There’s a little disclaimer at the bottom of the iPhone 7 tech specs page that makes me sad:
The high-gloss finish of the jet black iPhone 7 is achieved through a precision nine-step anodization and polishing process. Its surface is equally as hard as other anodized Apple products; however, its high shine may show fine micro-abrasions with use. If you are concerned about this, we suggest you use one of the many cases available to protect your iPhone.
No announcement, no press release. Just a new tag at the top of this web page.
There’s a lot to unpack from today’s keynote, but this page jumped out at me. It compares the various models of Apple Watches now for sale. The lineup is more confusing than last year.
“Series 1” Watches are last year’s model, but with a new dual‑core processor. This doesn’t seem to be the same chipset that’s in the new watch, but should still be an improvement. Gone is the single-core model that’s on my wrist today.
A bunch of us from Relay FM have crashed the Six Colors live coverage of today’s Apple event. We’re already answering questions and talking about the one time I cracked open a raw egg that I thought had been hard boiled.
In case you are one of the three people on the planet that this would affect:
The first time you activate an earlier Xsan volume on macOS Sierra, the Xsan file system manager (fsm) upgrades your volume’s metadata to a newer format. Once this conversion begins, you won’t be able to use this volume with Xsan MDCs running OS X 10.11 or earlier.
Older MDCs won’t be able to control Xsan volumes that are created in Xsan 5. If you attempt to start a volume that has been upgraded to or created in Xsan 5 on an older MDC, the volume won’t open. When this happens, the system will deliver an ICB alert.
Rumor has it that the next Apple Watch will include a GPS chipset. Assumedly, this would allow apps like Map My Run, Strava and others to track walks, runs and bike rides without relying on the iPhone for location data. With Apple Watch 2, people could just go for a run and have complete stats about it afterwards, all with their iPhone safe and sound back home on the kitchen table.
I do a fair amount of bike riding, on and off of paved streets. I use my Apple Watch to keep tabs on things like speed or distance mid-ride without needing to dig my iPhone out of the back pocket of my jersey.
Mark Gurman, writing about how the buttons on the next-generation MacBook Pro’s OLED keyboard display may vary based on usage:
For example, if a user is on their desktop, the screen will show a virtual representation of the standard function row, which includes brightness and media controls. When in an application, the virtual row will show options specific to the task at hand, but volume controls and a switch to show the default functions will always be present. The Safari web browser would enable controls for finding and defining terms, while the iMovie video editor would offer controls for cutting clips and a more-precise volume slider, the people said.
One of the world’s most evasive digital arms dealers is believed to have been taking advantage of three security vulnerabilities in popular Apple products in its efforts to spy on dissidents and journalists.
Investigators discovered that a company called the NSO Group, an Israeli outfit that sells software that invisibly tracks a target’s mobile phone, was responsible for the intrusions. The NSO Group’s software can read text messages and emails and track calls and contacts. It can even record sounds, collect passwords and trace the whereabouts of the phone user.
Darren Orf at Gizmodo has posted a video that all Apple nerds should watch.
Apple Inc., seeking to capitalize on the popularity of social networks, is developing a video sharing and editing application and is testing new related features for its iPhone and iPad operating systems.
Oh dear.
Today marks the fifth anniversary of Tim Cook becoming CEO of Apple. There’s a lot of coverage today, following Cook’s big interview 10 days ago.
There’s a phrase that’s been thrown around a lot in the years since Steve Jobs died.
The New Apple.
In different contexts, it means different things: the more open nature of the company and its executive team, the dedicated focus to advancing human rights, the push into mobile computing or China or India.