Fantastical 2 for Apple Watch and updates to the Mac and iPhone versions. For me, Xmas in June.
Apple revamps App Store Games section
These changes started rolling out a few weeks ago. Step in the right direction.
Gluing together a startup
If you have even the slightest interest in building a startup, if you have even the tiniest entrepreneurial bone in your body, read this story. Inspirational and educational.
How well can you hear audio quality?
Follow the headline link to try your hand at picking the highest quality stream from three different choices.
Google’s response to privacy issue in Photos licensing language
A Google spokesperson gave a statement in response to my complaint about the privacy issue in the Google Photos license agreement.
Apple’s iPhone: a history in pictures
Nice photo gallery from The Telegraph shows the history of the iPhone.
How to set and manage alarms on Apple Watch
Jeff Benjamin, writing for iDownloadBlog, talks you through everything you’ve ever wanted to know about managing alarms on your Apple Watch
What you can do with Apple Watch when your paired iPhone is out of range
Lory Gil, writing for MacRumors, lays out two lists: One with your Apple Watch in the wild with no iPhone and no WiFi, and one with no iPhone but with WiFi. Good stuff.
Batteriser is a $2.50 gadget that extends disposable battery life by 800 percent
Too good to be true? Snake oil? My gut says, this is the real deal.
USB-C likely to be used across entire future MacBook range
The move to USB-C is a short term pain, a long term gain.
Why Android Pay isn’t really about payments at all
Karen Webster, writing for PYMNTS.com, digs into the headwinds facing Android Pay.
Jean-Louis Gassée: Apple Watch: Five Weeks, Third Impressions
Jean-Louis Gassée, writing for Monday Note, gives us an interesting and informative take on the Apple Watch, from a user’s point of view.
12 Ways To Use Force Touch on your Apple Watch
Have an Apple Watch? This is worth reading.
Where to get press coverage for your startup
A useful list of press contacts, organized as a sortable spreadsheet.
American Genius: Steve Jobs vs Bill Gates
The National Geographic channel is running a mini-series, starting tonight, subtitled “The Competition to Control the Personal Computer, 1974-1999”.
The backstory of Google’s plunge into VR
Sometimes the best ideas just walk in the front door.
How to delete your old Apple iCloud backups and free up space
Even if none of this is new to you, this is one of those links you might save and pass along the next time you see someone struggling with this.
Donor drops off box of old computers, turns out one of them was an Apple I worth $200K
A historical find, a great story.
Judge certifies class action against SiriusXM over pre-1972 music
The Hollywood Reporter:
A huge lawsuit against SiriusXM over its performance of pre-1972 sound recordings is officially no longer just about Flo & Eddie of The Turtles. On Wednesday, the high-stakes litigation took another major step forward after U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez granted a motion for class certification.
Big implications.
Love the guitar? Listen to Vibrato.fm
One of my favorite podcasts, the one I look forward to the most, is Vibrato.fm, a real labor of love.
An Apple customer’s thoughts on Google I/O 2015
Rene Ritchie lays out the new stuff from Google I/O.
Why the Google Photos license agreement is keeping me out
Why the Google Photos license agreement is keeping me out.
Apple acquires augmented reality firm Metaio
At the same time as Google was updating their virtual reality plans, Apple was quietly buying Metaio, a company specializing in augmented reality.
Google’s big bet on Cardboard
At last year’s Google I/O conference, Google introduced Cardboard, their inexpensive virtual reality viewer made out of parts you can get for about $20. Now they’ve invited Apple users to the party. There’s more to this than meets the eye.
Phenomenal conceptual images of Apple’s new spaceship HQ
These are great shots.
Om Malik reacts to Re/code sale, Gigaom asset acquisition
I can only imagine how this must feel.
Apple Store app offering same day delivery for certain products, in certain areas
MacRumors:
Apple is now offering same-day delivery of certain products in its Apple Store app, through a partnership with Postmates.
New York Times: Apple Pay rewards program will be announced next month
The New York Times, in an article about the upcoming battle between Apple Pay and Android Pay, reports that Apple has filled in the missing piece in Apple Pay. Question is, is that really what’s coming.
Apple comments on iOS 8 unicode crash bug, fix in the works
An Apple spokesperson comments on the bug. Also, note that the crash affects the Apple Watch as well as the iPhone and iPad.
Designing icons
If you ever find yourself in the iOS app icon design business, even temporarily, this is a helpful read, especially if you are an Illustrator user.