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@daringfireball

@daringfireball
19 posts
2024-01-18
★ Coming to Grips With Apple's Seemingly Unshakable Sense of Entitlement to Its Commissions From Third-Party iOS Apps https://daringfireball.net/...
2024-01-18 View on X
Daring Fireball

Apple's seeming sense of entitlement to commissions from third-party iOS apps shows a confrontational stance, instead of seeking to lessen regulatory pressure

That take didn't last long. … Sweeney's description makes it sound as though Apple is demanding its commission from all web sales …

2022-05-09
★ Noted Interaction Design and Security Expert Margrethe Vestager Redesigns the iPhone's NFC Support https://daringfireball.net/...
2022-05-09 View on X
Bloomberg

Opinion: Apple has the technical chops to safely open up its NFC chip for third party payments apps, and the main reason it is not doing it is the revenue

Oil fluctuated as investors weighed a pledge by the G7 … John Gruber / Daring Fireball : ★ Noted Interaction Design and Security Expert Margrethe Vestager Redesigns the iPhone's NF...

2022-03-18
[Tweaked the conclusion of the Studio Display review thus:] https://twitter.com/...
2022-03-18 View on X
The Verge

Apple Studio Display review: sharp 5K screen but an awful webcam, no HDR, local dimming, or variable refresh rate, and pricey at $1,600 plus a $400 height stand

if you can pay $1,599 iJustine/YouTube : NEW Mac Studio + Studio Display is UNBELIEVABLE! 🤯 Digital Photography Review : Apple Studio Display review: An excellent monitor at a stee...

[Tweaked the conclusion of the Studio Display review thus:] https://twitter.com/...
2022-03-18 View on X
TechCrunch

An interview with three Apple executives about the Pro Workflows Team designing and developing the Mac Studio, Studio Display webcam quality issues, and more

Apple's powerful, capable Mac Studio bears the fruit of a listening attitude  —  The seeds of the Mac Studio were planted 5 years ago next month …

2022-02-04
Facebook Accuses Apple of ‘Browser Carve-Out’ on Tracking Prompts, Hoping No One Will Remember That Safari Is Heavily Biased Toward Privacy https://daringfireball.net/...
2022-02-04 View on X
Bloomberg

Source: at a Meta-wide meeting, Mark Zuckerberg told staff to focus on growing short-video products, citing an “unprecedented level of competition” from TikTok

Mark Zuckerberg quipped that if he started to cry, it wasn't because of the day's news.

2022-01-12
App Store Scam of the Week: ‘AmpMe’ https://daringfireball.net/...
2022-01-12 View on X
The Verge

Wordle clones are starting to disappear from Apple's App Store, after reports surfaced about many capitalizing on the guessing game's popularity

It seems Apple has taken action  —  Has Apple taken action against apps that cloned the popular web game Wordle?

2021-11-29
★ Tim Sweeney Says the Quiet Part Out Loud https://daringfireball.net/...
2021-11-29 View on X
Bloomberg

Now that most video game platforms have a digital-only purchasing option, paying separately for the same video game on each is indefensible

2021-11-28
★ Tim Sweeney Says the Quiet Part Out Loud https://daringfireball.net/...
2021-11-28 View on X
Bloomberg

Now that most video game platforms have a digital-only purchasing option, paying separately for the same video game on each is indefensible

Hey, this is Vlad in Tokyo, your substitute for Jason from a land where we worked on Thursday.  Today we're going to be discussing the lucrative fragmentation …

2021-09-23
[Update: split keyboard mode still works on iPad Mini, still does not on the iPad Pros that are more in need of it.] https://daringfireball.net/... https://twitter.com/...
2021-09-23 View on X
CNET

Apple iPad mini (2021) review: A15, Pencil 2 support, better cameras, and USB-C, but no keyboard case support and the screen feels too small for some apps

2021-09-16
★ Various Single-Paragraph Thoughts and Observations Regarding Yesterday's ‘California Streaming’ Apple Event for the iPhones 13, Apple Watch Series 7, and New iPads https://daringfireball.net/...
2021-09-16 View on X
9to5Mac

Apple's iPhone 13 and 13 Pro are the first to support dual eSIM, expanding on support for eSIM and regular SIM in previous iPhones

Filipe Espósito / 9to5Mac :

★ Various Single-Paragraph Thoughts and Observations Regarding Yesterday's ‘California Streaming’ Apple Event for the iPhones 13, Apple Watch Series 7, and New iPads https://daringfireball.net/...
2021-09-16 View on X
MacRumors

Initial benchmarks show iPhone 13's A15 chip offers a roughly 15% improvement for GPU performance and 10%-18% improvement for CPU performance over A14

Earlier today, we reported on a Geekbench Metal result for the iPhone 13 Pro showing an approximately 55% graphics performance improvement compared to the iPhone 12 Pro.

2021-09-01
★ Let's Consider Some of the Implications of Third-Party Payment Processing for In-App Purchasing on iOS and Android https://daringfireball.net/...
2021-09-01 View on X
Daring Fireball

A look at the implications of South Korea's alternative app store payment law: confusion for non-technical users, difficulty managing subscriptions, and more

Apple defines in-app purchases as “App Store purchases”, which I disagree with.  I see a clear difference between purchasing …

2020-05-31
Zuckerberg Cravenly Goes All-In on Trump https://daringfireball.net/...
2020-05-31 View on X
The Verge

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook won't remove Trump's post on Minnesota protests to “enable as much expression as possible”, says it doesn't violate its policies

“We should enable as much discussion as possible,” Zuckerberg says in a post  —  Facebook will not remove …

2020-05-30
Zuckerberg Cravenly Goes All-In on Trump https://daringfireball.net/...
2020-05-30 View on X
The Verge

Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook won't remove Trump's post on Minnesota protests to “enable as much expression as possible”, says it doesn't violate its policies

“We should enable as much discussion as possible,” Zuckerberg says in a post  —  Facebook will not remove …

2020-03-21
[Updated the post to mention one obvious shortcoming: the crummy camera. —JG] https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2020-03-21 View on X
Daring Fireball

A day with the new MacBook Air: delightfully close to perfection and settles all the issues with keyboard, price, and performance, but its camera still stinks

We waited a long time for a retina MacBook Air.  When we finally got it back in November 2018, it was worth waiting for.

[Another update, to mention that you can upgrade the base model to the quad-core Core i5 for just $100, leaving storage at 256 GB.] https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2020-03-21 View on X
Daring Fireball

A day with the new MacBook Air: delightfully close to perfection and settles all the issues with keyboard, price, and performance, but its camera still stinks

We waited a long time for a retina MacBook Air.  When we finally got it back in November 2018, it was worth waiting for.

2020-03-20
[Very useful footnote I dropped in late last night.] https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
2020-03-20 View on X
@stevesi

[Thread] Trackpad support for iPads is not Apple's capitulation, it is a part of a convergent evolution of PC hardware and software from its earliest days

How to correctly use a computer — Apple Charlesarthur / The Overspill : Start Up No.1269: the pandemic plan Trump's team ignored, UK gov tracking Londoners … Dave Mark / The Loop :...

2019-11-21
Apple Has Locked Guilherme Rambo Out of His Developer Account Since September: https://daringfireball.net/...
2019-11-21 View on X
Cult of Mac

Guilherme Rambo, who has published scoops about unreleased Apple products by examining beta software, says Apple locked his dev account with no stated reason

Guilherme Rambo, one of the top Apple secret-spillers, says Apple locked him out of his developer account, preventing …

2019-09-18
[**Update:** OK, OK, we all know there's at least one person who might buy an iPhone 11 just to get the new SF Camera font.] https://twitter.com/...
2019-09-18 View on X
The Verge

iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max review: its camera system outperforms the Pixel 3 and Note10 in bright light and, with Night mode, usually beats Pixel 3 in low light

And the best camera you can get on a phone  —  The iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max did not arrive at the splashiest Apple event ever.