A recent report from the CDC showed that 42 people have died from vaping-related lung illnesses. Now, Apple has removed all 181 vaping apps.
The New Motorola Razr is a Blast From the Past
The Motorola Razr is back. It’s still a flip phone but it’s a foldable screen with the old UI skinned on top of it, and it’s US$1,500.
As I fold the Motorola Razr in half for the first time, it becomes clear that the Razr — with its foldable 6.2-inch screen, 16-megapixel double-duty camera and $1,500 price tag — is the best designed, most completely thought-out foldable phone to date. Streamlined. Utterly pocketable. Nostalgic, with a sharp futuristic edge.
I still think foldable phones are a bit gimmicky for now, but a phone that folds vertically makes more sense to me than a phone that unfolds horizontally to become a tablet-like device.
Apple's Research App, Health Studies – TMO Daily Observations 2019-11-14
Charlotte Henry and John Martellaro join host Kelly Guimont to discuss Apple’s new Research app for iOS and the studies announced today.
Apple Releases AirPods Pro Firmware Update
It’s unclear what the firmware update does, and the update process is automatic. But, users are reporting their firmware version number went from 2B584 to 2B588.
Instagram Expanding Test of Hiding Like Counts from Public View
Instagram announced (on Twitter, which has at least some level of meta-element) that it is expanding its test of hiding Like counts from public view globally.
Klokki Automatic Time Tracking Tool for Mac: $12.74
We have a deal on Klokki, an automatic time-tracking tool for the Mac. This app lives in your menubar, and offers reports, support for billable hours, automatic backups, and lots of ways to customize your tasks. It’s $14.99 through our deal, but coupon code BFSAVE15 at checkout brings it down to $12.74.
GitHub Releases iOS App in Beta
GitHub announced a beta iOS app at its Universal conference on Wednesday. The Microsoft-owned company also extended its sponsor program, Techcrunch reported.
The new mobile app, which is now out in beta for iOS, with Android support coming soon, offers all of the basic features you’d want from a mobile app like this. The team decided to focus squarely on the kind of mobile use cases that would make the most sense for a developer on the go, so you’ll be able to share feedback on discussions, review a few lines of code and merge changes, but this isn’t meant to be a tool that replicated the full GitHub experience, though at least on the iPad, you do get a bit more screen real estate to work with.
Siri Might be Able to Interpret Your Emotions in The Future
Siri may soon be able to interpret your emotions using facial recognition. That’s according to a new patent, reported on by AppleInsider.
Intelligent software agents can perform actions on behalf of a user,” says Apple in US Patent Number 20190348037. “Actions can be performed in response to a natural-language user input, such as a sentence spoken by the user. In some circumstances, an action taken by an intelligent software agent may not match the action that the user intended.” “As an example,” it continues, “the face image in the video input… may be analysed to determine whether particular muscles or muscle groups are activated by identifying shapes or motions.” Part of the system entails using facial recognition to identify the user and so provide customized actions such as retrieving that person’s email or playing their personal music playlists.
Apple Store Employee Sent Customer's 'Intimate' Photo to Himself
An Apple Store employee admitted an ‘intimate’ photo from an iPhone he was meant to be helping fix ended up being texted to his phone.
Apple Research App Launches With Three Studies Available for Enrollment
Apple has launched the Research app in the app store and opened three medical studies for enrollment by U.S. customers.
