Twelve South makes cases for Apple devices, and they were kind enough to send Andrew a BookBook volume 2 for his iPad Pro 11-inch. Here are his thoughts.
Powerbeats Pro Teardown Shows Parts Cannot be Replaced
iFixit put the Powerbeat Pro headphones on their teardown table earlier this week. Cult of Mac ran through what they found, and it isn’t pretty.
The first thing you’ll discover when you attempt to get into the Powerbeats Pro is that … you can’t. Not easily, at least. Like most Apple products these days, there’s copious amounts of glue holding everything together. It’s not totally impossible, then, but you’ll need a lot of luck on your side if you want to get your Powerbeats Pro open without breaking them. There’s no real reason to open them up anyway. Every internal component is permanently attached to another, “so a full disassembly can only be accomplished destructively,” iFixit explains. You can’t just replace a single part.
Why Jeff Bezos Wants to Colonize the Moon
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos wants to colonize the Moon. Obviously. Business Insider reported on his speech at his firm’s re:MARS conference. He told attendees that we have to go to space “to save the Earth.”
Bezos said that using the moon is all part of his plan to save humanity by helping build the infrastructure necessary for space colonization. “The reason we’ve got to go to space, in my view, is to save the Earth,” he said on Thursday. “If we’re going to continue to grow this civilization, we need to move — and I’m talking about something our grandchildren will work on and their grandchildren— and so on this isn’t something just this generation is going to accomplish.” And the moon turns out to be the perfect landing spot for our eventual space needs for a variety of reason, Bezos believes.
Maine Introduces Strong New Internet Privacy Law
Maine Governor Janet Mills has signed one of the country’s strongest internet privacy bills into law. It will come into force in July.
Powerbeats Pro Available in Australia and China
Powerbeats Pro wireless headphones are available in Australia and Mainland China and went on sale in the UK, France and Germany recently too.
iOS 13 Brings Multiple Camera Input
iOS 13 brings multiple camera input, meaning apps can capture photos and videos from multiple microphones and cameras on one device.
App Store Anti-Trust Concerns in DOJ
The Apple App Store and Google Play store are something of a duopoly. This is causing some anti-trust concerns within the U.S. Department of Justice. Bloomberg News looked at why the DOJ is starting to think about app store marketplace.
More than $100 billion was spent through these marketplaces last year. Apple’s App Store handled 45% of that, while Google accounted for 25%. In the U.S., the two control more than 95% of all mobile app spending by consumers, according to Sensor Tower data.This power means most developers must work with Apple and Google if they want to reach billions of smartphone users as customers. The companies take as much as 30% of app sales, creating highly profitable businesses — but also a rising chorus of critics who see an exploitative duopoly.
Obamas Sign Podcasting Deal With Spotify
Spotify announced that it had signed a multi-year agreement with President and Michelle Obama to produce and appear in podcasts.
2019 Apple Camp for Kids Registration Opens June 17
Apple announced that its 2019 Apple Camp for Kids is open for registration starting June 17 in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Sarah Herrlinger, Apple’s Global Accessibility Chief Talks Tech
Sarah Herrlinger, Apple’s Global Accessibility chief, talks about new accessibility features in iOS 13 and macOS Catalina.
Accessibility, as it always does, plays a significant role in not only the conference itself — the sessions, labs and get-togethers all are mainstays of the week — but also in the software Apple shows off. Of particular interest this year is Apple’s Voice Control feature, available for macOS Catalina and iOS 13 devices, which allows users to control their Macs and iPhones using only the sound of their voices.
The new features, such as Voice Control, are amazing.