Polls show that net neutrality will be an issue for voters in upcoming midterm elections. But how can you find out if your congressman supports net neutrality?
Feds Say It's Legal to Hack DRM to Fix Your Devices
In a new decision, the Librarian of Congress and U.S. Copyright Office proposed new rules that make it legal to hack DRM to fix your electronic devices.
The move is a landmark win for the “right to repair” movement; essentially, the federal government has ruled that consumers and repair professionals have the right to legally hack the firmware of “lawfully acquired” devices for the “maintenance” and “repair” of that device. Previously, it was legal to hack tractor firmware for the purposes of repair; it is now legal to hack many consumer electronics.
This is a great decision, and although Apple opposes the right to repair, it’s a pro-consumer choice.
Belgium Apple Pay Coming in the Next Few Weeks
A Redditor claiming to work at an Apple Store in Brussels says that Belgium Apple Pay should launch in the next few weeks.
This Website Lets you Compare Smartphones in 3D
A website called Hotspot 3D lets you compare smartphones in 3D. It’s really neat because you can compare different iPhone and Android models to give you an idea of how they compare in terms of size. The phones are displayed side by side and you can spin them every which way around. The available iPhones are: iPhone 7/7 Plus, iPhone 8/8 Plus, iPhone X/XS/XS Max, and iPhone XR. The Android phones are: Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge, Samsung Galaxy S8/S8 Plus, Galaxy S9/S9 Plus, Samsung Galaxy Note 9, Huawei P20/P20 Lite/P20 Pro, Sony Xperia XA2/XA2 Ultra, Huawei Mate 10/Mate 10 Lite/Mate 10 Pro, and the LG Q6. You can also compare every phone to a credit card.
Better Face ID for iPad Pro, the AI Cold War - TMO Daily Observations 2018-10-26
Dave Hamilton and Andrew Orr join Jeff Gamet to talk about why they expect to see landscape as well as portrait orientation support for Face ID on the new iPad Pro, plus they share their thoughts on the battle for AI supremacy in the U.S. and China.
Pokémon GO Apple Health Integration Finally Here
It will let you earn candy and hatch eggs even when the Pokémon Go app isn’t running.
Match Any Surface to an Existing Color with Nix Mini Color Sensor: $58.65
We have a deal on the Nix Mini Color Sensor. This device senses color so you can match it to one of 31,000 brand name paint colors. If you’re looking for digital color matching, it will also give you the RGB, HEX, CMYK, and LAB colors. The Nix Mini Color Sensor is $69 through us, but if you use coupon code “BOO15” (without the quotes) at checkout, you’ll save 15%. That brings it down to $58.65.
Apple Watch Stopped Unlocking Your Mac? Here's the Fix
If you set your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac, but it stops working, there’s a fix for that so you don’t have to type your password like an animal.
iOS 12.1 Beta Includes Portrait and Landscape Mode Face ID on iPad Pro
iOS 12.1 beta code shows the iPad Pro that’s expected to be announced on October 30th will likely support portrait and landscape mode Face ID.
Billy Crudup, Gugu Mbatha-Raw Join Jennifer Anniston and Reese Witherspoon's Apple TV Series
Billy Crudup and Gugu Mbatha-Raw are the latest to sign on with the Jennifer Anniston and Reese Witherspoon original series for Apple’s streaming TV service. They’re joining Steve Carell who is playing the morning show anchor Mitch Kessler who is having trouble adapting to the changing market. Variety describes the new additions:
Mbatha-Raw will play Hannah Shoenfeld, a “whip-smart and charming” head booker of talent on the morning news show the series follows. Tony Award-winner Crudup will portray Cory Ellison, a forward-thinking president of the network news division.
Top notch talent is lining up both in front of and behind the cameras for Apple’s original content lineup. Word on the street is we’ll start seeing these shows in 2019, and I’m looking forward to seeing how they hold up against Amazon Prime and Netflix’s offerings.