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Apple just dropped a new iPad Air with an M3 chip, and yes, it has Apple Intelligence.

The M3 iPad Air is twice as fast as the M1 iPad Air which was released in 2022, according to the announcement. The M3 chip also gives the iPad Air faster graphics performance and the same dynamic caching support that comes in other M3 models, which boosts performance and response time.

SEE ALSO: 'There's something in the air:' Apple's Tim Cook teases new Air product drop this week

The M3 iPad Air comes with iPadOS 18, which supports Apple Intelligence features, including Writing Tools with ChatGPT integration, type to Siri, Image Playground, and Genmoji creation. Apple Intelligence for iPad also has photo and graphics editing tools like the Clean Up tool in Photos and Image Wand in the Notes app that works with the Apple Pencil.

In addition to the M3 iPad Air, Apple also unveiled a new Magic Keyboard that has a larger trackpad, a new 14-key function row, a USB-C port for charging, and connects to the iPad without Bluetooth with Apple's Smart Connector feature.

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The product drop was teased by Apple CEO Tim Cook yesterday with an X post that said "there's something in the air." Many Apple insiders believed the MacBook Air with an M4 chip would be announced before the new iPad Air, although the iPad Air was also predicted to be coming soon. And hey, the week's not over, so we might still see the M4 MacBook Air in a few days.

Apple also updated the iPad 11 with an A16 chip which starts at 128GB of storage, double the amount of the iPad 10's starting storage.

New iPad Air sizes, prices, release date

The new generation of iPad Air comes in 11-inch and 13-inch versions and and metallic blue, pink, yellow, and silver colorways. The 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air with WiFi only start at $599 and $799 respectively and come with 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB data options. For WiFi plus cellular, the 11-inch and 13-inch bump up to $799 and $949.

The new Magic Keyboard starts at $269 for the 11-inch model and $319 for the 13-inch model.

The updated A16 iPad starts at $349 for WiFi and $499 for WiFi and cellular.

Pre-orders start today, with availability on March 12.

SAVE $200: As of March 4, Breville Espresso Makers are up to $200 off at Amazon. Shop the Breville Barista Express for 27% off, bringing it down to $549.95. Or get the Breville Barista Touch, which is down to $799.95 for 20% off.

Breville Espresso Machine Deals Best Breville deal Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine $549.95 at Amazon (Save $200) Get Deal Another great deal Breville Barista Touch Espresso Machine $799.95 at Amazon (Save $200) Get Deal

I won't lie, I've been heavily influenced by the trend of turning your home into a coffee shop. Rather than hosting dinner parties, you'll find hundreds of videos on TikTok of people transforming their home into a coffee shop, baking sweet treats and serving up lattes to friends. If you're also ready to trade in late night hangs for early morning ones, then you probably need to make your first investment: an espresso machine.

Breville is the leader in at-home espresso makers. Their devices are for novices and professionals alike who have one common goal: make a really great cup of coffee at home. And luckily, as of March 4, you can shop Breville Espresso Machines for $200 off. Here are the best deals to shop now.

Best Breville deal Opens in a new window Credit: Breville Breville Barista Express Espresso Machine $549.95 at Amazon
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The Breville Barista Express puts the power of great espresso in your hands. You can control everything, including grind size and volume to get the perfect shot of espresso. It includes a burr grinder and steam wand, so you don't need any extraneous appliances for your latte.

You can find the Breville Barista Express for just $549.95, from its usual price $749.95. That saves you $200 for 27% off.

Breville Barista Touch deal Opens in a new window Credit: Breville Breville Barista Touch Espresso Machine $799.95 at Amazon
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If you don't want to deal with pressure gages, you just want to hit a button and have a perfect latte, then go for the Barista Touch. It features an easy-to-use touch screen, providing you with plenty of drink settings to swipe through. It also features a built-in grinder and steam wand for the full experience.

While it's not quite as good of a deal as the Breville Barista Express, it's still some great savings. The Barista Touch is down to $799.95 from $999.95. That's 20% savings for $200 off this luxe machine.

SAVE $110: A refurbished Ninja Slushi machine is on sale at Woot for just $239.99. The current Ninja Slushi model sells for $349.99. While the refurbished model is slightly smaller and has fewer pre-set functions, the Woot sale saves you $110 compared to the new model, working out to a 31% discount.

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One of the perks of summer is staying hydrated with refreshing fruity beverages. Of course, this means indulging in frozen, slushy drinks whenever we feel like it simply because it's summer. If you already have 7-11's free Slurpee day in your calendar, consider making them at home thanks to this deal.

As of March 4, a refurbished Ninja Slushi machine is on sale at Woot for just $239.99. This is an older, slightly smaller model compared to the current version Ninja sells which retails for $349.99. Compared to the new model, grabbing the older, refurbished model from Woot saves you $110. Since we've seen inventory issues with the Ninja Slushi, finding this refurbished model at a nice sale price is certainly a treat.

Make no mistake, the refurbished Ninja Slushi is here to serve your every frozen drink desire. It comes with a 72-ounce capacity (compared to the new model which holds 88 ounces) and three pre-set function modes — slush, spiked slush, and milkshake.

Without requiring ice, the Ninja Slushi transforms your standard liquids into a frozen treat including wine, coffee, soda, juice, chocolate milk, and more. Depending on the ingredients, the transformation process can take up to an hour, but some only take 15 minutes. You can also set your desired thick or thinness level.

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Once your drink is ready, the Ninja Slushi will keep it chilled and at the ideal texture for 12 hours.

Mashable Senior Shopping Reporter Leah Stodart tested the Ninja Slushi and found it very user friendly, not to mention quiet while running. In terms of overall feeling about the Slushi, Stodart's review says, "If you're someone who needs to have three drinks within reach at any given moment, surely the two that aren't plain water could be slushed, and doesn't that just open up a world of possibilities? Plus, anyone who struggles with getting their fruits or veggies or protein might stay on top of it more with a drink more appetizing than a room-temperature chalky mixture."

She also points out the Slushi is a pretty great way to get kids consuming healthy fruit juice if they prefer hydration that feels more like a treat.

If you're feeling like this is the summer for homemade treats, consider the versatility and convenience of a Ninja Slushi. With it, you'll be able to slushify your favorite drinks, and since that adds to hydration, maybe this is a wellness boost. Thanks to today's deal at Woot, a refurbished model is selling for just $239.99 which is a pretty sweet savings compared to the new model which costs $349.99.

GET $90 OFF: As of March 4th, the Jackery Explorer 300 Portable Power Station is on sale for $169, saving you 35%.

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It can be a huge pain to be without power when you're on the road, let alone when you most need it during a storm or natural disaster. The Jackery Explorer 300 is a portable power station that will follow you into the campsite or connect to a solar bank to ensure you can charge up, even when the grid goes down — and it's on sale today.

As of March 4, the Jackery Explorer 300 Portable Power Station is currently on sale for $169.00. Get it now for 35% off and save $90.

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With numerous plugs and ports, the Jackery is built to connect to a range of devices. USB-A and -C ports attend to small tech devices, while two AC 110V 330W tri-plugs ensure you can connect general-use, wall-plug equipped devices. It also has one DC car port.

With a quick-charging battery inside, the Jackery needs only two hours plugged into the wall to recharge 80%.

Connect this battery bank to a Jackery solar panel to charge phones and laptops indefinitely, or plug in your coffee maker for fresh campsite brew. We all like a hot beverage in the morning.

Ever wanted your phone to have everything? Like a battery that's big enough to accomodate six regular phones? Or a massive loudspeaker? Or an actual projector? Or another friggin' phone built into the back of the first phone?

Ulefone's got all of that covered. The company specialized in rugged phones which also come with additional functionality.

At MWC Barcelona, Ulefone brought a couple of new phones, including the Armor 33 Pro and the Armor 34 Pro.

SEE ALSO: Samsung has phone concepts that bend, stretch and fold in every possible way

The Armor 33 Pro is an absolute beast of a phone, with a 6.95-inch display, a Dimensity 7300X 5G chip, 12GB RAM, 512GB, and a 50/50/64-megapixel camera trio on the back, with that 64-megapixel sensor having night vision capabilities.

Got space on the back? Let's slap another, smaller phone on there. Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable

These specs don't actually mean anything until you've seen the phone. It's about as thick as three regular phones, as it packs an absolutely monstrous 25,500mAh battery. It also has a huge loudspeaker in the back, and an additional display (for some reason) that makes this thing feel like an odd two-phones-in-one combo.

A projector on top, and a very bright LED flash on the back. Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable

Then there's the Armor 34 Pro. It has the same specs (including the big battery), but instead of the extra display and loudspeaker it packs an actual 150lm projector built into the top of the phone.

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There's also a 1,200lm LED flash on the back, probably bright enough to scare several bears away should you encounter them in the forest (do not ever try this, the author of this story is joking and knows nothing about bears).

SEE ALSO: Best of MWC 2025: The age of ultra-thin phones is upon us

Ulefone didn't say how much these phones weigh, but my estimate is at least half a kilogram; in other words, these aren't your regular, pocketable phones, even if you're used to big, rugged devices. They are specialty equipment that also happen to have a phone inside. Or two.

These phones can withstand a lot of punishment. Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable

If you have to ask, these phones should also be near-indestructible, up to IP68/IP69K and MIL-STD-810H specs. This pretty much means you can use a high-pressure water jet washer to clean these phones, and that's after you've dropped them into the mud from a 5 foot height.

Software is based on Android 14 for both devices, and it might require some polishing as it wasn't very responsive when I tried it, but hopefully it can get ironed out until these phones hit the market.

There's no word on pricing, and exact date of availability is a mystery, though these phones should launch in China soon.

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Look, With Love, Meghan will not be everyone's show. If it's not yours, you can watch something else. But for people who feel empathetically tired for the Duchess of Sussex, enjoy watching one of the most vilified women on the planet find personal happiness and empowerment, and regularly binge-watch TikTok videos about hosting guests that you'll probably never actually implement yourself, this show is for you.

Produced by Netflix with Meghan and Harry's Archewell Productions, With Love, Meghan is a relentlessly positive DIY tips show with Meghan sharing various kitchen and home tricks that have been tastefully filmed for you to either actually try or remain purely aspirational about. If you thrive on lifestyle shows or TikTok videos about hosting guests or making-your-own-anything at home, you might like this.

SEE ALSO: Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, gets her own lifestyle show in Netflix's 'With Love, Meghan'

No, I'm not regularly making my own fried chicken brine at home with chef Roy Choi or making ice cubes laden with edible flowers for brunch, but I'll watch someone else do it. It's like watching Queer Eye; I know I could implement these Emmy-winning tips into my own life, but I probably won't. That doesn't make the show less worth watching.

Mindy Kaling comes to tea. Credit: Justin Coit / Netflix

Shot at a textbook "quiet luxury" estate in Montecito, California (not at Meghan and Harry's actual house y'creeps), each episode sees Meghan joining the ranks of celebrities grounding themselves as Just Like Us. Throughout the show, Meghan's friends — including Mindy Kaling, Roy Choi, Alice Waters, Vicky Tsai, Daniel Martin, and former Suits co-star Abigail Spencer — stop by for chats about her career and life while she's making various dishes and decorations. But there's some actually usable knowledge here, and aesthetically, it's all fresh, pretty, and illuminated — a far cry from the shows I usually watch, drenched in dread and despair. In a bright, white kitchen, Meghan instructs you how to make stuff that seems simultaneously somewhat achievable and pure fantasy — from prepping a guest room (a what!?) with homemade bath salts to harvesting fresh honey and beeswax from your backyard beehive (you don't have one!?). I personally don't have any of these things like Le Creuset cookware or truffle oil on tap, because The Economy, but I enjoy watching others make Nice Things.

Respect for cooking in beige. Credit: Jenna Peffley / Netflix

While not everyone has the time or money to do this, With Love, Meghan attempts to give you hacks to make you look like you do — she dresses up store-bought foods with simple additions that could genuinely make me look more capable to my friends (I will be chucking sprigs of mint around Greggs pastries on a platter). However, the show requires more effort of me than I have to give; Meghan makes jars of homemade preserves with an array of fruits to send her friends home with; I will never do this for my friends (I know myself and I'm sorry). The kids' party bags Meghan makes in episode 2 are deeply thoughtful and I will not be making such wholesome treats. And to her credit, the Duchess of Sussex does recognise the privilege of wealth when it comes to fresh ingredients right outside your French doors.

"What you're trying to do is share what you have," says Meghan in episode 7, "Elevating the Everyday." "We don't all have a garden like this. I fully recognise that. I didn't grow up with a garden like this. But if you have a farmer's market, then you can definitely find something that if you have a bite of it and you go, 'I wish they could try it,' then share it with them so they can."

I'm not going to do this in my own home, but some might. Credit: Courtesy of Netflix

Granted, with all that undeniably cheeseball music, the DIY moments in the series often feel like daytime TV segments — it's giving BBC's Morning Live but more cinematically filmed. In episode 2, Meghan creates a whole whimsical garden tea party for her kids with Mindy Kaling's help. Yes, this episode is slightly projecting Flawless Parenting, especially given the fact that Meghan cooks almost exclusively in white and cream, but there's also some decent tips in here for making little magic moments for your loved ones. I'm not a parent, or a homemaker, but I find this level of detail extremely commendable. Styling vegetable sticks and store-bought hummus as fancy crudités? I've watched a thousand TikToks on charcuterie boards and butter boards and whatever boards I'm never going to make, and I will also watch this.

If you're looking for a gentle, vaguely motivating watch with one of the most famous people on the planet, this ain't bad. Don't overthink it.

With Love, Meghan is now streaming on Netflix.

SAVE $15: As of March 4, the Kindle essentials bundle — which comes with a 2024 matcha colored Kindle, a matcha colored fabric cover, and a power adapter — is on sale at Amazon for under $150.

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If you're on the hunt for an e-reader to hold your digital library, a Kindle is worth every cent. As someone who owns the latest Kindle that released last year, I absolutely love it. Its compact design is perfect for taking on the go and it has plenty of space to hold all of my favorite novels. We consider it the best Kindle on a budget in our roundup of the best Kindles, but what's even better is you can score it in a discounted Kindle essentials bundle right now at Amazon.

With this Kindle essentials bundle, you'll get the 2024 Kindle in the color matcha, a matcha colored fabric cover, and a power adapter for $146.97. This saves you $15 off what you'd pay to purchase them all separately. The deal doesn't just apply to the matcha colored model, either. If you'd prefer to have the kindle in black, that model is also discounted with the essential bundle.

SEE ALSO: The best Kindle for every type of reader (tested by an avid reader)

We had a lot of praise for this Kindle model in our review. Mashable's Samantha Mangino said, "The Amazon Kindle is a phenomenal value. If you're looking to spend about $100 on an e-reader, the Kindle will deliver quick page turns and 16GB of storage to hold thousands and thousands of books." It also boasts a glare-free display so you can read it under any sort of lighting.

You'll be all set with a cover and power adapter with this bundle. These are great to have to just keep your Kindle protected and have a dedicated charger for it. Though you won't need to worry very much about the latter as it offers up to six weeks of battery life, giving you plenty of time to read without worry of losing power too often.

I believe the Kindle essentials bundle is a worthy investment if you're an avid reader. Don't miss out on this Kindle essentials bundle deal at Amazon. And if you want to get started with some books right away, you can take advantage of some Stuff Your Kindle Day free books today. At the moment, Alpharoll is offering open door romance books and closed door romance books.

It is as I always suspected: Samsung has the tech to make our phones even more foldable, they just don't want to share it with us.

At its booth at MWC Barcelona, Samsung Display brought a bunch of foldable, stretchable, and bendable phone and tablet concepts to show just how far OLED display tech has come.

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One cool example was the vertically tri-folding phone that leaves a little stretch of display uncovered when folded, and then uses it as a sort of a status display, with essential information like time, date, and battery life. Perhaps not as practical as the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6, but definitely cooler.

OK, we've seen similar things before. But this one is from Samsung. Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable

The company also showcased several larger, tri-folding or tri-bending prototypes which transform from phone to phablet to tablet and vice versa.

It stretches! Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable

Perhaps the most impressive was the stretchy display which had to be seen from the side to be appreciated. The display literally protrudes outwards when needed, adding a 3D effect to the image.

SEE ALSO: Best of MWC 2025: The age of ultra-thin phones is upon us

None of these are actual devices that you can buy, and they probably never will be, but the tech will surely trickle out into real products down the line.

Another year, another array of inventive tequila smuggling devices from Guillermo on the Oscars red carpet.

In the clip above, Jimmy Kimmel's co-host takes shots with everyone from Elle Fanning to Bowen Yang, before producing a bucket of unexpected questions to ask the likes of Edward Norton and Amy Poehler.

Between Guillermo and Chicken Shop Date's Amelia Dimoldenberg, stars must have had a strange run of interviews this year.

Chicken Shop Date host Amelia Dimoldenberg has swapped the familiar delights of the chicken shop for the glamour of Hollywood this week, taking to the Oscars red carpet to make her usual brand of awkward small talk with everyone from Timothée Chalamet to Margaret Qualley.

Highlights from the clip above include a discussion about basketball with Ben Stiller, the planning of a potential future movie with Willem Dafoe, and Kieran Culkin's unimpressed response to a pun-filled question about A Real Pain.

Once you've finished that, please also enjoy her accent-filled brunch with Oscar winner Mikey Madison.

The voice of Lumon in the Severance Season 2 training video belongs to Keanu Reeves — but as Ben Stiller explains in the Jimmy Kimmel Live! interview above, former president Barack Obama was asked first — and he said no.

"I didn't ask him in person. I knew someone that knew his lawyer, and his lawyer said 'I can relay the request if you write an email,' so I wrote an email to him," says Stiller in the clip above. "Like two days later I get an email back from president Barack Obama saying, 'Hey Ben, big fan of the show, love Season 1, can't wait for Season 2...don't think I have time in my schedule to make this happen.' And like, come on, what's more important than doing the voiceover for the animated building in Severance? But it was pretty cool that he responded."

It would have been a glorious cameo, but at least Reeves makes an undeniably excellent backup.

FREE BOOKS: The latest Stuff Your Kindle Day takes place on March 4. You can choose from a selection of closed door and fade to black romance novels for free.

If you're looking to spice up your e-book library, Alpharoll is offering a wide variety of closed door and fade to black romance books for free on the latest Stuff Your Kindle Day. There's no better time than now to fill up your library with some free titles.

If this is the first time you've heard of Stuff Your Kindle Day, it's worth keeping these events on your radar. Stuff Your Kindle Day gives e-book readers the opportunity to download hundreds of e-books at no cost. That's right, all for free. The bonus is that once you've downloaded an e-book, it's yours to keep forever in your library.

SEE ALSO: The best Kindles in 2025

If you've been wanting to pick up something new, here are some of the best closed door and fade to black romance books available on Stuff Your Kindle Day.

When is Stuff Your Kindle Day?

Stuff Your Kindle Day took place on Feb. 10, Feb. 14, Feb. 21, and Feb. 28 last month, offering everything from monster romance to indie titles for free. And now on March 4, you can pick up free closed door and fade to black romance novels thanks to Alpharoll.

Here are just a few of the closed door and fade to black romance e-books you can download for free.

Best closed door and fade to black romance books to shop on Stuff Your Kindle Day

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Who can take part in Stuff Your Kindle Day?

Anyone can participate in Stuff Your Kindle Day. You don't need to own a Kindle to get involved.

Kindle, Kobo, and Nook readers can download these books for free. You can even download these books on your preferred app and read them straight from your phone, as you can also find these free titles on the Google Play and Apple Books apps.

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These popular e-readers allow you to take hundreds of books on the go. They're made all the better by their extra-long battery life that can keep you reading for longer between charges, and it also boasts an anti-glare display, so you can read anywhere and in all brightness with the Kindle. They start at $109.99, a great price for those on a budget, but if you want to save even more, you can get three months of Kindle Unlimited completely free during Stuff Your Kindle Day.

Kindle Unlimited costs $11.99 per month and allows you to borrow up to 20 books per month. For a limited time, you can get three months of Kindle Unlimited for free, saving you $35.97.

Elon Musk has been sending some mixed messages about appearing on The Daily Show for an interview. First the tech billionaire and "special government employee" said he'll do it if the show airs unedited, but then later posted that "Jon Stewart is much more propagandist than it would seem."

On Monday, Stewart responded directly to Musk — and he made his feelings as clear as ever.

"The guy who custom made his own dark MAGA hat, that he wears to opine in the Oval Office with the president that he spent $270 million to elect, thinks I'm just too partisan," says Stewart in the clip above. "Look, Elon, I do have some criticisms about DOGE, I support in general the idea of efficiency and delivering better services to the American public in cheaper and more efficient ways. And if you want to come on and talk about it on the show, great. If you don't want to, sure. But can we just drop the pretence that you won't do it because I don't measure up to the standards of neutral discord that you demand and display at all times? Because quite frankly, that's bullshit."

If there's one thing I've learned over the years, it's that it's impossible to judge how interesting the Mobile World Congress will be based on pre-announcements and teasers.

Yeah, we knew the Nothing phones are coming, and Xiaomi's new phones weren't exactly a secret, either. But at the show floor, we've also found some extremely thin phones, some wonderfully weird (but useful!) phone accessories, and we even got the first real-life glimpse of Xiaomi's new supercar.

Here's a list of the best and the most interesting stuff we've seen this year.

Best phone that's also a camera: Xiaomi 15 Ultra Everything is "Ultra" with Xiaomi, isn't it? Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable

Xiaomi never fails to amaze with the amount of camera tech it stuffs into its Ultra series of phones. The Xiaomi 15 Ultra is, by all accounts, a very powerful phone, but that camera system on the back is something else. Just one detail: The phone has not one but two telephoto cameras, enabling you to take lossless photos at up to 8.6x magnification.

The company also sells a Photography Kit that drops all pretense that this is a phone and lets you use it as a pocketable (well, sort of) camera.

Best weird laptop: Lenovo ThinkBook Flip AI PC Concept They just had to stuff "AI" in that name, didn't they. Credit: Christian de Looper/Mashable

Need more screen real estate on your laptop? How about a laptop with a folding display that has an 18.1 inch diagonal when fully unfolded? Lenovo's got you covered.

Like most weird Lenovo things, the Lenovo ThinkBook Flip AI PC Concept is just a concept for now, but the company does tend to eventually release some of its weirder tech to the masses, so we wouldn't be too surprised if you could buy something like this in a year or two.

Best supercar that doesn't cost like a supercar: Xiaomi SU7 Ultra Looks like a supercar, costs like a premium family sedan. Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable

Xiaomi's gotta be saving some costs on the SU7 Ultra, but we're not sure where. Generously adorned with carbon fiber, fitted with massive ceramic brake discs, lined with Alcantara fabric on the inside, and equipped with three motors pushing the car from 0-100km/h under two seconds, you'd say the SU7 Ultra has to cost hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of dollars. But Xiaomi is selling it now (in China), for $72,750. Go figure.

Thinnest phone: Tecno Spark Slim Can you even see the phone? Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable

Yeah, it's not the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, even though Samsung did bring the phone to the show. The problem is, the company wouldn't share any of the specs, or let us get close enough with measuring tape.

To be fair, Tecno's Spark Slim, which is just 5.75mm thin, isn't exactly finished either; it's just a concept, and we have no idea when or where it'll become available. But the company let us touch it, and it is, indeed, extremely thin. Do we need phones this thin? This is not a question we should be asking now, because we're definitely getting them.

Thinnest foldable phone that folds two times: Tecno Phantom Ultimate 2 OK, this is impressive. Credit: Christian de Looper/Mashable

Not content with bringing an extremely thin candy bar phone, Tecno also brought what is probably the world's thinnest tri-folding phone, the Tecno Phantom Ultimate 2. This one is also just a concept, but boy, this thing is impressive to look at. It's even thinner than the 12.1mm Galaxy Z Fold 6, and that one only folds once.

Best phone accessory that's also a pair of earbuds: HMD Amped Buds It even works with an iPhone! Credit: HMD Global

All the earbuds these days come with a charging case. And that charging case is, well, a battery. So why not make it so that you can stick the earbuds case onto your phone — MagSafe style — and have it wirelessly charge your phone if needed?

HMD did exactly that with its HMD Amped Buds, whose case has a 1,600mAh battery, and even made the case thin enough to be (sort of) practical. We applaud the ingenuity of this one.

In a world where all the phones look pretty much the same, we're grateful to have Nothing.

On Tuesday, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Nothing launched two new phones and keeping true to the company's aesthetic, they're both instant eye-grabbers. The phones both sport that semi-transparent look with oddly arranged Glyph LEDs on the back, but since no one else is doing anything of the sort, it still feels fresh.

I'm particularly pleased that the Nothing Phone 3a — and its more powerful sibling, the Nothing Phone 3a Pro — aren't just minimally altered variants of each other. Instead, each phone has its own thing going on, with the Pro version being a tad more radical, with a semi-circular camera array on the back, as opposed to the Phone 3a's horizontally aligned cameras.

Even the boxes look cool. Credit: Diana Ribaric Sredl/Mashable

Having seen them in the flesh, I can say this: They both look really cool and if you get one, people unfamiliar with the brand will want to know where you got this phone.

It's nice of Nothing to offer some colors, too. The Phone 3a Pro will be available in Grey and Black, while the Phone 3a comes in Black, White, and Blue (that last color won't be available in the U.S., though).

Inside, the phones aren't all that different. They both have a 6.77 AMOLED display with a 120Hz adaptive fresh rate, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7S Gen 3 chip, 8/12GB of RAM, and 128/256GB of storage (availability varies by region, though).

Both phones also have a hefty, 5,000mAh battery with 50W charging, though wireless charging is sadly missing. Also notable is dust and water resistance, which is present but only up to IP64 standard, meaning a little splash will be ok, but you should not be immersing these phones underwater.

Love taking notes? Nothing's new phones make it very easy to do so. Credit: Nothing

Of course, a Nothing specialty is the Glyph interface, which is like a (very) rudimentary display on the back of the device, with LEDs flashing in different patterns to visual music, do camera countdowns, and indicate volume.

The only big difference between the two devices, aside from the design, are the cameras. Both phones have a 50-megapixel main camera with f/1.88 aperture and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide with f/2.2 aperture. But where the Nothing Phone 3a has a 50-megapixel telephoto camera capable of 2x optical zoom, the Phone 3a Pro has a 40-megapixel periscope telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom.

On the front, the Nothing Phone 3a Pro has a 50-megapixel selfie camera, while the Nothing Phone 3a has a slightly less generous 32-megapixel camera.

The Essential Key is another Nothing-specific feature. Credit: Diana Ribaric Sredl/Mashable

On the software side, it's Android 15 with Nothing OS 3.1 on top. The UI has a distinctive design that matches the phone's exterior and offers some special features such as Essential Space, which is an AI-powered note-taking option. Nothing likes it so much that it puts a dedicated button on the phone, and calls it Essential Key; it allows you to quickly capture and send content to Essential Space, as well as take voice notes or open the content you've saved so far.

Nothing says that Essential Space will launch as an "Early Access" feature, with more stuff coming soon "in the coming months."

Nothing Phone 3a will be available on March 11, while the Nothing Phone 3a Pro will be available on March 25, both through nothing.tech. However, there will be limited availability for both phones in the Nothing Store Soho in London at 11am GMT on March 8.

As for U.S. availability, these new Nothing phones will only be available through Nothing's U.S. Beta program, which is a bit of a bummer.

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The pricing for these phones is...a little complicated because not all the variants are available everywhere. Nothing Phone 3a with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage starts at 329 pounds or euros, depending on where you are. The version with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage starts at 379 pounds, euros, or dollars, as that's the version that will be available in the U.S.

The Nothing Phone 3a Pro with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of memory will cost £449 in the UK, $459 in the U.S., and €459 in Europe.

The phones will also be available in India, starting at ₹24,999 and ₹29,999, respectively.

FREE BOOKS: The latest Stuff Your Kindle Day takes place on March 4. You can choose from a selection of open door romance books for free.

February and Valentine's Day may be behind us, but love is still in the air over at Alpharoll. If you're looking for some steamy novels to add to your e-book library, Alpharoll is offering a variety of open door romance novels to choose from right now.

If you're new to Stuff Your Kindle Day, it's a great day for bookworms to take advantage of. This event gives you the opportunity to download hundreds of e-books for free. Yep, no cost at all! Once you've downloaded something, it's yours forever.

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If you're itching to build up your library, here are some of the best open door romance books available in the latest Stuff Your Kindle Day.

When is Stuff Your Kindle Day?

Stuff Your Kindle Days took place on Feb. 10, Feb. 14, Feb. 21, and Feb. 28 last month, offering everything from monster romance to indie titles for free. And now on March 4, you can pick up free open door romance novels thanks to Alpharoll.

We've lined up a selection of the best open door romance e-books you can download for free.

Best open door romance to shop on Stuff Your Kindle Day

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• The Boyfriend Countdown by Tori Samuels — $0 $2.99

• Firelight and Cocoa Nights by Peyton Holmes — $0 $2.99

• Finding Destiny by C. J. Corbin — $0 $3.99

• Smoke Show by B. Perkins, Aimee Vance — $0 $6.99

• Not Supposed to Happen by Lizzy Barlow — $0 $4.99

• The Thought of You by Allie Lasky — $0 $4.99

• Ink of Copper by E. M. Meyers — $0 $4.99

Who can take part in Stuff Your Kindle Day?

Anyone can participate in Stuff Your Kindle Day. You don't need to own a Kindle to get involved.

Kindle, Kobo, and Nook readers can download these books for free. You can even download these books on your preferred app and read them straight from your phone, as you can also find these free titles on the Google Play and Apple Books apps.

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These popular e-readers allow you to take hundreds of books on the go. They're made all the better by their extra-long battery life that can keep you reading for longer between charges, and it also boasts an anti-glare display, so you can read anywhere and in all brightness with the Kindle. They start at $109.99, a great price for those on a budget, but if you want to save even more, you can get three months of Kindle Unlimited completely free during Stuff Your Kindle Day.

Kindle Unlimited costs $11.99 per month and allows you to borrow up to 20 books per month. For a limited time, you can get three months of Kindle Unlimited for free, saving you $35.97.

TL;DR: The 2025 Ultimate GenAI Masterclass Bundle teaches you advanced skills for common AI tools, and it's on sale for $29.99 (reg. $249).

AI is a tool, and like any tool, it works better when you know how to use it. Instead of trial-and-erroring your way through ChatGPT, now you can learn from the experts and get more out of all kinds of generative AI. The 2025 Ultimate GenAI Masterclass Bundle helps you master modern AI tools in 50 different courses. You can learn about everything from advanced techniques for ChatGPT to prompt engineering tips for Midjourney and Dall-E. 

Normally, this AI training bundle would be $249, but the price just dropped to $29.99. 

What's on the agenda?

This online course bundle has over 150 hours of content breaking down everything from AI-driven automation to building custom AI applications with Python, JavaScript, and React. You’ll also get hands-on projects to really reinforce your skills and certificates of completion to show off your expertise. 

AI is transforming industries, and this training bundle gives you the tools to stay ahead. You’ll explore generative AI for text, images, and audio, learn how to integrate AI into business and marketing, and even create custom ChatGPT clones for e-commerce and customer service.

Courses like 'AI Tools for Everyone' and 'ChatGPT 101' make it easy to start, while advanced classes on AI-powered coding and API integration help you take your skills further.

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All that's left is to get started and make AI your own. 

It's only $29.99 to enroll in the 2025 Ultimate GenAI MasterClass Bundle, but it won't stay that way for much longer. 

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TL;DR: Keep a scanner at your fingertips forever with SwiftScan VIP, now just $41.99 (reg. $199.99) with code TAKE30. 

We may poke fun at the massive multitasking printers of yesteryear, but having a scanner really did come in handy. If you find yourself missing that addition in your family's old '00s computer room, let SwiftScan VIP fill the void. A lifetime license is currently $41.99 (reg. $199.99) when you use our discount code TAKE30 at checkout. 

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Scan anything right from your smartphone or iPad with a little help from SwiftScan. This genius app lets you create high-quality scans of anything from anywhere. It even enhances the scan quality, utilizing color filters, auto-optimization, and blur reduction. 

Save that receipt, keep a record of a whiteboard, or safeguard a handwritten note with just one tap. SwiftScan can detect the edges of the page and can even scan multiple pages as a single document as needed. 

Once you have scanned the item, you can turn it into a PDF or JPG. From there, you can go old school and send it as a fax. Or if you'd prefer to stay in 2025, you can also send it via email or upload it to iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, or your own preferred cloud service. 

Aside from serving as your personal scanning machine, SwiftScan also helps you edit PDF files. If you need to work with a PDF — from signing to annotating or redacting — just scan it and then draw, highlight, or erase text as needed. 

Once you scan an item, SwiftScan saves and organizes your scans in folders. And the OCR technology makes them easily searchable later, so you can type in a keyword and find it long after scanning. 

Scan anything from anywhere with this SwiftScan VIP lifetime subscription, now $41.99 with code TAKE30 through March 31. 

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TL;DR: Elevate your kitchen with a set of eight Seido Japanese Master Chef Knives on sale for $104.97 (reg. $429) at the Mashable Shop. 

If you've been cooking at home more lately, then make sure you have a really good set of chef knives. Dull knives are dangerous, and not having the right kind of knife for a job can be really frustrating. That's why it's so nice to get a full set of razor-sharp chef knives designed to last. If you're sick of crushed tomatoes and tired of slicing steak with a paring knife, then get the 8-piece Seido Japanese Master Chef's Knife Set. 

This set of eight knives is ready to slice, dice, chop, and filet their way through every delicious recipe. And the tastiest part is that they just went on sale. Instead of paying $429, you can get all eight of these knives plus a swanky gift box for $104.97 — a 67% discount.

The missing ingredient to your dream kitchen

Each of these blades is forged from high-carbon stainless steel, so they're durable and retain an edge well. Unlike mass-produced knives with weaker construction, these blades have a full tang design for added strength and balance. That means no loose handles, no flimsy feel, just solid, reliable performance every time you cook.

Whether you're filleting fish, slicing delicate vegetables, or going all in on a thick cut of meat, each knife in this set is designed for precision. The 15-degree cutting angle makes a huge difference in how smoothly they glide through food, preventing tearing and crushing. The set even includes a cleaver for heavy-duty chopping and a boning knife for detailed work, so you're ready for any job. 

And let’s be honest, these knives look as good as they perform. The Damascus-etched blades give them a sleek, professional appearance, and the gift box makes them a great present for anyone who loves to cook. You can also use it for storage if you don't want to pack a knife block.

Maybe it's time to enjoy cooking. 

There's still time to get a Seido Japanese Master Chef's 8-Piece Knife Set on sale for $104.97 (reg. $429). 

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