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Samsung factories in USA, Europe, and China now powered by reusable energy

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Samsung punks Apple by building a temporary store right in front of Apple's flagship Spanish store.
Samsung is increasing its emphasis on renewable energy.
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Apple frenemy Samsung has achieved its goal of using 100% reusable energy in its factories in the USA, Europe, and China. It announced the sustainability drive in 2018, and achieved 92% reusable energy by the close of 2019.

Samsung has not yet revealed whether it plans to try and push this same focus on reusables to other parts of the world that it operates — including its home turf of South Korea.

Our semi-annual sale features top health, fitness and wellness apps for 30% off

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Fitness and wellness apps are essential for a healthy lifestyle. And these won't make your wallet sick.
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As with anything health-related you commit yourself to, consistency is key — as is having different tools to support you in your wellness journey. We’ve rounded up the top nine health and fitness apps we have, delivering different approaches and methodologies so that you’re your healthiest self yet. Plus, for a limited time you can get them for an extra 30% off with discount code DOWNLOADIT.

AirFly Pro is a little dongle that makes AirPods even more magical

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Twelve South AirFly Pro with AirPods Pro
Every AirPods owner needs an AirFly Pro.
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AirPods might be one of the best accessories Apple has ever made. But there’s a quick and easy way to make them even better: Pair yours with the AirFly Pro from Twelve South.

This second-generation dongle lets you connect your AirPods or AirPods Pro to almost anything. It has better battery life than its predecessor, and supports two pairs of headphones simultaneously.

You can order yours today.

Adobe bundles 3 pro iPad apps into half-price subscription

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Adobe Design Mobile Bundle includes Illustrator and Photoshop for iPad. And more.
Design like a pro and save a bundle with a collection of Adobe creative apps for iPad.
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The new Adobe Design Mobile Bundle combines professional-grade iPad apps for photo editing, graphic design and social media into a single subscription. And the subscription cost is 50% below the software collection’s previous price.

All-virtual WWDC 2021 will kick off June 7

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WWDC goes virtual again this year. Does that mean no April product launch event?
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Apple will kick off this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference on June 7. And, for the second year running, this will be an all-virtual event, the company said Tuesday.

The WWDC festivities will run through that week, offering what Apple calls “unique insight into the future of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS.”

Original iPad almost included landscape and portrait charging ports

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An iPad prototype shows that the awkward iPad Keyboard Dock could have been much better.
The original iPad had a single port, so Apple’s iPad Keyboard Dock had to be used with the tablet in portrait mode.
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Apple tablets almost came with dual docking ports from the very beginning. New images of an early prototype iPad show it sports a charging/data port on its bottom edge and a second one on its left edge.

The final version released in 2010 only packed a single port, but this prototype shows how the initial Apple tablets could have gone in a different direction. Which is an interesting tidbit with the anniversary of the first model coming up.

Steve Jobs warned Amazon founder that iTunes would kill CD sales

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Steve Jobs told Jeff Bezos about iTunes for Windows prior to its release.
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Over a platter of sushi, Steve Jobs once bragged to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos that Apple had created the greatest Windows application ever built. The Apple co-founder then suggested, in a roundabout way, that the software could kill a major stream of revenue for Amazon.

Jobs was referring to iTunes for Windows, which Apple introduced in October 2003 (and which Jobs later referred to as the equivalent of “giving a glass of ice water to somebody in hell.”) Bezos got a look at iTunes for Windows before the rest of the world did. And he also endured a typically Jobsian dig about CDs and Amazon’s future.

Grow your career in IT with this CompTIA certification prep

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Get the skills you need to take your career to the next level.
Get the skills you need to take your career to the next level.
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Whether you’re looking to pursue a career in information technology or are an IT professional looking to deepen your skills, you should consider CompTIA certifications. CompTIA is the perfect way to start your career in IT, with a series of certifications that reassure hiring managers during those all-important job interviews that you have the necessary skills.

The 2021 Complete CompTIA Certification Prep Super Bundle offers 16 expert-led courses in IT basics, cloud computing, networking and more.

How to fix external display issues on your M1 Mac mini

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Fix M1 Mac mini display issues
There are temporary workarounds that will do for now.
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A growing number of M1 Mac mini owners are reporting strange issues with external displays. Affected users are unable to bring their third-party screens back to life after their Mac mini has gone to sleep.

Apple is said to be aware of the issue but is yet to roll out a proper fix. However, there are some workarounds that you can use to get your display working again in the meantime. Here’s what you need to do.