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Shop the best Apple deals this week: The M5 MacBook Air hits a new record low price
Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M5, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)
(save $150)
Apple iPad Air, 11-inch (M4, WiFi, 256GB)
(save $52.50)
Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS, 42mm)
(save $100)
Apple AirPods Pro 3
(save $49.01)
With no major sale or holiday on our radar, it’s surprising how many Apple deals we found this week. If you’re looking to save some money on a new MacBook, iPad, or set of AirPods, don’t head to the Apple Store. You’ll never find markdowns on new Apple products directly from the brand; hate it or love it, Amazon is the best place to shop for Apple discounts.
We hunted for the best prices across MacBooks, Apple Watches, iPads, and more to find the best deals to shop this week. Surprisingly, nearly every iteration of the M5 MacBook Air, M5 Pro MacBook Pro, and M5 Max MacBook Pro is down to a new record-low, beating its Big Spring Sale price from last month. AirPods and iPad deals are a bit more tame, but there are still savings to be had. We’ve rounded up all the best Apple deals below for the week of April 13, 2026.
Best MacBook deal
Why we like it
Apple just dropped its latest MacBook Air last month, featuring an upgraded processor and a new wireless chip. It’s technically already $100 cheaper than its predecessor with the same storage capacity, but this discount saves you an extra $150 on top of that. Now $949 for the base model, it’s down to its lowest price since launch, inching it into more budget-friendly territory.
Besides the speedier processor and the N1 wireless chip, which brings support for WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 6, it’s kind of a boring upgrade. It still features the same 60Hz Liquid Retina display, 18-hour battery life, 12MP Center Stage webcam, and dual Thunderbolt 4 ports. Thus, it’s not an essential upgrade unless you’re rocking a MacBook that’s a few generations outdated.
More MacBook Air deals
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Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $999
$1,199(save $200) -
Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,099
$1,399(save $300) -
Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M5, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,149
$1,299(save $150) -
Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M5, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,149
$1,299(save $150) -
Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M5, 24GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,349
$1,499(save $150) -
Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M5, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,349
$1,499(save $150) -
Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M5, 24GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,549
$1,699(save $150)
MacBook Neo deals
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Apple MacBook Neo (A18 Pro, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $689.99
$699(save $9.01)
MacBook Pro deals
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Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M5, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,580
$1,699(save $119) -
Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M4 Pro, 24GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,799
$1,999(save $200) -
Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M5, 24GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,799
$1,899(save $100) -
Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M5 Pro, 24GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $2,049
$2,199(save $150) -
Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M5 Pro with 15-core CPU/16-core GPU, 24GB RAM, 2TB SSD) — $2,449
$2,599(save $150) -
Apple MacBook Pro, 16-inch (M5 Pro, 24GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $2,549
$2,699(save $150) -
Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M5 Pro with 18-core CPU/20-core GPU, 24GB RAM, 2TB SSD) — $2,649
$2,799(save $150) -
Apple MacBook Pro, 16-inch (M5 Pro, 48GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $3,049
$3,099(save $50) -
Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M5 Max, 36GB RAM, 2TB SSD) — $3,449
$3,599(save $150) -
Apple MacBook Pro, 16-inch (M5 Max, 36GB RAM, 2TB SSD) — $3,699
$3,899(save $200) -
Apple MacBook Pro, 16-inch (M5 Max, 48GB RAM, 2TB SSD) — $4,199
$4,399(save $200)
Best AirPods deal
Why we like it
The third-generation AirPods Pro are the best AirPods yet. Mashable’s reviewer called them “without a doubt, one of the best products of the year” in 2025. They feature even better noise cancellation, about eight hours of battery life with ANC turned on, and new foam-infused tips with five different sizes to choose from for the ultimate comfort. They also now offer heart rate monitoring tech (a la the Powerbeats Pro 2), Fitness app compatibility, and live translation. At $199.99, they’re not quite the cheapest they’ve ever been, but still a much better value than buying at full price.
More AirPods deals
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Apple AirPods 4 — $119
$129(save $10) -
Apple AirPods 4 (with ANC) — $154.99
$179(save $24.01) -
Apple AirPods Max (1st Gen, USB-C) — $429.99
$549(save $119.01) -
Apple AirPods Max (2nd Gen) — $529.99
$549(save $19.01)
Best iPad deal
Why we like it
The M4 iPad Air arrived last month alongside a slew of new Apple products and it’s quite the powerhouse. Mashable’s tech editor took it for a test drive and writes, “It delivers iterative updates that improve an already stellar tablet,” adding that it’s almost too impressive for the average user. Still, we think it’s the best iPad for most people. Every iteration of the 11-inch and 13-inch model is on sale, but we highlighted the 256GB 11-inch model, as it saves you $12.50 more than the base storage option.
More iPad deals
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Apple iPad, 11-inch (A16, WiFi, 128GB) — $299
$349(save $50) -
Apple iPad Air, 11-inch (M4, WiFi, 128GB) — $559
$599(save $40) -
Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro, WiFi, 256GB) — $569.84
$599(save $29.16) -
Apple iPad Air, 11-inch (M3, WiFi + Cellular, 256GB) — $749
$849(save $100) -
Apple iPad Air, 13-inch (M4, WiFi, 128GB) — $749
$799(save $50) -
Apple iPad Air, 11-inch (M4, WiFi, 512GB) — $839
$899(save $60) -
Apple iPad Air, 13-inch (M4, WiFi, 256GB) — $839
$899(save $60) -
Apple iPad Pro, 11-inch (M5, WiFi, 256GB) — $946
$999(save $53) -
Apple iPad Air, 13-inch (M4, WiFi, 512GB) — $1,016.50
$1,099(save $82.50) -
Apple iPad Pro, 13-inch (M5, WiFi, 256GB) — $1,199
$1,299(save $100)
Apple Watch deals
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Apple Watch SE 3 (GPS, 40mm) — $219
$249(save $30) -
Apple Watch SE 3 (GPS, 44mm) — $249
$279(save $30) -
Apple Watch SE 3 (GPS + Cellular, 40mm) — $269
$299(save $30) -
Apple Watch SE 3 (GPS + Cellular, 44mm) — $299
$329(save $30) -
Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS, 42mm) — $299
$399(save $100) -
Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS, 46mm) — $329
$429(save $100) -
Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS + Cellular, 42mm) — $399
$499(save $100) -
Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS + Cellular, 46mm) — $429
$529(save $100) -
Apple Watch Ultra 3 (GPS + Cellular, 49mm) — $699.99
$799(save $99.01)
Apple accessory deals
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Apple Pencil (USB-C) — $68.99
$79(save $10.01) -
Apple Pencil Pro — $99
$129(save $30)
This beginner-friendly 4K drone just hit its best price ever thanks to a hidden coupon
SAVE 30%: As of April 13, you can get the DJI Mini 4K for $209, down from $299, at Amazon. That’s a 30% discount or $90 savings.
My dad and my cousin are obsessed with drones, so I’ve spent enough time watching them fly to know two things: the really good ones are usually very expensive, and they’re easy to crash if you don’t know what you’re doing (and sometimes, even if you do!).
If you’ve been wanting to get into the hobby without the steep learning curve (or the high price tag), this DJI model is a great place to start. Right now, the DJI Mini 4K is listed at $299, but if you clip the on-page coupon, it drops to $209.
Despite its tiny size, this drone has the practical features you need to get in the air quickly. It has a 4K Ultra HD camera paired with a 3-axis gimbal to keep your footage smooth and cinematic. Because it weighs under 249 grams, you don’t have to worry about FAA registration or Remote ID for recreational use. It also has a maximum flight time of 31 minutes, Level 5 wind resistance (stable in winds up to 38kph), and a 10km video transmission range.
If you’re worried about flying it into a tree or the ocean, it features one-tap takeoff and landing, stable hovering, and a GPS Return to Home (RTH) function, so you don’t have to panic if you lose it. It even comes with intelligent QuickShots modes that automatically fly the drone in cinematic patterns to get you professional-looking shots with just a few taps (which could be good if you’re a real estate agent or photographer!).
Get ready for camping season with the Bluetti Elite 100 V2 while its over half off
SAVE $404.03: The Bluetti Elite 100 V2 is on sale at Amazon for $394.97, down from the list price of $799. That’s a 51% discount.
Memorial Day weekend will be here in just over a month. After that, we’ll officially be in summer camping season. If you’ve been hearing about portable power stations and how useful they can be at the campground but don’t own one yet, consider this sale your sign.
As of April 13, the Bluetti Elite 100 V2 is on sale at Amazon for $394.97, marked down from the normal price of $799. That’s a 51% discount that takes $404.03 off the price.
Packing in 1,024Wh, the Bluetti Elite 100 V2 is well worth bringing along on your next weekend away. It’ll be able to recharge phones, laptops, drone batteries, camping lights, and keep the coffee pot running each morning.
Bluetti equipped this model with four standard AC ports, two USB-A ports, and two USB-C ports. Plus, it only weighs about 25 pounds so it’ll be portable enough to carry around the campsite. It’s also a relatively quiet model, operating at about 30 decibels, which will be nice if you’re using it to power up a CPAP machine at night.
With 45 minutes of standard wall AC recharging, the Bluetti Elite 100 V2 will go from 0 to 80% charge in about 45 minutes. A full charge should take around 70 minutes. You can also connect the Elite 100 V2 to up to 1,000W of solar power for recharging. With that input, expect to get a full recharge in about 70 minutes.
Before you head off on the next camping adventure, upgrade you setup with the Bluetti Elite 100 V2. It’s down to an incredibly affordable price of under $395. That’s nearly as good as it gets for a power station in the 1K Wh range.
The best TV deals this week take hundreds off Samsung, LG, and Hisense models
LG 55-inch Class OLED B5 4K TV
(save $700)
Samsung 75-inch Class QLED Q7F 4K TV
(save $432)
Hisense 85-inch Class U8 4K TV
(save $2,000)
You deserve some time to relax. Chill out on the couch with a great show, play a classic Mario game, or watch this weekend’s best baseball games. But are you really gonna do this on your tiny phone or a handheld device? You deserve something bigger. Give those squinting eyes a break and spend some time with a great TV. If your current TV isn’t doing its intended job anymore, it might be time for an upgrade.
Thankfully, the world of TVs hasn’t seen a wild price increase like some other categories have in recent years. You can still snag great deals on a new, high-end TV that’ll work well for years. And if we break down the time spent watching TV, it might be well worth the investment.
I’ve scanned the best TV deals at Amazon this week to find the sales worth shopping. Some models come from our favorite TV brands and shave big money off the normal price. It’s worth mentioning Amazon has inaccurately noted several list prices on these TVs compared to their accurate MSRP as listed by the brand. We’ve noted the correct savings on each model based on the brand’s own list price.
Here are some deals worth shopping this week if you’re looking to upgrade your TV this spring.
Best LG deal
Why we like it
Not every room needs a massive TV. A great 55-inch model could be perfect in your bedroom, living room, or the kids’ room. Today’s deal on the LG 55-inch Class OLED B5 4K TV takes $700 off compared to the list price at LG. This model uses LG’s Alpha 8 AI processor that automatically adjust the picture and sound quality to give you the best experience possible. The OLED display focuses on giving off perfect blacks and bright contrast colors, using over 8.3 billion self-lit smart pixels. Plus, it comes with the LG Ultimate Game Play functions with a 120Hz refresh rate.
Best Samsung deal
Why we like it
Down to a record-low price at Amazon, the Samsung 75-inch Class QLED Q7F 4K TV uses 4K upscaling to give a great image. A 75-inch TV from front-runner Samsung that’s on sale for under $568 is something worth paying attention to. This 2025 model uses Samsung’s supersize picture enhancer that ensures the larger pixels on such a large display stay clear and crips with excellent contrast.
You also get access to Samsung TV Plus which contains over 2,700 channels of premium TV. Amazon is also tossing in one month of free access to Xbox GamePass for new users and free delivery into the room of your choice and unpacking.
Best Hisense deal
Why we like it
Ready to go big? TVs in the 85-inch and up range tend to come with eye-watering prices. That’s why we’re thrilled to see the Hisense 85-inch Class U8 4K TV down to a record-low price at Amazon of $1,499.99.
Perfect for larger living rooms or rec rooms, the Hisense shines with up to 5,000 Nits of brightness and an impressive 165Hz refresh rate. That means it’ll be a great gaming TV for your favorite titles. If you tend to watch TV during bright hours, the addition of the Anti-Reflection Pro coating will help with distracting reflections. This model is also certified by the IMAX corporation should you want to watch some of Hollywood’s greatest films at home.
Pragmata proves a great game only needs one great idea
It’s been a long time coming for Pragmata. Capcom’s new sci-fi third-person shooter first debuted with a memorably vague trailer during a showcase of PS5 games — before the PS5 even came out — then entered a prolonged period of radio silence. Three or four years ago, you could’ve convinced me the project was canceled, as so many new-console-showcase games often are.
However, almost six years later, Pragmata is here, it’s real, and it kicks ass.
The action game gurus at Capcom have crafted another inventive, tightly designed, and (in this instance) surprisingly heartfelt adventure that stands out in a world where so many big-budget games seemingly want you to never play anything else. Pragmata doesn’t have a long bullet-point list of features; instead, it stretches one unique gameplay hook to the extreme for no more than 10 to 12 hours.
Between its excellent hacking-based combat and touchingly sincere interactions between its two protagonists, Pragmata has a real argument as being one of the best recent games in Capcom’s portfolio, and that’s no small thing if you’ve been keeping up with Resident Evil, Monster Hunter, and the like over the last seven or eight years.
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Meet Hugh and Diana. You’ll love them.
Credit: Capcom
For almost all of Pragmata‘s story, there are two characters with speaking roles. It’s a good thing they’re both easy to love.
Players step into the spacesuit boots of Hugh Williams, an exceedingly normal man sent to a futuristic moon base called the Cradle on a repair mission, only to find that the Cradle’s entire human staff has been exterminated by angry 3D-printed robots who nominally exist for maintenance and assistance purposes. After the rest of Hugh’s repair crew unceremoniously eats it within the first 20 minutes of the game’s story, Hugh meets up with a mysterious little robot girl named Diana, who spends the rest of Pragmata riding around on his shoulders as the two try to escape the Cradle and get back to Earth.
Pragmata‘s story has some twists and turns, many of them predictable if you pay any attention to the various text and audio logs left behind by the former human crew of the Cradle. It’s a perfectly fine excuse to romp through a cool moon base full of 3D-printed architecture and freaky robots, but it’s unlikely to win any narrative awards at the end of the year. That’s fine, though, because the story’s main purpose is linking Hugh and Diana together, giving Pragmata some real emotional juice it wouldn’t have otherwise.
Credit: Capcom
Over the past 10-ish years, video games have been plagued by stories about sad dads learning to become regular people by virtue of having to escort and protect kids through some perilous journey. The Last of Us and Sony’s recent God of War reboot games come to mind. Pragmata could have easily fallen down this same hole, but instead, its writers made the gloriously correct decision to give Hugh and Diana more of an uncle/niece relationship instead. Their conversations can be playful and goofy as often as they are sincere and emotional, and Hugh seems to delight in being able to teach Diana (who has never been to Earth) what it’s like to live on the human homeworld as they traipse through artificial facsimiles of Earth-like environments.
I’m especially fond of the 3D-printed Times Square environment that’s been shown off in various trailers, but rest assured that Pragmata has plenty of environmental variety despite its setting, and it all looks gorgeous and runs flawlessly on a PS5 Pro.
Anyway, most importantly, Hugh is not some traumatized, damaged, sad bastard who needs a child to fill an emotional void in his heart like Joel or Kratos. His backstory isn’t entirely pleasant, but for the most part, he’s a nice guy who’s had a pretty good life full of people who love him, and he’s fully aware of that. Hugh spends much of Pragmata extolling the virtues of human love and companionship to Diana, which I found refreshingly positive compared to the overwhelming misanthropy of something like The Last of Us.
All of that characterization manages to transcend what is otherwise a fairly standard sci-fi story, coming to a head in an emotionally satisfying conclusion.
Hack, shoot, and dash your way to freedom
Credit: Capcom
Pragmata‘s narrative elements elevate the experience, to be sure, but they are not the reason why I think you should play it. Rather, I think you should play Pragmata because the part where you fight robots is as fun and clever as any third-person shooter has been in the past few years.
If you haven’t been following along (there’s a free demo on every platform that you should check out), Pragmata is a shooter where your guns don’t really hurt enemies by default. Their robotic exoskeletons are nearly impervious to conventional weaponry, which is where Diana comes in. She uses her android powers to hack enemies, causing them to expose weak points that Hugh can then shoot.
This is done through a simple hacking minigame that accompanies the shooting. When you aim at an enemy, a grid will appear on screen that you navigate through using the four face buttons. The idea is to navigate through beneficial hacking nodes while avoiding harmful ones on the way to a final “complete hack” node, all in real-time as enemies are coming towards Hugh with ill intent. Put more simply, you’re completing a little maze on-screen while also trying to avoid and shoot bad guys.
You might think that adding one additional layer to what is otherwise a pretty normal-feeling shooter wouldn’t be that big of a deal, but you’d be wrong. The developers at Capcom manage to wring everything they can out of this hacking minigame, as the player gradually unlocks new nodes with different effects, a gauge that builds up with each successful hack that you can expend on more powerful hacks, and some other fun abilities I won’t spoil.
Pragmata also has a ton of enemy variety, so while you’re just trying to shoot humanoids in the head at the start of the game, combat strategy becomes significantly more interesting and dynamic by the end.
Credit: Capcom
In practice, Pragmata takes what works about recent Resident Evil combat (namely, the tension of carefully aiming at weak points as enemies slowly, ominously trudge towards you), adds all of this fun hacking nonsense, and even adds an acrobatic dash function to the mix. It culminates in something that is extremely fun to do from the very first fight until the final confrontation.
It’s also got multiple satisfying upgrade systems that benefit from careful exploration, as secret areas throughout the world are usually filled with exceptionally useful rewards. Pragmata is generally pretty linear, but paying attention to hidden nooks and crannies is every bit as important here as it is in any recent RE game.
I could keep going on about how cool it feels to do a slow-motion perfect dash out of the way of a big boss attack, complete a hack in mid-air, and bombard its weak point with ultra-crunchy space shotgun blasts, but really, you should see it for yourself. Pragmata makes quality use of all its systems, rewards experimentation with different kinds of builds and weapons, and its best challenges ask you to incorporate everything you’ve learned along the way. I can’t really ask for much more out of a great action game.
Well, there is one small thing: It can be kind of hard to wrap your head around hacking when there are lots of enemies on screen. Sometimes, simply locking onto the right one can be a bit of a chore in those circumstances. It’s not a big deal, but if the game has one flaw in its combat, it’s that.
Pragmata isn’t super long, but it makes an impact
I was able to finish Pragmata in about eight hours, but a completionist mindset might stretch that out to 12 to 15 at most. If I have one real complaint about Pragmata beyond its occasionally muddled group combat scenarios and somewhat utilitarian story, it’s that I do wish there was just a little more of it. It’s less that the game is too short and more that it’s so good that I was sad when it was over.
But maybe that’s alright. In a world of Crimson Desert-like games that try to do everything at once, maybe we need more experiences like Pragmata. The world of big-budget games would definitely benefit from smaller-scale games with extremely tight, focused design like this. Pragmata was clearly the product of one great idea, and everything that’s great about it can be traced back to it.
That’s all a game needs.
Roblox introduces new kids accounts (and age verification) to improve safety
Roblox has been popular with kids for a very long time, but some of those kids might soon get locked out of their favorite content.
That’s because the popular online game creation and sharing tool is rolling out specific, age-gated accounts for younger users in early June, per an official press release. The move is part of a larger push to improve safety on Roblox, after the company faced backlash and legal action for allegedly failing to protect young users from child predators lurking on the platform.
The new accounts are called Roblox Kids and Roblox Select, with the former existing for users between the ages of 5 and 8, and the latter for users between 9 and 16. Roblox Kids accounts can only play games with “Minimal” or “Mild” content ratings, while Select accounts can access “Moderate” games. Chat is also off by default for Kids accounts and “gradually introduced with safeguards” for Select accounts.
Roblox will enforce all of this in one of two ways: Either users will submit to an age verification system, or linked parental accounts will set an age for the child’s account. Anyone who refuses to submit to an age check will automatically be placed into a Kids account.
The press release didn’t go into detail about the age verification system, so there may be privacy concerns once it actually rolls out. Roblox said that it will track an account’s age over time, so anyone who ages out of a Kids or Select account in real life will also age out of it in the game.
It should also be noted that Roblox will only let Kids and Select accounts play games that have been vetted through a three-step program that includes ID verification for the developers and a pass through Roblox‘s moderation system.
Even with the potential for privacy problems related to age verification, all of this is arguably overdue for Roblox. As Mashable has covered in the past, Roblox started adopting more safety measures a couple of years ago. However, these tools often required active parental involvement, rather than restricting access for young users across the board.
Age verification critics warn that the practice can be a threat to both privacy and freedom of speech.
Netflixs The Boroughs teases more subterranean monsters from the Duffer Brothers
The Duffer Brothers may be finished with Stranger Things, but they’re still backing Netflix projects about creepy monsters, cookie-cutter communities, and subterranean mysteries.
Created by showrunners Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance) and produced by the Duffers’ Upside Down Pictures, The Boroughs sees a major cast — Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Alfred Molina, Bill Pullman, Clarke Peters, Jena Malone, Denis O’Hare, Jane Kaczmarek— dwelling in a sun-drenched, New Mexico retirement community.
It all seems idyllic on the surface until you see the monster claw in the oven.
The Boroughs is streaming on Netflix May 21.
This 75-inch Samsung TV is at its lowest price ever (and they’ll even unbox it for you)
SAVE 19%: As of April 13, you can get the 75-inch Samsung Class QLED Q7F Series Samsung Vision AI Smart TV for $567.99, down from $697.99, at Amazon. That’s a 19% discount or $130 in savings.
at Amazon
$697.99
Save $130
If you’re staring down an outdated, undersized TV, it might be time for an upgrade.
Right now, Amazon has the 2025 Samsung 75-inch Class QLED Q7F Series marked down to $567.99. That’s a 19% discount (or $130 in savings) and a pretty good deal for a TV this size. It’s also the lowest price we’ve seen this model go for! They’ll even deliver it to your room of choice and unbox it for you for free (they won’t take your old TV, though.)
The 75-inch display is powered by a Q4 AI Gen1 Processor that actively upscales your older content into crisp 4K. That means you can be watching TV Land reruns and they’ll still look like a brand-new show. Combine that with Quantum HDR and 100 percent Color Volume with Quantum Dot technology, and you get over a billion shades of color that’ll stay vibrant, even in a living room that gets a lot of natural light.
For gamers and sports fans, it features Motion Xcelerator 60Hz to predict and smooth out the on-screen action, plus Object Tracking Sound Lite, which uses a virtual top channel to make the audio physically follow the movement on the screen.
With a 4.3-star rating from over 2,000 buyers, it’s currently sitting as the #1 Best Seller in QLED TVs for a reason. If you’ve been putting off upgrading because of the price (or just the hassle of moving a giant screen), this deal solves both problems at once.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping trailer teases Haymitchs colorful Quarter Quell
The trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping promises the most colorful, beautiful Hunger Games yet. But fans of Suzanne Collins’s book series know something much darker (and emotionally devastating) lurks right below the surface.
Directed by Francis Lawrence, who’s helmed every Hunger Games film but the first, this prequel follows Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark’s mentor Haymitch Abernathy as he braves the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell. Each Quarter Quell comes with a new sadistic twist, and this one’s is especially painful. Instead of 24 young tributes competing in the Capitol’s elaborate death match, there will be 48.
The trailer introduces the four District 12 tributes who will be heading into the arena: Haymitch, wealthy Maysilee Donner (Mckenna Grace), oddsmaker Wyatt Callow (Ben Wang), and young Louella McCoy (Molly McCann). Another key District 12 figure to keep your eye on is Lenore Dove Baird (Whitney Peak), Haymitch’s beloved and a member of the Covey introduced in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
Sunrise on the Reaping‘s trailer also features glimpses of familiar faces from The Hunger Games trilogy. President Snow (Ralph Fiennes) is still terrorizing District 12 tributes, Plutarch Heavensbee (Jesse Plemons) is laying the groundwork for the rebellion that will come 25 years later, and Caesar Flickerman (Kieran Culkin) is bringing sparkles and showmanship to the Hunger Games media coverage. Plus, Effie Trinket (Elle Fanning) is finding her calling as a tribute stylist, and District 3 victor Wiress (Maya Hawke) continues to find ways to exploit the arena’s machinery.
For a closer look at all these characters, as well as an unrecognizable Glenn Close as Capitol escort Drusilla Sickle, check out the full trailer above.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping hits theaters Nov. 20.
Huawei Pura X Max might usher the era of wide foldable phones
Step aside, Apple and Samsung; it’s China’s Huawei that currently rules the unusually-wide-foldable-phones niche.
On Monday, the company published a teaser video of its upcoming Huawei Pura X Max foldable phone.
The Pura X Max will officially launch on Apr. 20 alongside the more conventional Pura 90 Pro, so we don’t know all of the exact specs yet. Huawei, however, did say the foldable will come with a triple rear camera, with 12/16GB of RAM, and 256/512/1,024GB of storage.
Credit: Huawei
The video clearly shows the device from all sides, including some of its color options (the phone will be offered in five colors: Interstellar Blue, Olive Gold, Phantom Night Black, Vibrant Orange, and Zero Degree White).
Huawei hasn’t been very popular in the U.S. since it was restricted from using U.S. tech seven years ago, forcing the phone maker to give up on Android as an operating system. But what makes this particular phone interesting is the form factor; the Pura X Max has an unusually wide body when folded, expanding to a tablet-like device when unfolded.
Credit: Huawei
Samsung is rumored to be working on a similar device, and Apple’s widely rumored iPhone Fold could look a little bit like that, though details are unofficial and unclear on that one right now.
Amazingly, this isn’t even the first wide foldable Huawei has launched. The Pura X Max follows the Huawei Pura X, which is a similarly wide flip foldable that came out in March 2025. The company also sells the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate Design, a tri-folding phone that boasts powerful specs and an extremely slim profile.
The Sony ULT Field 7 party speaker is over $50 off at Amazon
SAVE OVER $50: As of April 13, the Sony ULT Field 7 has dropped to $448 at Amazon. That’s $51.99 off its list price of $499.99.
Spring is a great time to start venturing outside. Whether you enjoy going camping or just hosting people in your backyard, a portable speaker can help make the festivities feel even more fun. If you’ve been thinking about buying one, quite a few are on sale right now. And that includes the Sony ULT Field 7 at Amazon, which we consider the best boombox on our list of the best portable speakers.
As of April 13, the Sony ULT Field 7 has dropped from $499.99 to $448 at Amazon, allowing you to save $51.99 overall. It’s an offer that may not be live for long, given it’s currently marked as a limited-time deal at the retailer. So if you’ve had your eye on this speaker, now is a great time to make a move.
If you want a portable speaker that boasts big sound, the Sony ULT Field 7 can deliver. There’s a reason it earned the spot of the best boombox on our list of the best portable speakers: “The ULT Field 7 fills any room with loud, engaging sound when set to 70 percent volume; bass will wallop your eardrums if experienced in proximity at the highest volume.” Plus, its “boombox aesthetic exudes old-school swagger.”
On top of that, it offers up to 30 hours of battery life, so it has plenty of juice to keep the party going all day and into the night. It can handle a variety of outdoor adventures too, with an IP67 waterproof, rustproof, and dustproof build.
This deal on the Sony ULT Field 7 may not last long. Act fast to save at Amazon.
3 AdultFriendFinder features exclusive to paid users
Once you’ve made an account and explored what AdultFriendFinder has to offer, you’ll discover constant prompts to upgrade your account to a “Premium Gold Plan.” Before you reach for your credit card, it’s a good idea to consider the benefits of a paid membership.
If you’re on a tight budget, you can absolutely still have fun using AdultFriendFinder’s free version, but the site does throw up some annoying barriers and limitations for free users. And an awful lot of content and quality-of-life stuff is waiting for you once you upgrade.
Thankfully, the site doesn’t make commitment difficult. You can test the waters with a one-month membership that will set you back $25.16, or you can commit to three months at a price of $20.95 per month. If the trial run goes well, you might opt to commit for the long term with a one-year membership at a monthly fee of just $14.95. Note, however, that you do have to manually cancel your Gold account after each membership period ends, as it does automatically renew your subscription by default.
Intrigued but still need more information before you’re willing to commit? Here are three perks exclusive to paid users that help justify the monthly cost:
Discover vastly expanded chatting options
If you’re relying on a free membership, you’ll quickly discover that chatting options are limited. You can search for individual members based on some limited criteria (Man/Woman/Trans or Couple/Group, for example), and you can apply some extremely limited filters (Online or Near Me), but if you try to click through the profile photo and learn more about whoever has caught your eye, you’ll be immediately taken to the account upgrade prompt.
Standard members can really only interact with others in the forums and group chat spaces, which can be fun but simultaneously also limiting, since there’s no guarantee the people you’re chatting with live anywhere near you. And while standard members can receive messages from premium users, they’ll need to upgrade to actually respond.
Gold members, on the other hand, can send and respond to private messages, enter webcam shows and speak to the host for free, add people to a Friends list to make recurring contact easier, and even unlock access to the site’s built-in instant messenger for real-time conversations.
Unlock AdultFriendFinder’s even naughtier side
One quick visit to the homepage, where nudity filters are turned off by default, will reveal that AdultFriendFinder doesn’t shy away from sexual content, but free members are missing out on a lot more than they realize. With a premium membership, for example, you gain access to higher quality photos, videos, and streams, so those tiny thumbnails and grainy webcam feeds that look like they’re being streamed from the ‘90s suddenly come to life in stunning HD.
Moreover, Gold members can both view and comment on nude photos and videos on profiles that the uploader has restricted to paying members, and while standard members are allowed to watch member webcams, they may only watch one at a time, while Gold members can open multiple streams at once.
Finally, Gold members can access AdultFriendFinder’s Sex Academy, a massive resource for anyone wanting to learn more about sex and sexual health, discover new techniques, and become a more skilled lover. Topics range from basics like how to correctly put on a condom to advanced oral sex techniques, all of which are covered in a way that’s easy to follow.
Refine your search for the perfect match
Given that free members can’t really interact with their searches anyway, it’s still frustrating to discover how limited the basic search function is, especially when users voluntarily provide so much information about themselves. Paid members get a far better experience, unlocking a refined search that includes not only the basics like gender, sexual orientation, and an age and distance range (Straight, Bisexual, Bicurious, Gay, and Prefer Not To Say are all options), but also marital status, ethnicity, and body type (Average, Slim/Petite, Athletic, Ample, A Little Extra Padding, and BBW/BBM are the options here).
Paid members can get even more specific thanks to the site’s My Kinks section. Fill this out to let people know what you’re into, helping to attract like-minded people while also enabling you to search through users who share your kinks. The list is fairly exhaustive and very kink-friendly.
Paid members can also build up a friends list, helping you to keep track of your favorite people and chat partners and more easily return to a sultry conversation or keep up with a streamer’s schedule.
If you’re after a naughtier online dating experience, something that foregrounds the kinky fun and taboo chats that other sites hide behind innuendo, AdultFriendFinder’s paid membership experience is very much worth exploring.
How to unblock Pornhub for free in Texas
TL;DR: Unblock Pornhub from Texas with a VPN. The best service for unblocking porn sites is ExpressVPN.
More than a third of U.S. states have introduced age verification laws for online adult content, including Texas. In response, Pornhub has blocked users in those locations from accessing their site. That means millions of users in Texas (and around the world) are now unable to access Pornhub.
There are complicated reasons for this situation, but the workaround is simple. If you want to unblock porn sites like Pornhub for free from Texas, we have all the information you need.
How to unblock Pornhub for free in Texas
VPNs are useful tools that can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to secure servers in other locations. This straightforward process bypasses geo-restrictions so you can access sites like Pornhub from anywhere in the world.
Unblock Pornhub by following these simple steps:
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Sign up for a VPN (like ExpressVPN)
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Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)
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Open up the app and connect to a server in a location that supports access to Pornhub
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Visit Pornhub
The best VPNs for unblocking porn sites are not free, but most do offer free-trial peiods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can unblock porn sites like Pornhub without actually spending anything. This is obviously not a long-term solution, but it does give you the opportunity to temporarily retain access to Pornhub before recovering your investment.
If you want to retain permanent access to sites like Pornhub, you’ll need a subscription. Fortunately, the best VPN for bypassing content restrictions is on sale for a limited time.
What is the best VPN for Pornhub?
ExpressVPN is the top choice for unblocking porn sites like Pornhub, for a number of reasons:
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Servers in 105 countries
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Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more
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Strict no-logging policy so your data is always secure
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Fast streaming speeds free from throttling
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Up to 10 simultaneous connections
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30-day money-back guarantee
A two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $68.40 and includes an extra four months for free — 81% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.99 (with money-back guarantee).
Unblock Pornhub for free in Texas with ExpressVPN.
Ben & Jerrys Free Cone Day is back for 2026 — how to score free ice cream on April 14
TL;DR: On April 14, visit your nearest Scoop Shop and grab a free cup or cone of your favorite Ben & Jerry’s flavor.
It’s that special time of year when free ice cream becomes the norm. Hot on the heels of Dairy Queen announcing the date of its Free Cone Day, Ben & Jerry’s has done the same.
Ben & Jerry’s celebrates Free Cone Day around the globe every year, sharing the love with free cups and cones of your favorite flavors. There’s no catch. Simply visit your nearest Scoop Shop and grab a scoop for free.
When is Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day?
Ben & Jerry’s is giving away free ice cream at a host of locations between 12-8 p.m. on April 14. You can check participating locations here.
Ben & Jerry’s is aiming to spread more joy than ever before. They served up 1 million scoops in 2023, but they’re targeting more in 2026. And you can help out with that ambitious target, because unlike a lot of these free giveaways, there’s no limit on the number of times you can score a free cone. Can’t decide what flavor to order? Don’t worry — try them all.
Mark your calendars. This is a date you don’t want to forget.
The Apple Watch Series 11 is back down to its lowest-ever price at Amazon — get $100 off
SAVE $100: As of April 13, the Apple Watch Series 11 is on sale for $299 at Amazon. That’s a return to its lowest-ever price and $100 off its list price of $399.
If you’ve been thinking about jumping into the digital world of Apple Watches this year, the good news is you don’t need to wait for a big sale event to save on something. Even with its Big Spring Sale behind us, Amazon is offering an excellent discount on the Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS, 42mm).
As of April 13, this model of Apple Watch Series 11 has received a $100 discount at Amazon that’s dropped its price from $399 to $299. What’s even better is it marks a return to its lowest-ever price at the retailer, and there are several different color options to choose from at this price: a rose gold aluminum case and light blush sport band, jet black aluminum case and black sport band, silver aluminum case and purple fog sport band, or space gray aluminum case and black sport band.
The Apple Watch Series 11 has a lot to love within its sleek design. Some of its features include an activity tracker, sleep score, cycle tracking, GPS, a heart rate monitor, hypertension notifications, and safety features, to name a few. It’s one we think very highly of, as it landed on our list of the best smartwatches as the best Apple upgrade.
This is largely because of its battery life, which offers a nice boost over its predecessor. In our Apple Watch Series 11 review, Mashable’s Stan Schroeder said, “Even if you already have a Series 10, which has nearly all the same features, the new Apple Watch Series 11 doesn’t require you to charge it mid-day in order to keep it going through the night. With the new Sleep Score feature, this is more important than ever.”
If you’ve had your eye on the Apple Watch Series 11, don’t miss out on this chance to save at Amazon.
NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for April 13, 2026
The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times‘ revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.
With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.
So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player’s flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections — we have you covered.
Here are the clues and answers to NYT’s The Mini for Monday, April 13, 2026:
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Symbol in the middle of Captain America’s shield
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The answer is Star.
Chanel’s interlocking C’s, e.g.
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The answer is Logo.
Content creator’s output
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The answer is Video.
Two-word denial
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The answer is I don’t (no apostrophe or space).
Fits one inside of the other
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The answer is Nests.
Down
Part of an office presentation
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The answer is Slide.
List that might have check boxes
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The answer is To dos (no space).
Contract negotiator
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The answer is Agent.
Jimmy Fallon’s house band, with “The”
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The answer is Roots.
French for “wine”
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The answer is Vin.
If you’re looking for more puzzles, Mashable’s got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.
Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today’s Strands.
Not the day you’re after? Here’s the solution to yesterday’s Mini Crossword.
The ASUS Vivobook 14 has hit a new record-low price at Amazon — save almost $300
SAVE ALMOST $300: As of April 13, the ASUS Vivobook 14 is on sale for $452.60 at Amazon. That’s a 40% discount on the list price.
Looking for a new laptop? Check out this new Amazon deal on the Asus Vivobook 14 — currently down by almost $300 on list price. This deal is only for the silver model, with the quiet blue still priced at $759.06. And with this device, you’ll get 16GB of memory and 512GB of SSD storage.
This ASUS laptop is built around AI-powered features to help make tasks feel easier and quicker to complete. It includes tools that can turn text prompts into generated artwork, search through past activity using Recall, and provide language support with Live Captions.
It’s visually impressive too, thanks to its 14-inch WUXGA display with a 1920 x 1200 resolution, 16:10 aspect ratio, and 300-nit brightness. On the inside, performance is kept fast and impressive with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X 8-core SE processor with a built-in NPU that’s rated up to 45 TOPS. It also includes an integrated Qualcomm Adreno GPU for incredible performance and great visuals.
Get this ASUS laptop deal at Amazon now.
SNL UK roasts Melania Trumps Epstein statement with a brutal impression
Melania Trump is on the hunt for some new friends in the SNL UK cold open above, and her first port of call is a garden BBQ in Croydon.
In the clip above, cast members Al Nash, Annabel Marlow, and Jack Shep sit around in a London back garden playing “Never Have I Ever” — when Melania Trump (Emma Sidi) suddenly pops up from the hedge to say “Never have I ever been friends with Jeffrey Epstein.”
The skit — which parodies the First Lady’s recent, somewhat unexpected speech denying any relationship with Epstein — continues with Trump/Sidi repeatedly talking about Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, despite the other cast members saying they weren’t even talking about them.
“Why do you keep bringing up all the Epstein stuff?” asks Marlow.
“Yeah, like, your husband literally started a war to distract us from it,” adds Shep.
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BTS Arirang World Tour: How to watch it live in cinemas
So, you missed out on tickets to see BTS’s long-awaited return. It sucks.
The ARIRANG world tour, the Bangtan Boys’ first tour together in four years, will hit 34 cities across the world, starting with Goyang, Korea on April 9 — and at this point, almost every one of the 82 shows with tickets on sale is either sold out or on last seats. But there’s good news, ARMY!
BTS is livestreaming two of their concerts in cinemas. Here’s everything you need to know about the BTS World Tour Arirang Live Viewing.
When is the BTS World Tour Arirang Live Viewing?
Over two Saturdays, BTS is bringing their ARIRANG world tour concerts to movie theaters. Fans already attended the April 11 screening, live from Goyang, and on April 18, it’s the second concert from Tokyo, Japan.
It’s a collab between HYBE, BigHit Music, and Trafalgar Releasing, who did the same thing with Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. All seven members of BTS — RM, Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook — will perform songs from BTS’s fifth studio album, ARIRANG, as well as that colossal BTS catalogue.
Times will vary across time zones, so check the official website for your session times.
How to watch the BTS World Tour Arirang Live Viewing
Tickets for the BTS World Tour Arirang Live Viewing are available from the official website and ticket sellers such as Fandango.
Just find your nearest cinemas by filtering locations and pick your time slot. Prices will vary across countries.
Wait, didn’t BTS already do a livestreamed concert?
They sure did, but that was a special event for Netflix marking the band’s first performance together in four years. That was also when poor RM injured his ankle during rehearsal and performed seated or behind the slickest mic I’ve ever seen.
BTS The Comeback Live: Arirang is now streaming on Netflix, so if you’ve got a Netflix account, you can watch the set from Gwanghwamun, outside Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace, which includes BTS’s first-ever live performances of songs from Arirang.
Justin Biebers Coachella set was deeply online in the best way
Justin Bieber did not spend his Coachella headlining set pretending the past was behind him. Instead, he opened a laptop, pulled up YouTube, and sang directly to it.
Midway through his 90-minute set on Saturday, the Day Two headliner began streaming old clips of himself performing snippets of songs like “Baby,” “Favorite Girl,” “Never Say Never,” and “Beauty and a Beat,” duetting with the floppy-haired, younger version of himself that first made him famous. “I feel like we gotta take you guys on a bit of a journey… How far back do you guys go?” Bieber asked the crowd. “Do you guys really go back, though? Like for real, for real?”
The most striking moment came when the 32-year-old pulled up the grainy 2007 YouTube video of 12-year-old Justin singing “So Sick” by Ne-Yo, one of the clips that helped get him discovered in the first place. That particular video was uploaded nearly 20 years ago, back when YouTube still felt like a place where anyone could stumble across a talented kid singing in a local competition, not an endless scroll optimized by algorithms, and before the internet regularly produced its own stars.
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It was a deeply meta moment: Bieber was singing along with YouTube while YouTube streamed his performance live to millions of viewers worldwide. He’d occasionally talk to the audience watching from home, looking into the camera like a friend FaceTiming from his living room, not from the Main Stage at Coachella.
But it also felt bigger than a nostalgia play. Bieber is one of the last true pop superstars whose mythology is inseparable from an earlier version of the internet, one where a kid uploading covers from his bedroom could still plausibly become one of the biggest artists on the planet. The internet still produces stars, but they are different now — more fragmented, more niche, more algorithmically siloed. Platforms produce creators, influencers, and a rotating cast of micro-celebrities, but few Justin Biebers.
Credit: Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for Coachella
That is what made the performance feel unexpectedly emotional. Bieber was not just revisiting old clips; he was revisiting the child the internet turned into Justin Bieber. Many former child stars look back at old footage, and it feels a bit silly or even sad. Here, though, Bieber seemed genuinely at peace with it. He smiled at the videos. He harmonized with his younger self, treating him less like a brand asset and more like someone worth meeting again.
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That intimacy was reinforced by the set’s understated nature. Most Coachella headliners are expected to deliver a giant spectacle: elaborate stage design, pyrotechnics, dancers, and some sort of viral visual moment engineered for social media. Bieber, dressed in a hoodie, mostly gave the crowd a laptop, a camera feed, a few guests (the Kid LAROI, Dijon, Tems, Wizkid, Mk.gee), and his voice.
For some viewers, that made the set feel underwhelming, especially in a festival slot that usually expects excess — Day One headliner Sabrina Carpenter rolled out five Dior costume changes and complex Hollywood-inspired sets on the same stage. There is also probably a fair conversation to be had about whether a female pop star delivering Bieber’s style of sparse, emotionally inward performance would have been criticized more harshly for doing too little. But part of what made his set so fascinating was its refusal to play by those expectations at all.
Instead of building some futuristic world around himself, he turned the stage into something closer to a bedroom computer circa 2009: YouTube tabs open, old videos surfacing one after another. His voice has arguably never sounded better, and the lack of elaborate staging made the set feel more confident, not less. Bieber didn’t need spectacle. The emotional reveal was the point.
Even the stranger, more meme-heavy moments of the set fit into that framework. Bieber recited along to his own “standing on business” paparazzi rant, pulled up unrelated viral clips like “Deez Nuts,” and turned the stage into something that looked less like a traditional concert and more like a browser window with too many tabs open. Call it his version of “gay guy music video night” — an intimate, almost devotional evening spent pulling up pop hits, deep cuts, and formative internet ephemera for 100,000 of his closest friends in the Indio desert.
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That is what celebrity looks like in 2026: less like a polished narrative and more like a living archive that anyone can revisit anytime, where each version of you exists fossilized in digital amber. Old interviews, paparazzi clips, memes, viral moments, performances, scandals, and forgotten uploads all live side by side online, waiting to resurface. What Bieber did at Coachella felt like walking through that archive on his own terms, choosing which versions of himself to revisit, which memories to reclaim.
In that sense, the set was not really about nostalgia at all. It was about what it means to live long enough online to have multiple versions of yourself floating around the internet at once. At Coachella, Bieber did something stranger and more moving than a greatest hits set: He logged into his own internet history, smiling at the screen as though he was finally making peace with the kid inside it.
The best deals this week, according to Mashables team of shopping experts
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Magic: The Gatherings Avatar The Last Airbender Play Booster Box is under $100 at Walmart — save vs. Amazon
TL;DR: Walmart has the Magic: The Gathering Avatar The Last Airbender Play Booster Box listed for $97.99, while Amazon is charging $122.94. That puts Walmart’s listing $24.95 under Amazon.
Magic: The Gathering Avatar:The Last Airbender Play Booster Box
Magic: The Gathering Avatar:The Last Airbender Play Booster Box
Magic: The Gathering Avatar: The Last Airbender Play Booster Box
Retailers in the trading card market had already been dropping the price on MTG’s The Last Airbender Play Booster Box to under market price over the last few weeks, but Walmart has taken it a step further and made it the go-to place to buy.
As of April 13, Walmart has the Avatar: The Last Airbender Play Booster Box marked down to $97.99. Amazon is asking for $122.94 for the same 30-pack box, and over on TCGplayer, the lowest unopened listing starts at $123.50 with shipping included. Against TCGplayer’s current $124.03 market price and much steeper $159.86 listed median, Walmart is comfortably the best buy by a wide margin.
For that price, buyers are getting 30 Play Boosters, with 14 cards centered around Magic’s popular Avatar: The Last Airbender crossover set in every pack. Each booster includes at least one Traditional Foil card and one to four cards of Rare rarity or higher, with the added possibility of borderless alternate art cards showing up.
Like other MTG Play Boosters, these are geared towards deckbuilding, Limited play, and cracking packs for fun, which makes this box a pretty easy sell for anyone who wants to jump into the Avatar set without paying collector-box money.
Among other MTG expansions, you can also grab the Lorwyn Eclipsed Play Booster Box for just under $110. What’s more, Magic’s Edge of Eternities is still available for market price at TCGplayer.
T-Mobile is giving away the Apple iPhone 17 for free — how to claim
TL;DR: Score a free iPhone 17e when signing up for a T-Mobile plan with no trade-in required. Alternatively, you can get the iPhone 17 for free from T-Mobile when signing up for an Experience More plan and trading in an eligible device.
In the mobile world, the word “free” is usually followed by a list of caveats that make you wish you never started looking for a deal. You usually need to sign up for the most expensive plan or trade-in a premium phone to get your hands on what you really want. But that’s not the case with the latest T-Mobile offer.
T-Mobile is offering a rare deal on the newly-released Apple iPhone 17e. For a limited time, you can pick up this A19-powered device for free by simply opening a new line.
You’ll need to activate a new line on T-Mobile’s Experience Beyond or Experience More plans to get the iPhone 17e for free. The phone’s full retail price is covered via 24 monthly bill credits, and since you aren’t trading in your old phone, you can keep it as a backup, give it to a kid, or sell it on a third-party site to actually make money on this deal.
Mashable’s Stan Shroeder got his hands on the iPhone 17e and said “The combination of having Apple’s latest chip and a decent amount of storage means this phone will be relevant for at least four to five years.” That’s an impressive lifespan for a budget-friendly phone, particularly when it’s free.
If you need something a little more powerful, you can also pick up the iPhone 17 for free from T-Mobile when signing on for 24 months of an Experience More plan and trading in an eligible phone. That gets you unthrottled 5G data, 4K streaming, and enough international roaming for even the most adventurous of travellers.
It’s important to note that T-Mobile will charge taxes on these free deals and a $35 device connection fee. Is this really “free” when you need to sign up to something or pay an upfront fee? It’s a gray area, OK? We’re doing our best.
Score an iPhone 17 for free this weekend with T-Mobile.
Hurry! Apple AirPods Pro 3 are back under $200 at Amazon — act fast to save over $40
SAVE OVER $40: As of April 13, Apple AirPods Pro 3 are on sale for $199.99 at Amazon. That’s $49.01 off their list price of $249.
If you’re an Apple user looking for some new earbuds to pair with all your devices, we’re very big fans of the AirPods Pro 3. So much so that we consider them the best AirPods in our roundup of the best headphones overall. While we think they’re worth every cent on a regular day, they’re even better value for money when they get a nice discount at Amazon.
As of April 13, the AirPods Pro 3 have dropped to $199.99 at Amazon. This is a 20% discount from their list price of $249, which means you save $49.01. Who knows how long this deal will stick around, so act fast to pick them up if they’ve caught your eye.
Boasting high-quality sound and noise-cancellation that blocks out twice as much noise as their predecessor, the AirPods Pro 3 are certainly worth the upgrade. Alongside landing on our roundup of the best headphones, they’re also our favorite pick for Apple users in our rundown of the best earbuds. This is because, “these earbuds perform well in all the ways you’d want them to: the sound profile is robust and clear, the noise cancellation truly silences the world around you, and they pair easily to Apple devices.”
They have a battery life that’ll last you for hours and hours, making them perfect for a long trip or commute. On a single charge, the AirPods Pro 3 can last up to eight hours with ANC on, or up to 10 if you’re using Transparency mode.
If they’ve been on your shopping list, now is the time to pick up the AirPods Pro 3 for under $200 at Amazon.
The Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 is $60 off at Amazon — buy now for under $290
SAVE $60: As of April 13, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 is on sale for $289.99 on Amazon. That’s a 17% discount on the list price.
While rumours of the Galaxy Watch 9 circulate ahead of summer, for now the Galaxy Watch 8 is still very much the newest in the range. It’s smart, it’s sleek, and above all, it’s on sale.
As of April 13, this smartwatch is $60 off, so if you’ve been looking to add a new set of data tracking to your wrist, don’t miss out on this deal. For a limited time only, it is now priced at $289.99. This deal applies to both the graphite and silver colors, so you can pick your favorite.
For lifestyle and fitness tracking, you really can’t go wrong with this watch. It includes features like Advanced Sleep Coaching and Bedtime Guidance (to help improve your sleep routines), along with Running Coach assistance that provides feedback and training plans for different distances, from 5K up to marathons.
And it tracks all kinds of health metrics, including heart rate, activity, sleep, and vascular load. You’ll even get an Energy Score based on your daily data like steps, workouts, or how well you slept.
And the battery life won’t let you down, designed to support full-day use. You won’t be running out of juice when you need it most (i.e. in the middle of a run).
Get this Galaxy Watch 8 deal at Amazon now.
Pay once and get Microsoft Office on your Mac for life, now for just $50
TL;DR: Give your Mac a leg-up from Microsoft with this Microsoft Office Home & Business for Mac 2021 license, on sale now for $49.97 (reg. $219) through April 19.
There’s a long-standing divide between PC and Mac users, but now there’s a tool that might bridge the gap. Microsoft Office Home and Business for Mac 2021 brings some of Microsoft’s best tools to your Apple device, so you can enjoy the best of both worlds.
Right now, you can even snag this suite of six apps for less than $9 each, as this license is only $49.97 until April 19 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
If you’re an Apple user, you probably don’t consider Microsoft products when it comes to your workflow. Fortunately, this Microsoft Office Home and Business for Mac 2021 license lets you take advantage of some of the brand’s most beloved products.
This license bypasses the frustrating monthly subscription fees usually associated with these apps, allowing you to own all six outright.
Curious which ones are included? You’ll get all the old staples, like Word for document creation, PowerPoint for presentations, Excel for spreadsheets, and Outlook for email management.
This license also includes two newer favorites — OneNote to upgrade your note-taking and Teams to help you stay connected with others.
Before you purchase, make sure your Mac is running macOS 14 Sonoma, macOS 15 Sequoia, or macOS 26 Tahoe. Once you buy, you’ll receive an instant delivery and download so you can start using these tools immediately.
Upgrade your Mac with this Microsoft Office Home & Business for Mac 2021 license, now just $49.97 until April 19.
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This AI piano tutoring app is usually $300, but right now you can lock it in for life for $150
TL;DR: Master piano with help from Skoove Premium Piano Lessons, an AI-powered app now offering a lifetime subscription for just $149.99 (reg. $299.99).
Want to scratch something off your bucket list? If you’ve always wanted to learn piano, there’s now an app for that — Skoove. This AI-powered piano tutoring app lets you pick up piano skills in your spare time, right from the comfort of home. You just need a piano or keyboard, and your laptop, tablet, or smartphone.
Right now, you can score a lifetime subscription to Skoove Premium Piano Lessons for only $149.99.
If you’ve got a piano or a keyboard and you’re reading this right now, you’ll be able to learn piano with Skoove Premium Piano Lessons. All you need to get started is your instrument and a tablet, laptop, or smartphone to open the app.
Skoove uses the power of AI to listen to you play, recognize your notes, and give you real-time feedback to improve your skills as you go. Hop in at your current level by choosing between levels ranging from beginner to advanced — there are more than 400 lessons and thousands of instructional videos available to choose from.
Learn piano by playing your favorite tunes, with selections ranging from Beethoven to The Beatles. New lessons and songs are added to Skoove every month, so there’s always something new to learn.
Your lifetime subscription to Skoove Premium Piano Lessons lets you continue to learn forever. And if you ever need help, there’s one-on-one support available from real music instructors.
Work on your piano skills with this lifetime subscription to Skoove Premium Piano Lessons, on sale now for just $149.99 (reg. $299.99).
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This sub-$200 MacBook Air handles everyday tasks without the high price
TL;DR: This refurbished 2017 MacBook Air is on sale for $199.97 (reg. $999), offering a budget-friendly option for everyday tasks like email, documents, and web browsing.
It’s easy to assume you need the latest laptop for day-to-day work. In reality, many tasks don’t demand any of those swanky specs. This refurbished MacBook Air offers a more affordable alternative, and for a limited time, it’s on sale for $199.97 (reg. $999).
For everyday workflows (think email, documents, and browser-based tasks), the difference between a brand-new laptop and a capable older one isn’t always as big as the price suggests. This refurbished 2017 MacBook Air is a prime example of that.
It runs on a 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 processor with 8GB of RAM, which is generally enough for light multitasking like keeping a few apps and tabs open at once. The 128GB flash storage gives you space for essential files (plus hundreds of pictures of your cat), while the 13.3-inch display (1440×900 resolution) is suitable for everyday work, streaming, and basic editing tasks.
Connectivity is fuss-free, with Wi-Fi for working on the go and Bluetooth for pairing accessories or transferring files. Battery life is rated for up to 12 hours, which should comfortably cover a standard workday without needing to stay plugged in.
As a refurbished unit, it’s listed in Grade “A/B” condition, meaning it may show light cosmetic wear like minor scuffs or scratches. But don’t fret; it has been inspected and tested to function properly.
If you’re looking for a dependable laptop for everyday tasks — and don’t need the latest hardware — this is a lower-cost option worth considering.
Get the refurbished 2017 MacBook Air for $199.97 (reg. $999).
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Normal review: Bob Odenkirk is darkly hilarious in Ben Wheatleys action-packed comedy Western
Normal is an unexpected movie from Ben Wheatley. The British filmmaker made his name with bleak tales of murder, like Kill List, Sightseers, and High-Rise. Now, he’s teaming with Nobody star Bob Odenkirk and screenwriter Derek Kolstad for a Western that’s darkly funny, but arguably hopeful.
Fans of Nobody 1 & 2 will be glad to know that Kolstad makes sure that Odenkirk once more plays a seemingly average man, someone who can take a beating and dish one out. Wheatley fans might be stunned to see that his veer into the mainstream with Meg 2: The Trench was less a detour and more a new direction for a director who seems truly tickled to lighten up. (Maybe I was wrong about Meg 2?)
Don’t mistake me. Like Wheatley’s previous films, Normal will offer plenty of jaw-dropping violence with a macabre sense of humor. But the overall tone of this Midwestern crime comedy is more Coen Bros’ O! Brother Where Art Thou than the Coen Bros’ Fargo, which is to say, more madcap fun then menacing thrills.
Normal is a playful genre mash-up of Western and gangster movies.
Credit: Magnolia Pictures
Odenkirk stars as the audaciously named Ulysses Richardson, who is serving as the interim sheriff of a small town called Normal, Minnesota. Their last sheriff died, and until a new one can be elected, Ulysses is keeping the badge warm. Harboring guilt over a past misstep on the job, he’s not looking to make waves. And at first, that seems easy enough, as the calls he gets are about two men aggressively haggling or a yarn seller’s complaint about the consistency of color between skeins. That is, until the bank robbery. It’s not just that two drifters committing armed robbery is a bigger to-do than the cops there tend to handle. It’s that in messing with the bank, they’re unknowingly messing with the yakuza.
That’s a secret the audience is clued into with a brazenly violent opening sequence in Japan, involving self-mutilation as a form of penance before a glowering kingpin. The people of Normal have made a deal with the far-off crime syndicate to hold their money for a flashy fee. But when Ulysses uncovers this secret, the sweet small-town folk can’t just let him walk away. And in a move that feels only slightly satirical, they’re all armed to the teeth with guns, guns, guns. So, in the blink of an eye, Ulysses goes from trying to arrest the bank robbers (Reena Jolly and Brendan Fletcher) to teaming up with them to get out of town alive.
This plot line means Normal boasts plenty of action, including gun fights, chase scenes, and inventive battles — often with the bold style associated with gangster movies. But the core of the story is about a cowboy doubting his value. In baroque Westerns, the hero isn’t a simple noble white hat. He’s a man scarred by the fights he’s lost and won. He wonders if the blood he’s spilled is worth the peace he’s achieved for his people. And feeling a bit of a black hat, he finds it difficult to connect to his community.
Normal neatly fits this concept into contemporary Minnesota, where Ulysses can handle small talk with the eccentrically Midwestern locals. But when it comes forging a deeper bond, he bristles. That is until he finds a fierce (and needed) bond with outsiders, like the aforementioned bank robbers and a local named Alex (Jess McLeod), alienated by the community because they are trans nonbinary.
Normal‘s politics are more playful than particular.
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Kolstad’s script touches on real issues in America, including the proliferation of gun violence, the economic devastation of small towns, the fear of foreign influence, and the harmful ostracization of trans people. However, the film refuses to staunchly pick a side between left or right. Normal is not here to preach to the U.S. about our problems. Instead, it’s using these real issues to ground a film that’s full of bonkers moments.
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While some have suggested the film’s political ambiguity is cowardly, I found a surprising nuance there. We live in an age where the internet, its bubbles and algorithms, urge us all to believe we are one thing or the other. Endlessly, we are urged to choose a side, be it conservative or liberal, Cheetos or Oreos. It’s a marketing ploy that’s gotten wildly out of hand. Normal smoothly rejects such simple distinctions to explore the unexpected areas where its very different characters do have common ground. For instance, the inclusion of the trans character isn’t signaled with much fanfare, but some simple visual clues and a lament about “small town” ways of thinking. That’s all we need to know about this aspect of Alex’s struggle, because while it is a part of their story, it is not all that defines them within Normal.
The greater focus is on a man who finds such binaries unhelpful, as what is right or wrong is often not black and white. Normal is a movie that has a deranged good time in the gray area. Its climax has fun with this moral ambiguity in a terrific way that is a mix of cynical and optimistic, yet deeply satisfying.
Bob Odenkirk is pitch-perfect in Normal.
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There may be no American actor alive who better captures world-weary than Odenkirk. As Ulysses, he manages a warm but authoritative veneer when chatting with the locals (before they start trying to kill him). But in voiceover, his self-doubt reverberates as he wonders what purpose he has left in this world. He’s got a badge and a gun, but he no longer knows what justice means. And Odenkirk knows how to make that moral uncertainty ache, even through a sequence where a beloved local gets turned into human gazpacho. His physicality in fight scenes reflects both reluctance and determination, a paradox that speaks to the very heart of this film: that we are all more than what we seem on the surface.
Lending stellar support is a crackling ensemble. Henry Winkler brings a sparkling charm as Normal’s mayor, while Lena Headey brings a smoky, blue-collar swagger as a hot bartender. Billy MacLellan is terrifically silly as a dopey deputy, while McLeod stands strong as Ulysses’ sidekick. Altogether — with a fleet of bit players who have real bite — they build an American town that is theatrically extreme and yet still achingly familiar.
With this strong cast and Kolstad’s clever script, Wheatley delivers an action-comedy that is wildly entertaining, hilariously twisted, and ultimately shockingly feel-good.
Normal was reviewed out of SXSW. The film opens in theaters April 17.
This historic photo tells the Artemis II story in a single shot
In this side-by-side portrait, a craggy gray moon dwarfs the blue crescent Earth, revealing our world as distant and isolated in the vastness of space.
But that loneliness fades with perspective. More than 8 billion people are looking back from that tiny place in the universe — figuratively speaking, of course.
Commander Reid Wiseman took this photo on Monday, April 6, from inside NASA‘s Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II mission. With the moon out one window and Earth out the next, he used a 14-24-millimeter, wide-angle lens to capture the rare view.
“I didn’t know it got downlinked!” the astronaut wrote in an X post on Saturday. “AMAZING!”
What makes this single shot unusual — and historic — is not just the geometry and composition, but the people behind it. At the time, the capsule was closing in on the lunar far side. Unlike most famous Earth‑moon pairings, this one came from a human eye and human hand, not a robotic probe. In an age when our use of artificial intelligence is accelerating, the photo stands as a quiet testament to the power — and enduring impact — of human-led exploration.
Artemis II sent Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen on the first journey around the moon in over a half-century. They launched April 1 on NASA’s Space Launch System rocket from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, their Orion capsule hurled into space on 8.8 million pounds of thrust. Once in orbit, the crew and flight controllers spent their first day checking out Orion’s systems, making sure everything worked before committing to the moon-bound trip.
On the second day, the spacecraft’s service module fired its main engine and nudged the crew onto a trajectory that would carry them out to a record distance of 252,756 miles from Earth. At their closest approach, they swung 4,067 miles above the lunar surface. Over nearly 10 days, the astronauts traveled 694,481 miles before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off San Diego, California, on April 10.
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“What struck me wasn’t necessarily just Earth. It was all the blackness around it,” said Koch to an auditorium full of NASA colleagues the next day in Houston. “Earth was just this lifeboat hanging undisturbingly in the universe.”
Artemis II was, at its core, a test flight. For the first time, engineers could see how Orion’s life-support systems handled real people in deep space. The crew briefly took manual control to steer the spacecraft, gathering data that future astronauts will rely on when they need to dock with lunar landers. They also supported experiments on how human tissue and performance respond to weightlessness and the radiation environment beyond Earth’s protective magnetic field — practical homework for living and working on another world.
“Earth was just this lifeboat hanging undisturbingly in the universe.”
But for everyone watching back home, the Artemis II crew’s images were the spacecraft window. The Earth-moon portrait was just one of about 7,000 the astronauts snapped that day. They documented earthrise and earthset peeking beyond the lunar edge, impact craters and ancient lava flows, the hazy halo of the sun’s corona during their far-side solar eclipse, and the jagged line of the lunar terminator — that shifting boundary between the lit and shadowed parts of the moon. Those stark lighting conditions are a sneak preview of what astronauts will see near the moon’s south pole when NASA aims to land a crew there in 2028.
This single frame of a big moon and a small Earth joins a collection of portraits that space missions have snapped for decades. Voyager 1’s view in 1977 showed Earth and the moon as tiny neighbors from millions of miles away. Galileo’s 1992 Earth‑moon conjunction showed the Earth skulking in the background. China’s Chang’e‑5 T1 spacecraft and NOAA’s DSCOVR probe later caught dramatic scenes of the moon crossing or looming in front of home.
Credit: NASA / John Kraus
Yet something about this Artemis II image just “hits different.” It comes not from an uncrewed probe, glancing back on its way to somewhere else, but from a capsule built to carry people. The same windows that framed these two worlds also framed four astronauts, who traveled farther than any humans have gone before.
“This was not easy, being 200,000-plus miles away from home,” Wiseman said. “Before you launch, it feels like it’s the greatest dream on Earth, and when you’re out there, you just want to get back to your families and your friends. It’s a special thing to be a human, and it’s a special thing to be on planet Earth.”
In Wiseman’s photo, the distance between those two worlds collapses into a few inches — and, at the same time, sprawls in one’s imagination. The moon looks close enough to touch. Earth becomes the profound and wondrous beacon in the dark.
On a stage at Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base, Hansen asked his three crewmates to rise from their seats next to him. With arms around each other, he called the crew a mirror reflecting all of humanity.
“If you like what you see, then just look a little deeper,” he said. “This is you.”
End of today’s Mashable roundup.
