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Menu Home News Hardware Gaming Mobile Finance Deals Reviews How To Wccftech Deals Apple’s 13-Inch M4 MacBook Air With 16GB Unified RAM & 512GB Storage Drops Below The $1,000 Price Barrier, Making It A Notebook For Everyone From A ‘Cost To Performance’ Perspective Omar Sohail • Jun 3, 2025 at 04:13am EDT The M4 MacBook Air range boasts enough power, portability, and battery life that it turns into an ‘all-around’ portable computer that caters to all sorts of requirements for millions of consumers. However, with the latest discount on the Starlight finish, which drops the price by more than $200, the smaller 13-inch portable Mac with 16GB of unified RAM and 512GB storage is now listed on Amazon for only $989.95. For those keeping a track on these discounts, they should be aware that this is the best deal offered by Amazon, but only if you pick the Starlight color right now. Every other paint job with the exact same configuration is available for $1,049.99, so if you value your wallet’s size more than your color preferences, the Starlight variant should become your daily driver. The 13-inch M4 MacBook Air is incredibly thin and light, with the unibody aluminum construction delivering a robust exterior that outmatches its competitors in the same price bracket. You will miss out on that mini-LED upgrade and high refresh rate, not to mention that this model also ships without an active cooling fan to keep the weight down. For the productivity aficionados, the 13-inch M4 MacBook Air supports up to two high-resolution monitors, and that too without closing the machine’s lid. If you want to sit away from your primary workstation or desk, the Apple Silicon’s efficiency allows the MacBook Air to last for up to 18 hours on a single charge, while offering the flexibility of getting charged via MagSafe or Thunderbolt port. For less than $1,000, there are few alternatives that can offer what this 13-inch M4 MacBook Air has, and this discount guarantees that you have one of the best ‘price to performance’ notebooks in your hands. Get the 13-inch M4 MacBook Air with 16GB RAM, 512GB storage from Amazon - $989.95 (17 percent off, discount applicable on the Starlight finish only) See the latest technology deals that Amazon has discounted today See what else Amazon has discounted today Deal of the Day Subscribe to get an everyday digest of the latest technology news in your inbox Follow us on Topics Sections Company Some posts on wccftech.com may contain affiliate links. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com © 2025 WCCF TECH INC. 700 - 401 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Next week, we should have a clear view of what Apple already knows it is rolling out at this year’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference (WWDC). At the moment, expectations are low, but one updated feature could make a major differ

Macworld If you want the top-of-the-line tablet, the maxed-out M4 iPad Pro is the one to get, but it’ll cost you. Today’s deal helps: Amazon is selling the M4 iPad Pro with 2TB of storage and 16GB of RAM for $1,599, an amazing $400 off for the very first time. This 11-inch iPad Pro has everything you could wish for from a tablet and more. It’s just about perfect for design work and image editing, and can easily replace your laptop if you attach a keyboard and bring along an Apple Pencil Pro (also on sale for $99). It’s so good, we gave it M4 iPad Pro a full 5-star rating, loving the incredibly thin design, gorgeous OLED display, fantastic performance, and long-lasting battery life. “The new iPad Pro is the best tablet you can currently get. Its performance and range of functions are first-class, while the new OLED display saves on weight and makes a flatter chassis possible,” our review notes. If you want to get an iPad with less storage space, Amazon is also selling the 256GB model for $899 ($100 off) and the 512GB model for $1,050 ($149 off). However, the discount that impressed us the most is a whopping $400 off the 2TB model. So, if you want the most impressive 11-inch iPad made, go order one at Amazon for $1,599 before the price jumps back up. Save $400 on the M4 iPad ProBuy now at Amazon

One of the many beautiful things about the indie gaming scene is that there's always something to check out. So if you don't fancy playing Elden Ring: Nightreign this weekend, there are plenty of other new options. To help you keep up with what's going on in the space, here's our weekly indie game roundup. As a heads up, we won't be publishing an edition of this roundup next week. Not because there won't be enough games to highlight. Quite the opposite: Summer Game Fest kicks off on Friday June 6. There will be literally hundreds of game announcements and updates. There's also the small matter of the Nintendo Switch 2's arrival in a matter of days. You can check out what to expect from SGF and find out how to watch the various showcases in our preview. We'll be bringing you news on titles of all shapes and sizes from Summer Game Fest Live, Xbox Games Showcase and other events. We'll also be on the ground in Los Angeles to go hands on with many of the newly announced games. Keep up with our coverage here on Engadget throughout SGF.  In the meantime, there are a host of new games to savor, as well as peeks at what's coming your way in the coming weeks and months. Let's get to it. Thinky Direct This showcase from Thinky Games was jam packed with captivating puzzle and mystery games. Two in particular caught my eye. The first is a very intriguing first-person archery puzzler. In He Who Watches, you'll walk on walls, rotate rooms and use a bow and arrow to solve puzzles. It reminds me of the shrines in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. A demo is out now on Steam and the full game should arrive this fall. The other game that really stood out to me was Echo Weaver, a so-called "Metroidbraina." Unlike in many Metroidvanias, where you need to find power ups or new abilities to progress, here you'll move forward by acquiring knowledge, including figuring out your character's special abilities.  There aren't any procedurally generated elements here. As with the likes of Outer Wilds, each run is time-based. You can find ways to extend the limit or sacrifice some time to pass through a barrier. Echo Weaver is coming to Steam and Xbox (including Game Pass). There was lots of other interesting stuff in the first-ever Thinky Direct. I really enjoy the chill train puzzler Railbound and it was neat to find out that there's a level editor available in beta. Kiko's Apple Adventure is an adorable-looking block-pushing game in which the aim is to nudge apples onto rafts. It just arrived on Steam. The Button Effect features a museum with a lot of buttons, each with a purpose for you to find out. It seems like a certain Taskmaster task taken to new extremes. The first public demo just hit Steam. Nonolith is another compelling game that was featured in the showcase. In this puzzle platformer, you can copy and paste blocks to create openings, bridges and staircases. At first glance, it reminds me a little of Animal Well. Monolith is coming to Steam in 2026. New releases One thing definitely worth getting excited about this week if you own a particular yellow console with a crank owner is the start of Playdate Season Two. Every Thursday throughout the six-week season (which costs $39), two new games arrive on Panic's diminutive device.  The first batch includes the charming-looking Dig! Dig! Dino! and Fulcrum Defender. The latter of those is from FTL: Faster Than Light and Into the Breach studio Subset Games, whose co-founder Jay Ma went through hell to make Fulcrum Defender. One of the titles included in the season, Blippo+, is a full-motion video game. It will have weekly episodic updates for 12 weeks, extending far beyond the rest of the Season Two window. The first episode is out now. Trails is a lovely puzzle game that just landed on Steam. You'll guide sandships to their destination by drawing a path for them. You can't take a ship through the same square twice, and you'll need to make sure they don't crash into each other. There are obstacles, of course, and you'll sometimes have to collect and deliver cargo. I've enjoyed my time with Trails so far. Developer PurpleSloth gradually teaches you how to play through trial and error, and it adds new hazards and mechanics at a nice pace, though the puzzles do become quite tricky. You may have spent many pleasant hours cleaning grime off of various objects and iconic landmarks in PowerWash Simulator (which is set to get a sequel later this year). It's time to flip the script a bit in Spray Paint Simulator, from North Star Video Games and publisher Whitethorn Games. The concept is pretty similar, in that you'll complete jobs for clients by painting certain items or environments. There are no time limits here and a feature that lets you mask an area to ensure you get clean lines is a nice touch. If marking your territory on public or private property with sick, definitely-not-ugly tags is more your thing, there's a free spray mode that you can play alone or with a friend in co-op. Spray Paint Simulator is out now on Steam, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. It's on Game Pass too. The game is also coming to Nintendo Switch on June 19. Eternal Evil debuted on Steam back in 2022, and two and a half years later, the survival horror game has made the jump to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. It has mostly positive reviews on Steam and seems very much in the vein of the Resident Evil series (it even has a dual narrative with two characters to play). You'll take on vampires that get stronger as they feed in this game from solo developer Honor Games. How could I not include a game with a name like Trash Goblin? This is a cozy shopkeeping title from Spilt Milk Studios that just came out of early access on Steam. You'll unearth, restore and upcycle trinkets to sell to customers so you can upgrade your shop. It seems one you might chill out with. Elsewhere, To a T, a game we mentioned last week, is out now on Xbox Series X/S, Game Pass, PS5, Steam and the Epic Games Store. Cowboy-themed life sim Cowboy Country just landed on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch as well. Upcoming I've had my eye on Kingmakers for a while. It's a completely bananas-looking blend of third-person shooting and strategy game from Redemption Road in which you travel back in time to a medieval war, bringing modern weapons and vehicles with you. Publisher tinyBuild revealed during a showcase this week that Kingmakers will debut in early access on Steam on October 8. Really looking forward to that one. Beyond the Board is a moody-looking adventure that takes a rook... well, beyond a chess board. It takes inspiration from puzzle games like Limbo and Monument Valley, so it shouldn't be too much of a surprise that the story is told through visual storytelling and soundscapes rather than dialogue. This game from Fragile Shapes Studio doesn't yet have a release window, but you can check out a demo on Steam now. An extended demo for a fast-paced, melee-focused dungeon runner called Bloodthief dropped this week. It looks like a lo-fi, medieval spin on Ghostrunner (a series I enjoy but am quite bad at) but with vampires. So yes, I will be digging into this when I have a chance. The original demo is said to have 20 or so hours of gameplay and there's even more in the extended version, which will be featured in Steam Next Fest. Bloodthief, from developer Blargis, is slated to arrive later this year. I'm going to close this edition out with a game you'll probably never be able to play. Developer Kenney says that, a few years back, they helped a young Star Wars fan make a game based on The Mandalorian after a Make-a-Wish connected the pair. It's a heartwarming story, and the game looks quite charming based on the clip that Kenney shared on BlueSky. However, for legal reasons, it'll likely stay under lock and key, sadly.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playdate-season-two-spray-paint-simulator-and-other-new-indie-games-worth-checking-out-110035699.html?src=rss

Last fall 9to5Mac exclusively reported that Apple had a new, dedicated ‘Games’ app in the works for iPhone and more. Then this week, Bloomberg corroborated that report and outlined the timing: the new ‘Games’ app is coming this year in iOS 26 and more. Here are three features to expect. #1: Hub for accessing all your games One tentpole feature of the Games app is that it will serve as a launcher into all of your games. Similar to how Apple’s TV app aggregates movies and TV shows in one place, so the Games app will be a one-stop hub for all things gaming. So whether you’ve downloaded an app from the App Store, Apple Arcade, or even outside the App Store on your Mac, you’ll be able to open the Games app to find every title and launch directly into them. #2: Editorial content Similar to the App Store, the new Games app will feature editorial content from Apple’s team. The types of content will include: newly launched titles upcoming game releases in-game event promotions featured collections and highlighted games It sounds very much like the same types of content found in the Games and Arcade tabs of the App Store app will find their way into the new Games app. Could this mean games are removed entirely from the App Store app? I doubt it. More likely, Apple will find a way to repackage its editorial content in a way that feels unique inside the Games app. Game Center has long existed on Apple’s platforms as a way to participate in leaderboards, track in-game achievements, and see what your friends are up to. Back in Game Center’s early days, it existed as a dedicated app on the iPhone. Then starting with iOS 10, the features became integrated systemwide and the standalone app disappeared. But with this new Games app, Apple will integrate the existing Game Center features and add even more functionality. Gurman says the new app will “centralize in-game achievements, leaderboards, communications and other activity.” We don’t have a lot of details yet, but I’d expect a more feature-rich offering than what Game Center currently provides. Apple’s Games app: release timing and platform support Apple reportedly plans to pre-install its new Games app across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV 4K as part of its upcoming software releases. There’s been no mention of a visionOS version, but that might happen too. So when iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS 26, and tvOS 26 all launch this fall, they’ll provide instant access to the new app. Are you interested in using this new Games app? Let us know in the comments. Best iPhone accessories Add 9to5Mac to your Google News feed.  FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.You’re reading 9to5Mac — experts who break news about Apple and its surrounding ecosystem, day after day. Be sure to check out our homepage for all the latest news, and follow 9to5Mac on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn to stay in the loop. Don’t know where to start? Check out our exclusive stories, reviews, how-tos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel

Macworld It’s no secret that Apple’s heavily rumored push into the smart home segment has taken a hit because of the Siri setbacks. The so-called “HomePad” could still launch by the end of this year (if everything goes right with Apple’s new plan), but that’s not Apple’s priority anymore. An even more intriguing product is in the works and a new report claims Apple wants to ship it “as soon as possible.” According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has prioritized the development of a smart home device with a display attached to a robotic arm. Gurman reported on the device last August, but Gurman’s most recent report adds a bit more context. The device, which will reportedly have “a unique AI personality,” has hit a development “snag,” which could mean Apple may decide to withhold some features for later versions in order to ship it quicker. A demonstration of the robot that Apple Machine Learning Research has been working on. The technology involved could be at the heart of Apple’s J595 project.Apple Apple is on the hunt for its next breakthrough new product. It launched the Apple Vision Pro headset last February, but its high price and limited usefulness have hindered its growth. The home tabletop robot–code-named J595–could certainly be a bigger hit. Apple is already developing technology that would allow the device’s arm to move in a way similar to that of Luxo Jr., the mascot of Pixar Studios. At the beginning of this year, Apple Machine Learning Research posted a paper with videos demonstrating “expressive and functional movement” for such a device. The research (seen above) looks impressive. As for the HomeHub set for later this year, it has been rumored to feature a small display panel, possibly 7 inches. Code-named J490, it could essentially be a HomePod with a larger display, with Siri playing a major role in its user interface. Similar to competing devices from Google and Amazon, it would provide Home controls for smart home devices such as lights and thermostats, and could also serve as a FaceTime station.

This review contains spoilers for The Last of Us season 2 episode 7. It’s hard to follow the heartbreakingly beautiful and emotional performances we saw in last week’s flashback episode of The Last of Us. Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey brought their A+ game as this episode revealed the ups and downs of Joel and Ellie’s relationship over the last few years, right up until the night before Joel died. And yet, despite this episode arguably being the best of the season, the season finale still manages to take us on a devastating wild ride. Back in Seattle, Dina (Isabela Merced) and Jesse (Young Mazino) deal with the aftermath of getting caught up in the war between the W.L.F. and the Seraphites. While they wait for Ellie to catch back up with them, they deal with Dina’s arrow to the leg and Jesse gets her all patched up. Even though emotions are high, they are still able to have a touching moment together, and it’s clear that the two still care about each other, even if their feelings are no longer romantic. We get to see another moment of care amidst the chaos once Ellie returns to the theater. She goes to check on Dina, who almost immediately starts taking care of Ellie and her battered and bruised body. Ellie is clearly still processing what she did to Nora (Tati Gabrielle) and what she learned about Abby’s (Kaitlyn Dever) location (which isn’t much). In this vulnerable moment, as Ellie verbally grapples with what she did to Nora, she tells Dina about Salt Lake City, including the fact that Joel killed Abby’s dad. Dina seems surprised by this, realizing that Abby may have been more justified in her revenge than she thought. At this point, it seems like everyone but Ellie is ready to put an end to this revenge mission and head back home to Jackson. Jesse is focused on finding Tommy (Gabriel Luna), especially after finding out that he’s going to be a father. But Ellie can’t let her vengeance go. While they’re looking for Tommy, she realizes that Nora’s clues “whale” and “wheel” probably mean that Abby’s at the aquarium – so she ditches Jesse and sets off in that direction. Ellie has so many close calls – if the W.L.F. weren’t planning an invasion of Seraphite territory at the same time, she would have been hung and fileted like the guy they saw in the park. She finds Owen (Spencer Lord) and Mel (Ariela Barer) seemingly arguing over Abby and whether or not to chase after her. When they spot Ellie, she tries to get them to tell her where Abby is, like we’ve seen Joel do before.  Owen moves for a gun, and Ellie reacts, shooting him in the neck and accidentally nicking an artery in Mel’s. Barer gives a devastating performance in Mel’s last moments as she begs Ellie to cut her open and try to save her baby. Ellie just kind of sits there holding her knife in shock over the fact that Mel was pregnant and she just killed her until Jesse and Tommy come rushing in. Tommy immediately goes to her, holding her and helping her up, while Jesse stares at the carnage for a moment after they leave. Even though he doesn’t say anything, it seems like he’s shaken up too – like he’s staring at himself and Dina if they don’t get out of Seattle soon. They get back to the theater and Ellie finally seems ready to leave. Whether it’s the shock of what she just did to Owen and Mel, her near death experience with the Seraphites, or the fact that her leads to find Abby have simply dried up isn’t fully clear, but at least she’s starting to recognize how dangerous it is for everyone else she cares about if they stay. Tommy tries to calm Ellie’s fears, he reassures her that Owen and Mel were still complicit in Joel’s death even if they didn’t hold the golf club themselves, and then leaves her and Jesse to try and reconcile. Ellie thanks Jesse for coming back for her and the two have a heart to heart. Despite their differences, Jesse knows that Ellie would set the world on fire to save him. Their moment is unfortunately short-lived when they hear a commotion in the lobby. They rush out and Jesse is immediately shot dead. We then see Abby for the first time since she killed Joel, now standing over Tommy pointing a gun at his head. Ellie pleads with her, telling her that she’s the one that she wants. There’s true fear in Ellie’s eyes as she worries that Abby will kill more people that she loves, more of her community. Abby then says to Ellie with an intense ferocity, “I let you live. I let you live, and you wasted it,” before turning her gun to Ellie. The screen goes black as we hear a gunshot in the background, not knowing who fired the gun nor who was potentially hit. The episode then goes back in time, taking us to the start of Abby’s journey these last few days. Some may feel like this ending is odd or abrupt, but given how The Last of Us Part II’s story is split up between the two protagonists, Ellie and Abby, and the fact that this season only had seven episodes, this is arguably the best place to end season 2 and a great way to tease what’s to come in season 3. It may not feel as concise as season 1’s ending, but that’s because season 1 had a clear beginning and end to the story. The source material for season 2 is a lot heftier and there’s plenty more of The Last of Us Part II left to be adapted for the show. This episode is a great way to effectively end Ellie’s Seattle arc and this chapter of the story while preparing the audience for next season to shift gears, and protagonists. Hopefully fans of the show will keep an open mind as we prepare to see Abby’s side of the story next season. I know I’ll be seated and ready whenever that time comes. Join our mailing list Get the best of Den of Geek delivered right to your inbox! All seven episodes of The Last of Us season 2 are available to stream on (soon-to-be HBO) Max now. Learn more about Den of Geek’s review process and why you can trust our recommendations here.

Apple's long-awaited smart home hub could be available as soon as the end of this year, according to the latest report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Rumors surrounding Apple's smart home hub began circulating as early as 2022, when the product was first reportedly greenlit. However, the road to its release has been rocky since the product was expected to heavily rely on Apple Intelligence. Gurman previously reported in March that Apple had delayed the announcement of its smart home hub thanks to issues with upgrading Siri. Gurman has since updated his expected timeline for Apple's upcoming product, claiming that a lower-end version will release "by the end of this year at the earliest." Gurman also revealed that a more advanced version that can "move around a person's desk on the end of a robotic arm" should release a year or two after the basic model's launch and is a "major priority at Apple." To meet this release window, Apple will reportedly abandon some of the "bolder features" with the robotic arm model. Gurman added that those features could be pushed back to later models instead. Apple has said very little about its smart home hub, but rumors detail a design that draws from both the HomePod and iPad. It's rumored to have a seven-inch display, a new operating system called homeOS, and a dashboard that resembles the iPhone's StandBy mode. Apple will have to compete with existing smart home hubs like Amazon's Echo lineup and Google's Nest Hub, but it's rumored that the starting price for the robotic arm version could start at $1,000.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/smart-home/apples-smart-home-hub-could-reportedly-make-its-debut-later-this-year-161702487.html?src=rss