Apple just sent AltConf a letter that, in effect, was a shot across their bow. Be sure to read the update at the bottom of the post, as well as the comments (some excellent points, well made).
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Jeff Williams: “Response to Apple Watch has surpassed our expectations in every way”
The logjam is loosening.
Is that an Apple Watch on your wrist?
If you are the go-to person for your friends and family on all things tech, this is worth a read.
ETA brings travel times and traffic status to Apple Watch
This will be going on my Apple Watch today.
No new Apple TV at WWDC
Brian X. Chen, writing for the New York Times:
Yet one much ballyhooed device will be absent from the conference: a new Apple TV, Apple’s set-top box for televisions.
Feh.
Apple revamps App Store Games section
These changes started rolling out a few weeks ago. Step in the right direction.
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.
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.
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”.
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.
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.
Phenomenal conceptual images of Apple’s new spaceship HQ
These are great shots.
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.
ComputerWorld review: Apple’s new MacBook is a great travel laptop
Michael deAgonia, writing for ComputerWorld, lays out his reaction to the newest MacBook.
iOS bug causes Messages crash, iPhone reboot
Hopefully, the Messages team is hard at work on a fix.
Apple’s crushing brand value growth
There’s a lot of interesting data to digest in research agency Millward Brown’s latest global brand value report. Read on for some good quotes from the report.
The Apple Watch secretly gets you to exercise
Marco Arment captures the spirit behind the Apple Watch as an exercise driver. Love this.
Force Touch is poised to rule all Apple devices
M.G. Siegler asks: if there was no Apple Watch, would Apple have come up with Force Touch at all?
My 2 cents: I don’t think Apple Watch was in anyone’s mind when Force Touch was patented.
What Jony Ive’s “promotion” to Chief Design Officer really means
Seth Weintraub, writing for 9to5mac, digs into the Jony Ive’s promotion to Chief Design Officer over the Memorial Day Weekend. Interesting conjecture.
Take a one-handed picture or video directly from the Messages app
Not sure how long this has been part of iOS, but I just stumbled on this yesterday. A fantastic tip.
Change your Mac’s notification banner wait time
When notifications appear on your Mac, do they disappear too quickly? Want to make them hang around just a bit longer?