Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has opened its third Apple investigation, this time examining its privacy policy.
ESPN Pulls WatchESPN from App Store
ESPN officially pulled the WatchESPN app from Apples’ App store as the firm looks to consolidate its app offering.
The Complete List of Google Alternatives
Sven Taylor put together an awesome list of Google alternatives. Search, email, browsers, and more are included in this gigantic list. Thanks to the TMO reader who emailed this to me.
A growing number of people are seeking alternatives to Google products that respect their privacy and data. This guide aims to be the most exhaustive resource available for documenting alternatives to Google product.
Polaroid Originals OneStep 2 Camera - Stranger Things Edition: $126.99
Check out our deal of the day, the Stranger Things Edition Polaroid Originals OneStep 2 Camera. Built in collaboration with Hawkins National Laboratory. That must explain the upside down labels…but come on, that’s awesome! It comes with a pack of i-Type film. Each pack features, “a random selection from 16 colorful and bold designs inspired by your favorite Hawkins hangout spots.” This device is $126.99 through our deal.
Apple Turns Off Back to My Mac for Everyone
In 2018 Apple announced it would turn off Back to My Mac on July 1, 2019 for all versions of macOS. That day has arrived.
Dr. Mario World Reveals Versus Mode
Dr. Mario World is on its way to iOS, launching July 10th. In a new video, Nintendo revealed that the game will feature ways to play online with your friends. You can connect to friends via Facebook or Line. You can then follow their progress and send game items, or take them on in Versus mode.
Gen Z: "If you don't have an iPhone it's kind of frowned upon."
The iPhone is the most popular device with Gen Z, the generation coming after millennials. Specifically, teens these days use iPhones so that no one is left out of iMessage group chats. Business Insider also found that iPhone ownership has created a “culture of multitasking” which I agree with, but I don’t think it’s limited to iPhones.
Some experts blame the rise of smartphones — and especially the iPhone — for fueling a pervasive culture of multitasking. Teens who spoke with Business Insider said they recognized that multitasking was not efficient. “It doesn’t really work out that well,” Jimenez said, acknowledging that she does it anyway. Experts say that trying to process two or more things at once may not even really be possible.
Tim Cook Hits Back at Wall Street Journal over Sir Jony Ive Claims
Apple CEO Tim Cook hit back very strongly at suggestions Sir Jony Ive was leaving Apple due to a falling out with the leadership team.
How Apple Defied Gravity in AirPods Ad
Apple’s new AirPods ad, Bounce, is a typically beautiful, artistic, creative, offering from the company and its ad agency TBWA\Media Arts Lab. AdWeek told the story of how the gravity-defying clip was created.
To achieve the trampoline effect on a sidewalk, the set was crafted six feet above the floor of the soundstage, enabling the talent to bounce deep into the ground for maximum lift. The talent, by the way, is a French actor chosen in part for having trampoline experience—but he’s not an acrobat or professional dancer, as the ad’s creative team wanted a lead who moved in a natural way rather than with otherworldly grace. The ad’s most impressive moment, when the star tumbles off a bench and into a wall behind him, was also achieved with practical effects. The scene was first shot right-side-up, then the set was Ad 90 degrees, allowing the actress in the scene to keep sitting (really lying on her back) while the star fell backward to bounce off what appears to be a wall.
List of Senior Apple Executives Who Have Left Recently
Business Insider, with the pending departure of Apple’s Jony Ive, takes the opportunity to summarize the other senior executives who have left Apple recently. Who they are, what they did, and why they left. Photos provided of almost all.