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Apple says the App Store now supports more than 243,000 jobs in Canada, up 18% year-over-year
Apple has shared a Newsroom post today featuring four Canadian App Store developers as well as highlighting the growth that the platform has seen in the country over the last year.
Deals: M1 MacBook Pro $100 off, official iPhone 12 MagSafe Case $24, Beats Flex $40, more
All of today’s best deals kick off with a $100 discount on the M1 MacBook Pro. That’s alongside official Apple iPhone 11/12 cases from $16 and the New Beats Flex Wireless Earphones at $40. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
Siri backend creator Nuance acquired by Microsoft in $19.7 billion deal
Microsoft has announced today that it is acquiring Nuance Communications, the company that originally built Siri’s backend. With the $19.7 billion deal, Microsoft is looking to advance its AI and cloud capabilities in the healthcare industry – what Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella calls “the most urgent application.”
Apple’s marketing for the Pro Display XDR recently went under review by the Advertising Standards Authority in the UK. After looking into several complaints, the authority asked Apple to drop the term “Far beyond HDR,” clarify its P3 wide color range, and also questioned the display’s 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio. Now Apple has updated its website in the UK.
Apple TV+ Guide: Here are all the Apple TV shows and movies available now
Apple TV+ offers exclusive Apple original TV shows and movies in 4K HDR quality. You can watch across all of your screens and pick up where you left off on any device. Apple TV+ costs $4.99 per month. Here’s every Apple original television show and movie available now on Apple TV+, as well as the latest trailers …
Shipment data suggests Chinese smartphone market has recovered to pre-pandemic levels
Although COVID-19 remains an ongoing concern in many parts of the world, China’s aggressive social distancing and quarantining policies have seen its daily case rates fall below 100 for most of the last year. According to the latest data from the CAICT, the Chinese smartphone market has also now recovered to pre-pandemic levels.
