Good morning and welcome to Best of 9to5Toys Weekly – a one-stop shop for all of the week’s best deals on Apple gear, Samsung and Android tech, accessories for smartphones and Macs, intelligent household upgrades, and closet upgrades. This week’s highlights include the 2026 Anker summer sale with charging deals from $8, a rare price drop on Logitech’s latest haptics-enabled MX Master 4 mouse, this new wildly thin 0.27-inch MagSafe power bank, Nintendo’s Talking Flower, Bose gear, AirPods, and more. Check it out below.
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We are fresh off a one-day Beats flash sale at Best Buy, but you land some seriously deep deals on the latest Powerbeats Pro 2 with Find My today. You’ll now find open-box units at up to $134 off the new list price – the Quick Sand gray set is $116 and the Jet Black model is at $142. Details below.
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I have a very standard plan when a batch of Apple laptops reaches the end of its lease or deployment lifecycle. I want them gone ASAP. Typically, by the time a MacBook Air or Pro hits that four-year mark, it is old, unusable, and ready to be recycled. I don’t want to see them in my office, and I certainly don’t want to support them. I want them recycled, but the M1 MacBook Air has completely broken that rule, and in a world where Macs are going up in price, it matters.
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We are touching down today with the weekend edition of 9to5Toys Lunch Break to uncover all of the best deals on Apple gear, accessories, and more.
Alongside the ongoing Amazon Anker summer sale loaded with notable deals on power banks, 25W MagSafe charging stations, and more from $8, we also have some ongoing deals on Apple Watch Ultra 3, nearly 25% off AirPods 4, and even some notable discounts on iPhone 17 Pro/Max units at up to $449 off. Those deals join the rare price drops on Magic Keyboard and the black Magic Mouse, as well as Beats cables from $18, and more. Check it all out down below.
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LG has taken over the Best Buy Deals of the Day today to deliver up to $1,700 off the launch prices on the value-packed B5 OLED TVs alongside some deals on its latest 2026 models and more.
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We are touching down again this weekend to highlight the ongoing Anker summer sale at Amazon. Featuring deals starting at just $8 Prime shipped, you’ll find discounts on everything from USB-C cables and adapters right up through to its more affordable MagSafe power banks and its Prime lineup featuring its latest 25W 3-in-1 MagSafe charging stands, display-equipped power banks, and the Prime 160W 3-Port USB-C Charger. Scope it all out below.
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Intel in the U.S. is expected to make at least some upcoming Mac and iPhone chips for Apple. That recent development may have been the key to a major tariff exemption on semiconductors Apple received almost a year ago.
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Elon Musk told Tesla staff to move to using Grok, the AI model from his own xAI (now folded into SpaceX), according to a memo sent to employees on Friday.
The push comes days after Tesla capped employee spending on third-party AI tools — and it lands even though Musk himself concedes Grok is not as good as its rivals.
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Getting the best answer out of AI usually means running the same prompt through ChatGPT, then Claude, then Gemini, and comparing them yourself. ChatPlayground AI does that comparison in one window, and you also get access to all the models you usually pay for monthly. Right now, a lifetime subscription is also on sale for $59.97 (reg. $619).
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Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI today, accusing the company of trade secret theft. Specifically, Apple alleges that its former employees have stolen trade secrets “for the benefit of OpenAI.”
“This case is about Apple’s former employees stealing Apple’s trade secrets for the benefit of OpenAI. Apple brings this suit to put a stop to it,” the lawsuit says.
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In the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Rivian going back to the stock market market, Xiaomi going big, and a $14,000 tiny EV in the US.
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Today’s lineup of the best Apple Books deals has arrived, including titles like Giants of the Frost, From the Dead, Brainwash, The Dixon Cornbelt League, All the King’s Men, The Gaming Mind, The Whistleblower, and more. Scope out AirPods 4 at nearly 25% off to upgrade your audiobook experience, as well as this Apple Watch Ultra 3 model at nearly $140 off and the rare price drop on the latest black Apple Magic Mouse, but the books await below.
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As you might have noticed from this morning’s coverage, Beats has taken over the Best Buy Deals of the Day to deliver what is effectively a one-day flash sale. Headphones, cables, cases, and more are starting from $9.50, but the standout deal for us is the orange Beats Solo Buds you can’t buy on Amazon down at $50.
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Xiaomi has revealed the SkyNomad N90, the first model in its new SkyNomad series and the company’s first extended-range electric vehicle. CEO Lei Jun posted the first official exterior images today, and a new regulatory filing confirmed the full specs.
The N90 is a full-size, three-row SUV with a claimed combined range of more than 1,500 km (932 miles), aimed squarely at Li Auto and Huawei-backed Aito in China’s fast-growing EREV market.
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We have gathered all of this week’s best deals on Apple gear down below. While we have seen some unfortunate price hikes, there are still some more than notable discounts live. On top of the nearly 25% off AirPods 4, we also have deals on Apple Watch Ultra 3, iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max units up to $449 off, ongoing rare price drops on Magic Keyboard and the black Magic Mouse, Apple TV 4K, and loads of accessories from $18 or less. Check it all out below while the deals are still live.
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For just $41.99 (reg. $1,999.99), you can learn to code and practice with professional software in your own time. Just ensure you make your purchase by July 12 to make the most of this deal.
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Speaking of AI-powered browser capabilities on the Mac, Anthropic is highlighting Claude Code’s in-app browser on the desktop today.
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While we are still awaiting the official release date for Switch 2’s biggest release of the year – The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, as well as an official launch for FromSoft’s The Duskbloods, it is time to take stock of the games confirmed to be landing on Switch in 2026. There is a long list of titles already locked down for 2026, from James Bond and brick-built Batman to the new Switch Sports Resort game, the Kingdom Hearts collection, and more. Let’s dive in.
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Your afternoon lineup of the best Android game and app deals is now here, including titles like ScourgeBringer, Greak: Memories of Azur, Tower Defense Legend 5 Pro, Escape Alive, Egg Journey, FrogBoy, and more. Just be sure to check out Samsung’s latest Galaxy Buds 4 Pro at up to $112 off, Anker’s 3-port 160W Smart Display charger back at Prime Day pricing, and this rare deal on Logitech’s latest haptics-enabled MX Master 4 before it’s gone. The Friday Android app deals await below.
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Letterboxd, the popular hybrid movie tracking and social media app, is exploring a sale. A new report this week from Matt Belloni at Puck outlines the many companies that have shown interest in acquiring the service, including Netflix, Sony Pictures, 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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Friday’s lineup of the best Apple TV deals is now ready to roll, including titles like Dazed and Confused, Young Justice: The Complete Series, Teen Titans: The Complete Series, The Hunger Games 5-Film Collection, Vacation 4-Film Collection, and more. On your way down check out this rare deal on Logitech’s MX Master 4 haptic mouse, AirPods 4 at nearly 25% off, this Apple Watch Ultra 3 model at nearly $140 off, these deals on iPhone 17 Pro/Max up to $449 off, and the ongoing rare price drop on the latest black Apple Magic Mouse. Friday’s Apple TV deals await below.
Apple Watch is losing its Walkie-Talkie app in this fall’s watchOS 27 software update. Will you miss the Apple Watch push-to-talk functionality?
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