Apple TV+ is not set to be a “Netflix Killer”, according to a new report by analysts, who were also underwhelmed by Apple News+.
Amazon Preparing to Launch Over 3,000 Satellites to Help Provide Broadband
Amazon is working to launch thousands of satellites into space as part of a bid to offer global internet access. CNBC found details of the project, known as Project Kuiper, contained within some of Amazon’s federal findings. A company spokesperson confirmed the project, saying it “will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.”
Amazon’s proposal is for a network of 3,236 satellites. Building, launching and operating the satellites will require intensive capital, likely billions of dollars. But Bezos has already been funding Blue Origin with upwards of $1 billion a year and Amazon itself remains one of the world’s most valuable companies. GeekWire first reported the filings on Thursday. Kuiper is the name of a belt of objects that include asteroids and dwarf planets. It was named for the late Dutch American astronomer Gerard Kuiper.
Apple Pay for Transit Goes Live in Singapore
Commuters in Singapore can now use Apple Pay to pay for their journey, with New York City preparing to pilot the service in the coming days.
Snap Games Launches With 6 Games
Snapchat’s gaming platform called Snap Games launches today with six games. The feature rolls out today for everyone around the world.
Computer Intelligence, Cashless Stadiums – TMO Daily Observations 2019-04-04
John Martellaro and Charlotte Henry join host Kelly Guimont to discuss levels of computer intelligence, and the UK’s first cashless stadium.
Vodafone Connect First 5G Train Station in UK
Birmingham New Street Station became the first train station in the UK to be connected to a 5G network during a test by Vodafone.
App Store Q1 2019 Shows Downloads Fell for First Time Since 2015
Morgan Stanley shared some data that show App Store downloads fell 5%, its first decline since 2015. CNBC’s Kif Lessing wrote a Twitter thread.
BBEdit Returns to Mac App Store after Four Years
Popular productivity app BBEdit left the Mac App Store in October 2014. Today it’s back. As the “go to” tool for web site designers, web application developers, writers, and software developers, this award-winning product provides an abundance of high-performance features for editing, searching, and manipulation of text, code, and HTML/XML markup. An intelligent interface provides easy access to BBEdit’s best-of-class features, including: grep pattern matching; search and replace across multiple files; project definition tools; function navigation and syntax coloring for numerous source code languages; code folding; FTP and SFTP open and save; AppleScript and Automator support; Unix scripting support; text and code completion; a complete set of robust HTML tools; and more. Mac App Store: Free (Offers In-App Purchases)
Facebook Runs Sponsored Content in Daily Telegraph to Help Get Its Message Out
As part of its drive for better publicity, Facebook has been running a series of articles with British broadsheet newspaper The Daily Telegraph. The partnership was reported by Business Insider as something of an exposé. In fact, it looks to be a fairly standard, and clearly marked, sponsored content campaign. However, what struck me as interesting is how seriously Facebook is taking improving its PR. More conventional adverts have appeared in Britain too. After months of bad publicity, it is taking action to get its message across and try and reassure users.
The series — called “Being human in the information age” — has published 26 stories over the last month, to run in print and online, and is produced by Telegraph Spark, the newspaper’s sponsored content unit. “Fake news, cyberbullying, artificial intelligence — it seems like life in the internet age can be a scary place,” the articles say. “That’s why Telegraph Spark and Facebook have teamed up to show how Facebook and other social media platforms are harnessing the power of the internet to protect your personal data.”
Ting Mobile Launches Right to Repair Campaign
Ting Mobile is launching a right to repair campaign, and released a survey called ‘Epic Phone Fails’ showing that 78% aren’t aware they have a right to repair their devices.
One of the least surprising results from the survey is that 78% of people have never heard of ‘Right to Repair,’ which is the sometimes contested right for people to repair the things they own without being required to go through the item’s manufacturer. We are encouraged by the opportunity to make consumers more aware of the options they have when it comes to repairing their smartphones.
