To Geek - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 19:30

Benchmarking is all about testing the performance of your computer to see if it's working correctly, or if its performance is good enough for your needs. Benchmarking can seem complicated, but as long a you've got the basics under the belt, you'll be just fine!

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Makefiles: What Are They and What Can You Do With Them?

How-To Geek - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 19:01

If you've installed any software from source code, you've probably used Make. But what is this program and how does it work? Learn all about makefiles and how they can revolutionize your build process.

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Best PS5 Cyber Monday deals live in 2024: Compare Amazon, Best Buy, Target, and more

Mashable - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 18:54

UPDATE: Dec. 2, 2024, 12:45 p.m. EST Updated with new pricing and removed expired deals on PS5 consoles and games that are no longer in stock as of Cyber Monday.

You can find low prices on TVs, laptops, headphones, speakers, and so much more during Cyber Monday. It's the busiest time of the year for online shopping, with deals on just about everything. And the best news? It's all going down right now. And with Black Friday behind us, we're laser-focused on all the deals that Cyber Monday has brought with it.

But what deals come out on top during this busy period? What deals really get the people going?

SEE ALSO: Gaming deals are going strong ahead of Black Friday 2024

You could make the argument that TV deals or Apple deals are the top dogs over Cyber Monday, but gamers might disagree. PS5 Cyber Monday deals can result in mass panic, but there's no need to lose your cool this year. We've checked out everything on offer during this sales event and lined up a selection of standout PS5 deals. This includes deals on consoles, accessories, games, and more.

These are the best PS5 deals this Cyber Monday. Be sure to keep checking back, because these consoles, accessories, and games continue to go in and out of stock.

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The best Cyber Monday Apple Watch deals of 2024 — record-low prices are live

Mashable - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 18:50

UPDATE: Dec. 2, 2024, 3:00 p.m. EST This post has been updated with the most recent sale pricing and stock of all of the Apple Watches still on sale the weekend after Black Friday, including a $20 further discount on the 2nd gen GPS + Cellular Apple Watch SE (compared to its initial sale price before Thanksgiving).

Early Cyber Monday Apple Watch deals: Best Series 10 deal Apple Watch Series 10 (46mm, GPS) $359 at Best Buy (Save $70) Get Deal Best Ultra deal Apple Watch Ultra 2 (49mm, GPS + cellular) $719 at Amazon (Save $70) Get Deal Budget Pick Apple Watch SE, 2nd Gen (40mm, GPS) $149 at Amazon (save $100) Get Deal

Black Friday itself is finished, but you can still score Apple Watch deals for Cyber Monday. The big retailers are bringing the best prices we've seen on Apple Watches all year.

As of Sunday, Dec. 1st, the Apple Watch SE is at the low price of $149 (although only in select colorways.) If you prefer to stick with the current-gen, the recently released Series 10 watch is also on sale, and at its lowest-ever price. And for shoppers who are really ready to splurge, you can still grab the Apple Watch Ultra 2 for $70 off at Amazon.

SEE ALSO: MacBook deals are going extremely hard this Black Friday — here are the best deals live now

Below, you'll find each of those picks, along with more of the best Cyber Monday Apple Watch deals. If you've got more Apple gadgets on your holiday wishlist, we're tracking all of the latest Apple deals as well. Just be warned: select sizes, colors, and configurations of the most popular Apple products are already very low in stock.

All newly added or updated deals have been marked with a ✨, while struck-through deals were either sold out or expired at the time of writing.

Best Apple Watch deal before Cyber Monday Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple Watch Series 10 (46mm, GPS) $359.00 at Best Buy
$429.00 Save $70.00 Get Deal Why we like it

Read more from Mashable about the Apple Watch Series 10.

Just two months after its release, the Series 10 is down to a record-low price (for the third time).

Last year, the Series 9 dropped to $359 during Black Friday, so it's pretty impressive to be able to snag the next-gen Apple Watch for the same amount of money — especially when that next-gen watch has a bigger, crispier 46mm display (but a thinner design overall) and an inbuilt speaker for playing audio directly from your watch. If you'd be fine with a smaller screen, you can save an extra $30 and opt for the 42mm Series 10, which is on sale for $329 at Best Buy.

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Save up to $70 on Skylight Calendar and Frame deals for Black Friday and organize your entire life

Mashable - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 18:47

SAVE UP TO $70: The Skylight Calendar, Calendar Max, and Skylight Frame are on sale for up to 22% off on Black Friday from Best Buy and Skylight.

The best Skylight Black Friday deals: Best Calendar deal Skylight Calendar $249.99 (Save $70) Get Deal Best Frame deal Skylight Wifi Digital Picture Frame $109.99 (Save $30) Get Deal Best large Calendar deal Skylight Calendar Max $569.99 (Save $30) Get Deal

Skylight specializes in well-designed smart tech for the home with specific purposes. Their Calendar series aggregate and display collaborative family calendars where you can see and interact with them, while the Frame ensures your digital photos are a part of your day-to-day life.

Right now, Skylight Calendars and Frames are majorly on sale for Black Friday. The deals even include a promotion for the newly released Calendar Max. Save up to $70 on our top picks below:

Best Calendar deal Opens in a new window Credit: Skylight Skylight Calendar $249.99 at Best Buy
$319.99 Save $70.00 Get Deal Why we like it

When life gets complicated, your calendar comes to the rescue. The Skylight Calendar 15-inch Touchscreen Smart Calendar and Chore Chart is designed to lift digital calendars off the phone screen and bring them right into the home — multiple calendars.

With a brilliant interactive touchscreen, the Skylight syncs digital calendars for the whole family and assigns each calendar a different color so that it’s simple to tell them apart. Mounted on a kitchen wall or freestanding in the kitchen, it’s a simple way to update the kitchen calendar for the digital age.

Right now, the Skylight Calendar is $270 for Black Friday at Amazon — order now and save $70. 

Best Frame deal Opens in a new window Credit: Skylight Skylight 10-inch Wifi Digital Picture Frame $139.99 at Best Buy
Get Deal Why we like it

The Skylight Frame syncs with your smart device to make a digital photo library into a staple of your home.

Simple to set up, photos wirelessly load onto the frame. Those looking for a gift can even preload photos in advance, without unboxing the frame. The 10.7 x 9-inch frame easily sets up on a side table or desk. 

Take advantage of Black Friday to order this frame for $30 off.

SEE ALSO: Best Buy's Black Friday sale is live — find all the best deals here Best large Calendar deal Opens in a new window Credit: Skylight Calendar Max $569.99 at Skylight
$599.99 Save $30.00 Get Deal Why we like it

Love the idea of a collaborative whole-family calendar but want more space? This is the pick for you.

The Skylight Calendar Max is a huge 27-inch version of the Calendar with room for more detail. Whether you’re buying for a business or a home, it comes equipped with enough space to make sense of even the densest calendars.

Right now, Skylight is offering the Calendar Max for $569.99, for a savings of $30 when you sign up for the Skylight Plus plan at $39 a year.

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Tesla update adds Apple Watch connectivity, fart on contact options

Mashable - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 18:21

Tesla dropped a number of new features, among them was quite useful Apple Watch compatibility. Also among the features — because Elon Musk seemingly runs Tesla with a juvenile edgelord's sensibilities — was a "fart on contact" feature that effectively turns any seat into a whoopee cushion.

SEE ALSO: Here's all the ways you can make your Tesla fart

Tesla announced its over-the-air holiday update, which made a number of improvements and added a bunch of features. Perhaps the biggest update is an app for Apple Watch that'll let you control a number of Tesla features via your wrist. For instance, an Apple Watch can be used as a key, view the car's battery level, set a temperature, and open the frunk.

A look at the Apple Watch Tesla app. Credit: Screenshot: X / @Tesla

While the Apple Watch updated will likely prove useful for many folks, the "fart on contact" feature will likely get a bit of use, too. It allows you to set any seat to "fart on contact," which means a fart sound will play when someone sits on that seat. It's a digital whoopee cushion and the third such fart feature from Tesla, which also has "fart on demand" and "fart on turn signal" settings.

Fart jokes. Credit: X / @Tesla

Those are far from the only new features announced by Tesla. A post on X — Elon Musk's version of Twitter — has the full details. Among the notable updates include the ability to set a preferred battery level upon arrival at your destination, a new alert for cross-traffic while in reverse, and Cybertruck's "Santa Mode" that turns your car's avatar into a sleigh.

Santa's sleigh looks a bit odd these days. Credit: X / @Tesla

Santa Mode is a neat little feature but it might not ease the sting of the Cybertruck's many recent recalls. Let's just hope those recalls don't stop Old Saint Nick from getting presents out to kids on Christmas.

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Ronan Farrows simple tips for keeping spyware off your phone

Mashable - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 18:21

Investigative journalist Ronan Farrow has one tip for those worried about their devices being hacked: Turn your phone off more often.

Appearing on the Daily Show a week after the release of his new documentary feature, Surveilled, Farrow argued that the general public should be "freaking out" more about the insidious use of government sanctioned surveillance technology on citizen's personal devices. And, as part of that awareness, more of us should be safeguarding our tech.

"Restart your phone everyday," he advises Daily Show correspondent Desi Lydic and the show's viewers. "That's one practical piece of advice. A lot of forms of this kind of spyware will be foiled by a reboot... Keep everything updated, is the other thing."

SEE ALSO: Zoom lied about encryption in 2020. Now it wants to pay $18 million to make that go away.

Farrow's personal and professional dive into government-led tech surveillance is documented in the hour-long HBO Max exposé, a visual tour through the journalist's 2022 New Yorker investigation uncovering a web of governments using the internationally-traded spyware Pegasus.

In the feature, Farrow narrows in on the work of Catalonian activists and their families, friends, and coworkers targeted by the Israeli-owned NSO Group. Farrow and his sources explain how they were able to discover and trace back their hacked devices—some journalists and activists got around the invasions using DIY aluminum foil Faraday cages. The documentary, through interviews with the tech's anonymous buyers and sellers, as well as government officials themselves, makes the case that no one is safe from Big Brother's eyes.

"I keep getting told, by experts in this technology, that if our government doesn't curtail the use of thisand there's a lot of skepticism that the incoming administration will—you won't know if you're on some target list," Farrow told Lydic. "You won't know if your phone is being hacked or how that data is being used. It's easy to see this as a distant issue... but it can come for anyone."

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The Best Nintendo Switch Controllers of 2024

How-To Geek - Mon, 12/02/2024 - 18:15

Show your Nintendo Switch or Switch OLED some love by pairing it with one of the best Switch controllers and taking your gameplay experience to new heights.

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