Deals: Apple Magic Keyboard $56 Off for 12.9-inch iPad Pro, Discounts on Smart Keyboards for Other iPad Models

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Headlines at The Mac Observer for Friday, April 8, 2022
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1. Deals: Apple Magic Keyboard $56 Off for 12.9-inch iPad Pro, Discounts on Smart Keyboards for Other iPad Models
2. Twitter Experimenting with Unmention Feature to Bow Out of Conversations
3. Apple Uploads and Quickly Deletes Document Revealing USB-C 35W Adapter, Release Uncertain
4. New COVID-19 Lockdowns in China Further Impact iPhone and iPad Production
5. Tom Hiddleston Poised to Star in New Apple TV+ Series ‘The White Darkness’
6. Apple Employees Show Mixed Emotions Over Apple’s Return to Office Decision
7. Sonic the Hedgehog Races Into Apple Arcade in Sonic Dash+
8. iWork App Updates Include New macOS Shortcuts
9. [U] macOS Big Sur Update Fixes Security Vulnerabilities
10. iPhone App Store Dominated by Third-Party Apps, Apple-Commissioned Study Shows
11. My iPad Now Lives on my Desk
12. Sci-Fi Stuff We’re Waiting For: From Immersive Reality to Robot Companions
13. Tap to Pay on iPhone Feature Gains Second Partner
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1. DEALS: APPLE MAGIC KEYBOARD $56 OFF FOR 12.9-INCH IPAD PRO, DISCOUNTS ON SMART KEYBOARDS FOR OTHER IPAD MODELS
Apple iPad keyboards are on sale today. Get a Magic Keyboard for your iPad Pro 12.9 or a Smart Keyboard or Keyboard Folio for iPad, iPad Air.
<https://www.macobserver.com/tmo-apple-deals/deals-apple-magic-keyboard-56-off-for-12-9-inch-ipad-pro-discounts-on-smart-keyboards-for-other-ipad-models/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

2. TWITTER EXPERIMENTING WITH UNMENTION FEATURE TO BOW OUT OF CONVERSATIONS
For those Twitter conversations you wish you weren’t part of, the experimental unmention feature will let you bow out gracefully.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/twitter-experimenting-with-unmention-feature-to-bow-out-of-conversations/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

3. APPLE UPLOADS AND QUICKLY DELETES DOCUMENT REVEALING USB-C 35W ADAPTER, RELEASE UNCERTAIN
A support document uploaded and quickly deleted by Apple shows that a Dual Charging 35W USB-C Power Adapter does indeed exist. Whether or not this will see release is currently unknown.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-uploads-and-quickly-deletes-document-revealing-usb-c-35w-adapter-release-uncertain/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

4. NEW COVID-19 LOCKDOWNS IN CHINA FURTHER IMPACT IPHONE AND IPAD PRODUCTION
As China continues to experience a surge of COVID-19 infections, lockdowns are taking place in cities that affect Apple’s supply chain.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/new-covid-19-lockdowns-in-china-further-impact-on-iphone-and-ipad-production/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

5. TOM HIDDLESTON POISED TO STAR IN NEW APPLE TV+ SERIES ‘THE WHITE DARKNESS’
Today Apple announced that Tom Hiddleston is set to star and executive produce the limited run series “The White Darkness.” A new series for Apple TV+.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/tom-hiddleston-poised-to-star-in-new-apple-tv-series-the-white-darkness/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

6. APPLE EMPLOYEES SHOW MIXED EMOTIONS OVER APPLE’S RETURN TO OFFICE DECISION
As Apple slowly incorporates its hybrid RTO model, many employees are voicing their complaints in online forums.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/apple-employees-show-mixed-emotions-over-apples-return-to-office-decision/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

7. SONIC THE HEDGEHOG RACES INTO APPLE ARCADE IN SONIC DASH+
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 opens in theaters, and the blue superhero rodent races onto Apple Arcade to continue saving the world from villains.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/sonic-the-hedgehog-races-into-apple-arcade-in-sonic-dash/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

8. IWORK APP UPDATES INCLUDE NEW MACOS SHORTCUTS
Apple recently seeded iWork app updates bringing better font size precision on iOS and support for macOS Shortcuts.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/iwork-app-updates-include-new-macos-shortcuts/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

9. [U] MACOS BIG SUR UPDATE FIXES SECURITY VULNERABILITIES
Apple finally released a macOS Big Sur update, apparently addressing two security vulnerabilities that were patched in Monterey 12.3.1.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/macos-big-sur-update-fixes-security-vulnerabilities/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

10. IPHONE APP STORE DOMINATED BY THIRD-PARTY APPS, APPLE-COMMISSIONED STUDY SHOWS
Apple announced the availability of a commissioned study demonstrating the success of third-party apps in the iPhone App Store.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/iphone-app-store-dominated-by-third-party-apps-apple-commissioned-study-shows/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

11. MY IPAD NOW LIVES ON MY DESK
Dr. Mac explains why his iPad now lives on his desk. (Hint: It’s called Universal Control.)
<https://www.macobserver.com/columns-opinions/dr-macs-rants-raves/my-ipad-now-lives-on-my-desk/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

12. SCI-FI STUFF WE’RE WAITING FOR: FROM IMMERSIVE REALITY TO ROBOT COMPANIONS
Bryan and Jeff have pretty high expectations for the future of technology, and aren’t afraid to share. This week they dive into what they want to see, ranging from immersive reality to companion robots, and debate what might become reality while exploring what could go wrong.
<https://www.macobserver.com/podcasts/immersive-reality-robot-companions/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>

13. TAP TO PAY ON IPHONE FEATURE GAINS SECOND PARTNER
Apple’s Tap to Pay feature might be unreleased, but that’s not slowing it down. A second payment platform announced support for the service.
<https://www.macobserver.com/news/tap-to-pay-on-iphone-feature-gains-second-partner/?utm_source=tmo-express&utm_medium=email>


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