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Angela Ahrendts Leaving Apple⇢
As I foretold during our yearly Connected predictions,1 there has been a major change to Apple’s leadership webpage: Angela Ahrendts is leaving Apple.
Here’s a bit from Apple PR:
“I want to thank Angela for inspiring and energizing our teams over the past five years,” said Tim Cook. “She has been a positive, transformative force, both for Apple’s stores and the communities they serve. We all wish her the very best as she begins a new chapter.”
iOS 12.2 Beta 2 Brings AT&T 5G E⇢
After rolling out the new label on some Android phones, it looks like the iPhone is next in line. Here’s Juli Clover at MacRumors:
Devices in certain areas are displaying a “5G E” icon instead of LTE, but as the “E” suggests, this is not real 5G. No iPhone that exists right now is capable of connecting to a 5G network, nor is AT&T’s network 5G at this time.
The “E” stands for Evolution, a new brand name AT&T is using for some parts of its LTE network. According to AT&T, 5G Evolution reaches a peak theoretical wireless speed of 400Mb/s, which does not match 5G data transfer speeds and is in fact the same as traditional LTE speeds.
Leaving Facebook Can Make You Happier⇢
Hamza Shaban at The Washington Post, writing about a study that looked at the effects of leaving Facebook:
In the latest study measuring the effects of social media on a person’s life, researchers at New York University and Stanford University found that deactivating Facebook for just four weeks could alter people’s behavior and state of mind. The study found that temporarily quitting Facebook led people to spend more time offline, watching TV and socializing with family and friends; reduced their knowledge of current events and polarization of policy views; and provoked a small but significant improvement in people’s self-reported happiness and satisfaction with their lives.
Kbase Article of the Week: Liquid Damage to Mac Computers and Accessories Not Covered by Warranty⇢
Current Mac notebook computers and Apple wired and wireless keyboards (except Magic Keyboard) have Liquid Contact Indicators (LCI) to help determine if these products have been exposed to liquid.
Benefits under the manufacturer’s warranty are in addition to rights provided by consumer law. You can learn more at Apple Products and Consumer Law Rights.
MPU #468: Mixing Macs and Microsoft with Christina Warren⇢
Christina Warren, tech commentator, podcaster and Cloud Developer Advocate at Microsoft drops by to talk about using a Mac at work, the state of PowerPoint and how to get the most out of tech when traveling the world.
Christina is the best, and it was great to hear about what she’s up to these days.
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We Own the Zone⇢
1992 Apple was … different.
Apple Apologizes for FaceTime Bug⇢
Apple, in a statement to Joe Rossignol at MacRumors:
We have fixed the Group FaceTime security bug on Apple’s servers and we will issue a software update to re-enable the feature for users next week. We thank the Thompson family for reporting the bug. We sincerely apologize to our customers who were affected and all who were concerned about this security issue. We appreciate everyone’s patience as we complete this process.
Connected #228: Oh No, Ovo!⇢
This week on Connected, a couple of topics that are real bummers, and my very shiny blue iPhone:
Apple and Facebook try to outdo each other in who can have the more terrible week, and Stephen test drives the iPhone XR.
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Kbase Article of the Week: FileMaker Pro Server: Uses TCPIP Port Number 5003⇢
Apple Support with a question and answer for the ages:
We have just set up a firewall on our network. Now I can’t access our Filemaker Pro Server over TCP/IP. In order to gain access to the server over TCP/IP, our network administrator needs to know what “port” the Filemaker Pro Server uses. Can you tell me what TCP/IP port number is used by the FileMaker Pro Server?
The Filemaker Pro Server, uses the TCP/IP port number of 5003.
Apple Reports Q1 2019 Results⇢
Apple today announced financial results for its fiscal 2019 first quarter ended December 29, 2018. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $84.3 billion, a decline of 5 percent from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $4.18, up 7.5 percent. International sales accounted for 62 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
Revenue from iPhone declined 15 percent from the prior year, while total revenue from all other products and services grew 19 percent. Services revenue reached an all-time high of $10.9 billion, up 19 percent over the prior year. Revenue from Mac and Wearables, Home and Accessories also reached all-time highs, growing 9 percent and 33 percent, respectively, and revenue from iPad grew 17 percent.
Liftoff #90: My Feet Belong on the Ground⇢
Jason and Stephen mark NASA’s Day of Remembrance, discuss layoffs at two private space companies and wish for a mission to Uranus.
Space is busy.
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