Anyone involved with Apple’s “Authorized Service Provider” program will recognize some of the restrictions here. Apple is notorious for the stringency of its terms and the unequal restrictions placed on those who want to do business with the company.

I learned how to play chess when Bobby Fischer was World Champion (yes – I’m old) but I bet every one of these kids could still beat me.

Wacom will undoubtedly offer a heartfelt apology and explanation as to why they do this but the big question will be, for how long have they been doing this and what do they do with the data? The other part of this is I wish I had half the technical chops this guy does.

If you’re a car guy, this thread will waste the rest of your day.

This is good news for developers and users alike.

This is kind of mindblowing. I also didn’t realize not everyone could “hear the voices in their head.”

It’s always good to have options.

This is a no-brainer that many of us have been saying from the start. In light of today’s departure of a key executive, I’ve been told Apple will announce a News+ bundle at or before WWDC this June.

I don’t know if Adobe is paying attention or cares (because they know their business model better than anyone else) but there’s certainly a groundswell of dissatisfied photographers (and others) who are looking for alternatives.

So much of the media is unquestioningly accepting Sacconaghi’s numbers without asking how he came about them or being critical of the report in general.

It may very well be “just a stunt” but as stunts go, it’s pretty cool. And sure, it may be an indictment of our consumer culture but wouldn’t it be great to have the money to be able to do this for people?

Knapsack: I’m late to the Apple Watch Series 5 game and I only bought mine last night. I’ve been putting off the purchase primarily because I’ve seen the 44mm on multiple wrists and the most common face, called Infograph, looked … Continued

Do not click on this Reddit link unless you’ve got a lot of time to waste.

Short version? Respect.

I’ve been following this story as an interested observer (I’m nowhere near smart enough to attempt any solution) for years and I love the mystery of it.

I don’t think Apple has a “Putin problem” at all. They won’t accede to this demand and will pull out of the Russian market. No problem. If this happened with China, then they’d have a real problem.

Whitney Houston’s version in 1991 will always be my personal favourite.

It’s a fascinating and uniquely American super event.

Hopefully, this is only temporary and short term.

I don’t know if I’d go so far as “sex sells” but there’s no doubt the original appeal of using a Mac for me was the idea that it wasn’t a device I had to “figure out” how to use. It was definitely seductive.

I love Segall’s tidbits from the history of Apple marketing.

This is the one Apple TV+ series I’ve been looking forward to the most. I read the original Asimov trilogy as a kid many years ago and enjoyed it immensely. How this will be brought to the screen will be very interesting.

Snell surveys many of The Usual Suspects about their opinions regarding Apple’s performance in 2019.

9to5Mac: Earlier this week, Apple released eleven new underwater screensavers for the Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K. If you are using the Aerial screensaver, the Apple TV will automatically download them and appear in the rotation alongside the … Continued

I was appalled at how many sites were tracking me using this “feature.” I turned it off immediately.

If you like words or “see” words in jumbles of letters, this is the game for you. Very addicting.

It’s a big ask but I’d love to see this level of detail outside the US. Don’t forget about us up here in the Great White North, Apple.

How many of these apps do you use on your iPad?

I never finished Myst – I didn’t have the patience for it – but it was an undoubtedly beautiful and cutting edge game and design.

I rarely use emojis but if you do, here comes a bunch more.