Apple announced the winners of its Shot on iPhone photography competition, who had been selected by a high-powered panel.
U.S. Cyber Command Thwarted Russia During Midterms
During the 2018 midterm elections U.S. Cyber Command blocked internet access to Russians seeking to interfere.
AT&T Time Warner Takeover Approved by Appeals Court, Confirming Another Major Streaming Rival For Apple
AT&T’s takeover of Time Warner was approved by the US appeals court, leaving in place a major rival to Apple’s forthcoming streaming offer.
The Plague of Virtual Phone Number Apps
Although it’s not illegal to create duplicate apps under different names and/or developer accounts, it takes advantage of the App Store.
Apple's Executive Shuffle, Credit Card Update – TMO Daily Observations 2019-02-26
Andrew Orr and Bryan Chaffin join host Kelly Guimont to consider Deirdre O’Brien’s new overlapping roles and an Apple/Goldman Sachs followup.
The Epic Mac Bundle Featuring Fantastical 2, PDF Expert, iStats Menu 6, More: $29.99
We have a deal on a solid Mac bundle called the Epic Mac Bundle. It includes Fantastical 2, PDF Expert, Pagico 8, Flux 7, Command-Tab Plus, iLocker Pro, Ultdata Recovery, and one my all-time favorite Mac utilities, iStats Menu 6. As I said, that’s a solid collection of apps, and you can get all of them for $29.99 through our deal.
Foldable Phones are a Gimmick That Apple Doesn't Need
I’ll go on the record to say that, while I think foldable phones are interesting, I also think they are gimmicky and Apple doesn’t need to chase that trend. But in a new interview with Steve Wozniak, he says he wants a foldable iPhone.
“Apple has been a leader for quite a long time in a few areas such as touch ID, facial ID, and easy payment with the phone,” Wozniak said in a Bloomberg TV interview. “They’re not the leader in areas like the folding phone, and that worries me because I really want a folding phone.”
Cloudflare Creates New Warrant Canaries
Yesterday Cloudflare released its transparency report for the second half of 2018. It revealed it’s expanding its use of warrant canaries.
U.S. State Department Thinks Europe is Getting Its Message About Huawei
The U.S. State Department believes that European lawmakers are beginning to take its concerns over Huawei onboard.
Deirdre O'Brien's SVP Appointment Does Kind of Make Sense
The promotion of Deirdre O’Brien to Senior Vice President of Retail and People following the announcement of Angela Ahrendts’ impending departure surprised a lot of people. Surely running Apple HR was a big enough job? How could anyone take on doing that and running retail too? A blog post from Dr. Drang from earlier in February, which has just come to my attention courtesy of Daring Fireball, explained it really well. Firstly, lots of people work in Apple retail, and secondly, SVPs at Apple have often had rather lose roles.
But if you look at Apple’s most recent Equal Employment Opportunity filing, you’ll see that Sales Workers make up 31% of Apple’s employee base. Only Professionals, a hair higher at 32%, beats it out, and no other employee category is even close. So a lot of Apple HR is already devoted to Retail. The duties of Apple’s top people have often been broad and seemingly unfocused.