Dave Hamilton and Bryan Chaffin join Jeff Gamet to look at a report claiming Touch ID won’t be an iPhone 8 feature, plus they offer up their thoughts on Apple engineers joining the WebVR Community Group.
iFixit Intros Retina MacBook Pro Battery Replacement Kits
Replacing a worn out battery in your Retina MacBook Pro has been pretty much a non-starter until now because iFixit just came to the rescue.
Fender Highlights its Guitars in New Apple Music Playlists
Guitar maker Fender has teamed up with Apple Music to show off its products with several new curated playlists. The playlists include Roots Rock & Twang, Best of Under the Radar, Best of Everything Acoustic, Best of the Rock You Need to Know, and Shuffle — Today’s Hits. The playlists are clearly designed to show off Fender guitars, but they’re worth checking out because the playlists are loaded up with some pretty awesome songs. Turns out a lot of great musicians use Fender guitars.
All iPhones to Sport OLED Displays in 2018
This year’s iPhone 8 will be the first model with an OLED display, and now it looks like that may carry over to the rest of Apple’s smartphone lineup in 2018.
Apple Joins WebVR Community Group
Apple may be showing its stronger commitment to supporting virtual reality by joining the WebVR Community Group.
Apple 2017 Third Quarter Earnings Report Scheduled for August 1
Apple is hosting its 2017 third fiscal quarter earnings conference call on Tuesday, August 1st, after the market closes.
Apple Did a Dry Run of APFS on Your Device Even Before iOS 10.3
Apple rolled out APFS for good in iOS 10.3, but well before that the company did a trial APFS migration and collected user analytics.
A Rare Nickel Allergy Proves Apple Cares About Customer Satisfaction
It turns out Cupertino thinks about more than just sales figures.
Apple News Will Soon Have More Ads, Maybe Micropayments
News publishers will be able to use their own ad tools, including Google’s Doubleclick.
The iPhone at Age 10 (Which is Roughly 60 in Dog Years)
The iPhone turned 10 last week (that’s roughly 60 in dog years). In this week’s Rants & Raves column, Dr. Mac takes a brief look back upon the 14 iPhone models introduced so far and the new features each one introduced.