Jul 9th 2019
MacBreak Weekly 669
Good News Everyone!
Apple Kills the MacBook
This Week's Stories
• Apple kills MacBook, updates MacBook Air and Pro
• Improved keyboard coming with 16-Inch MacBook Pro
• Apple drops Mac storage prices
• 10.2 Inch iPad coming this month?
• The App Store turns 11
• Apple re-releases Texas Hold'em app
• FaceTime will fake eye contact
• Students get 6 months of free Apple Music, free Beats headphones, $100 off MacBook Air
• Huawei wants to be as private as Apple
• Xiaomi "Mimoji" obviously rips off Apple's Memoji
• Bill Gates admits he wasn't as good of a wizard as Steve Jobs
• Apple congratulates US Womens World Cup Soccer Team
• Original Apple 1 operation manual can be yours for only $10,000
• Zoom vulnerability lets others spy on your webcam, secretly reinstalls Zoom
Tips and Picks
• Leo's Pick: Anker PowerPort Atom PD 1 and 2 with gallium nitride
• Andy's Tip: Take a break between tasks
• Rene's Pick: Nike (Yes! Nike!) Air Shoes
• Lory's Pick: mophie Powerstation Hub
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Links
- This Loon internet balloon just spent seven months in the air
- MacBook Air and MacBook Pro updated for back-to-school season - Apple
- Apple kills the MacBook and non-Touch Bar MacBook Pro as part of a major laptop shakeup
- Report: Apple starting production of new 10.2-inch iPad in July, 16-inch MacBook Pro coming in fall
- Apple Drops Prices on High-End Storage Upgrades for iMac, iMac Pro, MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and Mac Pro
- 10 years of the App Store: The design evolution of the earliest apps
- Apple revives classic Texas Hold’em iOS game to mark 10 years of the App Store
- iOS 13 will fix the FaceTime eye contact problem - The Verge
- Apple Music doubles free trial period for students
- A vulnerability in Zoom’s Mac client could allow websites to turn on cameras without permission
- Zoom Zero Day: 4+ Million Webcams & maybe an RCE? Just get them to visit your website!
- Steve Wozniak Deletes Facebook Account in Protest
- Huawei CEO cites Apple as privacy role model
- Even Xiaomi staff can't distinguish its clone of Apple's Memoji
- Bill Gates says Steve Jobs was a master at ‘casting spells’ to keep Apple from dying
- Apple's Website Celebrates US Women's World Cup Victory With Memoji Tribute
- 40-year-old Apple-1 original manual could fetch over $10,000 at auction
- NIke (Yes! Nike!) Air Shoes
- mophie Powerstation Hub
- Anker PowerPort Atom PD 1 and 2 with gallium nitride