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The band is back together for our 600th episode! Rene Ritchie and the elusive, enigmatic Georgia Dow join Mikah Sargent, Serenity Caldwell, and Lory Gil to reflect on their iMore origins.

They dive deep into Apple’s recent education event, which focused heavily on curriculum and device management along with introducing the 6th generation iPad. Finally, the crew discuss Apple’s privacy policies. Come party with us!

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iMore show 600 video edition
About iMore
Apple’s love note to education
9.7-inch iPad (6th generation) Unboxing and Hands-On Video
Apple Education Event: The most important announcements
Everyone Can Code: Everything you need to know!
Big news about Apple, GDPR, and your privacy
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Apple’s new 9.7-inch iPad brings Apple Pencil support, upgraded internals, and much more. If you have your eyes on picking one up and have an older iPad laying around, this new offer from Best Buy is one to consider. The retailer is offering a gift card of at least $125 when you trade in an iPad mini 2 with Retina Display or newer.

Most other places are offering between $60 and $70 for the iPad mini 2 as a trade in. Of course, newer models will earn you more, and the condition will impact how much you receive for it.

The new iPad retails for $329, so even if you have just an iPad mini 2 that you are looking to upgrade from, it knocks your end cost down to just $204. Use the money you save on the cost of the iPad to grab yourself an Apple Pencil to complete the new experience for yourself.

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Whether you’re looking for new tech gear or household items, we’ve got you covered.

Today you can get great deals on a variety of devices including Sony’s 49-inch 4K Smart TV, Syma drones, TP-Link routers, and more! Don’t pass these up.

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Easter is just around the corner and your garden is filling up with no-so-hidden eggs! Gather these Scramblers and turn your Campsite into Wonderland!

Zipper has come to visit your Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Campground, but he’s here on a mission. He wants to collect rare Scramblers (adorable Easter egg-like creatures). He needs your help to collect as many as possible. Zipper’s Wonderland event runs from March 30 through April 8, so you don’t have a whole lot of time to get through the entire event. Here’s everything you need to know about how to catch rare Scramblers and earn all of Zipper’s special Campground decorations.

The basics
Plant and harvest regularly
Stop hoarding yourScramblers, give them away!
Set a timer to check your garden
Don’t ask for Lloid’s help until the second wave hits
Plant a garden full of flowers before bed
Hoard your flowers!
Previous garden events

The basics

The goal is to catch as many rare Scramblers as possible. You’ll earn rewards for catching…

If you’ve just purchased an iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, or iPad, set up is easy peasy! We’ve got the steps you’ll take to get through the process.

If you just got a brand new iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus, iPad Pro, 9.7-inch iPad, or an older device, the minute you turn it on, you’ll see a screen that says ”Hello” in many different languages. That’s your own, personal setup buddy, and it’s here to help you make sure everything is configured and working just exactly the way you want!

Note: This guide is for iPad and iPhone 8 and older. iPhone X has a seperate setup process.

Understanding your options
How to begin setting up your new iPad and iPhone 8 or older
How to restore or transfer your data from an old smartphone or tablet
How to set up your iPad or iPhone 8 and older as new

Understanding your options

There are several ways to get started with a new iPad and iPhone 8 or older.

Set up as ”new”, which means starting everything — every setting — from scratch. This i…

Nintendo brings the Animal Crossing kingdom to mobile with a sweet little camping adventure!

If you play Animal Crossing, you’ve probably always wished you could bring your pals with you on your iPhone or Android device. Well, I’ve got good news for you. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is just that — caring for your animal friends on the go! In this world, your fluffy friends are camping and it’s your job to make sure they have everything they need while enjoying the great outdoors. Here’s everything you need to know about Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp.

What’s new in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

March 30, 2018: Zipper’s Wonderland event comes to Animal Crossing Pocket Camp

There’s a new garden event happening right now with an Easter theme. Zipper the bunny needs help finding not-so-hidden egg creatures called Scramblers. Your job is to collect as many of them as possible by planting seasonal flowers in your garden that will attract them. Share your Scramblers with friends for …

Every Friday, the iTunes Store adds new great music to its catalog, and we’re here to bring you the best of what it has to offer!

Our look at new music this week begins with My Dear Melancholy, the new album from The Weeknd. Ashley McBryde’s Girl Going Nowhere is out now, too. Kacey Musgraves’ Golden Hour is now available. You can also check out Expectations by Hayley Kiyoko. Finally, Rich The Kid’s latest, The World Is Yours, is ready for your ears.

My Dear Melancholy – $5.99 – Download Now
Girl Going Nowhere – $7.99 – Download Now
Golden Hour – $10.99 – Download Now
Expectations – $7.99 – Download Now
Rich the Kid – $7.99 – Download Now
As usual, the iTunes Store is offering discounts on recent albums. The sale features work from artists like Red, Brandi Carlile, Haley Heynderickx, and YFN Lucci for $7.99 or less.

Gone – $5.99 – Download Now
Brandi Carlile – $7.99 – Download Now
Haley Heynderickx – $6.99 – Download Now
Ray Ray from Summerhill – $7.99 – Download Now
This week’s p…

What are the best sleeves for the new MacBook Pro? Here are our favorites!

The new MacBook Pro is ”fire” (as the kids say) or ”hawt” (as the reality show idiots of my day said). But that gorgeous aluminum exterior is just that — it’s no adamantium. If you don’t want a hard shell case, fine; they’re kind of cumbersome and awful to try and remove.

At least grab a decent sleeve so that the outer beauty of your new MacBook Pro matches its inner beauty.

Here are our favorite sleeves!

Mujjo
AmazonBasics
Lacdo
Case Logic
ProCase
Zikee
Evecase
Tomtoc
Pad & Quill Valet
Kinmac
Incase ICON sleeve with Tensaerlite
Mujjo Sleeves for 13- and 15-inch MacBook Pro

Your new MacBook Pro will look as classy as a limousine when you slip it into this gorgeous felt and tanned leather sleeve. You’ll be the envy of the executives in your life.

The sleeve has a leather flap with a stylish asymmetrical design. The rivet-style button snaps the flap closed to keep your MacBook Pro in place, and…

After a stint away from the App Store (and away from Edovia), TouchPad and NumPad have come back with improvements that make them an even more indispensable part of your app arsenal.

Last week, app developing company Edovia announced that its oldest and possibly handiest apps — NumPad and TouchPad — have returned to both the Edovia family of apps and Apple’s App Store after being sold in 2013 and removed from the App Store in December of last year. And on top of that, they’ve gotten a tune-up, making them more versatile and functional than ever.

NumPad – $4.99 – Download now
TouchPad – $4.99 – Download now
For those of you who are unfamiliar, NumPad essentially turns your iOS device into a virtual numeric keypad for your computer. This is especially useful for Mac users, who usually don’t have a numeric keypad built into their keyboards. With NumPad, you can more easily use your computer’s calculator, input numbers into spreadsheets, and use music notation sof…

Each week we’ll bring you the best radio shows, playlists, and exclusives that Apple Music has to offer!

Exclusives

This week, Apple Music is featuring a couple of exclusive music videos to go along with the expansion of its music video feature following the release of iOS 11.3. The first video comes from Beck for his song, Colors.

The next video comes from Sabrina Carpenter & Jonas Blue, for their song Alien.

Colors – Check it out!
Alien – Check it out!
Best of Beats 1

One of the best parts of Apple’s Beats 1 is the lineup of unique shows that the station has assembled. Apple Music subscribers can listen to each full episode on demand, or skip to the new playlist with tracks from that week’s show. This week, we’ve got new episodes from Ezra Koenig, St. Vincent, and Jehnny Beth.

Time Crisis – Chris Baio of Vampire Weekend joins his band mate Ezra on this week’s edition of Time Crisis, which features music from the likes of Gary Stewart, Bruno Mars, Ed Sheehan, and J.J. Cale…