Examining Competition in App Stores

The video of the senate judiciary hearing is here. Lauren Goode: Daru, from Tile, says that when Apple made changes in iOS for the rollout of Find My, Apple started showing people prompts to turn Tile off but not turn off Find My. Also says new “mag…

The App Store Isn’t Catching the Most Egregious Scams

Nick Heer: One more thing that I think is critical is that it is, right now, impossible to flag an app as a rule-breaker or a scam. Say you download an app and it is, in some way, worth reported to Apple. Let’s start in the App Store, where there is…

The Purple iPhone 12

We Found the Guy Who Is Opposed to the Color iMacs

India’s Descent Into Covid Hell

How Europe’s Super League Fell Apart

Menuwhere 1.0

The Harrowing Tale of Chuck Geschke’s 1992 Kidnapping

Signal Strikes Back

Ransomware Gang Tries to Extort Apple and MacBook Manufacturer Quanta Computer

Details on Apple’s New Subscription Podcasts

‘The Fine Print: What Apple Didn’t Talk About’

Why lawyers will love the new iPad Pro

Yesterday, during a one-hour jam-packed (and beautifully produced) video presentation (that you can view here), Apple announced a number of new products: AirTag, a new iMac, a new Apple TV, and more that I will be talking about over the...

Secure ShellFish (Sponsor)

My thanks to Secure ShellFish for sponsoring the blog this week. Secure ShellFish connects iOS devices to your Mac, Raspberry Pi, and any other SSH server to open terminals, browse the file system, and upload files. With a location in the Files app,…

iPad Pro 2021

Apple (MacRumors, Hacker News): The addition of the Apple-designed M1 chip delivers a massive leap in performance, making iPad Pro the fastest device of its kind. The 12.9-inch iPad Pro features a new Liquid Retina XDR display that brings extreme dy…

iMac 24-inch 2021

Apple (MacRumors, Hacker News): Apple today introduced an all-new iMac featuring a much more compact and remarkably thin design, enabled by the M1 chip. The new iMac offers powerful performance in a design that’s just 11.5 millimeters thin, with a s…

Apple TV 4K 2021

Apple (MacRumors, Hacker News): With A12 Bionic, Apple TV 4K now supports high frame rate HDR (High Dynamic Range) and Dolby Vision video, enabling fast-moving action at 60 frames per second (fps) to play more smoothly and appear more lifelike than …

AirTag

Apple (MacRumors, Hacker News): Whether attached to a handbag, keys, backpack, or other items, AirTag taps into the vast, global Find My network and can help locate a lost item, all while keeping location data private and anonymous with end-to-end e…

Apple Podcasts Subscriptions

Apple (MacRumors): Starting in May, listeners in more than 170 countries and regions can sign up for premium subscriptions that include a variety of benefits curated by creators, such as ad-free listening, access to additional content, and early or …

Hacking McDonald’s Notoriously Finicky Ice Cream Machines

Apple TV+ Original Content Quality