Producer Greg Kurstin on working with Adele and Logic Pro, with some backstory on the creation of Hello.
Apple
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.
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.
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.
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.
Oh, Samsung
Samsung working on their version of Live Photos.
Apple may be on hook for $8 billion in taxes after Europe probe
Some analysis and math on Apple’s tax situation in Ireland. By my take, the reports are worst case and the math seems a little off.
New York state introduces bill to ban sale of encrypted smartphones
This is troublesome, and outrageous on many levels. It obviously impacts Apple more than any other company.
Apple updates Wi-Fi Assist in iOS 9.3 to show exact data usage
A great addition to iOS that came with 9.3 beta 1.
Tim Cook to the White House: No backdoors
I know of no other tech company whose CEO has taken as strong a position on privacy as has Tim Cook.
Consider the source: Apple keeps close eye on potential Time Warner spinoff
Note that the story comes from the Rupert Murdoch owned New York Post. Read on for thoughts on this.
Drag and drop demo for iOS
Terrific use of multi-touch. Be sure to watch the video.
Stolen, the problematic app that lets you buy and sell people on Twitter
Holly Brockwell received a screenshot, out of the blue, with the text “Boom! Holly Brockwell belongs to you now.” laid over a picture of her Twitter info page.
Read the post. It’s compelling.
How to sort your iTunes purchases by Apple ID
Have you ever fired up an iOS device and been prompted to enter the password for some Apple ID that’s not yours? This is especially likely to happen on a newly purchased device, when bulk music and apps are being loaded for the first time.
Here’s some thoughts on how to track down those app and music purchases.
You can now pair multiple Apple Watches to an iPhone, but why?
Nate Swanner explores the new ability to pair your iPhone to more than one Apple Watch. I think it’s a natural evolution.
Apple has this, others do not
Jeffrey Mincey, writing for Mac360, on a major difference between Apple and companies like Google, Samsung, Dell, etc.
How to control your Apple TV with your Apple Watch
Can’t wait to give this a try.
Apple CarPlay wins NAIAS tech of the year award
Nice win. Be sure to check out the CarPlay video on the press release page.
Revisiting the first OS X beta
This really brought back memories. Great job by Christopher Phin. Terrific screenshots.