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- 57 minutes agoThis $149.99 Bitcoin solo miner is $50 today
Macworld TL;DR: The BlockChance™ Bitcoin Ticket Miner gives you the chance to win a full Bitcoin block, and it’s on sale today for $50. Most people assume Bitcoin mining is only for big warehouses full of noisy hardware, but it’s actually very easy for anyone to get into. The BlockChance Bitcoin Ticket Miner turns solo mining into more of a low-power lottery that can sit quietly on your desk without you needing to do a thing, and it’s on sale. Instead of paying $149.99, right now, this Bitcoin Ticket Miner is on sale for $49.97, but that ends very soon. Instead of joining a huge mining pool for tiny payouts, this device sends solo “tickets” to the Bitcoin network for a chance at a full block reward. It runs at about 1,000 KH/s, which is roughly 18 times more hashing power than many hobby ticket miners, so it can submit far more tickets in the same amount of time. The screen on the front shows your current hashrate, ticket activity, pool connection, and simple probability stats, so you can actually see what it’s doing without opening a terminal window. Everything runs on its own hardware with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, so you plug it in with the included USB-C cable, connect it to your network, and let it run without a separate computer. Power draw is around 18 watts, which is less than a typical light bulb, and there is a quiet fan to keep it cool enough that you can keep it on all the time. It’s still important to remember that solo mining is based on chance, and there’s no guaranteed payout, but it’s a fun way to give yourself the opportunity. Right now, it’s only $50 to get a BlockChance™ Bitcoin Ticket Miner. Sale ends February 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT. BlockChance™ Bitcoin Ticket MinerSee Deal StackSocial prices subject to change.57 minutes agoTech prices are going up, but these MacBooks are still under $200
Macworld TL;DR: This MacBook Air is only $199.97 right now, and shipping is free. The RAM shortage is already starting to affect computer prices, but it hasn’t touched refurbished devices yet. If you need a low-cost computer for the basics, this MacBook Air is still a good option for only $199.97 (MSRP $999). Inside, this MacBook has a 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a 128GB solid-state drive. That combination is enough for web browsing, note-taking, light photo work, and office productivity. The 13.3-inch display has a 1440×900 resolution, which is sharp enough for documents and video without hammering the battery. You also get Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, so you can connect to wireless networks, headphones, and other accessories without hassle. Fully charged, the battery can last up to 12 hours, which gives you plenty of room during busy days when you can’t sit down at an outlet. This unit has a Grade “A/B” refurbished rating, which means it’s fully tested but may have light scuffs or small marks on the case. That’s also why the price is so low. It can update to macOS Monterey, which keeps it compatible with most modern software, though it will not move to newer macOS 26 releases. You also get a MagSafe charger in the box and a limited third-party warranty. Shipping is free. Right now, you can get a MacBook Air on sale for $199.97. Sale ends February 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Apple MacBook Air (2017) 13″ i5 1.8GHz 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Silver (Refurbished)See Deal StackSocial prices subject to change.Saturday February 2110:25 pmMOFT’s long-awaited MagSafe kickstand wallet with Find My support is now available
First unveiled at CES 2025 over a year ago, MOFT’s beloved MagSafe wallet with kickstand now comes with a much needed feature: Find My integration. After loads of delays, the product is now finally available for purchase. more…08:47 pmApple faces more pain as Trump's global import tariff grows from 10% to 15%
Barely 24 hours after responding to his "reciprocal" tariffs being struck down and his retaliation of a 10% global tariff, President Donald Trump has upped the damage by making it 15%.Tim Cook [left], President Donald Trump [right]On Friday, the Supreme Court ruled that sweeping tariffs introduced by President Trump were done illegally. While Trump's retaliation was expected, it seems that he didn't believe he went far enough with his new tariff plan.Trump introduced a new global import tariff of 10% under Section 122 on Friday, which follows rules including being a uniform rate instead of country-specific, and for a limited term of up to 150 days unless Congress extends the period. However, Section 122 did permit temporary tariffs of up to 15%, higher than the 10% rate set by the President. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums08:30 pmIndie App Spotlight: ‘Summit’ is an all-in-one portfolio tracker for iPhone and iPad
Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. If you’re a heavy investor, you might find yourself having accounts across various brokerages. Or, perhaps, you only invest with one brokerage but you find their app interface very ugly. Summit solves both of these problems, providing a clean all-in-one interface for tracking all of your investments across Apple devices. more…08:16 pmNew limited-time Apple Card offer now available: Earn $75 in Daily Cash
Once again, Apple has dropped a limited time Apple Card offer for new users who choose to sign up. Traditionally, the Apple Card does not offer a sign up bonus, so this is worth looking into. more…07:43 pmApple's latest Ferret AI model is a step towards Siri seeing and controlling iPhone apps | AppleInsiderApple's latest Ferret AI model is a step towards Siri seeing and controlling iPhone apps
Apple is still working on ways to help Siri see apps on a display, as a new paper explains how it is working on a version of Ferret that will work locally on an iPhone.A ferret in the wild - Image Credit: Pixabay/Michael SehlmeyerThe work by Apple to bring Siri up to speed with other AI systems usable on a smartphone is gradually accelerating. While immediate attempts to bring a new more contextual Siri to fruition isn't quite ready for primetime, Apple is still looking to the future for other updates it can do to its assistant and Apple Intelligence.It seems that the path ahead is to focus on its strength: local processing of queries. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums06:10 pmWhat to expect at the ‘special Apple Experience’ [Cult of Mac podcast No. 8]
This week on the "Cult of Mac" podcast: The "special Apple Experience" on March 4 doesn't sound like a typical Apple event. What could it be? (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)05:18 pmApple’s upcoming AI smart glasses are starting to sound a lot more exciting
Earlier this week, Bloomberg reported that Apple will be “accelerating” the development of three upcoming AI wearables: smart glasses, a pendant, and AirPods with cameras. These three products are all meant to integrate Siri deeper into our everyday lives, and I’ll be focusing on the glasses aspect of it. more…02:50 pmYour Mac has hidden tools — this $30 app makes them visible
Mac utility sale: MacMagic is an easy way to unlock hidden Mac features without memorizing Terminal commands. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)02:25 pmToday in Apple history: Apple and Cisco settle over ‘iPhone’ name
On February 21, 2007, Apple struck a deal with Cisco over the iPhone trademark. A look at the InfoGear iPhone and Steve Jobs' bold move. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)02:00 pmApple @ Work: How the iPhone forced the entire printing industry to adopt AirPrint
Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with Apple. If you worked in IT during the 2000s and the early 2010s, you know that printer driver management was the absolute worst part of the job and was a huge part of OS X upgrades. Manufacturers delayed support for the new OS X for months, and it was generally just an absolute nightmare. Then the iPhone and iPad arrived and changed everything… slowly. About Apple @ Work: Bradley Chambers managed an enterprise IT network from 2009 to 2021. Through his experience deploying and managing firewalls, switches, a mobile device management system, enterprise grade Wi-Fi, 1000s of Macs, and 1000s of iPads, Bradley will highlight ways in which Apple IT managers deploy Apple devices, build networks to support them, train users, stories from the trenches of IT management, and ways Apple could improve its products for IT departments. When Apple introduced AirPrint in 2010, most enterprise IT admins dismissed it. It looked like a consumer feature designed for printing photos at home on a $50 printer. As the iPhone and iPad infiltrated the corporate world, something interesting happened. Executives started bringing their iPads to work and wanted to print PDFs, and they did not want to hear about drivers or IP addresses. They just wanted to hit “Print” and have it work like it did at home. Instead of Apple adopting the complicated world of printer drivers, the rest of the industry had to adopt AirPrint. The iPhone forced the industry to adapt Apple is so popular now that AirPrint has become something every printer vendor has to support. In the early days, getting an enterprise multifunction printer to work with an iPad was a nightmare of third-party apps and gateways. I used multiple of them, and they were kinda junky. Today, the sheer volume of Apple devices used at work forced companies like HP, Canon, Xerox, and Ricoh eventually to support AirPrint. Over time, almost all MFPs built in native support for AirPrint. They had no choice. Not supporting AirPrint became a non-starter for purchases and leases. This shift didn’t just help mobile users. It eventually changed how we manage Macs as well. We moved away from the era of finding the perfect driver for the vast majority of our printing to AirPrint becoming the standard printing protocol. No, not every use case can use AirPrint, but it has gone from AirPrint being the exception to the rule. You could lease a couple of Ricoh printers and use AirPrint right out of the box without ever touching a driver. PaperCut and the modern print stack While AirPrint provided the connection, it didn’t solve the enterprise need for accounting, quotas, and security. That is where solutions like PaperCut have bridged the gap. PaperCut is a great example of Apple’s impact on the enterprise. It works incredibly well with macOS, but it is so easy for iPad and iPhone via a configuration profile. It is easy enough for end users to install it, but gives IT the control it needs. In a modern setup, you don’t manually add printers. You deploy a configuration profile, log in through your SSO, and then you are up and running. This profile tells the iOS device or Mac exactly where printer queues are. The user walks up, hits print, and the job goes to a virtual queue. They release it at the printer with a badge tap or a simple pin code. It is seamless. Wrap up We often talk about how Apple changed mobile device management, but we rarely give them credit for fixing printing. I simply don’t manage printer drivers today. It is 100% AirPrint. By forcing the industry to adopt a driverless standard, they saved IT admins everywhere from the pain of printer-specific drivers, and it has also made macOS upgrades a lot more seamless. It took a while to get here, but the combination of native AirPrint hardware and software like PaperCut has finally made enterprise printing a solved problem. Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage & protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with Apple.01:45 pmThis app makes switching apps on my Mac ridiculously fast [Awesome Apps]
I didn’t realize how much time I was wasting switching apps on my Mac. This tiny utility fixed that instantly. (via Cult of Mac - Your source for the latest Apple news, rumors, analysis, reviews, how-tos and deals.)08:00 amNormally $1,999, this MacBook Pro is $430 today
Macworld TL;DR: Until February 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT, these MacBook Pros are only $430. Now is a tough time to need a better computer. Tech prices are going up, but that doesn’t mean you can’t upgrade. This 2020 MacBook Pro is in near-mint condition, but it’s still only $429.97 (reg. $1,999) right now. This 13-inch MacBook Pro comes with a 10th Gen Intel Core i5 quad-core processor that runs at 2.0GHz, so everyday work like browsing, video calls, and document editing feels smooth. It has 16GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD, which is plenty of space for apps, photos, and big project files, and it helps the system stay responsive when you have a lot open at once. The 13.3-inch Retina display runs at 2560×1600 resolution with True Tone, so text looks sharp, and colors are vivid while the screen adjusts to the lighting in your room. Intel Iris Plus graphics handle streaming, light creative work, and general use without drama. The backlit Magic Keyboard is comfortable for long typing sessions, and the Touch Bar and Touch ID give you quick shortcuts and fingerprint login. You get four Thunderbolt 3 ports that handle charging, external displays, and fast storage through USB-C. Wireless connections use 802.11ac Wi Fi and Bluetooth 5.0 for modern routers and accessories. This Grade A refurbished unit should arrive in near-mint condition, with only minor signs of use. It weighs about 3.1 pounds, comes with a charger, and includes a limited third-party warranty. Get a MacBook Pro while they’re on sale for $430. Sale ends February 22 at 11:59 p.m. PT. Apple Macbook Pro (2020) 13″ i5 2GHz Touchbar 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Space Gray (Refurbished)See Deal StackSocial prices subject to change.08:00 amThis $20 tool is the declutter button your camera roll needed
Macworld TL;DR: CleanMy Phone scans duplicates, compresses media, and organizes your camera roll so your iPhone feels new again — for just $19.99. You know the warning: “iPhone Storage Full.” Suddenly, you’re speed-deleting photos from 2017, removing apps you still probably need, and debating whether one blurry brunch pic is worth iCloud rent. Instead, there’s an affordable and easy solution. CleanMy Phone (now $19.99, normally $44.99) acts like a spring cleaning crew for your camera roll. The app scans your device and intelligently finds duplicate photos, giant videos, forgotten screenshots, and low-quality shots you didn’t realize were multiplying. The surprisingly helpful part? It doesn’t just delete — it suggests. AI highlights the best image in a group, compresses videos without wrecking quality, and can even convert Live Photos to standard shots to save serious space. Everything runs locally on your device, so your photos never leave your phone. No uploading, no weird privacy tradeoffs — just a cleaner library. It also shows real-time storage analytics, so you finally understand why 40GB vanished overnight (spoiler: videos and memes). Instead of upgrading storage again, you might just clean it up. Because most phones don’t need replacing — they need organizing. Get CleanMy Phone for your iPhone or iPad while it’s just $19.99 (MSRP $44.99). CleanMy®Phone Cleanup Storage AppSee Deal StackSocial prices subject to change.01:30 amWhatsApp working on anti-spoiler feature for text messages
Users will soon be able to mark messages as spoilers, so their content isn’t immediately visible to recipients. Here are the details. more…Friday February 2011:22 pmDialed Game Tests Your Color Memory
Think you can accurately recall colors? Dialed, a simple browser game, reveals just how unreliable human color memory really is. It offers easy and hard modes, as well as multiplayer competition.Read original article11:02 pmApple researchers develop on-device AI agent that interacts with apps for you
Despite having just 3 billion parameters, Ferret-UI Lite matches or surpasses the benchmark performance of models up to 24 times larger. Here are the details. more…11:00 pm9to5Mac Daily: February 20, 2026 – iPhone’s satellite features, more
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Sponsored by Stuff: Stuff helps you get everything out of your head and into a simple, elegant system—closing open loops and reducing mental stress. Use code 9TO5 at checkout for 50% off your first year. more…10:00 pmPresident Trump imposes new 10% global U.S. import tariff
Following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to invalidate President Donald Trump's broad import IEEPA tariffs, the president vowed to pursue… The post appeared first on MacDailyNews.