Jeff Gamet is the former Managing Editor of The Mac Observer (TMO), a position he held for 13 years. He’s also a book author and noted podcaster. Recently, he left TMO to become the Smile Software TextExpander Evangelist. I asked Jeff to tell the Te…
Lees meerRenowned Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has predicted wireless charging for AirPods will arrive in 2019, with a new model dropping in 2020.
Lees meeriPhone users will not have 5G connectivity until 2020, according to Bloomberg. Citing people familiar with the plans, Bloomberg reported that Apple will follow the path it took with 3G and 4G and wait before offering devices that can connect to the …
Lees meerUber has hired Nat Beuse, who served for a long time at the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. He will oversee the firm’s self-driving vehicles, Reuters reported. Mr. Beuse said Uber’s “approach to self-driving vehicles is an opportu…
Lees meerGoogle has extended its AI-powered call screening function from the Pixel 3 to the Pixel 2 and XL. The call screening feature gives users the ability to ask a caller to give their name and reason for their call. The call recipient then gets a real-t…
Lees meerA Tumblr porn ban will go into effect December 17. The new policy follows the recent child pornography incident the platform suffered.
Lees meerLONDON – Apple’s reduced rate battery replacement program will be coming to an end December 15th, 2018.
Lees meerWe have a deal on an app called CloudMounter that takes your various cloud storage services and mounts them on your Mac’s desktop for quick access. Supported services include Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon S3, and Microsoft OneDrive. Our deal is for …
Lees meerChristmas is just around the corner, and you might be wondering how to track Christmas packages that arrive via USPS. Here’s how.
Lees meerFor a limited time Apple is offering people a deal with an iPhone XR refund. You can get up to US$500 off the iPhone XR when you participate in the Apple GiveBack program with your current iPhone. You can get extra credit for an iPhone 6, iPhone 6s,…
Lees meerBryan Chaffin and Andrew Orr join host Kelly Guimont to discuss Apple Music coming to Echo hardware and fighting notification addiction.
Lees meerDaniel Dilger wrote an informative article on why Apple will be focusing more on users, instead of units in the fiscal 2019 year. The real value of Apple’s business has never changed. The real reason why Apple has always been uniquely able to sell p…
Lees meerAlthough the journal entry is highly technical in nature, it’s a fascinating glimpse into the technology underpinning the HomePod.
Lees meerJake Knapp used to work on the Gmail team at Google. He recently wrote how he avoids iPhone distraction. He basically went full nuclear and deleted all of his apps, although it looks like he re-downloaded only the most important ones. If want to sta…
Lees meerResearchers from privacy service Disconnect discovered a “feature” of App Store and iTunes downloads.
Lees meerI’ve previously written about calls to Silicon Valley to embrace ethics, and how companies should have a Chief Ethics Officer. But you can’t really have ethics without morals, and this article explains how we can improve our moral reasoning. Address…
Lees meerApple has a long history of working with the music industry. Steve Jobs changed how songs were sold when he got the music industry to go along with US$0.99 songs on iTunes. Apple changed the game again when it decided to try and compete directly wit…
Lees meerLONDON – Online smartphone retailers in the UK are being criticized for wrongly refusing customers Black Friday deals. UK cellular service provider Vodafone experienced problems with its credit check systems. As a result, some customers wanting the …
Lees meerApple has deleted a further 700 apps in its App Store in China over recent days, following the deleting of thousands of apps in the country back in August.
Lees meerGary Kasparov, former world chess champion (1985-2000), is upbeat about the future of AI in this article at ZDNet. He says: AI is a tool, it’s a technology it’s not a harbinger of utopia or dystopia, it’s not a magic wand it’s not the terminator, it…
Lees meerApple has delivered a great product lineup for the 2018 holidays. Now, it’s time to look forward to 2019.
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