May 26th 2015
MacBreak Weekly 456
Buff it Out
Jony Ive promoted to 'Chief Design Officer'
Records live every Tuesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie
Jony Ive promoted to Chief Design Officer, Apple Watch font dissected, iOS 9 and OS X 10.11 to bring 'quality' focus and better security, the future of iPads and dual-app viewing mode, people are selling their Apple Watch boxes, large fire breaks out at Apple's Mesa Arizona facility, new 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro lives up to Apple's claims, and more.
Guest: Myke Hurley
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Running time: 2:06:12
Links
- Jony Ive promoted to ‘Chief Design Officer,' handing off managerial duties July 1st [Tim Cook Memo]
- TNW backgrounder on Richard Howarth: "Apple's second-most-powerful British designer"
- The anatomy of the Apple Watch font dissected
- iOS 9 & OS X 10.11 to bring ‘quality' focus, smaller apps, Rootless security, legacy iPhone/iPad support
- People are flipping their Apple Watch boxes for more than some Android Wear watches
- Large fire breaks out at Apple's Mesa Arizona facility
- New 15-inch Retina MacBook Pro Lives Up to Apple's Claims, Reaches SSD Throughput Speeds of 2GB/s
- Apple Watch Orders Estimated to Average 30,000 Per Day in U.S. After Initial Surge
- Gold Apple Watch Editions arrive for regular customers with new box, booklet, gold pairing screen [Gallery, Video]
- As Apple Watch soars, Pebble is dropping like a rock
- Your Windows 10 PC will love all the devices you own
- Pick: Highball for iOS
- Pick: Apple Watch bands
- Pick: OneShot - iOS Screenshot Utility