This week on Liftoff, Jason Snell and I are joined by Dr. Katie Mack to discuss her book The End of Everything: (Astrophysically Speaking).
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Apple’s next event is locked for a week from today, on October 13. According to Mark Gurman, 5G iPhones with squared-off sides and Lidar scanners are set to be the start of the show.
Are you wondering whether your application is running with Rosetta or not? It’s easy to figure out if you have a Universal version of an application. Here’s how:
- In the Finder, click once on the application icon, so it’s highlighted.
- From the File menu, choose Get Info.
- Find the section labelled General and toggle the triangle, if necessary, to open this section.
- On the Kind line, Universal applications appear as “Application (Universal)”.
If your application is Universal but you want it to run with Rosetta, note that there is a checkbox that says “Open using Rosetta”. This can be useful if your Universal application uses plugins that have not yet been released in a Universal format.
Mark Gurman:
Apple Inc. has stopped selling headphones and wireless speakers from rivals including Sonos Inc., Bose Corp. and Logitech International SA as the company gears up to launch its own new audio products.
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The moves come as Apple develops multiple new products to expand on its audio strategy. The first Apple-branded over-ear headphones could be announced as early as this year, Bloomberg has reported. The company has also been working on a smaller version of its HomePod smart speaker.
Earlier today, we wrapped up Relay FM’s annual fundraiser for St. Jude. This yeah’s campaign was a massive success, raising $456,000 for the hospital. This is $141,000 more than last year, which is a mind-blowing. Thank you to everyone who donated, as well as the Relay folks who took part, and the guys at ATP and John at Daring Fireball for helping share the campaign with their audiences. I love that the wider Apple community joins us each year, and I can’t wait to see what we can achieve in 2021.
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Liana Lehua joins in this week to share the best workflows and gear for improving video conferencing and home audio and video. Liana and David also discuss business apps, widgets, and revisit the iPad vs. MacBook question.
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The technology used aboard most spacecraft always has to be very robust to survive the harsh environment beyond our atmosphere, but often the software and hardware used are rather basic and usually fairly old by the time a launch takes place.
Part of the reason why is that spacecraft take years to develop, but reliability is the biggest reason. If something goes bad on a spacecraft that can’t be fixed remotely, the mission is put into jeopardy.
As expected, Apple has added the seventh-generation iPod nano to its list of Vintage and Obsolete products, officially designating the last iPod in the iconic nano lineup as “vintage.”
I still remember the excitement that would come every fall when Apple would revise the Nano.
Another week; another special episode:
Apple is on the verge of releasing new emoji, so it is time for Federico to try to guess their names.
On Connected Pro, he also shared about his first pet and a favor the universe is going to do for him. It was wild.
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