MacBreak Weekly 544

Predictions for Apple's Q4 earnings call and Q1 announcements. "Shot on iPhone" ad campaign. Apple's reaction to Trump's immigration ban. Apple Pay grows 50%. No Touch Bar in the Bar exam.

• Rene's pick: Linea
• Alex's picks: DJI iPhone Gimbal, Landmark Lens
• Andy's pick: Luminar
• Leo's Pick: Dropbox Paper

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Links

• Apple Earnings: What to Watch
• Nintendo reveals high unlock rate for 'Super Mario Run,' delays 'Animal Crossing' for iPhone
• Apple Pay usage grew 50% last year, says analytics report, as it shows most popular retailers
• Vigilant Coquitlam Retailer Stops High-Tech Shimmers
• Apple's Activation Lock Website Played Key Role in Hack, Perhaps Explaining its Removal
• Apple updates Siri on iOS, Mac & Apple TV with Super Bowl-related commands
• Apple Maps Now Provides Transit Directions in Houston Ahead of Super Bowl
• iPhone manufacturing in India ‘almost a done deal’ says official after meeting with Apple
• Tim Cook: ‘Apple would not exist without immigration’
• Apple is cutting off Iran-based iOS apps from the App Store, source says [Update]
• Lyft surges to the top 10 on Apple’s App Store following the #DeleteUber campaign
• Taxi Medallion Prices Are Plummeting, Endangering Loans - Bloomberg
• Apple 'Shot on iPhone' ad campaign continues with 'One Night on iPhone 7'
• New Apple Campus 2 'spaceship' construction project 4K drone flyover shows progress on landscaping, canopies
• Sources: Apple to join Partnership on AI, the research group that includes Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft
• North Carolina requires test takers disable MacBook Pro Touch Bar for bar exam
• Pick: Linea
• Pick: DJI iphone Gimbal
• Pick: Landmark Lens
• Pick: Luminar
• Pick: Dropbox Paper
• LG’s 5K monitor doesn’t work well with routers