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After launchingApple TV+ in November 2019, Apple has consistently givena year-long free trial of its streaming video service —and sometimes more— to anyone who has purchased a new compatible device. Now, that’s set to change. The company has silently updated theApple TV+ terms to reduce the trial to three months when you buy a new Apple gadget. Here’s what the full text says: Eligible devices activated July 1, 2021 or later will qualify for offers of 3 months free Apple TV+....

Once Apple introduced theMini-LED iPad Pro, it seemed practically a given that the company would eventually bring this tech to its MacBooks. Rumors have suggested Mini-LED Mac Pros will arrive in the second half of 2021, leading some to hope the MacBook Air would get the same treatment. Now it seems like you’ll have to wait until next year. At least, that’s what reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has to say (viaMacRumors)....

You can bring Google Assistant up by saying “OK Google” or “Hey Google” wake words. But if you’re in a noisy environment, that might not work well. To solve that, the firm is working on a new way to invoke the AI Assistant by long-pressing the power button. Sleuths atXDA Developersuncovered this mystery in the latest version of the Google Android app (12.18.6.29). The new app has lines of code indicating that this feature might be soon heading to a ton of Android phones:...

Through social distancing mandates, lockdown measures and restrictions on gatherings, and services, the pandemic has brought about widespread changes to how modern societies function. And everyone has become more reliant on smartphones. One study foundsmartphone use increased by 70 percent during the first few months of the pandemic. Anda recent Canadian surveyfound more than 40 percent of respondents are spending even more time on their phones this year. The reliance on digital technologies, including smartphones, has increased tremendously because of the need to do everything from home — working, studying, staying connected, reading the news and interacting with services, like food and grocery delivery....

Nokia’s hunt for a new modern ringtone for its upcoming smartphone handsets has come to an end, after Italian DJ Valerio Alessandro Sizzi recorded, submitted andwon the Nokia Tune competitionwith a 24-second dubstep-inspired version of the iconic Nokia ringtone we have come to know and love. Nokia says that the new tone, namedNokia Tune Dubstep Edition, will be preloaded on more than 100 million handsets worldwide, providing Sizzi with a $10,000 prize for winning the contest....