We’ve had a ton of leaks, a ton of spoilers, a bunch of renders on twitter and grafs in business pubs. But Apple hasn’t announced the iPhone 11 yet. Tim Cook hasn’t shown it off on stage. Phil Schiller hasn’t gone over all its feature slides.

Oh yeah, It’s that time of year again. Apple’s annual iPhone event is only a couple of weeks away and we already have some people tripping all over themselves to tell you how boring and must-skippable it’s just gotta be.

And, while I’m going to focus on Apple and the upcoming iPhone 11 Pro for this, please feel free to extrapolate it out to the just-announced Galaxy Note 10 and still pending Google Pixel 4 as well.

Now, I’m going to break this down into two parts — the phones and the market.

First, the phones.

Since the original iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPhone 3GS, Apple’s been working on 4-year cycles. A major design change and then several years of refinement and mostly internal iteration.

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Is this the Mario Kart for mobile we have always wanted? Maybe…

DeNA and Nintendo have been working together to create a lot of new mobile games from Nintendo’s original IP’s, and Mario Kart Tour is the latest game to come from that collaboration.

Designed from the ground up with mobile gaming in mind, this Mario Kart has features that no other version has had before.

Start your engines

Mario Kart Tour

Pre-register at the App Store
Pre-register at the Google Play Store
Race Mario Characters on your phone

Designed from the ground up to be a mobile experience, Mario Kart Tour has all the best and worst features of a mobile game. Still, it’s Mario Kart!

What is Mario Kart?

For those of you who may have never played video games in your life, Mario Kart is a racing game from Nintendo that features characters from its game franchises — mainly from the Super Mario games, but sometimes other characters too — who race around tracks in go-karts or motorbikes.

The goal …

Here’s how you can find friends in Apple Music.

Apple Music not only allows you to listen to a massive library of music, but also connect and share your favorite music with your friends. You can share the playlists you’ve made and see what your friends have been listening to. But how will do follow them in the first place?

Apple Music Subscription

Starting at $4.99 a month

Apple Music is Apple’s massive music service, comprising a subscription music catalog, iCloud Music Library syncing across your devices, Beats 1 live and algorithmic radio, customized playlists, and more artist exclusives than you can shake a stick at.

This is how you can follow friends in Apple Music.

How to follow friends on Apple Music
How to use Recommended Friends in Apple Music
How to search for friends on Apple Music
How to unfollow someone on Apple Music
How to follow friends on Apple Music

Once you’ve set up your profile on Apple Music, you’ll want to connect to those friends of yours that al…

Best answer: No, you cannot cross-save or crossplay Wolfenstein: Youngblood, but with Buddy Pass your friends can play with you for free.

Friends play free: Wolfenstein: Youngblood Deluxe Edition ($40 at Nintendo)
Don’t forget the subscription: Nintendo Switch Online 12-Month Membership ($20 at Nintendo)
Crossplay and cross-save

The new Wolfenstein: Youngblood game has been released for Xbox One, Playstation 4, PC, and Nintendo Switch. When it comes to games that are available on so many systems, one of the questions that often gets asked is if it can be played with friends on other consoles, also called crossplay. Unfortunately for Wolfenstein fans the official Wolfenstein Twitter account tweeted on July 23rd, ”Crossplay is currently not supported in Youngblood.” Players will not be able to cross-save either, meaning each console will have its own save files specific to the player’s game play on that system.

Youngblood Buddy Pass

A unique feature that is offered to players who h…

There’s also a more affordable Aria smart scale.

What you need to know

Fitbit has announced the Versa 2 — its latest smartwatch with Alexa, 5+ days of battery, and more.
The company’s launching Fitbit Premium for $10/month to access personalized programs/coaching.
Also unveiled is the $50 Aria Air smart scale.
Once or twice a year, Fitbit takes to New York City to talk about its latest lineup of products to carry it though the next few months. Last March saw the unveiling of the Versa Lite, Inspire Series, and Ace 2, and on August 28, Fitbit showcased a new smartwatch and smart scale.

In addition to the new hardware, however, Fitbit also announced a big shift for the company — a renewed focus on services to tie all of its tech together.

Fitbit Versa 2

First thing’s first, let’s talk about Fitbit’s latest smartwatch, the Versa 2.

The Versa 2 looks a lot like last year’s Versa, and that’s not a bad thing at all. The squircle design is sticking around for another yea…

Docking stations are like power strips for your laptop. They have a variety of ports and usually their own power source so they can handle high-speed data transfer and multiple display connections. They are also usually able to charge your laptop and mobile devices while they work. If you connect lots of devices and peripherals and need high-speed data transfer, these are the best docking stations for MacBook Pro.

Dual 4K support

Elgato Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station

Staff pick

With up to 85 watts of charging power, this is one of the few docking stations that can power up the 15-inch MacBook Pro and drive two 4K displays at the same time. With a Gigabit Ethernet port, your laptop is hardwired to the internet. Separate microphone and headphone ports mean you don’t have to use a splitter or special USB microphone.

$250 at Amazon

Ultimate versatility

Diamond Thunderbolt 3 Docking Station

With 3 USB-A ports and a USB 2.1 charging port, two Thunderbolt 3 ports, an HDMI port, a…

If you’ve recently made the jump to the latest MacBook Pro, you might be wishing for some of those missing port options (especially USB-A). If you need something more powerful than just a way to connect your iPhone to your Mac -if you want to connect an external hard drive, 4K screen, keyboard, and camera storage to your MacBook Pro, for example- here’s a list of the tip-top USB-C hubs.

Best for most people

Satechi Multi-port adapter

Staff Favorite

Satechi’s multi-port adapter doesn’t support high-speed data transfer or dual-4K displays. But it does have just about everything else you’d need to run your peripherals with your MacBook Pro. Things like SD and microSD card readers, 4K HDMI, Gigabit, and three USB-A ports.

$80 at Amazon

Best Value

Elgato Thunderbolt 3 Dock

The Elgato Thunderbolt 3 Dock features two Thunderbolt 3 ports with high-speed data transfer, two USB-A 3.0 ports, a DisplayPort port, a Gigabit Ethernet port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. With this versatile…

What songs are set to play in the Music app?

Thanks to Apple’s Up Next queue, it’s easier than ever to check what tunes are coming up on the Music app. When you’re in the middle of a playlist or album, you can quickly stack other tracks to listen to right away. You can also adjust the menu on the fly without interrupting your jams! Up Next also keeps track of your play history, whether you’re listening to songs from your music collection, Apple Music, Beats 1, or Apple Music radio stations. Here’s how you can use it!

How the Up Next queue works

When you launch the Music app on your Apple device and begin playing a song, Up Next creates a queue of songs to follow. It creates a queue of upcoming music based on the source of the original track:

If you randomly picked a song on shuffle from your library, your Up Next queue will pull from My Music.
If you’re jamming out to an album, Up Next will add the remainder of that album.
If you’re listening to an entire artist’s collection, U…