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You've already found the perfect Black Friday deal for that iPhone, iPad, or MacBook Pro that you've been eyeballing. But, now you're going to need apps for your brand new toys from Apple.

Mashable has searched the App Store and third-party developer websites to find the very best app deals for Mac and iOS devices. We found that some of the most popular and lauded apps are having their biggest


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Google Maps’ Gemini-powered navigation is officially rolling out more broadly, marking the next step in the overhaul Google first teased earlier this month. When Mashable first covered the update, we noted Google’s push toward a "more conversational and intuitive" navigation experience built on Gemini, including landmark-based directions and the ability to ask complex, multi-step questions.



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The author said that some parents she knows see quitting as a failure. By contrast, she encourages her kids to quit things that no longer suit them.
  • Many parents I kknow resist letting their kids quit activities, thinking it reflects poorly on them.
  • I want my kids to quit activities and friendships that no longer suit them.
  • I think allowing kids to quit builds

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Eric Zander-Hussey and his wife, Kolinda, have worked as clowns since 2011.
  • Eric Zander-Hussey is a 66-year-old living in Palmetto, Florida, who has been a clown since 1988.
  • He and his wife, Kolinda, have worked together as clowns since 2011. They were married in 2013.
  • The pair have just retired, but said they will always be clowns.

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Here's some bad news for folks who've been using Plex to stream stuff from a buddy's personal media server to their TV for free for years. As it pledged to do earlier this year when it bumped up the price of the Plex Pass, the service is starting to enforce a paywall for remote streaming from a personal server to TV apps. Plex is rolling out the change on its Roku app this week, followed by its



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Amazon is selling the Echo Spot smart speaker for just $50 as part of a Black Friday promotion. The sale applies to multiple colorways and represents a discount of $30. This isn't a record low price, but it's extremely close.

For the uninitiated, the Echo Spot is a diminutive little speaker/alarm clock hybrid unit. It's a cute little doodad and looks great on a nightstand. The screen is