Even though it has been in the works for several years, primarily in the wake of the acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Microsoft has now bitten the bullet and will launch its mobile gaming store in only a few short months. Xbox's president, Sarah Bond, unveiled its development at the Bloomberg Technology Summit on Thursday, stating that the store will be accessible across all devices, all countries, no matter what, independent of the policies of closed ecosystem stores this July 2024.

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Apple’s noise-canceling AirPods Max are $100 off for the first time since December. | Photo by Becca Farsace / The Verge Not too long ago, it seemed like every retailer was offering a steep discount on Apple’s AirPods Max. Then, suddenly, they all stopped. For the past few months, we’ve rarely seen the AirPods Max drop below $500 — that is, until this week. Now, for the second time this year, you can grab Apple’s on-ear headphones at Amazon for $449.99 ($100 off), which matches one of their best prices to date. Even if they are still stuck with Apple’s aging Lightning port, there’s no better pair of headphones on the market for iPhone owners than the AirPods Max. They pair exceptionally well with other Apple devices, and their sound quality easily rivals other pairs of premium headphones. Yes, their noise cancellation isn’t quite as impressive as that of S... Continue reading…

Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge People seem to like Apple’s new iPad Pro, with its better screen and impressive design. People also seem to really hate Apple’s new ad in which the company crushes centuries of creative tools because, in the future, there is only iPad. And after all the iPad stuff this week, people are still asking the same question: what is the point of the iPad? On this episode of The Vergecast, we talk about the week in Apple news: the iPad Pro, the iPad Air, the Pencil Pro, the Magic Keyboard, the new apps, and much more. We also wonder if any of this changes anything about what the iPad is, how it works, and where it’s headed — or if the answers will only come at WWDC next month. Then we talk about that ad everyone’s mad about and why it seems like... Continue reading…

The M4 iPad Pro is the state-of-the-art tablet Apple always wanted to make. It has a beautiful, innovative Tandem OLED display and the exclusive M4 processor, and it's one of the thinnest products the company has ever released. With the necessary revamped Magic Keyboard and new Apple Pencil Pro, this tablet is the best option in the market and will likely last for many years. But with so many storage options, size differences, and little hidden features depending on your configuration, how do you choose the best model? According to Apple, the most expensive option should be the best. After all, once you spec up the M4 iPad Pro with 1TB or 2TB of storage, you get a better M4 processor, more RAM, and access to a new paid perk. Better M4 processor: With the 1TB option, Apple adds another core to the M4 CPU. With that, you get a 10-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores. With a 512GB model or lower, you get 3 performance cores. The company also does that with its Mac options. More RAM: iPad models with more than 1TB of storage get an upgrade to 16GB of RAM. Models with less storage maintain 8GB of RAM. Nano-texture display: Starting with 1TB of storage, you can select a nano-texture display for $100 extra. It's the first time Apple has added this matte panel as an option for the iPad. However, I don't think these features matter because iPadOS is still limited. Until recently, developers couldn't take advantage of the extra RAM. Still, even with access to more RAM, users might get a few more layers when editing photos and videos on specific apps, and that's it. Image source: Apple Inc. On paper, the new performance core on the M4 chip might improve benchmark test scores a bit. But in practice, users likely won't notice the increased RAM, and both processors will yield the same experience most of the time. Finally, the nano-texture display doesn't sound like a smart choice. Users have complained that it's very scratchable on the Studio Display and Pro Display XDR, and it reduces contrast and brightness, which could be an issue for those working on perfectly accurate colors. The benefit is that when working outdoors, the glare is almost unnoticeable. Your M4 iPad Pro doesn't need to cost as much as a MacBook Pro With all that said, your next M4 iPad Pro doesn't need to cost as much as a high-end MacBook Pro to be worth it. Since you also have to spend extra money on the Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil Pro, you'll discover that this tablet's price can grow quickly. This is why you should focus on the 256GB or 512GB storage options. And, if needed, you can always connect external storage if you're working on a project with huge file sizes, as iPadOS finally allows that. The new M4 iPad Pro launches next week. Stay tuned to BGR for more. Don't Miss: iPad Pro 2024: Release date, OLED, price, M4, features, Apple Pencil Pro, more The post Buying the most expensive M4 iPad Pro won’t give you what you want appeared first on BGR. Today's Top Deals Today’s deals: $299 Apple Watch Series 9, Dell laptop sale, KitchenAid mixers, $349 iPad 10, more Today’s deals: $179 AirPods Pro 2, $599 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano laptop, COSORI air fryers, Bose sale, more Today’s deals: $89 Apple AirPods, $3.75 smart plugs, $89 robot vacuum, Samsung monitors, more Best Apple deals for May 2024

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Jewish groups are outraged that a Hungarian university would invite "openly antisemitic" former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak at an event this week and are asking why he would be given the opportunity to spread his rhetoric.

The chief of a new pro-Israel super PAC is vowing to "go all in" on helping to defeat Joe Biden in November after the president's comments about drawing a red line on U.S. aid to Israel.

A new report from Binghamton University underscores the global neglect of worker rights, ranking countries on their human rights observances and identifying a decline in...