In this episode of the Apple @ Work podcast, Bradley is joined by Jason Dettbarn from Addigy and Ben Greiner from Ntvia.
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| Read more »Back in November, Let's Encrypt warned that older Android phones stuck running 7.1.1 Nougat or lower won’t be able to visit large portions of the secure web by September 2021. Now, the nonprofit certificate authority has announced that it has found a...
| Read more »B&H is making last-minute gift giving easy, with triple-digit savings on quad-core Intel MacBook Air notebooks, plus free next day delivery.Last-minute holiday savingsThe holiday deals continue at Apple Authorized Reseller B&H Photo with the latest round of price cuts spanning several 2020 MacBook Air configurations equipped with quad-core Intel processors. Save $220 to $250 on the ultraportable notebooks, with prices starting at $879. Free next day delivery is also included when the Airs are shipped within the contiguous U.S.
| Read more »Samsung is apparently working on a follow-up to the Galaxy Chromebook it released earlier this year. And based on a photo leaked by Evan Blass (a.k.a. evleaks), it pretty much looks like its predecessor with some minor differences: Samsung has rearra...
| Read more »As reported in July, Twitter announced the second generation of its official API to bring more features to third-party Twitter clients. The company announced today that the Twitter v2 API is getting its first expansion with conversation and reply controls.
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| Read more »Fallout from the SolarWinds hack continues to expand. A handful of major tech companies, including NVIDIA and Intel, have joined the growing list of organizations affected by the unprecedented hack US officials have blamed on Russia. The Wall Street...
| Read more »Join engineers from companies like Apple, Google, and Netflix in owning a piece of the internet. Wifi Dabba is the fastest and cheapest ISP in the hottest telecom market in the world, India. We have launched a partner program for 100 individuals to own a region of the network. We offer a fully managed service and a 30% revenue share along with minimum guaranteed returns. 70 regions have already been sold in the 3 months since the launch of the partnership program, so there are 30 regions left. Wifi Dabba is funded by YCombinator and other leading venture capital investors.
| Read more »Epic Games and Samsung are teaming up on a guerilla marketing campaign that seeks to publicize the developer's legal battle with Apple over App Store policies and restrictions.An unknown number of internet influencers were this week sent a care package that includes a "Free Fortnite" jacket and Samsung's Galaxy Tab S7. The $160 Alpha Industries MA-1 bomber jacket is embroidered front and back with a rainbow colored llama — a take on Apple's original logo — and "Free Fortnite" text. Samsung's Galaxy Tab appears to be a stock unit.Packaged in an Apple-style box complete with llama logo, the gift contains a small insert with stickers and an informational card.
| Read more »According to Reuters, Apple is moving forward with self-driving car technology and is targeting 2024 to produce a passenger vehicle that could include its own breakthrough battery technology. From the report: The iPhone maker's automotive efforts, known as Project Titan, have proceeded unevenly since 2014 when it first started to design its own vehicle from scratch. At one point, Apple drew back the effort to focus on software and reassessed its goals. Doug Field, an Apple veteran who had worked at Tesla Inc, returned to oversee the project in 2018 and laid off 190 people from the team in 2019. Since then, Apple has progressed enough that it now aims to build a vehicle for consumers, two people familiar with the effort said, asking not to be named because Apple's plans are not public. Apple's goal of building a personal vehicle for the mass market contrasts with rivals such as Alphabet Inc's Waymo, which has built robo-taxis to carry passengers for a driverless ride-hailing service...
| Read more »Since Fortnite was banned from the App Store in August this year, Epic Games has been promoting a boycott of Apple products through special tournaments and campaigns mocking the company. This week, Epic sent a kit to some influencers with a “Free Fortnite” jacket and a Galaxy Tab S7, reinforcing the company’s criticism to Apple.
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| Read more »Over the last few years wireless charging has gone from novelty concept to a conventional function of any modern iPhone. We won’t pretend that wireless charging is always an ideal substitute for plugging in, but it’s a very hassle-free way to keep your phone topped off throughout the day. Freed from the bother of plugging and unplugging, a wireless charger on your desk is as good a place as any to set your phone, knowing the battery is being steadily replenished, and ready for your next outing. A wireless charger by your bed makes it easy to grab and go in the morning, or just to “check one thing” without fussing with the lightning cable.
To save on Apple gear see our roundup of the best holiday deals on iPads, AirPods, Watches, MacBooks, and more.
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Apple may start building and selling a car within the next four years. According to Reuters, the vehicle may (or may not) use self-driving technology developed by Apple, and it may (or may not) involve a "breakthrough" battery design that would be cheaper and provide longer range than current technology.
Reuters says that Apple is working on lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery chemistry, which is cheaper than battery cells that use nickel manganese cobalt chemistry. In July of this year, Tesla announced...
| Read more »Earlier today the Economic Daily News claimed the long-rumored “Apple Car” is running at least two years ahead of schedule and will be released in the third quarter of 2021. Now Reuters — referencing two unnamed “people familiar with the matter” — makes the more feasible prediction that the tech giant plans to begin production on an Apple-branded self-driving vehicle starting in 2024.
Apple Car mock-up courtesy of wccftech
The article says that central to the company’s strategy is a new “monocle” battery design that could “radically” reduce the cost of batteries and increase the vehicle’s range, according to a third person who has purportedly seen Apple...
| Read more »Apple holds privacy and security as two of its core values and it’s got some new resources on how to protect your devices, accounts, and personal safety. Let’s look at the recommended steps to check who can see your iPhone location including how to make sure no one can track you.
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| Read more »A pair of new Philips Hue products have leaked today, providing a glimpse at what the smart home company has in store for early 2021. As reported by Hueblog, Philips Hue will release a new Wave Linear outdoor lighting accessory in spring of 2021, as well as redesigned Smart Dimmer.
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| Read more »Apple is reportedly moving forward with a plan to begin production on a so-called "Apple Car," which will feature "next level" battery technology, in 2024.Credit: AppleRumors of Apple's self-driving car initiative, internally dubbed Project Titan, have surfaced periodically since 2014. Although many of the rumors are focused on underlying autonomous systems, there have been reports, patents, and key hires that suggest Apple is working on a production car.
| Read more »The Apple Watch Series 5 (44mm) is on sale on Amazon. Today, the GPS + cellular variant is down to just $294 from its original price of $529.
The Apple Watch Series 5 now sports an always-on Retina display so you can check the time, heart rate, and notifications easily and without having to flick your wrist. It’s 30% larger compared to the Series 4 and has new features such as the ECG app, electrical heart sensors, and emergency SOS.
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| Read more »The EFF, or Electronic Frontier Foundation has recently declared Facebook’s campaign against Apple’s anti-tracking initiatives ‘laughable’.
Apple has launched several initiatives to limit ad tracking across its ecosystem, something that Facebook objected against. The EFF sided with Apple and published an article on how Facebook’s campaign to stop the privacy changes from happening was a smokescreen to distract people from its ‘poor anticompetitive behavior and privacy issues’.
The AppTrackingTransparency feature is set to roll out on the iPadOS and iOS 14 and enables users to choose which 3rd party trackers are allowed to function. This gives the device owners greater control and knowledge and protects them from abuse.
The EFF has declared that the anti...
| Read more »Apple’s image capturing vehicles have been spotted roaming around Singapore, New Zealand, and Israel, indicating that the feature may arrive to the countries soon.
‘Look Around’ is available on Apple Maps and was introduced in iOS 13 and later, as well as macOS Big Sur. It’s similar to Google Streetview and allows users to get street-level map details for a better navigational experience.
Apple uses imaging vehicles to capture street-level details. In Israel, the vehicle has been spotted passing through Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa, Central, Southern and Northern regions. In Singapore, the vehicle has been spotted passing through the five regions, namely South West, South East, North West, North East and Central, while in New Zealand it was spotted along Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland.
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| Read more »A number of journalists’ iPhones have been compromised following an iMessage vulnerability.
A Citizen Lab report from the Toronto University reveals that the operation began in July and August this year and was conducted by government agents. The target were news-gathering organizations’ executives, anchors, producers, and journalists.
The agents used a vulnerability titled ‘Kismet’, which is a Pegasus spyware that works within the iMessage app. The zero-click exploit was discovered in iOS 13.5.1 and other versions.
The attacks were believed to come from ‘Monarchy’ in Saudi Arabia and ‘Sneaky Kestrel’ in UAE. The Pegasus operators were rumored to be employed by the two countries’ crown princes.
Once the exploit kicks in the device will...
| Read more »Turn your iPad into a versatile device with the help of the Logitech Slim Folio PRO and save $40 in the process. Today, the iPad Pro accessory is down to just $69.99 from its original price of $109.99 on Amazon.
Logitech’s offering has a set of useful features for just about every iPad Pro owner. You get backlit keys which let you type away without having to find an illuminated area or light source. The keys are large and well-spaced so you can type without having any issues. What’s more, there’s a row of iOS shortcut keys so you’ll feel right at home.
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Chipmaker Qualcomm has outed test scores for its new Snapdragon 888 chip that will power the next-gen flagship Android phones next year. By comparison it’s revealed that the chip received a lower score than the A14 processor used in iPhone 12 models.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 SoC benchmarks were put on a side-by-side with the A14, and the Apple chip won on both GFXBench and GeekBench 5 tests.
The Qualcomm chip had a 1,135 single core score and a 3,794 multi core score, whereas the A14 had a 1,603 single core score and a 4,187 multi core score. The GFXBench, which gauges GPU power the iPhone 12 Pro earned a 102.24 fps while Samsung received an 86 fps.
Sustained performance is largely an unknown and it’s rumored that the Snapdragon 888 can win over the A14 if it edges out the chip in power efficiency.
While the 888 chip may be inferior to the A14 it’s still a huge leap from earlier Snapdragon chips in flagship Android phones in terms of CPU and GPU...
| Read more »Apple has recently published a guide on how people can protect their personal data from other people.
Apple has been a proponent of privacy for some time now, with its latest endeavor being the integration of ‘nutrition labels’ on the App Store.
Now, the Cupertino-based company has published a document titled ‘Device and Data Access When Personal Safety is at Risk’, which explains all security options and how people can use them.
On Apple’s support site the description reads, ‘if you’re concerned that someone is accessing your information you did not share from your Apple device, this guide will also help you identify risks’. Furthermore, the text says that the guide can walk the individual through steps to make technology as secure and private as...
| Read more »Apple Car rumors have been floating around for years, and a new report from Reuters today sheds more light on the highly-secretive project. According to the report, production of the electric Apple Car could start as early as 2024, and Apple is likely to work with a manufacturing partner to build the vehicles.
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| Read more »When the new Mercedes EQS sedan hits the road next year, it will feature a new and improved version of the automaker’s MBUX infotainment called the MBUX Hyperscreen as an optional upgrade. The company says the ultrawide screen spans the entire front...
| Read more »Unlike the smartphone market, the streaming box market is chock full of competition. Apple joined the fray in 2007 with the first generation Apple TV but things didn’t really pick up until the second generation model in 2010. Along the way, Apple had to contend with new competitors like Roku, Amazon’s Fire streaming devices, Google’s TV efforts, and other smart TV operating systems like webOS on LG TVs. This isn’t even to mention indirect competition from game consoles like the Xbox and Playstation. In 2020, Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD are by far the most expensive streaming boxes. But unlike other Apple products, the Apple TV doesn’t do much to justify the premium.
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| Read more »Browser makers Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla, have banned a root certificate that was being used by the Kazakhstan government to intercept and decrypt HTTPS traffic for residents in the country's capital, the city of Nur-Sultan (formerly Astana). From a report: The certificate had been in use since December 6, 2020, when Kazakh officials forced local internet service providers to block Nur-Sultan residents from accessing foreign sites unless they had a specific digital certificate issued by the government installed on their devices. While users were able to access most foreign-hosted sites, access was blocked to sites like Google, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and Netflix, unless they had the certificate installed. Kazakh officials justified their actions claiming they were carrying out a cybersecurity training exercise for government agencies, telecoms, and private companies. Officials cited that cyberattacks targeting "Kazakhstan's segment of the internet" grew 2...
| Read more »The sound behind five decades of landmark albums, API consoles are legend for good reason. From Stevie Wonder’s Talking Book and Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours, to The Cure’s Pornography and Radiohead’s Hail to the Thief — the mid‑forward punch of API’s classic analog consoles breathe aggressive, multi‑dimensional color into your mixes.
Developed in partnership with API, exclusively for LUNA Recording System, the API Summing Extension emulates the 2520 op‑amp and custom output transformer-based summing amps found in legendary API consoles over the past 50 years — giving your LUNA mixes all the attitude and tone of API’s esteemed analog desks.
I haven’t tried API Summing yet, but I plan to over the holidays.
| Read more »In keeping with our tradition, we’re going to take off the last few weeks of 2020, which this year means staying safe with our immediate households and scheduling virtual gatherings with our extended families. You can expect the next email issue of TidBITS on 11 January 2021. Thanks for reading TidBITS, and we hope you’ve found our content useful, accurate, and enjoyable!
| Read more »Nanoleaf debuted its latest smart light panel system this year with Shapes. The first option was Shapes – Hexagons and Triangles and Mini Triangles have arrived as well. As you’d hope, all three of the Nanoleaf Shapes light panels work together to make a flexible system that lets you get really creative. And just like Nanoleaf’s other products, Shapes are HomeKit compatible with no hub needed.
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| Read more »BBEdit is ready for macOS 11 Big Sur and the new M1 machines! Bare Bones Software is offering a BBEdit & Yojimbo holiday bundle that’s a perfect gift for a friend (or yourself) for just $59. I’ve been using BBEdit for over 20 years—it’s one of the first things I put on any computer.
| Read more »Following beta versions of Photoshop and Lightroom for M1 Macs, you can now try out an in-development release of Premiere Pro that optimizes the software for Apple’s new chip architecture. As with the Photoshop M1 beta, you won’t find every feature t...
| Read more »New legislation in the EU is set to take effect on December 31 that will impact online purchases. Apple has given a heads up about how developers will be impacted and what to do to prepare for the changes.
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| Read more »Apple's new M1 MacBook Pro is on sale right now with a $120 exclusive coupon discount on the standard standalone system, plus $60 off AppleCare. Units are in stock and ready to ship out for holiday gift giving.Exclusive deals, units in stockFeaturing the new M1 Apple Silicon system on a chip (SoC), Apple's latest 13-inch MacBook Pro offers an abundance of new tech while retaining the same $1,299 retail starting price like previous models.
| Read more »Your Apple gear wasn’t cheap. And if you drop your iPhone, your iPad stops turning on, or you smack your Apple Watch into something and shatter it, getting it repaired probably won’t be cheap either.
Apple includes a one-year limited warranty with all hardware so if there’s a manufacturing defect, you’ll be covered. To also protect against accidental damage plus extend the original warranty for longer and enjoy free tech support, you can opt to purchase AppleCare+. Here’s what it is, what it covers, and what you can expect to pay. Is AppleCare+ worth it? Only you can decide for your own situation, but this should be everything you need to know to make a smart choice.
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| Read more »Twenty One Pilots' supposedly never-ending music video wrapped up last week and it set a Guinness World Record in the process. The band livestreamed a video for "Level of Concern," which pulled in fan-created content from more than 162,000 submission...
| Read more »2020 was a rollercoaster year for TikTok. A constantly changing deadline from the Trump administration meant the company spent most of the year unsure of it would still be around to see the end of it. So can you blame ByteDance’s US outpost for wanti...
| Read more »The team behind Black Mirror are back with their latest project, and instead of telling yet another story about how technology could ruin our lives, they have 2020 firmly in their crosshairs. The show’s creators, Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones, ha...
| Read more »TikTok has become the latest social network to add a year-in-review feature. The company is rolling out a new “Year on TikTok” recap that lets you “revisit some of your defining TikTok memories in true TikTok style.” Here’s how it works in the TikTok app on iOS.
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| Read more »Recent upheaval at a Wistron manufacturing plant in India could delay Apple's production plans in the country, though the situation is unlikely to affect an iPhone 12 ramp, analysts from Piper Sandler claim.Credit: Andrew O'Hara, AppleInsiderIn a note to investors seen by AppleInsider, Piper Sandler analyst Harsh Kumar covered a range of semiconductor news tidbits. Included in a broader view of the chip and handset industry are several stories related specifically to Apple.
| Read more »Young creatives in London made the best of a quarantine summer with Today at Apple and Made in LDN, the ongoing program that brings new opportunities to aspiring artists. To wrap up the year, Apple and the Mayor of London’s Office are celebrating youth creativity with short films that document Made in LDN virtual sessions.
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| Read more »Today’s best deals include the first discount on Apple’s new AirPods Max, along with $150 off the latest iPad Pro, and Anker’s Christmas week sale. Head below for all that and more in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
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| Read more »Astronomers have encountered a mystery surprisingly close to Earth. The Guardian and Scientific American have learned that Breakthrough Listen astronomers using the Parkes telescope in Australia discovered a strange radio signal coming from Proxima C...
| Read more »While some forms of entertainment like movies and sports were hit hard by the pandemic, gaming actually thrived in 2020. Since we were all stuck indoors, we spent a lot more time in front of screens, discovering new experiences, replaying older class...
| Read more »Apple Mac revenues rose 50% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2020 as global PC unit shipments increased 18%, driven largely by continued work-from-home and remote learning trends.Credit: Andrew O'Hara, AppleInsiderIn a note to investors seen by AppleInsider, Goldman Sachs analyst Rod Hall writes that Apple's Mac revenues rose 50% year-over-year. The Cupertino tech giant is also likely to see continued gains as users adopt M1-equipped Macs for their performance upgrades.
| Read more »In a note to clients — as noted by AppleInsider — Goldman Sachs analyst Rod Hall says Apple’s Mac revenues rose 50% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2020 as global PC (as in “personal computer,” not just Windows systems) unit shipments increased 18%.
Hall expects the current PC market strength to "at least partially persist" into the fourth quarter of 2020, and possibly into the first quarter of 2021 as global coronavirus lockdowns continue. He also thinks the M1 Macs will sell well.
Hall notes that desktop units appeared to be doing worse compared to 2019, with a -18% decrease. Notebooks sales, on the other hand, are booming. Sales of laptop devices were 36% higher in the third quarter year-over-year, beating Goldman Sachs estimates by 16%.
| Read more »Homestar Runner remains one of the best-known internet cartoons built on Adobe Flash, a site that regularly produced hilarious absurdist content throughout the 2000s. Of course, the era of the smartphone and iPad eventually led to a major move away f...
| Read more »Once seen only in construction sites and surgery rooms, the NIOSH-approved N95 respirator mask has become a ubiquitous part of our daily lives. N95 masks filter at least 95% of airborne particles and protects users from face and lung contamination, m...
| Read more »The holidays are upon us, and with that comes gatherings of friends and family—usually. In this time of COVID-19, in-person gatherings with people outside of your immediate circle are discouraged. After all, it is the season of giving, but no one wants to give anyone the virus.
Zoom is now available for Apple silicon. It’s not a Universal app, and if you download the Apple silicon version to an Intel Mac, the icon. will have a slash through it, indicating that it won’t run.
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| Read more »[VIDEO] This is a remarkably clever video (embedded in main Loop post), using specially designed binaural ear microphones to bring the sound of whatever hits the mics to your ears. As close to hearing the benefits of the AirPods Max as you can get without auditioning them in person.
Put on a pair of headphones, turn on the sound, sit back and relax. Great video.
| Read more »It might not be too late to get your hands on a 2020 12.9-inch iPad Pro in time for the holidays. If you’re looking to pick one up, you might not find a better deal at the moment than at B&H. Several models are on sale for the lowest prices we’ve...
| Read more »Maintenance release for the calendar app adds an option to choose which browser to use for conference calls. ($39.99 new, free update, 41.3 MB, macOS 10.13.2+)
| Read more »Jean-Louis Gassée:
Today, an unstructured, sentimental reminiscence and acknowledgment of my debt to Apple. A company that, warts and all, was gratifying to have worked for and continues to be enjoyable to watch.
This is an interesting read, a look back by someone who was in the room when it happened, both when Steve Jobs was kicked to the curb, and as the founder of a competitor to NeXT when Steve made his triumphant return.
| Read more »Keyboard-driven launcher now runs natively with both Intel-based and M1-based Macs. (£23 new, free update, 4.8 MB, macOS 10.11+)
| Read more »Adds support for importing Apple iPhone ProRAW, Photoshop .PSB, and Canon .CR3 files. ($39.95 new, free update, 250 MB, macOS 10.9+)
| Read more »Text expansion utility brings user interface and compatibility improvements with macOS 11 Big Sur. (€24.99 new, free update, 7.2 MB, macOS 10.8+)
| Read more »Ben Schoon, 9to5Google, on Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Buds Pro:
Perhaps most notably, though, is a copy of Apple’s “Spatial Audio” feature for the Galaxy Buds Pro. That feature, which is available on AirPods Pro and AirPods Max, can creature a faux surround sound system that changes the direction of the audio based on the direction of your head and the position of the phone.
Oh Samsung, you just couldn’t resist, could you. You did skip a step, though. You forgot to mock the feature when Apple shipped it before you started your copiers.
| Read more »Congress’ long-awaited COVID-19 relief bill could be good news for those who need to learn and work remotely during the pandemic. Axios has learned the package in the newly agreed deal earmarks $7 billion for broadband access. About $3.2 billion of t...
| Read more »Adobe has announced the first public access to Premiere Pro native M1 support through a beta version of its Mac video editing software. Premiere Rush and audio editing tool Audition also get native support in new betas for Apple’s M1-powered Macs.
As with Photoshop (but in contrast with Lightroom), Adobe is taking a phased approach, with initial betas supporting only a limited number of features …
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| Read more »Google Experiments:
Create your own opera inspired song with Blob Opera – no music skills required ! A machine learning experiment by David Li in collaboration with Google Arts & Culture
Follow the headline link, tap the Launch experiment button. Click and drag to create some operatic harmony.
Sound will play, so consider this before you start.
| Read more »One of the most notable YouTube premium features is the ability to download basically any video for offline playback. According to Android Police, YouTube briefly tested an extension of that feature that would use your account to sync downloads acros...
| Read more »Have an M1 Mac? Use Zoom?
If both, head over to the headline-link, then click the Download Center link to get to the download page, then look for this sentence:
Or, for Macs with the M1 processor, click here to download
The word here is the link you want.
Or, avoid the back and forth and just click this download link.
The whole thing is a bit cryptic, but glad to see this update.
| Read more »Looking for the perfect last-minute gift for the Apple fan on your shopping list? Apple AirPods Pro are in stock and on sale for $199.99 today only at B&H Photo, with free expedited shipping.Flash AirPods Pro dealToday's AirPods Pro flash deal is in addition to one-day only savings on 12.9-inch iPad Pros that we covered earlier this morning, with B&H offering free expedited shipping within the contiguous U.S. on the handy wireless earphones while supplies last.
| Read more »The iPhone 12 has become the most popular 5G-enabled smartphone in the world, according to Counterpoint Research, accomplishing the feat in October after just two weeks of sales.The launch of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro in October, followed by their subsequent release later that month, didn't give Apple much time to achieve high sales in that particular month. However, data from Counterpoint Research indicates that it only needed a brief window to quickly dominate the 5G market.In terms of market share for October, the iPhone 12 stormed to the top of the chart for 5G-enabled devices with a 16% share, followed closely by the iPhone 12 Pro with 8%. The nearest competitor to Apple was the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G,...
| Read more »The coronavirus most definitely did not stop Apple from releasing a slew of new hardware in 2020. The company announced three updated iPads, five new phones, some crazy-expensive headphones and three new Macs with its new M1 silicon inside. Putting a...
| Read more »On December 10, my world changed in a flash as I went from having a normal day at work to following an ambulance to the emergency room with my five-year-old daughter inside. Read on to see how the iPhone 12 mini performed when we were stuck in intensive care overnight.
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| Read more »Good mental health is important, and early research suggests AI might help diagnose that health for people who are under a particularly heavy strain. Scientists have developed a combination of deep learning algorithms that use eye tracking to gauge t...
| Read more »The supply of and demand for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro lineups appear to be leveling out, with lead times stabilizing or moderating across the board, says analysts at Morgan Stanley.Credit: Andrew O'Hara, AppleInsiderIn an iPhone availability tracker note seen by AppleInsider, Morgan Stanley analyst Samik Chatterjee writes that lead times — or the time it takes for an iPhone order to arrive — for both the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max have decreased.
| Read more »Citizen Lab researchers say they have found evidence that dozens of journalists had their iPhones silently compromised with spyware known to be used by nation states. From a report: For more than the past year, London-based reporter Rania Dridi and at least 36 journalists, producers and executives working for the Al Jazeera news agency were targeted with a so-called "zero-click" attack that exploited a now-fixed vulnerability in Apple's iMessage. The attack invisibly compromised the devices without having to trick the victims into opening a malicious link. Citizen Lab, the internet watchdog at the University of Toronto, was asked to investigate earlier this year after one of the victims, Al Jazeera investigative journalist Tamer Almisshal, suspected that his phone may have been hacked. In a technical report out Sunday and shared with TechCrunch, the researchers say they believe the journalists' iPhones were infected with the Pegasus spyware, developed by Israel-based NSO Group. The...
| Read more »Improves performance for note loading, the sidebar, and attaching files plus adds several user interface improvements. (Free, 148 MB, macOS 10.10+)
| Read more »Adds new restrictions, payloads, and commands for Profile Manager and now requires macOS 11 Big Sur or later. ($19.99 new, free update, 79.2 MB, macOS 11+)
| Read more »Adds support for M1-based Macs and importing bookmarks from the Brave Web browser. (Free/$4.95/$49.95, free updates, various sizes, macOS 10.10+)
| Read more »The iPhone 12 was the world’s best-selling 5G smartphone model in October despite a delayed launch, which resulted in only two weeks of sales during the month, according to Counterpoint Research.
The iPhone 12 Pro, which launched alongside the iPhone 12, was the second best-selling 5G model for the month, according to the research group’s monthly Market Pulse Service. The iPhone 12 and 12 Pro together captured close to one-fourth of the total 5G smartphone sales in October.
The iPhone 12 also entered the top 10 bestseller list of 5G devices for January-October 2020, attaining the seventh position. This is a “big achievement, considering the new iPhone series was available for only two weeks in October,” according to Counterpoint Research.
When the season two finale of The Mandalorian dropped last week, it teased something called The Book of Boba Fett in a post-credits scene. It was clear that Boba Fett was going to get some time in the spotlight, we didn’t know if this was a movie, a...
| Read more »I don’t buy it, but the Economic Daily News claims the long-rumored “Apple Car” is running at least two years ahead of schedule and will be released in the third quarter of 2021. The article cites “unnamed executives at Taiwanese manufacturers.”
“According to the executives of a major electric vehicle supply chain manufacturer, with the order shipment and assembly completed, dozens of Apple Car’s first prototype cars have been secretly tested on the road in California,” says the Economic Daily News. “It is expected that heavy shipments and business opportunities will be mature next year.”
Most pundits — including usually-accurate analyst Ming-Chi Kuo — have pegged a 2023 or later time table for such a vehicle to roll out. However, the Sellers Research Group (that’s me) doesn’t think Apple will ever make an...
| Read more »Apple has placed its Taiwan-based supplier Wistron on probation following rioting at its plant in southern India, reports Reuters. The tech giant said it won’t award the contract manufacturer new business until it addressed the way workers were treated at its southern India plant.
Apple said Wistron had failed to implement proper working hour management processes, which “led to payment delays for some workers in October and November.” Reuters notes, on Saturday, that Wistron admitted some workers at the plant in Karnataka’s Narasapura had not been paid properly or on time, and it was removing a top executive overseeing its India business. Apple said it will continue to monitor Wistron’s progress on corrective action.
Serious violations of labor laws were taking place at the iPhone manufacturing facility in India where a workers’ protest on...
| Read more »Testing the new Logitech Circle doorbell camera in the real world has turned up some interesting shortcomings in HomeKit Secure Video. Plus Eve's macOS app is out, while the iOS 14.4 beta brings U1 benefits to HomePod mini, all on the HomeKit Insider podcast.HomeKit Insider: A new AppleInsider podcastThe primary topic for this podcast episode surrounds the recent release of the Logitech Circle View Wired Video Doorbell — and what it tells us about HomeKit Secure Video.
| Read more »The iPhone 12 became the world’s best-selling 5G smartphone in October, despite preorders opening halfway through the month, says Counterpoint Research.
The company split out the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro …
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| Read more »Zoom is now subject of probes by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and a pair of U.S. Attorney's offices, the company claims, with the investigations focusing on the company's interactions with China and other governments around the world.On Friday, a corporate blog post revealed Zoom had caught the attention of the SEC and U.S. Attorneys, and had been investigated for a number of months. The investigations, launched over the summer, examined how the company conducted itself with foreign governments and political parties, with close scrutiny over its handling of Chinese government requests.This included requests for information relating to security and privacy, encryption, usage metrics, and disclosures. A subpoena from the Northern District of California also wanted details of contacts between Zoom employees and the Chinese government, and attempts by foreign governments to influence Zoom's policies...
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| Read more »Apple's retail operations continue to be impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Here's where Apple Stores have opened, as well as where they are closed, updated on December 21 with all 53 stores in California closed and 16 stores closed in the UK.Apple Michigan AvenueApple is opening its retail stores on a case-by-case basis, and are relying on the CDC guidance to do so. The stores that are open offer most of their services, but with precautions in place to protect customers and employees.
| Read more »Discounts on Apple’s latest products are pretty rare, and the Watch Series 6 is no exception. Normally, it costs at least $399, though we’ve seen small discounts at Apple and prices as low as around $350 on Amazon. Right now, however, you can grab th...
| Read more »Not only will Apple likely be forced to share results of its investigations on what caused the riots at Wistron, but it may also be held at least partially liable for the damages and labor violations, according to India law.An image from a video showing the violence at the Wistron facility.Following the worker riots at the Wistron plant in Narasapura, India, state government authorities are expected to ask Apple to supply details from its investigations. Under Indian law, Apple is a contractor that is ultimately the employer, and so the government can call for explanations from both Apple and Wistron.
| Read more »Under Indian law, Apple has ultimate legal responsibility for the underpaid wages at a Wistron iPhone assembly plant near Bangalore, says a local report.
iPhone assembly was suspended at the plant due to damage caused when workers rioted following underpayments. An investigation by the Indian government found ‘serious labor law violations’ …
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| Read more »Plenty of phones have a special back panel with a colourful gradient or shimmering effect. Very few, however, actually change color altogether. (Not without a case or Dbrand-style skin, anyway.) The OnePlus 8T Concept is different, though. The experi...
| Read more »Zoom is releasing a version of its app that is compatible with Apple Silicon Macs, with the updated app capable of natively supporting Apple's M1 SoC without needing to employ Rosetta 2.The Monday update of the video conferencing tool will include support for Apple's ARM-based CPUs, support pages for the app reveals. The desktop client will have "better support" for the M1 chip, with a separate installer to be made available from the Zoom Download Center including that compatibility.The change is important to users that have an M1-equipped Mac mini, MacBook Air, or 13-inch MacBook Pro...
| Read more »A suspected state-sponsored attack saw dozens of iPhones hacked by exploiting an iMessage vulnerability that remained unpatched for around a year. The attack was a so-called zero-click one because it didn’t require the victims to take any action: the hack was enabled simply by receiving a text message.
The victims of the attack were Al Jazeera journalists, and is believed to have been carried out on behalf of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates governments, using spyware developed by Israeli company NSO Group. It is suspected that these journalists are a ‘minuscule’ fraction of the iPhones hacked using this method …
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| Read more »You probably already have your holiday shopping taken care of and are already looking at a stack of confirmed delivery tracking numbers. But if, say, a friend of yours is still in need of last-minute shopping information, or you just want to double...
| Read more »The often-rumored 'Apple Car' could arrive earlier than expected, a dubious report claims, with Apple apparently planning to introduce the self-designed vehicle in September 2021.The "Apple Car" is a product that has supposedly been in the works for years, regularly surfacing in rumors, patent filings, and analyst speculation.While it has been thought the vehicle may be years away from being introduced, a new report suggests that Apple may show off its in-development vehicle in the next year.
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| Read more »Adobe announces that video editing app Premiere Pro is to be released with Apple Silicon M1 support in stages, starting with the "core editing functions," which are available in beta now.Final Cut Pro rival Adobe Premiere Pro is now available with support for the M1 processor, but only partially and solely in beta. Adobe warns users that there are key limitations in the current beta, but also says that full support will be introduced in stages."Since Premiere Pro is built on a large codebase with support for a wide range of media and workflows, we will implement native support for Apple M1 in phases and some parts have not been ported yet," Adobe announced in a...
| Read more »By Victoria Duran III
Ever since the launch of its first wearable devices, Apple has shown a clear interest in promoting healthy lifestyles. As a result, apps like the Workout app have become one of the most popular applications among smartwatch users.
This philosophy has taken a step further in 2020. Apple has made history by announcing its first partnership with a country: Singapore. The result of this agreement is LumiHealth, a fitness app that promotes healthy habits among Singaporeans.
Singapore has the third longest life expectancy in the world. Singaporeans live up to 83 years old on average, and this number is increasing. So, it’s not surprising that the South East...
| Read more »Samsung currently has three models of Galaxy Buds earphones, including the original Buds, Buds+ and bean-shaped Buds Live — the latter its first with active noise cancellation (ANC). However, as rumored, a fourth model called the Buds Pro is set to j...
| Read more »Goodbye, 2020, we won’t miss you.
Looking back over the last 12 months, it’s clearly been eventful for Apple—and that’s even without taking a global pandemic into account. The company has been busy, especially in the fall product season, but as the year draws to a close, it’s time to cast a gimlet eye over all the decisions the Cupertino-based company has made and—as is our annual tradition—pick out the ones that will ultimately have the largest impact on its future.
There were almost too many to choose from this year, but looking at a larger theme, I think it would be about Apple deciding to stretch itself, make some choices that we wouldn’t necessarily consider very Apple-like. Even if, in the end, those decisions were perhaps the most Apple-like of all.
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| Read more »Here’s a good reason to add a protective case to your iPhone: Americans who have dropped their smartphones on the sidewalk or into a swimming pool are far from alone. A new survey by Allstate Protection Plans found that 140 million Americans have damaged a smartphone at some point in their lives, with 87 million having a mishap in the past 12 months.
The Allstate Protection Plans Mobile Mythconceptions Study looked at the common causes of smartphone damage, along with consumers’ attitudes toward repairing and replacing their phones. It found that while Americans believe only 43% of smartphone owners have had an accident that required repair, 61% have actually had damage that needed repairs.
In the past year, damaged screens (45%) led the list of most common types of smartphone damage. Battery failure (19%) was second, with damaged corners and sides coming in third (13%). Other study highlights:
... | Read more »Apple launched its flagship and the only wireless headphones AirPods Max, earlier this year. The wireless headphones cost $549 – super expensive in the consumer section of wireless audio equipment. While the price is something that made reviewers mark it as a negative, there was another issue: the AirPods Max would not turn off unless they are placed inside the case provided by Apple.
It’s important to note that, even when placed inside the Smart Case that comes with the AirPods Max, the headphones do not actually power off but instead go into a low power mode. Initially, Apple only said that when placed inside the case, the AirPods Max would go into ultra-low-power state.
Updated support page offers details
Everyone in the review business and tech enthusiasts alike wondered what would happen if Apple’s wireless headphones were not to be placed inside the case. To answer all the questions, Apple updated its support page for the same matter...
| Read more »Launched in 2014, Apple Pay has begun to grow at an exponential rate. The payment service by Apple only works on the devices made by the company. The goal with Apple Pay is to offer a seamless payment experience using fingerprint or facial recognition as authorization methods.
According to Apple Insider, Apple Pay has grown heavily since the beginning of the global coronavirus pandemic. Past few months and years as well, have been all about regulators taking a hard look at big tech companies. It appears that all of regulators’ eyes are on Apple again for the way in which it runs Apple Pay.
Apple users are reportedly “motivated” to use Apple’s own methods such as Apple Card or Apple Pay Cash. The company launched its own credit card by the name of “Apple Card” in partnership with Goldman Sachs as its banking partner while Mastercard took over the payment network.
According to Apple Insider, Apple “minimizes” other payment...
| Read more »Apple’s spiffy Look Around feature may be about to work with additional countries in the future, as the company’s imaging vehicles have been spotted in driving around Israel, New Zealand, and Singapore to collect images used to generate the street-level views. Look Around, which was introduced in iOS 13 and later macOS Big Sur, is […]
| Read more »This mid-priced botvac holds its own with premium models—and it can mop, too.
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