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Apple has finally discontinued the iPod touch after selling the product for many years with no updates. The last update to the iPod touch was back in May 2019 when Apple slightly updated the specs with the new A10 fusion chip. Apple launched the iPod touch a couple of months after they launched the new revolutionary iPhone which was the first device of its kind. The iPhone was able to do everything the iPod touch could do and more so the iPod was no longer needed back then. The iPod touch is still available for purchase on apple.com and Apple retail stores while supplies last.

A new leaked image shows the display panels for the upcoming iPhone 14 models with the Pro models featuring the new hole punch + pill shaped cutouts on the top of the display. The image was posted on the Chinese social media website, Weibo and later on reported by 9to5Mac. As the rumors suggested the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max models have the notch from the iPhone 13 and the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models have the new hole punch + pill shaped cutout. The bezels are also 20% thinner.

Apple launched their new Self Service Repair program which they announced last year. The new program will allow customers to purchase parts for their products and repair them on their own. Currently Apple has only made the repair service available to iPhone users with the iPhone 13, iPhone 12, and the new iPhone SE 3 all having parts available on the online store. Apple also has a repair manual available to customers digitally on the website which will show you which you parts you need to repair your product. All Apple parts for repairs are available on selfservicerepair.com. You can also rent a tool kit from Apple for $49 to help assist you with the repair. The Self Service Repair program is a great way to repair your products by yourself if you already know how to do it. But Apple still has their own technicians who will do repairs for you.

Image: EverythingApplePro According to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the low end iPhone 14 models will not feature improvements to the camera lenses as well as the new A16 Bionic chip. Gurman claimed that Apple is trying to figure out more ways to differentiate their Pro lineup models from the regular basic lineup models. One way Apple is making both models different is by making the new 48MP Wide camera exclusive on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models. The regular iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max models will still have the 12MP Wide camera from the iPhone 13 models. Apple is also planning to keep the new A16 Bionic chip exclusive to the iPhone 14 Pro models as well, by keeping the same A15 Bionic chip on the regular iPhone 14 models from the iPhone 13 models. This was previously rumored by Apple analyst Ming Chi Kuo who claimed that the standard iPhone 14 models will still have the A15 Bionic chip. Gurman also claimed that Apple is still planning to introduce a satellite connectivity feature on the iPhone 14 models. Gurman also believes that the iPhone 14 will have a very similar design to the iPhone 13 with the Pro models featuring the new pill shaped + hole punch cutout as a replacement for the notch. The new iPhone 14 models will launch In September at Apple’s annual September event.

Image: AndroidCentral The new unreleased Pixel Watch has been leaked in new images which surfaced on the web after being left behind at a restaurant. The new Pixel Watch is supposed to be Google’s new flagship smartwatch which will compete with the Apple Watch and Samsung’s Galaxy Watch. A Reddit user claims that his friend who works at the restaurant found the Watch left behind by the Google employee and was holding on to it hoping that the employee will return for it. The incident is very similar to when the unreleased iPhone 4 was left behind by an Apple employee at a bar and then later possessed by Gizmodo. Image: AndroidCentral The Watch looks very similar to previous renders shared by Jon Prosser a while back where he shared that the Pixel Watch will have a circular design and will be very similar to the Apple Watch. According to the images, the watch has a circular design with a 1.5-inch display and a side button as well as a dial on the side. Image: AndroidCentral The Pixel Watch also uses a similar mechanism to put on watch bands like the Apple Watch. There’s a possibility that we might hear about the device sometime soon at Google’s upcoming I/O event scheduled for May 11 - 12.

Twitter has made a deal with Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to sell Twitter for $44 Billion. Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter for $54.20 a share two weeks ago before the deal happened today, but Twitter’s board of directors was concerned about Musk undervaluing the company before the Q2 earnings report came out. Before his offer to buy the social media giant, Musk purchased 9.2% of the company and said that he will be joining the company’s board to create new policies which will allow freedom of speech on the platform. However Twitter’s CEO, Parag Agrawal, announced that Musk will no longer join Twitter’s board. Here’s what Musk said about Twitter and what he believes he will do with the product. "Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated," said Mr. Musk. "I also want to make Twitter better than ever by enhancing the product with new features, making the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeating the spam bots, and authenticating all humans. Twitter has tremendous potential – I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to unlock it." Musk has currently provided $25.5 Billion of the acquisition price and the deal will be finalized by this year. Musk also said that he believes Twitter should go private. He believes this will allow the company to do much better than other social media companies and also thrive. Musk believes that Twitter won’t do so well under the current circumstances and that the company does not reflect any values of freedom of speech.

Rumors for the iPhone 13 claimed that Apple was going to introduce a new feature for satellite connectivity. The feature ended up not making it to the iPhone 13 models but new rumors claim that Apple might announce it on the iPhone 14 models. Now in a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, he claims that Apple might bring the feature to a future Apple Watch model. Gurman believes the feature should be available on this year’s model or the 2023 model. The feature will allow users to connect to satellite and make calls and do other tasks on their device from a place with no cell phone towers nearby. This feature will be very helpful incase of an emergency in a no service area where your device will be inaccessible. Rumors for the upcoming Apple Watch Series 8 suggest that Apple is planning to launch three new models for the Apple Watch. One of them is the new updated Apple Watch SE and the other two is the regular Series 8 and Rugged model Series 8 which is meant for extreme sports and activities. Apple will announce the Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch SE in September alongside the new iPhone 14 models.

Apple is working on a new iMac model with the M3 chip that could launch sometime next year according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. We still haven’t been able to see what the M2 chip will be like so there aren’t any details avaliable about the M3 chip yet. Apple recently finished announcing all their variations for the M1 chip which included the M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Ultra. In a previous report from Gurman, he claimed that Apple is working on several Macs with the M2 chip which include: Entry level MacBook Air, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro with M2. 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max A new chip which is equivalent to the M1 Ultra for the Mac Pro and Mac Studio Gurman also claims that new Macs with the M2 Chip could launch as early as June of this year at WWDC. Apple currently offers the 24-inch iMac with M1. The 27-inch model was discontinued and previous rumors suggested that Apple has no plans to release a new model to replace it.

According to a rumor post on Weibo by Oivo sauce ovo, Apple is planning to launch a new purple color option for the iPhone 14. The new color will shift tones depending on the current lightning conditions and will be available on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models. Apple previously introduced a a purple colored iPhone with the iPhone 12 model back in Spring 2021. The color options for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max models will be black, red, blue, purple, and white. For the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models the color options will be purple, graphite, silver, and gold. The iPhone 14 will be announced at Apple’s September event.

Image: RendersbyIan According to a new report by Ian Zelbo on AppleTrack, the chassis of the iPhone 14 will get slightly rounder to match the curve on the camera bump. Ian claims that the curved edges on the iPhone 13 Pro models do not match the curved edges on the camera bump. Apple is a company that deeply cares about perfection so it’s a bit odd to see an inconsistent design. The CAD files show that the iPhone 14 Pro models have received more rounded corners, but that isn’t the case in the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max since the camera bump is smaller to make such an adjustment. The display will also get more rounded corners than on the iPhone 13 models. There are a lot of rumors that suggest the camera bump will be upgraded on the iPhone 14 Pro models so it was probably needed to make the device look consistent.

Image: EverythingApplePro Apple is planning to launch an iPhone with Face ID and the front camera under the display by at least 2024 with the high end iPhone 16 models according to a new tweet today by Apple analyst Ming Chi Kuo. Kuo backed up Ross Young’s previous rumor on the topic where he claimed Face ID will be implemented under the display on the iPhone 16 and that Touch ID won’t be returning. Kuo also claimed that Apple is trying to improve the technology first before the introduce it on the iPhone. The iPhone 14 models will have a pill shaped + hole punch cutout on the top of the display replacing the notch.

Image: RendersByIan According to a new report from Apple analyst Ming Chi Kuo on Twitter, Apple is expected to update the front facing camera on the iPhone 14 with autofocus and a wider ƒ/1.9 aperture. According to Kuo, the new wider aperture will improve the depth of field effect for photos and videos shot in portrait mode. Focus on video calls will be improved with the new autofocus feature. Apple will announce the new iPhone 14 models at the Apple event in September.