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AI has mastered chess, so humans are changing the rules of the game 29 March 2026 at 21:37

AI has mastered chess, so humans are changing the rules of the game

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29 March 2026 at 21:37

The chess program Stockfish can crush Norwegian chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen, who is largely considered the greatest player in history. However, it cannot replace him. These super-strong platforms have reshaped elite play and preparation, so top humans now use a combination of engines, surprise, and psychology to keep classical chess...

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Fiber HDMI cables enable full-bandwidth 8K over runs up to 990 feet 29 March 2026 at 20:06

Fiber HDMI cables enable full-bandwidth 8K over runs up to 990 feet

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29 March 2026 at 20:06

The product is an active optical cable (AOC) for HDMI. Instead of relying solely on copper, it carries most of its signal over fiber-optic strands. Inside the cable, HDMI electrical signals are converted into optical signals for the journey between the two ends, then converted back to electrical signals at...

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AnyDesk keeps remote desktops smooth even on weak connections 29 March 2026 at 19:49

AnyDesk keeps remote desktops smooth even on weak connections

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29 March 2026 at 19:49

AnyDesk is a fast, lightweight remote desktop tool built for low-latency access from virtually anywhere. It stays responsive even on weaker connections and supports file transfers, session recording, and cross-platform use across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. Another staff favorite, RustDesk, is also worth checking out.

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AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 arrives as Intel scraps Core Ultra 9 290K Plus 29 March 2026 at 18:05

AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 arrives as Intel scraps Core Ultra 9 290K Plus

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29 March 2026 at 18:05

The Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 doubles down on AMD's V-Cache formula by equipping each of its two CCDs with stacked cache memory. The design results in a massive 208MB of total cache, a configuration that AMD claims can yield 5% to 10% faster performance in select rendering and content creation workloads...

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Copper and liquid cooling mods double MacBook Neo performance while cutting temps by 20°C 28 March 2026 at 22:07

Copper and liquid cooling mods double MacBook Neo performance while cutting temps by 20°C

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28 March 2026 at 22:07

YouTuber ETA Prime recently explained how installing copper plating over the MacBook Neo's CPU and connecting an external thermoelectric cooler can substantially enhance gaming performance. Furthermore, the modifications are relatively easy, requiring minimal disassembly.

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This app makes your MacBook moan when you slap it, and it's going viral 28 March 2026 at 21:24

This app makes your MacBook moan when you slap it, and it's going viral

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28 March 2026 at 21:24

The idea came from social media. Catapano posted a short Instagram clip of himself slapping his MacBook, complete with sound effects and a mock groan. When the clip unexpectedly went viral, he decided to turn the gag into an app.

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Samsung's new QuantumBlack coating reduces QD-OLED reflections by 20% 28 March 2026 at 19:54

Samsung's new QuantumBlack coating reduces QD-OLED reflections by 20%

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28 March 2026 at 19:54

Samsung's newly introduced QuantumBlack technology adds a film to the company's QD-OLED panels, enhancing immersion and reducing reflections from external light sources. The South Korean company said QuantumBlack improves both reflection control and surface hardness, and it will become a standard feature on all QD-OLED monitors expected to launch in 2026.

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Dolby sues Snap over video codec patents tied to AV1 and HEVC 28 March 2026 at 18:42

Dolby sues Snap over video codec patents tied to AV1 and HEVC

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28 March 2026 at 18:42

In a complaint filed in the US District Court for the District of Delaware, Dolby accuses Snap of infringing four video compression patents through Snapchat's use of both HEVC and AV1. The filing argues that AV1 implementations incorporate proprietary inventions that Dolby never licensed on royalty-free terms and that the...

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Fake Samsung 990 Pro SSD is good enough to fool your benchmarks 28 March 2026 at 17:28

Fake Samsung 990 Pro SSD is good enough to fool your benchmarks

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28 March 2026 at 17:28

Counterfeit SSDs usually look real to the untrained eye until their performance or capacity falls far short of the device's specs. However, Japanese outlet Akiba PC Hotline recently discovered a specimen that matches the genuine article in speed and storage.

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Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Review: AMD Needs to Respond 28 March 2026 at 16:41

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Review: AMD Needs to Respond

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28 March 2026 at 16:41

Intel's Core Ultra 7 270K Plus pushes beyond the 250K Plus with more cores and cache for $300. It costs more, but could be a strong value for high-end productivity workloads.

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Google sets 2029 deadline for quantum-safe encryption, years ahead of government targets 28 March 2026 at 01:43

Google sets 2029 deadline for quantum-safe encryption, years ahead of government targets

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28 March 2026 at 01:43

The announcement came this week in a blog post detailing Google's migration plan to post-quantum cryptography, a new generation of algorithms designed to withstand attacks from quantum computers.

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These famous tech leaders are all college dropouts – except one. Who actually completed their degree? 27 March 2026 at 23:50

These famous tech leaders are all college dropouts – except one. Who actually completed their degree?

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27 March 2026 at 23:50

They all quit college to build empires… except one.

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Apple's "Hide My Email" isn't as anonymous as it sounds 27 March 2026 at 23:14

Apple's "Hide My Email" isn't as anonymous as it sounds

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27 March 2026 at 23:14

According to the affidavit, the FBI sought information during a probe into a threatening message received by Alexis Wilkins, the girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel. The email, sent from the address peaty_terms_1o@icloud.com, reads, "Do you know how happy I'll be when your c**t ass face is canoed by an...

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PS5 price increases go global, rising up to $150 depending on the model 27 March 2026 at 21:42

PS5 price increases go global, rising up to $150 depending on the model

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27 March 2026 at 21:42

In the US, the standard PS5 will increase from $549 to $649, while the Digital Edition rises from $499 to $599. The PS5 Pro sees the largest jump, climbing from $749 to $899, and the PlayStation Portal moves from $199 to $249.

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OLED monitor shipments jumped 92% in 2025, and Asus is leading the charge 27 March 2026 at 21:34

OLED monitor shipments jumped 92% in 2025, and Asus is leading the charge

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27 March 2026 at 21:34

According to TrendForce's latest data, shipments of OLED monitors saw massive growth in 2025. Manufacturers shipped a total of 2.7 million units, marking a 92% increase compared to the previous year. The consulting firm noted that the impressive momentum has been largely sustained by substantial promotional campaigns from major industry brands.

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Judge blocks Pentagon from labeling Anthropic a national security risk 27 March 2026 at 20:42

Judge blocks Pentagon from labeling Anthropic a national security risk

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27 March 2026 at 20:42

In a sharply worded 43-page order, US District Judge Rita F. Lin said the government's actions appeared to be driven by retaliation rather than legitimate security concerns. "The record supports an inference that Anthropic is being punished for criticizing the government's contracting position in the press," Judge Lin wrote. "Nothing...

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Judge dismisses Elon Musk's X lawsuit over "advertiser boycott" 27 March 2026 at 18:53

Judge dismisses Elon Musk's X lawsuit over "advertiser boycott"

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27 March 2026 at 18:53

Judge Jane Boyle of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled Thursday that X failed to show any "antitrust injury," such as a measurable benefit to rival social media companies. "The very nature of the alleged conspiracy does not state an antitrust claim, and the court...

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US warns EU over regulation, says fines on American tech giants could have consequences 27 March 2026 at 18:18

US warns EU over regulation, says fines on American tech giants could have consequences

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27 March 2026 at 18:18

Speaking to Ian King on CNBC's Europe Early Edition, Puzder said, "If the European Union is going to participate in the AI economy... They're going to need data centers, data and access to the United States AI hardware stack, and you can't overregulate and move the goal post on regulations...

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Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts for smart features 27 March 2026 at 17:53

Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts for smart features

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27 March 2026 at 17:53

Starting this month, using smart TV features on Vizio TVs will require signing in with a Walmart account. It remains unclear which models are affected, but the stipulation will likely apply to all new TV sets. The retail giant confirmed to Ars Technica that users can combine their pre-existing Vizio...

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"Why make game art at all?" New Blood publisher fears DLSS 5 is replacing artistry with AI 27 March 2026 at 17:22

"Why make game art at all?" New Blood publisher fears DLSS 5 is replacing artistry with AI

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27 March 2026 at 17:22

Nvidia says that DLSS 5, due later this year, is designed to sit on top of existing assets, taking a 2D frame plus motion vectors and inferring more photorealistic lighting and materials in real time. The company pitches it as a leap toward more lifelike visuals, but critics see it...

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Chinese universities with military ties bought Supermicro servers with restricted Nvidia A100 chips 27 March 2026 at 16:56

Chinese universities with military ties bought Supermicro servers with restricted Nvidia A100 chips

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27 March 2026 at 16:56

The report is the latest reminder that Washington's export controls can still be circumvented by embedding advanced GPUs inside full server products. The US first moved against chips such as Nvidia's A100 in October 2022, then tightened the rules in October 2023 with additional measures and broader licensing requirements aimed...

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Windows PCs crash three times as often as Macs, report says 27 March 2026 at 16:29

Windows PCs crash three times as often as Macs, report says

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27 March 2026 at 16:29

Omnissa's 2026 State of Digital Workspace report outlines the IT challenges that various organizations face from the growing use of AI and the heterogeneous deployment of enterprise devices. The relative instability of Windows and Android is a recurring theme throughout the report.

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Using a VPN to hide your location could expose you to government surveillance 27 March 2026 at 15:58

Using a VPN to hide your location could expose you to government surveillance

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27 March 2026 at 15:58

Six Democratic lawmakers on Thursday asked Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to reveal whether US citizens who connect through VPNs are losing constitutional protections against warrantless spying. Their letter argues that because virtual private networks obscure a user's true location, intelligence agencies may presume those communications are foreign in...

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CERN scientists successfully turned an antiproton trap into a moving appliance 27 March 2026 at 15:15

CERN scientists successfully turned an antiproton trap into a moving appliance

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27 March 2026 at 15:15

The European Organization for Nuclear Research has announced a major breakthrough in making antimatter more portable – almost like something you could ship via Amazon. Researchers at the Baryon Antibaryon Symmetry Experiment have successfully transported a small number of antiprotons across CERN's main site, and they are now working to...

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Netflix hikes prices for all its plans, pushing Premium to $26.99 27 March 2026 at 14:18

Netflix hikes prices for all its plans, pushing Premium to $26.99

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27 March 2026 at 14:18

The streaming giant's new pricing pushes the Standard With Ads plan up by $1 to $8.99 per month. The ad-free Standard plan that allows viewing on two devices simultaneously is going up by $2, from $17.99/month to $19.99/month.

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Google's TurboQuant compression tech cuts LLM memory use by 6x with no accuracy loss 27 March 2026 at 05:17

Google's TurboQuant compression tech cuts LLM memory use by 6x with no accuracy loss

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27 March 2026 at 05:17

The biggest memory burden for LLMs is the key-value cache, which stores conversational context as users interact with AI chatbots. The cache grows as conversations lengthen, increasing both memory usage and power consumption. TurboQuant addresses this issue by reducing model size with "zero accuracy loss," improving vector search efficiency, and...

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Reddit cracks down on bots with new labels and human verification 27 March 2026 at 00:28

Reddit cracks down on bots with new labels and human verification

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27 March 2026 at 00:28

The move comes just weeks after social aggregator Digg, which once aimed to rival Reddit, shut down its app, citing an inability to control a surge of bots. Reddit, by contrast, appears determined to tackle the problem head-on.

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HP wants your next work PC to be an AI assistant 26 March 2026 at 23:39

HP wants your next work PC to be an AI assistant

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26 March 2026 at 23:39

With the rapid rise of autonomous agents like OpenClaw and Anthropic's Claude Work, along with the wide range of opinions about their impact on the future of work, it is not surprising to see renewed interest in workplace PCs. Add to that Intel's recent release of commercial vPro versions of...

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Apple takes on Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace with new business platform 26 March 2026 at 22:47

Apple takes on Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace with new business platform

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26 March 2026 at 22:47

Set to debut on April 14 in more than 200 countries and regions, Apple Business brings together the company's existing enterprise programs – Apple Business Connect, Apple Business Essentials, and Apple Business Manager. The new service represents Apple's most comprehensive effort yet to provide small and mid-sized companies with integrated...

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UK warns 2G shutdown could leave older devices offline by 2033 26 March 2026 at 22:08

UK warns 2G shutdown could leave older devices offline by 2033

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26 March 2026 at 22:08

In newly issued guidance, UK officials outlined the timeline for shutting down legacy mobile infrastructure. Operators have already switched off 3G services, and 2G is set to follow between 2029 and 2033. Users are being urged to prepare ahead of time, as not all devices will make the transition intact.

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Ring's new doorbells bring 2K and 4K video to battery models 26 March 2026 at 20:21

Ring's new doorbells bring 2K and 4K video to battery models

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26 March 2026 at 20:21

The most advanced of the new models, the Ring Battery Video Doorbell Pro 2nd Gen, is priced at $249.99 and features 4K video and a 10x digital zoom. The Battery Video Doorbell Plus 2nd Gen, at $179.99, offers 2K video resolution and 6x zoom. A third model, the $99.99 Battery...

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Apple could answer Samsung Galaxy challenge with a 200MP iPhone camera 26 March 2026 at 19:29

Apple could answer Samsung Galaxy challenge with a 200MP iPhone camera

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26 March 2026 at 19:29

According to a post from leaker Digital Chat Station on Weibo, supply chain insiders say that Apple is testing a 200MP camera with a 1/1.2-inch sensor. That's larger than the 1/1.3-inch 200MP ISOCELL unit in the Galaxy S26 Ultra and other companies' flagships, meaning Apple's version should capture more light...

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Sony and Honda pull the plug on $90,000 Afeela EV as electric dreams stall 26 March 2026 at 18:50

Sony and Honda pull the plug on $90,000 Afeela EV as electric dreams stall

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26 March 2026 at 18:50

The cancellation marks the latest retreat in a broader industry pullback from electric vehicle programs, as automakers grapple with falling demand, shifting regulations, and rising costs. More than a dozen global carmakers have already delayed or abandoned their all-electric goals, reversing commitments made when government incentives and climate policies favored...

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It's not just memory anymore: AI data centers are taking all the CPUs, too 26 March 2026 at 18:13

It's not just memory anymore: AI data centers are taking all the CPUs, too

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26 March 2026 at 18:13

PC and server manufacturers recently informed Nikkei Asia that they are no longer receiving enough processors from Intel and AMD to satisfy demand. Server and OEM PC manufacturing could face delays, and prices might rise by 10% to 15%.

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Trump names Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sergey Brin for tech advisory council 26 March 2026 at 17:42

Trump names Jensen Huang, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sergey Brin for tech advisory council

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26 March 2026 at 17:42

The high-profile appointments mark a clear pivot for Trump's second-term tech strategy – one centered on aligning the private sector's most powerful figures with national goals around artificial intelligence, cryptocurrency, and emerging industrial policy.

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GitHub Copilot will use your data for AI training by default, but you can opt out 26 March 2026 at 17:14

GitHub Copilot will use your data for AI training by default, but you can opt out

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26 March 2026 at 17:14

GitHub describes this training data as inputs, outputs, code snippets, and associated context, but the fine print goes into more detail. According to the company, it can also include code surrounding the cursor, comments and documentation, file names, repository structure, navigation patterns, chats with Copilot features, and even thumbs-up or...

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Playing Forza Horizon 6 with ray tracing won't require high-end GPUs 26 March 2026 at 16:44

Playing Forza Horizon 6 with ray tracing won't require high-end GPUs

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26 March 2026 at 16:44

Unlike prior entries in the popular arcade racing series, Forza Horizon 6 will enable players to change graphics settings without restarting the game. Furthermore, live previews will show players the effects of visual tweaks in real-time, and monitoring tools will track video and system memory usage. A benchmark is also included.

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Elon Musk wants judge recused for liking LinkedIn post mocking $2 billion verdict 26 March 2026 at 16:03

Elon Musk wants judge recused for liking LinkedIn post mocking $2 billion verdict

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26 March 2026 at 16:03

Musk and Tesla filed the recusal motion this week in Delaware's Court of Chancery, arguing that Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick "supported" a LinkedIn post criticizing Musk and Quinn Emanuel, the law firm representing him. The filing says that this wasn't the default thumbs-up reaction but LinkedIn's heart-in-hand "Support" emoji, which the...

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Supreme Court rules ISPs aren't liable for user piracy without intent 26 March 2026 at 15:15

Supreme Court rules ISPs aren't liable for user piracy without intent

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26 March 2026 at 15:15

In a unanimous judgment for Cox Communications, the Court ruled that an ISP is contributorily liable for user infringement "only if it intended that the provided service be used for infringement," and that intent can be shown "only if the party induced the infringement or the provided service is tailored...

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Which iPad Model Should You Get? Updated With the Latest 2026 Models 26 March 2026 at 14:08

Which iPad Model Should You Get? Updated With the Latest 2026 Models

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26 March 2026 at 14:08

Thanks to its class-leading hardware and software, the Apple iPad lineup has long been the go-to tablet recommendation for most people, but now let us guide you on which model is the best for you.

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