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Tell Alexa to Delete Amazon Echo Voice Recordings
Amazon announce that users can delete recordings made by their Echo device via Alexa voice commands, not just the website and app.
Halide Photo Contest Celebrates Second Anniversary
The iPhone camera app maker is celebrating its second anniversary with a Halide photo contest between May 28 and June 28.
Apple Pay London Express Transit is Coming
Apple Pay London Express Transit is coming, and Transport for London confirmed it on Twitter.
GCHQ Officials' Encryption-Bypassing Idea Criticised in Letter Signed by Apple
Apple, Google, Microsoft, and WhatsApp signed an open letter criticizing proposals to bypass encryption made by GCHQ officials.
Sneak Peek of Cloudflare Warp VPN Shows Split Tunneling
Cloudflare Warp VPN is a new service the company announced back in April. Currently there is a waiting list, but Andrew got his hands on some screenshots.
Apple Shares Two WWDC 2019 Developer Stories
Apple shared two WWDC 2019 developer stories, one from a first-time attendee, and the other on his 17th visit.
Former App Store Approval Chief on Rejecting Apps
Phillip Shoemaker, who led the team that reviewed apps on the App Store, described the heartbreak of rejecting apps being on the platform.
macOS 10.15 Screenshots Show Music and TV
9to5Mac has more screenshots of Apple’s future OS releases. Today we’re seeing macOS 10.15 screenshots of Music and TV.
Flipboard Suffers Data Breach, Emails All 145M Users
Flipboard revealed that an “unauthorized party” accessed its database between June 2, 2018 and March 23, 2019, as well as between April 21-22, 2019.
NYC Subway Riders Can Use Apple Pay This Friday
NYC subway riders can start using Apple Pay Express Transit at certain subway stations starting Friday, May 31.
New Pokémon Mobile Game Unveiled
The Pokémon Company announced a new game for iOS and also revealed new cloud and sleep monitoring services at a major press conference.
1Password 7.3 Updates the Mini Menu Bar Tool
1Password 7.3 for macOS brings a new “filling brain” as well as an updated 1Password mini that lives in the menu bar.
Apple’s Music Memos Updated With Support for New iPhones
Today Apple’s Music Memos app is getting an update to support the bigger screens of the iPhone X/XS/XR/XS Max.
iOS 13 Screenshots Show Dark Mode, New Markup UI, and More
Today we’ve gotten a look at some iOS 13 screenshots. They show Dark Mode, new UI in Markup, a redesigned Reminders app, and more.
Companies Use Background App Refresh to Collect Your Data
It’s no secret that even on iOS, apps can collect your data. One way they do this is by using Background App Refresh to send data back to the analytics company.
GDPR: Nearly 90,000 Data Breach Notifications in First Year
There were 89,271 data breach notifications in the first year of GDPR being in place, with fines issued totaling €56 million.
New iPod Touch With A10 Fusion Chip Launched
Apple released a new iPod touch powered by the A10 Fusion chip and with improved performance for games, AR experiences, and Group FaceTime.
Huawei Boss: 'Apple is my Teacher'
Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei said he would oppose being Apple being blacklisted in his home country of China, saying the firm was his “teacher.”
Happy Memorial Day!
In honor of Memorial Day, a U.S. holiday, the staff of The Mac Observer will be taking the day off. We will resume our regular coverage of the Apple Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch world on Tuesday, May 28th, as we lead up to Apple’s 2019 Worldwide Developer Conference.
iOS 12.3.1 Out to Fix VoLTE and iMessage Bugs
Apple dropped iOS 12.3.1 today with bug fixes for VoLTE and the Messages app.
Google Duo Introduces Group Calling For up to 8 People
Video calling app Google Duo has been updated to have group calling for up to eight people and a video messaging feature.
2019 MacBook Pro Teardown From iFixit Examines Tweaked Keyboard
iFixit has completed its 2019 MacBook Pro teardown, revealing tweaks to the butterfly keyboard. Ultimately it received a low score.
You Could Add Music to Snapchat in the Future
Snap is seeking rights to the music catalogs of Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and more to let users add music to Snapchat.