A jury in the Eastern District of Texas ruled Tuesday that Apple owes PanOptis $506.2 million for willful infringement of 4G LTE Patents.
APP SALE: Sci-Fi Game ‘Implosion’ is Free, Down From $10
A sci-fi game called Implosion just went on sale for free, down from its usual price of US$9.99. Twenty years after the fall of Earth, the remnants of the Human race are once again faced with extinction. The time has come to justify our existence. A mysterious life form known as the XADA squares off against humanity’s last weapon – the War-Mech series III battle suit. Features: Stunning console-quality graphics, first-class voice acting and Hollywood-grade audio production. Full orchestral scores masterfully mixed by Grammy Award winner and “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy engineer, John Kurlander.
Cheaper 4G 'iPhone 12' Could Launch in February 2021
A 5g ‘iPhone 12’ is expected in September, but some analysts think that early in 2021 a cheaper, 4G, version could be made available.
Steve Wozniak Celebrates Birthday in Very Woz Style
Steve Wozniak turned 70, and the Apple co-founder celebrated the milestone in typical Woz fashion – a joke about hexadecimal numbering.
‘Threema’ Now Supports End-to-End Encrypted Video Calls
Messaging app Threema announced on Tuesday that it now supports end-to-end encrypted video calls.
In order to ensure full end-to-end encryption of all metadata (including real-time metadata, such as camera orientation), our team had to make corrections to the widely used base technology “WebRTC.” This security improvement will be incorporated into the WebRTC project, meaning that countless other communication services benefit from our patch in the future.
The second part to that is great, about sharing it back to the project. You can find Threema on the App Store here.
pCloud Update Lets Users Decide Where Files are Stored
pCloud is an encrypted cloud storage service, and a recent update gave users the ability to decide in which server their files are stored.
All pCloud users will be able to choose the server location where their files are stored. This will give users greater control over the security of their files. Once the choice of where to store the data is made during registration – in the US or Europe – it is practically impossible to transfer them without the user’s knowledge or permission. Currently, the option to select the server location is available only to newly registered users.
Martin Scorsese at Apple, Mean Tim Cook – TMO Daily Observations 2020-08-11
Charlotte Henry joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss Martin Scorsese’s TV+ deal, and the ruthless efficiency of Apple CEO Tim Cook.
Apple Espionage Thriller ‘Tehran’ Series Premieres September 25
Apple revealed on Tuesday that its espionage thriller “Tehran” series will globally premiere on Apple TV+ September 25.
Newport Plus Adjustable Water Resistance Rower: $1,099
We have a deal on the Newport Plus Adjustable Resistance Rower. There’s no tech connection for this device, but it’s a cool rower that uses the properties of fluid to offer natural-feeling resistance to your rowing. It also has a maximum weight limit of 300 lbs. It’s priced at US$1,099 through our deal.
TikTok Facing New Data Probe in France
France’s privacy watchdog opened a probe into TikTok on Tuesday, Bloomberg News reported. The Chinese-owned video-sharing app is facing ongoing scrutiny of its privacy policies in Europe, alongside takeover talk in the U.S.
The French authority, CNIL, is looking at a number of issues, including how the company communicates with users and the protection of children, a spokesman said Tuesday. The questions are part of an investigation into TikTok’s plan to set up a European Union headquarters for data purposes. The EU’s data protection chiefs in June pledged to coordinate potential investigations into the Chinese company, establishing a taskforce to get a better understanding of “TikTok’s processing and practices across the EU.” The EU taskforce would also likely give the final decision on plans by the company to set up an EU base for data purposes in Ireland. This could mean that future probes would be led by the Irish data authority, which is already the lead privacy regulator for tech giants, including Google, Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc.
Latest Version of Android Enables Earthquake Detection System
The latest version of Android includes a new worldwide earthquake detection system. Meanwhile, in California, Google is United States Geological Survey (USGS) and California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), to provide earthquake alerts, reported Techcrunch.
The highlight of today’s release is surely Google’s new worldwide earthquake detection system and the new earthquake alerting feature it is launching for California. With this, Google is essentially turning your Android phone into a seismometer to create what the company says is “the world’s largest earthquake detection network.” The company argues that smartphone accelerometers are sensitive enough to measure the P-waves that are the first waves to arrive after an earthquake. Whenever the phone thinks it has detected an earthquake, it will send that info to a central server which then determines whether this was really an earthquake. For now, Google will only use this data to show information when somebody then searches for ‘earthquake’ or a similar keyword. Over time, though, it expects to be able to send out alerts based on these phone-based systems.
Facebook Meets With Advertisers Wary of iOS 14 Anti-Tracking
Representatives from Facebook have been meeting with mobile game companies concerned that iOS 14’s anti-tracking feature could affect their ad revenue.
Martin Scorsese Signs Multi-Year First-Look Deal With Apple TV+
Martin Scorsese will develop film and television projects that he will produce and direct for Apple TV+ in a new multi-year deal.
Facebook and Microsoft Take App Store Grievances to EU
Recent grievances against Apple from Facebook and Microsoft could feed into an EU antitrust investigation into the App Store.
VSCO Introduces New Video Tools and Kodachrome-Inspired Preset
VSCO launched new tools for its photo/video editing app on Tuesday, with a new preset and options to edit videos with speed and reverse.
Setapp Arrives on iOS
Setapp has rolled out on iOS, bringing the popular app subscription service to the iPhone, with seven apps initially available launch.
Physics Professor Dr. Brad Marston - BGM Interview
Dr. Brad Marston is a professor of physics at Brown University and Associate Director of the Brown Theoretical Physics Center. A graduate of Caltech, he received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and did postdoctoral work at Cornell University. Brad is an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow and is also an Apple developer.
Brad and I chatted about his computational and theoretical physics career. At Caltech, he attended physics classes taught by two of his heroes, the legendary physicists Dr. Richard Feynman and Dr. Kip Thorne. There, he developed his interest in quantum physics and computational models. Later, when he left Sun workstations behind, he adopted the UNIX-based Mac and Xcode as his tools of choice. That’s what he used to build his visual climate model, GCM, already compiled for Apple Silicon. Tune in and geek out with me and this amazing physicist and Mac guru.
Apple Card Customers Should Use Mastercard ID Theft Protection
There are a couple of benefits you can receive if you’re an Apple Card customer. One benefit is Mastercard ID Theft Protection.
A Trio of Low-Cost macOS Effort-Savers
This thrilling episode (#395 for those keeping score) offers up a trio of inexpensive utilities Dr. Mac uses regularly to speed his workflow and keep his Macs running smoothly.
HYFIT GEAR 1 Smart Portable Training System: $229 with Coupon Code
We have a deal on the HYFIT Gear 1 Smart Portable Training System, an exercise device that works with an app on iPhone or Android. Gear 1’s smart sensors detect your resistance, calories burned, and force while counting your reps and exercise duration. The HyFit App uses this biometric data to help you make progress based on your specific needs and offers dozens of guided workouts from professional trainers in our Exercise Library. This device is $249 through our deal, but coupon code HYFIT20 takes $20 off at checkout.
Cleaning the Nano-Texture Glass on Your New iMac
If you’ve bought a 27-inch iMac with the nano-texture glass, you might wonder how to clean it. It’s simple, really, as Jeff Butts points out.
Apple Seeds First watchOS 7 Public Beta
On Monday Apple seeded the first watchOS 7 public beta to customers after having released the first macOS Big Sur public beta on Thursday.
Apple Music on Android, Apple Silicon and Trackpads – TMO Daily Observations 2020-08-10
John Martellaro and Jeff Butts join host Kelly Guimont to discuss Apple Music on Android, and the trackpad possibilities of Apple Silicon.
Mother And Son Found Guilty of iPhone Warranty Scam
A mother and her son were found guilty of a major iPhone scam exploiting the AppleCare+ warranty system, Securing Industry reported. The Chinese citizens committed the crimes in Switzerland, where they were sentenced.
Apple claims it lost more than CHF 1m ($1.1m) as a result of the scam, which mirrors a notorious case in the US last year, which also resulted in a three-year jail term for the main perpetrator. The court heard that the main defendant earned just CHF 10,000 from the fraud, and was a small but important part of a network which prosecutors believe is based in Hong Kong. The mother and son sent the genuine handsets they received from Apple to Hong Kong, getting just CHF 10 as commission on each device. They claimed they were unaware that the iPhones they exchanged were fake.