We have a deal on the Slope universal tablet stand. This device was designed to look good with Apple devices, and it will support any size iPad, including the large iPad Pro, as well as iPhones and other smartphones. It does so using pads comprised of a special type of nano-foam with thousands of microscopic air pockets across its surface that act like tiny suction cups. Those pads hold the stand to the surface it’s resting on and they hold your device. The unboxing video below shows Slope in action.
NVMe Patches to Allow macOS-Linux Dual Boot Under Review
Work is underway to support Linux on newer Macs, and NVMe patches are currently under review. This would make it easier to dual-boot Linux.
Apple Execs Visit Samsung Over iPhone Chip Shortages
According to a report, Apple has been sending executives to meet with Samsung to discuss possible iPhone chip shortages.
Snoopy in Space Blasting Off on Apple TV+
Snoopy in Space is one of the original series heading to Apple TV+. A trailer for the show was published Thursday. It recognized the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and showed our hero preparing to blast off into space. Meanwhile, Charlie Brown is left wondering why he can’t have a normal dog… The show is set for release this fall.
FaceApp Terms, Inside Podcasting Baseball – TMO Daily Observations 2019-07-18
Dave Hamilton and Charlotte Henry join host Kelly Guimont to discuss the current FaceApp situation, and the current podcasting landscape.
UK Politicians Demand Answers on Facebook's Contradictory Evidence
Senior UK politicians accused Facebook of contradicting its own evidence about platform policy violations and demanded clarification.
Link Your YouTube Account to Fortnite for Fornite Drops
Epic Games is adding a new rewards system to Fortnite called Fortnite Drops. Link your Epic Games account and YouTube account to earn special rewards.
In order to get the special cosmetic rewards in Fortnite, you’ll need to watch 20 minutes of footage from specific YouTube Premier streams. There are going to be multiple times that you can accrue the needed 20 minutes of time watched, though if you want to get every single reward, you’ll have to watch 20 minutes from each individual stream.
Apple Patents a Mixed Reality Sensory System
Apple has filed four patents regarding a mixed reality sensory system to be used with a headset, and today a fifth patent was published.
Bluetooth Low Energy Flaw Affects Apple Devices
Researchers have discovered a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) flaw that affects Apple devices and expose them to tracking and data leakage.
Apple Found Workers Trying to Smuggle iPhone Components via a Tunnel
Apple has bolstered its security over the years, trying to prevent product leaks. It means some have gone to even more extreme lengths to get information out. MacRumors picked up on a report that Apple once found workers trying to get stolen iPhone components out via a tunnel they dug.
The security team is said to have uncovered workers going to extreme lengths to smuggle valuable components out of factories over the years, with some attempting to hide parts in crawl spaces, tissue boxes, shoes, belt buckles, bras, used mop water, under discarded metal shavings, and beyond. Apple once even caught factory workers “digging a small tunnel in a corner of a room behind a large piece of machinery,” hoping to use it to funnel stolen components to the outside, according to the report. “People were chipping away little by little at the wall ‘Shawshank Redemption’ style,” one person said.