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The Larger-Display Edition Thursday, November 16, 2023

Apple Music Classical Is Now Available On The iPad, by Benjamin Mayo, 9to5Mac

Apple Music Classical, included as part of a standard Apple Music subscription, launched as an iPhone only app in the spring … but is now available on the iPad too.

The v1.1 update rolling out now in the App Store adds a brand new design optimized for the larger iPad display, with a navigation sidebar and now playing media controls toolbar.

Apple Now Offering New Accessories From Mophie, Scosche, Hue And More, by Juli Clober, MacRumors

Apple today updated its online store to add a range of new accessories from companies that include Mophie, Scosche, Philips Hue, Yale, and others. Some of the accessories are limited to online purchases, while others are available in Apple retail locations worldwide.

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Amazon Releases New Kindle App For The Mac, by Michael Kozlowski, Good E-Reader

Amazon has just released a new Kindle reading app for the Mac and has renamed the old version Kindle Classic. The new app has a modern design that is similar to the Kindle app for iOS. You get new features such as infinity scroll, reading ruler, additional fonts, full screen view, new themes, page-turn animations, X-Ray and a ton of new changes.

Aqara’s New Camera Is One Of The Cheapest HomeKit Cameras You Can Buy, by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge

It has impressive specs for its price point: 2K video, a wide-angle lens, a 360-degree pan and tilt view, local storage, and on-device processing of smart alerts.

The camera also continues Aqara’s commitment to Apple’s HomeKit Secure Video (HKSV), making it one of the cheapest options to work with Apple’s end-to-end encrypted video storage service.

Mophie's Popular 15W MagSafe 3-in-1 Travel Charger Updated With Apple Watch Fast Charging, by Rikka Altland, 9to5Toys

The 3-in-1 travel charger is one of the company’s most popular MagSafe offerings, and now on top of the 15W tech inside, it’s getting updated with Apple Watch fast charging and a more sustainable design.

I’m Addicted To This Super Simple Word Game App On My iPhone And iPad, by Becca Caddy, iMore

It's one of those word puzzles that seems tricky to get the hang of at first, but give it a few days and you'll be storming through them quickly – but if you're anything like me, you'll still feel challenged. And if you get through the daily puzzles, there are collections of puzzle books to try that feature past puzzles and new, similar challenges.

Windows Is Now An App For iPhones, iPads, Macs, And PCs, by Tom Warren, The Verge

Microsoft has created a Windows App for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Windows, and web browsers. The app essentially takes the previous Windows 365 app and turns it into a central hub for streaming a copy of Windows from a remote PC, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, Microsoft Dev Box, and Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Services.

Amazon Shutters The ComiXology App; What Now For Digital Comic Readers?, by Graeme McMillan, Popverse

In a move that many have been waiting for, Amazon has announced that it will shutter the standalone ComiXology app in just three weeks, folding all ComiXology purchases into Kindle from December 4 onwards.

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It sure will be interesting, at least to me, to find out what took Apple so long to get Apple Music Classical app onto the iPad. It sure isn't great advertisement for Apple's cross-platform development tools.

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