We finally have the winner of our iPhone 16 Pro international giveaway! Congratulations to Oliver T., and a huge thank you to everyone who participated.
Miami Man Pleads Guilty to Stealing 1,500 iPhones
A man from Florida is awaiting sentencing after pleading guilty to stealing 1,500 iPhones. Over two years, he made quite an illicit living.
Tim Cook Announces Apple Donation to Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts
Apple CEO Tim Cook announced that the company will be donating to relief efforts following the destruction caused by Hurricane Ida.
Was That a Notchless Next-Gen iPhone on Ted Lasso?
We’ve been hearing speculation that the next generation of the iPhone will have a smaller camera notch than current models. Through either an unintentional leak or just a post-production editing mistake, the Ted Lasso audience got a peek of a notchless next-gen iPhone in the August 27 episode. The handset looks like an iPhone 12 from the rear, but images of the screen seem to show iOS 14 wallpaper without the usual cutout from the camera notch.
Apple is notorious for its secrecy, so it seems unlikely that this is a deliberate signal that the notch is disappearing from the iPhone 13. That said, it’s been rumored for months now that the iPhone 13 would have a much smaller notch or a hole-punch selfie camera. However, a completely notchless display isn’t believed to be in the cards for this year’s iPhone.
Examining Apple's Carefree Attitude Towards Employee Privacy
Zoe Schiffer, writing for The Verge, investigates Apple employees and “the blurring of personal and work accounts.”
This is how it starts: a new Apple employee is told during onboarding that collaborating with their colleagues will require them to make extensive use of iCloud storage, and their manager offers a two terabyte upgrade. This will link their personal Apple ID to their work account — in fact, the instructions for accessing this upgrade explicitly say “you must link your personal Apple ID with your AppleConnect work account.”
Developer Describes “Kafkaesque” App Store Review
The debacle an award-winning app for kids faced during an App Store review of an update was like something out of Kafka, the app’s CEO says.
Apple Acquires 'Primephonic', a Classical Music Streaming Platform
On Monday Apple announced its acquisition of Primephonic. It’s a classical music streaming service that will be added to Apple Music.
OtterBox Launches a Folding Wireless Power Bank for Smartphones
OtterBox launched its newest smartphone accessory, a folding wireless power bank that supports Qualcomm Quick Charge and Apple Fast Charge.
'The Problem With Jon Stewart' Launching September 30 on Apple TV+
‘The Problem With Jon Stewart’ will launch on Apple TV+ on September 30 and there will be a podcast, according to a new trailer.
Private Search Engine 'Xayn' Releases Web Version of its App
An AI company based in Berlin, Germany called Xayn has launched a web version of its private search engine app.
Both versions of Xayn use Masked Federated Learning to protect users’ data privacy while still providing them with an individually tailored web experience. They are created with the same code base in Flutter, a developing framework that’s designed to function both on mobile and web. The team transferred the AI to work directly in the respective browsers with high speed via WebAssembly so that all personal data stays privately within the browsers.
Looks like it doesn’t work yet on Safari.
iPhone 13 Can Text or Call Without Cellular Coverage, Analyst Claims
If one reliable analyst is correct, the iPhone 13 can text or call even without cell coverage. The smartphone can use satellites, instead.
Hyper Launches 6-in-1 USB-C Hub for 24-Inch M1 iMac
On Monday Hyper launched a 6-in-1 USB-C hub for the 24-inch M1 iMac. It clamps onto the bottom of the display to expand your ports.
'Ghosted' Brings Marvel Stars Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans to Apple TV+
Marvel stars Scarlett Johansson and Chris Evans are headed to Apple TV+ in the movie ‘Ghosted’, directed by Dexter Fletcher.
Apple Security Engineer Cher Scarlett Explains the #AppleToo Movement
Cher Scarlett, a security engineer for Apple, has become the face of the #AppleToo movement and she explained how it started.
A Siri Hack You Need To Know
Did you know you can use Siri to send your voice messages hands-free? Find out how in this mini-segment from Mac Geek Gab 886.
Update to Command Line App ‘a-Shell’ Can Force iCloud Downloads
a-Shell is a terminal app for iOS and iPadOS that supports Python, Lua, Perl, C, C++, TeX, and all Unix utilities. It received an update recently with even more capabilities: New commands: ffmpeg, ffprobe, unrar; ffmpeg is compiled to Arm64 and uses hardware acceleration for fast conversion; iOS won’t idle while a-Shell is running a command (good for long running commands); If you open an iCloud directory with pickFolder, a-Shell will download all files in this directory; New commands: downloadFile and downloadFolder, to force downloading iCloud files; Shortcuts: You can run small python scripts or ImageMagick (convert) commands in extension; Improvements to lg2: lg2 merge –abort, lg2 reset –hard, documentation fixes.
Remembering The Hokey Pokey — Mac Geek Gab 887
How much Cool Stuff Found can your Two Favorite Geeks share? You’re about to find out! Listen as John and Dave share all of your (and their) Cool Stuff Found, PLUS answering a slew of your networking and networking-related questions. Good stuff this week, folks, and it’s all because of you. Press play, listen, and enjoy learning five new things!
'Ted Lasso' Scores Four Wins at Hollywood Critics Association Awards
Ted Lasso won in four categories at the Hollywood Critics Association awards on Sunday, with Rupert Grint earning another for Apple TV+.
Optimize Your iPhone Battery Life
Want Low Power Mode to stay on to save battery even after 80% charge? Check out this Low Power Mode Shortcut from Mac Geek Gab 885.
Fall Apple Product Hopes, Crypto Solving Real-World Problems, with Jeff Gamet - ACM 554
Bryan Chaffin and Jeff Gamet discuss some of the products they hope Apple announces this fall. They also take a look at some of the next-gen cryptocurrencies trying to solve real-world problems, like Fetch.ai and its blockchain-based software agents. You can practically hear Bryan drooling!
How to Set a Timer for Music on Your iPhone
You can use the Clock app on your iPhone to stop music from playing after a preset amount of time, which is handy if you want to play music while you fall asleep. Watch our video tip to learn how.
3 Places to Find Great iPhone and iPad Shortcuts
Here are three websites where you can find tons of useful pre-made Shortcuts you can download to your iPhone or iPad to boost your automation productivity.
Apple Won't Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination
While the iPhone maker is strongly encouraging employees to get the shot, Apple still promises not to mandate COVID-19 vaccination.
Why are Hyperlinks Blue? An In-Depth Analysis of Web History
A new blog post from Mozilla asks the question, why are hyperlinks blue? It’s a fascinating deep dive into the history of the web.