The Keychron K2 HE is a mechanical keyboard with magnetic switches that have adjustable actuation points, which can be used for incredible control while gaming, executing macros, and more.


Keychron continues to impress with its wide lineup of keyboards aimed at every conceivable kind of user. The company even split off into another entity called Lemokey with gaming keyboards and peripherals.

The latest from Keychron is the K2 HE, which uses a magnetic switch for every key. That means the user can program the actuation distance of each key and add multiple actions based on actuation distance.


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An exclusive deal discounts the upgraded M4 Pro 16-inch MacBook Pro by a staggering $330, with free 2-day shipping in time for the holidays.


The lowest price on record is available exclusively for AppleInsider readers, with Apple Authorized Reseller B&H Photo dropping the Space Black MacBook Pro 16-inch with 48GB RAM and 512GB storage down to $2,569. This reflects a $330 discount off retail on the M4 Pro model with 14-core CPU and 20-core GPU and is the lowest price available on this configuration per our 16-inch MacBook Pro Price Guide.

Save $330 at B&H


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Looking to upgrade your desktop setup? Cyber Monday is the perfect opportunity to snag an iMac at a discount, with some of the year's best deals on Apple's powerful all-in-one computers.


We've gathered the top iMac discounts available this Cyber Monday, so you can quickly identify the best choice for your budget and preferences. These deals are valid for only a few more hours and stock can sell out quickly, so if you're ready to order, now is your chance.

M4 iMac deals


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Since the release of Intel's discrete GPU, the driver updates have had a powerful impact on the cards performance.  As well, OEMs have tweaked their designs to improve cooling to help you…

Coinbase has added Apple Pay support to its Onramp payment feature for third-party apps, making it easier for iPhone owners to buy cryptocurrency from their devices.


Coinbase Onramp is a tool for app developers that helps them enable users to buy cryptocurrencies rapidly. It is now supporting Apple Pay as a payment method for Coinbase Onramp, when used for fiat-to-crypto purchases.

For developers, Coinbase Onramp is intended as a way to simplify the process of users turning fiat currencies like dollars into cryptocurrencies. Typically, this is a lengthy process, which can require users to bounce between multiple apps, and deal with know-your-customer (KYC) identity verification.


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Baseus has a good selection of charging products everyone needs with Qi2, 45W PD chargers, & 100W cables — and we've got them all on our testing tables.


One of my go-to gifts during the holidays is charging accessories. If you're like me, you likely have family members coming to you to "borrow" your chargers, cables, or battery packs at every turn.

Instead of slowly lending out all of your gear, help your friends and family out by giving them what they need. Yep, it's the socks of the modern age, but they'll thank you for it.


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Keep track of all of your belongings with this four-pack of AirTags for $69.99, the lowest price ever for the bundle at Amazon.


AirTag has been an extremely useful device for people who want to keep tabs on their stuff. It's helped people find lost luggage, track down stolen bags and vehicles, and can even be used to know where your pets currently are.

AirTags on sale at Amazon


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A Cyber Monday price war offers shoppers the lowest price on record for the Late 2024 M4 MacBook Pro 14-inch at Amazon and B&H.


The $1,399 price is available at both at Amazon and B&H Photo. This model features Apple's M4 chip with a 10-core CPU and GPU, along with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. The recent bump up to 16GB of memory for all base models in Apple's current Mac lineup really adds to the value over last year's standard 8GB of memory.

In stock at B&H


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It's not just Spotify that has a year-end wrap-up feature — Apple Music does too! Here's how to get your Apple Music Replay playlist, today.


Spotify has a unique feature called Spotify Wrapped that shows off your top artists, songs, and genres of the year. It is a trendy function that gets shared all over social media at the end of each year, but Apple Music fans need not miss out. In fact, the 2024 Replay playlist has been available since January 28.

The Apple Music Replay function isn't as in-depth as Spotify Wrapped, but it does offer some interesting stats and specialized playlists. Stats include the number of hours of music listened to for the entire year, the number of artists listened to, and top artists with the number of hours listened to each.


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On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast, we cover a surprising amount of news for a holiday week including new leaks and new Matter products.


One of our most oft-recommended apps, HomePass, was updated to version 2 this past week with a huge list of new features. It's a must-have app for managing your smart home.

It's a great way to store your pairing codes for your accessories which is very helpful when troubleshooting or changing things in the future. The version 2 launch builds upon that for both Apple Home and Matter accessories.


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Just like Jim Montgomery was removed from coaching the Bruins for reasons likely far beyond his control, Intel has just announced Pat Gelsinger's retirement.  Pat Gelsinger's career at Intel started…

Intel is in for another big change behind the scenes. In an unexpected move, Intel CEO, Pat Gelsinger, officially stepped down and left the company today, leaving the company to search for a replacement.

Gelsinger took over the CEO position at Intel around four years ago and kicked off a roadmap to regain chip market leadership, a plan that also involved spending billions on setting up new fabrication facilities to compete with the likes of TSMC and Samsung. Gelsinger officially resigned on the 1st of December, leaving before his original 5-year roadmap can be completed. During that time, Intel has been looking to speed up the pace of innovation, with a new node being utilised for CPUs each year.

Unfortunately, with the tech market shifting over to AI accelerating hardware, Intel has not managed to keep up with giants like Nvidia, which has dominated the AI hardware market and outpaced rivals over the last five years. With that said, Intel did recently get on board with AI, shipping the first Intel CPUs with AI-accelerating cores in 2023.

Following the news of Gelsinger's departure, Intel share prices rose by three percent, according to Reuters. The company's CFO, David Zinser, along with Michelle Jongston Holthaus, will take over as interim co-CEOs. A search committee is also now in place while Intel seeks out a new full-time CEO.

KitGuru Says: Intel will quickly replace these headlines, as the next generation of Intel Arc graphics cards are due to launch this month. 

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FiiO's latest entry to over-ear headphones brings us the closed-back FT1, which uses wooden ear cups and a well-designed chassis combined with one of the better tunings seen in closed-back sets to appeal to audiophiles and gamers too. It's also quite comfortable, comes with good accessories, and is affordable enough to merit attention.

The UPERFECT UGame K118 portable gaming monitor offers a 18-inch display, 144 Hz refresh rate, and versatile features. Gamers will undoubtedly find it compelling, but it's also an interesting choice for mobile productivity, thanks to its sharp 16:10 IPS panel.

Cyber Monday deals are here and we've compiled the best bargains across Apple's entire device lineup — from new M4 MacBook Pros to blowout iPad savings. Save up to $600 instantly, but you'll want to act fast as supplies may be limited.


Today only, score a fantastic Cyber Monday deal on dozens of Apple devices — and even streaming services — with the top deals we've compiled. You can jump to store sales below or browse the full list to find the perfect holiday gift your friends and family will love.


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An Apple employee is suing the company, claiming that it forces staff to give up personal privacy, and demands that it be allowed to use surveillance even when they are at home.


Earlier in 2024, a former Apple software engineer made increasingly paranoid claims about the company, and ultimately threatened the FBI if they didn't investigate. According to New York-based Semafor, a current Apple employee is making similar claims about Apple surveillance, and doing so in a lawsuit.

Amar Bhakta works in advertising technology at Apple and according to his LinkedIn page, has done so since August 2020. However, that LinkedIn page is part of Bhatka's suit as he alleges that Apple forced him to remove information about his job from it.


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While it's been speculated that Apple will return to using aluminum for the iPhone 17 Pro, a new but unsubstantiated claim says that it will continue to use titanium, if only over marketing concerns.


It's been claimed that the iPhone 17 Pro models will move away from titanium, and specifically that they will return to an aluminum frame. It's also been said that the back of the Pro models will combine glass and aluminum.

Now leaker "Instant Digital" on Weibo is insisting that this is not correct, and that the iPhone 17 Pro models will use titanium.


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Intel's Arc Battlemage GPUs are almost here, and a new leak has revealed the full specifications for the B580 and B570 models. Most of what we heard about the B580 seems correct, but the details on the B570 were still scarce, at least until now.

A leaked spec sheet for the ASRock Arc B570 Challenger OC shared by Gaw (via VideoCardz) reveals that the card will feature 144 XMX Engines and 18 Xe2-Cores, two fewer than the B580. More importantly, the B570 will pack 10 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 160-bit memory bus, delivering a maximum theoretical bandwidth of 380 GB/s. This is roughly 16.7% less bandwidth than the B580, which is expected to feature 12 GB of GDDR6 on a 192-bit bus.

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Interestingly, the spec sheet mentions a PCIe 4.0 interface for the B580 and B570. This confirms the suspicions that the cards would use a PCIe x8 connection. Both cards will support DisplayPort 2.1 and HDMI 2.1, although the specific DisplayPort 2.1 standard remains unconfirmed. The leaked specifications also reveal factory overclocked speeds of 2.6 GHz for the B570 and 2.8 GHz for the B580, a significant increase compared to the previous generation.

Intel has officially announced that the Arc Battlemage series will be unveiled on December 3rd. While an official release date is still unknown, we expect the cards will be available starting December 12th or 13th. Regarding pricing, the first leaked listings suggest the B580 will cost around $250-260. As such, expect the B570 to cost less than that.

KitGuru says: Given the B570's leaked specs, how will it compare to the B580 and other entry-level gaming GPUs from Nvidia and AMD? What pricing would be appropriate for the B570?

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Intel's next generation of mobile processors is on the horizon, and a new leak has given us a sneak peek at what to expect. The Core 7 240H, believed to be part of the rumoured Core 200H family, has surfaced on Geekbench, and based on the entry, it looks like it's a refreshed Raptor Lake processor.

Spotted in an Acer Nitro ANV15-52 gaming laptop equipped with an RTX 4050 Laptop GPU (via Benchleaks), the Core 7 240H packs a 10-core (6 Performance + 4 Efficient) configuration with 16 threads. The Geekbench listing refers to it as “Raptor Lake”, suggesting a refresh of the Raptor Lake mobile architecture. As such, don't expect it to feature an NPU like the Lunar Lake processors.

With a base clock of 2.5 GHz, a boost clock of up to 5.1 GHz, and 24 MB of L3 cache, the Core 7 240H appears to be pretty much a refreshed Core i7-13620H with higher boost clock speeds. The Geekbench entry also shows the Core 7 240H achieved a single-core score of 2,689 and a multi-core score of 13,330. These figures put it on par with the Core i7-13620H in multi-core performance but slightly ahead in single-core capabilities.

Based on Intel's Xe architecture, the integrated graphics of the Core 7 240H also show promising results. With 64 EUs (equivalent to 8 Xe-Cores) and a maximum clock speed of 1.5 GHz, the iGPU achieved OpenCL scores close to 13.5K points, offering solid performance for everyday tasks and general computing. Intel hasn't officially announced the Core 200H series, but that will likely change at CES 2025.

KitGuru says: If you were going to buy a laptop now, would AI performance matter to you, or would something like the Core 7 240H be good enough?

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Fortnite's latest live concert, “Remix: The Finale”, has blown past all previous attendance records, drawing, at least for a moment, over 14.3 million players simultaneously to witness an unforgettable musical experience.

Featuring performances from artists like Juice WRLD, Snoop Dogg, Ice Spice, and Eminem, the event captivated audiences with its visuals and high-energy music. While Epic Games hasn't released the exact figures, you can see over at fortnite.gg that on November 30th, the concurrent player count surpassed 14.3 million players, making it the most attended Fortnite event in the past two years. As far as we know, there was only one time where the player count was higher, and that was in the Galactus event with over 15 million players.

The event was a fitting tribute to the late Juice WRLD, whose music and legacy were celebrated throughout the experience. Players were treated to in-game performances by massive animated versions of each artist, each with their unique stage and visual style. Snoop Dogg rocked an amusement park, Eminem battled a mecha version of himself, Ice Spice took over a cityscape, and Juice WRLD delivered a moving performance on the water.

While the focus was primarily on the musical performances, Epic Games also offered a sneak peek at the new Chapter 6 map, teasing the changes and additions that await players in the upcoming season. More details about Chapter 6 will be revealed in the coming days.

KitGuru says: Did you watch the “Remix: The Finale” concert live? Did you enjoy it? Do you think other game studios should do more events like this one?

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Marvel Rivals is now set to launch on December 6th with a staggering 33 playable characters, offering a diverse lineup for fans of the Marvel universe. We already knew most of the heroes coming at launch, but the recent trailer showed a few more, including one of Marvel's most iconic superheroes – Wolverine.

The upcoming hero shooter from NetEase has been generating quite some buzz. Scheduled to release later this week, the full roster of heroes has finally been revealed. A new cinematic launch trailer showcases the impressive lineup, including fan favourites like Captain America, Hawkeye, Moon Knight, and the Winter Soldier, alongside some surprising additions.

Black Widow, Iron Fist, Wolverine, Squirrel Girl, and the unique duo Cloak and Dagger are the latest characters to join the roster, and considering the game's launch is right around the corner, we don't expect any more to be announced before that. The rest of the rost can be found below:

• Adam Warlock
• Black Panther
• Captain America
• Doctor Strange
• Groot
• Hawkeye
• Hela
• Hulk
• Iron Man
• Jeff The Land Shark
• Loki
• Luna Snow
• Magik
• Magneto
• Mantis
• Moon Knight
• Namor
• Peni Parker
• Psylocke
• Punisher
• Rocket Raccoon
• Scarlet Witch
• Spider-Man
• Star-Lord
• Storm
• Thor
• Venom
• Winter Soldier

Marvel Rivals will launch with nine maps, including iconic locations like Wakanda and Asgard. Eight of these maps are designed for traditional game modes, while one is specifically crafted for the Conquest mode.

This amount of content at launch surpasses what was available in the recent beta, and NetEase has promised even more free updates in the future. New heroes and maps will be added regularly, ensuring the game remains fresh for players.

KitGuru says: Are you interested in Marvel Rivals? What other Marvel characters would you like to see in the game?

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