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It's February 1, 2021. It's National Baked Alaska Day as well as National Texas Day, with the latter state still smarting over being demoted to 2nd largest state after the former was added to the US in 1959. ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don’t have to): 312 articles, 6 podcasts, 10 press releases, 467 tweets, and 13 YouTube videos 1. Signal Gets More Fun Features With the latest update, Signal users get a few more quality of life improvements, bringing the bare-bones messaging app up to speed with its peers. Now you can use animated stickers, chat wallpapers, and edit your own user profile section. 2. Apple Sells the Most Tablets in 2020 New data is out, showing Apple's iPad to be the top-selling tablet in the PC market, with Samsung in second place. It's also the most number of iPads the company has sold since 2014, gaining a market share of 36 percent. 3. YouTube Goes for That Sweet TikTok Video Success The grandparent of all video services, YouTube, is apparently experimenting with short, looping videos designed to capture the attention of everyone who moved on to viral video sites like TikTok and Instagram. Best of luck, YT. 🦑 Go Deeper The robots are coming! For your kitchen chores, that is. Sascha Brodsky takes a deeper look at our new automated bot buddies and how they'll change the way we live at home. 🎱 By the Numbers Another win for Apple Data: Canalys Apple's iPad is doing very well, rising to a 36 percent market share in Q4 2020. Samsung brought home a 19 percent market share, with Amazon up next at 12 percent. It's almost like customers prefer quality over "cheaper." 🔥 Today's Hot Deal
Amazon's most affordable Fire TV Stick is now even cheaper, with a lovely $21.99 price tag (down $8 from the original price. It comes with Alexa controls, too, so grab yours today. Don't Miss This Deal🤓 Nerd Out "May the mail be with you." -Bob Schulties, Senior Editor Hey! There are new Star Wars stamps out, nerds. All 10 new designs feature the droids you're looking for. That's it! That's the whole tweet! (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It Listening... with style Image: Flows Headphones are so last year, folks. It's time to grab yourself a pair of audio glasses, like these Flows sunglasses. They use bone conduction to put the music into your head, not your ears, and make for a headphone-free experience. Get a pair now, why don't you? 🎧 Listen Up Place your bets Curious about that whole GameStop/Reddit stock market thing that's been splashing across every sort of media lately? The erudite team at Engadget devoted its entire podcast episode to the drama, and you can listen right here. 🗞 Extra! Extra! We've got you covered with the best in daily tech news! See the latest on our site or follow us on Google News. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up here. Have something you’d like us to write about? We’re always open for suggestions, too.
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