Services march ever onward.

Apple has just announced its financial results for Q2 2020, covering the period between January 1 and March 28, 2020. The company posted quarterly revenue of $58.3 billion.

Read the full transcript of Apple’s Q2 earnings call

Press release:

Apple Reports Record Second Quarter Results

Total Revenue Grows, Services Revenue Reaches New All-Time High of $13.3 Billion

April 30, 2020 04:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time

CUPERTINO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2020 second quarter ended March 28, 2020. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $58.3 billion, an increase of 1 percent from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.55, up 4 percent. International sales accounted for 62 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

”Despite COVID-19’s unprecedented global impact, we’re proud to report that Apple grew for the quarter, driven by an all-time record in Services and a quarterly record fo…

While it is true that a good quality $200 (or more) Bluetooth speaker will no doubt sound incredible, it doesn’t mean that there aren’t cheaper options for people who want to save money. If you’re looking for a Bluetooth speaker that doesn’t suck but also doesn’t cost you hundreds of dollars; here’s a list of our favorite Bluetooth speakers you can find for under $50.

Everything you need

Soundcore Flare Mini

Staff Favorite

The Soundcore Flare Mini combines great 360-degree sound, weather resistance, rechargeable battery, and colorful party lights into one compact package. This Bluetooth speaker can go up to 12 hours on a charge and you can even pair two of them together for more immersive sound. The Flare Mini’s lights can react to the beat, displaying tons of colors across eight LEDs, which makes it fun to use even while you are at home.

$40 at Amazon$40 at Newegg

Compact and colorful

Sony SRS-XB12 Portable Wireless Speaker

Sony’s SRS-XB12 sports a passive radiator speak…

Addition makes storing HomeKit codes part of the pairing process.

What you need to know

The Eve for HomeKit app has added an option to add HomeKit setup codes to the HomePass app.
The option appears during the accessory pairing process.
HomePass app syncs HomeKit codes through iCloud.

Released earlier this week, an updated version (4.2.1) of the Eve for HomeKit app has added support for adding HomeKit setup codes to HomePass. HomePass is a popular third-party HomeKit app that specializes in keeping all of your HomeKit setup codes in one location, and keeps them in sync across all of your iOS devices.

In the latest update, the Eve for HomeKit app will now present users with an ”Add to HomePass” button during the HomeKit accessory pairing process. Upon selecting the new option, users will see a prompt to open the HomePass app. Opening the app will instantly transfer over most of the details surrounding the accessory to HomePass, including device name, room, and serial number.

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Show people how you really feel by using Reactions in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a very social game, so being able to make your main character emote for pictures or for easy communication when you’re playing with friends is a vital aspect of the game. There are over 40 Reactions that your character can unlock, ranging from happy emotions to angry ones. Here are all of the Reactions you can unlock along with an explanation for how to obtain them.

How to get Reactions
How to use Reactions
All Reactions

How to get Reactions

If you want to learn more Reactions, you’re going to need to talk more with your villagers. If a villager comes running up to you and wants to talk, make sure you enter into a dialogue with them. More often than not, they want to give you something or ask you a question. Sometimes this will result in them teaching you a new Reaction. If you regularly stop to shoot the breeze with your animal neighbors, you’ll quickly fill …

Explore a new kind of island and meet Rover during the May Day event.

Spring is in full swing in the Northern Hemisphere of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which means that May is right around the corner. To celebrate this time of the year, players will be able to experience a May Day event from May 1 – May 7 in New Horizons. There’s a new kind of island to discover and a familiar face to meet. Here’s everything you need to know about May Day.

What happens during May Day?
Who is Rover?

What is May Day?

Starting May 1, players will be given a special ticket, which will allow them to fly to a new type of island. From Nintendo’s official video, it looks like players will need to navigate through a maze on that island to find items and eventually meet Rover, a familiar villager from previous Animal Crossing games.

At this time, it is unclear if visiting this special island will be a one-time event or if players will be able to access this special island tour from now on. We’ll up…

The Garmin Vivoactive 3 is excellent for monitoring your heart rate while in an active state, and for keeping track of the types of activities you do. With its built-in GPS, you can accurately depict how far you are running or adventuring during every activity. With all of these great features, it is crucial to ensure that the screen stays protected with a screen protector so that you can use the Garmin Vivoactive 3 to its fullest potential.

Best Overall

Supershieldz for Garmin Vivoactive 3

Staff Pick

This screen protector comes in a pack of three and is made from durable and high-quality tempered glass. This protector is easy to install and finishes with a bubble-free surface. The screen protector is both scratch-proof and hydrophobic, ensuring that no dents, fingerprints, or moisture tarnish the screen. Although this screen protector is not compatible with the Garmin Vivoactive 3 music, it is compatible with the original Vivoactive 3 model.

$8 at Amazon

Film Screen Pr…

Altered Forme Giratina is coming back to Legendary Raids for one week only in Pokémon Go! To celebrate the new Remote Raid Passes, you’ll be able to challenge this Legendary Ghost and Dragon type from Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at 1 pm PST until Tuesday, May 12, at 1 pm. This Raid isn’t super hard to beat but can be pretty resource intensive (gotta revive all those Dragons.) Fortunately, we have everything you need to know for taking on Giratina-A in Pokémon Go!

Who is Giratina, and what is its Altered Forme?

Originally from the Pokémon world, Giratina is a Legendary Pokémon who was banished to a reverse dimension known as the Distortion World because of its violent nature. Giratina can still cross dimensions at will, but the gravity of the real world forces it to take on its Altered Forme. Sometimes seen in cemeteries, Giratina is fiercely defensive of the Distortion World and will battle any Pokémon or person across dimensions should they bring harm to its home. While the Altered…

Smartwatch

Fitbit Versa 2

$150 at Amazon
$150 at Best Buy

Pros

Amazon Alexa built-in
Always-on retina display
Apps + music
On-screen workouts

Cons

No built-in GPS
No active zone minutes

The Fitbit Versa 2 is Fitbit’s second-generation smartwatch. It features Amazon Alexa built-in so you can get quick news and information, check the weather, set timers and alarms, control your smart home devices, and more through the sound of your voice. It features an always-on retina display so you can see all of your information with a glance, and 24/7 heart rate monitoring, smart tech like call, text, calendar, and app notifications, and music storage. You can store and play 300+ songs, control your Spotify app, and download your Pandora and Deezer playlists, and it offers excellent health, fitness, and sleep tracking.

Fitness tracker

Fitbit Charge 4

$150 at Amazon
$150 at Best Buy

Pros

Built-in GPS
Active zone minutes
Free 90-day trial of Fitbit Premium

Cons

No Am…

Now you can bring that sweet, sweet background blur on the go.

What you need to know

Microsoft Teams for iOS now includes the ability to blur your background on video calls.
This feature has been present on the desktop versions of Teams for some time.
There’s no word yet on whether Teams for iOS will support custom backgrounds.

Microsoft Teams on iOS is finally getting a feature its desktop brethren have had for some time: background blur. In a post recapping new features launched for Teams in April, Microsoft revealed that background blur for video calls is now rolling out for iPhones and iPads.

”Keep the focus on you and not what’s behind you on your mobile device! We are excited to bring this frequently utilized feature from the desktop to your iPhones and iPads,” Microsoft said in the blog post. ”Rolling out now.”

Background blur does exactly what it says on the tin. Using a bit of AI magic, it isolates you from your background, blurring out what’s behind you and keeping y…

Creatives who work in the print and editorial industry often face high-pressure situations where they have to meet quick deadlines to satisfy client deliverables. But with Adobe InDesign not being the easiest tool to use and navigate, even for experienced users, it can still be tough for them to complete their work. If you’re a power InDesign user and want to streamline your workflow, the Zevrix Workflow App Bundle has the resources you need to produce quality output—faster.
This bundle is comprised of four powerful apps, all of which are designed to help you reach peak productivity. There’s the highly-rated LinkOptimizer which lets you reduce link sizes and covert image colors, formats, and more by big batches. Output Factory, which InDesign Secrets described as a ”high-end solution for automating the printing and exporting of your InDesign files,” is also included.
Here’s a sneak peek:

You’re also given access to Package Central, an automation solution that lets you offload you…