Happy Hour Podcast 104 | iOS 10.3 and Find My AirPods, Night Shift for Mac and upcoming App Store changes
This week Benjamin and Zac discuss issues with the LG 5K display, SiriKit and Theater Mode coming to watchOS, what’s new in iOS 10.3 including Find My AirPods, Night Shift for Mac with macOS 10.12.4, upcoming changes to the App Store, and much more. 9to5Mac’s Happy Hour podcast is available for download on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players.
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9to5Toys Lunch Break: iPad Air 2 + AppleCare from $349, 6000mAh Lightning Power Bank $22, HP 21″ 1080p Monitor w/ HDMI $70, more
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Best Buy offers up to $150 off iPad Air 2 w/ 2 year AppleCare+: Wi-Fi 32GB for $349 shipped, more
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HP 21.5-inch IPS LED 1080p Monitor with HDMI input, on sale for $70 shipped (Reg. $100+)
Apple’s latest powerhouse 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar 256GB drops to $2,100 shipped (Reg. $2,399)
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Home Theater Deals just in time for Super Bowl Sunday:
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TCL’s value-focused 50-inch 1080p HDTV has Roku services built-in with three HDMI inputs: $300 shipped (Reg. $400)
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Onkyo’s 7.2-Ch. A/V Receiver does it all – 4K, AirPlay, Bluetooth, Hi-Res Audio and more: $299 shipped (Reg. $400+)
MailButler Professional Lifetime Subscription: $35
App Store Free App of the Week: Water Minder Hydration Reminder app goes free for the first time in over a year (Reg. $3)
- The Pixelmator image editor for iOS is now matching its all-time low at $1 (Reg. $5)
- Apple Mac App of the Year winner Affinity Photo matching lowest price at $40 (20% off), more
- The Apple Award-winning Smart Alarm Clock for iOS goes free for the very first time (Reg. $2)
- RollerCoaster Tycoon 3 drops to its lowest price ever on the App Store: $2 (Reg. $5)
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- Daily Deals: WD Elements 2TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive $70, more
- New Users can get Google Play Music + Youtube Red Free Unlimited for 4-months
- Get a FedEx printable in-store coupon for $5 off a $15 or more ground shipment
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- Today’s Amazon Gold Box has BLACK+DECKER Vacuums from $30 Prime shipped
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We have exclusive discounts on Anker’s popular Powerline+ Lightning, USB-C and microUSB cables from $8 Prime shipped
Nike’s 48-hour Flash Sale takes up to 50% off Tech Fleece, Dri-FIT, runnning shoes and much more
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How to sync and play music from Apple Watch without iPhone
Any Apple Watch can play music without iPhone which is especially useful for outdoor workouts, but you have to decide what music and how you’ll listen ahead of time. It’s fairly simple if you follow the right steps, however, there are a few tricks to make syncing music to Apple Watch easier.
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Will AAPL return to growth in Q1, or will it report a full 12 months of decline? [Poll]
When Apple announces its sales and revenue figures for the holiday quarter – calendar Q4 2016, Apple’s fiscal Q1 2017 – it will answer one crucial question. Following three straight quarters of year-on-year decline in sales, will the iPhone 7/Plus have been enough to return the company to growth, or will the quarter make it a full 12 months of decline?
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Apple issues reminder of Q1 2017 earnings call, company optimistic, analysts unsure
Apple has issued a reminder of the earnings call for its fiscal Q1 2017 (calendar Q4 2016) financial report. As usual, there will be a live audio webcast of the call.
Apple will provide live audio streaming of its FY 17 First Quarter Results Conference Call using Apple’s HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) technology. The live webcast will begin at 2:00 p.m. PST on January 31, 2017, at http://ift.tt/1PPmwHs and will also be available for replay for approximately two weeks thereafter. Live audio streaming requires an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch with Safari on iOS 7.0 or later, a Mac with Safari 6.0.5 or later on OS X v10.8.5 or later, or a PC with Microsoft Edge on Windows 10.
The big question is whether the launch of the iPhone 7/Plus and the holiday quarter will see a return to growth for the company after three straight quarters of year-on-year decline in sales. Apple’s own guidance suggests it’s expecting good news, while analyst sentiment appears to be mixed …
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Comment: Sales figures show importance of India as a growth market as Apple leads premium segment
If you were in any doubt why Apple was going to so much trouble to deepen its foothold in India, new figures from Counterpoint Research provide the answer. While the global smartphone market grew only 3% last year, smartphone shipments in India grew by 18%.
The growing middle class in the country also meant that, for the first time, there were no Indian brands in the top five as consumers start to spend more on their handsets. There was also good news for Apple …
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Microsoft says Windows PCs competing more strongly in premium market led by Apple
Announcing a 5% increase in revenue from Windows licenses to third-party manufacturers, Microsoft’s CFO Amy Hood said that PCs were succeeding in encroaching on the premium end of the market traditionally dominated by Apple …
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Comment: Going from a skeptic to an everyday user with Apple Watch Series 2
Following the release of the Apple Watch Series 2, I wrote about my initial first impressions of the device. Essentially, I explained that the first-generation Apple Watch had never truly won me over. I often went through phases where I would wear it for a while, but then go weeks without even charging it. I noted, however, that the Series 2 model may have righted enough wrongs to keep it on my wrist…consistently.
Four months with Apple Watch Series 2, however, and I’m officially sold…
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HBO Go updated with support for Apple’s Single Sign-on feature and TV app
Apple’s Single Sign-On feature and accompanying TV app were launched towards the end of last year and have been slowly adding support for new providers and apps since then. Today, HBO updated its HBO Go app for iOS with support for both Single Sign-On and the TV application.
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Should Apple include inductive wireless charging for iPhone 8 if long-range isn’t ready? [Poll]
There have been a lot of reports for over a year now about wireless charging coming to the iPhone 8, but also still a lot of questions about what it will look like if it does indeed arrive on this year’s 10th anniversary iPhone update.
Will Apple have long-range wireless charging ready in time for its new iPhones this fall? And will you settle for an inductive charging solution like the competition if not?
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