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Amazon Adds ARKit Shopping to its iPhone App
Amazon is making it easier to see how stuff looks in your home before you click the Buy button. The online retailer’s latest iPhone app update adds in ARKit support so you can virtually place items in your home while you’re shopping.
6 Clear iPhone X Cases to Show Off Your Purchase
If you want protection for your iPhone, but still appreciate the beauty of its design, clear iPhone X cases will be perfect for you.
Apple Rolls Out First iOS 11.2 Developer Beta
Apple released iOS 11.2 developer beta 1 on Monday, which is a pretty solid indicator that we’re about to see the official public release of iOS 11.1.
Time Travel, Worst Apple CEO Successors, iPhone Production Skyfall - Pop.0 Ep. 17 [Video Podcast]
From The Dragonriders of Pern to Dark Matter to Back to the Future, Bryan Chaffin and John Kheit discuss the right and wrong way to handle time travel storytelling. They throw in some new black hole theories for fun. They also discuss who they think would be the worst candidates for Apple CEO, and Chicken Little iPhone production skyfalling predictions. Make sure you subscribe! (WARNING NSFW: PROFANITY & RANTS)
Amazon’s Key to Your Home, HomeKit Lights, Port-Free iPhones - ACM 434
Amazon Key will let delivery people into your home when you aren’t there, and Bryan and Jeff discuss the pros and cons. Jeff also gives Bryan a primer on starting off with HomeKit devices that don’t need a third party hub. They cap the show with the idea that Apple could be working towards a completely-sealed iPhone.
5 Ways to Watch Stranger Things Season 2
Clear your schedule because Stranger Things Season 2 premieres on Netflix this Friday, October 27th. Here are five ways you can watch and avoid missing any episodes.
iOS 11: How to Share Documents from the Files App
The Files app in iOS 11 does more than let you see and organize documents with your iPhone or iPad. It lets you share files, too, although not all sharing is created equal.
Use Your Apple Watch Digital Crown to Zoom Photos
Being able to use your Apple Watch as a remote shutter release is one thing, but having full control over zooming your iPhone camera from your wrist is pretty darned cool.
Delta Drops Microsoft for iPhone, iPad for Flight Crews
Early next year the Delta will start putting the 10.5-inch iPad Pro and iPhone 7 Plus in its employee’s hands for in-flight services and ditch the Microsoft Surface tablets and Lumia smartphones they’re using now.
iOS 11: How to Block In-app Ratings and Reviews Requests
Are in-app reminders to rate and review apps on your iPhone and iPad annoying you? Here’s how to turn them off in iOS 11.
Society and iPhone Addiction, Apple and GE, iPhone X Paradigms - ACM 433
Bryan Chaffin is joined by special guest Jeff Butts to go deep on societal implications of iPhone and smartphone addiction. They also talk about the big announcement from Apple and GE for Industrial IoT devices, as well as the new paradigms in Apple’s iPhone X.
You Should Know: An Apple ID Phishing Scam is Going Around
Apple IDs don’t expire. Even if you forgot your username and password, your Apple ID is still floating around in the ether. Apple doesn’t shut down IDs after a certain period of inactivity.
Benchmarking High Sierra on Older Macs, Who's to Blame for iPhone Addiction - TMO Daily Observations 2017-10-17
John Martellaro and Jeff Butts join guest-host Bryan Chaffin to examine benchmarks showing that High Sierra is faster on older Macs than Sierra. They also talk about the issue of smartphone addiction, who’s to blame, and whether or not it’s a problem for Apple.
Wi-Fi Calling Not Working on Your New iPhone? It May Need to be Re-enabled
If you update to a new iPhone and WiFi calling seems to stop working, there’s a good explanation for that: Your call settings may not have carried over from your previous phone.
KRACK WPA2 Flaw Explained, Qualcomm's Push for iPhone Production Ban - TMO Daily Observations 2017-10-16
Bryan Chaffin and Dave Hamilton join Jeff Gamet to discuss the impact the KRACK WPA2 WiFi security threat will have on us, plus they look at Qualcomm’s push to ban iPhone manufacturing in China.
7 Ways to Watch Your Movies Anywhere Collection
Movies Anywhere is unifying our digital movie purchases from iTunes, Amazon Video, Google Play, and Vudu. Read on to see a few ways you can watch your newly combined movie library.
iPhone Stylus, Disney's Movies Anywhere - TMO Daily Observations 2017-10-13
Bryan Chaffin and John Martellaro join Jeff Gamet to talk about the possibility of an iPhone Apple Pencil, plus they look at Disney’s new Movies Anywhere service.
Sketchy Report Says Apple is Working on an iPhone Stylus
A report says Apple has an iPhone stylus in the works and we’ll see it in 2019. I don’t think so.
How to Reboot Your iPhone X
Perhaps Apple doesn’t think we’ll ever need to reboot the device, but Jeff Butts has uncovered a couple of ways to do it anyways.
Is Apple Working on a New OS, Apple TV Pros and Cons, and Feature Drift - Pop.0 15 [Video Podcast]
In episode 15 of Pop.0, Bryan Chaffin and John Kheit debate whether or not Apple—or anyone else—is working on any kind of next generation operating system. They also discuss what’s good and bad about Apple TV, and how Apple’s lack of feature parity across its product lines is dooming new technologies like 3D Touch, Touch Bar, and more. If you enjoy it, please subscribe. (WARNING NSFW: PROFANITY & RANTS)
The iPhone Shutter Button: Where It Should Go
When Steve Jobs said, “You’re holding it wrong,” he wasn’t referring to taking pictures; still, the saying probably holds true for that use, too.
Hobbled iPhone Myth, Amazing Stories, App Camp for Girls - TMO Daily Observations 2017-10-11
Kelly Guimont and Jeff Butts join Jeff Gamet to shoot down the myth that Apple intentionally slows down older iPhones, plus they look at Amazing Stories coming to Apple Music, and the new App Camp for Girls fundraiser.
Apple Releases iOS 11.0.3 to Address Feedback Issue with iPhone 7, Touch Issue with iPhone 6s
The unexpected update is a maintenance release intended to squash two specific issues.