Jan 11th 2022
MacBreak Weekly 800
Medically Contraindicated
iMessages, T-Mobile & iCloud, Apple Watch Apps
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iMessages, T-Mobile & iCloud, Apple Watch Apps
- iMessage is winning: teens dread the green text bubble
- After ruining Android messaging, Google says iMessage is too powerful
- Google exec says Apple is ‘holding back’ customers who text
- Apple to allow alternative payment system for 1st time in South Korea
- Developer exposes another multimillion-dollar scam app on the App Store
- T-Mobile says iOS 15.2 bug turning off iCloud private relay for some users
- Intel poaches Apple engineer responsible for arm transition and M1 chips
- Uber parks its Apple Watch app in the ever-growing junkyard
- Netflix cameras & image capture
- Spotify HiFi delayed indefinitely as the company says it has no ‘timing details to share’
- LAPD cops hunted Pokémon instead of responding to a robbery
Picks of the Week
- Rene's Pick: Cleo Abram Goes Indie
- Andy's Pick: Multiclock Screensaver
- Alex's Picks: Mixbus VBM
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Links
- Why Apple’s iMessage Is Winning: Teens Dread the Green Text Bubble
- After ruining Android messaging, Google says iMessage is too powerful
- Google exec says Apple is ‘holding back’ customers who text
- Apple to allow alternative payment system for 1st time in S. Korea
- Developer exposes another multimillion dollar scam app on the App Store
- Intel Poaches Apple Engineer Responsible for Arm Transition and M1 Chips
- App Store Developers Made About $60 Billion in 2021, Apple Says
- Uber parks its Apple Watch app in the ever-growing junk yard
- “Aw, screw it”: LAPD cops hunted Pokémon instead of responding to robbery
- T-Mobile begins blocking [SOME] iPhone users from enabling iCloud Private Relay in the US
- Some European carriers are already blocking Apple’s Private Relay feature on the iPhone
- T-Mobile Says iOS 15.2 Bug Turning Off iCloud Private Relay for Some Users
- Netflix Cameras & Image Capture
- Spotify HiFi delayed indefinitely as company says it has no ‘timing details to share’
- Cleo Abram Goes Indie
- Mixbus VBM
- Multiclock Screensaver