Apple Shutters Hong Kong Stores Early as Protests Against Chinese Government, Crackdowns Escalate

Estee Lauder didnt immediately respond to a request for comment. News from the future, delivered to your present. Three passengers were killed after a Xiaomi SU7 operating in driver assistance mode hit a concrete barrier. Riot police shrouded in gas on the streets of Hong Kong on July 21, 2019.Photo: Chris McGrath (AP) Meta Pissed Off Everyone With Poorly Redacted Docs Meta is being very transparent on accident. Protesters in Hong Kong on July 21, 2019....

July 23, 2019 · 1 min · 79 words · Kenneth Ray

Apple’s Touch Bar Doesn’t Have to Be So Terrible

Apple killed a laptop that had a lot more fans than I expectedlast week. Another person bemoaned the fussiness of the touch volume controls that replaced the old physical keys. But I saw the development as a sign that Apple would get serious about the Touch Bar. Photo: Alex Cranz The Touch Bar is an opportunity for great things, and Apples wasting it with lousy stewardship. Typically, a computer will have a strip of keys directly over the number keys....

July 15, 2019 · 3 min · 535 words · Kelly Mejia

Apple Disables Watch Walkie Talkie App Due to Security Flaw That Let You Eavesdrop on iPhones

News of the bug was first reported byTechCrunchand purportedly discovered via Applesbug reporting portal. https://gizmodo.com/serious-security-flaw-with-teleconferencing-app-allowed-1836202438 On the bright side, it seems like Apple has learned from its mistakes. (Happy ending, though: Theyeventually got compensatedfor discovering the bug.) Screenshot:Apple News from the future, delivered to your present. Meta Pissed Off Everyone With Poorly Redacted Docs Meta is being very transparent on accident.

July 11, 2019 · 1 min · 61 words · Brian Nguyen

Apple Just Gutted Its Laptop Lineup

A new round of laptopsappeared in the Apple Storethis morning, which is bad news if you ask me. Yesterday, there were four distinct models of MacBooks. Now, there are two. Photo: Adam Clark Estes (Gizmodo) Neither of them is particularly impressive. Lets start with the faithful departed. Apple just killed the only MacBook Pro with physical function keys as well as the cute 12-inch MacBook. Maybe Im sentimental or just old-fashioned, but I loved that MacBook Pro with the physical F keys....

July 9, 2019 · 2 min · 402 words · Michael Carr

We’ve Got All Your Summertime Apple Rumors Right Here

So when is iPhone Day? The problem this year is that September 12th is a Saturday, which obviously isnt ideal. Looking ahead to 2020 For those content to wait for 2020, a new report fromJ.P. Photo: Alex Cranz (Gizmodo) AirPods 3 Already? What are you hoping fto see from Apple? News from the future, delivered to your present. The big question about the AirPods is if Apple will ever get rid of its iconic Q-tip-like appearance....

July 9, 2019 · 1 min · 95 words · Jennifer Smith

Apple’s iOS 13 Lets Us Fake Intimacy in FaceTime by Correcting Our Gaze to Look Into the Camera

It appears Apple is testing out a feature that will help users fake some intimacy during video calls. We have reached out to Apple for comment and will update with a response. News from the future, delivered to your present. Photo: Getty Meta Pissed Off Everyone With Poorly Redacted Docs Meta is being very transparent on accident. Apple, Are You Okay? I need Apple to blink once for yes and twice for no, because it’s getting weird....

July 3, 2019 · 1 min · 81 words · Brian Mccullough

Apple TV+ Just Might Fuck After All

Well, well, well. Given what we know about itsoriginal seriesso far, this scans. What could these things be?! Photo: AP The language, according to Cue, who said that there are other things. But I dont want to spoil it. Butone lookat the offerings already announced for Apple TV+ makes for kind of a yawn. And we dont even need to go HBO-levels of nudity, profanity, and violence. Something other than itscurrent rosterof meh originals might be nice....

July 2, 2019 · 1 min · 138 words · David Horne

Apple’s Project Titan Dreamed Up a Car With Retractable Bumpers

The inflatable panels are filled with pressurized gas and are meant to provide soft initial contact in an impact. The bumper can then be retracted using a spring mechanism. Meanwhile, a flexible hinge keeps the bumper cover attached to the car. Look at that sexy extended bumper.Image:USPTO https://gizmodo.com/freshly-published-patent-keeps-the-dream-of-an-apple-se-1835157612 Why, in Steve Jobs name, would Apple want retractable bumpers? Design is one reason. There are some practical uses, too. For example, parking....

July 2, 2019 · 1 min · 151 words · Joshua Callahan

Apple Discovers ‘Power’ Issue With Logic Boards in Some 2018 MacBook Airs, Will Offer Free Repairs

Its not clear whether those reports necessarily refer to the issue at hand here, given the vague description. Apple has had a string of unfortunate issues with its laptops as of late. News from the future, delivered to your present. The 2018 MacBook Air.Photo: Alex Cranz (Gizmodo) Meta Pissed Off Everyone With Poorly Redacted Docs Meta is being very transparent on accident. Apple, Are You Okay? I need Apple to blink once for yes and twice for no, because it’s getting weird....

July 1, 2019 · 1 min · 82 words · Linda Sims

Apple TV+ Swears It Won’t Be as Shitty as Netflix

Apples foray in theever-crowdedstreaming space raises some big questions about the kinds of content an otherwiseclean-cut companyplans to create. Theres nothing wrong with that model, but its not our model. A soggy rumor that Airbnb may have its hands in sometravel-focused contentfor the platform isnt doing Apple any favors. Photo: AP Withdamn-near everyonegetting in on the streaming space, a promise of quality over quantity is reassuring. Apple may need to divorce its squeaky clean image from its content division to do it, though....

July 1, 2019 · 1 min · 140 words · Kristine Lam

Maybe Apple Will Be Better Off Without Jony Ive

After all, Apple needs a new star. Lets not understate the obvious: Jony Ive has becomea unique sort of celebrity over the years. This is around the time that Ive started struggling at Apple. Photo: (Getty) Meanwhile, Tim Cook took over as CEO which bummed Ive out even more. So Ive pretty much stopped going to the office. Ive also started spending more time in the United Kingdom, where his father had health problems....

July 1, 2019 · 2 min · 328 words · Anna Reeves

Sent From My iPhone

Says reporting and conclusions “dont match with reality. We know this because the email sign-off included the default signature method Sent from my iPhone. It also signals a level of authenticity. Photo: (Getty) Like many of us, Tims email signature tells the world that hes using an iPhone. This exchange between Byers and Cook takes on an off-the-cuff quality thats relatable. Which facts are wrong in the Wall Street Journal piece?...

July 1, 2019 · 1 min · 114 words · James Ross

Apple Risks Infuriating the White House as It Reportedly Moves Assembly of Mac Pro to China

https://gizmodo.com/that-time-apples-manufacturing-plans-got-screwed-1832119111 That venture didnt go so well. Turns out, manufacturing in Americacame with some hiccups. Staffing was also an issue. Photo: Alex Cranz (Gizmodo) That meant theyd go home when their time was up, leaving production lines stalled until the next shift. Not an issue in China, where some manufacturers have zero reservations about continually working their staff underexhaustive conditions. Apple did not respond to Gizmodos request for comment. That said, workers at the Texas factory are expected to continue with their employment....

June 28, 2019 · 1 min · 134 words · Shane Padilla