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Deals: Mac Studio sees $100 discount, official Space Black Apple Watch Link Bracelets $183 off, more

Now halfway into the work week, all of today’s best discounts are now headlined by a $100 discount on Apple’s latest Mac Studio. Also courtesy of 9to5Toys, we have some fresh discounts on official Space Black Link Bracelets for Apple Watch from $266. Then outfit your M1 iMac with Satechi’s USB-C Slim Dock while it’s down to $126. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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UK antitrust case against Apple fails again; one more appeal possible

Antitrust case against Apple | 'No' slide from Apple keynote

A UK antitrust case against Apple has once again been thrown out, after an appeal tribunal ruled that the original decision was correct – that the UK’s competition watchdog had missed a legal deadline.

The ruling stands despite the fact that two Apple App Store policies were found to be anticompetitive, and even though the tribunal appeared to agree that its own decision was likely to have “undesirable or unfortunate results” …

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Ryzen 7840U can beat Apple’s M2 chip, says AMD, but provides no proof

Ryzen 7840U render

Chipmaker AMD claims that its new laptop chip, the Ryzen 7840U, can outperform Apple’s M2 chip – though it provides no proof of this. The chip is destined to be used in upcoming laptops from Acer, Framework, HP, Lenovo, and Razer.

No benchmarks are provided by AMD to support its claims, and there’s no information on battery life, which is another major strength of Apple’s M-series chips …

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Hollywood writers’ strike will disrupt content pipeline of Apple TV+ and other streaming services

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The Writers Guild of America failed to reach a new deal with Hollywood studios before the May 1 deadline, and the previous union contract has now expired. As a result, all union writers are officially on strike as of today.

Industry sources indicate the studios and the guild are still very far apart on agreeing terms, which suggests the strike could go on for many months. This poses a downstream problem for the content pipeline of streaming services like Apple TV+

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Amazon Matter update brings iOS setup, Thread for Echo, more

Amazon Echo Matter Thread update

Amazon is joining in on the latest smart home protocol with support for Thread coming to its fourth-gen Echo smart speaker, bringing it in-line with Apple’s HomePod mini and more. The latest update also debuts iOS setup compatibility and Matter support for older Echo devices. And in more smart home news, the previously HomeKit-focused company Eve has made a big deal with Amazon.

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Hands-on: Here’s why you should try Snowman’s new wingsuit flying adventure ‘Laya’s Horizon’

Laya's Horizon review iOS and Andr

Snowman first teased its major new mobile game in March and we got a closer look with the official trailer last week. Now the creator of the hit Alto’s Adventure/Odyssey series (and more) has officially released Laya’s Horizon for iOS and Android. I’ve been fortunate enough to have been playing the game over the last few weeks, here’s why I think you’re going to love it.

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Apple is still battling the fallout from iPhone’s Batterygate throttling controversy

Batterygate lawsuit

Years later, Apple is still facing ramifications for its controversial decision to throttle older iPhones as their battery health degraded. As reported today by Reuters, Apple is currently battling a $2 billion lawsuit in the United Kingdom over this decision, arguing that the case is “baseless.”

It’s seemingly the fight that Apple will never truly be able to end…

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