AirPods 2 are rumored to launch in the first half of 2019, and could be redesigned to have health monitoring features.
Expensive Apple Hardware Isn't New. Remember the Lisa?
The 2018 iPhones were fairly expensive, and this isn’t a new Apple strategy. The company has been down this road before with the Lisa computer.
Named for Saint Steve’s daughter, the Lisa project kicked off in 1978, finally making an appearance on 19 January 1983. It was pitched as a graphical competitor to the tiresome text-based computers dominating the marketplace.
Aside from all the snark the author pumped into the article, it’s a nice blast from the past. As Battlestar Galactica says, “All of this has happened before and all of this will happen again.”
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macOS Mojave and 2013 Mac Pro: Interim Report [UPDATE]
The 2013 Mac Pro and its AMD FirePro D300 GPU have had their share of glitches and woes over the years. John thinks Mojave is the best macOS so far for that combo.
The Non-Designer's Design Tool for Mac to Design Beautiful Vector-Graphics: $9.99
We have a deal on Biff 2 for Mac, an app designed to let people who aren’t necessarily designers make vector art. It has a built-in library, support for scenes, and it can create Swift code for your drawings for easy integration into your apps. You can get this app for $9.99 through our deal.
Huawei Chairman Hits Back During Davos Address
Huawei’s Chairman used a speech at Davos to hit out at restrictions from Western countries and call for a resolution to the arrest of its CFO.
iOS 12.1.3 is Out With Bug Fixes
Apple has released iOS 12.1.3 today with fixes for bugs. Other OS updates should also be available as well.
iPhoneographers: New Shot on iPhone Challenge
Apple is holding a new Shot on iPhone challenge that will run from January 22 to February 7. A panel of judges will review worldwide submissions and select 10 winning photos.
Post your best photo taken on iPhone to Instagram or Twitter with the #ShotOniPhone hashtag to participate in the the Shot on iPhone Challenge. Weibo users can participate as well using #ShotOniPhone#. In the image caption, note which model was used. Alternatively, you can also submit the photo in its highest resolution to [email protected] with the file format ‘firstname_lastname_iphonemodel.’
Return of the iPhone SE, Apple Pay Marches On – TMO Daily Observations 2019-01-22
Host Kelly Guimont chats with John Martellaro and Charlotte Henry about the return of the iPhone SE and Apple Pay’s continued deployment.
Homomorphic Encryption Gaining Traction
With homomorphic encryption, data could be encrypted and still worked with, greatly increasing security.
Apple Made the iPhone SE Available Again
Apple made the popular iPhone SE available on its clearance website in the U.S. over the weekend for around $250.
