By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Sources in the supply chain say the company is dropping its component ordering by at best 50% of its original estimates for 2020.

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By news@appleinsider.com (AppleInsider Staff) Belkin on Monday introduced a new dual-powered Thunderbolt 3 dock that allows users to connect multiple peripherals and storage devices to a mobile workstation like MacBook.

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By news@appleinsider.com (AppleInsider Staff) Apple’s upcoming macOS Big Sur update appears to enable 4K video streams encoded using the HEVC codec, delivering Safari support for popular platforms like Netflix.

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By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Apple has opened registrations for its virtual “Apple Camp at Home” sessions, allowing parents and kids to now sign up for the program which includes a free Activity Book.

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By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Peterson) Apple has launched a new Apple Card program aimed at helping people who have had their applications declined improve their chances at success when reapplying.

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By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) The New York Times is pulling itself out from Apple News, ceasing its relationship with Apple regarding the app, citing a need to fight for “readers’ attention and dollars” against not only other news organization, but also tech companies like Apple.

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By news@appleinsider.com (Mike Wuerthele) Apple’s Developer Transition Kit is a custom Mac mini that has been offered up to registered developers to test their apps on Apple Silicon.

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By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Sleep tracking has been an intended feature for the Apple Watch for the last five years, Apple VP of technology Kevin Lynch has revealed in an interview, with its inclusion in watchOS 7 and iOS 14 being a sign Apple is keen to do more with its years of research on the subject.

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By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) Apple’s Tim Cook and Steve Jobs brought different presentation styles to their Apple Silicon and Intel Mac transition announcements using the same playbook, and both had to achieve exactly the same results.

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By news@appleinsider.com (Malcolm Owen) Apple has released a new trailer for ‘Greatness Code,’ a short-form series for Apple TV that examines the pivotal moments of well-known and internationally-celebrated athletes.

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