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Verizon activates eSIM support for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR handsets

U.S. carrier Verizon has begun activating eSIM lines for Apple’s dual-SIM iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max handsets. Reports of the new activations have begun arriving via subscribers, with Verizon confirming support via Twitter. To add an eS…

Second watchOS 5.1.2 beta hints at Smart Battery Case for 2018 model iPhones

Once again, it’s the beta builds that reveal when interesting new hardware is around the corner. Per an icon located in the second beta of watchOS 5.1.2, Apple looks set to release a Smart Battery Case that is compatible with the latest iPhone model…

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Mueller Briefs: Bad News for Trump, Manafort, and Cohen

★ Electron and the Decline of Native Apps

The biggest threat to the Mac isn’t iPads, Chromebooks, or Windows 2-in-1’s — it’s apathy towards what makes great Mac apps great.

★ The World’s Shortest Review of Apple’s $40 iPhone XR Clear Case

https://twitter.com/gruber/status/1070699684665192449

★ Proof That iOS Still Hasn’t Gotten Undo Right

Imagine going back in time to tell a MacPaint user in 1985 that they’d have to learn how to use Undo in an Apple-award-winning paint app in 2018. That’s where we are.

Emails Show Facebook Is Well Aware That Tracking Contacts Is Creepy

★ Proof That iOS Still Hasn’t Gotten Undo Right

Imagine going back in time to tell a MacPaint user in 1985 that they’d have to learn how to use Undo in an Apple-award-winning paint app in 2018. That’s where we are.

★ Electron and the Decline of Native Apps

The biggest threat to the Mac isn’t iPads, Chromebooks, or Windows 2-in-1’s — it’s apathy towards what makes great Mac apps great.

Microsoft Is Adopting Chromium

Emails Show Facebook Is Well Aware That Tracking Contacts Is Creepy

★ Proof That iOS Still Hasn’t Gotten Undo Right

Imagine going back in time to tell a MacPaint user in 1985 that they’d have to learn how to use Undo in an Apple-award-winning paint app in 2018. That’s where we are.

Microsoft Is Adopting Chromium

Users can now take ECG readings via Apple Watch Series 4 units following watchOS 5.1.2 update

When the Apple Watch Series 4 shipped, its electrocardiogram (ECG) features were still in development. With the just-released watchOS 5.1.2 update, Apple has finally added its much-anticipated ECG app. While users have already been able to get notif…

Apple releases Safari 12.0.2 update

Among Apple’s update-o-rama on Thursday, the company also released version 12.0.2 of its Safari web browser. The update, an 80 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes: Safari: Impact: Visiting a malicious website may lead to addres…

★ The World’s Shortest Review of Apple’s $40 iPhone XR Clear Case

https://twitter.com/gruber/status/1070699684665192449

Google Allo to Shut Down in March

★ Proof That iOS Still Hasn’t Gotten Undo Right

Imagine going back in time to tell a MacPaint user in 1985 that they’d have to learn how to use Undo in an Apple-award-winning paint app in 2018. That’s where we are.