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How iOS Helps a Blind Veteran Return to the Water
Here is a feel-good story for a Friday. Apple has made public the story of Scott Leason—a US Navy veteran and keen surfer…who happens to be blind. The story details how by using an iPhone XR, and the VoiceOver application in particular, as well as an Apple Watch, Mr Leason is able to undertake a number of tasks and partake in his beloved water sports. He said,“When I’m at the end of a line behind a boat just like anybody else, I forget I’m blind. And then when I come into the beach and there’s people around [his dog] Snickers and I go yeah that’s my seeing eye dog and I got a board in my hand and they go, ‘you’re blind?’ That’s a cool feeling.” It might be easy for some to be cynical about Apple promoting this, but for most of us, it is equally easy to forget how crucial technology and the accessibility tools modern devices have are to people with a variety of disabilities. Surfs up, Mr Leason!
Tim Cook Meets with Apple Military Veterans
Tim Cook spent part of Thursday morning with military veterans who work for Apple.
eToro Begins iOS Wallet Roll Out
eToro has begun the phased introduction of its multi-cryptocurrency wallet to iOS, starting with limited countries.
Apple Stores Come To Thailand, Disney's Streaming Service – TMO Daily Observations 2018-11-09
Andrew Orr and first-timer Charlotte Henry join Kelly Guimont to discuss the first Apple Store in Thailand and Disney’s streaming service.
Sprint Might Be Throttling Skype, Say Researchers
An ongoing study by Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts claims that Sprint is throttling Skype without telling customers.
Choffnes and his team analyzed more than 719,417 tests conducted by 100,000 users across 135 countries, and discovered that wireless carriers routinely throttle streaming video applications. While carriers often claim this kind of throttling only occurs in response to network congestion, evidence suggests the practice is often tied to efforts to upsell users to pricier plans.
We need net neutrality more than ever.
Looking for Amazon Apple Products? Soon It Will Sell More
The online shopping giant recently signed a deal to expand the selection of Apple offerings in its store.
Disney Unveils Disney+, Coming 2019
The confirmation of the heavily anticipated Netflix challenger came from the firm’s Chairman and CEO Bob Iger during an earnings call on Thursday.
Apple Face ID Supplier Acquired for $3.2 Billion
Finisar, an Apple Face ID supplier that makes laser scanners, has been acquired by optical system producer II-VI, Inc. worth US$3.2 billion.
USPS Informed Delivery Vulnerable to Identity Thieves
The USPS Informed Delivery Service is vulnerable to identity thieves. The services lets you see a preview of your mail on the web and mobile, and this week the U.S Secret Service issued a warning about it.
The internal alert — sent by the Secret Service on Nov. 6 to its law enforcement partners nationwide — references a recent case in Michigan in which seven people were arrested for allegedly stealing credit cards from resident mailboxes after signing up as those victims at the USPS’s Web site.
According to the Secret Service alert, the accused used the Informed Delivery feature “to identify and intercept mail, and to further their identity theft fraud schemes.”
Ugh, why can’t we have nice things?