Apple shipped 14.5 million iPads in the 2018 holiday quarter, a 10% increase on the year before, giving them 26% of the global tablet market.
This Playboy Model's Image Was Used to Create the JPEG Format
In 1973 a photo of a Swedish Playboy model was used to create the JPEG image format. Linda Kinstler tracked down Lena Forsen.
Among some computer engineers, Lena is a mythic figure, a mononym on par with Woz or Zuck. Whether or not you know her face, you’ve used the technology it helped create; practically every photo you’ve ever taken, every website you’ve ever visited, every meme you’ve ever shared owes some small debt to Lena. Yet today, as a 67-year-old retiree living in her native Sweden, she remains a little mystified by her own fame.
A fascinating story that I had never heard of before.
iOS 12.1.4 Could Fix FaceTime Bug and will Drop Soon
Apple should fix the group FaceTime bug in iOS 12.1.4 which the company says will appear later this week. If we don’t see it today then that means tomorrow (via Macrumors). [Apple Sued Over Group FaceTime Eavesdropping Bug] Group FaceTime Bug As was widely reported, the FaceTime bug was originally discovered by a teenager, whose…
Apple Fifth Avenue Store to Reopen This Year
The Apple Fifth Avenue store in New York City is set to reopen in the first half of 2019, says management of the company that owns the property.
Apple shuttered the Manhattan store in 2017 in order to renovate and increase the size of the store, but it has been unclear exactly when to expect it will reopen to the public. According to John Powers, CEO of Boston Properties, the re-opening is not far off.
The cube store is iconic so it will be good to see it up and running again.
Facebook Developer Violations, iPhone Hacking in the UAE– TMO Daily Observations 2019-01-31
Host Kelly Guimont talks to Andrew Orr and Bryan Chaffin about Apple updating Facebook’s frenemy status and iPhone hacking in the UAE.
Hulu Pause Ads Have Arrived
Hulu Pause Ads have arrived, but they will be still images instead of a video ad. They will launch in the second quarter of 2019.
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This Planned Parenthood Chatbot Can Answer Your Teen's Sex Questions
Planned Parenthood has a chatbot called Roo that can answer questions about sex your teens may have.
Many teens search for answers online, but the internet is rife with misinformation. As a result, reproductive health organization Planned Parenthood is releasing a chatbot that will provide teens ages 13 to 17–or anyone who has a question–with accurate information about their bodies and sexual health.
I wish I had had a tool like this. When I was a young’un I took out a library book to figure out what that weird puberty thing was all about.
PUMA Announced Apple Watch Connected, Self-Lacing, Running Shoes
PUMA unveiled its first PUMA Fi self-lacing shoes that can be controlled via a smartphone or Apple Watch app.
BBC Sounds to Get CarPlay Support
BBC Sounds will “soon” be getting CarPlay support, according to a senior executive. The app also recently had a record number of listeners.