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TidBITS#1215/24-Mar-2014

After three years, Apple has laid the venerable iPad 2 to rest, bringing back the fourth-generation iPad to fill its entry-level shoes. Josh Centers has the details, along with the story of how he was accidentally banned from Hulu and WATCH ABC and what to do if such a thing happens to you. Photographer Charles Maurer took Fujifilm’s X-E2 mirrorless camera on an expedition to Antarctica: does it set a new bar for compact cameras? Finally, Josh flies high with the arcade game Luftrausers for Mac in this week’s FunBITS column. Notable software releases this week include Apple Remote Desktop 3.7.2 and GarageBand 10.0.2.

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ExtraBITS for 24 March 2014

Lots happened this week, and we have a boatload of ExtraBITS for you to read. Google officially entered the wearables market with Android Wear, a version of its mobile operating system designed for wearables. Time scored a rare interview with Jony Ive, but our own Jeff Carlson wasn’t thrilled with it. Twitter made it easy to discover anyone’s first tweet, the founder of IDG passed away, and the very first Apple dealer is closing its doors.