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You can still buy the last-gen iPad with a headphone jack for $249

Retailers are still selling the ninth-gen iPad starting at $249 despite Apple killing it during its “Let Loose” event. Here’s how to buy it.

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Sonos says its controversial app redesign took ‘courage’

The redesigned Sonos app isn’t going over well with some customers because of missing features. But the company says it was a necessary change for the future.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s first new Lord of the Rings movie is due out in 2026

Peter Jackson is returning to produce a new Lord of the Rings movie for Warner Bros. Discovery that’s due out in 2026.

Motorola’s midrange stylus phone gets wireless charging and a glow-up

With a vegan leather finish, built-in stylus, and fun colors like scarlet wave, the 2024 Motorola Stylus 5G looks pretty good on paper.

Animal Well review: gets lost in this cryptic world

Animal Well is a Metroid-like adventure from indie developer Billy Basso that launches May 9th on the PS5, Steam, and Nintendo Switch.

Microsoft says it needs games like Hi-Fi Rush the day after killing its studio

After shutting down Hi-Fi Rush studio Tango Gameworks, the head of Xbox Game Studios, Matt Booty, remarked in a town hall that Xbox needs smaller, award-winning, and prestigious games.

People sure are pressed about Apple’s crushing iPad commercial

The world is having a major discussion about automation and AI, so Apple’s latest commercial crushing all of human creativity into an iPad has angered a lot of artists and other creatives.

Inside Microsoft’s Xbox turmoil

Microsoft’s gaming layoffs are part of big Xbox strategy shifts. Employees at Xbox are bracing for what’s next as Microsoft reprioritizes its game lineup.

Goodbye to Apple’s Smart Keyboard Folio, the best iPad Pro accessory

Apple no longer offers a lightweight keyboard folio for the OLED iPad Pro, leaving the bulkier Magic Keyboard as the only option — and a very expensive one.