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Apple Music is Now Available on Google Nest Speakers
Google announced on Monday that Apple Music is now available on its Nest product line of speakers, like Nest Audio, Nest Hub Max, and Nest Mini.
Next Gen Apple Silicon Aiming to Outperform Intel's Fastest Offering
The next series of Apple silicon is aiming to outperform the fastest Intel chips and could arrive as early as 2021.
Migrating Your Mac and Its Data — Mac Geek Gab 847
It seems to be the season… Migration Season, that is! So many new Macs, so many migrations, so much data, and so many questions! Thankfully your two favorite geeks have answers, as does the MGG Family. Press play and listen as John and Dave take you through all these and more. Of course, there’s more: Quick Tips are aplenty and there might even be some Cool Stuff Found! Whatever it is, you’ll enjoy learning at least five new things this episode!
45 Years After Apple, Steve Wozniak Starts Another Company
Steve Wozniak co-founded Apple 45 years ago and now he’s starting another company. It’s called Efforce, and according to CNBC it will reside “business in the green tech and blockchain space.”
According to Efforce, “investors can participate in energy efficiency projects buy [sic] acquiring tokenized future savings,” while companies benefit from such improvements “at no cost.” Using blockchain, “a smart contract redistributes the resulting savings to token holders and the companies without intermediaries based on exact consumption/savings data.”
How Apple Brings HDR to Non-HDR Displays
Stu Maschwitz wrote an interesting article on Extended Dynamic Range, or how Apple brings High Dynamic Range to non-HDR displays. This doesn’t just refer to its Pro Display XDR; it’s how iPhone OLED displays can be defined as HDR.
So Apple has a method of showing HDR and SDR content together on the same screen. It works on every display Apple bills as “HDR,” even though the phones are performing the stunt using a different underlying technology than the 30″ Mac display. The XDR uses “local dimming” to light up an array of LEDs brighter behind the HDR pixels, as needed. The OLED displays drive each pixel to the desired brightness individually.
Dutch Antitrust Probe Targets Contactless Payments Like Apple Pay
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets announced on Friday the start of an investigation into payment apps and NFC.
How the U.S. Used the Patriot Act to Track Web Browsing
Government entities have been using Section 215 of the Patriot Act as justification to collect logs of web browsing activity.
In fact, “one of those 61 orders resulted in the production of information that could be characterized as information regarding browsing,” Mr. Ratcliffe wrote in the second letter. Specifically, one order had approved collection of logs revealing which computers “in a specified foreign country” had visited “a single, identified U. S. web page.”
New Apple TV+ Ad Highlighting Big Name Originals
A new advert for Apple TV+ was posted on YouTube on Friday. It highlighted the streaming service’s biggest original serious like The Morning Show, Defending Jacob, Ted Lasso, and Servant. It arrived on the same day that new shows Stillwater and Earth at Night in Color became available.
Apple’s Family Sharing Now Supports In-App Purchases
Apple’s Family Sharing feature now supports sharing in-app purchases among members at the discretion of each developer.
When Things Don’t “Just Work” (in Photos for Mac)
Dr. Mac tried something that used to “just work” in Photos for Mac, but this time it didn’t…
Apple Orders World Surf League Docuseries for Apple TV+
Apple has ordered a six-part documentary series from World Surf League (WSL) and Box to Box Films with the top surfers around the world.
Easy Data Transform Software for Mac and Windows: $29.99
We have a deal on Easy Data Transform, data manipulation software for Mac and Windows. With 46 transforms and 60 text encodings to choose from, you’ll be able to merge, split, clean, dedupe, reformat, and more without coding or programming skills. There’s a video demonstration of this software on the deal listing, and it’s $29.99 through our deal.
Security Friday, Encrypted Services – TMO Daily Observations 2020-12-04
Andrew Orr joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss Security Friday news, including Mac and iOS exploits, and encrypted services for your data.
How to use Translation on Mac OS 11 Big Sur and Safari 14
Mac OS 11 Big Sur and Safari 14 introduced a new Translation tool that allows you to quickly and easily change the language of a website.
Satechi Magnetic Charging Cable Launches for $30
A Satechi magnetic wireless charging cable has been released on Friday, says the company. For US$29.99 you can get up to 7.5W of charging.
Discussing Accessibility Innovation at Apple
Apple’s Senior Director of Global Accessibility Policy & Initiatives, Sarah Herrlinger, and accessibility engineering lead for iOS, Chris Fleizach, recently joined TechCrunch editor Matthew Panzarino for a Sight Global Tech conversation. They outlined the company’s latest accessibility technology and discussed how Apple works to foster a culture of innovation, empowerment, and inclusion.
Fixing Broken Mail Search on macOS
When you run into a problem with broken Mail search, you could pull out your hair trying to fix it. Or, you could just follow these tips.
Scam Calls About Suspicious iCloud Activity are Appearing
Calls from scammers pretending to be from Apple and Amazon have been appearing lately. In the case of Apple, some of them mention suspicious iCloud activity.
In both scenarios, the scammers say you can conveniently press 1 to speak with someone (how nice of them!). Or they give you a phone number to call. Don’t do either. It’s a scam. They’re trying to steal your personal information, like your account password or your credit card number.
Apple Orders Docuseries ‘Gutsy Women’ With Hillary and Chelsea Clinton
Apple has given a straight-to-series order for “Gutsy Women” a documentary series starring Hillary Clinton and her daughter Chelsea.
Patent For Dual Pro Display XDR Now Published
Apple has developed a Dual Pro Display XDR. A patent for the invention, published by the US Patent & Trademark Office, was spotted by Patently Apple.
Apple’s invention covers a support stand for multiple displays. In their patent background they note that when users use multiple displays in a workspace, the displays are generally supported by multiple different individual stands or by independently-movable arms that extend from a single support point. These individual stands or arms unnecessarily take up large spaces, are often aesthetically unpleasing, overcomplicated, and have inefficient redundant mechanisms. When multiple displays are used on independent arms, they can be difficult to align in a smooth and precise way due to inconsistent counterbalancing and arm lengths. When multiple displays are used on a single support, they cannot be effectively adjusted relative to each other about a vertical axis.
iPhone Game of The Year, ‘Genshin Impact’ Brings in Nearly $400 Million in Two Months
Apple named Genshin Impact its iPhone Game of the Year on Wednesday. The game has brought in a staggering $400 million across iOS and Android in two months – it only arrived on the App Store in September. That’s according to a report by Sensor Tower, seen by Cult of Mac.
That averages more than $6 million a day across both iOS and Android — with Apple’s platform accounting for the majority of that spending. The report notes that Genshin Impact experienced: “[A] quick start to life, accumulating $60 million in just its first week after release. By the end of its first month, it had grossed $245 million. In the month following, the blockbuster title continued to find success, picking up close to $148 million. During its first two months, Genshin Impact was the No. 2 revenue-generating mobile game worldwide, ranking behind Honor of Kings from Tencent at No. 1 and above PUBG Mobile from Tencent at No. 3.”
Kelly and Dave's Gift Picks – TMO Daily Observations 2020-12-03
Dave Hamilton joins host Kelly Guimont to discuss gift picks for the holiday gift giving season, whether to yourself or others.
Here are the Top 5 Encrypted Cloud Storage Services
To accompany his roundup of encrypted DNS services, Andrew has a roundup of the best encrypted cloud storage services.
The iOS 14 and SwiftUI Bootcamp Bundle: $24.99
We have a deal on the iOS 14 and SwiftUI Bootcamp Bundle, a three course training bundle for making apps for iOS. It includes SwiftUI: The Complete Developer Course, iPhone Apps for Absolute Beginners: iOS 14 & Swift 5, and SwiftUI Apps for All Apple Platforms. There are 341 individual lessons in these courses and 43 hours of content for $24.99 through our deal.