Oct 28th 2014
MacBreak Weekly 426
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iMac with Retina 5K display.
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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie.
The iMac with Retina 5K display is here, what happened with Apple Pay? Tim Cook explains why Apple killed the iPod classic, and more.
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Running time: 01:40:03
Links
- Apple's 2014 Annual Report: Insight on Employee Numbers, Sales Growth, Retail Stores, and More (MacRumors)
- Apple iTunes Sees Big Drop in Music Sales (WSJ)
- Apple confirms decline in sales of iTunes digital music downloads (VentureBeat)
- Tim Cook says Apple killed the iPod classic because it couldn't get the parts (The Verge)
- Apple Eyes New Uses for NFC Beyond iPhone Payments (The Information)
- Apple Pay Is Already Bigger Than All Competitors Combined, Says CEO Tim Cook (Wired)
- Retailers Are Disabling NFC to Block Apple Pay (Daring Fireball)
- Tim Cook talks Apple Pay pushback, Alibaba deal, death of iPod Classic (Mashable)
- Apple, Alibaba soon to be in talks to link up Apple Pay, Alipay (VentureBeat)
- Tim Cook says that Apple Pay is already the leader in contactless payments (The Verge)
- CVS Stores Reportedly Disabling NFC to Shut Down Apple Pay and Google Wallet (MacRumors)
- Alibaba's Jack Ma "Very Interested" in Possible Apple Partnership (Recode)
- In-depth look at CurrentC and the personal data they want to collect (iMore)
- Apple Watch Will Need Juicing Daily, Says Tim Cook (TechCrunch)
- AT&T Locking Apple Interchangeable SIMs in iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 (MacRumors)
- Apple's Latest iPad Costs About the Same as the First but With Slightly Lower Profits (Recode)
- When iPhones Ring, the Economy Listens (NY Times)
- Microsoft borrows Mac trackpad gestures for Windows 10 (The Verge)
- A Developer Says Apple Sent Him Screenshots Of Porn In Order To Confirm How Easy It Is To Search For Porn With His App (Business Insider)
- T-Mobile's John Legere Talks Apple SIM, iPhone 6 Demand, and Landing the iPhone (MacRumors)
- Google's guide for switching from iPhone to Android locks you into its cloud (TechHive)
- Pick: Pixelmator for iPad
- Pick: BBEdit11
- Pick: CSS Animation
- Pick: Epson LW-600P