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After only 1,475 days, Apple announced a new Mac mini on Tuesday at the company’s “There’s More in the Making” media event. [Updated with tech specs and other details.]
Apple Intros New MacBook Air with Retina Display
Apple introduced a new MacBook Air on Tuesday with a Retina Display, Thunderbolt 3, up to 1 TB SSD, and 16 GB RAM.
Apple Store Offline Ahead of 'There's More in the Making' Media Event
No surprise here: Apple’s online store was replaced with the “Be right back” message Tuesday morning ahead of the “There’s More in the Making” media event.
Apple Media Event Aftermath – TMO Daily Observations 2018-10-30
John Martellaro and Andrew Orr discuss today’s Apple Media Event, “There’s More in the Making,” with host Kelly Guimont.
When Icons Go Bad – Mac Geek Gab Podcast 733
The question of managing spoofed caller ID came up last week, and this week we’ve got answers. Also, how do you deal with applications that lose their icon? We’ll help! We’ve also got a lot more than that, too, including other questions, quick tips, Cool Stuff Found, and maybe even an iPhone XR discussion, too!
Apple Releasing iOS 12.1 with Group FaceTime, eSIM Support, More on Tuesday
Apple is rolling out the official release of iOS 12.1 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on Tuesday with Group FaceTime and eSIM support, and more.
TMO Background Mode Interview with Indiana University Astronomer Dr. Catherine Pilachowski
Dr. Catherine Pilachowski is a professor of astronomy at Indiana University in Bloomington. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of Hawaii. Her principal research interests include the evolution of stars and the chemical history of the Milky Way Galaxy from studies of chemical composition of star clusters. “Caty” got excited about astronomy as a youth reading the books of Asimov, Hoyle and Gamow. She told me about her serendipitous decision to attend graduate school in Hawaii where some very large telescopes were being built on Mauna Kea and how that ultimately led her to her current faculty position. We then chatted about her star cluster research and ended with some great tips for students who want to pursue a career in astronomy.
U.K. Rolling Out Digital Tax, Won't Begin Until 2020
The U.K. will launch the world’s first digital tax which will take effect 2020. It’s expected to generate at least £400 million every year.
Americans Don't Upgrade Phones as Often Anymore
It seems that people don’t upgrade phones as often as they used to. More expensive phones, fewer carrier subsidies, and the death of two-year contracts may have led to this.
Carriers in recent years have offered less-generous promotions and separated the cost of a phone from a customer’s monthly service fees, leading to the demise of the two-year ritual of upgrading devices and service contracts simultaneously.
iPhones are now more expensive than ever. At the same time, Apple also has great support for older iPhones, so there’s not much incentive to upgrade every year anymore.
Dave gets an iPhone XR, new iPad and Apple Pencil – TMO Daily Observations 2018-10-29
Dave Hamilton and Jeff Gamet join Kelly Guimont to discuss Dave’s new iPhone and the hints at what to expect tomorrow at the “There’s More in the Making” event.
