New York Governor Andrew Cuomo heavily criticized the Group FaceTime bug and told New Yorkers to disable the app.
Apple Plans to Break Down the Cable Bundle
Tim Cook made interesting comments during the Q1 2019 earnings report. He talked about Apple’s role in the breakdown of the cable bundle.
Apple Music Subscribers Hit 50M Over the Holidays
We’ve heard the 50 million figure before but that included both paid users and people using the Apple Music trial.
This Compact Printer Lets You Create Your Own Lists, Reminders, and Messages with Zero Ink: $59.99
We have a deal on the MEMOBIRD, a hand-sized printer that lets you create your own lists, reminders, and messages—without ink. It does that using thermal paper, and you can send what you want printed from your smartphone. This device is $59.99 through our deal.
Apple Reports December Quarter Revenues: iPhones Down, Everything Else Up, After Hour Market Reacts Positively [UPDATE]
Apple turned in a rare year-over-year decline for the company, but Wall Street was prepared because Apple warned earlier in January that it would miss its own guidance.
Silicon Valley Needs Abusability Testing
Andy Greenberg writes that security isn’t enough for Silicon Valley. Companies should also adopt abusability testing.
It’s time for Silicon Valley companies to take the potential for unintended, malicious use of a product as seriously as they take its security. From Russian disinformation on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to YouTube extremism to drones grounding air traffic, Soltani argues that tech companies need to think not just in terms of protecting their own users, but what Soltani calls abusability: the possibility that users could exploit their tech to harm others, or the world.
In my cynical opinion, companies don’t care about whether their products could cause social harm. It’s all about money.
Soon Your Snaps Could Become Permanent
Reuters reports that apparently the company is considering making your snaps permanent.
Group FaceTime Bug, USA vs Huawei – TMO Daily Observations 2019-01-29
Charlotte Henry and Andrew Orr chat with host Kelly Guimont about the Group FaceTime issue and the latest on US accusations against Huawei.
Apple Welcomed Female Developers to Apple Park for its first Entrepreneur Camp
Apple welcomed 11 female-founded app development companies to Apple Park for its first 2-week-long Entrepreneur Camp.
Support for MFi Controllers Comes to Fortnite
Fortnite’s latest update adds support for MFi controllers, making it a bit easier to play. Another feature includes a chiller grenade.
Bluetooth controller support has arrived in mobile on supported devices! Drop in and earn a Victory in a whole new way.
I don’t play Fortnite but game controllers make it easier to play action games, instead of relying on touchscreen controls.