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New features and changes in iOS 27.2.
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Apple just raised its U.S. trade-in values for Mac and iPad. • Mac Pro: up to $2,560 (+$365) • Mac Studio: up to $1,700 (+$240) • MacBook Pro: up to $1,435 (+$120) • MacBook Air: up to $795 (+$90) • iPad mini: up to $340 (+$20) iPhone and Apple Watch values are unchanged.
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Apple just announced the new iPad mini! - 8.5" OLED display (with nano-texture option) - 24% thinner bezels - Thinner & lighter (5.4mm thin, 255g) - A20 Pro chip - 12MP Center Stage front camera - Midnight & Starlight colors - $699 for 128GB (up to $999 for 512GB) - Available November 6
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Sound Glow is coming to older HomePods this week. • HomePod (2nd gen): yes • HomePod mini: yes • HomePod mini 2: yes • HomePod (1st gen): no The top lights up with colors from the album artwork, in sync with your music. It comes with HomePod Software 27.2.
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I hate how relatives say “you don’t even call us” Bruh do you call me??
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Honestly, I don’t want technology to advance any further. I think we need more gardens, more front porches and fewer screens.
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Me checking my portfolio on my brand new iPhone Duo
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iOS 27.2 is expected next week. Here's what's coming: • Siri AI in 5 new languages • Suggested Actions return in Messages • Dual Capture for Group FaceTime • Profiles in the TV app on iPhone • New black-and-white icon for Music • Up Next split into two queues in Podcasts • Anniversary reminders in Phone The Health redesign was pulled.
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"we should charge people by the hour for the games they pla-"
Xbox Cloud Gaming introductory launch pricing revealed: -10hrs for $3.99 -25hrs for $7.99 -50hrs for $11.99 news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/10/…
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bruh we went from oct 1 to 22 in like 5 mins
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November being next week is CRAZY
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Nobody rebrands like Apple. First Apple TV, now Apple Music.
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I’ll be the one to say it—but anyone else notice how they had a vision for something and they didn’t just use AI to put it together? They put in actual physical effort? Just a thought 🫪
Introducing a new identity for Apple Music, physically shaped by an original composition from @fredagainagain1 and NEST Acoustics.
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People aren't just TIRED. They're grieving the lives they thought they'd be living by now while trying to survive a reality that keeps moving the finish line.
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Introducing a new identity for Apple Music, physically shaped by an original composition from @fredagainagain1 and NEST Acoustics.
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SO THEN FUCKING ARREST HIM
🚨 BREAKING: Rep. Lieu: "The full Epstein files show that Trump raped children."
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Apple TV is back to its 2007 price. • 2007: $299 • 2010: $99 • 2012: $99 • 2015: $149 • 2017: $179 • 2021: $179 • 2022: $129 • 2026: $299 Adjusted for inflation, the first Apple TV would cost about $491 today.
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Apple should REALLY add a sliding dock to iOS so we can fit more apps. How is this not a feature yet? 😭
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Apple just rolled out iOS 27.2 RC and it includes a few changes before the final release next week! Here's what's new & what's coming next: youtu.be/U-w8lNmsRHU
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The Trump administration’s cuts to weather satellites will set the country back nearly a decade, experts say. The loss of data used to observe, forecast and research extreme weather could prevent the US from making major advances in weather prediction in the coming years. cnn.it/4k6eD4o
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