Halfway through the work week, all of Wednesday’s best deals are now up for the taking. Over at Amazon, $199 discounts have arrived on Apple’s latest 11-inch M1 iPad Pro to go alongside Wemo’s Mini HomeKit Smart Plug at $19. Then don’t forget that you can still score Beats Fit Pro earbuds with a $25 Amazon gift card. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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AirPods 3 launched last October. With a brand new design, Spatial Audio technology, and a $50 price increase, these wireless earbuds try to bring the original AirPods experience to another level. But are they as magical as the first version was?

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Designed with Apple users in mind, the Satechi Slim X3 Backlit Keyboard is a cost-effective alternative to Apple’s Magic Keyboard. It has some of the same features of the Magic Keyboard as well as some additional ones.

I’ll be comparing the Satechi keyboard to Apple’s Magic Keyboards (without Touch ID, with Touch ID, numerical with Touch ID). Here’s how Satechi stands against Apple.

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Yesterday Apple released iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5 beta to developers, and it’s likely that the public beta release isn’t far behind. While not packed with new features and changes like iOS 15.4, this latest beta release comes with a modest amount of updates and enhancements.

In this hands-on video, I take a look at half-a-dozen new iOS 15.5 beta 1 changes and features. Be sure to subscribe to 9to5Mac on YouTube for more iOS video walkthroughs.

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After bringing Touch ID to the Mac several years ago with the introduction of the new MacBook Pro in 2016, Apple last year finally launched a While this has proven to be a popular choice among Mac users who like the Magic Keyboard design, that’s not everyone.

A new proof of concept shows that it’s actually possible to pull the Touch ID parts out of the standalone Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, giving you what some have referred to as the “Magic Button.”

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An analysis of 150 police reports shows that Apple’s AirTag stalking protections are working around a third of the time.

While AirTags can and have been used by stalkers, examining reports from eight police departments reveals that exactly one-third of the victims were alerted by notifications on their phones …

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In an interview with Variety, famed basketball player Earvin “Magic” Johnson discusses his upcoming four-part docuseries with Apple TV+. “They Call Me Magic” releases April 22 on the streaming service and covers the star’s life and career.

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Apple TV+ has renewed its mysterious workplace thriller ‘Severance’ for a second season, ahead of the season one finale premiering this Friday.

Although Apple does not release exact viewing figures, Severance does appear to be one of Apple TV+’s relative breakout hits, with word of mouth increasing every week since the season debuted in February.

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Piper Sandler just shared its 43rd semi-annual Generation Z survey with 7,100 US teens. It shows that Apple Pay dominates teens’ favorite payment apps, while iPhone and AirPods are an important part of their daily lives.

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Instagram misogynistic abuse is rampant in private messages sent in the photo and video sharing app, says a new report.

The report claims that Instagram fails to act on 90% of abusive DMs reported to moderators – a claim the company denies …

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Uber yellow cab bookings – which began last month in New York – are just the start of the company’s ambitious plans to turn itself into a “super-app,” with offerings extending as far as banking and mobile wallet services …

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Whether you’ve just gotten an Apple Watch or have had one for a while and just haven’t tracked your steps closely before, it’s easy to do. Follow along for how to see steps on Apple Watch including distance, flights climbed, along with daily, monthly, and yearly trends. We’ll also look at how to make custom complications to track steps right on Apple Watch faces.

With the release of macOS Monterey 12.3.1 on March 31, Apple has fixed two zero-day exploits in its operating system. However, the company is yet to patch these exploits in macOS Big Sur and macOS Catalina – as these versions were likely affected by the same vulnerabilities and are still supported by the company.

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Many things have changed on Twitter since the launch of the social network in 2006, but one thing that remains the same is the fact that users cannot edit tweets after they have been posted. However, this is about to change as the company confirmed on Tuesday that it has been working on the long-awaited Edit button.

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Like HRV and VO2 max, heart rate recovery is a lesser-known health metric that’s tracked by Apple Watch. Follow along for how to see your Apple Watch heart rate recovery data, why it’s valuable, what good heart rate recovery numbers look like, and some tips on improving it.

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Cash App, the popular peer-to-peer payment platform that also offers crypto and other stock investing features, is disclosing a security breach affecting 8.2 million of its users. Block, formerly Square, disclosed this breach in a filing with the SEC this week.

The company revealed that a former employee retained access to US customer information despite departing the company months earlier. Cash App is one of the most popular apps for iOS and a competitor to Apple’s own Apple cash service.

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Today, Meta announced it is introducing Sharing to Reels, a new way to share short-form videos to Facebook. This feature lets users share videos from third-party apps to their Facebook account. This news comes just after Facebook made Reels available to users globally.

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Apple has just released the first beta of iOS 15.5 to developers, and while we’re still looking for what’s new in today’s update, 9to5Mac has discovered something interesting based on the internal iOS files. Apple has been working to rebrand iTunes Pass as “Apple Account Card” in the Wallet app with iOS 15.5.

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Apple on Tuesday released the first betas of iOS 15.5, iPadOS 15.5, and macOS 12.4 for developers. While it’s still unclear what’s new in today’s updates, the release notes for iPadOS 15.5 make it clear that Universal Control may not work as expected if all devices are not running the latest betas.

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Your favorite hedgehog is set to debut on Apple Arcade later this week with Sega’s popular Sonic Dash. The endless runner coming to Apple’s gaming service coincides with Sonic the Hedgehog 2 landing in theaters this Friday, April 8.

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Alongside WWDC 2022 date, Apple is also announcing its third Swift Student Challenge. Not only do winners get some nice pins, but they also can receive an award or a WWDC Scholarship. Here’s everything you need to know about the competition.

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A few weeks after releasing watchOS 8.5, Apple is seeding watchOS 8.6 beta 1 to all developers. Here’s everything we know so far about this upcoming update, which could be the latest before watchOS 9, set to be introduced during WWDC 2022.

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After officially launching its last major release, macOS 12.3, in the middle of March with Universal Control, new emoji, and more, Apple has started up its testing cycle again. The first macOS 12.4 beta is now showing up.

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Not long after the release of iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4 to the public, Apple is kickstarting the beta train yet again. The company is now rolling out the first betas of iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5 to developer beta testers; this could represent the final iOS 15 update before iOS 16 is released this fall…

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Google Maps is rolling out a trio of big updates over the coming weeks that add toll estimates and improve the navigation experience with a new map, while the iOS app is getting a series of additional integrations.

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Today, Apple Pay is officially available in Moldova for customers of Moldinconbank, Victoriabank, and maib. Apple Pay has been gradually rolling out to more countries, as it just became available in some South American countries. 

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While there’s a lot of controversy regarding the App Store (whether Apple should let users have the option to pay for apps off it), governments and third-party developers continue to raise questions regarding if the store is a monopoly or not, the company could soon face another controversy as it is piloting tests that allow developers to automatically charge users for subscription price increases.

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Along with Apple announcing dates and details for WWDC 2022 which will be all online, there will be a special in-person viewing for developers and students at Apple Park on June 6 this year to experience the keynote and more. Applications will be opening soon for the chance to attend the limited event.

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Apple has officially announced the dates for its annual WWDC event and keynote. This year, the event will take place entirely virtually from June 6 through June 10. This year at WWDC, we expect Apple to announce the future of its operating systems including iOS 16, watchOS 9, and macOS 13. Head below for all of the details on WWDC 2022.

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