April showers bring May flowers. Apple’s April Spring Loaded event brought its own splash of colors, most notably in the form of a new lineup of iMac computers. You can also now get an iPhone 12 in a vernal shade of purple.
That wasn’t all for Apple. There was the arrival of the diminutive new AirTags gadgets, changes to the iPad Pro and Apple TV 4K and a preview of season 2 of Ted Lasso.
Reflections on those products are among the in-depth features and thought-provoking commentaries that appeared on CNET this week. So here you go. These are the stories you don’t want to miss:
A splash of color and the first major redesign in nearly a decade, plus a big upgrade internally with the M1 chip.
Apple; screenshot by CNET
Commentary: Moving the power brick and Ethernet port onto the charging cable makes the iMac pleasingly thin.
Apple; screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET
The coronavirus is inflicting emotional wounds around the world that may take decades to heal.
Brett Pierce/CNET
To find these cicada superfans, follow the insects’ boisterous mating calls. It’s “never-ending amazement.”
Alex Wong/Getty Images
Commentary: Movies, video games, TV shows. Everything is just too damn long.
Marvel
Exclusive: CTO Eric Friedman talks with CNET about the company’s first wearable under the Google umbrella.
Fitbit
My month-long review of the Nurvv Run insoles that can turn any running shoe into a fitness tracker.
Amy Kim/CNET
For Earth Day 2021, we revisit the epic, decades-long battle to tame a lake so swollen it threatens to wipe out an entire city center.
Robert Rodriguez/CNET
George R.R. Martin and HBO have novels and prequels on the way, but a calamitous season 8 finale may have killed off the saga.
HBO
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