This is a fascinating read, filled with backstory, and accompanied by a series of excellent close-up shots of some old school Macintosh chips, including the infrared mouse chip, the real time clock chip / parameter ram, and an early Apple sound chip…
Lees meerJuli Clover, MacRumors: There are some major improvements to Siri in iOS 15, with Apple introducing features that iPhone users have long asked for. On devices with an A12 chip or later, Siri can do on-device processing and there's support for …
Lees meerLandon, a creative at Apple Grand Central in New York City, joins up with Maria Lax in London to do a nighttime photo expedition, exploring techniques to up your Night Mode photo technique. This was a lot of fun to watch.
Lees meerFollow the headline link, tap Search in the bar at the top, type AirPods Pro. The price is said to be through this Saturday, in store pickup only.∞ Read this on The Loop
Lees meerJuli Clover, MacRumors: There are two separate widget options. The first allows users to check traffic conditions, store opening times, restaurant reviews, and more for a given location, while the second is designed to let users find places that…
Lees meerJoseph “Dusty” Hill, ZZ Top’s bassist for more than 50 years, has died, the group’s longtime rep confirmed. No cause of death was cited. The band’s Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard issued a statement: “We are saddened by the news today tha…
Lees meerA series of charts pulled together by Jason Snell, a great collection of data I look forward to after every Apple quarterly results call. The first chart gives a real sense of how important iPhone sales are to Apple's bottom line. No hiding it, App…
Lees meerFrom the headline-linked Apple support page: CR2032 batteries with bitterant coatings might not work with AirTag or other battery-powered products, depending on the alignment of the coating in relation to the battery contacts. Bitterant coatin…
Lees meerJeff Benjamin, 9to5Mac, put together this video showing all the tiny iOS 15 tweaks that came along with the new beta. If you are specifically interested in the changes that came to Safari, jump to about 6 minutes in. This new Safari design is going…
Lees meerFollow the link for images of the old vs new tab design, as well as the Settings interface for switching between them. You can also see these two things on Twitter (here's my Settings tweet, and here's one showing the new tab layout). I do appreci…
Lees meerFirst things first, props to Jason Snell for pulling together the call transcript and the charts collection (which I'll post next). Thanks, Jason. As to the transcript, lots to read, too much to highlight, but I will post one quote, this from Apple…
Lees meerApple on Tuesday reported revenue of $81.4 billion, up 36 percent year over year, and a record for the company's fiscal third quarter. [...]
Lees meerI found this whole thing fascinating. The pandemic truly was the mother of invention here, forcing the Barnstorm VFX team to think outside the box. [H/T Kirk McElhearn]
Lees meerDeadline: Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso, currently nominated for 20 Emmy Awards, debuted its second season on July 23 delivering the streamer’s biggest premiere day ever, largest opening weekend ever and No. 1 debut across all series and movies, the com…
Lees meerSome great technique insights, in this short commissioned by Apple. There's forced perspective (little kid as giant monster), a cool low-budget crane shot, and a spooky lighting effect. All of these are shots you can recreate at home, and a good st…
Lees meerJean-Louis Gassée: Once upon a time, Apple offered an easy-to-understand business model. The company made personal computers, small, medium, and large. Successfully positioned in the affordable luxury market sector, Apple devices sold well with …
Lees meerFrom this roundup from 9to5Mac's Ben Lovejoy on analyst expectations: Ahead of tomorrow’s AAPL Q3 2021 earnings report, analysts are expecting good news. The Wall Street consensus is that the Cupertino company will report fiscal Q3/calendar Q2 r…
Lees meerThanks to Bare Bones Software for sponsoring The Loop this week. There's a lot to love about software I've been using for more than 20 years and now BBEdit, the power tool for text, is ready for Big Sur and M1-powered Macs and was just updated to ve…
Lees meerThe teardown itself starts at about 3 minutes in. I found the whole video fascinating, but one inescapable conclusion: Apple knows how to make stuff that no one is ever getting into without destruction.
Lees meerJuli Clover, MacRumors: Apple has made so many improvements to the Maps app in iOS 15 that it's almost an entirely different experience. There are better driving directions, improved transit directions, and more immersive AR-based walking direct…
Lees meerIf you like musicals, watch the Schmigadoon clip embedded below. It's well representative of the Apple TV+ show. In my mind, it'll tell you if Schmigadoon is for you.
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