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Apple Breakfast: An explosion of new products Spring Loaded is loaded with excitement, and hackers leak MacBook Pro details: all the Apple news you missed this week, in a handy bite-sized roundup. Apple generates a lot of news, and it can be hard to keep up. If your mind was on other things this week, our roundup of Apple-related headlines will bring you up to date. An explosion of new products Demonstrating my theory that virtual announcements are best, Apple this week managed to cram a four- ...

USA, 1972, 106 min, Dir. Elaine May An exercise in white ridiculousness. Courtesy of Anchor Bay EntertainmentKelly Corcoran certainly feels like the sun in Elaine Mays The Heartbreak Kid. Shes hot, piercing, emits a strong gravitational pull, and her attention seems life-giving. When we first glimpse Kelly (Cybill Shepherd), its during a blazing morning on Miami Beach after the hapless and newly wed Lenny (Charles Grodin) catches her eye. She stands over him as he lays in the sand, her blonde...

Apple is holding a spring event after all. After weeks of speculation and rumors, Apple announced it will host a virtual event, titled Spring Loaded, on April 20. Computerworld executive editor Ken Mingis and Macworld executive editor Michael Simon join Juliet to discuss what Apple may announce at the event. Rumors suggest Apple may release a new iPad Pro, a new Apple Pencil or maybe even an Apple Silicon iMac. How do I listen to this podcast? You can listen to this podcast episode right now us...

The worst Apple products of all time The worst Apple products of all time From mice to Macs, Apple has made plenty of clunkers. Its been 45 years since Apple became a company, and it has released a lot of groundbreaking products over that time. But it hasnt all been iPhones and iPads—Apple has also made more than its fair share of failed, clunky, and just plain terrible products. Narrowing down our list was surprisingly tough, so we focused on products that had a combination of bad...

Coronavirus in Illinois updates: Here’s what happened April 8 with COVID-19 in the Chicago area Chicago Tribune staff, Chicago Tribune For the latest updates, . Illinois next week will make 150,000 first-dose appointments for coronavirus vaccinations available at 11 state-run mass vaccination sites in the Chicago suburbs and at area pharmacies as Illinois opens eligibility to everyone 16 and older, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Thursday. The expanded eligibility that starts Monday ...

Infamous: pimp to the stars Madame Claude, played here by Karole Rocher Credit: Netflix In a quiet street called Rue de Maignon, and later in a modest, 12-room hotel on Rue de Boulanville, waited an elegant blonde women, dressed in grey cashmere and pearls, ready to serve cognac, make polite small-talk, and then quietly and tastefully sell you sex. Before the contraceptive pill made casual sex ubiquitous, late-1960s Paris was full of powerful men with desires to fulfill and the money to pay for...

Macworld Talking Apple: Will WWDC finally fix the iPad? We know were getting iPad OS 15. But will It bring the changes we need? body> While we wait for confirmation about Apples rumored April event, the company has confirmed its annual developers conference, WWDC, will take place the week of June 7. Computerworld executive editor Ken Mingis and Macworld executive editor Michael Simon join Juliet Beauchamp to discuss what Apple is expected to unveil at the conference, whether well see so...

Settlement in Ruby Receptionists billing lawsuit valued at up to $12 million Updated 9:26 AM; Facebook Share Portland answering service Ruby Receptionists has agreed to give customers $8 million in credits and pay up to $4 million in attorney fees to resolve allegations that it overcharged 18,000 clients. A class-action suit filed in U.S. District Court in Portland alleged that Ruby hadn’t properly disclosed how it bills clients for time operators spend on the phone with clients, and accused...

While we wait for confirmation about Apples rumored April event, the company has confirmed its annual developers conference, WWDC, will take place the week of June 7. Computerworld executive editor Ken Mingis and Macworld executive editor Michael Simon join Juliet to discuss what Apple is expected to unveil at the conference, including iOS 15, macOS 12 and maybe even some new Apple Silicon Macs. How do I listen to this podcast? You can listen to this podcast episode right now using the player a...

Macworld The worst Apple products of all time From mice to Macs, Apple has made plenty of clunkers. body> Its been 45 years since Apple became a company, and it has released a lot of groundbreaking products over that time. But it hasnt all been iPhones and iPads—Apple has also made more than its fair share of failed, clunky, and just plain terrible products. Narrowing down our list was surprisingly tough, so we focused on products that had a combination of bad and impactful—nobody...