This week on Ungeniused, my podcast about weird stuff Myke and I read on Wikipedia:
Some see a cross-country drive as a way to visit the nation’s wonders. Others see it as a race with no rules.
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Read-it-later services can be a great way to save and enjoy an article later, away from the noise of social media or an overflowing RSS client. This week, David and Stephen talk about some of the popular choices, and how to keep them from becoming just another thing to check. Then, a recap of Apple’s recent media event.
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You may be thinking, “What happened to iOS 14.1?”
My theory is that the new iPhones will ship with iOS 14.1, and in that codebase Apple may be hiding new phone-specific goodies, and 14.2 will come along afterwards and re-unify everything.
It wouldn’t be the first time Apple’s done something like this. Here’s Jason Snell, back in 2010:
On Monday, Apple released iOS 4.2, a free software update that brings the features of iOS 4—including multitasking, fast app switching, and a unified mail inbox—to the iPad for the first time. We had a chance to use the update, which also adds the new AirPrint and AirPlay features to all compatible devices, for a few days: here’s a first look.
I had missed this, but now you can set up Apple Cash in a Family Sharing group. This is pretty cool:
You can set up Apple Cash for the children and teens in your Family Sharing group so they can make purchases, and send and receive money in Messages. You can even limit who your child can send money to, get notified when they make transactions, and lock their account.
The Rickies and Flexies have been judged. There is a winner and a loser. A donation has been made. What’s inside an avocado has been discovered. That, and a lot more this week as the guys unpack Apple’s September 15th event.
On Connected Pro, I told a story about a truck, Federico saw a chart and Apple Watch purchases were considered.
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John Voorhees at MacStories has the details. That new iPad Air looks great, and gives me hope for two things:
I expect to be disappointed on that second one.
Today, Apple announced its Services bundle, and dubbed it “Apple One.” Here are the tiers:
iCloud space can be added separately which is nice, and includes a 30-day free trial for any services that customers do not already have. It launches “this fall,” and I’ll be moving our family over to this.
Details on the Apple Watch Series 6 and SE can be found all on this one page. The SE looks like a good deal, but I can’t help but think it would have been nice to see it replace the Series 3, which is still for sale. I bet that happens next year.