Apple hits $3 trillion in market value as new gadget releases loom

Apple became the first company ever to close a trading day with a $3 trillion valuation on Friday – hitting the milestone as investors look ahead to the highly-scrutinized releases like the iPhone 15 and the Vision Pro mixed-reality headset. The California-based tech giant’s stock rose more than 2% to $193.97 per share at the closing bell on Friday after finishing at a record high in each of its previous two trading sessions. Apple’s stock surge this year has increased its market cap by roughly $1 trillion. Apple previously became the first company in history to hit the $3 trillion…

Pay just $29.97 for Microsoft Office Professional 2021 (no subscription!)

Not only is it one of the best deals we’ve spotlighted in 2023 available again, but it’s also at an all-time low price. This is your chance to pick up lifetime access to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for a one-time payment of just $29.97 ($190 off). The deal is as good as it sounds — no subscription fees or limitations on features. Once you sign up, you’ve got all of the most popular Office software and tools to maximize your productivity. Office Professional 2021 is available for Windows users, but the same savings and price can land you Office Home…

Google’s new AI tool lets Gmail write your emails

Google has been stepping up its game with AI-powered features, and it seems like the ChatGPT effect is in full swing. The reach of Google’s AI capabilities is expanding, now making its way into popular apps like Docs and Gmail. One noteworthy addition in Gmail is the “Write for Me” feature, which can compose emails on behalf of users. What is the “Help me write” feature? The “Help me write” feature is a tool that can create entire email drafts for you based on simple prompts. Currently, it is available as part of the Workspace Labs program. If you’re interested…

Apple Stock A Buy Right Now? AAPL Stock Chart Shows This

Consumer electronics giant apples (AAPL) has seen its sales hindered by weakening macroeconomic conditions, which have rocked Apple stock. Still, many investors might be wondering if AAPL stock is a buy right now. X Apple Stock News: iPhone 14 Sales Apple introduced its third-generation 5G smartphones, the iPhone 14 series, on Sept. 7. It also debuted its Apple Watch Series 8 smartwatches and second-generation AirPods Pro wireless earbuds. Apple stock rose 0.9% on the news. Analysts praised the innovative new devices but some worried that the premium products would be a tough sell in the current economic climate. However, demand…

‘BlackBerry’ film hails the must-have gadget that the iPhone turned into a forgotten relic

Almost everyone knows Steve Jobs’ uncanny vision, relentless drive and technological wizardry hatched the iPhone, a breakthrough that continues to reshape culture 16 years after the late Apple co-founder introduced the device to the world. But when Jobs unveiled the first iPhone in 2007, another smartphone was the must-have gadget. It was the BlackBerry, a device so addictive that it became known as the “CrackBerry” among tech nerds and power brokers hunched over a tiny keyboard that was best operated with both thumbs clicky-clacking. Now the BlackBerry is “that phone people had before they bought an iPhone,” a relic so…

Where have all the spy gadgets gone?

One of my clearest memories as a kid is that moment in thunderball when James Bond steps outside, slips on a real, working jetpack, and flies away. He looks stupid doing it because, apart from the Mandalorians and the Rocketeer, everyone looks stupid flying around in a jetpack. But the jetpack was a real prototype, the ease with which he put it on and slowly hovered away was real, and my love affair with Bond movies was suddenly real, too. Since then, I’ve watched a lot of spy shows and films. And sure, I’ve appreciated the likes Slow Horses and…

Every new parent needs an electric baby snot sucker

I have a growing list of recommendations for new parents that exist mainly in my own head. Highlights include “just get the velcro swaddles” and “infant Tylenol is exactly the same as children’s Tylenol, it just costs more and there’s less of it.” But as of this weekend, there’s one thing right at the top of the list: get an electric snot sucker. Forget the Nose Frida, definitely forget the weird little bulb syringe they send you home from the hospital with. This stupid little gadget has possibly saved the last shred of my sanity. To be a new parent…

New tech gadgets are making it harder to escape domestic abuse: advocates – National

A phone, a smart home, a digitally connected car — these are the tools of domestic digital abuse that anti-violence experts say is on the rise. “Methods that are sort of presented as advances in technology, whether it’s a smart home or a smart car, are just another method of surveillance that can be used to harass survivors in a variety of different ways,” said Amy FitzGerald, executive director at the BC Society of Transition Houses. “Oftentimes, whatever gets reported might sound a little far fetched, but it turns out to be true.” Read more: ‘No more femicide’: BC women’s…