On page 2 of Friday’s Particle Debris, John provides a roundup of some of the best articles written about the Apple iPhone X to date,
TMO Background Mode Interview with Tidbits Managing Editor Josh Centers
Josh Centers is the Managing Editor of Tidbits.com. He was born and raised in Tennessee except for college years in Kentucky. He always thought he’d leave Tennessee someday and move to California, but it turned out that the people he ended up working with had come from California, so he stayed. Josh grew up loving Macworld, MacWeek and Macaddict, but his favorite was TheNet. Early on, he developed a sense that he’d someday write about tech for a living. In the second segment, we talked about some of the popular Apple topics, ordering an iPhone X at 0200 in the morning, the Mac mini, ARM processors for Macs, the coming Mac Pro, MacBook Pro keyboards, the Apple TV struggles, the Amazon Firestick and Kodi. We had a heck of a good time.
Apple Seeds watchOS 4.2 Developer Beta 2
No feature changes have been announced with this release, making it a bug fix and improvement cycle that also keeps up with iOS 11.2 DB2, macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 DB2, and tvOS 11.2 DB2.
Apple Seeds tvOS 11.2 Developer Beta 2
This tvOS release cycle adds an developer API called AVDisplayManager for automatic display mode switching and support for the Unwatched category in Home Sharing.
iPhone X First Impressions - TMO Daily Observations 2017-11-06
Dave Hamilton and Jeff Gamet share their thoughts on the iPhone X after spending a weekend with Apple’s new smartphone.
Apple Seeds macOS High Sierra 10.3.2 Developer Beta 2
No new features have as yet surfaced on the 10.3.2 release cycle, suggesting its a bug fix and performance-centric update.
Some Apple Users Report iPhone X Activation Issues
Apple’s customer support account on Twitter says this is an issue with the carriers, not with Apple, and shared some steps you can take.
Last Chance to Pay What You Want for the Fab 5 Mac App Bundle
The Pay What You Want deal for the Fab 5 Mac App Bundle is coming to a close. Pay anything, as little as a penny, and you’ll get MacCleans 6. But if you beat the average price ($12.86 as of this writing), you’ll also get TechTool Pro 9.5, RapidWeaver 7, Hands Off!, and AfterShot Pro 3. Make the leaderboard at any time, and you’ll be entered into the Tech Bundle giveaway.
How to See Which Apple Stores Have iPhone X In Stock
You can use Apple’s iPhone X purchase web page to see which stores near you have any in stock.
The iPhone X Manual That Apple Forgot to Create
The Mac Observer has additional tips on how to use Reachability, and an iPhone X starter guide.