The Apple Support app was updated today with Dark Mode and a new, streamlined user interface. It‘s easier to find topics like Device Performance and Repairs & Physical Navigation, as well as support for services like Apple TV+. Release notes: All new customized user interface, including Dark Mode support; Get smarter solutions for even more topics using guided, step-by-step troubleshooting; It’s now easier to find support for all of your Apple services and subscriptions; New and improved chat and call experiences. App Store: Apple Support – Free
Todoist Introduces 'Upcoming View' to Give Users Clear Picture of Their Schedule
Todoist, the popular checklist and planning app, has made those tasks a little bit easier. On Tuesday, it rolled out a new ‘Upcoming View’ that gives users a clearer picture of what’s to come. The company explained all in a blog post and showed off the new feature in a video. The app is available through the App Store, with a premium subscription costing $3.99 a month or $35.99 for a year.
Zoom Security Tips – TMO Daily Observations 2020-04-28
Charlotte Henry joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss newly everywhere meeting service Zoom, and how hosts and attendees can stay safe.
U-STREAM Home Streaming Studio with 10" Ring Light and Tripod: $49.99
We have a deal on Aduro’s U-STREAM Home Streaming Studio, a bundle of products designed to help you make the perfect in-home video. It includes a tripod with a 10-inch ring light with 3 distinct lighting options and a remote. The tripod is adjustable, and stands from 18-inches to 52-inches. And the included smartphone holder has a non-slip rubber grip to hold your phone securely in place. This kit is $49.99 through our deal.
Examining the iPhone SE Single Lens Camera
The team behind camera app Halide have taken a look at how well the iPhone SE can take Portrait Mode photos with a single lens camera.
The new iPhone SE can’t use focus pixels, because its older sensor doesn’t have enough coverage. Instead, it generates depth entirely through machine learning. It’s easy to test this yourself: take a picture of another picture.
A good write up, and interesting that it can do this purely with software, while the iPhone XR still had some hardware basis for these types of photos.
NASA Aerospace Engineer Dr. Craig Hunter - TMO BGM Interview
Dr. Craig Hunter is an aerospace engineer at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia with research experience in experimental, theoretical, and computational fluid mechanics, aerodynamics, and aeroacoustics. He has developed technology-enabling software tools and analysis methods for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation, aerodynamic design, and jet noise prediction.
In 2008, Craig founded Hunter Research and Technology to create innovative and compelling apps for the fledgling Apple iPhone, namely Theodolite, Pro Compass and Nav Camera.
Craig is an expert pressing high-end Macs into service for scientific computations. We chatted about his Ph.D work, work at NASA in CFD and jet engine noise simulations, his recent computational review of a US$31,000 2019 Mac Pro, and his iOS app side-business and how that market has changed over the years. Heady stuff.
8 Year Old Finds iPhone Screen Time Workaround
An eight year old has found an iPhone Screen Time workaround, after her older brother noticed something odd (His post on Reddit has since been deleted).
It turns out she’d developed a pretty simple trick to keep browsing videos: just access YouTube through the iMessage App Store…For example, the Reddit post specifies that the eight-year-old in question was unable to access YouTube on the iPhone’s Safari app or even in the iMessage version of YouTube. The kid had to go to some lengths to figure out that she could access YouTube by searching for it in the iMessage App Store.
She’s a security researcher in the making.
Verizon Late Fees for Customers, Small Businesses Waived Until June 30
Verizon announced today that it won’t terminate service or charge late fees for customers through June 30.
Verizon today signed onto the FCC’s new “Keep Americans Connected” pledge. Verizon’s new customer commitment will help ensure connectivity and offer assistance to customers and small businesses facing challenges from the global crisis.
Good to know if you’re a Verizon customer.
Power Your Apple Watch on-the-Go with this Pocket-Sized 950mAh Charger: $19.99
We have a deal on an Apple Watch wireless charger keychain, a 950mAh Apple Watch charger that fits in your pocket. The charger is itself recharged via microUSB, and you turn it on with a long (3-second) press of its power button. There are 4 LED lights to indicate its current charge. And, it’s $19.999 through our deal.
Apple Processors in Apple Computers – TMO Daily Observations 2020-04-27
John Martellaro and Bryan Chaffin join host Kelly Guimont to discuss the future of processors in the Mac, and why it matters who makes them.
