Huge growth in India.
IBM’s Watson predicts Apple Watch as hottest holiday gift
IBM’s supercomputer, Watson, tracks what people are talking about buying for Xmas.
Apple sends out letter apologizing/explaining Mac App Store certificate issues
About a week ago, the Mac App Store came a bit off its rails, at least for some apps.
Yesterday, Apple sent out a letter of explanation and apology to developers whose apps were affected.
iOS how-to: Get rid of junk files and recover storage space
Christian Zibreg, writing for iDownloadBlog, talks you through the process of clearing caches and other methods of eliminating cruft from your iOS device. Scan through it, take what’s useful, pass it along.
How to check the battery status of your Apple Pencil, and edit widgets on other devices
Jason Cipriani, writing for CNET, talks you through the process of enabling iOS 9’s battery widget. Do this even if you don’t have an iPad Pro, as you’ll learn how to edit widgets. Good stuff.
Sir Jony Ive talks about the Apple Pencil
Tony Chamber, Editor-in-Chief of Wallpaper Magazine, had the chance to speak with Sir Jony Ive about the Apple Pencil. Great read.
A trip back in iOS time
Stephen Hackett, writing for 512 Pixels, takes us on a trip through iOS 5.1.1. WARNING: Skeumorphism alert.
Five awesome new Apple TV commercials
These are just fantastic. The Crossy Road commercial is probably my favorite. Perfect comic timing. Poor chicken.
Fantastical gains Peek and Pop commands
Fantastical is a great calendaring solution. Loved it when they added their Apple Watch complication, love the peek and pop additions.
Apple Pay charges into Canada and Australia
Apple Pay continues to grow, slow and steady.
Siri commands on Apple TV
A solid list from MacSparky.
Not on the Mac App Store
Dan Counsell on apps that sell outside the Mac App Store. He’s building a list, so let him know if he missed any.
Mac keyboard shortcuts
Pass these two short keyboard shortcut articles along to anyone you know who is relatively new to the Mac, and be sure to check out the free CheatSheet app. Super useful.
Apple: 94% of global smartphone profits on only 14.5% of unit sales
Breathtaking numbers.
Real world, iPad Pro vs. traditional tablet
Watch the video, see for yourself. To me, the iPad Pro is head and shoulders a better experience.
Global iPhone sales, 2007-2015
This is an awesome infographic.
Tim Cook: The Irish Independent interview
Some highlights, especially interesting questions on privacy.
Tim Cook: Apple won’t create ‘converged’ MacBook and iPad
Tim Cook addresses the idea of merging OS X and iOS.
A ride in the city
Shot with an iPhone 6s, using 4K and time lapse mode, riding the train through Chicago. Beautiful.
Add two extra buttons to your iPhone 6s and 6s Plus
This is clever. QPAU embedded a pair of buttons at the base of a tempered glass screen protector, one on either side of the iPhone home button. A tap on one of the buttons triggers a tap on the corresponding nav button towards the top of the screen. Read on for details, there’s a video link as well.
Apple Pencil detail and palm rejection appreciation
Another iPad Pro review, with a few bits highlighted that focus on the detail of the Apple Pencil and the excellence of palm rejection.
Apple to power Singapore operations with renewable energy
Reuters:
Apple announced on Sunday that it has struck a deal to power all of its Singapore operations with renewable energy.
Fantastic!
Apple products, including iPad Pro, stacked according to size
A stack of Apple Products, including the iPad Pro, stacked from biggest to smallest.
Some Mac App Store apps ‘damaged’ due to authentication issues
I’ve experienced this first-hand, albeit without the “damaged” dialog. Hopefully, this gets resolved quickly.
Finding Dory
Finding Nemo ranks up there with my favorite Pixar movies. Here’s hoping that Finding Dory lives up to expectations.
A solid start, bringing back Ellen and Albert Brooks. The core is intact. The video is embedded in the main post.
Sideloading
Sideloading is a way to deliver apps to people without going through Apple’s official distribution mechanism. Interesting piece from Federico Viticci.
Analogy of the day
Lovely bit of writing by Stephen Hackett. Nailed it.
Benchmarks: iPad Pro versus Surface Pro 4
Apple is packing a lot of muscle in the iPad lineup. Use cases aside, the iPad Pro certainly has a laptop class processor.
iFixit’s iPad Pro teardown
iFixit has gotten quite good at stepping us through their teardown process. The commentary is smart and fun to read, and the pictures are top notch. This iPad Pro teardown is no exception.
Would you like an Apple Pencil with that?
Details on the availability of the iPad Pro and waiting time for the Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard.