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Labor Day sales include Apple's iPad Air M3 for $150 off

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 For a lot of people, the iPad Air is Apple’s goldilocks tablet. It’s more powerful and available in a larger size than the entry-level iPad, but a lot less expensive than the iPad Pro, which can be overkill for some. Right now, there's a great Apple iPad Air M3 price drop on Amazon: you can get one for $150 less than usual thanks to Labor Day sales. This deal applies to each configuration of the 11-inch and 13-inch versions of the most recent iPad Air. So, the 11-inch model is as low as $449, while the 13-inch model is down to $649. The same deals can be found at Best Buy and Target if you prefer to shop somewhere other than Amazon. This is an all-time low price and beats the deal we saw on Prime Day by $30. $449 at Amazon The iPad Air M3 is more of an iterative refresh than a grand overhaul, but the spec bump means it’ll last you a long time before the tablet’s performance becomes a problem. This iPad occupies the position of "best for most" in our iPad buying guide, re...

Apple will reportedly bring back Touch ID on a foldable iPhone

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  The device is rumored to launch in 2026. As an iPhone user who has watched the release of foldable Android mobile phones with envy, I can't wait for 2026. Yes, Apple's 2025 iPhone launch event is next month, but I've been eyeing Apple's first foldable iPhone, rumored to launch next year. It's part of three years of Apple's planned iPhone redesigns. While this would be a new addition to Apple's lineup, Bloomberg reports that it will come with a throwback feature: Touch ID. Why it's reverting to Touch ID from Face ID is unclear as the last use was on the third-generation iPhone SE. Apple did something similar when it brought back its MagSafe charging line with the iPhone 12's release — it initially worked with MacBooks. According to Bloomberg, Apple was initially going to give the new iPhone on-cell touch sensors, but pivoted to an in-cell option, similar to the current iPhone. An in-cell screen builds the touch sensors directly into the display, whi...

Google Pixel 10 series hands-on: The base model takes center stage

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  The Pixel 10 marks the 10th generation of Google's homegrown smartphone efforts. This year, alongside a new Tensor G5 chip, the company has included some upgrades that might make the base model the star of the family. The standard Pixel 10: Now with a dedicated zoom for the first time Aside from updated color options (obsidian, indigo, frost and lemongrass), the standard Pixel 10 doesn't look too much different from last year's phone. It still has a matte aluminum frame and a 6.3-inch OLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate. For 2025, Google has upped the brightness of its Actua display to a peak of 3,000 nits (up from 2,700 nits). Google also claims the Pixel 10's speakers have been significantly improved, though it was hard to tell by how much during my demo. Inside, changes to the Pixel 10's specs are a bit more robust. The Tensor G5 features a CPU that's 34 percent better year-over-year on top of a new TPU that's 60 percent faster than before. Memory and...

Mercedes-Benz Vision V Concept

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The introduction of the modular, flexible and scalable Van Electric Architecture (VAN.EA) will usher in a new era starting in 2026. With it, Mercedes-Benz is redefining the privately positioned van and taking it into the luxury segment with a special focus on the "Private Lounge". The future model portfolio will range from practical, entry-segment family vehicles and exclusive VIP shuttles to luxurious limousines with an enormous amount of space, each in line with different customer requirements. By expanding the top-end of its model portfolio, Mercedes-Benz Vans is defining a unique segment of its own that bestows true greatness to automotive luxury. The Vision V show car provides a glimpse of the top-end version. It demonstrates Mercedes-Benz Vans' vision of combining generous space with maximum exclusivity and an unprecedented immersive, digital experience. The Vision V is a luxurious and elegant chauffeur-driven limousine that allows one to pamper themselves in a whol...

Porsche Taycan 4S Cross Turismo

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Porsche has given the Taycan a particularly extensive update. The new versions have more power, more range, accelerate quicker and charge faster with greater stability. Style Porsche has also sharpened the design and more strongly differentiated the Turbo models. All Taycan versions feature an even more extensive standard equipment list and come with the latest generation of the Porsche Driver Experience with an improved display and control concept. All three body variants will feature the numerous modifications from the date of launch - the Taycan sports sedan, the versatile Taycan Cross Turismo, which is available with an off-road package, and the sporting-yet-practical Taycan Sport Turismo. In each case, four powertrain options are available, with rear- and all-wheel drive variants. The revised versions will arrive at Porsche Centres from the spring of 2024. On the path to series production, development engineers and test drivers in camouflaged test cars have covered more than 3.6 m...

Gordon Murray S1 LM

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The GMSV S1 LM is the first ever commission executed by Gordon Murray Special Vehicles. As GMSV's first vehicle, 'S1' denotes 'Special One', born from the customer's passion for Gordon's 1990s designs and his landmark 1995 win at Le Mans. The timeless design pays homage to the beauty of Murray's original Le Mans-winning race car featuring prominent high-downforce aerodynamic elements. The primary focus of this project was to push the seven principles of Prof. Gordon Murray further than ever before with a particular emphasis on exclusivity, return to beauty, engineering art, lightweightness, and driving perfection. Professor Gordon Murray, Group Executive Chairman: "I love timeless design. I never want us to join the race to make the most outrageous looking supercar at expense of balance, beauty and proportion. Look at the result, the car is timeless and beautiful." Its profile features a newly lowered roofline and every surface is completely ne...

Gordon Murray Le Mans GTR

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 The sleek GMSV 'Le Mans GTR' draws on Murray's own longtail Le Mans racers, adding inspiration from other great longtail cars of the 1970s, 80s, 90s. Icons like the Matra-Simca MS660, Porsche 917, and Alpha Romeo Tipo 33/3 contribute timeless characteristics, with performance-led aerodynamics and a distinctive SV Design language separating the new models from the purity of GMA's supercars. Professor Gordon Murray, Group Executive Chairman: "Longtail racing cars perfectly combine aerodynamic benefit and aesthetic balance, I've always loved their mix of considered engineering and flowing design. Our Le Mans GTR timelessly reimagines the longtail racers I've admired since I began designing cars, adding contemporary aerodynamics and our exquisitely engineered chassis, engine, and transmission." The new GMSV platform blends road going capability with track-inspired precision. For the Le Mans GTR GMSV utilises the high-revving GMA V12 engine and manual six-...