MacBreak Weekly 707

Apple buys Dark Sky, iPhone 9 coming soon.

• Apple buys Dark Sky hyperlocal weather app
• No Apple March event - but iPhone 9 might still be coming soon
• Apple struggles with secrecy in a work-from-home world
• Apple's new coronavirus app and website
• Swift 5.2 and Xcode11.4 are out
• Yes, the new iPad Pro will break if you bend it
• Apple is still paying contract workers
• Apple Store employees working tech support
• Google Stadia, Nvidia GeForce, and Microsoft xCloud are not on iOS
• iOS bug makes VPNs less secure
• Apple offering 4k movies for as low as $5
• Apple developing Touch ID for Apple Watch
• Samsung ending LCD production
• Dropbox starts synching Mac desktop
• Rene Ritchie is on his own at youtube.com/reneritchie

Picks of the Week:

• Rene's Pick: Manfrotto mini tripod and Pokemon Go at home
• Andy's Pick: Downie 4
• Lory's Pick: FinalWipe by the makers of FinalStraw

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Links

• Rene Ritchie - YouTube
• Apple purchases hyperlocal weather app Dark Sky, killing Android apps
• Related: iPhone 9 case inventory arriving at Best Buy, other retailers with April 5 merchandising date
• Apple Tests Its Secrecy Somewhere New: Employee Homes - Bloomberg
• Apple Launches COVID-19 Screening Tool
• Apple: Programming language Swift 5.2 is out – Xcode 11.4 and faster code completion
• Apple Commits to Paying Contractors
• Apple Asks Store Workers to Take On Tech Support Roles
• Google Stadia, Nvidia GeForce, Microsoft XCloud Not On Apple iOS - Bloomberg
• Unpatched iOS Bug Blocks VPNs From Encrypting All Traffic
• Apple launches its biggest 4K movie sale of the year from $5, more
• Jon Prosser's Apple rumors on Twitter
• Rumor: Apple developing Touch ID fingerprint biometrics for Apple Watch, Series 2 will not support watchOS 7
• Apple supplier Samsung to end all LCD production by end of 2020
• Dropbox beta for Mac can finally sync your desktop
• Manfrotto mini tripod
• Downie 4
• FinalWipe by the makers of FinalStraw