Tidal is reinventing itself today as it looks to ramp up its efforts to take on the likes of Apple Music and Spotify. The company announced today that it is launching its first-ever free music tier, two new HiFi tiers, and more. The company is also announcing new ways to pay artists.

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Apple fans in India have been waiting for an Apple retail store for quite a few years now. It was supposed to launch this year, but due to COVID-19, the company had to delay its plans. Now, Apple is finally starting to hire people.

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Epic’s battle with Apple, in which both sides claimed victory, is at least partly motivated by the developer’s metaverse ambitions, suggests a new report today. The term was used by Facebook, which even renamed the company to reflect its goals in this area.

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said there’s a race to be the first metaverse company to get a billion users …

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John and Rambo discuss asynchronous unit testing, using Windows as a development platform, SwiftUI previews on laptops, and conclude their deep dive into Swift’s concurrency system by talking about actors and structured concurrency.

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During Snap Partner Summit early this year, Snapchat announced Layers, an upcoming feature set to offer personalized experience tied into the Snap Maps tab. Now, two of these features are rolling out for Snapchat users: Memories and a new Explore experience.

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Apple has a big announcement for the repair industry today. The new “Self Service Repair” program will allow customers to complete their own repairs on their devices, including common repairs such as battery replacements, iPhone screen replacements, and more.

Through the new Self Service Repair program, customers will have access to Apple genuine parts and tools to complete the repairs.

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Wireless standards continue to evolve, and while the iPhone 13 supports Wi-Fi 6, Apple is expected to adopt the more advanced Wi-Fi 6e tech in the iPhone 14. However, a new Ming-Chi Kuo report says that the company may find key components in short supply.

We previously outlined the key benefit of Wi-Fi 6e over the plain Wi-Fi 6 version …

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The Waterfield Latigo leather iPhone holster is a mostly improved version of the American company’s previous Ranger model, which I tested earlier in the year. Designed for each of the iPhone 13 models, it’s also compatible with the iPhone 12 lineup.

It’s not something I personally need at this time of the year, but I will value it in warmer weather, so I put it to the test …

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A little over a year ago, the Apple Music app made its debut on Samsung smart TVs. It appears the exclusivity period is up as today the Apple Music app is also rolling out to the LG smart TV App Store.

This means Apple Music subscribers ($9.99/mo) can now stream their entire music library, playlists, radio stations and more directly from their (compatible) LG smart TV, without the need for an Apple TV or other add-on console.

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Pacifist is a popular file extractor for macOS that lets users view and extract multiple file formats, including PKG, DMG, XAR, and TAR. The app recently received a major update with Pacifist 4.0, which brings Apple Silicon support, Swift 5 code, a redesigned interface, and more.

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It’s no secret at this point that Apple is becoming more interested in the sports segment, as the company has been investing and hiring related professionals to work in its TV division. 9to5Mac has now found evidence to support these rumors, including a new “SportsKit” framework for iOS and tvOS apps.

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Beats announced this week a new special edition of its Beats Flex earbuds in partnership with Japanese musician and designer Hiroshi Fujiwara and fashion retailer SSENSE. Based on the same hardware as the original Beats Flex, the special edition features a “minimalist, tonal black design.”

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The Hyper Triple 4K Display Dock is a brand new dock for MacBook users that allows your laptop to connect to up to three external displays at 4K 60Hz. The dock, which sits neatly underneath your MacBook Pro, features up to 15 ports. For a limited time, Hyper’s I/O-laden Triple 4K Display Dock can be purchased for 50% off. Watch our hands-on video walkthrough for the details.

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One of the subtle and valuable additions with macOS Monterey (and iOS 15) is an upgraded password manager in Safari. While there’s not a standalone app yet, a major improvement is the ability to generate and autofill two-factor authentication (2FA) codes. Let’s look at how to use the Safari password manager and 2FA features in macOS Monterey.

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Update: Now available to public beta testers as well.

iOS 15.2 beta 3 is now available to developers, and the update continues to bring new refinements and features to iPhone users. Today’s new release includes more tweaks to the Macro feature on iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, new promotions for Apple Arcade, and more.

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Netflix on Tuesday launched a new ranking website that shows the company’s Top 10 titles in different countries around the world. This follows an announcement in October made by the company that confirmed an upcoming change in its viewing metrics.

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Investigators in Pennsylvania are crediting the signal from an iPad with helping them locate a man and his daughter after a plane crash. As reported by CNN, investigators used the signal from the daughter’s iPad after the plane disappeared from the radar shortly after its departure.

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It’s been a couple of years since Apple launched the Express Transit feature for users to pay for public transportation just by taking the iPhone closer to an NFC terminal, without the need for an ID verification.

The function, which has been available for London users for quite some time, is now being promoted inside the Wallet app, even if the user already has the Express Transit feature set.

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Apple is rolling out a new firmware version for AirPods Pro today. The update pushes Apple’s truly wireless earbuds to version 4A402. Head below for details on how to update and how to check your firmware version.

Update: Apple is also rolling out new firmware version 4B66 to the AirPods 3.

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A number of online services are reporting widespread outages and downtime today. The issues are affecting Snapchat, Spotify, Google, Facebook, and more, according to user reports. As of right now, these outages appear to be due to a Google Cloud outage of some sort.

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All aboard the beta train. Apple is now rolling out iOS 15.2 beta 3 to registered developers, bringing new features and continued refinements. Today’s update to beta 3 comes just one week after the release of beta 2 to developers and public beta users. Head below for the details.

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After launching the first macOS Monterey 12.1 beta at the end of October, Apple has seeded developers with macOS 12.1 beta 3. It arrives as Apple has slated the launch of Universal Control and SharePlay as coming “later this fall” for Mac.

Update 1:07 pm PT: The macOS 12.1 public beta 3 is also now available.

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Amazon is releasing a new Amazon Photos app for iOS devices with a redesigned experience. Version 8.0 makes it easier than ever to find photos, revisit memories, and more.

Amazon announced this update in a blog post. This “comprehensive redesign” also brings a more secure experience with private storage of users’ photos and video, as well as more personalized content with auto-curated slideshows and collages.

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All of today’s best deals are up for grabs, with a one-day AirPods Pro refurb discount to $150 leading the way. That’s alongside $149 off the M1 Mac mini and these Samsung Smart AirPlay 2 Monitors from $230. Hit the jump for all that and more in the latest 9to5Toys Lunch Break.

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