X posts that are corrected by Community Notes, the platform’s crowd-sourced fact-checking system, will become “ineligible for revenue share,” Elon Musk said Sunday. “The idea is to maximize […]
Best app deal: AI Plant Identifier sub for just $15
A lifetime Plantum AI Plant Identifier Premium Plan subscription is on sale for $14.97. That’s 75% off the subscription’s regular price of $59.99.
TL;DR: As of October 28, you can get a lifetime Plantum AI Plant Identifier Premium Plan subscription for only $14.97 instead of $59.99 — that’s a savings of 75%.
If you’re often out in nature hiking, walking, camping, or gardening, at some point you may have wondered what type of plant you were looking at. The Plantum app for iOS devices can help you answer that question quickly. And a lifetime subscription to this app is just $14.97 (reg. $59) through October 31.
Plantum includes more than 15,000 plant profiles for you to learn about. Using the power of AI, you simply point your camera at the plant in question, and within three seconds, you have an answer. The app will also help you diagnose a plant’s condition and offer some care advice to restore it to a healthy state.
And since it’s been devised with the help of expert botanists, you can get solid advice on important things like soil selection, how much or when to water, fertilizing, and temperature conditions to help you keep your house or garden plants thriving. Plantum also allows you to set care reminders.
If you’re unsure where to put a new plant, the app includes a light meter to measure the sunlight levels in your spaces so you get the most suitable spot.
Plantum is only available on iOS devices running iOS 13 or higher. This deal is only available to new users. Users will have access to the app on all iOS devices under the same Apple ID.
Being out in nature has positive links to mental health, cognition, and happiness. Whether you’re exploring the wilderness, cultivating your garden, or simply deepening your knowledge of the natural world, this app can be your trusted companion when you’re out getting your daily dose of nature.
Get a lifetime Plantum AI Plant Identifier Premium Plan subscription for just $14.97 (reg. $59) until October 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
Prices subject to change.
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Best laptop deals ahead of Black Friday: MacBooks, Dell Inspiron, Alienware, and more
Here’s a running list of the best laptop deals from top brands like Apple, Alienware, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Razer, and more as of Oct. 28.
UPDATE: Oct. 28, 2023, 5:00 a.m. EDT This story has been updated with the latest laptop deals, pricing, and availability.
Dell Inspiron 15 3520 (Intel Core i3-1215U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD)
(save $80)
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Dell Inspiron 16 5635 (AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)
(save $400)
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Apple MacBook Air, 13.3-inch (Apple M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)
(save $249.01)
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Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (Apple M2, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)
(save $250)
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Alienware x14 R2 (Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD)
(save $300)
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The only thing better than a great laptop is a great laptop that’s on sale. To help Mashable readers find their next computer, we’re compiling a running list of the best laptop deals across major retailers right here every week. From the latest Apple MacBooks to cheap Chromebooks for homework, versatile 2-in-1s for streaming and drawing, and premium gaming machines with a ton of horsepower, read on for our top picks as of Oct. 28 (categorized by price) — including a handful of early Black Friday laptop deals at Best Buy and Dell.
Best laptop deals under $300
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Why we like it
This Dell Inspiron 15 features a 12th-generation Intel Core i3 processor, 8GB of RAM, 512GB of SSD storage, and a 15.6-inch display with a 120Hz refresh rate. It’s a spec sheet we rarely see at this price point: Most cheap, entry-level PCs under $300 have dinky Intel Celeron N Series CPUs, 4GB of RAM, pokier eMMC flash storage, and 60Hz refresh rates. It’s down to $299.99 on Dell’s website (normally $379.99) during its Black Friday Sneak Peek sale — that’s a fantastic price for these specs.
More laptop deals under $300
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ASUS Chromebook C223 (Intel Celeron N3350, 4GB RAM, 32GB eMMC) — $199.99
$249.99(save $50) -
ASUS Chromebook C424 (Intel Celeron N4020, 4GB RAM, 128GB eMMC) — $249
$349(save $100) -
ASUS VivoBook Flip 14 TP401 (Intel Pentium Silver N5030, 4GB RAM, 128GB eMMC) — $299
$399(save $100) -
HP Laptop 17z-cp200 (AMD Athlon Gold 7220U, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD) — $299.99
$499.99(save $200) -
Lenovo IdeaPad 1, 15-inch (AMD Athlon Gold 7220U, 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD) — $299.99
$399.99(save $100)
Best laptop deals under $600
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Why we like it
Dell’s 16-inch Inspiron laptop also punches above its current price point with 16GB of RAM (up from the 8GB we typically encounter in models under $600), a whole terabyte of storage, and a peppy AMD Ryzen 7 7730U processor — it’s stellar for multitasking. We spotted it on sale for just $599.99 on Dell.com, which is 40% off its suggested retail price of $999.99.
More laptop deals under $600
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Acer Aspire 3 (Intel Core i3-N305, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $349.99
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Acer Aspire 7 (AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $549.99
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ASUS Vivobook Go 15 OLED (Intel Core i3-N305, 8GB, 256GB SSD) — $339
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Dell Inspiron 14 7430 2-in-1 (Intel Core i3-1315U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $499.99
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Dell XPS 13 9315 (Intel Core i5-1230U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $599
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HP Laptop 15t-fd000 (Intel Core i5-1335U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $449.99
$819.99(save $370) -
HP Pavilion Laptop 15t-eg300 (Intel Core i5-1335U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $469.99
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Lenovo Ideapad 3i, 15-inch (Intel Core i5-1155G7, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $399.99
$629.99(save $230) + free one-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription
Best laptop deals under $900
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Why we like it
The 13-inch MacBook Air from late 2020 nabbed a Mashable Choice Award upon release for its zippy M1 chip, quiet fanless design, and 18-hour battery life. We’re still recommending it three years later as the best budget MacBook, and right now you can buy its 256GB base model for $749.99 (normally $999) via Amazon and Best Buy. That matches its record-low Prime Day price from July, which has been holding relatively steady ever since.
Read Mashable’s review of the Apple MacBook Air (2020).
More laptop deals under $900
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Acer Aspire 5 (Intel Core i7-1255U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $699.99
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Dell G16 (Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $799.99
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Dell Inspiron 16 7630 2-in-1 (Intel Core i5-1335U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $699.99
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Dell Vostro 15 (Intel Core i5-1335U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $649
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HP ENVY x360 2-in-1 Laptop 15t-fe000 (Intel® Core i7-1355U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $799.99
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Lenovo LOQ, 16-inch (Intel Core i5-13500H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $797.99
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Lenovo Slim Pro 7, 14-inch (AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $899.99
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Lenovo Yoga 6, 13-inch with Aluminum Top Cover (AMD Ryzen 7 7730U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $799.99
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Lenovo Yoga 7i, 16-inch (Intel Core i5-1335U, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $679.99
$799.99(save $120) -
LG gram 17 (Intel Core i7-1260P, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $999.99
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 4, 13.5-inch (AMD Ryzen 5 4680U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $699.99
$999.99(save $300) + free 1-month Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription
Laptop deals under $1,200
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Our pick: Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch
Why we like it
This year’s 15-inch version of the M2 MacBook Air upgrades it with a slightly larger (but just as pretty) Liquid Retina display and two extra speakers (six instead of four). Best of all, it still only weighs about three pounds. Best Buy and Amazon both have the 256GB model marked down to its all-time low of $1,049 (normally $1,299), though the former shaves an additional $50 off for paid My Best Buy members as part of its Black Friday Early Access sale.
Read Mashable’s review of the 15-inch Apple MacBook Air.
More laptop deals under $1,200
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Apple MacBook Pro, 13.3-inch (Apple M2, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $1,049
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Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7630 (Intel Core i7-13620H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $999.99
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Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 (Intel Core i7-1250U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,199
$1,449(save $250) -
Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 8, 16-inch (AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $949.99
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Samsung Galaxy Book3 360, 15.6-inch (Intel Core i7-1360P, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $999.99
$1,549.99(save $550); extra $50 off for My Best Buy members
Laptop deals over $1,200
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Why we like it
The Alienware x14 R2 earned an Editor’s Choice Award from the experts at PCMag (which is owned by Mashable’s publisher, ZiffDavis), who deemed it “a near-flawless compact gaming laptop.” This especially beefy configuration comes equipped with a 14-inch QHD+ 165Hz display, a 13th-gen Intel Core i7 H-Series processor, 32GB of RAM, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics; it should be able to plow through demanding titles like Cyberpunk 2077 and Starfield. You can snag it for $1,699.99 (down 15% from its $1,999.99 MSRP) when you order it directly through Dell’s website.
More laptop deals over $1,200
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Acer Nitro 5 (AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,349.99
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Alienware m18 (Intel Core i7-13700HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,699.99
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Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 (Intel Core i7-1360P, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,249
$1,449(save $250) -
Lenovo Legion Slim 7 Gen 8, 16-inch (AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,339.99
$1,679.99(save $340) -
LG gram SuperSlim 15.6 (Intel Core i7-1360P, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,499.99
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MSI Summit E14 Flip Evo (Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,399.99
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Razer Blade 15 (Intel Core i7-12700K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,999.99
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Razer Blade 17 (Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,999.99
$3,199.99(save $1,200); extra $100 off for paid My Best Buy members
Mortal Kombat 1 Adds Scary Microtransactions With New Fatality
Mortal Kombat 1, NetherRealm’s newest entry in its three-decades-old fighting game series, continues its predecessors’ tradition of pulling gut-yanking, brain-pounding final moves, or Fatalities, to the delight of its gore connoisseur fans. But some of those fans are frustrated. MK1’s recent patch introduces seasonal…
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One year after Musk acquired Twitter: Traffic, revenue down across the board
X’s traffic, revenue, and users are way down a year after Elon Musk’s take over. Has Musk let that sink in?
It’s Oct. 27, 2023: Exactly one year after Elon Musk took over Twitter.
Much has changed. For one, the platform isn’t even called Twitter anymore. Musk changed the name to “X.” Mashable’s Chris Taylor just published a piece looking at some of Musk’s biggest decisions that altered the course of the company.
In this piece, however, we’re going to focus strictly on numbers and the astounding effects of Musk’s decisions – and it’s not looking too good.
The most striking of X’s plunging metrics is its daily active user count, a figure that the company has historically focused on to signal growth. In November 2022, around a month after his acquisition, Musk boasted that the platform was growing from more than 254 million daily active users before his takeover to nearly 260 million a month later.
However, during an interview at a tech conference last month, X CEO Linda Yaccarino shared that the platform currently has 245 million daily active users per month, a loss of roughly 3.7 percent.
New data from X paints a bleak picture
In a series of slides that Musk posted last November, he promoted other platform metrics like “new user sign-ups” and “active minutes.” According to the slide, the platform, then still known as Twitter, was pulling in an average of two million new user sign-ups per day. In addition, Musk claimed then that users spend eight billion active minutes on the platform.
However, in a new blog post from Yaccarino commemorating the one year anniversary of Musk’s take over, the company’s data shows drops in those metrics too. According to the post, new daily sign ups are at 1.5 million and active minutes spent on the platform has dropped to 7.8 billion. That’s a drop of 500,000 daily sign-ups and 200 million active minutes.
Using data from mobile analytics firm Sensor Tower, the Wall Street Journal also found that X is the only major social media platform to experience a loss in daily active mobile users over the past year. Usage has dropped by 16 percent over the past 11 months.
Furthermore, when it comes to X’s mobile apps, downloads are down, too. But the overall picture here is a much more interesting story. Musk’s takeover actually did provide a bump in downloads of X’s mobile app for three straight quarters when compared to before the acquisition. However, in the most recent quarter, which includes the period in which Musk changed the name from Twitter to X, mobile app downloads drastically decreased by 38 percent – the platform’s lowest app download numbers since 2019.
And it’s not just a mobile decline either. According to the web analytics firm SimilarWeb, traffic to X’s website is down by 14 percent when compared to last year.
Ad revenue isn’t looking good either
None of these numbers compare to the decline in X’s advertising revenue, however. Musk has struggled to keep advertisers around since the earliest days of his leadership. In his first weeks at the helm, half of the company’s biggest advertisers stopped running ads on the platform due to Musk’s content moderation decisions and his questionable antics. A report from Reuters earlier this month found that advertising revenue at Musk’s company declined every single month since the takeover. Over a 10 month period ending in August, Twitter’s overall revenue was down by a whopping 60 percent.
One metric where the company did grow was in X Premium subscribers. However, there’s more to that, which doesn’t paint such a rosy picture. When Elon Musk took over the platform, the subscription service, then known as Twitter Blue, wasn’t really a focus of the company. It was treated more like an experiment and had tens of thousands of paying users. Today, with Musk and company depending on X Premium to make-up for billions of dollars in lost ad revenue, third-party estimates say it’s pulling in nowhere near that.
In August, Mashable reported on data collected by Travis Brown, an independent researcher that tracks X Premium subscriptions, which found that there were just under one million subscribers. Today, it seems likely there are around 1 million X Premium subscribers in total paying the company $8 per month. But, those totals are far and away from the billions of dollars that X needed to make up from advertisers that left. Compared to Snapchat, a social media competitor who also launched its own paid subscription service last year around the same time as X, Musk’s platform isn’t looking so good. Snapchat recently announced it had signed up 5 million paying users for its subscription service in just around 12 months.
While things aren’t looking great for X, it’s still chugging along. For now. Musk paid $44 billion for the company and he overpaid by a lot. He’s also shared multiple times that the company has yet to become cash-flow positive. And investors are going to see some sort of return on investment at some point. How much longer can Musk’s X keep chugging along? We’ll probably soon find out.
Disney Dreamlight Valley Won’t Be F2P After All
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How to watch Wisconsin vs. Ohio State football without cable: kickoff time, streaming deals, and more
The best live streaming services to watch the Wisconsin Badgers vs. OSU Buckeyes college football game without cable.
Peacock TV
(save $12)
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FuboTV
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Sling TV
(save $20)
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The Ohio State Buckeyes and Wisconsin Badgers football teams are scheduled to meet in a Big Ten Conference contest on Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin. The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT.
Ohio State, ranked No. 3 in The Associated Press poll, enters the matchup 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the Big Ten. Most recently, the OSU Buckeyes beat Penn State 20-12 on Oct. 21. Wisconsin comes into the contest 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the Big Ten. On Oct. 21, Wisconsin defeated Illinois 25-21. Entering Saturday, Ohio State leads the all-time series 62-18-5 vs. Wisconsin.
Ryan Day is the Ohio State Buckeyes football head coach. Luke Fickell is the Wisconsin Badgers football head coach.
Ohio State vs. Wisconsin football kickoff time and network
The Ohio State vs. Wisconsin football game is scheduled to be broadcast on NBC at 7:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday, Oct. 28. The NBC broadcasters are scheduled to be Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Kathryn Tappen (sideline reporter).
To enjoy the game without the constraints of cable or satellite TV, embrace online live streaming through platforms such as Peacock, FuboTV, and Sling.
Best nationwide: Peacock
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Catch the excitement of the Ohio State vs. Wisconsin football game with Peacock Premium for $5.99/month. Opt for an annual subscription at $59.99 to enjoy a 17% discount.
Note that all live sports broadcasts on Peacock will still contain commercials, even with the Premium Plus package, available at $11.99/month.
Best for free: FuboTV
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Explore the FuboTV website and input your zip code to check the NBC broadcast availability in your area. If accessible, you can enjoy NBC as part of the FuboTV Pro package at $74.99/month.
Additionally, FuboTV offers a seven-day trial period at no charge, featuring over 250 live TV channels and the convenience of streaming on up to 10 screens simultaneously.
FuboTV’s sports channel offerings include ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, Fox, FS1, FS2, Golf Network, Marquee Sports Network, Monumental Sports, NBC, NBCSN, NFL Network, Pac-12 Network, and SEC Network.
Most affordable: Sling TV
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Sling TV offers NBC in specific regions, notably Boston, Chicago, Dallas/Fort Worth, Hartford/New Haven, Los Angeles, Miami/Fort Lauderdale, New York, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose, and Washington, D.C. Residents in these areas can benefit from Sling TV to watch the Wisconsin vs. Ohio State football game, by opting for the Blue Plan, priced at $20 for the first month and $40 for the following months.
Unfortunately, if your location isn’t one of these markets, Sling TV won’t be the solution for viewing the Wisconsin vs. Ohio State football game.
Sling TV’s sports channel offerings include ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNews, ESPNU, Fox, FS1, FS2, NBC, NFL Network, Pac-12 Network and SEC Network.
Samsung Galaxy S7 deal: Save up to $150 at Best Buy
As of Oct. 27, you can get a Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE for up to $150 off the usual price at Best Buy — your purchase will also come with some extras, including three-month subscriptions to Xbox Game Pass, YouTube Premium, and a six-month membership to Norton 360.
SAVE UP TO $150: As of Oct. 27, you can get a Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE for up to $150 off the usual price at Best Buy. Your purchase will also come with some extras, including three-month subscriptions to Xbox Game Pass, YouTube Premium, and a six-month membership to Norton 360.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE
(save $130)
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE
(save $150)
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE
(save $100)
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We know what you’re thinking: If you already have a laptop, why on Earth would you need a tablet? And that’s actually a pretty good point, but we’re big proponents of having both. (Hellow portability!) Plus, they’re fun to use — who doesn’t love a good touchscreen?
If you’re thinking of hopping on the tablet train and don’t want to immediately jump to an iPad, we think the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE is a fantastic alternative. At the time of this writing, you can get one on sale at Best Buy for up to $150 off the original price, and it comes with some fun extras including three-month subscriptions to Xbox Game Pass, YouTube Premium, and a six-month membership to Norton 360. (Amazon also has the Galaxy Tab S7 FE on sale for the same price, but you won’t be getting the bonus perks.)
While newer versions of the Galaxy Tab have since been released, the S7 is still a more-than-worthy tablet for plenty of people. It comes with a large, high-quality touchscreen, which is paired with Samsung’s fan-favorite S Pen — perfect for taking notes, drawing doodles, and regular web browsing. The battery life is also pretty impressive, clocking in at around 12 hours on a single charge (that’s comparable to most iPads, if not better). It’s all brought together by the device’s Qualcomm SM7225 Octa-Core processor, which will allow you to work, browse, and stream at the speeds you’d expect from a great tablet.
Best antivirus software deals: Norton, Bitdefender, and more
The best antivirus software deals as of Oct. 27 include discounts from brands like Norton, Bitdefender, and plenty more.
UPDATE: Oct. 27, 2023, 11:00 a.m. EDT This list has been updated with the latest and greatest antivirus software deals across the web.
Norton Antivirus Plus (one year, one device)
(save $40)
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Bitdefender Antivirus Plus (one year, one device)
(save $35)
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The best antivirus software can protect you from online threats such as viruses, malware, ransomware, and phishing attacks. Even if you think you’re being as careful as you can possibly be, these cybersecurity tools provide extra protection as you surf the web. New threats are emerging every day, so take our advice: Get your computer set up with antivirus software ASAP. To help you secure your devices, here are the best antivirus software deals we found this week.
Best antivirus deal for Macs
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Why we like it
Norton Antivirus Plus provides all the basics you need from a well-rounded antivirus software package, and it’s super affordable at just $19.99 (for your first year, at least). With it, you’ll get full malware, ransomware, and hacking protection, 2GB of cloud backup, as well as a password manager. There are other Norton packages that include VPNs, identity theft protection, and more, but this is a great option for Macs, which don’t usually require a top-of-the-line security package.
Best antivirus deal for PCs
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Why we like it
Bitdefender’s one-year Antivirus Plus plan not only protects you in real-time from malware, ransomware, spyware, and adware, but it also sets you up with a secure VPN for safer internet browsing, as well as phishing and online fraud protection while you shop. At only $24.99 for your first year, its one-device tier is a steal.
More antivirus software deals:
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Avast Premium Security (one device) — $4.19/month for Mac or PC
$6.33/month or $6.50/month(save $2.14/month or $2.31/month, respectively) -
Avira Prime (one year, five devices) — $59.99
$104.99(save $45) -
Intego Mac Security X9 (one year, one device) — $39.99
$49.99(save $10) -
Kaspersky Premium (one year, 10 devices) — $74.99
$149.99(save $75) -
McAfee Total Protection Advanced (one year, unlimited devices) — $89.99
$199.99(save $110) -
Sophos Home Premium (one year, unlimited devices) — $44.99
$59.99(save $15) -
Total AV Antivirus Pro 2023 (Mac) — $19
$119(save $100) -
Trend Micro Antivirus+ (one year, one device) — $19.95
$39.95(save $20) -
Webroot Antivirus (one year, one device) — $29.99
$39.99(save $10)