Ally Kazmucha, writing for The App Factor, digs into four apps that make the Apple Music experience better.
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Half court shot, Live Photo
Stephen Curry is a man of few words. He lets his graceful arcing shot do his speaking for him. That’s some Live Photo.
U.S. judge expresses doubts over forcing Apple to unlock iPhone
Reuters:
A U.S. judge on Monday expressed strong doubts that he had the legal authority to order Apple Inc to access data on a locked iPhone that was seized as part of a federal investigation.
This case is ongoing and important.
How to get a refund for an iPhone, iPad, or Mac app from Apple
Bookmark and pass along.
The mysterious case of Apple and the elusive Angela Ahrendts
Where’s Angela?
JPMorgan Chase partners with CurrentC to offer Apple Pay alternative
Apple Pay is doomed.
The two most important numbers Apple will reveal today
Today, at 130p PT (430p ET), Apple will report earnings for its fiscal fourth quarter, which ended September 30th. They’ll report 4th quarter earnings and, just as importantly, provide a forecast for 1st quarter earnings.
Apple Watch owner satisfaction survey: Owners very satisfied
Some very positive data on Apple Watch customer satisfaction, with some interesting twists.
Siri and the music chart question kerfuffle
There’s a kerfuffle brewing. A tiny one. Non-Apple Music folks are getting shut out of precious music chart data. In some cases.
Lean lets you trim the Live from your Live Photos
Lean is a simple app that lets you scan through a list of your Live Photos, trim out the video, leave the stills, save you precious space on your iPhone.
Inside YouTube Red
YouTube Red is very similar, structurally, to Apple Music. The Verge digs into the details of YouTube’s new ad-free video/music service. Terrific read.
Um…what does she say at the end of this Apple ad?
Watch the video, tell me what you think she’s saying there.
Apple TV sales have started
Come and get it!
Getting the most from your iPhone battery
Allyson Kazmucha, writing for The App Factor, lays out an excellent series of tips that will help extend your battery life.
On buying a new Apple TV
Some thoughts on which Apple TV to buy and some killer features to look for. With links.
Blind camera shootout – And the winner is…
Android Authority ran a blind smartphone camera test. Guess who won?
HTC: Apple ripped off our unibody phone design and antenna bands, not the other way round
Me thinks thou dost protest too much. Read the post for an awesome animated GIF which I can’t get out of my mind.
Apple Watch live on target.com
This is a really pretty page. I get the feeling that Apple designed it.
Daniel Kottke, hands on with the very first Mac
Great video. Daniel Kottke gives us a nice guided tour of the very first prototype Mac mother boards. Lovely.
Facebook, checking your battery, and a wish list item
Benjamin Mayo lays out the issues Facebook is now fixing, I talk you through checking your battery usage, and point out there’s no easy way to search iOS for specific Settings
Daniel Kottke, his split with Steve Jobs, and seeing it play out on the big screen
I can only imagine how jarring it must have been for Daniel Kottke to hear his name, see the bitter end of his relationship with Steve played out on the big screen.
The story behind that mysterious eye emoji in iOS
Wired lays out the details. Interesting how they figured this out.
Apple to build massive solar farm in China, push others to do the same
It’s things like this that make me such a fan of Tim Cook and of Apple.
Dialing a phone number with your Apple Watch, tell Siri who your spouse is
In this post, I tell you some ways to dial a number with your Apple Watch and show you how to tell Siri who your spouse is.
iOS 9 hits 61% adoption rate
Two things:
- iOS 9 hit an adoption rate of 61%
- iOS 8 or newer hit an adoption rate of 91%
All the new emoji
From Emojipedia, here are all the new emoji that shipped with iOS 9.1. Apple now has all the emoji.
How long my iPhone and Apple Watch updates took to install
There are updates available for iOS (9.1) and watchOS (2.0.1). I just got done installing both, timed the installs, figure that might be useful info to have. Read on for the numbers.
Some Facebook iPhone battery tips
Ally Kazmucha, writing for The App Factor, walks through the various settings that can impact Facebook’s drain on your iPhone battery.
How to use your iPhone EarPods like a pro
this article, written by Christian Zibreg for iDownloadBlog is jam packed with useful information about your EarPods. Even if you are an EarPod ninja, I’ll wager there’s a trick or two in this post that is new to you. Read on for my favorite.
Apple TV and accessibility
Stephen Aquino, writing for iMore, hasn’t yet got his hands on one of the new Apple TVs. Nonetheless, he uses the tvOS specs to lay out the accessibility elements built in to the new Apple TV.