SpeedCheck: The data collected from 1 October 2020 to 31 December 2020 by our speed test , which measures the quality of Internet connections on millions of devices yearly, shows that 5G networks in the US did not deliver the super cellular conn…
Lees meerHartley Charlton, MacRumors: Apple will retain the Lightning connector on the iPhone for the "foreseeable future," with no intention of switching to USB-C, according to reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. Getting a bit of whiplash here, from rumore…
Lees meerOK, this might be seem the dumbest of questions, but it shows there's an audience out there, beyond the Apple ecosystem. The fact that this linked article exists tells us something about the wild success of Ted Lasso. There's demand out there for a…
Lees meerRobin Harris, ZDNet: The impressive performance and battery life gains of the new M1 MacBooks have created a historic discontinuity in the normally placid resale market. Should you spend $800 for a one year old MacBook Air when for $200 more you…
Lees meerDustin Curtis: About ten days ago, when I went to update a few apps in the App Store on my Mac, I was met with a curious error. The post shows an "Account Disabled" alert. The internet is filled with stories from people whose Google accoun…
Lees meerReuters: In October 2020, Miami-based art collector Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile spent almost $67,000 on a 10-second video artwork that he could have watched for free online. Last week, he sold it for $6.6 million. And: The video by digital arti…
Lees meerDan Moren, Macworld: Once you've found a way to show a user this mix of real and digital content, one of the big questions is how you interact with all this information. Is it via traditional input methods, like trackpads and keyboards? With cam…
Lees meerChance Miller, 9to5Mac: The report explains that the NFL is on the verge of having to renew “most if not all of its media contracts.” While it appears that the Monday Night Football package is likely to remain with ESPN, there are other deals to…
Lees meerMichael Steeber, 9to5Mac: Every Apple Store in the United States is open for the first time in nearly a year. It was 353 days ago — March 13, 2020 — that Apple closed all of its retail stores outside of Greater China. While some Apple Store…
Lees meerChaim Gartenberg, The Verge: Even over half a decade after its introduction, it stands as one of the most reviled pieces of hardware around. The failings of the Apple TV remote don’t just stem from a bad touchpad (and don’t get me wrong: it…
Lees meerOK, this is silly, but fun and worth trying. Best on your Mac, but even works on your iPhone/iPad, as long as you keep your finger on the screen.∞ Read this on The Loop
Lees meerApple: In honor of Black History Month, 32 of the country’s most visionary Black photographers show us their hometowns. Phillip Youmans, the youngest ever director to win at the Tribeca Film Festival, follows a number of our image-makers as they…
Lees meerClubhouse is an iPhone only app. Think about that. Gates was using an iPhone to explain why he prefers Android.∞ Read this on The Loop
Lees meerTVLine: That son of a biscuit actually did it! Titular Ted Lasso star Jason Sudeikis scored Best Actor in a Comedy Series honors at Sunday’s 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards for his work in the Apple TV+ comedy. That son-of-a-biscuit! Best par…
Lees meerThis week, Dave and I discuss whether Apple needs to include the option for lossless audio with Apple Music. We also talk about spy pixels in emails, somethings that been around for a long time, and what Apple can do about it. Dave gives us his thou…
Lees meerThe Computer History Museum pulled together a Clubhouse visit with some Apple luminaries, all on the occasion of Steve Jobs birthday: Chris Fralic, Steven Levy, Esther Dyson, Mike Slade, John/Diane SCULLEY, Seth Godin, Andy Cunningham, Dan’l Lew…
Lees meerMelissa Repko, CNBC: Target wants to give shoppers another reason to skip trips to the mall: It’s adding mini Apple stores to some locations, with more space devoted to iPhones and other popular gadgets. The retailer said Thursday that the …
Lees meerEmily VanDerWerff, Vox: Ted Lasso is way more than just a (quite good) cult TV show. It’s also a window into a handful of pop culture trends that have swirled together into one unassuming little package. Ted Lasso isn’t just a show about a coach…
Lees meerJason Snell, Macworld: Apple ignited the legal music-download revolution with iTunes, led again by dropping copy-protecting DRM from its music downloads, and in 2007 led a major upgrade in digital-music quality with the launch of iTunes Plus. …
Lees meerMichael Potuck, 9to5Mac: The tried-and-true copy/paste combo is a staple of productivity but that can grind to a halt when you need to quickly grab text from the real world or existing screenshots and pictures. Read along for how to convert iPho…
Lees meerJohn Gruber: In my piece yesterday about email tracking images (“spy pixels” or “spy trackers”), I complained about the fact that Apple — a company that rightfully prides itself for its numerous features protecting user privacy — offers no built…
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