Category: apple
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Apple iPhone & Watch Event Follow-up
After the recent Apple event ended I wanted to follow-up on a few points about the new iPhones as well as the cellular stuff for the Watch. First of all, there’s the size comparison between the X and the 8 Plus. It’s clear after watching this Apple developer video about making apps for the X that the…
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Apple Special Event September 2017 Notes
Apple held their first iPhone event at their new Steve Jobs Theater on their UFO campus in California today. The event opened with Tim Cook memorializing Jobs. Then he discussed disaster relief projects and encouraged donations. Finally Cook talked about Apple’s new campus. No mentions of offices for the engineers, who have complained that the…
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It’s Time For iOS To Allow Apps From Outside the App Store
Recently, Apple started removing VPN apps from their iOS App Store in China in order to comply with local laws. That may be something they have to do as a business, but it’s time to allow apps from developers outside of the App Store. Gruber: To me, the more interesting question isn’t whether Apple should…
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Apps Dropping from iOS 11
Cyrus Nemati for Slate in an article titled “iPhone Gamers, Brace Yourselves for the App-ocalypse”: If you’re an iPhone user still addicted to Flappy Bird, be ready to experience withdrawal symptoms. When Apple launches iOS 11 in September, the company will drop support for old 32-bit applications—which is most apps released before 2014. Apps that…
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The Best iPad
Before this year’s WWDC, and especially before the iPad Cheap was revealed, Apple’s lineup of iPads was super confusing. Which was the “best” depending very much on which iPad features you valued more than others, but it wasn’t clear at all if you went down the lineup. New readers may notice that I round the…