Apple is working on an Apple TV with a built-in speaker, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman

One of the most surprising moves in recent weeks relates to Apple abandoning its first smart speaker, the HomePod. A decision that caught many by surprise but that does not mean the abandonment of smart speakers, since according to Mark Gurman Apple you’re working on an Apple TV with a built-in speaker.

We have seen how leaving aside the most basic models, brands like Google or Amazon offer vitaminized smart speakers with display. There we have the latest version of Amazon’s Echo Show or Google’s Nest Hub. Apple, however, could choose a different path.

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What we know about the strategy of mixing doses of COVID-19 vaccines and how other countries are managing it

The possible link with rare cases of thrombosis has forced the suspension of the COVID-19 vaccination with AstraZeneca in Spain to those under 60 years of age, which moves to a scenario of uncertainty to many people who expected to receive the second dose in the next few weeks.

Although a decision has not been made on the strategy to be followed from now on, the possibility of combining different vaccines, that is, to put a second dose of vaccine different from the vaccine of the first dose.

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Apple confirms its first event of 2021 for April 20, possible renewal of the iPad in sight

After it was rumored that Apple advanced its first keynote to April 20, in the mouth of Siri itself, in the end the date has been confirmed by the company itself. So We already have the first keynote of 2021 confirmed; without us knowing for sure what is going to be advertised. The renewal of the iPad Pro would be almost assured.

The range of Apple devices is usually renewed from time to time; hence an iPad family refreshment is expected in the spring, before the WWDC brings a major refresh of the catalog of devices and software. So, if the 2020 iPad Pro saw the light of day at the end of March, Apple was a little behind if it wanted to keep the annual renewal. Just over a month late, the April keynote is already confirmed.

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