Apple’s First Event Of 2021 Unveils New Product Category

21 Apr 2021

Discussing Apple’s first launches of the year on Global News Morning, I look at their new tracking system for lost items, a welcome return to candy-coloured iMacs, and the surprise update to the iPad Pro.
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