Max Buondonno

New Jersey, Pleasantville, United States

Tech/country music journalist and avid kayaker. Bylines: The Shortcut, @countrycentral, CNN Underscored, ZDNet | Get in touch: [email protected].

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Morgan Wallen, Parker McCollum, & More

2 days ago | countrycentral.com | Joel Reuben Pauley |Creed Miller |Max Buondonno |Ryan Lippe

Parker McCollum - Hope That I'm Enough Written By Joel Reuben Pauley 8.2 Morgan Wallen feat. Post Malone - I Ain't Comin' Back Written By Joel Reuben Pauley 7.8 Well Well Whiskey - Dierks Bentley Written By Creed Miller 7.0 We Can Always Move On - Cole Swindell Written By Creed Miller 4.4 the f word - Ashley Cooke Written By Max Buondonno 5.1 Time Well Spent For A Man - Jesse Daniel (feat. Charles Wesley Godwin) Written By Ryan Lippe 9.1 Feather In My Hat - Ian Munsick (feat.
iPhone 16e cases: 10 MagSafe cases for your phone

1 week ago | theshortcut.com | Max Buondonno

The iPhone 16e is Apple’s latest entry-level iPhone, complete with a new design and a new price of $599. While it’s not the phone for everyone, there are plenty of folks who it works well for thanks to the 6.1-inch screen, Face ID, fast processor, and long battery life. It’s a huge upgrade over the third-generation iPhone SE, and it’s good enough if all you need is a new iPhone and have $600 to spend.
Samsung's Ballie robot is actually coming out - and it's powered by Google Gemini

1 week ago | theshortcut.com | Max Buondonno

🤖 Samsung is releasing its smart home robot it teased at CES 🦾 Called Ballie, the robot is like a smart assistant speaker on wheels 📽️ It can project video calls on your wall, messages, and more 🤝 Samsung and Google even partnered to bring Gemini to Ballie 📅 It’s supposed to come out this summer, but we don’t know for how much We see a lot of robots at CES that typically never make it to market, but Samsung’s Ballie home assistant bot is officially destined for consumers after being teased...
OnePlus 13T launch date officially set for April 24

1 week ago | theshortcut.com | Max Buondonno

š± OnePlus has confirmed that its small-ish OnePlus 13T smartphone is launching next weekš The company said in a Weibo post that its official announcement date is April 24š The device is rumored to offer a flagship experience in a more compact designš¤ Itās unclear how much itāll cost or where itāll be available outside of ChinaOnePlus has confirmed when its next flagship phone will ship.
Galaxy Z Fold 7 leaks in new benchmarks, confirming three key specs

1 week ago | theshortcut.com | Max Buondonno

ūüďĪ Samsung‚Äôs Galaxy Z Fold 7 has reportedly surfaced in new benchmarksūüĎĺ The leak reveals three key specs: the processor, RAM, and softwareūüďź Previous rumors suggest the phone will have bigger screens and a similar design to the Galaxy Z Fold 6ūüďÖ Samsung is expected to announce its next foldables in JulySamsung is expected to announce the Galaxy Z Fold 7 this summer alongside the Galaxy Z Flip 7, and we‚Äôre now getting a better idea of what kind of specs it‚Äôll have on board.
Forget Apple Vision Pro 2 - Tim Cook is dead set on AR glasses, says report

1 week ago | theshortcut.com | Max Buondonno

🍎 Apple CEO Tim Cook has a mission: beat Meta to shipping AR glasses📝 That’s according to a report from Bloomberg🧑‍💻 Cook reportedly “cares about nothing else,” according to an engineer🥽 Before it ships AR glasses, Apple will reportedly ship glasses that focus on voice commands and Visual Intelligence📅 It’s unclear when Apple’s glasses could launchApple is rumored to be working on a successor to the Apple Vision Pro, but Tim Cook’s goal stretches far beyond that.
This AirTag alternative works with Google's Find My Device - plus it comes in fun colors

1 week ago | theshortcut.com | Max Buondonno

🔖 Chipolo has announced its new Pop trackers for tracking all of your stuff📍 The tracker is compatible with both Apple’s Find My and Google’s Find My Device🌈 You can get them in a variety of vibrant colors💰 One tracker costs $29 while a four-pack costs $116AirTags are somewhat limited in their functionality since they only work on Apple’s Find My network, and if you live in a dual-ecosystem household (read: you have an iPhone, someone else has Android), Apple’s trackers aren’t ideal.
iPhone Fold rumors say Face ID will be underneath foldable display

1 week ago | theshortcut.com | Max Buondonno

š Appleās first foldable iPhone could come with Face IDš«„ The sensors are rumored to sit behind the display instead of in a cut-outšŗ The resolution of the iPhone Foldās displays has also leakedš We expect Apple to launch its first foldable in 2026Apple is working on its first foldable iPhone, and it seems like the device could include Face ID after all.
iPhone 17 Air release date: here's when we predict Apple could launch it

1 week ago | theshortcut.com | Max Buondonno

š Apple is expected to release its thinnest phone yet later this yearš± The iPhone 17 Air will reportedly be 5.5mm thin and come with a single rear cameraš It could also ship with Appleās C1 modem from the iPhone 16ešµļøāāļø Weāve been tracking rumors for months and have a release date predictionš Hereās when Apple could launch the iPhone 17 AirApple has big plans for the second half of 2025.
Your iPad Pro will work more like a Mac with iPadOS 19, says report

1 week ago | theshortcut.com | Max Buondonno

📱 Apple is reportedly redesigning iPadOS 19💻 It could offer a Mac-like experience for better productivity🗣️ Users have been asking for a multitasking-driven interface on the iPad for a long time🤔 It’s unclear if more powerful apps from the Mac will be brought over to the iPad📅 iPadOS 19 will likely drop in SeptemberApple could finally answer the call of iPad users everywhere with iPadOS 19.