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| Jon Porter / The Verge: |
Apple's new Siri Remote will be sold separately from the new Apple TV 4K for $59 and is backwards compatible with previous Apple TV 4Ks and Apple TV HD — It's also available separately for previous Apple TV boxes — The Apple TV remote is one of the weakest parts of the company's set-top box …
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Apple, The Verge, AppleInsider, MacDailyNews, 9to5Mac, MacRumors, Macworld, iMore, and The Streamable
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| The Verge: |
Spring Loaded live blog: Apple announces new iPad Pro models, iMac, AirTag, new TV 4K, new remote, Podcasts Subscriptions, purple iPhone 12 models, Card Family — iPads? AirTags? AirPods? There could be a lot on tap today — Apple seemingly has a big backlog of products to announce.
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| Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch: |
Apple debuts Apple Card Family to let spouses build credit together and extend access to family members over 13, with optional controls, coming to US in May — Apple has been slowly building a position for itself as a financial services giant, banked around its digital wallet for storing …
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Apple, Appleosophy, 9to5Mac, TidBITS, CNET, The Points Guy, ZDNet, The Mac Observer, and SlashGear
Tweets: @dhh, @dhh, @rsgnl, @danfinlay, @wintonark, @dhh, and @patrickmoorhead
| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple announces Podcasts Subscriptions for new premium and ad free content and a new Podcasts app design with channels, launching next month in 170 regions — Apple has officially an all-new feature coming to Podcasts next month. Apple Podcasts Subscriptions will allow listeners …
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Apple, The Verge, Wall Street Journal, MacStories, MacRumors, Pixel Envy, TechCrunch, iMore, iThinkDifferent, CNET, Apple Must, and iPhone Hacks
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
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| Dan Seifert / The Verge: |
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| Peter Kafka / Vox: |
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| Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac: |
Apple unveils AirTag accessories that cost more than the device itself, including an AirTag Hermès line starting at $299 with handcrafted leather holders — Alongside the long-awaited launch of AirTag, Apple has also announced the availability of AirTag accessories.
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Tweets: @marcoarment, @benlovejoy, @reneritchie, @backlon, and @benedictevans
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Apple officially launches AirTag, an item tracker that works with Apple's Find My app, with one unit for $29 and four units for $99, launching April 30 — The long-rumored trackers are now official — Apple is officially launching a Tile-like item tracker that will work with the company's software and services.
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Tweets: @_inside, @kingthor, @rsgnl, @kellymakena, @kingthor, @ct_bergstrom, @justintse, and @iansherr
| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Ahead of its congressional testimony, Tile shares concerns of unfair competition regarding AirTag, which is tightly integrated with Apple's Find My network — Now that Apple's lost item finder AirTag has officially been introduced, competitor Tile is going on record ahead of its testimony …
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Tweets: @appfairness, @creative_rants, @appfairness, @mikeaschneider, and @joshgnosis
| Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac: |
Apple updates 11" and 12.9" iPad Pros with M1, 8-core GPU, Thunderbolt, up to 2TB storage, 5G, 1080p FaceTime HD camera, and a mini-LED screen on 12.9" model — As part of the Apple event today, the company unveiled the new lineup of iPad Pro tablets. The 2021 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro feature …
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| Apple: |
Apple says the updated M1 iPad Pro starts at $799 for the 11-inch and $1,099 for the 12.9-inch; pre-orders open April 30, shipping in second half of May — CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced the most powerful and advanced iPad Pro ever, pushing the limits of what's possible on iPad.
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| Apple: |
iMac with M1 starts at $1,299 for 8-core CPU/7-core GPU in four colors and $1,499 for 8-core GPU in seven colors with Touch ID keyboard, shipping late May — iMac offers the best camera, mics, and speakers ever in a Mac, and Touch ID for the first time — CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today introduced …
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| Hartley Charlton / MacRumors: |
Apple updates iMac with M1, slimmer design with two small fans, seven colors, 1080p webcam, six speakers, beamforming three-mic array, and 24-inch 4.5K display — Apple has announced a new, redesigned 24-inch iMac, featuring an M1 chip, a 4.5K display, and a range of color options …
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9to5Mac, iMore, 9to5Mac, 500ish, MacRumors, Six Colors, ZDNet, AppleInsider, CNET, TechCrunch, XDA Developers, TechCrunch, Debugger , Redmond Pie, The Sun, and Wccftech
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| Michael Potuck / 9to5Mac: |
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| Reuters: |
FireEye and networking company Pulse Secure say two China-linked hacking groups used a flaw in its VPN devices to target customers in the US defense industry — At least two groups of China-linked hackers have spent months using a previously undisclosed vulnerability in American networking devices …
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FireEye, Pulse Secure Blog, us-cert.cisa.gov, kb.pulsesecure.net, Washington Post, Department of Homeland …, iTnews, Reuters, CNN, CyberScoop, and The Hill
Tweets: @seattletimes, @campuscodi, @r0wdy_, and @snlyngaas
| Tom Warren / The Verge: |
Microsoft introduces new settings in Outlook to allow breaks between back-to-back meetings after its own research showed that “digital overload is real” — Back-to-back meetings can now have a break in between — Microsoft is updating Outlook to give companies the option … | Zac Bowden / Windows Central: |
Sources: Microsoft is revamping its Store app on Windows 10 and will let devs submit unpackaged Win32 apps, use third-party commerce platforms in apps, and more — Microsoft wants to bring life back to the Store app on Windows 10. — What you need to know — Microsoft is working on a new Store app for Windows 10.
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Tweets: @zacbowden, @tomwarren, @tomwarren, and @nibellion
| Charlie Osborne / ZDNet: |
Internal Facebook emails, accidentally sent to a journalist, show its “long-term strategy” for data scraping incidents, framing it as a “broad industry issue” — More scraping incidents are “expected” in the future. — An internal email accidentally leaked by Facebook …
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Tweets: @intidc, @intidc, @carolecadwalla, @ashk4n, @carolecadwalla, @floorter, @lorenzofb, @justmathana, @profcarroll, @blackamazon, and @jason_kint
| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Facebook says a vulnerability that lets attackers find a Facebook profile given an email address is still active after being “erroneously closed out” — A video shared with researchers and Motherboard shows a tool linking email addresses to Facebook accounts. — Joseph Cox
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Ars Technica. Tweets: @underthebreach, @josephfcox, @motherboard, @josephfcox, @jason_koebler, and @drs1969
| Catalin Cimpanu / The Record: |
REvil ransomware gang claims to have breached Apple contractor Quanta Computer and is threatening to leak Apple product schematics unless a ransom is paid — The operators of the REvil ransomware are demanding that Apple pay a ransom demand to avoid having confidential information leaked on the dark web.
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AppleInsider, 9to5Mac, SiliconANGLE, BleepingComputer, and Gizmodo
Tweets: @ddd1ms and @campuscodi
| Netflix - Investors: |
Netflix reports Q1 revenue of $7.16B, up 24% YoY, and 208M paid memberships, up 14% YoY but below its forecast of 210M; stock down 8%+ after hours — April 20, 2021 Fellow shareholders, Revenue grew 24% year over year and was in line with our beginning of quarter forecast, while operating profit and margin reached all-time highs.| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Venmo adds support for buying, holding, and selling four types of cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, and Bitcoin Cash — Venmo is adding support for cryptocurrency, starting today. The company says it will begin to roll out the ability for Venmo's more than 70 million users to buy … | Saqib Shah / Engadget: |
Amazon is opening a hair salon in London, where customers can try on virtual hair colors using an AR color bar and shop beauty products using QR codes — Amazon reinvented supermarket shopping with its — checkout-less Go stores, now the e-commerce giant is applying its tech prowess to hairdressing.| Zac Hall / 9to5Mac: |
Apple says iOS 14.5 is coming to iPhone and iPad “next week” with app tracking protections, new Siri voices, redesigned Podcasts, and more — iOS 14.5 will be available for iPhone and iPad next week after an extended software beta period that started in February.
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Apple Developer, 9to5Mac, Social Media Today, AppleInsider, iMore, Engadget, and BGR. Tweets: @rsgnl
| Bloomberg: |
Sources: Discord has ended talks to sell itself, including rejecting a $12B bid from Microsoft, as it resumes planning for a potential IPO — Microsoft Corp. and video-game chat company Discord Inc. have ended takeover talks, according to a person familiar with the matter.
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The Verge, SlashGear, The Hill, Wall Street Journal, XDA Developers, PCWorld, Neowin, TechSpot, Wccftech, and Game Rant
Tweets: @bdsams and @kevinakwok
| Wall Street Journal: |
An in-depth look at the reasons behind the chip shortage, including a focus on higher-margin, cutting-edge chips, and stockpiling due to US-China trade tensions — Semiconductor producers are trying to increase output, but the small gains are unlikely to fix the shortfalls hampering production …
Tweets: @wsj, @chinarealtime, and @robmay
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