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“Portraits of Melissa”

I never used “Moments” from the iOS Photos app but, under iOS 12, “For You” pops up with these little videos now and again. I’m fairly impressed. Without me having named any of the pics or videos, the phone has identified my lovely wife and created this little video of her.

The Dalrymple Report: The new iPhones and Apple Watch with Rene Ritchie

Rene Ritchie joins me this week to talk about the new iPhone XS, XS Max, and the Apple Watch Series 4. We have both been using them for a week or so and have some thoughts on what we’ve seen so far.

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iPhone naming: 1 step forward, 4 steps back

I’m with Segall on this one. I think Apple may have painted themselves into a naming corner. I tend to refer to the new phones simply as “the S”, “the Max”, and “the R”. Still awkward though.

California Apple Store robbery gang stole over $1M in goods, cops say

At what point does Apple revise its store in order to stop this kind of theft or whether they just see this as the cost of doing business the way they do? My biggest fear is that someone, staff or customer, gets hurt or worse in one of these smash and grabs.

The 10 safest countries in the world

I don’t take these kinds of lists too seriously but I am happy to say I live in #6 and will be visiting #4 next March.

Why I’m done with Chrome

This is justifiably worrying to security experts. I’ve been a Chrome user in the past but, with today’s release of Mojave, I’m likely going back to Safari.

No sex please, we’re Apple: iPhone giant seeks TV success on its own terms

I don’t think this is as big a problem for Apple as some make it out to be. After all, in theory, your “G” rated audience is going to be much bigger than your “R” rated audience. Apple wants to appeal to the broadest group of consumers it can – whether that be with iPhones or original content.

iPhone XS vs iPhone X camera comparison

As I’ve always said on Your Mac Life, these are the kinds of comparisons and shots I want to see. I don’t see the point of giving review cameras ahead of launch to the likes of Austin Mann and Pete Souza – they are professional photographers who are expected to take great photos no matter what camera they use. I’d rather see Apple seed cameras to “average” people and see what the differences are in their shots.

I almost just got scammed hard: a cautionary tale

Scary thread from Sasser, co-founder of Panic Inc. Big lesson is if someone calls you, call them back at the company’s official number to verify. Or do what I do – just never answer the phone.

For Valentino Dixon, a wrong righted

This is an incredible story. If it hadn’t been for his drawings of a sport he never played, he’d still be in prison.