Shipments of AirPods are expected to double this year to 60 million units, driven in part by the AirPods Pro.
Database of 1.2 Billion Records Found With Scraped Data
A database filled with 1.2 billion records of data was found on the dark web back in October. I hesitate to call this a data breach because:
While the collection is impressive for its sheer volume, the data doesn’t include sensitive information like passwords, credit card numbers, or Social Security numbers. It does, though, contain profiles of hundreds of millions of people that include home and cell phone numbers, associated social media profiles like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Github, work histories seemingly scraped from LinkedIn, almost 50 million unique phone numbers, and 622 million unique email addresses.
In other words this is all data that people have willingly put on their social media profiles. While it can be used for nefarious purposes (especially phone numbers) this is less of a breach and more of a database of scrapes. Nevertheless I’m using our “data breach” tag.
This Ultra-Portable Monitor Gives Your Laptop a Second Screen Anywhere: $179.35
Check out the Mobile Pixels DUEX Pro, a portable display that connects to your laptop to give you a second display wherever you go. This device connects to your Mac, Windows, Chrome, or Linux laptop via a USB cable, and you attach it physically to the upper lid of your laptop so that it’s always with you. It slides out when you want to use it, and there’s a mirroring mode that allows you to turn it around soo you can share your screen with someone sitting across from you. It’s offers 1080p resolution, and it’s $211 through our deal. Use coupon code BFSAVE15 at checkout to bring it down to $179.35.
Apple's OS Release Approach – TMO Daily Observations 2019-11-22
John Martellaro and Bryan Chaffin join host Kelly Guimont to discuss Apple’s recent iOS and macOS releases and improving user experience.
iOS Developers Get Detailed Subscription Notifications
iOS developers get detailed subscription notifications that would let them send customers notifications with billing issues.
Apple Removes Customer Reviews From Online Store
Several days ago Apple quietly removed customer reviews from its online store, and we don’t know if they will reappear.
'The Morning Show' Episode Six Review: Fighting With Fire
‘The Morning Show’ team head to LA to cover wildfires raging there, but it is only the nearby mountain ranges where things are heating up.
Investigation Uncovers Unwanted Sexual Behaviour on iOS Chat Apps
More than 1,500 complaints of unwanted sexual approaches via Random Chat Apps apps in the App Store have been uncovered.
iPhone 12 to have 6GB of RAM, Predict Analysts
Barclays analysts believe that the new iPhone 12 and 12 Pro will have 6GB of RAM and be 5G enabled. They also made predictions about the iPhone SE 2. MacRumors got a peek at their predictions.
In a research note viewed by MacRumors, the Barclays analysts said the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max will likely have 6GB of RAM, up from 4GB in the iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max. They also expect both models to feature rear-facing 3D sensing and mmWave support for higher-performance 5G. The base model iPhone 12 is expected to have 4GB of RAM, equal to the iPhone 11. While the iPhone 12 is also expected to be 5G enabled, the analysts did not indicate whether the device will support mmWave, sub-6GHz, or both. Last, the analysts indicated that the so-called “iPhone SE 2” is still in the pipeline
Uber's London License is About To Expire
Uber’s London license expires on Monday, November 25th. However, Reuters reported that the firm does not yet know if it is going to be renewed.
Transport for London (TfL) rejected a renewal request in 2017 due to shortcomings it said it found in the firm’s approach to reporting serious criminal offences and driver background checks, prompting legal action. A judge in 2018 then granted Uber a probationary 15-month license, after the Silicon Valley-based company had made several changes to its business model. In September, TfL gave Uber just a two-month extension, far short of the maximum possible five years, and imposed further conditions covering ride-sharing, appropriate insurance and driver document checks.