We have a deal on an interesting device called the Moonlit Soft Glow LED Light. It’s part lamp and part Qi wireless charger for your iPhone or other Qi-enabled devices. The base operates as the wireless charger, while the arc spanning the device has LED ambient lights. It’s $39.99 through our deal.
Apple Music Editorial Content To Be Better Integrated With News
Apple Music and Apple News are starting to form a much closer relationship, with editorial content from the former set to appear in the latter. The start of the process was spotted by MacStories, which compared the current progress to how Apple New was integrated with Stocks in the past.
The integration of Apple Music and News, which Apple said nothing about during its event on April 20th, is clearly just getting going, so there’s not a lot to see yet. However, it’s also the sort of integration that has the potential to differentiate Music from competitors like Spotify and give users a much-needed reason to visit News. This is a feature we may learn more about next week when iOS and iPadOS 14.5 are released to the public, and that we’ll be keeping a close eye on and as we learn more about Apple’s plans for the fall during WWDC.
Activists Decry 'Apple's Stranglehold' on iPhone Software Following Senate Hearing
Digital rights activist organization Fight for the Future has once again hit out at Apple following Wednesday’s Senate antitrust hearing.
'Number One on the Call Sheet' - Documentaries Celebrating Black Leading Women and Men in Hollywood Coming to Apple TV+
Apple Original Films announced two forthcoming ‘Number One on the Call Sheet’ films that will celebrate Black achievement in Hollywood.
How Privacy Sits At the Heart of Apple's New AirTags
After years of rumors, Apple finally unveiled AirTags at its ‘Spring Loaded’ event on Tuesday. Fast Company looked at how privacy sits at the heart of the new product.
“When it came to designing our own product, we thought carefully about how to get this right in a way that no one else in the industry’s ever done before,” says Kaiann Drance, Apple’s VP of worldwide iPhone product marketing. I spoke to her and Ron Huang, the company’s senior director of sensing and connectivity, about Apple’s newest, tiniest gadget. “You’ll see that we designed for the privacy of AirTag owners and nonowners, as well as making these benefits opened up to third-party products as well.” And from a privacy standpoint, that’s what’s really remarkable about the AirTag: Apple isn’t just thinking about the privacy of AirTag owners themselves, or even solely about users in Apple’s ecosystem. The company designed the AirTag with the privacy of everyone in mind—yes, even Android users and people who have never owned an Apple product.
Speck Releases Cases for the 2021 iPad Pro Line
Speck has new cases ready for the 2021 iPad Pro 11-inch | iPad Pro 12.9-inch. These cases are the Balance Folio and Presidio Pro Folio.
Thursdays with Bob: iPad Keyboards – TMO Daily Observations 2021-04-22
Thursdays with Bob bring Dr Mac by to chat with Kelly about his favorite new iPad accessory, and the accessory that brought it into his life.
My New iPad Keyboard Has a TRACKPAD!
Dr. Mac has a new Brydge iPad keyboard he likes even better than his first—and this one has a TRACKPAD!
There are Three Different Versions of the 2021 5G iPad Pro
If you’re excited to order a new 5G iPad Pro on April 30, you should be aware that there are three different versions.
Official Trailer for 'Fathom,' Coming to Apple TV+ June 25
The official trailer for Apple Original documentary Fathom landed Thursday. It gives a brief insight into the research conducted by Dr. Michelle Fournet and Dr. Ellen Garland as they try to uncover humpback whale culture. It will be available for Apple TV+ subscribers to view from June 25.
This App Can Load Your Business Card into Apple Wallet
An app I discovered a while back called Social Card lets you put your business card into Apple Wallet. By that I mean the app helps you create a personalized card where you can add information like email, phone numbers, websites, and links to social media like LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, and others. You can share you card with Airdrop, iMessage, email, or a QR code. You can create a card for free with limited options, and various in-app purchases gives you customization options to add a background, change the color, add a logo or your portrait, and more.
Apple Celebrates Earth Day 2021 With Curated Content for Customers
In celebration of Earth Day 2021 today, Apple announced some new education resources, curated content, and activities for users.
Health Company ‘AliveCor’ Wants to Block Apple Watch Sales
Health tech company AliveCor filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission saying Apple infringed on three of its ECG patents.
Here’s How Signal Broke Into Cellebrite’s Hacking Device
Moxie Marlinspike of Signal wrote on Wednesday how he was able hack into a Cellebrite device. These devices are used by entities like law enforcement to brute force their way into devices like iPhones.
Given the number of opportunities present, we found that it’s possible to execute arbitrary code on a Cellebrite machine simply by including a specially formatted but otherwise innocuous file in any app on a device that is subsequently plugged into Cellebrite and scanned. There are virtually no limits on the code that can be executed.
A fascinating write-up. One can only imagine the thrill of taking a walk, seeing a package fall out of a truck, and finding out that it’s a Cellebrite device.
How the New iPad Pro Really Got an M1 Chip
Apple’s ‘Spring Loaded’ event featured lots of announcements, and lots of videos. The one showing the new iPad Pro got fitted out with a new M1 chip was probably my favourite… wait for the end!
‘CODA’ to Premiere on Apple TV+, in Theaters, August 13
Sundance Film Festival hit CODA will premiere on Apple TV+ and in theaters from Friday, August 13, following Apple‘s purchase of it.
Brydge Introduces MAX+ Keyboard for 12.9-inch iPad Pro
Brydge is releasing a MAX+ wireless keyboard with multi-touch trackpad that works with the 12.9-inch iPad Pro.
Apple Podcast Subscriptions – TMO Daily Observations 2021-04-21
Charlotte Henry and Dave Hamilton join host Kelly Guimont to discuss Apple’s latest updates to the Podcasts app, including the subscription option.
One Man Shows How The App Store Has a Scam Problem
As Apple faces scrutiny in the Senate, a man named Kosta Eleftheriou is challenging Apple in another way: By finding scam apps.
Apple Releases New Behind the Mac Videos Celebrating College Acceptances and Finneas
Apple has released two new video in its ‘Behind the Mac’ series featuring students celebrating getting into college and musician Finneas.
Rewatch Apple's 'Spring Loaded' Event
There was an awful lot packed into Apple’s ‘Spring Loaded’ event on Tuesday. If you missed any of the announcements, you can rewatch the whole event on YouTube or via Apple’s website.
Apple Will Have To Tell Users How Long Smart Devices Will Receive Security Updates for Under New UK Law
Smart device manufacturers like Apple will have to tell users how long products will receive security updates for under a proposed UK law.
VIOFO Launches 1080p Webcam + Microphone With Privacy Cover
VIOFO announced on Tuesday the release of its P800 1080p webcam plus microphone combo, and it comes with a privacy cover built into it.
Authoritarian Governments May Not Like Satellite Internet
An interesting report today examines how authoritarian governments will handle the challenge of satellite internet like Starlink.
Russia’s space chief Dmitry Rogozin, in August of 2020, said that Starlink is “a rather predatory, clever, powerful, high-technology policy of the USA, which uses Shock and Awe in order to advance, before all, their military interests.” Rogozin publicly stated the more humanitarian aspects of Starlink, in that it would provide internet access to people living in remote areas, “nonsense.”