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Business owners gladly rent offices for ‘Walking Dead’

by Isna

WORCESTER, Mass. — Filming continued Monday in Downtown Worcester for ‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’, and for people working in the area, the production has become a welcome distraction from business as usual.

What You Need To Know

  • Filming continues in Worcester on Monday for ‘Walking Dead: Dead City’

  • Joff Smith, a financial advisor, agreed to let cast and crew use his office space for filming

  • Dozens of curious onlookers crowded sidewalks near Norwich Street to get a glimpse of filming

  • Production in Worcester is expected to wrap up later this week

Sidewalks around the set were filled with crowds

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Apple debuts iPad Pro with M4 chip as company looks to turn around sales

by Isna

Apple (AAPL) debuted its latest lineup of iPads during a virtual launch event on Tuesday. The new tablets include more powerful versions of the $999 11-inch and $1,299 13-inch iPad Pro outfitted with Apple’s M4 chip and more vibrant OLED displays, and an upgraded iPad Air, which gets a 13-inch screen option to go along with the existing 11-inch version.

The company also unveiled the latest version of its Apple Pencil stylus complete with a new haptic feedback feature and an updated Magic Keyboard case for the iPad Pro line.

The new iPad Pros come equipped with Apple’s new Ultra

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Apple loses top phonemaker spot to Samsung as iPhone shipments drop, research company says

by Isna

Apple’s smartphone shipments dropped about 10% in the first quarter of 2024, hurt by intensifying competition by Android smartphone makers aiming for the top spot, data from research firm IDC showed on Sunday.

Global smartphone shipments increased 7.8% to 289.4 million units during January-March, with Samsung, at 20.8% market share, clinching the top phonemaker spot from Apple.

The iPhone-maker’s steep sales decline came after its strong performance in the December quarter when it overtook Samsung as the world’s No. 1 phone maker. It’s back to the second spot, with 17.3% market share, as Chinese brands such as Huawei gain market

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