341: Pale Shade of Fun

This week we grapple with rumors of colorful new Macs and additional ports on MacBook Pro models, note the arrival of Paramount+ to the Streaming Wars, debate the merits of Twitter's attempt to actually do something resembling anything, and wonder if Apple's content to run the only music service without a high-quality tier.

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Links and Show Notes:

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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

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