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Apple Removes ‘TV Remote’ App in Favour of Control Centre Feature
Filipe Espósito, 9to5Mac: Apple today silently removed its “Apple TV Remote” app from the App Store, which lets users control the Apple TV from an ...Filipe Espósito, 9to5Mac: Apple today silently removed its “Apple TV Rem...
Live Music for a Time Without Stages
It has been over six months since the last live music performance with singing in Calgary...It has been over six months since the last live music performance with s...
Quibi Launches Apps for Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Google TV
Todd Spangler, Variety: Quibi’s quick-bite originals are now streaming on three connected-TV device platforms — Apple TV, Amazon’s Fire TV and Goog...Todd Spangler, Variety: Quibi’s quick-bite originals are now streaming o...
Fourth Beta of iOS 14.2 Includes New Wallpapers
Writing the last post left me feeling like I needed a lighter counterpoint. So, here it is: the latest betas of iOS 14.2 and iPadOS 14...Writing the last post left me feeling like I needed a lighter counterpoi...
- #iOS
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Case Against Google
One of the overarching themes about the many terrible things the current U.S...One of the overarching themes about the many terrible things the current...
- #Siri
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iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro Reviews Are Live
The embargo lifted today on reviews of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, and the consensus seems pretty clear: the hype over 5G is unwarranted so fa...The embargo lifted today on reviews of the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, ...
Aundre Larrow’s Portrait Photography on the iPhone 12 Pro
This collection of photos by Aundre Larrow is wildly impressive — mostly because of Larrow’s skillful portraiture, but also due to the technical qu...This collection of photos by Aundre Larrow is wildly impressive — mostly...
Charging Bricks and Headphones Now Sold Separately
Jon Porter, the Verge: Apple’s new iPhone 12 lineup will ship without wall chargers or Lightning EarPods in the box to reduce the phone’s environme...Jon Porter, the Verge: Apple’s new iPhone 12 lineup will ship without wa...
Point Person
Allow me to gratuitously self-quote: Yet, one of the drawbacks of a golden era Steve Jobs keynote — from, say, 2005 through 2008 or so — is that it...Allow me to gratuitously self-quote: Yet, one of the drawbacks of a gold...
5G Is Still Mostly Made of Unwarranted Hype
Dieter Bohn, the Verge: Except I’m not baffled, not really. The last few years have seen the growth of the 5G Hype Industrial Complex...Dieter Bohn, the Verge: Except I’m not baffled, not really...
⌥ New iPhone Day 2020
This year’s iPhone announcements were special for me because it is the first time since 2017 that I know I will be buying a new phone...This year’s iPhone announcements were special for me because it is the f...
University of Michigan Study Indicates Effect of Stay-At-Home Orders on Noise Exposure
The University of Michigan: Researchers at U-M’s School of Public Health and Apple Inc...The University of Michigan: Researchers at U-M’s School of Public Health...
Seven Countries Jointly Issue Statement Calling for Encryption Back Doors
The heads of law enforcement agencies in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States have once again jointly issued a...The heads of law enforcement agencies in Australia, Canada, New Zealand,...
Apple Shares More Details About Its A14 Processor
In this piece published on the eve of the introduction of a slew of new iPhones, Chris Velazco of Engadget discussed the new A14 processor with App...In this piece published on the eve of the introduction of a slew of new ...
Four Million Canadians Have Installed the National COVID Alert App
The app works in seven Canadian provinces and is close to launching in Nova Scotia...The app works in seven Canadian provinces and is close to launching in N...
- #iOS
The New York Times Reviews ‘The Tangled Web We Weave’
Margaret O’Mara, New York Times: Fast-forward five decades, and Big Tech is eating the world...Margaret O’Mara, New York Times: Fast-forward five decades, and Big Tech...
Podcasts Are a New Resource for Ad Tech Firms to Strip-Mine
Adrianne Jeffries, the Markup: In 2014, the podcast “Serial” debuted, introducing the medium to mainstream listeners...Adrianne Jeffries, the Markup: In 2014, the podcast “Serial” debuted, in...
- #iOS
Microsoft Told Employees It Plans to Bring Xbox Game Pass to iOS Through the Web
Ashley Stewart, Business Insider: Microsoft’s gaming boss Phil Spencer told employees at an all-hands meeting on Wednesday the company is planning ...Ashley Stewart, Business Insider: Microsoft’s gaming boss Phil Spencer t...
Assorted Thoughts on the Big Antitrust Report
I have now read the antitrust report about one-and-a-half times and I can confidently say that you, reader, are better served by the analysis of ot...I have now read the antitrust report about one-and-a-half times and I ca...
Fear and Loathing of App Review
Sean Hollister, the Verge: We’ve known for months that WordPress and Hey weren’t alone in being strong-armed by the most valuable company in the wo...Sean Hollister, the Verge: We’ve known for months that WordPress and Hey...
U.S. House Antitrust Subcommittee Investigating Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Issues Report
Tony Romm, Cat Zakrzewski, and Rachel Lerman, Washington Post: The House investigation stopped short of calling on the Trump administration to brea...Tony Romm, Cat Zakrzewski, and Rachel Lerman, Washington Post: The House...
Apple Pulls Third-Party Headphones From Online and Retail Stores
Mark Gurman, Bloomberg: Apple Inc. has stopped selling headphones and wireless speakers from rivals including Sonos Inc., Bose Corp...Mark Gurman, Bloomberg: Apple Inc...
Two Years After ‘The Big Hack’
It has now been two years since Bloomberg published that wild story claiming that Chinese intelligence had infiltrated the supply chain of a compan...It has now been two years since Bloomberg published that wild story clai...
Apple Rolls Out New Maps and Look Around Throughout U.K. and Ireland
Apple: Today, users in the UK and Ireland can experience the new Apple Maps, with faster and more accurate navigation, and comprehensive views of r...Apple: Today, users in the UK and Ireland can experience the new Apple M...
- #WWDC
A Look at Quality Management in Apple’s System Updates Over Time
I thought this piece by Howard Oakley was very thoughtful in examining the relationship between the length of MacOS development cycles over time an...I thought this piece by Howard Oakley was very thoughtful in examining t...
Apple Suggests Restoring iPhone and Apple Watch to Fix WatchOS 7 Bugs
Arnold Kim, MacRumors: Multiple online support threads including our own found GPS data was not being properly recorded during activities...Arnold Kim, MacRumors: Multiple online support threads including our own...
- #iOS
- #Apple Watch
- #iPhone
The Google Play Movies & TV Android App Is Now Called Google TV but It’s Not the Same Google TV That Runs on Android TV
It also is not the same thing as the old Google TV...It also is not the same thing as the old Google TV...
⌥ ‘The Social Dilemma’ Dilemma
The first thing you need to know about “The Social Dilemma”, Jeff Orlowski’s new documentary-esque movie on Netflix, is that it is inaccurate and f...The first thing you need to know about “The Social Dilemma”, Jeff Orlows...
- #iOS
Misaimed Moderation on the App Store
John Voorhees, MacStories: Apple has published new online resources about the App Store and its developer program...John Voorhees, MacStories: Apple has published new online resources abou...
Google Changes Billing Policies, Requiring Apps Use In-App Payment Mechanism With Thirty Percent Commission
Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times: Google said in a blog post on Monday that it was providing “clarity” on billing policies because there was con...Daisuke Wakabayashi, New York Times: Google said in a blog post on Monda...
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