A study of the impact behaviorally targeted advertising found that targeted ads only gave publishers 4% more revenue than non-targeted ads.
Developers Want Apple to Create a Screen Time API
Apple removed a bunch of screen time apps from the App Store, saying that the MDM technology they used was a security risk. Now the developers want Apple to create a screen time API.
App Store Cellular Download Limit Increases
Apple has increased the size of games and apps that users can download from the App Store via a cellular connection, but not by much.
AirPort Base Stations Get 7.9.1 Firmware Update
Although Apple discontinued its line of AirPort base stations (routers), it recently released a firmware update, version 7.9.1. It fixes several security issues, one of which seems especially bad.
Impact: A base station factory reset may not delete all user information
Description: The issue was addressed with improved data deletion.
CVE-2019-8575: joshua stein
Advertising Agency Appoints New iPhone and Apple Services Creative Leads
Apple’s advertising agency has revamped its leadership ranks, promoting new creative leads for the iPhone and Apple’s Services.
Disney Exec Joins Apple to Lead Video in London
In another significant media hire, longtime Disney executive Chiara Cipriani has joined Apple as Director fo Video Services in London.
Apple Stock Near-Term Floor is $160, Say Analysts
Apple stock has a near term-floor at $160 per share according to analysts, amid fears over Chinese retaliation at the U.S. Huawei ban.
North Face is Really Sorry for Spamming Wikipedia
North Face as issued an apology over its manipulating campaign to spam Wikipedia pages and game Google search results.
We believe deeply in @Wikipedia’s mission and apologize for engaging in activity inconsistent with those principles. Effective immediately, we have ended the campaign and moving forward, we’ll commit to ensuring that our teams and vendors are better trained on the site policies.
If the idiots didn’t openly brag about it, they probably could’ve gotten away with it, at least for a while longer.
An Inside Look at the Qualcomm Monopoly Ruling
Timothy Lee did a nice deep dive into the 233-page Qualcomm monopoly ruling from Judge Lucy Koh. I’ve heard hot takes of the settlement between Apple and Qualcomm that suggested maybe Apple knew it was going to lose and gave up. But Judge Koh ordered Qualcomm to renegotiate with its customers.
The legal document outlines a nearly 20-year history of overcharging smartphone makers for cellular chips. Qualcomm structured its contracts with smartphone makers in ways that made it almost impossible for other chipmakers to challenge Qualcomm’s dominance. Customers who didn’t go along with Qualcomm’s one-sided terms were threatened with an abrupt and crippling loss of access to modem chips.
In her ruling, Koh ordered Qualcomm to stop threatening customers with chip cutoffs. Qualcomm must now re-negotiate all of its agreements with customers and license its patents to competitors on reasonable terms.
Tell Alexa to Delete Amazon Echo Voice Recordings
Amazon announce that users can delete recordings made by their Echo device via Alexa voice commands, not just the website and app.