The Macintosh turns 35 today. Steven Jobs unveiled the product on January 24, 1984 during Apple’s annual shareholders meeting.
The original Macintosh was priced at $2,495 in the United States, equivalent to just over $6,000 today, and was a big deal because of its graphical user interface rather than command-line interface. Tech specs included an 8 MHz Motorola 68000 processor, 128 KB of RAM, and a 400 KB floppy disk drive.
Apple subsidiary Filemaker is fed up of hype. Its latest Workplace Innovation film features a firm using Filemaker to try and resolve the issue of lost deliveries. Oh, and a new, casual, office dress-code. I like the idea of cutting away from a lot of the hyperbole that accompanies tech innovation these days, and this clip is rather fun. The less said about the man-bun the better though!
In the latest shakeup of Project Titan, Apple fired 200 employees and moved others elsewhere in the company.
The spots show Apple Pay Cash being used by family members to share costs and directly pay for stuff.
Other World Computing publishes a fantastic blog for customers called Rocket Yard. Here’s a link to one from December by Tom Nelson that covers what works in macOS Mojave and what still does not. It’s full of technical insights and screenshots. It is current as of version 10.14.2.
macOS Mojave has a lot of nice new features. John lists five of his favorites that make life better for him.
We have a deal on the Anker Soundcore Flare Bluetooth Speaker. This speaker features back-to-back drivers with Bluetooth 4.2 support. It also has LED lights at the base for adding atmosphere to your tunes. This device is $59.99 through us.
Alphabet-owned company Waymo announced it will open the world’s first Level 4 autonomous vehicle factory in Michigan.
Egypt’s Prime Minister said he wants Apple to increase its presence in his country, despite an ongoing row over iPhone prices there.
It’s Robot Wednesday! Charlotte Henry and John Martellaro discuss robotic car parks and the future of robotics, with host Kelly Guimont
