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April 13, 2022

It's a small world out there, especially if you have a new iPhone 13 Pro or Max, which can take beautiful macro shots.

Apple chose the 10 best extreme close-ups from its Shot on iPhone Macro Challenge, which ran for the last few weeks -- and the results are stunning.

Seriously, check out the amazing images captured by iPhone photographers from all over the world.

I'll bet you download one or two to use as iPhone wallpapers.

-- Leander Kahney, EIC.

Apple unveiled its top 10 extreme-close-up photo selections Wednesday from the Shot on iPhone Macro Challenge, in which photographers from all over the world submitted epic miniatures. All the shooters used iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max to take their pics. Check out the stunning shots — captured with iPhone’s most-advanced cameras ever.

Apple and Adobe add better support for Apple silicon to a couple of their marquee applications for video professionals.

Looking to get the best possible deal on the M1 Mac mini? Amazon is offering a whopping $129 discount on the machine, so you pay just $569.99 — down from its retail price of $699.

Michael D.J. Eisenberg is a Washington, D.C., lawyer who frequently deals with the dreaded federal bureaucracy, which has never been quick or easy to deal with. Sometimes cases can take a decade or more, and he wouldn’t be able to manage it without the help of Daylite, a comprehensive, Mac-based customer relationship management app.

There’s no better way to rid your desk of clutter than by upgrading to sleek, wireless chargers. One of the best examples is this white Wireless Charging Dock for AirPods, which is on sale today for 46% off at just $15.99 (regularly $29).

Whether you’ve suffered a power outage, decided to go on a camping trip or finally realized you need to ditch civilization once and for all, Anker’s burly new 575 PowerHouse portable power station can help. With a powerful battery and loads of ports, it’s for anytime you go off-grid.

A smart scale sitting on the bathroom floor is never going to replace your doctor — or at least, not yet. But devices like the new Eufy Smart Scale P2 Pro do more in the realm of health than just weigh you.

As promised last week, Apple rolled out three new colors of its Beats Studio Buds wireless earbuds, saying you can buy them starting Wednesday. The new colors are Ocean Blue, Sunset Pink and Moon Gray. They’ll cost $149.99, just like the original colors available since the product's launch in 2021.

Ever show off your painstakingly constructed computer setup, only to have everybody race past the gear just to ogle what’s showing on the screen(s)? It’s kind of like that with today’s featured setup, the brainchild of a graphic designer. He put together the dual-monitor setup around a 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro with a lineup of nice touches. And he also made the neato race-car wallpaper that got most of the attention.

April 13, 2005: The tech world gets excited when a sketchy rumor suggests Apple is building a tablet computer. The Chinese-language report claims Quanta will build a 15-inch touchscreen tablet PC with detachable keyboard. Apple will supposedly ship the device in the first quarter of 2006. Things don’t turn out quite like that, but the rumor offers the first hint about Apple’s secret iPad project.

Wiplabs' unique steel Apple Watch link band comes in a rare matte black finish. It's very cool, and we've not seen another band quite like it. Made from 316L stainless steel alloy, it's on sale this week for just $52.49 (25% off the normal price of $69.99). Compare that to Apple's black steel link bracelet, which costs an eye-watering $449. Compatible with all Apple Watches, the band -- and all of Wiplabs' goods -- are 25% off in the Cult of Mac Store through April 18.

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"The most corrosive piece of technology that I've ever seen is called television -- but then again, television, at its best, is magnificent." -- Steve Jobs

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