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News items you should check out: April 13

Since Steve and I can’t cover everything, occasionally we’ll direct your attention to articles from various other sources worth your time.

° Apple has updated its website info on its Pro Display XDR after the UK’s Advertising Standards asked the tech giant to drop the phrase “Far Beyond HDR,” notes 9to5Mac.

° Apple made unusual mid-production hardware changes to the A12, A13, and S5 processors in its devices in the fall of 2020 to update the Secure Storage Component, according to Apple Support documents — as noted by MacRumors.

° Per AppleInsider: China smartphone data shows there’s solid iPhone 12 demand, but no “super cycle.”

° Per 9to5Mac: An analyst opines that Apple’s switch to LTPO displays in iPhone 13 will make it the dominant tech by 2023.

° Apple CEO Tim Cook has participated in a privacy-focused interview with the Toronto Star.

° Apple TV+ has released a two-minute trailer on YouTube regarding its comedy series,”Mythic Quest,” which will debut its second season on Friday, May 8.

° AppleInsider reports that all Apple Stores in the UK are now open following the easing of coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England and Wales.

° An article at Cult of Mac, “45 ways Apple put a ding in the universe,” is the basis for a new MacVoices Live! discussion. The panel of David Ginsburg, Kelly Guimont, Guy Serle, Jim Rea, Jay Miller, and Frank Petrie join host Chuck Joiner to take on topics that include the butterfly keyboard, iPods, the iPhone camera, and interface elements, selecting their favorites and debating the impact of each.

Dennis Sellers
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Dennis Sellers is the editor/publisher of Apple World Today. He’s been an “Apple journalist” since 1995 (starting with the first big Apple news site, MacCentral). He loves to read, run, play sports, and watch movies.