This morning Samsung took to Twitter to warn of smart TV malware, and remaining customers to regularly do a virus scan.
Tim Cook's Graduation Address, Apple Wants Oscars – TMO Daily Observations 2019-06-17
Andrew Orr and John Martellaro join Kelly Guimont to discuss Tim Cook’s Graduation address at Stanford and Apple’s formula to win Oscars.
HyperCube is a Data Backup iPhone Charger on Kickstarter
Sanho Corporation, creator of the USB-C Hyper Drive for iPad Pro, is coming out with a new product. Called HyperCube, it’s a data backup iPhone charger. When you plug your iPhone into it, then plug the HyperCube into a power outlet, all of your photos, videos, and contacts will automatically back up to a micro SD card or USB drive (sold separately). Then, once the back up is finished, you can remove the micro SD card or USB drive to view your content on another device. Copy/cut/paste/move/delete/rename files on microSD and USB drive, supports audio/video streaming playbacK, supports photo slideshow/thumbnail view, measures 47.3 x 35.5 x 24mm / 1.86” x 1.4” x 0.94”, weighs 20g / 0.71oz /0.04 lb. Early bird backers can get HyperCube for US$29. Expected to ship August 2019.
Meet Adobe Fresco, Adobe’s Upcoming Painting App
Adobe Fresco is an iPad painting app that Adobe is working on. Previously known as Project Gemini, it will be the newest addition to Creative Cloud.
Video Editing App LumaFusion 2.0 On Sale for $14.99
LumaFusion is a powerful video editing app for iOS, and yesterday LumaFusion 2.0 was released with new features. First, the UI is different and is designed to make it easy for beginners to start, and easy for professionals to find powerful features. LumaFusion 2.0 doubles the number of video/audio tracks to six, a new Timeline Overview makes it say to see your whole project, new media scrubber lets you find the perfect frame in your project, supports GNARBOX 2.0 SSD, and improves support for GNARBOX 1.0, and if you’re editing on your iPad LumaFusion 2.0 supports external displays. The sale lasts until June 27. App Store: US$14.99
Apple Camp Applications Now Open
Applications for Apple Camp are now open to children aged between 8-years-old and 12-years-old in the U.S., Mexico, and Canda.
Cellebrite Says it Can Hack Any iPhone
Israeli digital forensics firm Cellebrite released a new product it claimed can extract data from any device running up to iOS 12.3.
A Look Inside Apple's New Taipei Store
The latest Apple Store, Xinyi 13, opened over the weekend in Taipei. Live music performances and huge queues marked the event.
Apple Spending up to $30M for Oscar-Worthy Original Movies
Apple wants to finance six small-budget movies per year, looking at ideas that are more likely to win the Academy Awards.
iOS 13 NFC Enables More ID Scanning
Last week we reported that iOS 13 NFC will support Japanese identity cards. Now the German Federal Ministry of Interior announced support for its ID cards as well.
The Federal Ministry of the Interior, for construction and homeland welcomes this important step. This will soon allow users of Apple’s mobile devices to benefit from digital sovereign applications such as ID, ePass, and eVisum [including] in person checks at international airports.