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After the launch of its new, and super sleek looking 25W 3-in-1 MagSafe charging stand, today Satechi is turning its attention to Apple’s colorful entry laptop with its new MacBook Neo accessory collection, including the “first and only dual-connector hub engineered for the MacBook Neo’s asymmetric ports.”
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It appears as though Nintendo could be in the process of developing a new Switch 2 console with an OLED display, according to reports.
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Last time we checked in with the team of artisan accessory makers at Burton Goods we featured an exclusive deal on its new stainless steel Apple Watch Ocean Band-style bracelet. But today, the brand is unleashing its all new Leather Padfolio with iPad sleeve and we have an exclusive launch deal on that for you as well.
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Welcome to 9to5Toys News Weekly – your go-to spot to catch up on the latest new product releases, features, and hands-on reviews. This weekly roundup collects all of the coolest new gadgets, the most interesting updates in the world of tech, and more from the past week – Nintendo x LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade set has leaked, LEGO has officially revealed the first Pokémon sets with minifigs (pre-orders now live), SANDMARC debuts new 96mm Tetraprism iPhone Lens, you can now score some FREE credit ahead of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Watch 9 launch, and more.
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Back in late May Nintendo and LEGO official teased upcoming Donkey Kong sets. At the time it was unclear whether or not this would be some sort of expansion to the existing Super Mario theme or not, but since then it has started to become clear DK is getting his own sets entirely and the first image of the new LEGO Donkey Kong Arcade has leaked online.
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Alongside an ongoing deal on the ultra-portable Bose SoundLink Micro at nearly 40% off, we are also tracking the midsize Bose SoundLink Flex Bluetooth Speaker (2nd Gen) down at one of its lowest prices to date with 38% in savings.
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SANDMARC has recently expanded its professional-grade iPhoneography ecosystem with the new Tetraprism Telephoto 96mm Lens. Working right alongside, and snapped directly onto the back of, the iPhone already in your pocket, it delivers 4x true optical magnification, expanding your “zoom capabilities up to 32x.” You can also use code 9TO510 at checkout to land an exclusive deal on it.
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Alongside the return of discounts on a series of new upcoming Switch 2 games, and all of the deals you’ll find in this morning’s roundup, Nintendo is now letting folks play the new Yoshi and the Mysterious Book for FREE.
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Samsung is once again offering up to $200 in savings on its latest flagship S26 lineup over on the official site. These deals are largely matched at Amazon still with select colors selling for even less, but let’s take a look at the “excellent” condition open-box units at Best Buy to save even more.
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Update: LEGO has now officially revealed “five new additions to the LEGO Pokémon range with all-new play experiences for builders.” Pre-orders are now live on the official LEGO store and the brand new LEGO Pokémon Iconic Trainer Moments Poké Ball with minifigs is now up for pre-order at Amazon.
More details below.
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We knew it was coming after stories flooded the net over the last week, but Xbox just announced a massive number of layoffs with plans to dump roughly 20% off its staff starting today.
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Welcome to 9to5Toys News Weekly – your go-to spot to catch up on the latest new product releases, features, and hands-on reviews. This roundup collects all of the coolest new gadgets, the most interesting updates in the world of tech, and this week we have your last chance at 4th of July sales, this new stainless steel Apple Watch Ocean Band-style bracelet, the 1,544-piece Star Wars Boba Fett, the latest Switch 2 leaks, and more.
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Transitioning from its massive Walmart Deals Prime Day competitor event last week, Walmart has now launched an equally as giant July 4th sale. Featuring thousands of price drops on everything from tech and yard gear, you’ll also find loads of deals on grocery items and decor for your Independence Day celebrations later this week.
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Is Walmart open today? Is Target and Home Depot closed for the 4th of July? Are grocery stores open today? The short answer is most things are indeed open today but you’ll want to watch out for altered holiday hours and the like. Let’s dive in below.
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Burton Goods – one of our favorite leather Apple gear accessory makers – is offering 25% off sitewide using code BAG25 at checkout for the the 4th of July. This includes just about everything you’ll find on the site, from its leather iPad and Apple Watch bands, right through to its latest leather MacBook briefcase bags. One thing it doesn’t include though is its brand new stainless steel Mariner Link Apple Watch Band it just released – to score a deal on this you’ll need to use our exclusive 9to520 code instead.
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Nintendo has had a tough year when it comes to leaks (more like two years at this point), which is to be expected in and around a major new console release. But after having what will almost certainly be its major holiday Switch 2 game leaked months ahead of time, and countless number of others, a new, as of yet un-announced Metroid game has now surfaced online.
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Say goodbye to physical PlayStation games on a disc folks. Rockstar just put the long-awaited Grand Theft Auto 6 up for pre-order with no disc in the box – some gamers were very much not happy about this. And now, in an official post on the PlayStation Blog, Sony just announced it will no longer release physical discs for new games launching on PlayStation consoles.
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After years of leaks Bethesda finally shadow dropped the Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S in mid 2025, and after receiving its fair share of rumors, we now have an official release date for the Switch 2 edition.
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Pre-orders are now live and flying for the highly-anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI. The game, as I’m sure you all know by know, is only launching on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with a PC presumably in the works for a future release (as per usual with Rockstar), but a new leak suggests the rumored Switch 2 version is inbound too.
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Welcome to 9to5Toys News Weekly – your go-to spot to catch up on the latest new product releases, features, and hands-on reviews. This week it has been all about Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-orders, the GTA VI code-in-a-box debacle, the biggest sales of the year. Alongside some hangover Prime Day deals you can still score right now, today is also your last chance as the massive summer sale at Walmart alongside the final 24 hours of the Best Buy Tech Fest deals.
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Update:
Okay here we go! Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-orders are now live. Retailers like Amazon, Walmart, and others are at the ready to take orders on boxed copies and you won’t have to pay until later this year when it launches in November. All digital copies are expected to be live on the PS and Xbox storefronts tonight as well.
Here we go folks – the final 24 hours f the massive Amazon Prime Day sale has arrived and the clock is ticking. Prices are starting to jump back up on select gear but there are still some seriously great deals live and some all-new offers in Amazon’s Started Today, Doorbusters, and Today’s Big Deal sections. We are still tracking Prime Day pricing on AirPods Pro 3 and all-time lows on Apple Watch Series 11, as well as a host of Anker charging gear, loads of e-bikes, and power stations, the Google Pixel 10 lineup, and much more. Check it all out down below before it’s gone for good.
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This it folks, the final 24 hours of the 2026 Amazon Prime Day sale has begun. You have until 1-day left to take advantage of the ongoing deals while they are still live (some of them are going quick) and you will now find all-new deals waiting in the Today’s Big Deals and Started Today deal section over on the main Prime Day landing page.
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Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders are in full swing at Amazon, Walmart, GameStop, and elsewhere, about gazillion people have already secured a copy, and Rockstar still hasn’t even showed us any real gameplay. It hasn’t even really detailed much more than the game world at this point, but Amazon is not only in the midst of its giant Prime Day sale right now, but it also might have just leaked some new tidbits regarding real-time protagonist switching, in-game social network action that ties into secret side missions, and more.
Apple just announced some price increases on MacBooks and iPad. The AirPods Pro 3 are safe and still on sale at Amazon, but MacBook Neo just jumped $100, the M5 MacBook Air is now $200 more expensive, and MacBook Pro is wild $300 more than it was this morning, and the M5 Max MacBook Pro is an insane $500 more. These price increase have not landed on Amazon yet and that means you score these machines with what are effectively gigantic discounts – some of them are as much as $800 under the new list prices – get in there while you can:
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Okay here we go folks, Day 3 of the 2026 Prime Day sale is now underway. Amazon has loaded its Started Today, Doorbusters, and Today’s Big Deal sections up with new offers and you can go get a look at them right here. The Apple deals are still rolling with loads of all-time lows, AirPods Pro 3 price drops, and more, but we also have an updated look at the Anker charging gear sale event with even lower prices, as well as even deeper deals across the Samsung Galaxy S26 lineup, and a whole lot more than that waiting down below.
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Tim Cook warned us and it has just actually happened, Apple has just officially increased prices on the latest current-gen MacBook models, iPads, and more. These prices increases have not hit Amazon yet and you’ll almost certainly want to get in on the Prime Day deals now before they do.
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The Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-orders are now live at Amazon, Walmart, GameStop and elsewhere, as you might already know if you stayed up with us for the midnight launch. But if you’re bitter about Rockstar’s decision to launch the “physical” version with just a download code in the box, the same insider that leaked the digital launch ahead of time is now claiming a disc version of Grand Theft Auto 6 is coming later this year.
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We are now heading into Day 3 of the massive Amazon Prime Day sale. The 2026 event has thus far not disappointed with new all-time low prices on the latest Apple Watch releases and major discounts on AirPods Pro 3, not to mention loads of LEGO sets, a plethora of Anker charging gear, and much more. And now, Amazon has updated the sale with hundreds of new deals.
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Update: Pre-orders are now live:
This is it folks, Grand Theft Auto VI is set to go up for preorder at midnight tonight (local time). It might not be easy to get your pre-order to go through, but we are here to help and make sure in-stock live listings are front and center all night.
Update: Pre-orders are now live:
Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-orders go live tonight and we now know exactly what it will cost. However, what was supposed to be a momentous occasion, the most exciting game release in (almost) forever for millions of fans, has quickly become rife with (digital) controversy.
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Now joining the new deals landing for Day 2 of the massive Prime Day sale, today’s lineup of the best iOS game and app deals is ready to roll. Highlights include Lara Croft GO, Blue Wednesday, Here Be Dragons, Siege of Dragonspear, To the Moon, Sands of Salzaar, and more. Sitting alongside deals on AirPods Pro 3, a giant $150 off AirPods Max 2, the best prices ever on the most affordable Apple Watch Series 11, we also have $100 off iPad mini, and loads of MacBook deals at up to $430 off. The apps await below.
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Update: Pre-orders are now live:
Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-orders are set to go live later tonight and Rockstar has finally announced the price, and it’s not cheap – especially considering it looks like there will be no online action.
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Update: Pre-orders are now live:
Amazon’s giant Prime Day sale might be in full swing right now, but Grand Theft Auto 6 goes up for pre-order tomorrow (or tonight at midnight rather). Rockstar has not only detailed the GTA 6 Ultimate Edition and the pre-order bonus, we now have the official price.
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Day 2 of the massive 2026 Amazon Prime sale is now underway. While we are expecting to see a large portion of the deals from day 1 carry into today, and perhaps even through Friday, we know for sure there will be plenty of new deals up for grabs – Amazon has already confirmed as much and we saw a lot more than a few new offers throughout the day yesterday.
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The 2026 Amazon Prime Day sale is now live! Amazon’s biggest sale event of the year is now officially underway with millions of price drops for the next 4-days. From Apple and Google Pixel gear through to smart home upgrades, PC gaming deals, tech accessories, smart TVs, and much more, everything is now live and up for grabs.
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Amazon’s 2026 Prime Day sale is now flying alongside massive sale events at Best Buy, Walmart, and elsewhere. With millions of price drops now u for grabs, we are starting to collect all of the best offers on Apple gear, Google Pixel devices, Samsung Galaxy, and breadth of Anker charging gear, e-bikes, power stations, LEGO, apparel and much more. Hit the jump for a closer look at the best day 1 deals and be sure to check back later as more deals go live.
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The Amazon early Prime Day deals are already live, with AirPods Pro 3 now down at a wild $169 all-time low and loads of new all-time lows on Echo Dot Max and the Echo Studio at up to 35% off, Echo Show 8 and Show 11 smart displays at over 30% off, and more. However, it has just served up an official preview of hundreds of upcoming Prime Day deals that are set to go live next week to prepare shoppers for the savings.
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The Steam Machine is finally arriving and very soon at that, but if you thought there might be a chance Valve found a way to get the price down at all, think again. Pre-orders are set to go live this week and the thing is going to cost you more than $1,000 if you’re even “lucky” enough to get one.
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Welcome to 9to5Toys News Weekly – your go-to spot to catch up on the latest new product releases, features, and hands-on reviews. This week it’s all about the early Prime Day deals, prepping for the biggest sales of the year, the upcoming Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-orders, the latest from LEGO, some FREE Switch Online + Expansion Pack access, and more.
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As we reported over at 9to5Google, the new Google Home Speaker is now up for pre-order for the first time starting today. Listings are now live at Best Buy and directly on the official Google Store.
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How much will Grand Theft Auto 6 cost? After years of waiting, a pair of high-profile delays, and a particularly cruel false start to pre-orders courtesy of Best Buy, it’s finally happening – Grand Theft Auto is officially going up for pre-order next week. And now everyone is wondering what the price of GTA 6 is going to be.
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June 2026 will feature the biggest sale events on the internet so far this year. While we historically have to wait until early/mid-July for the massive half year sale events, Amazon has pushed the schedule early this year and it appears as though just about all of the major retailers are following suit.
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The clock is ticking now, but there’s still time to score Dad something awesome for this weekend. Some gear won’t ship on time, but some will and we have a selection of the top picks we have our eyes on for our Dads this afternoon. From one of our favorite Bluetooth speakers and smart home displays, through to pint glasses and massagers, hit the jump for more details if you’re looking for some last minute Father’s Day gift ideas.
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The early Prime Day deals are now live at Amazon ahead of its official start time next Tuesday, but Target is also readying the launch of its competitor Circle Deal Days sale and we now have a look at the 30-page ad of upcoming deals.
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This is not a drill, Grand Theft Auto 6 pre-orders will officially begin on June 25 as per an official Rockstar announcement.
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While we are still tracking deep discounts at up to $475 off Galaxy S26 Ultra directly on the official site, Samsung is largely taking over the Best Buy Deals of the Day today to deliver some notable discounts on the base Galaxy S26. We are looking at $150 off the most affordable S26 here in new condition, “excellent” condition open-box units at a massive $525 off the new list price, and 50% off select Samsung Galaxy S26 phone cases and screen protection.
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PlayStation’s adorable Astro Bot mascot not only took home game of the year previously, got his very own custom DualSense controllers, and headlined one of the more popular PS5 bundles over the last year or two, but he is also being brought to life in Funko Pop! form.
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