Apple announced Monday that it has updated the app review process as announced at WWDC 2020, with a new way to suggest changes.
Apple to Ship 63-68 Million iPhone 12 Units in Second Half of 2020
Apple is set to ship between 63 and 68 million units of the expected iPhone 12 in the second half of 2020, according to Digitimes Research.
iOS 14: Classic iPod Music Quiz Set to Return
Good news for fans of Apple nostalgia – the Music Quiz game from Click Wheel era iPods looks set to return as a Shortcut in iOS 14.
Networking Fun and Naughty Macs — Mac Geek Gab 831
It’s time to get your geek on, and John and Dave are right there with you. Today your two favorite geeks dig into some networking issues, aiming to solve your problems, and help make sense of them so you understand even if you’re not a networking geek!
Of course, there’s plenty of time left for your Apple/Mac/iPhone questions, too. Press play and enjoy! And send your questions in to [email protected].
Glenn Fleishmann Introduces Free Book ‘Take Control of Zoom Essentials’
Glenn Fleishman has released a free version of his book called “Take Control of Zoom Essentials” as well as updated the paid version called “Take Control of Zoom”. Take Control shared the news in a blog post:
Yesterday, we released two Zoom-related books by Glenn Fleishman: a new, free book called Take Control of Zoom Essentials and a gigantic version 1.1 update to the comprehensive Take Control of Zoom. We know a lot of people are using Zoom for work and school, and we hope you find these books helpful.
Zoom usage has skyrocketed now that more people have been working and learning from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consider these books to know everything you want to know about using the video sharing platform.
Mintegral Denies Malware Allegations
The software development company says the malware allegations against its advertising kit are false, and that even Apple agrees.
News Publishers Join Facebook in Worry Over iOS 14 Anti-Tracking Feature
Many news publishers are joining Facebook in worrying about an iOS 14 anti-tracking feature that could affect advertising.
Security Friday: Malware, Ad Tracking, also Bill and Ted – TMO Daily Observations 2020-08-28
Andrew Orr joins host Kelly Guimont for the latest Security Friday news from ad network hijacking to Facebook (with a side of Bill and Ted).
How Scribble and Smart Selection Improve Apple Pencil
Two of the features I’m really looking forward to with iPadOS 14 are Scribble and Smart Selection. They are designed for the Apple Pencil, but the Logitech Crayon (which I have,) will support Scribble too. Cult of Mac has a good rundown of how they help improve productivity.
With iPad, Scribble allows you to write with the Apple Pencil in text-entry fields all over iPad. Whether it’s in the search bar of Safari, an iMessage conversation or the Spotlight search box, Scribble lets you enter text with your handwriting… The second huge improvement to Apple Pencil is Smart Selection in the Notes app. This feature allows you to take fully handwritten notes, and keep them in their original handwritten form, but easily share them as text by highlighting and sharing the “text.”
Apple Silicon : Power PC to Intel Transition Gives us Timeline Hints
We’re at the start of the Intel to Apple Silicon transition. William Gallagher at AppleInsider has an editorial on how previous Apple processor transitions can give us some indication release dates.
That new Intel Mac was released 43 days after Apple Silicon was announced. For comparison, the first PowerPC Mac to come out after the Intel announcement was the Power Mac G5 dual core 135 days later. You can argue that this is one measure of how different Apple is today, that it’s got the resources to move quicker. What you can’t argue, though, is what happened next. “We’ve got some great PowerPC products still to come,” repeated Jobs during the 2005 transition announcement. But they hadn’t. That Power Mac G5 dual core was the last PowerPC Mac to be released and the sole one to come out during that transition. We’re not saying Jobs lied and we’re definitely not saying Cook did, but both men unquestionably knew what they needed to say — because of the Osbourne effect. Apple today isn’t going to fall over if everyone stops buying Macs while they wait for Apple Silicon, but it was different in 2005.


