Comcast, the parent company of NBCUniversal, which owns the Peacock streaming service, has reported its Q1 2022 earnings. In today’s earnings report, Peacock’s paid subscriber count is up 4 million subscribers, up 40% since the end of 2021. Of the 28 million current subscribers, 13 million are paying subscribers, up 9 million from last quarter.
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Twitter has been overcounting an additional 1.9 million daily users each quarter on its platform – the error comes from counting multiple accounts as active when they were all tied to one user. Happening for three straight years, the numbers were incorrect from Q1 2019 through Q4 2021.
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Technology use in education has come a long way in recent years, and it’s really helped my workflow. If you told me ten years ago that I’d be checking my email on my watch or asking my phone the square root of four, I wouldn’t believe you.
Last week, I mentioned my top five favorite apps that I use frequently as a student. This week, let me share with you my favorite features I use across my iPhone 12 and Apple Watch SE that help me with my university work.
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iPads have become heavily used tools in all levels of education in recent years. Many schools have programs providing these devices for students, including colleges and universities. We’ve previously reported on Bowdoin College providing MacBook Pros in addition to iPads to students.
Designed to ensure each student has the tools they need to succeed in classes, these programs aim to lessen digital inequities among students.
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While Apple Glasses rumors continue to brew, it seems we may be getting closer to seeing an augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) headset from the tech giant. According to Patently Apple, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted Apple two mixed reality (MR) headset patents.
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Charter and Comcast have announced a partnership in creating a new streaming platform on 4K streaming devices and smart TVs. This new project will have to compete against Apple TV and other major streaming hardware and services like Amazon, Roku, and Google.
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Smartwatches like the Apple Watch have a lot of health features these days like fitness tracking, blood oxygen monitoring, and heart rate monitoring, among others. It’s become a critical part of many people’s lives and has even saved a few. It’s also becoming an important research tool as organizations analyze data from these health-monitoring features.
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Apple has been slowing the hiring of Geniuses at some retail stores. While not on an actual hiring freeze, those close to the matter report Genius positions are not being filled after employee departures. Seen as a cost-cutting move by some, the tech giant has also retracted several verbal job offers for some Genius roles.
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There’s no denying TikTok’s growing popularity. In a Sensor Tower report on Store Intelligence Data for Q1 2022, TikTok was named the top downloaded app worldwide. Surpassing Instagram for this spot, it reached 3.5 billion all-time downloads in Q1 last year. This made it the first app to cross that threshold that is not owned by Meta.
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Apple TV+ is about to add a Webby Award to its long-running list of accolades. At the 26th Annual Webby Awards, Adam Scott, star of Severance, is going to receive the honor as Webby Best Actor. The hit series will be features at the in-person event in New York City on May 16.
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There were multiple stories in the news last week regarding Apple Store employees’ plans to unionize. While Apple has yet to make a public statement about the unionization plans, it’s already working with anti-union lawyers to stop these efforts.
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Stripe, an online payment processing service, is partnering with Twitter to test a way for creators to receive payments in cryptocurrency. This select group of creators who have monetization features enabled can receive a USD Coin (USDC). This “stablecoin” cryptocurrency connected to the US dollar.
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Apple and Back Market are teaming up on a new campaign to promote refurbished Apple hardware. This campaign about giving devices a second life comes just after Earth Day last week. In a video ad, the company surprised customers with AirDropped messages on iPhones at Apple Stores in Berlin, London, and Paris.
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Apple has won its first BAFTA TV Awards for its documentaries, 9/11: Inside the President’s War Room and 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything. Each year the BAFTAs honor the best British programs and productions with its latest ceremony on Sunday.
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The social media giant announced on its own platform today that a “CC” button is in the works. When watching videos on Twitter, the “CC” button gives users the option to turn captions on or off. The feature is currently in testing for some iOS users, with Android following soon.
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In an episode of the Superteam Podcast this week, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong called out Apple for its App Store not being crypto-friendly. Armstrong continued to accuse the tech giant of disrupting the company’s product roadmap as well as banning certain app features.
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Twitter is reportedly working on a ‘vibe check’ feature that allows users to set a status. It was spotted by researcher and reverse engineer, Jane Manchun Wong, on Twitter. It seems that ‘Vibe’ could be displayed on both tweets and profiles.
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Almost two years ago, Apple acquired Mobile Device Management platform Fleetsmith. This partnership gave customers a first-party MDM solution for their business. Now the tech giant has announced that it is discontinuing further service through Fleetsmith.
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Apple Cash is a virtual debit card where you can send and receive money through iMessage. Stored in your Wallet, you can make secure and contactless payments with Apple Pay from your iPhone or Apple Watch. It’s also a way to receive daily cash back for those who use Apple Card. Previously a Discover card, your Apple Cash card is now Visa.
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With an enormous amount of apps on the App Store, it’s sometimes hard to decide which ones are worth downloading. I’ve been a college student off-and-on for some time now, and I’ve come to realize that certain apps can really make your life easier.
As a current graduate student, here are the top free apps I use the most for school. Keep in mind, this is coming from someone who uses a mixture of both Apple and non-Apple devices.
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Starting today, Spotify creators are now able to upload video podcasts to the platform. All creators within the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand can use this feature. Using Anchor, Spotify’s podcast creation tool, it’s just as easy to publish a video podcast as it is audio.
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Samsung Electro-Mechanics is collaborating with Apple on creating the M2 chip, beating out LG Innotek. Samsung is developing the flip chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) for the new generation of Apple Silicon for 2022.
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Apple released a new version 2.7 firmware update for its MagSafe Battery Pack that will charge your iPhone faster. It now offers 7.5W charging on the go, compared to only 5W before the update.
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A few weeks ago, Apple announced it would integrate Apple Business Essentials with Google Workspace. Now, the Cupertino company has offered new details into how the Google Workspace integration will work within Apple Business Manager.
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