Nilay Patel, Dieter Bohn, and Chris Welch dive into the tech and gadget news from this week — including theories on what will be announced at Apple's spring event next week, LG quitting the smartphone business, and Sonos' next speakers.
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US recommends pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine use over extremely rare blood clotsHow the Johnson & Johnson pause could move the needle on vaccine fearsFor many, COVID-19 vaccines come with a side of side effectsHow CO2 sensors might help us return to ‘normal’Airbnb is trying to preemptively cancel post-pandemic bacchanalsCelebrate your COVID vaccination with these off-the-wall tchotchkesExpedia launches a new tool to check coronavirus travel restrictionsApple officially announces Spring Loaded event for April 20thNew iPad Pro still coming soon but supply could be short, says BloombergApple officially starts letting your iPhone help find lost third-party productsSamsung’s Galaxy SmartTag Plus with UWB to track items with AR is out April 16thLogitech officially discontinues its Harmony remotesApple gets its own button on Roku’s latest remotesRoku announces Express 4K Plus streaming player and rechargeable Voice Remote ProRoku OS 10 adds instant resume for streaming apps, brings AirPlay 2 to more devicesApple reportedly developing an Apple TV with a built-in camera and speakerLG is quitting the smartphone businessLG had a few smartphone hits, but it’ll still be missedLG leaves behind more than a flip phone-shaped hole in our hearts Google announces Pixel 5A 5G by denying rumors it’s canceledTCL aims to build a better budget phone with the 20 Pro 5GTCL’s Fold ‘n Roll concept transforms a 6.87-inch phone into a 10-inch tabletSony announces the Xperia 1 III and Xperia 5 III with variable telephoto lensesUS carriers have thankfully abandoned at least one bad plan for RCSApple says iMessage on Android ‘will hurt us more than help us’
Sonos Roam review: portable potential Ikea is working with Sonos on a hidden speaker built into art you hang on the wallSpotify’s Car Thing debuts as a limited release for selected US usersAmazon announces new Echo Buds with more powerful ANC and better comfortONEPLUS WATCH REVIEW: BIG, BASIC, AND BORINGMicrosoft announces Surface Laptop 4 with choice of Intel or AMD processorCan Clubhouse keep the party going? Apple trusts Phobio for its trade-ins, but maybe you should think twiceGoogle is poisoning its reputation with AI researchers
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