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Apple launches HomePod mini 2, highlights Duo phone's notebook capabilities

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Apple has launched the HomePod mini 2, with pre-orders arriving and the device available in stores worldwide. Concurrently, the Apple Pencil is being highlighted as a tool that enhances the functionality of Apple's $2,000 folding phone, the Duo, making it a capable stand-in for a notebook. AI

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RANK_REASON The cluster reports on two distinct product announcements from Apple: the launch of the HomePod mini 2 and the utility of the Apple Pencil with the Duo phone.

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Apple launches HomePod mini 2, highlights Duo phone's notebook capabilities

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