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Almanacs are full of lists of global and national historic events. But “This Day in History” feature invites you to not just peruse a list, but to take a trip back in time to see how a significant event originally was reported in the Chicago Tribune.

  Apple is reportedly discussing a potential partnership with South Korea-based SK Telecom to bolster distribution of Apple TV+ content in the country. The premium Apple streaming service is not currently available in South Korea. However, it appears that Apple is looking into establishing content distribution partnerships in the region. Local carrier SK Telecom is reportedly pursuing a partnership with Apple TV+ to provide original films and shows to its customers. According to a report from ...

  The Apple of 1976 should be unrecognizable compared to todays gigantic corporation, and yet key early decisions by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and more, are still having their effect today. Tim Cook marked the 45th anniversary of Apple with a tweet looking back to his friend and colleague, co-founder Steve Jobs. As Apple celebrates 45 years today, Im reminded of Steves words from many years ago: "Its been an amazing journey so far, yet we have barely begun." Thanks to every member of our Appl...

  While it likely started as an April Fools Day prank, Twelve South is committing to producing its newest product — Stoner — a marble base for your iPhones MagSafe charger. Stoner is described as an "elegant marble charging base" for your iPhone 12 device when using MagSafe. Your MagSafe puck is inserted into the Stoner which holds onto the puck. That allows you to pick up your phone without picking up the charging puck with it. How Stoner holds your MagSafe puck By keeping your MagSafe...

  Early Thursday, Eve Systems started rolling out a new firmware update to its Eve Aqua that enables support for Thread on the smart HomeKit watering system. The update is available to download now for users via the free Eve app for second-gen Eve Aqua devices. Users unsure of whether they have the first or second-gen device can identify it using Eves web tool. Speaking to AppleInsider, Eve said its goal was to get the update out the door ahead of the lawn and garden season. With Eve Aqua, yo...

  Chip designer Arm Ltd. has announced its new v9 architecture, a design that could eventually appear in the Apple Silicon powering future iPhones, iPads, and Macs. The new Arm v9 focuses on three areas: performance, security, and machine learning (ML) capabilities. Arm says the design will provide more than a 30% CPU performance boost over the next two generations of mobile and infrastructure CPUs. AI is another critical area Arm targeted with its v9 design. The architectures new Scalable Vec...

  Apple is researching how to detect environmental noise levels and user voice patterns so Siri can respond with a yell or a whisper as needed. Siri has been widely criticized for its lack of feature parity with rivals. The discontinuation of HomePod has again placed Siri in the spotlight as the smart assistant approaches its tenth birthday. A patent application published on Thursday shows one area Apple seeks to improve with its assistant — environmental awareness. Currently, Siri will res...

A third-generation iPhone SE model said to launch in 2022 could retain a 4.7-inch LCD display but may have 5G support, according to a source familiar with Apple's display supply chain.

Photo credit: U.S. Drought Monitor What has happened in agriculture on April 1 over the years? Here are a few notable events. 18 years ago Of the top 17 corn growing states, 12 reported severe drought conditions at the start of April 2003. Dry conditions were widespread across the western United States. 19 years ago A very sharp temperature gradient across the state of Iowa resulted in snow and a high temperature of 30°F. near Waukon. The same afternoon, in the opposite corner of t...

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