Apple was sued on Friday with a class action lawsuit for allowing apps and games to add loot boxes and profiting off of them.
WWDC Wishlists – TMO Daily Observations 2020-06-16
Andrew Orr and Charlotte Henry join host Kelly Guimont to discuss what they’re looking forward to seeing in the WWDC keynote next week.
‘Eve’ 4.3 Update Gives You Faster Access to HomeKit Features
Eve 4.3 adds fast access, improved customization options, and improvements for new products like Eve Cam and Eve Window Guard. You can now long press in almost any area of the app to quickly control an accessory, set a scene, and view its details. Get an overview of a room to instantly toggle all lights and refine room settings. You can also touch, hold, and slide your finger to quickly select a command. Eve 4.3 adds a new way to view and manage automations directly in the accessory’s details view. Long press to toggle Rules and set Scenes, or create new rules and scenes. App Store: Free
Apple Acquires Rights to Israel-Iran Spy Series ‘Tehran’
Apple has acquired rights to stream “Tehran” outside of Israel. It’s distributed by Cineflix Rights and stars Israeli actress Niv Sultan.
Eero Wi-Fi Products Now Available in Apple Retail Stores
Eero recently announced that its eero Wi-Fi products are available in Apple retail stores, after having launched on Apple.com in May.
WWDC 2020 Swift Student Challenge Winners Revealed
In the run-up to WWDC 2020, Apple has revealed the story behind some of if its Swift Student Challenge winners.
EU Launches Investigations Into App Store And Apple Pay
The EU opened two antitrust investigations into Apple that will look into whether App Store violates antitrust rules and also Apple Pay.
App Store Ecosystem Supported $519 Billion Globally in 2019
Apple announced today that in 2019 the App Store supported US$519 billion in billing and sales globally.
TMO UK Associate Editor Charlotte Henry (#6) - TMO BGM Interview
Charlotte is the Mac Observer’s UK Associate editor, based in London. A self described media junkie, she has also written for City A.M. (London’s daily business tabloid,) Computer Business Review, and The Times, amongst others. Her new book is: Not Buying It.
In this episode, Charlotte and I dig deep into Apple TV+. We look at its current market share and growth potential based on a zero sum game, the possible addition of live sports, and a customer satisfaction survey. In passing, Charlotte believes that the naming conventions Apple has used for its Apple TV hardware and software have created a giant mess of customer confusion. We explored some new shows and also examined the character of Apple TV+ content compared to other streaming TV services.
Google Chrome 85 Hides Full URL Addresses
Google wants to follow in Apple’s footsteps by hiding the full URL in Google Chrome 85. Instead, with an optional (for now) toggle, users can choose to have the address bar display only the top level domain.
There’s no public explanation yet for why Google is pressing ahead with these changes, but the company has said in the past that it believes showing the full address can make it harder to tell if the current site is legitimate.
However, it’s also worth considering that making the web address less important, as this feature does, benefits Google as a company. Google’s goal with Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) and similar technologies is to keep users on Google-hosted content as much as possible, and Chrome for Android already modifies the address bar on AMP pages to hide that the pages are hosted by Google.
In other words, Google doesn’t want people to be able to tell the difference between Google and the internet.
