Essential Apple Podcast 84: Cake, Marzipan & Gas Refineries?

Recorded 22nd April 2018

We’re back – sorry about last week but due to other commitments Mark and I couldn’t get a slot to do a show. Also sorry that this one is a bit late… Life and work etc.
This week… Mark gets stuck in traffic while I am joined by Vic Hudson, a veteran of the Bubblesort, Pragmatic, App Story and Pocket Sized Podcasts.
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On this week’s show:

VIC HUDSON

Pragmatic
Bubblesort
Pocket Sized Podcast
App Story Podcast
Vic’s app Health Up Display, now in beta.
Vic’s other perpetual beta, Mowing Meter: Fitness Tracking for the back yard!
Vic on Twitter
Vic on Micro.blog

APPLE

Here’s how Apple is fighting GrayKey iPhone unlocker – Cult of Mac
Switch to 64-bit Leaves macOS Developers in Tough Spot – Dice Insights
ARM Mac: Piece of Cake Or Gas Refinery? – Jean Louis Gassée
- ARM Mac Part Deux: Less Confusion – Jean Louis Gassée
13-inch MacBook Pro (non Touch Bar) Battery Replacement Program – Apple Support
Euro Patent from Apple reveals Tubular Glass iPhone – Patently Apple

TECHNOLOGY

I tried a Windows tablet that runs on a Qualcomm smartphone processor — and boy did I miss Intel – CNBC
Say goodbye to free Opera VPN – Cult of Mac
OLPC’s $100 laptop was going to change the world — then it all went wrong – The Verge

SECURITY

Over 20 Million Users Installed Malicious Ad Blockers From Chrome Store – Hacker News
Simplify and secure your logins with a Yubikey – Wired
Popular messaging app Telegram has been banned in Russia – Cult of Mac
- This is interesting because one of the main reasons most reviewers rate it below services like Wire, and Signal is because of it alleged ties to or involvement with the Russian authorities!

Nemo’s Hardware Store (57:47)

JBL Soundgear wearable speakers $200 US / £200 UK – Amazon

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