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God of War: Ragnarok is launching on November 9th - The Verge
Amazon Prime Day 2022: The best early deals on furniture, appliances and more - NJ.com
All-new MacBook Air with M2 available to order starting Friday, July 8 - Apple

God of War: Ragnarok is launching on November 9th - The Verge

Posted: 06 Jul 2022 06:12 AM PDT

God of War: Ragnarok, one of Sony's biggest games of the year, now has an official release date. Sony announced today that Ragnarok will be hitting both the PS4 and PS5 on November 9th. In addition to the release date news, the developer also put out a new CG trailer that teases out some of the story. Here's the somewhat ominous description:

Join Kratos and Atreus on a mythic journey for answers before the prophesied battle that will end the world. All the while, the eyes of Asgard watch their every move...

The game was originally scheduled to release in 2021, but was later bumped to 2022. "We remain focused on delivering a top-quality game while maintaining the safety and wellbeing of our team, creative partners, and families," developer Santa Monica Studio said in a tweet announcing the delay. Sony revealed the first trailer for Ragnarok a few months later.

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Amazon Prime Day 2022: The best early deals on furniture, appliances and more - NJ.com

Posted: 05 Jul 2022 04:05 PM PDT

Amazon Prime Day 2022 is coming up on July 12-13, and there will be significant markdowns and flash deals across the site.

But before the annual mega-shopping event begins, Prime members can access hundreds of discounts in several departments thanks to early deals.

Those looking for ways to spruce up their home can snag discounts on many items in the category, including furniture, appliances and home decor.

Here are some the best member-exclusive early deals for styling your home before Amazon Prime Day 2022 begins (you must be a Prime member to get the deals; sign up here for a free trial)

Great Northern Popcorn Black 8 oz. Ounce Foundation Vintage Style Popcorn Machine and Cart — (Photo courtesy of Amazon)Amazon

The Amazon Fire TV series is on sale as part of Prime Day 2022 early deals.

Additionally, Amazon is in the midst of early Prime Day sales featuring some massive discounts on the popular Fire TV series from brands including Toshiba, Insignia, Pioneer and Amazon.

Some start as low as $90. Here's a sampling of some of the smart TVs currently on sale:

A Prime membership costs $14.99 per month or $139 per year. Members can cancel at any time, including before the trial ends.

You can find even more early Prime Day deals on Amazon's website.

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All-new MacBook Air with M2 available to order starting Friday, July 8 - Apple

Posted: 06 Jul 2022 05:00 AM PDT

July 6, 2022

UPDATE

All-new MacBook Air with M2 available to order starting Friday, July 8

Featuring a new, strikingly thin design in four beautiful finishes, larger 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, 1080p HD camera, MagSafe charging, and more

Beginning Friday, July 8, at 5 a.m. PDT, the completely redesigned MacBook Air with M2 will be available to order, and will start arriving to customers worldwide on Friday, July 15. Supercharged by the M2 chip, the all-new MacBook Air features even more performance and a new strikingly thin design, a larger 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, a four-speaker sound system, up to 18 hours of battery life,¹ and MagSafe charging. Now available in four gorgeous finishes — midnight, starlight, silver, and space gray — MacBook Air with M2 starts at $1,199 (US) and $1,099 (US) for education.

New Design Enabled by M2

Completely reimagined around M2, MacBook Air has a new design that is remarkably thin from every angle. With a durable, all-aluminum unibody enclosure that feels incredibly solid and is built to last, it measures just 11.3 millimeters thin, is only 2.7 pounds, and delivers an astonishing 20 percent reduction in volume from the previous generation. And with the power efficiency of M2, all of the capabilities of MacBook Air are built into a silent, fanless design. In addition to silver and space gray, MacBook Air is now available in two stunning new finishes: midnight and starlight.

MagSafe gives users a dedicated charging port that is easy to connect to while protecting MacBook Air when it is plugged in. MacBook Air also features two Thunderbolt ports for connecting a variety of accessories, and a 3.5 mm audio jack with support for high-impedance headphones. Additionally, the Magic Keyboard features a full-height function row with Touch ID, and a spacious, industry-leading Force Touch trackpad.

Gorgeous 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display

The new MacBook Air features a beautiful 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, which has been expanded closer to the sides and up around the camera to make room for the menu bar. The result is a larger display with much thinner borders, giving users more screen real estate to view their content in vivid detail. At 500 nits of brightness, it is also 25 percent brighter than before. MacBook Air now supports 1 billion colors, so photos and movies look incredibly vibrant.

Advanced Camera and Audio

MacBook Air includes a new 1080p FaceTime HD camera with twice the resolution and low-light performance of the previous generation. Combined with the processing power of the advanced image signal processor on M2, users will look great on video calls.

MacBook Air also features a four-speaker sound system. To fit inside such a thin design, the speakers and mics are completely integrated between the keyboard and display — all while delivering an even better audio experience. A three-mic array captures clean audio using advanced beamforming algorithms, while the speakers produce improved stereo separation and vocal clarity. MacBook Air also supports immersive Spatial Audio for music and movies with Dolby Atmos.

More Performance with M2

The M2 chip starts the next generation of Apple silicon for the Mac, taking the breakthrough performance, power efficiency, and capabilities of M1 even further. From multitasking to creating captivating images, MacBook Air with M2 is everything users could want in the world's best-selling notebook.

MacBook Air with M2 features a more powerful 8-core CPU and up to 10-core GPU, so users can get more done faster.

With 100GB/s of unified memory bandwidth and support for up to 24GB of fast unified memory, it can handle even larger and more complex workloads.

M2 also adds a next-generation media engine with a powerful ProRes video engine for hardware-accelerated encode and decode, so MacBook Air with M2 can play back more streams of 4K and 8K video than before.

With M2, intensive workloads like editing complex timelines in Final Cut Pro are nearly 40 percent faster than the previous generation,² and up to 15x faster for customers who haven't upgraded to Apple silicon.³

Applying filters and effects in apps like Adobe Photoshop is up to 20 percent faster than before,² and up to 5x faster for customers who haven't yet upgraded to Apple silicon.³

And even with a larger display and increased performance, MacBook Air delivers the same great all-day battery life as before, with up to 18 hours of video playback.

Only with Apple silicon can there be this combination of performance and capabilities in such a thin and light notebook in a fanless design.

More Charging Options

MacBook Air offers a number of charging options, including an all-new 35W compact power adapter with two USB-C ports, so users can charge two devices at once. And for the first time, MacBook Air supports fast charging for up to 50 percent in just 30 minutes with an optional 67W USB-C power adapter.⁴

macOS Monterey

With macOS Monterey, MacBook Air offers Continuity tools like Universal Control that make it easy for users to work effortlessly across Mac and iPad. FaceTime includes Portrait mode and Spatial Audio to make calls feel more natural and lifelike, and SharePlay enables Mac users to have shared experiences through FaceTime.⁵ Live Text and Visual Look Up use intelligence to surface useful information, Safari includes powerful tab organization with Tab Groups, and Shortcuts brings the ease of automation to the Mac.

Coming this fall, macOS Ventura will take full advantage of M2, delivering new features including Stage Manager, powerful new capabilities with Continuity Camera, and Handoff coming to FaceTime. macOS Ventura also includes big updates to Safari, Mail, Messages, Spotlight, and more.

Designed with the Environment in Mind

The new MacBook Air is minimizing its impact on the environment, now using 100 percent recycled rare earth elements in all magnets. It also uses 100 percent recycled aluminum in its enclosure and is the first Apple product to use certified recycled steel. MacBook Air remains free of numerous harmful substances, meets Apple's high standards for energy efficiency, and uses wood fiber in the packaging that comes from recycled sources or responsibly managed forests. Today, Apple is carbon neutral for global corporate operations, and by 2030, plans to have net-zero climate impact across the entire business, which includes manufacturing supply chains and all product life cycles. This means that every Mac Apple creates, from design to manufacturing, will be 100 percent carbon neutral.

Pricing and Availability

The all-new MacBook Air will be available to order worldwide starting Friday, July 8, at 5 a.m. PDT on apple.com/store and in the Apple Store app. It will start arriving to customers, and in select Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers, beginning Friday, July 15.

MacBook Air with M2, available in midnight, starlight, silver, and space gray, starts at $1,199 (US) and $1,099 (US) for education. Additional technical specifications are available at apple.com/macbook-air-m2.

Additional technical specifications and details on Apple accessories — including the 30W USB-C Power Adapter for $39 (US), 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter for $59 (US), 35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter for $59 (US) compatible with the World Travel Adapter Kit for $29 (US), and the 67W USB-C Power Adapter for $59 (US) — are available at apple.com/mac. The 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter is available to customers in Canada, China, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, and the US.

Every customer who buys a Mac from Apple can enjoy a free Online Personal Session with an Apple Specialist, get their product set up in select stores including help with data transfer, and receive guidance on how to make their new Mac work the way they want.

With Apple Trade In, customers can trade in their current computer and get credit toward a new Mac. Customers can visit apple.com/shop/trade-in to see what their device is worth.

AppleCare+ for Mac provides expert technical support and additional hardware coverage from Apple, including up to two incidents of accidental damage protection every 12 months, each subject to a fee.

Battery life depends on device settings, usage, and other factors. Actual results may vary.
These results are compared to previous-generation MacBook Air systems with Apple M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16GB of RAM, and 2TB SSD.
These results are compared to previous-generation 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5-based MacBook Air systems with Intel UHD Graphics 617, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB SSD.
Testing was conducted by Apple in May 2022 using preproduction MacBook Air systems with Apple M2, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB SSD. MacBook Air systems were tested with Apple 67W USB-C Power Adapter (Model A2518) and USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (Model A2363). Fast-charge testing was conducted with drained MacBook Air units. Charge time varies with settings and environmental factors; actual results will vary.
Portrait mode and Spatial Audio require a Mac with Apple silicon.

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