Apple announced at WWDC19 that over 100,000 live radio stations would be coming as part of iOS 13. Some people report it working already.
Lees meerPowerbeats Pros are the best AirPods alternative. That’s according to Avery Hartmans, who wrote about his experience with the wireless headphones for Business Insider after he used them for two months. Beats really overhauled the look and feel of th…
Lees meerIn the days since Jonny Ive’s imminent departure from Apple was announced, many commented that he had long checked out. The Wall Street Journal published a fascinating, detailed piece outlining his long exit. As the deadline loomed for the 10th anni…
Lees meerEddy Cue sat down for an interview with GQ, talking about Apple TV+, Steve Jobs, iTunes, and more. Today, says Cue, most people subscribe to a satellite or cable service. “But do you think that’ll be the case ten years from now? I don’t think even t…
Lees meerSure you know about copy/paste, iCloud family accounts, selection tools, and password managers. But this week you’ll learn at least five new things just learning about all the different ways your fellow MGG listeners are using them to enhance their …
Lees meerA fascinating feature in Sunday’s New York Times tells the story of Conficker. The giant botnet could have wreaked havoc on the internet, but didn’t. We now have some idea why. Conficker’s botnet was easily capable of launching any of the above — an…
Lees meerThe long, sad tale of iTunes is recounted in this extensive, charming essay. It provides us with many lessons to learn about Apple.
Lees meerDave Hamilton and Charlotte Henry join host Kelly Guimont to talk about the departure of Sir Jony Ive and the new Senior VP of Operations.
Lees meerIn the latest issue of Mac Format magazine, Adam Banks writes a guide on how to stay safe online. This is a PDF version and on page 66. Using a Mac makes you safer than average when going online. That’s partly because of Apple’s efforts to secure th…
Lees meerGoogle’s reCAPTCHA bot detector is now an invisible web beacon and currently on over 650,000 websites. With reCaptcha v3, technology consultant Marcos Perona and Akrout’s tests both found that their reCaptcha scores were always low risk when they vi…
Lees meerMercury Intermedia dived into Apple Maps iconography to give us a history of it, and how it has changed over the years with each iOS update.
Lees meerApple’s 2019 Mac Pro production will be moved to China. Quanta Computer Inc will be the contractor.
Lees meerYesterday Vice reported on an app called DeepNude. It used machine learning to turn a clothed photo of a women into a naked version. It has since been taken offline. The developers have now removed the software from the web saying the world was not …
Lees meerApple’s second Singapore Apple store will open Saturday, July 13 at 10:00 AM. It will be at the Jewel Changi Airport.
Lees meerJCPenney reinstated Apple Pay at its stores after it had not offered the service for a number of months following a deadline from Visa.
Lees meerApple is reportedly set to provide $100 million to Japan Display as part of attempts to salvage the struggling smartphone display supplier.
Lees meerPolitico reports that the Trump administration is in talks about banning encryption, or at least certain forms of it that law enforcement can’t crack. The encryption challenge, which the government calls “going dark,” was the focus of a National Sec…
Lees meerUnder Tim Cook and Lisa Jackson’s leadership, Apple has prided its self on its contribution to tackling climate change. However, there is still a lot of tech firms could do. Fast Company looked at what they could learn from the Green New Deal. Given…
Lees meerSir Jony Ive’s departure from Apple had been rumored long before he confirmed it Thursday. Bloomberg News detailed his walk towards the exit. Ive still only came to the office a couple of days a week, with many meetings shifting to San Francisco, ac…
Lees meerSir Jony Ive is leaving Apple. You might have heard about it. John Gruber gives his take over on Daring Fireball and highlights the key issue about the departure – design is now reporting to operations. (I know Gruber doesn’t like formal titles, whi…
Lees meerBloomberg’s Mark Gurman and Ian King report: Apple Inc. hired one of ARM Holdings Inc.’s top chip engineers as the iPhone maker looks to expand its own chip development to more powerful devices, including the Mac, and new categories like a headset. …
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