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Apple Watch Sport smartwatches sit on display at Apple Inc.'s George Street store.(Photo: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg)
1. Apple Watch watch: It's (almost) here!
Pre-orders of the highly anticipated Apple Watch start shipping Friday — many sooner than expected. Nearly 1 milion people pre-ordered an Apple Watch on April 10, and this week some of the earliest customers received tracking numbers from UPS or charge notices from credit card companies. Wait times for pre-order shipments had ranged from four to six weeks to as late as August. For customers hoping to buy the watch in a physical Apple store, they'll have to wait until June. Until then, they can buy the watch online ($350-$17,000) or make an appointment for a demo and a fitting.
WATCH WHAT THIS APPLE DOESCalling all Apple Watch fans - how does it handle calls? | 01:03USA TODAY's Ed Baig talks about making and taking calls on the Apple Watch. Jason Allen
WATCH WHAT THIS APPLE DOESApple's Watch opens doors | 01:05Ed Baig continues testing of the Apple Watch by hailing Uber rides, using Passbook to get into a baseball game, and using Starwood's SPG app to check into and unlock his hotel room. Jason Allen
WATCH WHAT THIS APPLE DOESGaming on the Apple Watch | 01:04Playing games on a tiny watch? Sounds far-fetched, but Apple will have over 100 new games for its new smartwatch on April 24th. Jefferson Graham previews. Jefferson Graham
WATCH WHAT THIS APPLE DOESInteracting with the Apple Watch | 00:37USA TODAY Tech columnist Ed Baig shows the ways users can interact with the Apple Watch. Jason Allen
WATCH WHAT THIS APPLE DOESPreview new apps for Apple Watch | 01:26Preview a new kind of app for the Apple Watch, with less information and limited functionality, meant for quick glancing. Jefferson Graham reports. Sean Fujiwara
WATCH WHAT THIS APPLE DOESWhy I would never buy the Apple Watch | 01:47When it comes to the new Apple watch – I’m fascinated with the “bells and whistles”… but, the “hot off the assembly line” price tag can be a deal breaker. USA TODAY
WATCH WHAT THIS APPLE DOESBeyoncé rocks exclusive gold band Apple Watch that's not for sale | 01:10Beyoncé is one of the select elite who are sporting a gold band Apple Watch. As Buzz60's Leigh Scheps (@LeighTVReporter) explains, the special edition watch is not even for sale. Buzz60
WATCH WHAT THIS APPLE DOESBuzz is hushed at Apple Watch's 'take-a-look' launch | 02:37USA TODAY talks to customers pre-ordering Apple’s new watch at stores in New York City, Los Angeles and Palo Alto, Calif. There were lines but none of the famed hoopla at past iPhone sales launches. Matt Colby/USA TODAY
WATCH WHAT THIS APPLE DOESThis couple drove 350 miles to see the Apple watch | 01:33Carol and Jack Weber drove from Charlottesville, Va. to New York City to pick out a 50th anniversary present: a gold Apple Watch Edition. Ed Baig reports. Matt Colby/USA TODAY
WATCH WHAT THIS APPLE DOESNearly one million order Apple Watch | 01:12Sales of the Apple Watch have gotten off to a solid start, with nearly one million people placing an order for the device on the first day it became available. The Street
WATCH WHAT THIS APPLE DOESApple Watch buyer's horizon stretches to summer | 01:13It lacked the hoopla of past launches, but the Apple Watch's unveiling in stores Friday was still buzzy enough that many would-be buyers won't get their smartwatch until the summer. Chris Wiggins for USA TODAY
WATCH WHAT THIS APPLE DOESApple Watch try-on visits, orders begin | 00:56The Apple Watch has made its debut, and customers were invited to try them on in stores and order them online. (April 10) AP
WATCH WHAT THIS APPLE DOESCustomers react to the Apple Watch in NYC | 02:19At Apple's flagship New York City store, USA TODAY's Ed Baig talks to people who travelled, some for hundreds of miles, to try out the new Apple Watch. USA TODAY
WATCH WHAT THIS APPLE DOESIt's almost here! First look at the Apple Watch | 06:29USA TODAY Tech columnist Ed Baig has been wearing an Apple Watch for the past week. Here are his thoughts on Apple's most anticipated since the iPad. Jason Allen
WATCH WHAT THIS APPLE DOESApple will have 1000s of apps for Watch | 02:23When the Apple Watch launches in April, 1000s of apps will be available. How do apps make the transition from a 4 to 5 inch screen down to 38mm? Jefferson Graham reports. Video by Chris Wiggins
WATCH WHAT THIS APPLE DOESApple Watch: We try one out | 00:50Apple unveils it's long awaited watch. Jefferson Graham tries one out. Chris Wiggins for USA TODAY
WATCH WHAT THIS APPLE DOESApple unveils Apple Watch: First impressions | 01:40Apple unveils its new Apple watch. USA Today's tech team shares their opinions on the new device. Chris Wiggins for USA TODAY
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2. Comcast plans to walk away from Time Warner Cable deal
Comcast could announce as early as Friday that they will ditch their plans to buy Time Warner Cable. Regulators plan to nix the $45 billion proposal which would consolidate the nation's two largest cable companies. The post-merger company would have had access to nearly half of the Internet market nationwide. Consumers and advocacy groups have vigorously opposed the deal, arguing that the deal would give one company too much clout in video and Internet access.
Comcast Corp. is preparing to announce that the company will abandon its attempt to buy Time Warner Cable.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: 2011 photo by Gene J. Puskar, AP)
3. Bruce Jenner sits down with Diane Sawyer in exclusive interview
By Friday night we should know more about Bruce Jenner's "journey." It won't be a mystery anymore, but will we know all? And will we still care? ABC News and Diane Sawyer bet we will, at least enough to watch a two-hour special in which Sawyer will seek the answers to questions people have asked since last year, when Jenner started looking ... well, not like himself. In an ABC teaser, Jenner says, "I want to know how my story ends." The interview airs Friday night on ABC at 9 ET.
Bruce Jenner discusses his life changes with Diane Sawyer for an interview that will air on Friday, during a special two-hour edition of '20/20' on ABC at 9 p.m., ET.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: ABC News)
4. Hubble at 25 hailed as greatest scientific instrument
If Hubble telescope's story were a movie, it would be pure melodrama, from the humiliating news of its defective vision to the triumphant repair by spacewalking astronauts. The national disgrace-turned-treasure marks the 25th anniversary of its launch into orbit on Friday. Before Hubble, few of us had any notion of what the cosmos looked like. It has given the world an art gallery's worth of beautiful images of nebulae, distant galaxies and nearby planets. Test your Hubble knowledge with our quiz. Check out a timeline of Hubble's rise and fall (and rise again). Order a copy of USA TODAY and National Geographic's special edition on Hubble. And here's what you need to know about the Hubble's successor.
5. Angelina Jolie heads to the United Nations
The actress will brief the U.N. Security Council on Syria's refugee crisis which has seen almost 4 million people displaced over the past four years. On Friday, she will headline a day of briefings that include the U.N. refugee and humanitarian chiefs and the special envoy for Syria.
In this 2013 photograph, Angelina Jolie takes notes as she speaks with Syrian refugees in a Jordanian military camp based near the Syria-Jordan border.<span style="color: Red;">*</span>(Photo: O. Laban-Matte, AP)
What else is on our reading list this morning:
USA TODAY's exclusive interview with Charles Koch
Where America drinks most: Study finds binge-drinking trouble spots
101 incredible sports facts that will blow your mind
And, the essentials:
Weather: Severe weather will again threaten the central and southern Plains Friday while snow and wintry weather is likely in the Rockies.
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The national weather forecast for Friday, April 24th calls for a frosty morning in the East and showers and thunderstorms across the Plains and the South. VPC
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