Feb 18th 2020
MacBreak Weekly 701
Inside the Convolution Kernel
COVID-19 Kills Apple Earnings, iPhone 9/SE2 still due in March
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This Week's Stories
- Get a facemask you can wear without losing FaceID
- Apple warns of revenue loss due to COVID-19 coronavirus
- iPhone 9 / iPhone SE2 still on track for late March announcement?
- Is Apple launching "AirPods Pro Lite" March 31st
- Will Apple make a foldable iPhone Samsung Galaxy Z Flip competitor?
- What's the market for an inexpensive iPhone?
- Related: what are convolution kernels?
- Where will the next China competitor be? India? Malaysia?
- BlueMail sues Apple for stealing their features, gets kicked out of the App Store
- Apple: no push notifications on App Store apps, unless they are for Apple products
- Is Sign in with Apple a success?
- Rene Ritchie: what to do if you lose Pokemon Go access due to a job change
- MalwareBytes: malware threats on Mac increased exponentially last year
- Jason Snell's sixcolors.com: Malwarebytes is full of crap
- California court: Apple stores must pay employees for the time spent checking their bags for stolen merchandise
- The real reason there is no iPad Instagram app
- Apple Music Replay's new 2020 Replay playlist is still in beta
- Sonic The Hedgehog movie redesign pays off: best video game movie opening weekend haul in history
Picks of the Week
- Andy's Pick: Lego Lunar Lander
- Rene's Pick: Cairo Throw
- Lory's Pick: Logitech StreamCam
- Alex's Pick: LumaFusion
- Alex's Pick 2: TheMcDubbys on Tik Tok
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Links
- Related: Protect yourself from coronavirus with a mask that looks like your face - CNET
- Face ID compatible respirator masks.
- Apple to Fall Short of Projected Revenue Due to Coronavirus
- Apple’s “Investor update on quarterly guidance”
- Apple’s Cook Outlines ‘Slower Return to Normal’ in Memo to Staff
- Apple Outlook Cut Renews Questions About China Over-Reliance
- Rumors site claims Apple will host the iPhone 9 launch event on March 31st
- The iPhone Flip and iPad Fold
- Kuo: iPhone SE 2 Launch Still Planned for First Half of 2020 Despite Coronavirus Outbreak
- AirPods Pro Lite' Production Reportedly Pushed Back From Planned Q2 Start
- Foxconn’s biggest iPhone plants: one banned from reopening, second 10% staffed
- Apple restores mail app after developer tries to rally ‘Sherlocked’ victims
- iOS software engineer says Apple service promos mean ‘iOS is adware’
- The Paywalled Garden: iOS is Adware
- Mac malware is growing fast. But it's still not as dangerous as the attacks on Windows
- Sleazy adware targets Mac users—and Apple steps up its game
- California court says Apple Store workers must be paid for time spent waiting to be searched
- Instagram CEO Says iPad App Hasn't Been Made Yet Because 'We Only Have So Many People, and Lots to Do'
- Apple Music Replay has been updated to create a 2020 Replay playlist
- Sonic the Hedgehog' Lifts Paramount With Record-Setting Opening
- Cairo Throw
- Logitech StreamCam
- TheMcDubbys on Tik Tok
- LumaFusion
- Lego Lunar Lander