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Your Android phone‘s web browser picks up a lot of data from all of the websites that you visit, and a lot of that does not need to be on your phone. Whether you’re using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Samsung Internet, this data stored in your cookies and cache can be helpful in some cases. It’s what lets you quickly access websites you frequently access and keeps you logged into accounts you have. That’s nice, but there’s plenty of information in the cookies and cache of your browser that isn’t necessary and could even be a privacy risk.

Why you should regularly clear out your cookies and cache

A lot of what ends up building up within your cookies and cache is just plain junk. Some of it could have arrived from websites you’ve visited just once. Others seem to be tracking your browsing history on an active basis, helping to serve up advertisements based on what you are buying or streaming on the internet. For instance, I’m constantly receiving advertisements for buying glasses online after browsing a few stores, or Amazon ads that just happen to show what was last in my shopping cart.

Because of this, it’s good to clear out your cache every so often. It allows you to remove data you don’t need on your phone, especially if an unknown data tracker is among your phone’s cookies. Clearing your cache is a minor inconvenience — you’ll have to log back into some of your favorite websites, but it’s a small price to pay to make sure your phone isn’t stocking up on extraneous data.

The steps differ slightly depending on the type of phone and web browser app you’re using. Below, we’ll go over how to clear this data for Google’s Chrome browser (often the default for many Android phones, like the Google Pixel line), Samsung’s internet browser (often the default on the Galaxy phone series) and Mozilla’s Firefox browser. You can also check out our separate guide on how to clear your cache on an iPhone web browser, in case you have a few Apple devices to tidy up, too.

Google Chrome

You can delete your cookies and cache from within the Android version of Google Chrome by first tapping the More button in the top right corner of the browser, indicated by a column of three dots, then tapping History, then Clear browsing data. You can also access this from the Chrome Settings menu, tapping Privacy and Security and then Clear browsing data.

Chrome also offers Basic and Advanced settings for clearing your Browsing history, Cookies and site data and Cached images and files. You can use the Time range drop-down to select whether you want to delete the entire history or a selection of anywhere from the past 24 hours up to the last four weeks. Tapping Advanced will also give you access to deleting Saved passwords, Autofill form data and Site settings. After selecting what you want to delete, tap the blue Clear data button. You might receive an additional prompt in the event Chrome deems certain websites as being “important” to you, and if so you’ll get the chance to confirm before clearing. Otherwise if you do not receive that prompt, Chrome will immediately proceed to clear as you instructed.

Read more: Ditch Google Chrome and Use This Privacy-Focused Browser Instead

Samsung Internet

There are two different ways you can clear your Samsung Internet browser’s cache and cookie data. You can clear from within the browser itself, or you can go through your phone’s Settings app.

To clear while in the Samsung Internet browser app, first tap the Options button in the bottom right corner represented by three horizontal lines, then Settings; scroll down to and tap Personal Data, then tap Delete browsing data to get a menu of options to delete. You can clear your Browsing history, Cookies and site data, Cached images and files, Passwords and Autofill forms in any combination. After tapping Delete data, you’ll then receive a prompt asking for you to confirm your choices before deleting.

Going through the browser app itself provides the most customization of what you want to delete. However, if you want to access similar options from your phone’s settings menu, open the Settings app and tap on Apps, then scroll down to and tap Samsung Internet and then Storage.

At the bottom of Storage, you get separate options to Clear cache and Clear data. Tapping Clear cache will immediately delete the cache, but Clear data brings up a prompt that warns you that all of the application’s data will be deleted permanently, including files, settings, accounts and databases. While it doesn’t specify cookies, this “going nuclear” approach should zap all remaining data, letting you restart the Samsung Internet browser as if it were brand-new.

Read more: Change These Android Settings to Get the Most Out of Your Phone

Mozilla Firefox

Much as with Google Chrome, you can clear the cache from within the Mozilla Firefox Android app. To access this function, tap the More button on the right of the address bar, again symbolized by three vertically aligned dots. Then tap Settings and scroll down to Delete browsing data.

Of the three browsers we’re discussing here, Firefox gives you the most options under the Delete browsing data menu, allowing you to also delete any existing Open tabs, your Browsing history and site data, Site permissions and even your Downloads folder alongside Cookies and Cached images and files.

While you can’t pick a time range as you can for Chrome, you can be more specific regarding what type of data you would like to remove.

Read more: Browser Privacy Settings to Change ASAP in Firefox, Chrome and Safari

And Firefox has an additional option for those who never want to keep their browsing data after they’re done using the app. Inside of Settings is a Delete browsing data on quit option, which instructs Firefox to wipe any combination of these same settings every time you quit the application. It’s a useful feature if you’d like to keep the browser tidy and, say, avoid accidentally handing off your browser history to someone who may have stolen or otherwise gained access to your phone.

The Galaxy S24 lineup is getting a software update that will bring more display setting options and upgrades to various camera functions, Samsung announced Wednesday. The update comes after various complaints about the Galaxy S24’s display and camera have surfaced online.

The update, which will begin rolling out to the Galaxy S24, S24 Plus and S24 Ultra on Feb. 22, will allow users to adjust the display’s vividness level with a slider under the display settings. That addition is particularly important considering users have complained in Samsung’s user forums and on Reddit about the current vivid setting appearing too washed-out. A user on X who goes by the alias Ice Universe, and frequently leaks upcoming Samsung products, recently reported that the tech giant was working on this fix.

Read more: Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Ultra Missed an Opportunity With Galaxy AI

Samsung is also making changes to camera shooting styles such as zoom, night mode and portrait mode, as well as video recording with the rear camera system. The company hasn’t specified what those updates will entail, but it follows complaints that have appeared online about the S24 Ultra’s zooming capabilities. X user S M A Sithick posted about an issue when shifting from 1x to 5x zoom on the Galaxy S24 Ultra, for example, and also called portraits “grainy.”

Samsung didn’t cite these gripes specifically, but said in a blog post that the changes are “based on your feedback.” CNET didn’t experience any of the issues mentioned above on our Galaxy S24 review units.

Aside from camera and display updates, the new software should also improve language recognition and accuracy, according to a Samsung representative. That’s important because the Galaxy S24’s new language translation tools as part of Galaxy AI are among its headlining new features.

Samsung isn’t the only major tech company to face complaints regarding a major smartphone launch. Apple released a software update in October after some users had reported an overheating issue with the iPhone 15 Pro. Google also updated the Pixel 8 Pro after CNET’s Andrew Lanxon and Stephen Shankland noticed issues with its camera.

AI startup OpenAI has unveiled a text-to-video model, called Sora, which could raise the bar for what’s possible in generative AI.

Like Google’s text-to-video tool Lumiere, Sora’s availability is limited. Unlike Lumiere, Sora can generate videos up to 1 minute long.

Text-to-video has become the latest arms race in generative AI as OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and more look beyond text and image generation and seek to cement their position in a sector projected to reach $1.3 trillion in revenue by 2032 –and to win over consumers who’ve been intrigued by generative AI since ChatGPT arrived a little more than a year ago.

According to a post from OpenAI, maker of both ChatGPT and Dall-E, Sora will be available to “red teamers,” or experts in areas like misinformation, hateful content and bias, who will be “adversarially testing the model,” as well as visual artists, designers and filmmakers to gain additional feedback from creative professionals. That adversarial testing will be especially important to address the potential for convincing deepfakes, a major area of concern for the use of AI to create images and video.

In addition to garnering feedback from outside the organization, the AI startup said it wants to share its progress now to “give the public a sense of what AI capabilities are on the horizon.”

Strengths

One thing that may set Sora apart is its ability to interpret long prompts — including one example that clocked in at 135 words. The sample video OpenAI shared on Thursday demonstrate Sora can create a variety of characters and scenes, from people and animals and fluffy monsters to cityscapes, landscapes, zen gardens and even New York City submerged underwater.

This is thanks in part to OpenAI’s past work with its Dall-E and GPT models. Text-to-image generator Dall-E 3 was released in September. CNET’s Stephen Shankland called it “a big step up from Dall-E 2 from 2022.” (OpenAI’s latest AI model, GPT-4 Turbo, arrived in November.)

In particular, Sora borrows Dall-E 3’s recaptioning technique, which OpenAI says generates “highly descriptive captions for the visual training data.”

“Sora is able to generate complex scenes with multiple characters, specific types of motion and accurate details of the subject and background,” the post said. “The model understands not only what the user has asked for in the prompt, but also how those things exist in the physical world.”

The sample videos OpenAI shared do appear remarkably realistic — except perhaps when a human face appears close up or when sea creatures are swimming. Otherwise, you might be hard-pressed to tell what is real and what isn’t.

The model also can generate video from still images and extend existing videos or fill in missing frames, much like Lumiere can do.

“Sora serves as a foundation for models that can understand and simulate the real world, a capability we believe will be an important milestone for achieving AGI,” the post added.

AGI, or artificial general intelligence, is a more advanced form of AI that’s closer to human-like intelligence and includes the ability to perform a greater range of tasks. Meta and DeepMind have also expressed interest in reaching this benchmark.

Weaknesses

OpenAI conceded Sora has weaknesses, like struggling to accurately depict the physics of a complex scene and to understand cause and effect.

“For example, a person might take a bite out of a cookie, but afterward, the cookie may not have a bite mark,” the post said.

And anyone that still has to make an L with their hands to figure out which one is left can take heart: Sora mixes up left and right too.

OpenAI didn’t share when Sora will be widely available but noted it wants to take “several important safety steps” first. That includes meeting OpenAI’s existing safety standards, which prohibit extreme violence, sexual content, hateful imagery, celebrity likeness and the IP of others.

“Despite extensive research and testing, we cannot predict all of the beneficial ways people will use our technology, nor all the ways people will abuse it,” the post added. “That’s why we believe that learning from real-world use is a critical component of creating and releasing increasingly safe AI systems over time.”

If you exercise outdoors near cars, you need to stop wearing normal headphones and start wearing bone-conduction headphones so you can hear what’s around you. Specifically, in my personal opinion, you need OpenRun Pro headphones from Shokz, because they’re the best you can buy. And during Presidents Day sales, these headphones are also on significant discount.

I love a good pair of headphones, but I don’t love spending a ton on them. My threshold for spending on headphones is about $100, which is why when all of my cycling friends started raving about bone-conduction headphones a few years back, I was more than a little hesitant. The headphones I was looking at were around $180, and because they use bone conduction instead of normal earbuds I wouldn’t be able to wear them on airplanes or anything like that. I’d only use them as workout headphones, which is why it took me a while to spend the money.

A week after I did, I was nearly sideswiped by a pickup truck, and the only thing that saved me was hearing it come up behind me. There’s a reason these are recommended on our list of the best running headphones you can buy.

Bone-conduction headphones sit just outside your ear, resting on the bone. Music vibrates through a set of pads into your skull, and you hear those sounds as if they’re coming from a speaker a few feet away. You can hear everything you’re listening to on your phone without interrupting the sounds coming from the rest of the world around you. For cyclists and runners — really anyone who does anything outside — this is a game-changing experience. It’s more accurate and pleasing than normal headphones with “passthrough mode” and you sacrifice very little in audio quality.

My favorite bone-conduction headphones, and I’ve tried them all, are the OpenRun Pro headphones from Shokz, the company formerly known as Aftershokz. They’re waterproof (which means easy to clean when I’m all sweaty), the battery lasts me about seven hours on a charge (perfect for those 70-mile riding days), and they’re comfortable enough that I can wear them all day and not feel them pressing on me. They charge magnetically with a proprietary charger, but Shokz includes two cables in the box in case you lose things like I do. Oh, and right now the price on these has dropped to an incredible $130. The one catch with this deal is that only the Best Buy-exclusive steel blue color is on sale at that price during Best Buy’s Presidents Day bonanza, which is a shame for those that would prefer one of the other options but it’s a nice hue.

If this headphone deal still a little rich for your blood, no worries. Shokz also has cheaper OpenRun and OpenMove bone-conduction headphones with up to six hours of battery life and IP55 dust- and water-resistance with prices from $55.

Whether you’re physically active outdoors or you just like exploring new things, I highly recommend giving these headphones a try.

Max subscribers danced the night away with Barbie, and now Peacock subscribers are gaining the other inescapable movie of the summer: Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.

As of Friday, Oppenheimer is streaming exclusively on NBCUniversal’s streaming service. The three-hour thriller stars Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, often referred to as the “father of the atomic bomb,” and joins Nolan’s films Dunkirk, Inception, The Dark Knight Trilogy (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises) and Memento on the service.

Oppenheimer initially hit theaters in July (on the same day as Greta Gerwig’s doll-themed comedy) and has grossed more than $950 million worldwide. Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr. and Florence Pugh are also in the cast, and the movie won five Golden Globes, including Best Motion Picture Drama. Here’s more on the Peacock service, and how a VPN could potentially assist with streaming.

When to watch Oppenheimer on Peacock

Oppenheimer hit Peacock in the early morning hours on Feb 16, (5 a.m. ET/2 a.m. PT, to be exact) and is available to stream now.

Don’t have Peacock? You can subscribe to ad-supported Peacock Premium for $6 a month or mostly ad-free Peacock Premium for $12 a month. You may be eligible to get Peacock for free or at a discount if you’re a student or a Spectrum, Xfinity internet or Instacart customer.

Oppenheimer won’t be on the free tier of Peacock, so you’ll need to upgrade if that’s the version of Peacock you currently use. You can also rent the film for $6 from services like Amazon and Vudu.

How to watch Oppenheimer from anywhere with a VPN

Perhaps you’re traveling abroad and want to stream Peacock while away from home. With a VPN, you’re able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the movie from anywhere in the world. There are other good reasons to use a VPN for streaming too.

A VPN is the best way to encrypt your traffic to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds. Using a VPN is also a great idea if you’re traveling, find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network and want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins. Streaming TV can be a bit smoother with a reliable, quality VPN that’s passed our tests and security standards.

You can use a VPN to stream content legally as long as VPNs are allowed in your country and you have a valid subscription to the streaming service you’re using. The US and Canada are among the countries where VPNs are legal, but we advise against streaming or downloading content on illegal torrent sites. We recommend ExpressVPN, but you may opt for another provider from our best list, such as Surfshark or NordVPN.

Follow the VPN provider’s instructions for installation, and choose a country where Oppenheimer will be streaming on Peacock. Before you open the streaming app, make sure you’re connected to your VPN using your selected region. If you want to stream Oppenheimer on more than one device, it’s possible you’ll need to configure each one to ensure you’re signed in. Go to settings and check your network connections to verify you’re logged in and connected to your VPN account. Now you’re ready to open Peacock to stream.

If you run into issues with streaming, first make sure your VPN is up and running on its encrypted IP address. Double-check that you’ve followed installation instructions correctly and you’ve picked the right geographical area for viewing. If you still encounter connection problems, you may need to reboot your device. Close all apps and windows, restart your device and connect to your VPN first. Note that some streaming services have restrictions on VPN access.

The current iPad lineup is a cluttered and confusing mess. There are two sizes of iPad Pro, a single iPad Air, two generations of the regular iPad and the iPad Mini that’s still alive and kicking. It’s hit or miss with which Apple Pencil works with which iPad, and only one iPad has the camera on the side for landscape FaceTime calls.

The iPad has always occupied the middle ground between the iPhone and the MacBook, and now it has company in this in-between zone with the arrival of the Vision Pro. CNET’s Scott Stein said the Vision Pro feels like “an iPad exploded into space.” The Vision Pro is far too expensive right now to cannibalize iPad sales, but as its price comes down in the years to come, it will compete with the iPad for our third-screen needs and dollars.

Apple needs to do something with the iPad to keep consumers interested in its device that’s neither iPhone nor MacBook. We should get an answer soon to which direction Apple is taking its tablets. New iPad models are expected as early as March, according to reports. And these updates are long overdue. The company didn’t release any iPads last year, making it the first calendar year without a new iPad since Apple’s tablet was first released in 2010. Here’s what the rumored updates will look like for each iPad line.

OLED coming to iPad Pro

OLED is the big news with Apple’s top-end iPad Pro. The new models will reportedly ditch mini-LED screens for OLED displays that will deliver more vibrant colors, true black levels and superior contrast. The OLED panels could also support a wider range of refresh rates. The newer iPhone Pro models feature always-on OLED displays that can operate as slow as 1Hz to extend battery life.

The updated iPad Pros will come in 11- and 13-inch sizes, with the latter being slightly larger than the current big Pro at 12.9 inches. The new Pros are also expected to upgrade from Apple’s M2 chip of the current models to the M3 chip. Other rumored changes include USB-C and MagSafe wireless charging along with an updated Magic Keyboard with an aluminum cover and larger trackpad.

iPad Air expanding to 12.9 inches

A larger iPad Air is expected to be added to the line this spring. The current, fifth-gen iPad Air is based on a 10.9-inch display and an M1 chip. The new lineup will be based on M2 chips and available in both 10.9-inch and 12.9-inch models. A 12.9-inch Air would give tablet buyers the ability to get a larger screen without needing to pay the premium for a Pro model.

The new iPad Airs are not expected to move to mini-LED or OLED displays and will keep their LED-based liquid retina panels. The rear camera, according to 9to5Mac, is expected to be housed in a new camera bump that includes a flash, a feature not offered on the current Air. The new models are also expected to work with the current Magic Keyboard and not the keyboard update that will be exclusive to the new Pro models.

Processor bumps for iPad and iPad Mini

The rumors are foggier for the entry-level iPad and iPad Mini. Each could get a processor bump, with the 11th-gen iPad moving to the A15 chip and the seventh-gen iPad Mini getting the A16 chip. With the arrival of the 11th-gen iPad, Apple will likely keep the 10th-gen iPad as its budget offering and phase out the ninth-gen model, which is the last remaining model with the home button. These updates are expected not in the spring but later in the year.

And by the end of the year, perhaps we will finally see the long-rumored foldable iPad.

The first developer preview of Android 15 is now available. The latest major OS update, a follow up to Android 14, prioritizes privacy and security. It also allows creators to take better advantage of camera hardware and gives developers more ways to manage heat and processing power for better app performance.

This early version of Android 15 is intended mostly for developers, to help them build apps tuned for the next release of the Android OS, and for Google to get valuable feedback as it rolls out updates throughout 2024.

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But just because the preview is meant for developers doesn’t mean you can’t or shouldn’t download Android 15 right now. As long as you understand the limitations of a developer preview (which can include bugs, missing features and app incompatibility) and how to install it with manual flash (adding the OS to your phone’s flash memory storage), you can check out Android 15 right now.

If you don’t want to deal with software issues or installation, wait until April and May for Google to open enrollment for its Android beta program, or you could even wait until June and July for a more stable version to drop. The final version of Android 15, intended for all Android users, is expected to release sometime in the fall.

Unsure about what to do next? Well here’s everything you need to know about Android 15. For more, here’s how Google built its Immersive View for Maps and how to clear your browser’s cache in Android.

Which new features are in Android 15’s developer preview?

With this first developer preview, Google said the focus is on enhancing user privacy and file security. It’s also focused on giving creators greater access to tools and hardware — including in-app camera controls — and on heat and power management for improved app and game performance.

For privacy and security, Android 15 is using the latest version of Privacy Sandbox, which is a multiyear initiative to enhance user privacy on Android. Privacy Sandbox improves privacy around mobile advertising, by limiting what data third-parties can access. Android 15 also allows users to screen share part of their screen, rather than the entire screen.

Google will give developers and creators more precise control of camera hardware to help them take advantage of premium hardware features, including the Pixel camera, GPUs and AI processing. These expanded controls can boost the brightness of the camera preview, adjust flash strength, connect MIDI 2.0 devices via USB and more.

This first developer preview of Android 15 also includes heat and processing power management tools via an improved Android Dynamic Performance Framework to help developers optimize performance-heavy and graphic-intensive apps and games.

As more developer previews and beta releases drop, Google will continue to add and refine features based on the feedback from everyone using Android 15.

Which phones support the Android 15 developer preview?

Google typically releases early developer previews just on its own devices, and it’s the same with Android 15. Right now, you can download Android 15 on the following Google Pixel phones and tablet:

• Pixel 6
• Pixel 6 Pro
• Pixel 7
• Pixel 7 Pro
• Pixel 8
• Pixel 8 Pro

• Pixel Fold
• Pixel Tablet

If your device isn’t on the list, don’t fret just yet. As the year progresses, Android 15 will be available on other phones and tablets. You also have the option to use the 64-bit system images with the Android Emulator in Android Studio.

Before you install Android 15, back up your phone

Note that running prerelease software on your phone can make it unstable, and you may lose data. We recommend downloading and installing prerelease software on something other than your primary Pixel device, just in case Google’s new software causes issues.

The first thing you should do before you download the first Android 15 developer preview is to back up your supported device. Why? Developer previews are software in its early days, and so you can expect bugs, app crashes and other issues that can make it difficult to use your phone or tablet on a daily basis.

By default, your Pixel should back up automatically whenever you’re connected to Wi-Fi and your phone has been idle and charging for 2 hours, but you can also do it manually. Depending on the size of your phone backup and how much available space you have on Google Drive, you may need a Google One subscription for this to work.

To back up your Pixel phone, go to Settings > Google > Backup and tap Back up now. Depending on the last backup and how many apps and files need to be backed up, this process can be instant or take up to several minutes. Once you’re backed up, you’re ready to begin the process of downloading and installing Android 15.

Next, enable USB debugging and OEM unlocking

To install Android 15 on your Pixel, connect the phone to your computer via USB. That requires that your Pixel be unlocked and have USB debugging enabled. Although unlocking your phone is easy enough, to enable USB debugging you’ll need to first unlock Developer options.

Note: If you’ve flashed a developer preview before, you may be able to simply update OTA to Android 15. If not, skip to the next section.

1. Unlock Developer options. In the Settings application, go to About phone and then tap Build number seven times. Enter your password when prompted, and a new Developer options menu will appear in your settings.
2. Next, you’ll need to enable USB debugging so your phone and your computer can transfer data between each other. Go to Settings > System > Developer options and toggle on USB debugging. In the notification that appears, which briefly describes what USB debugging is meant for, tap OK.
3. And finally, while you’re still in Developer options, toggle on OEM unlocking. This unlocks your device’s bootloader, which is what loads the operating system. Once unlocked, you’ll be able to choose a different operating system to boot up on your Pixel — in this case Android 15.

Finally, flash Android 15 on your device using Android Flash Tool in Chrome

You have two ways to flash the Android 15 developer preview on your Pixel, but for the sake of simplicity, we’ll use the Android Flash Tool, which you can use directly from your web browser. It works best on Chrome or Edge. Also, your computer must have 10GB of available storage for this to work.

If everything is good to go, connect your Pixel to your computer via USB, unlock your device, go to https://flash.android.com/ in Chrome and do the following:

1. First, hit Allow ADB access in the pop-up that appears (if there are any ad blockers, turn them off).
2. Now click Add new device, choose your device from the list and hit Connect.
3. On your Pixel, check the box next to Always allow from this computer and then tap Allow to give Android Flash Tool access to your phone.
4. Back on your computer, click Developer Preview under Popular builds.
5. Click Install build and then hit Confirm.

The Android 15 Developer Preview should now be installed on your phone. You can safely disconnect your Pixel from the computer.

You can now use Android 15 on your Pixel

Once your Pixel boots back up, you’ll see a notification that says you’re now running the Android 15 developer preview. Hit OK and then set up your phone just as you would a brand-new phone. That means connecting to Wi-Fi, copying over apps and data from your latest backup via Google, agreeing to terms and conditions, setting up a password and so on.

You’ll automatically get future updates over-the-air for all developer previews and betas, so you don’t manually have to flash Android 15 every time.

What’s the release schedule for Android 15?

Google said it expects to release several developer previews — this one in February and another in March — to shake out new features and check compatibility.

Planned beta releases for early adopters in April and May should be more stable and will focus on quality and compatibility improvements. Finally, Platform Stability releases slated for June, July and August will center on Android 15 final testing before the first public release in the fall.

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With Presidents Day just around the corner, now’s the perfect time to think about upgrading your iPad. And if you’re in the market for the entry-level model, you’re in luck as you can snag the latest 10th-gen device for just $349 at Amazon. That’s a whopping $100 off and a match for the lowest price we’ve seen. The same pricing can be snagged at Best Buy.

Apple’s 10th-gen iPad is a solid entry-level model that offers a lot of features for the average user. There are a number of improvements over its predecessor, including a larger 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display, a larger 12-megapixel camera, better speakers and the A14 Bionic chip for faster processing. It’s also swapped to USB-C. This model comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, as well as Center Stage, which makes this a solid iPad for video-calling or streaming. Higher capacity variants are also seeing steep savings.

It’s worth noting that this iPad is not compatible with the Apple Pencil 2, so you’ll have to use the first-gen model and a USB-C dongle or grab the new USB-C Pencil, each of which are sold separately. That said, our main gripe with this iPad was the cost over the older (but still functional) ninth-gen model — and this price cut solves that problem. At just $349, this is a solid deal.

The entry-level iPad not for you? Be sure to check out our roundup of the best iPad deals for savings across Apple’s tablet lineup.

If you’ve been putting off upgrades to the latest devices, new major appliances for the home or stocking up on tech accessories, now’s your chance to get everything on your wish list at a deep discount. Best Buy has launched its annual Presidents Day sale, and it’s packed full of deals on TVs, laptops, tablets, headphones, kitchen gear and much more.

To save you some time, we’ve gone through the sale and have highlighted some of the best offers on popular items like TVs, laptops, tablets, appliances, headphones, vacuums and other great deals. This Presidents Day sale ends Monday, Feb. 19, at 9:59 p.m. PT, so be sure not too wait too long to make your purchase soon if you don’t want to miss out on these deals.

More Presidents Day deals at Best Buy:

• Xbox Series X console: $450 (save $50)
• Up to $200 off unlocked Google Pixel phones
• HP Envy 2-in-1 touchscreen laptop (512GB): $450 (save $400)
• LG 65-inch C3 Series OLED 4K smart TV: $1,600 (save $500)
• Apple Watch SE (2nd-gen): $189 (save $60)
• Dyson V8 cordless vacuum kit: $350 (save $120)
• Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop (512GB): $700 (save $250)
• Apple Pencil (1st-gen): $79 (save $20)
• Dell 27-inch IPS S2721NX monitor: $95 (save $95)
• Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 Pro: $300 (save $150)
• Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 (512GB): $1,100 (save $350)
• Ring Video Doorbell: $60 (save $40)
• Samsung 75-inch Q80C QLED 4K smart TV: $1,500 (save $400)
• LG 5.0 cubic feet large capacity washer/dryer combo: $2,000 (save $1,000)
• Apple MacBook Air (M1): $750 (save $250)
• Philips Hue A19 smart lighting starter kit: $90 (save $40)
• Asus 15.6-inch OLED laptop (1TB): $1,000 (save $300)
• Apple AirPods 2: $90 (save $40)
• Samsung 57-inch Odyssey Neo G9 curved monitor: $1,800 (save $700)
• SteelSeries Arctis 9X wireless headset (Xbox): $130 (save $70)
• Samsung Jet 60 Pet cordless stick vacuum: $280 (save $50)
• Bose smart soundbar 900 with Dolby Atmos: $600 (save $150)
• Shark 3-in-1 Max air purifier, heater and fan: $300 (save $150)
• Samsung 85-inch TU690T Crystal 4K smart TV: $800 (save $500)
• GoPro Hero12 Black action camera: $350 (save $50)
• Up to 40% off major appliances

Some items may have an additional discounts available for My Best Buy Plus or Total members, so you may want to consider signing up if you haven’t yet. Those are paid accounts, but you could make the money back in exclusive savings during this event or throughout the year if you shop at Best Buy regularly and there are some other perks too, like like free 2-day shipping with no minimum amount and extended return windows.

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Need material for your next movie night? The 2024 Oscars are still a few weeks away, so you could dedicate your TV time to catching up on more nominees. If you went to back-to-back screenings of Barbie and Oppenheimer, that’s already two best picture contenders you can tick off.

Below, we’ve listed films up for awards and where you can currently find them in the US. Don’t wait too long to start your movie marathon, though: The 96th Academy Awards will air on ABC on March 10.

Note: These descriptions have been pulled straight from official websites for the films and press websites and occasionally edited for style.

On Apple TV Plus

On Max

On Peacock

Available for purchase or rental

On Disney Plus

On Hulu

On Hulu and Disney Plus

On Paramount Plus

On Netflix

Only in theaters

Available to watch for free on YouTube