Thursday’s top deals include refurbished MacBooks from $720, iPad mini 5 on sale, and Apple Watch Milanese Loop bands for $9. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. MacBook Air and Pro see huge refurb discounts Today only, Woot is offering certified refurbished Apple MacBook Air and Pro at notable discounts. Our top pick is the 2018 13-inch MacBook Air models from $720. As a comparison, you’d originally pay $1,099 or more for these MacBooks and Apple is currently charging at least $779 in refurbished condition....

Photo Credit: Vanessa Martinez One hard to miss product was the Doxie Go. It was demonstrating its new scanner, the Doxie Go + WiFi. It builds onto the portable scanner they previously offered and adds WiFi syncing capability. Now you can scan documents and photos and send them to your computer, iPad or iPhone wirelessly, or directly to the cloud. It also has internal storage to save scanned images until you are able to connect to WiFi to sync them....

The two mythical MagSafe accessories now have listings on the Apple Store: the MagSafe Duo charger and the Leather Sleeve are listed as coming soon and are priced at $129 each. The sleeve cases feature a cutout window which allows you to tap the iPhone’s screen to show the time. Because the case contains the MagSafe magnets, the phone knows to enter the special lock screen mode to position the time readout correctly with matching colored background....

The story from USAToday: In a game of inches, every pixel matters. “With the ‘3,’ now you’re going to be able to see the grip on the baseball, perhaps even the rotation of the baseball and be able to (better) break down mechanics,” he says. ” A decade ago (the latest) was VHS tapes, then the quality of video improved when everything went digital. Now, the next step is getting everything in high definition....

Apple’s all-new M1-powered iPad Pro is now available to pre-order, with the first shipments slated to arrive on May 21. In addition to the new M1 processor, both of the new iPad Pro models feature Thunderbolt connectivity, while the 12.9-inch model uses a new Liquid Retina XDR display. Apple says this new display “offers an even more expansive view and a stunning HDR experience.” The iPad Pro has around 2500 local dimming zones, enabling a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and 1600 nits peak brightness....

MacBook Pro deals take up to $300 off, plus Apple’s official smart cover and keyboard for iPad Air are on sale. You can grab Blink XT security cameras from $60, today only as well. All of this and more is in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Official Apple iPad Air accessories on sale Blink XT Security Cameras offer easy setup Pad & Quill takes up to 35% off bags, desk gear, more Pad & Quill is now taking up to 35% off a selection of office accessories including leather messenger bags, cord folios, iPhone cases, notebooks, and much more....

Update: A new beta of macOS 10.12 Sierra is now available for public beta testers, as well. Rounding out “beta day” is the fifth developer beta of macOS 10.12 Sierra. The latest release is available now through the Mac App Store for developers. If you’re just starting to test macOS Sierra with this beta, you can find a promo code for the download via Apple’s developer website. The headlining feature of macOS Sierra is support for Siri, while a variety of other enhancements are also coming....

Windows 10 offers a dramatically changed approach to managing updates and patches. This article details the Windows 10 approach, including where to find Windows Update, the Windows Update settings app and advanced settings. The Windows 10 approach Windows 10 is a departure from previous Windows versions. Previously, updates and patches were issued with next to no user customization capabilities. Windows 10 gives users the choice of how and when they can download and install the latest updates and patches....

Whether you’re new to Mac or it’s been a while since you’ve adjusted the toolbar in Safari, follow along below for how to customize yours. Having your Safari toolbar dialed in to best suit your needs makes for a more efficient and pleasant browsing experience. We’ll also look at how to reset the toolbar to the default setting if you’d like to start fresh. The toolbar doesn’t take more than a minute or two to curate, so let’s get to it 😄....

Fun and reasonably scandalous, Mad Men presents an invigorating narrative that has always attracted a wide audience. The characters are larger than life and their interactions, dynamic. Still, what really makes the show the prized series that it is, is the wardrobe of the characters. They are convincingly dressed to fit the part and to portray all the magic and allure of a bygone era. Here are 10 things you might not know about the show’s costumes, to add to your appreciation from the series which gives one a glimpse backward in time to the 1960s, a decade when things were hip, happening and the world was everyone’s oyster....

Note: Windows 8 has reached the end of mainstream support. This is the announcement according to Microsoft: Windows 8.1 as Trusted PC From the Windows 8 Start screen, use the keyboard shortcut Windows key + C and select Settings. Or, if you’re Windows 8 system is touch screen enabled, swipe from the right bezel to the left to display it. Then select Change PC Settings. Under PC Settings, select Sync Your Settings....

Six years since the computer was last updated, and more than two years since the modular high-end revamp of the Mac Pro was promised, Apple today released the Mac Pro and accompanying Apple Pro Display XDR, which start at $5999 and $4999 respectively. First configurations ship December 18th. The Mac Pro base starts at a rather measly 8-core 32 GB RAM and 256 GB SSD config but can be specced to up to insanely high-end internals, accompanied by an insanely high price, aimed at true professional environments like video editing bays....

Magic: The Gathering is going through some serious growing pains during its attempt to legitimize itself as an esports product. While some of these come as a result of a game that is simply becoming more popular and appealing to a broader demographic — that sort of expansion generally causes logistical issues for even the most prepared companies — others have come from more troubling examples of neglect or ignorance. For a microcosm of the issues facing professional Magic as the game moves forward into a future where that term is less a joke and more a viable career, fans don’t need to look further than the thing that should’ve been a shining example of Wizards of the Coast’s commitment to its most dedicated players, the Mythic Pro League....

As Bitcoin continues its walk to become “conventional” and in current use, it turns out that its increasing price rates are not the only thing that suffers a sudden increase. There is new research to note that popular cryptography now consumes more electricity than more than 20 countries in Europe. What is Bitcoin? We can refer in generic terms that it is a virtual currency created in 2009, based on the peer-to-peer (P2P) system....

The reason why is simple: cybercriminals target humans because tactics like phishing work. The statistics stack up: research from IBM shows that people click phishing links, with at least one person in 86% of organizations finding the urge to click the malicious link just too hard to resist. The result is that 90% of data breaches start with phishing emails. With this level of phishing success, ensuring that a security awareness training program is effective is paramount....

Over the last three years Z Nation has slowly become the most popular show on Syfy - finally taking the title as the channel’s Most Watched Show during season three. It’s a well earned title, as the show has continued to get better and more interesting with every episode. It’s natural to compare Z Nation to The Walking Dead, as both are set during a post-apocalyptic, zombie-filled era. However, both are drastically different shows, both in terms of tone and writing....

They’re rather subtle, but if you head to the settings you’ll now find an option to re-calibrate your phone for more accurate map views the ability to change the volume of voice instructions. Tilt gives you a more angled view of the map during navigation, whereas the traditional viewpoint is closer to a top-down view. If the app detects your calibration is off, it will ask you to wave your phone through the air in a back–forth pattern....

As Apple’s new M1 Macs have arrived to customers this week, we’ve got our first look at the internals of the company’s first desktop with Apple Silicon. The M1 Mac mini has retained the same footprint as its Intel predecessor despite it looking like much less space was needed. The M1 Mac mini puts out some really impressive performance as Apple’s first desktop with a custom SoC. That said, there are some trade-offs like the machine losing 2 USB-C/Thunderbolt ports and the RAM no longer being user upgradeable (SSD not upgradeable either)....

Did you accidentally give an app a permission on your Mac you didn’t mean to, or maybe just want to check what kind of access various software has across macOS? Follow along for how to check which apps have camera, mic, Photos permissions, and more. Over time it can be easy to forget the various permissions you’ve granted to all your Mac apps. Fortunately, it’s quick and easy to check what access your software has to your Mac’s hardware and overall system permissions....

All of today’s best deals kick off with a $100 discount on the M1 MacBook Pro. That’s alongside official Apple iPhone 11/12 cases from $16 and the New Beats Flex Wireless Earphones at $40. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break. Apple’s latest M1 MacBook Pro now $100 off The latest MacBook Pro from Apple delivers its M1 chip complete with 256GB of storage and 8GB of RAM....