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Two TikTok Updates
So where are we at with TikTok? Over the past couple of years, the momentum it had built up transformed into a global phenomenon...So where are we at with TikTok? Over the past couple of years, the momen...
App Developers Can Apply to Use Third-Party Payment Processors in South Korea
Apple: The Telecommunications Business Act in South Korea was recently amended to mandate that apps distributed by app market operators in South Ko...Apple: The Telecommunications Business Act in South Korea was recently a...
The ‘Hollow Abstraction’ of Web3
Charlie Warzel, in his fantastic Galaxy Brain newsletter: When I read McCormick’s posts or many of the other pieces evangelizing for crypto-related...Charlie Warzel, in his fantastic Galaxy Brain newsletter: When I read Mc...
⌥ The Problem of TikTok
Since the parallel rise over the past couple years of TikTok and concerns about the service’s connections to China — or, more specifically, its int...Since the parallel rise over the past couple years of TikTok and concern...
Google Hangouts Is Being Deprecated Again, This Time for Real, Maybe
Ravi Kanneganti of Google: First, starting today, people using Hangouts on mobile will see an in-app screen asking them to move to Chat in Gmail or...Ravi Kanneganti of Google: First, starting today, people using Hangouts ...
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Apple’s Feedback Mechanism Is Broken
Casey Liss: Why is this the accepted way to get the attention of an engineer? For something as simple as a one-line code change, why are my only tw...Casey Liss: Why is this the accepted way to get the attention of an engi...
How Period-Tracker Apps Treat Your Data
Nicole Nguyen and Cordilia James, Wall Street Journal: Different types of data, including information that can be subpoenaed from period trackers, ...Nicole Nguyen and Cordilia James, Wall Street Journal: Different types o...
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Apple Watch Series 3 Thankfully Incompatible With WatchOS 9
José Adorno, 9to5Mac (via Matt Birchler): I honestly think watchOS 9 is the greatest update for the Apple Watch in years, and the main reason is Ap...José Adorno, 9to5Mac (via Matt Birchler): I honestly think watchOS 9 is ...
Stage Manager Compatibility
Matthew Panzarino, TechCrunch: I had a chance to talk briefly with Apple SVP of Software Engineering Craig Federighi last week about the new iPadOS...Matthew Panzarino, TechCrunch: I had a chance to talk briefly with Apple...
AirDrop Helper Makes Use of MacBook Notches
Ian Keen built a brilliant little utility which transforms the notch area of a recent MacBook Pro or MacBook Air model into an AirDrop collector bi...Ian Keen built a brilliant little utility which transforms the notch are...
CMA Report on Mobile Ecosystems
Dimitrios Katsifis, writing in the Platform Law Blog, published by a British–Belgian law firm: On 10 June 2022, the UK Competition and Markets Auth...Dimitrios Katsifis, writing in the Platform Law Blog, published by a Bri...
Apparent Conflicts of Interest in App Tracking Transparency Rules Targeted by German Antitrust Probe
Natasha Lomas, TechCrunch: A major privacy feature Apple launched last year, called App Tracking Transparency (ATT) — which requires third-party ap...Natasha Lomas, TechCrunch: A major privacy feature Apple launched last y...
Clarus Returns Home
Total nostalgia bait, but even the most cynical longtime Mac user must be a little happy to see the return of Clarus. ⌥ June 14, 2022Total nostalgia bait, but even the most cynical longtime Mac user must b...
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⌥ Ahead of Their Time
Marques Brownlee posted an exploration of products that, in his words, were ahead of their time...Marques Brownlee posted an exploration of products that, in his words, w...
Canadian Government to End Use of COVID Alert App
Josh O’Kane, the Globe and Mail: Ottawa is planning to announce the shutdown of the national COVID-19 contact tracing app this week, months after c...Josh O’Kane, the Globe and Mail: Ottawa is planning to announce the shut...
Apple Paid the Netherlands €50 Million as It Dragged Its Feet on Legal Compliance
Apple Developer: Following productive conversations with the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM), today we’re introducing additio...Apple Developer: Following productive conversations with the Netherlands...
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Inside Apple’s iOS 16 Remake of the iPhone’s Iconic Lock Screen
Lance Ulanoff, TechRadar: The “magazine look” [Alan] Dye mentioned is more than just the overall composition of Lock Screen elements...Lance Ulanoff, TechRadar: The “magazine look” [Alan] Dye mentioned is mo...
I Cannot Believe I Am Defending Mark Zuckerberg
I do not understand this ridiculous post by Chance Miller of 9to5Mac...I do not understand this ridiculous post by Chance Miller of 9to5Mac...
iPadOS 16 Adds Memory Swap to M1 iPads
Sami Fathi, MacRumors: Apple is adding virtual memory swap to iPadOS 16, allowing apps on the recent iPad Pro and iPad Air models to use free and a...Sami Fathi, MacRumors: Apple is adding virtual memory swap to iPadOS 16,...
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The Curious Case of the 13-Inch MacBook Pro
Stephen Hackett: Some have said that the 13-inch MacBook Pro has stuck around to hold the $1,299 price point, or to give people who want a “Pro” ma...Stephen Hackett: Some have said that the 13-inch MacBook Pro has stuck a...
⌥ Google’s Fabricated Summaries and This Website
The thing about talking about the way Google works now is that some backstory is needed — and, unfortunately, I find this information very dry...The thing about talking about the way Google works now is that some back...
A Visit From CarPlay Future
Apple: CarPlay has fundamentally changed the way people interact with their vehicles, and the next generation of CarPlay goes even further by deepl...Apple: CarPlay has fundamentally changed the way people interact with th...
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Alrighty Then
Jeff Johnson: The venerable System Preferences app has been completely redesigned in macOS 13 “The Body” Ventura...Jeff Johnson: The venerable System Preferences app has been completely r...
iOS and iPadOS 16 Tidbits
Federico Viticci of MacStories has written up some first impressions of iOS 16 details...Federico Viticci of MacStories has written up some first impressions of ...
Apple Updates Its Human Interface Guidelines
Apple has launched a major update to the HIG, introducing it in a developer news post: The HIG has merged its platform-specific guidance into a uni...Apple has launched a major update to the HIG, introducing it in a develo...
WeatherKit
Like you, I suspect, I am still digesting today’s biggest announcements...Like you, I suspect, I am still digesting today’s biggest announcements...
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Missed Payments, Rising Interest Rates Put ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ to the Test
AnnaMaria Andriotis and John Stensholt, in a Wall Street Journal article published last week: Payment plans that allow shoppers to split up the cos...AnnaMaria Andriotis and John Stensholt, in a Wall Street Journal article...
⌥ Choices, Choices
This Washington Post article by Geoffrey Fowler about privacy policies caught my eye...This Washington Post article by Geoffrey Fowler about privacy policies c...
Google Temporarily Disables RCS Ads in India Due to Spam
Allison Johnson, the Verge: The ads in question were delivered by way of RCS’ business messaging feature, which allows verified businesses to send ...Allison Johnson, the Verge: The ads in question were delivered by way of...
The iPad’s Changing Identity
Mark Gurman, Bloomberg: The iPad’s next major software update, iPadOS 16, will have a redesigned multitasking interface that makes it easier to see...Mark Gurman, Bloomberg: The iPad’s next major software update, iPadOS 16...
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