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Connected #138: Modern Day Moses⇢
This week on Connected, Myke is back. Gurman is back. iPhone rumors and iPad wish lists are back.
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On the Future of Touch ID⇢
Rumors have it that Apple is struggling to put a Touch ID sensor on the front of this year’s Unicorn iPhone 8. Here’s Andy Hargreaves, an equity research analyst at Pacific Crest Securities, via MacRumors, on the subject:
Likely options for Apple include a delay of production or elimination of fingerprint sensing on the OLED iPhone. We believe Apple continues to work on solving its optical fingerprint issues. If it’s able to solve the problems in the next month or so, it would likely place volume orders at that point. This would likely lead to a delay of the OLED iPhone launch, but we would not expect it to meaningfully affect volume for the cycle. If it’s not able to fix the problems in that time frame, Apple may be forced to eliminate fingerprint sensing from the OLED iPhone altogether.
Archive.org Now Hosting Early Mac Emulation⇢
After offering in-browser emulation of console games, arcade machines, and a range of other home computers, the Internet Archive can now emulate the early models of the Apple Macintosh, the black-and-white, mouse driven computer that radically shifted the future of home computing in 1984.
There’s a lot of good stuff in this collection. I’m glad to see it on Archive.org.
What Hackintoshers Want⇢
Jordan Kahn spoke with moderators of tonymacx86.com and other tinkerers to see what they want in the new Mac Pro. Hard to find fault with their wishes.
Ocean Worlds⇢
Yesterday, NASA shared news about two icy moons, one around Saturn, the other at Jupiter:
Two veteran NASA missions are providing new details about icy, ocean-bearing moons of Jupiter and Saturn, further heightening the scientific interest of these and other “ocean worlds” in our solar system and beyond. The findings are presented in papers published Thursday by researchers with NASA’s Cassini mission to Saturn and Hubble Space Telescope.
This news — broken down on the agency’s Tumblr — is really exciting. It’s long been imagined that these under-ice oceans could hold the ingredients for life. That’s still unknown, but evidence is mounting that we may not be alone in the Solar System.
‘Nobody has to use the Internet’⇢
A Republican lawmaker who voted to eliminate Internet privacy rules said, “Nobody’s got to use the Internet” when asked why ISPs should be able to use and share their customers’ Web browsing history for advertising purposes.
US Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) was hosting a town hall meeting when a constituent asked about the decision to eliminate privacy rules. The person in the audience was disputing the Republican argument that ISPs shouldn’t face stricter requirements than websites such as Facebook.
The Taming of the iBook⇢
After the Clamshell, the iBook got a lot more traditional.
On Passwords and Loss Recovery⇢
Fraser Speirs and his wife had a bag stolen on vacation. In it was her iPhone, which set Fraser down a road of loss recovery when he had a realization:
I use 1Password for Families, so my data is hosted by 1Password itself. I have 2-factor authentication turned on for every account that supports it, including my Apple ID, personal and work Google accounts, Dropbox, Evernote and others.
All my devices have passcodes. I use alphanumeric passcodes on my iOS devices. I have Touch ID enabled. My Apple Watch locks when I take it off. Find My iPhone is turned on for all devices and Activation Lock is enabled.
Outlook for Mac Previews Google Calendar and Contacts Support⇢
Last month, we announced that we’re bringing major improvements to how Google Accounts work in Outlook 2016 for Mac—including an improved setup experience and Google Calendar and Contacts support. We’re excited to be delivering on these highly requested features for Mac users—matching Outlook for iOS and Android—by providing Google Accounts with a more powerful way to stay in control of the day ahead.
I’m going to take this for a spin.
Ungeniused #23: Moon Landing Conspiracy Theories⇢
From 1969 to 1972, twelve astronauts walked on the moon. OR DID THEY?
Don’t miss this one.
British Red Cross Launches First Aid Alexa Skill⇢
Henry Bodkin at The Telegraph:
The British Red Cross has launched a voice-activated app which tells people how to deal with household medical emergencies such as seizures or burns.
From today, hesitant first-aiders confronted with a crisis will simply have to say “Alexa, first aid”, before explaining the nature of the problem, and a female voice will calmly talk them through the steps they need to take.
I can see potential liability issues here, but making basic first aid accessible via voice1 seems like a good idea to me.