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Apple’s U.S. education storefront now requires proof of active status in order to obtain discounts

Apple has begun requiring that customers within the United States verify that they’re currently active students, teachers, or staff members at educational institutions in order to access educational discounts on products. As the store was accessible to all, some customers may have used it even if they weren’t an education customer, which likely led Apple […]

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Apple announces virtual WWDC 2021 event for June, begins accepting Swift Student Challenge submissions

Apple has officially announced that its Worldwide Developers Conference 2021 will take place from June 7 to June 11. Like last year’s event, it will be held virtually. Among the expected products are launches of iOS 15, watchOS 8, and other updates to its operating systems. It’s also possible that Apple will mention its new […]

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Apple boosts free iCloud storage tier from 5GB to 200GB for students and teachers

This qualifies as both nifty and helpful. Over at Apple’s education event, the company has announced that teachers and students will receive 200GB of free iCloud storage, a forty-fold increase over the 5GB typically offered for the free tier of iCloud. “iCloud safely stores students’ documents and creative projects, keeping them up to date, secure […]

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Apple has no plans to live stream education event on March 27th

It looks like Apple won’t be offering a live stream of its March 27th education-focused event set to take place at Lane Tech High School in Chicago. On Friday, the company updated the Events app on the Apple TV to add an image of the invitation for the upcoming event and to note that a […]

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Best Buy offers MacBook Air notebooks at $300 off, brings 128GB base model price down to $699

A good deal’s a good deal. Albeit Apple’s Chicago-based mystery education event is only two days away and there’s a slight chance the company will introduce a lower-priced MacBook Air aimed at students, Best Buy is currently offering the entry-level 128GB 13-inch MacBook Air for $300 off. This brings the price down to about $699, […]