iFixit: Like most AirPod owners, Emily Alpert found that, after 18 months, her wireless buds didn’t last, not even for one full run. Unlike most AirPod owners, Alpert, along with her best friend, got a robot to fix her problem. That’s what …
Lees meerYears ago, when I was young and stupid, I put on my bestest hiking books and trekked over the lava flow on Hawaii's most active volcano, Mount Kilauea. There were ten foot tall lava tubes to climb through, and places where you could see glowing red…
Lees meerJosh Centers, TidBITS: In a Hacker News thread about Dustin Curtis’s locked Apple ID (see “The Mystery of Dustin Curtis’s Locked Apple ID,” 5 March 2021), there were several reports of iMessage accounts being disabled after other users inadverte…
Lees meerAdi Robertson, The Verge: A judge has certified a class action suit against Apple for its fragile butterfly keyboard design. The suit covers anyone who purchased an Apple MacBook with a butterfly keyboard in seven states: California, New York, F…
Lees meerWhen I bought my new desktop display (I got this one, on sale), I started my research with the headline linked article from Michael Potuck. Michael updated the article yesterday, so if you are in the market, this is an excellent place to start.∞ Re…
Lees meerApple: “Calls” is a groundbreaking, immersive television experience based on the buzzy French series of the same name, masterfully using audio and minimal abstract visuals to tell nine bone-chilling, short-form stories. Directed by Fede Álvarez …
Lees meerVariety, on Sunday's 73rd annual Writers Guild of America Awards: Apple TV comedy “Ted Lasso” also continued its hot streak, taking the award for new series as well as the top comedy series kudo, which comes on the heels of its Golden Globe come…
Lees meerApple discontinued the original HomePod this week. It's a product I absolutely love and use every day, but I understand the move. Also, Intel debuted some new ads with Justin Long, who Apple used in its "I'm a Mac" ad campaign. These new ads aren't …
Lees meerJohn Gruber: I’m sure some will claim to find this ad campaign to be a sick burn. I find it cringey, and kind of hard to watch. It’s neither parody nor sequel. It’s an attempt at comedy from writers who have no sense of humor. The concept isn’t …
Lees meerIntel brought Justin "I'm a Mac" Long on board to betray his long-time, adoring Mac fans and pick up a paycheck. Five ads, all embedded below. Honestly, hard to fault Justin for cashing in here, but the ads themselves remind me of the varied Samsun…
Lees meerThis is a pretty solid tour of the place. Definitely on my bucket list. Very interesting to see the use of VR headsets (about 3 minutes in). And the park is using bands, similar to Disney's MagicBand, for entrance to the park and purchases. With Di…
Lees meerSarah Perez, TechCrunch: Kosta Eleftheriou, a co-founder of the Fleksy keyboard app later sold to Pinterest in an acqui-hire deal, has been calling attention to Apple App Store issues like fake reviews, ratings and subscription scams, as well as…
Lees meerApple: Apple’s newly completed renewable projects, part of the company’s planned $4.7 billion Green Bond spend, are bringing clean energy to local communities while reducing carbon emissions. In 2020, Apple funded 17 Green Bond projects that wil…
Lees meerThis is such a magical video. It's like having a VIP ticket to wander among the Apple glitterati. See who you can spot. Obviously, there's Steve. But wait, there's Tim. And Jony. Spot anyone else?
Lees meerDisney Parks Blog: The MagicBand, the colorful wristband guests wear at Walt Disney World Resort, makes each visit even simpler and more seamless. We’ve continued to invent and innovate, and soon, we’ll be debuting a new option: Disney MagicMobi…
Lees meerJean-Louis Gassée: No company has been as powerful and then fallen as far as IBM. Once known as The Company, its mainframe products and services dominated business computing, its management methods were exemplary. And: Then, the PC happene…
Lees meerFilipe Espósito, 9to5Mac: A new section added to the iOS software update menu indicates that Apple will provide standalone security updates for iPhone and iPad users. Users would be able to choose whether they want to install only security updat…
Lees meerBen Lovejoy, 9to5Mac: Apple brand loyalty among smartphone owners has hit an all-time high, according to a survey by SellCell. It shows that 91.9% of iPhone owners plan to buy another iPhone when they next upgrade, up 1.4% from 2019. I'm actua…
Lees meerApple today updated Apple Maps with COVID-19 vaccination locations from VaccineFinder, a free, online service developed by Boston Children’s Hospital that provides the latest vaccine availability for those eligible at providers and pharmacies thr…
Lees meerGreat video from Jeff Benjamin, 9to5Mac. Jump to about 1:10 in to skip the unboxing. This is a pretty cool gadget if the iPad is your main computing device. It's a solid stand, continuously rotatable and tiltable, with (about 2:45 in) a bunch of po…
Lees meerThis is the scariest one of all: Looking down at my phone, there was no sign it had been hacked. I still had reception; the phone said I was still connected to the T-Mobile network. Nothing was unusual there. But the hacker had swiftly, stealthi…
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