MoreWow with Apple

By Åsa Stenström

For happy and curious Apple users.

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Why Apple always has the last laugh
theweek.com
Is there anything more envy-inducing, especially here in the deep of winter, than someone returning to work with a deep tan? It speaks of luxury and …
Apple
AirPods are Apple’s second-fastest selling new product of all time
Cult of Mac - Luke Dormehl
Apple’s AirPods are the company’s second best-selling new product of all time, a new report by Above Avalon analyst Neil Cybart suggests. Cybart estimates that Apple is on track to sell 40 million pairs
Angela Ahrendts
Quit or canned? Why is Angela Ahrendts leaving Apple? [Opinion]
Cult of Mac - Leander Kahney
When Apple fires an executive, the company is rarely straightforward about the situation. Apple never puts out a press release stating plainly that the executive was canned. So Tuesday’s unexpected announcement
Apple Watch
Apple Watch fall detection credited with saving user in Norway after severe overnight fall
9to5Mac - Chance Miller
We’ve reported several times about the Apple Watch Series 4’s ECG functionality alerting unsuspecting users to seek medical attention. In addition to ECG, however, the Series 4 has a fall detection functionality.
Apple
GDPR makes it easier to get your data, but that doesn’t mean you’ll understand it
The Verge - Jon Porter
138GB of data and no real answers If the numerous tech scandals of recent years have taught us anything, it’s that tech companies hold a truly terrifying amount of data about us all. Along with feeling
Apple
Apple got tablets right, and created a whole new market with the iPad
appleinsider.com - William Gallagher
Feature By The launch of the original iPad on January 27, 2010 saw pundits guaranteeing its failure, some Apple fans disappointed, and Steve Jobs …
35 years ago, Macintosh said hello. It changed the way we think about computers and went on to change the world. We love
twitter.com
Earbuds
Apple’s next hit product is just a whisper away
computerworld.com - Jonny Evans
The next-generation AirPod 2 smart earbuds are on the way and will augment their existing listening skills with new health-related features, reports …
Apple
Is Apple's Walled Garden Crumbling?
The Motley Fool - Danny Vena
A greater reliance on services is forcing a change in strategy. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been one of the most successful companies of all time, and …
Technology
DuckDuckGo Moves to Apple Maps for Mapping-Related Queries
iPadInsight - jhrogersii
DuckDuckGo has staked its reputation on being the privacy-centric search engine, putting it at the opposite end of the spectrum from Google and their appetite for all of your data. Up until recently, had
Technology
A Best Buy salesman told me the best Windows laptop is a MacBook
ZDNet - Chris Matyszczyk
A visit to Best Buy reveals a reason to buy a MacBook that you don't often hear -- and one that Apple doesn't push. It's a little heavy, a little …
Tim Cook
Here’s how much Apple spent keeping Tim Cook safe in 2018
Cult of Mac - Luke Dormehl
Apple spent $310,000 on Tim Cook’s personal security last year. That figure alone may be around 5x the median household income in the U.S., but it’s a bargain compared to the figures some tech companies
Apps
Top 40 tips that make you love the Touch Bar
Cult of Mac - Graham Bower
The Touch Bar is one of Apple’s most controversial innovations of recent years. Located inconspicuously at the top of the MacBook Pro keyboard, where the function keys used to sit, some users ignore it
Tim Cook
Apple CEO Tim Cook: It's Time for Action on Data Privacy
TIME
We all deserve control over our digital lives. That’s why we must rein in the data brokers In 2019, it’s time to stand up for the right to privacy—yours, mine, all of ours. Consumers shouldn’t have to
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Thinking Different: Keys to Adopting an iPad-First Workflow
MacStories - Ryan Christoffel
No matter how tech-inclined a person may be, no one sits down at their first computer and instantly finds themselves at home with the device. We all have our own tales of computing learning curves – figuring
Watches
This Swiss company has created a bonkers anti-Apple Watch
Wired UK - Jeremy White
Among the various fantastical new watches displayed at the SIHH watch fair in Geneva this week, one brand has revealed what can only be described as …
AirPods
Apple AirPods 2 Will Be The Most Revolutionary Ear Accessories In History
Forbes - Curtis Silver
Apple, known for such products as the iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS Max and its “wireless, effortless, magical” AirPods has allegedly started production its AirPower wireless charging pad. Without too
The best portable mini projector
Engadget - Wirecutter
Anker is dominating the category right now. By Daniel Varghese and Adrienne Maxwell This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial
Here’s how to spy on people using your Apple AirPods
New York Post - By Harry Pettit
An Apple tool designed to help the hearing impaired unwittingly allows vulgar criminals to spy on people. The Live Listen feature loaded onto Apple’s …
This cool tool deletes the background from images so you don’t have to use Photoshop
TechCrunch - Taylor Hatmaker
If you’re tired of firing up Photoshop for lightweight image editing tasks, this little tool is good news for you. Called Remove.bg, it can clear out the background of an image in seconds, no lassoing
A scary type of scam call causes Apple's logo and phone number to pop up on your iPhone lock screen, but there's a way to
Business Insider - Kif Leswing
The next time you receive a call from Apple, it might not be from someone actually working there. In fact, it's much more likely that it's coming from a scammer. Some scammers have discovered a new technique
Tim Cook
Tim Cook says health innovation will be Apple's "greatest contribution to mankind"
Axios - Ina Fried
With all the TV maker partnerships Apple announced at CES, plus its earlier content deals, it's clear that video service is Apple's next big thing. …
Marc Andreessen: Apple has hit an absolute home run
Apple 3.0 - Philip Elmer-DeWitt
One of Silicon Valley’s most influential venture capitalists has seen the future of wearable computers and it is Apple. Two minutes transcribed from …
Apple’s Biggest Problem? My Mom
The New York Times - By KEVIN ROOSE
When Apple lost more than $75 billion in market value this past week after a surprise announcement that it is expecting lower iPhone sales than originally projected, the company put most of the blame its
Technology
Apple Had a Brutal Week. Then It Did Something Quite Brilliant
Inc Magazine - By Chris Matyszczyk
The doomsayers were enjoying the iPhone shortfall. Here's how Apple changed the conversation. Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. It's
Do You Or Somebody You Know Suffer From KYAPBFTL (Keeping Your Apple Product Boxes For Too Long?)
BuzzFeed - Samir Mezrahi
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Tim Cook
Tim Cook will host meeting for all Apple employees to talk iPhone
Cult of Mac - Luke Dormehl
Tim Cook is reportedly hosting an all-hands meeting with every Apple employee today about the revelations regarding stalling iPhone sales. The news caused Apple shares to plummet in after-hours trading,
Want to use Apple’s Mac software on an iPad? Well, now you can
scmp.com - Business Insider
For years, one of the biggest desires among iPad owners has been for it to run on Apple Mac software. The iPad is an excellent device for doing …
Four-year-old used Siri to get help for his unconscious mom
appleinsider.com - Malcolm Owen
By Apple's Siri appears to have saved a pregnant woman in Wales, allowing a four-year-old child to easily call for help after his mom lost …