Links to the Investor Relations page, as well as the webcast of the earnings call.
California joins New York, introducing bill requiring smartphones to be decryptable
First New York, now California. The dominoes are falling.
Mac Kung Fu: 20 classic Mac tricks that you don’t know
You may be familiar with a handful of these tips. But my bet is that many of these will be new to you. Fantastic post.
Amazon Prime’s latest salvo in the battle against Apple TV, Chromecast
Janko Roettgers, writing for Variety:
Amazon’s Prime members just got a new perk: Showtime and Starz, unbundled and cheap.
Things are getting interesting.
Internet of Things security is so bad, there’s a search engine for sleeping kids
This is the wild, wild west. Enter the Internet of Things at your peril.
The slow death of the TV channel
“The few networks that survive outside the comfort of a bundle will be the ones that mean something to people, that have built up a recognizable point of view. HBO did it first and best.”
How to turn on Mac’s location menu bar icon
Follow the link to see how to turn that compass icon on, to see when an OS X application is requesting access and using location data.
WSJ: Apple’s electric car project lead leaving company
Daisuke Wakabayashi, writing for the Wall Street Journal, writes about Steve Zadesky, a 16-year Apple veteran and former Ford Engineer, leaving Apple.
Harrison Ford, lucky to be alive
Poor Harrison Ford. His life is a never ending series of disasters.
Logic Pro X and Adele
Producer Greg Kurstin on working with Adele and Logic Pro, with some backstory on the creation of Hello.
Anywhere but Medium
Dave Winer, with his thoughts on the dominance of Medium and his efforts to keep blogging/Tumblr posting alive and well
The rise of Swift, the fall of Objective-C
The TIOBE Index lays out the fall of Objective-C usage and the somewhat smaller rise of Swift. Interesting numbers.
Why Apple assembles in China
John Gruber, addressing Donald Trump’s “we’re gonna get Apple to start building their damn computers and things in this country, instead of in other countries” comment.
Why Apple defends encryption
This is a terrific piece from Rich Mogull, writing for TidBITS, that looks at why Apple stands alone in defending encryption. But the article goes further. It lays out the history of government monitoring of communications, as well as the arguments that drive both sides. Important topic.
Apple opening Europe’s first iOS app development center in Italy
Apple is investing heavily in bringing iOS dev to the masses, so far announcing sites in Brazil, Indonesia, and now in Naples, Italy.
New evidence suggests a ninth planet lurking at the edge of the solar system
Planet Nine!!!
Black Sabbath’s earliest demo, circa 1969
Listen to both tracks. Like night and day. They found their sound.
Making the iPhone irrelevant
Neil Cybart makes the case that Apple has to plan for iPhone irrelevance.
Enabling half-star ratings in iTunes
This has been around forever, but someone asked about this yesterday, thought it was worth a mention.
Apple ending ad-supported iTunes radio stations at end of January
Bummer.
The promise and confusion of USB Type-C
This is a bit of a mess.
Your iPhone’s secret reading weapon
M.G. Siegler on a secret weapon for having your iOS device read to you.
Tech’s ‘Frightful 5’ will dominate digital life for foreseeable future
Really interesting piece about the frightful five, five companies seen as so deeply locked in as to be unassailable from attack by startups.
The history of the iPod nano
Stephen Hackett did a lovely job pulling together this history of the iPod nano for 512 Pixels.
iOS Safari shortcuts
Rene Ritchie pulled together a list of shortcuts for iOS Safari. As always, even if you know most of these, it’s that one new trick that makes the list worth looking through.
Chris Espinosa tells the story of the first Mac Plus ever sold
Dori Smith used Storify to pull together Chris Espinosa’s tweet storm detailing his experience selling the very first Mac Plus ever sold. Interesting story.
Apple’s official list of Apple TV content providers
By my count, the list shows 85 different content providers. That’s amazing.
Donald Trump, calling out Apple
Donald Trump, speaking at Liberty University, in Lynchburg, Virginia, calls out Apple for making computers and things in other countries.
Glenn Frey, founding member of The Eagles, dies at 67
Damn.
Apple, new accusations of child labor, and the chain of logic
Click through to the post, which walks through the logic chain linking Apple to Huayou Cobalt, with details of how child labor fits into all this.