Apple’s latest iPad Pros are on special today only at Amazon, with Amazon Renewed models now up to $420 off and prices as low as $599 while supplies last.

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For years, this new Apple product was derided as too expensive to compete against cheaper alternatives. Yet by targeting the premium high end first, it was able to establish itself and then attract an even broader audience of users at broader price points in the future. No this isn’t about iPod, or iPhone, or iPad or Apple Watch. It’s a look at HomePod, Apple’s home audio device featuring HomeKit and Siri functionality, often confused with merely being a Wi-Fi microphone.

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Apple may be able to help offset the impact of December’s tariffs on the iPhone due to alterations in its production cost, JP Morgan believes, with the bill of materials per iPhone said to be lower for the upcoming 2019 models than for previous versions.

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Apple should put the planet before profits, a group of more than 30 business leaders from major companies have urged, via a full-page advertisement in the New York Times demanding members of the Business Roundtable lobby group become more ethical in their practices.

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The Lifx Beam is a modular smart light system that integrates with Apple’s HomeKit to create stunning colors and impressive effects throughout the home.

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Here are our top picks for new gear from the last seven days you should check out including an Alexa-powered switch, new USB-C to Lightning cables, and a smart water leak detection system.

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Every week has dozens of things going on at any given time, too many to talk about in real-time. Here’s what we think about this week’s radio frequency revelations and lawsuits, Disney rolling heavy at the D23 expo in regards to Disney+, the workers responsible for listening to Siri recordings, an inadvertent iOS 12 jailbreak restoration, and Google’s Android rebranding.

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A clarification over an admission by President Donald Trump that he had “second thoughts” about his handling of the trade war with China suggests more could be in store, with the White House Press Secretary insisting Trump wanted to be tougher on the tariffs.

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At AppleInsider, we’ve reviewed a number of routers and mesh Wi-Fi systems trying to find the best ones after Apple discontinued the Airport and Airport Express. Right now, the Synology MR2200AC is our favorite for a mesh router system.

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Apple and other companies make it easy to record videos of your Mac, iOS or Apple TV screens, but Apple, for one, doesn’t make it easy to figure out how to do it.

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