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Curtis Herbert

@parrots
19 posts
2022-03-22
Looks like this isn't an Apple-isolated issue? PayPal, AWS, etc also seeing spikes in issues. https://downdetector.com/ https://twitter.com/...
2022-03-22 View on X
MacRumors

Apple's iCloud, App Store, Siri, Find My, Apple Maps, Music, Podcasts, and TV+ suffer outages; Apple's System Status page indicates the issues are now resolved

I'm told Apple's corporate and retail internal systems are down too, limiting remote work and retail operations like product pick-ups and repairs. Curtis Herbert / @parrots : Looks...

2022-03-09
Yep, peasant display. Only 600 nits. Pff. (Man they are going to sell a lot of these. *Finally* a replacement for the LG 5k)
2022-03-09 View on X
AnandTech

A deep dive into Apple's M1 Ultra: two M1 Max dies combined into a single chip, 800GB/second memory bandwidth, 64 GPU cores to outperform the RTX 3090, and more

As part of Apple's spring “Peek Performance” product event this morning, Apple unveiled the fourth and final member of the M1 family of Apple Silicon SoCs, the M1 Ultra.

Yep, peasant display. Only 600 nits. Pff. (Man they are going to sell a lot of these. *Finally* a replacement for the LG 5k)
2022-03-09 View on X
9to5Mac

Apple unveils Studio Display, a 27-inch 5K monitor with an A13 Bionic chip, a 12MP ultra-wide camera with Center Stage support, three mics, and six speakers

Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac :

2021-10-19
Plus it looks like the M1 Pro 14" gets 4hrs less battery than the M1 13"? I've been enjoying my “you'll forget you have to plug it in” levels of battery life. https://twitter.com/...
2021-10-19 View on X
CNBC

MacBook Pro updates show Apple listened to pro users, who never warmed to the Touch Bar or lack of ports

- Apple's new MacBook Pro models, announced on Monday, conspicuously lack many of the least popular features from the 2016 design.  — They include ports for connecting cameras and ...

2021-08-30
I've never gotten more than like $10 from one, and here I stand to get $30,000 from this one. Even the lowest end payout is $250. The other aspects of the suit don't yield much, but yeah this is surprisingly real money for a class action. https://twitter.com/...
2021-08-30 View on X
The Verge

Apple's “clarifications” as part of its settlement will not make much of a difference in the long run for developers or to how the App Store actually works

Bingo. Curation at scale is *hard* (as Rene says, YouTube / TikTok / all other curation platforms struggle here), and a platform owner should *overcompensate* their helpful and respective attitude to make up for the inherit difficulties. https://twitter.com/...
2021-08-30 View on X
The Verge

Apple's “clarifications” as part of its settlement will not make much of a difference in the long run for developers or to how the App Store actually works

People are mad the PR spin from Apple paints it in a good light when the concessions are minimal. They gave a centimeter, paint it as a mile. But that is what PR does. Why was the suit accepted as settled with such minimal concessions? That's the root anger, I think. https://twitter.com/...
2021-08-30 View on X
The Verge

Apple's “clarifications” as part of its settlement will not make much of a difference in the long run for developers or to how the App Store actually works

2021-08-09
If you're like me you might have had a hard time cutting through the noise to understand exactly what is going on. This is a very good piece breaking down exactly what Apple is doing, and what they can and cannot see. A good 101 before convos about pros and cons and slopes. https://twitter.com/...
2021-08-09 View on X
9to5Mac

Apple publishes a CSAM FAQ to address misconceptions and concerns about photo scanning, but leaves potential government pressure unaddressed

Apple has responded to misconceptions and concerns about its photo scanning announcements by publishing a CSAM FAQ - answering frequently asked questions about the features.

If you're like me you might have had a hard time cutting through the noise to understand exactly what is going on. This is a very good piece breaking down exactly what Apple is doing, and what they can and cannot see. A good 101 before convos about pros and cons and slopes. https://twitter.com/...
2021-08-09 View on X
Daring Fireball

An overview of Apple's three new “child safety” initiatives, what critics are getting wrong, and the completely legitimate slippery slope concerns from experts

2021-08-07
If you're like me you might have had a hard time cutting through the noise to understand exactly what is going on. This is a very good piece breaking down exactly what Apple is doing, and what they can and cannot see. A good 101 before convos about pros and cons and slopes. https://twitter.com/...
2021-08-07 View on X
Daring Fireball

An overview of Apple's three new “Child Safety” initiatives, what critics are getting wrong, and the completely legitimate slippery slope concerns from experts

(CSAM stands for Child Sexual Abuse Material — a.k.a. child pornography.  People familiar with the lingo seem to pronounce it see-sam.

If you're like me you might have had a hard time cutting through the noise to understand exactly what is going on. This is a very good piece breaking down exactly what Apple is doing, and what they can and cannot see. A good 101 before convos about pros and cons and slopes. https://twitter.com/...
2021-08-07 View on X
MacRumors

In response to CSAM detection misuse concerns, Apple says protections will roll out in the US first, then on a country-by-country basis after legal evaluation

Apple this week announced that, starting later this year with iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, the company will be able …

2021-06-08
A) great, letting outside reports re: bad apples is smart but B) oh boy I hope they are careful and this can't be exploited to bully other apps. https://twitter.com/...
2021-06-08 View on X
TechCrunch

Apple updates App Store Review Guidelines to take a tougher stance on fraud, scams, and misconduct, and adds a way for devs to report violations in others' apps

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :

2021-05-24
Interesting they are calling out a future update for HomePod and not AirPod. No lossless over wireless seems like a compromise they're willing to live with, at least not without new hardware. https://twitter.com/...
2021-05-24 View on X
9to5Mac

Apple says HomePod and HomePod mini will receive a software update in the future to natively support Apple Music Lossless

2021-02-11
This story keeps getting more entertaining. https://twitter.com/...
2021-02-11 View on X
MacRumors

Users noticed Google iOS apps warning them the apps were out of date, despite Google not updating them since before Apple's Dec. 8 privacy label change

Though Google has promised to update its suite of apps with App Privacy labels to comply with App Store rules that Apple began enforcing in December …Source:product considerations.

2021-01-11
This hurts far more than being booted off the App Stores. https://twitter.com/...
2021-01-11 View on X
Deadline

Parler CEO says the company has been dropped by “every vendor from text message services to email providers to our lawyers”, which could end the business

Parler CEO Mark Matze said today that his company have been dropped by virtually all of their business alliances after Amazon …

This hurts far more than being booted off the App Stores. https://twitter.com/...
2021-01-11 View on X
BuzzFeed News

Parler CEO confirms that Amazon will suspend Parler's AWS account on Jan. 10 at 11:59PM PST, says Parler may be unavailable on the internet for up to a week

from apps down to infrastructure — the higher the bar for banning content/users. Amazon booting Parler off AWS > Apple/Google banning Parler from app stores > Twitter banning Trump...

2020-11-19
Yusssss. So, uh, can y'all just take the rest of the year off from complaining about them now? I truly think they deserve it, adding this to the list of “things we shipped in 2020.” https://www.apple.com/...
2020-11-19 View on X
The Verge

Apple will reduce its App Store cut to 15% from any developer who earns less than $1M in revenue per year from all their apps, starting January 1

but there's a catch Firstpost Tech : Apple to cut App Store commission from 30 to 15 percent for developers with up to $1 million annual revenue Stephen Warwick / iMore : Fury as T...

2019-09-13
Finally have a date for when Sign in with Apple is required for existing apps: April 2020. https://developer.apple.com/ ...
2019-09-13 View on X
TechCrunch

Apple says developers now have the option to offer a grace period for auto-renewable subscriptions when they lapse due to factors like expired credit cards

Apple is changing how subscriptions work on its App Store.  Before, any lapse in payment could cut off the customer from being able …

Finally have a date for when Sign in with Apple is required for existing apps: April 2020. https://developer.apple.com/ ...
2019-09-13 View on X
TechCrunch

Apple says it is tweaking changes announced at WWDC to App Store policies around Sign in with Apple and the rules around children's app categories

Matthew Panzarino / TechCrunch :