From The Verge: Spotify is reportedly planning to debut its in-app podcast subscription offering next week. The Wall Street Journal reports today that the company will not take a cut from podcasters who choose to sell in-app subscriptions and also will allow them to set their own pricing. Listeners...

From PC Mag: Apple has announced its new M1-equipped iPad Pro. It's more powerful than its immediate predecessor and costs anywhere between $799 and $1,099, with additional storage options available. But who is buying such a device in 2021 and beyond? As it turns out, the tablet industry is booming...

From CNET: Amazon Prime Day could be returning to July. Amazon has held the shopping event in July since it began back in 2015, but Prime Day 2020 was bumped to October due to logistical difficulties caused by the coronavirus pandemic. On Thursday, a new report suggested Prime Day 2021 could take...

From Sennheiser Press Release: Sennheiser’s award-winning AMBEO Soundbar stands for a thrillingly immersive sound experience and deep bass that has to be heard to be believed. In addition to 3D audio formats Dolby Atmos, MPEG-H and DTS:X, the soundbar now supports Sony’s 360 Reality Audio. This new...

From The Verge: Epic is adding five new PC apps to its Epic Games Store launcher today, in a fresh bid to offer more than just games. Indie game store Itch.io is arriving on Epic Games Store today, alongside open-source browser Brave, streaming radio app iHeartRadio, 3D model tool KenShape, and open...

From PC Mag: Fujifilm and Nintendo have teamed up to offer a new version of Fujifilm's Instax Mini Link photo printer complete with Pikachu silicone case and Ash White (Red & Blue) color variation.

Fujifilm launched the Mini Link printer back in Oct. 2019. It weighs just 200 grams and wirelessly...

From CNET: AT&T continued its momentum from a strong fourth quarter, announcing on Thursday that it beat first-quarter earnings expectations thanks to strong performance from its wireless, fiber and WarnerMedia businesses.

The company reported revenues of $43.9 billion for the quarter, beating the...

From CNET: To keep YouTube humming, Google has developed a custom chip to keep YouTube called Argos that's designed to deliver the best video quality and keep you from blowing through your broadband or mobile monthly data caps.

Thousands of the chips are running in Google data centers right now...

From The Verge: Apple introduced a redesigned iMac today with a slimmer display, an Apple Silicon chip, and a case with bright, bold colors that throws back to the classic colorful all-in-one iMacs. Apple said the new iMac was designed from the ground up for the M1 chip.

The new iMac has a 24-inch...

From PC Mag: Apple today updated its iPad Pro with the M1 chip and 5G connectivity.

The 8-core CPU in the company's business-focused tablet is 50% faster than its predecessor, the A12Z Bionic, while the 8-core GPU gets a 40% bump, Apple says. As PCMag's Sascha Segan notes, "Putting an M1 chip into...