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Editor’s Desk: new Apple hardware, trackpad support in iPadOS, fresh tutorials & more

If you needed any more proof that we were supposed to get a spring Apple event, Wednesday's unexpected hardware launches via a pair of press releases and an Apple website refresh probably have you covered. We got a new dual-camera iPad Pro with a laser scanner (a first for Apple), a faster MacBook Air with scissor keys, a new pair of Powerbeats with "Hey Siri" and 3 additional hours of battery life, refreshed Apple Watch bands for the spring and other tidbits.

Video: Steve Jobs predicted home premiere of movies still in theaters a decade ago

As iDownloadBlog reported this morning, Hollywood studios are starting to experiment with releasing some films early digitally as theaters remain closed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The studios breaking their traditional theatrical window is major news, but Steve Jobs actually predicted digital home premiere of flicks still in theaters... well, a decade ago.