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Catalina System Volume, ISP Lobbying Budgets – TMO Daily Observations 2019-06-26

woensdag 26 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

John Martellaro and Andrew Orr join host Kelly Guimont to discuss the new macOS read-only volume and ISP budgets for lobbying lawmakers.

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Mozilla’s Track THIS Project Aims to Fool Advertisers

woensdag 26 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

Yesterday Mozilla announced a new project called Track THIS that aims to fool advertisers. It lets you pretend to be someone else for a while.

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iPhone and the US-China Trade War

woensdag 26 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

Jason Dedrick, Greg Linden, and Kenneth L. Kraemer broke down the cost of the iPhone and showed how China doesn’t get as much value from iPhone exports as we think. So what about all of those famous factories in China with millions of workers making…

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800,000 Shopify Merchants Support Apple Business Chat

woensdag 26 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

All 800,000+ Shopify merchants now support Apple Business Chat. Merchants can use Shopify Ping to respond to customers.

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Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken to Support Apple Pay

woensdag 26 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

Savings bank Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken will become another German institution supporting Apple Pay. The move will happen sometime by the end of 2019, AppleInsider reported. The Euro-Cheque card is not expected to be supported at launch. That will…

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For a Limited Time, Visible Removes 5 Mbps Speed Cap

woensdag 26 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

Starting today and for a limited time, Visible is removing its 5 Mbps speed cap for new and existing members. Speed Cap Visible is a relatively new prepaid carrier that uses Verizon’s network. Disclosure: I’ve been a member since the beginning of th…

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NSA Found Wrongly Collecting Phone Records For Second Time

woensdag 26 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

The NSA has been found to have improperly collected the phone records of U.S. citizens. Again. The Wall Street journal reported on documents obtained by the ACLU. It said that the collection took place in October but it was unknown how many records …

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GIPHY Unveils Upgraded SDK for iOS Devs

woensdag 26 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

GIPHY unveiled a new SDK that makes it even easier for iOS developers to integrate its GIF library, stickers, emojis and text into an app.

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How Much Does Your ISP Spend on Lobbying?

woensdag 26 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

Paul Bischoff gives us a breakdown of the top 25 lobbying spenders in 2018, and how much they spent. 2018 was the biggest year yet for ISP lobbying at $80 million. Top spenders include AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast, which have amassed lobbying expenses…

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Manage Pop Superstars BTS in New iOS Game

woensdag 26 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

Ever dreamed of managing one of the biggest pop acts on the planet? Well, South Korean pop superstars BTS are giving you that chance in their new iOS game. In BTS World, you start leading the band from their formation in 2012. It gives fans the chan…

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Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Guide Available in Apple News

woensdag 26 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

Apple released a guide with information on all the Democratic presidential hopefuls in Apple News, which it will update during the campaign.

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Drive.ai Acquisition Completed by Apple

woensdag 26 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

Apple completed the purchase of self-driving car startup Drive.ai, a struggling self-driving vehicle startup.

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macOS Catalina Protects the OS in its own Read-only Volume

dinsdag 25 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

At WWDC 2019, Apple announced that macOS Catalina would reside in its own read-only volume. Security is greatly enhanced.

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DETOUR Act Aims to Stop ‘Dark Patterns’

dinsdag 25 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

Dark patterns is a phrase used to refer to design practices companies use to manipulate you. The DETOUR Act wants to change that.

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Visualizing Apple Product Release Patterns

dinsdag 25 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

Randy Krum created an infographic to visualize Apple product release patterns since 2007. He updated it for this year. This year I further broke apart all of the individual product lines so you can see their separate release patterns, or lack of any…

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Robocalls, Spotify vs Apple – TMO Daily Observations 2019-06-25

dinsdag 25 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

Charlotte Henry and Andrew Orr join host Kelly Guimont to discuss a new approach to fighting robocalls and Spotify’s complaint against Apple.

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OSX/Linker Malware Exploits macOS GateKeeper

dinsdag 25 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

Security researchers have discovered a piece of Mac malware called OSX/Linker that can exploit a zero day vulnerability in macOS GateKeeper.

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Introducing Your New Favorite Subreddit

dinsdag 25 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

If you have ever wondered whether or not you’re in the right in a given situation Reddit has the answer. Wired outlined how users on the Am I the Asshole subreddit will pass judgment on any issue. People go to r/AmItheAsshole for one thing: judgment…

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Apple Hires Top Ad Exec for Unconfirmed Role

dinsdag 25 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

Well thought-of advertising exec Nick Law is joining Apple, according to AdAge. He will join from Publicis Groupe in September. It is not known what role he will take at Apple Following yesterday’s Ad Age report that Publicis Groupe Chief Creative O…

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Spotify Anti-Trust Argument Questioned by Apple

dinsdag 25 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

Apple claims that Spotify only paid the so call ‘app tax’ on 0.5% of its paid subscribers, and has no paid any commission for three years.

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Apple Watch Patent Suggests How it Can be a Camera

dinsdag 25 juni 2019 inThe Mac Observer (Mac algemeen)

A new patent, discovered by 9to5Mac, suggested a way the Apple Watch could be used as a camera. It proposes a flexible section in the band. The section could also be adapted and used for FaceTime. Apple’s proposed solution is to integrate the camera…

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