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The Moderated-Lead-Times Edition Tuesday, August 30, 2022

JPMorgan Says Apple's Mac Supply Has Normalized, by Ashley Capoot, CNBC

Apple's Mac supply chain has normalized, according to analysts at JPMorgan, who said lead times have moderated to a week or less across geographies.

It means Apple customers now have to wait about five days, on average, for a new Mac, compared with a wait time of about 15 days in June. The wait time is a bit longer in North America, where it takes about eight days to get a new Mac, down from 18 days in June.

Apple Launches New Education Community Hub, Adds New Forum Section, by José Adorno, 9to5Mac

Today, Apple has announced its new Education Community hub, created for Apple professional learning resources and created as a collaborative space where educators can connect and share ideas.

The Community expands on all the resources from Apple Teacher. There’s a new Learning Center. It also introduces a Forum, launching in beta, which will serve as the Community’s collaborative space for educators to connect and share with one another.

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Apple's Boot Camp Gains Precision Touchpad Driver Update And Bug Fixes, by Juli Clover, MacRumors

Boot Camp 6.1.19 includes updates to the Precision Touchpad driver, according to Apple’s release notes, along with other bug fixes.

Want To Search Across All Of Your Streaming Channels? These Two Apps Can Help, by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, ZDNet

Fortunately for us, there are some half-a-dozen applications and services that make it possible to easily search across over 100 streaming channels for our favorite TV shows and movies. That said, in my experience, only two of them, JustWatch and Reelgood, are good and mature enough to deserve your TV-watching time.

The 5 Best iPad Drawing Apps Of 2022, by Lena Borrelli, ZDNet

Before you draw your next masterpiece, we've rounded up the best iPad drawing ups that will let you get creative with any iPad model.

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I don't know anything, obviously, but if you want to get the new iPhone early, you probably want to consider ordering early, within the first few minutes when pre-orders open. There were rumors that Apple is getting the same number of iPhones assembled as previous year, but I don't really trust that rumor.

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