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    #341: Pale Shade of Fun

    March 1st, 2021 · 81 minutes

    This week: colorful iMacs, adding ports and slots to MacBook Pros, Paramount+ enters the streaming wars, and Twitter attempts to finally do something.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Connected #334: A Wave of Nostalgia Hit Me in the Face - Relay FM
    What Apple Music can do to catch up with Spotify | Macworld
    Amazon Music HD with Dolby Atmos - Dolby
    Golden Globes 2021 winners: Netflix owns the night - The Verge
    Patriot (TV series) - Wikipedia
    Everything to know about Paramount Plus, the new version of CBS All Access - The Verge
    Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Loki, Monsters At Work get Disney Plus release dates - Polygon
    Kuo: New form factor MacBook Pro to feature HDMI port and SD card slot - 9to5Mac
    Prosser: 2021 iMac to Come in Five Colors, Apple Silicon Mac Pro to Resemble 'Stacked' Mac Minis - MacRumors
    The iMac G3 Project – 512 Pixels
    Twitter announces paid Super Follows to let you charge for tweets - The Verge
    Stratechery by Ben Thompson – On the business, strategy, and impact of technology.