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MacSurfer's Archive: Saturday, February 1, 2020
 

 

General Interest/Potpourri
  • "Apple is offering onsite repairs in some US cities" Engadget 6:13 PM
  • "Apple's end-to-end encryption threatened by new proposed bill: Senator Lindsey Graham is pressing for new laws that would combat online child abuse, but do so by removing all end-to-end encryption and giving law enforcement open access to private data." AppleInsider 6:14 PM
  • "Apple's January in review: $91.8 billion, Mac Pro, Coronavirus, and Apple TV+ awards" AppleInsider 11:49 AM
  • "Apple adds new onsite device repair option for iPhone owners in select cities" 9to5Mac 8:26 AM
  • "Top Stories: Apple Expected to Release 'AirTags' and More in First Half of 2020, Powerbeats4 Leak, iPad Turns 10 - MacRumors" MacRumors 8:26 AM
  • "Apple engineers have a proposal to standardize two-factor authentication messages, and Google is on board" Android Central 1/31
  • "Apple Engineers Propose Standardized Format for SMS One-Time Passcodes" MacRumors 1/31
  • "Apple engineers propose a way to make using two-factor texts easier" Engadget 1/31
  • "Judge denies Apple request to dismiss iPhone 7 'Loop Disease' class action lawsuit" AppleInsider 1/31
  • "Apple Urges Fed. Circ. To Move EDTX Patent Row To Calif." Law360 [Paid Membership Required] 1/31
  • "Apple TV+ has zero new content for second week running"  Cult of Mac 1/31
  • "Apple Watch Detects Afib In Woman While She Was Sleeping" UberGizmo 1/31
  • "Apple Series 'Foundation' Set To Be Ireland's Largest Ever Production, Employing 500+ People" Deadline 1/31
  • "Launch of Fís éireann / Screen Ireland's 2020 Slate of 40 Film, TV and Animation Productions" Screen Ireland 1/31
  • "Apple TV+ drama 'Foundation' to become Ireland's biggest-ever production" AppleInsider 1/31
  • "Apple to film Asimov's 'Foundation' series in Ireland" Apple Must 1/31
  • "Apple Close to Deal for Comedy Show Starring Saturday Night Live's Cecily Strong" MacRumors 1/31
  • "Apple TV+ to sign 'SNL' star Cecily Strong for musical comedy" AppleInsider 1/31
Non-Apple News
  • "Google Photos Tests Auto-Printing Subscription Service: Decide which types of photographs you want, and then Google will pick them before mailing a cardboard envelope of prints directly to your doorstep." PC Magazine 10:29 PM
  • "Travel bans plunge China into deepening isolation over coronavirus" The Guardian 1:49 PM
  • "Roku and Fox make last minute deal for Super Bowl broadcast: After a short, sharp fight over Roku's right to distribute Fox channels, the two companies have forged an agreement and you will be able to watch the Super Bowl in 4K HDR on Fox's Roku channels." ZDNet 1:48 PM
  • "Roku and Fox strike a last-minute deal to keep Super Bowl-streaming apps working" The Verge 8:36 AM
  • "Disney Plus: Worldwide launch dates and everything else to know/The streaming service will launch next in Europe on March 24. Here's everything to know about Disney's Netflix rival." CNET 8:27 AM
  • "Firefox now shows what telemetry data it's collecting about you: Users can no go to about:telemetry and see what Mozilla is collecting about their Firefox installs." ZDNet 8:20 AM
  • "Burn, drown, or smash your phone: Forensics can extract data anyway" ZDNet 1/31
  • "FCC confirms carriers 'apparently' broke the law by selling real-time customer locations" The Verge 1/31
  • "FCC plans to take action over wireless real-time location data disclosures" Reuters 1/31
  • "Ajit Pai's 'surprise' change makes it harder to get FCC broadband funding: Nearly 30 states may have 'eligibility reduced or eliminated,' Democrat says." Ars Technica 1/31
  • "Mark Zuckerberg says he's become 'more religious' after becoming a father in rare public discussion about faith: 'The last few years have been really humbling for me'" Business Insider 1/31
  • "Facebook will remove fake cures, misinformation about coronavirus" CNET 1/31
  • "Eye tracking is the next phase for VR, ready or not: All indicators suggest that VR is moving to eye tracking. Pico's standalone VR headset is where headsets like the Oculus Quest could go next." CNET 1/31
Publications/Podcasts
  • "Exponent Podcast: It's Been a Week" Stratechery 1/31
  • "The Dalrymple Report: Neil Young and Apple earnings" The Loop 1/31
  • "Fantastical with Michael Simmons – TMO Daily Observations 2020-01-31" The Mac Observer 1/31
  • "9to5Mac Happy Hour 262: What's new in iOS 13.3.1, Fantastical 3 and Filmic DoubleTake, Spring Apple Event rumors" 9to5Mac 1/31
  • "9to5Mac Daily: January 31, 2020 – Apple Maps redesign, more" 9to5Mac 1/31
  • "Apple's impressive earnings, promising patents, and new acquisitions on the AppleInsider Podcast" AppleInsider 1/31
  • "Podcast: Why Clearview AI's facial recognition is a privacy nightmare" Engadget 1/31