Charlotte Henry and Bryan Chaffin join host Kelly Guimont to discuss Google announcing better malware scans and Apple’s updated family leave.
Apple Gets Closer to 50% Share of Smartwatch Sales
The Apple Watch absolutely dominates the smartwatch market. It sales made up nearly 48% of smartwatches solde in the third quarter of 2019, according to research by Strategy Analytics reported on by AppleInsider.
It is claimed Apple Watch shipments reached 6.8 million units in Q3 2019, up 51% from the 4.5 million believed to have shipped in the same quarter in 2018. To Strategy Analytics Executive Director Neil Mawson, Apple “remains a long way ahead of the chasing pack,” and “continues to fend off strong competition from hungry rivals like Fitbit and Samsung.” Wearables were a big help for Apple’s recent financial results, with it and Services helping plug a shortfall in revenue from iPhone sales to bring Apple up to $64 billion. In the period, wearables revenue rose year-on-year by 54% to $6.52 billion… In terms of market share, Apple makes up 47.9% of smartwatch sales in the quarter, up from 45% in Q3 2018, and edging ever closer to the 50% mark.
Google Releases Cardboard VR Viewer Open Source Project
Google announced an open source project for its low-cost Cardboard VR viewer, making the Google VR SDK open source for developers.
Hohem iSteady Multi 3-Axis Universal Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer: $169
We have a deal on the Hohem iSteady Multi, a 3-axis universal handheld gimbal stabilizer. It is designed to mount digital compact cameras, action cameras, and smartphones, and has 6 working modes allowing you to shoot in different ranges and angles. It’s $169 through our deal.
Apple Releases iOS 13.2.2 and iPadOS 13.2.2 with Bug Fixes
The biggest issue fixed is an issue that caused apps running in the background to quit.
T-Mobile Offers First Responders Free 5G for 10 Years
T-Mobile CEO John Legere said that his company will give first responders free 5G service for a decade. However, there’s a catch.
Apple Expands Policies to Help New Parents Coming Back to Work
Apple will allow new parents to work flexibly and part-time for 4-weeks, on full pay, when they return from parental leave.
This Website is Hosted on a Macintosh Color Classic II
This cool website is being hosted on a Macintosh Color Classic II at 33MHz. This Mac was sold from 1993 to 1995.
This website was formerly hosted on a Macinosh SE/30 – the SE/30 is a 16MHz computer built in 1989. Mine shipped with 2 megabytes of RAM, a floppy drive, and an 80-meg internal SCSI (“Scuzzy”) hard drive. It has recently been upgraded with a custom 32-bit ROM, 68 megabytes of RAM, and a 4,000-megabyte Solid-State Drive. She may not look like much, but she’s got it where it counts, kid. I’ve made a lot of special modifications myself.
A neat look back in time. Sign the guestbook while you’re there. The creator shared some info about it on Reddit.
Spanish Siri Brands Bolivian President a 'Dictator'
Apple tries to steer clear of political controversy (not always successfully, as we saw with Hong Kong). It probably won’t have gone down well in Cupertino then that the Spanish Siri has been branding controversial Bolivian president Evo Morales a dictator. As Cult of Mac noted, it’s not the first time the virtual assistant has strayed into politics.
Morales recently won a controversial fourth presidential term in Bolivia. However, thousands of citizens have marched across the country decrying voter fraud. It seems that Spanish language Siri was spiritually among them. When asked in Spanish, Siri said that, “The dictator of Bolivia” is Evo Morales. Siri described Morales as president in the English version. The issue was rectified after Apple was notified about it by Reuters. This isn’t the first time one of Siri’s answers has caused problems. For years, users asking about abortion centers were directed toward adoption centers. Apple finally changed this in 2016. More recently, an issue with the Russian version of Siri seemingly resulted in it expressing homophobic sentiments
Google Seeks Better Android Security via App Defense Alliance
Google wants Android to have better security so it’s teaming up with other firms to create the App Defense Alliance.