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Oops! My cat is an iPad kid

Cat’s paw touching an iPad with fish swimming on the screen.

Pets, like children, come with the responsibility to keep them happy, healthy, and mentally stimulated - obligations I readily committed to before getting my cat, Trevor. I work from home, so he's never lonely, and play with him using a mountain of toys at every opportunity outside of my working hours. But younger cats can be incredibly demanding of your attention. I simply don't have the capacity to physically entertain Trevor every time he yowls at me (constantly) or distract him from chewing every cable he can get his paws on (also constantly).

Unlike children, one of the perks of having a blissfully simple animal is that there are far f …

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Apple increases trade-in offers and adds new Android devices

Apple bumped up its trade-in offers for iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watches, and certain Android phones, with some devices now worth over $100 more, 9to5Mac reports. The Mac Studio's trade-in value increased the most, going up by $260. While some devices' offers are unchanged, most got an increase of around $5 to $20, with a few seeing an increase of over $100:

  • MacBook Pro ($855, previously $690)
  • Mac Pro ($2,195, previously $2,045)
  • Mac Studio ($1,305, previously $1,045)

Additionally, Apple is now offering trade-in credit for a handful of new Android devices:

  • Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G ($95)
  • Google Pixel 9 Pro XL ($315)
  • G …

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