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News
  Will your next iPhone come this year?
    Apple will certainly ship a new phone this year, but the when, how, and how many is really up to debate.
    Also your odds of getting the top end premium iPhone 8 before 2018 are looking more grim everyday.
    Still supply chain reports seem to indicate Apple wants to double iPhone units in the second half of the year.
      They're reportedly ordering enough to build 50 million (100 million total) in the third and 4th quarter
      Apple's putting the pressure on many of their suppliers including ADI, Broadcom, Cirrus Logic, Cypress, NXP, Qualcomm, STMicroelectronics, TSMC, and TI.
    Still chips mean almost nothing with out screens and the OLED displays Apple needs are believed by many to be causing the bulk of their supply chain issues
      KGI Ming-Chi Kuo thinks it's bad enough o push back the launch to October/November. He still thinks the "S" models will be on-time.
        Kuo doesn't just blame the OLED panels, but all the ‘significant hardware upgrades’ including the A-Series chips, new 3D touch modules, and the 3D sensing cameras.
        He also expects the OLED shortage to plague Apple through the end of the year.
      Nikkei also says the wireless charging system is giving Apple's suppliers troubles with possible overheating issues.
      7s LED designs may also be found undesirable in a sea of larger "bezel-free" OLED designs from Apple and others.
      There was a sketchy report out of China that claimed Apple was only developing two new "8" models of the iPhone
    The debate on the final design still rages as well
      We've seen a few compelling schematics and a "CNC"'d mock up iPhone 8 this week.
      Sonny Dickson showed off a very iPhone -esque design with a back Touch ID sensor hole and dual lens vertical camera
      The Dickson image looks very similar to a rendering based on schematic leaks by Benjamin Geskin
      Geskin also is the source of a "dummy" model that looks more like the "original" iPhone
        Glass and polished stainless steel back, like the Apple Watch. May also be a polished "Space" or "Jet" black.
        Edge to edge display and no Touch ID cut out on the back
        Vertical camera
        Elongated power button
        Same 7.1mm thinness and approximate physical size as the iPhone 7
      Geskin also leaked a "70% accurate" internal motherboard design.
        L-Shaped
        More room for battery
    If you saw the supposed Geekbench numbers claiming the iPhone 8 with single-core speed jumps of nearly 30%, and the multi-core of nearly 50% don't believe everything you see.
      9to5 was able to confirm with the Geekbench developer that the screens were "doctored".
    Apple wants a "closed loop" supply chain.
      In latest environmental report has set goal to manufacture 100 percent of its devices out of recycled materials rather than mining new materials and throwing out used materials.
      The "Liam" dismantling robots shown off at WWDC are likely part of those plans. Currently capable of dismantling 2.4 million phones a year, they'll need a lot more (Apple makes 50 million phones a quarter).
      No details or timeline for the transition has been set.
  Lot's of Apple Store news this week
    Apple removing the NYC 5th Ave glass cube
      According to recently filed permits
      No word on if they will change or replace the structure
      Last time they did this they reduced the number of glass panes from 90 to just 15.
      The cost to remove it is $2 million
      Apple is doubling the size of the store from approximately 32,000 square feet to 77,000.
      Removal is likely so they can get equipment in for the expansion
      9to5 found models said to have been made for Norman Foster – Apple’s architects, that show the staircase being replaced by a white ceramic one.
    Apple said it's going to be expanding its "Today at Apple" educational sessions to all of its 495 retail stores around the world in May.
      The free classes have been running at Apple's Union Square store in San Francisco
      They will offer more than 60 different hands-on sessions in creative skills including s photography, videography, music, coding, art, and design.
      Many classes will be run by Apple's Creative Pro (the creative Geniuses).
      Apple also plans to bring in world-class artists, photographers, and musicians to give some sessions in select locations
      There will be something for all skill levels and ages with Teacher Tuesday and Kids Hour.
      Stores will be getting updated seating and sound systems along with large displays created specifically for "Today at Apple" sessions to support the program.
    Apple has also been in the process of redesigning it's stores
      The 100 largest Apple Stores will be redesigned to include live trees, meeting spaces, and screens similar to the upgrades that were done Apple’s Union Square store.
      The Genius Bar will be renamed the Genius Grove.
      The concept is meant to create a "town square" kind of feel a place where people will come to meet, hangout, have conversations, and learn.
    The most recent Apple Store, featuring an curved glass wall and Apple's new design, will open at the Dubai Mall on April 27th.
  Carpool Karaoke stuck in traffic
    Apple has reportedly delayed the release of it's new Carpool Karaoke series, again.
    Originally a lunch party was set for March and then April, not we just know the show will air "later this year"
    Apple is working with CBS Television Studio on the project and they also issued a press release about the delay
    Neither company offered any explanation as to why.
    Apple’s version of the show will feature 16 half-hour episodes with rotating celebrity guests and hosts.
    The original host of the shorts, James Corden, is an executive producer and will likely appear in some, but not all of the shows.
    A different report earlier in the week called Apple's original video content efforts, "scattershot". It also noted there is no clear leader in charge.
      Remember hearing reports that many including Eddie Cue and Jimmy Iovine giving conflicting info to content partners and talent.
      Many have reported leaving meetings with Apple execs feeling confused at exactly what Apple's strategy in the space is (maybe by design?).
      Rumor went on to say that may change and Apple is looking at LA office space and possibly adding staff.
  Recent hires in AR and Satellites
    According to Bloomberg earlier this year Apple hired Jeff Norris, who founded the Mission Operations Innovation Office of NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab to be a part of their AR and VR team
      His lab was developed to create new ways to control spacecraft and robots in space with virtual and augmented reality
      The piece says the team is working on a pair of AR glasses and related features for future versions of the iPhone
      The report claims Apple hopes to bring AR-related hardware to market as soon as 2018.
    Apple has recently hired Tim Dashwood, the developer of a Final Cut Pro X Plugin for creating VR videos, called VR360 Toolbox.
      Dashwood has made the app available to anyone as a free download, but it will likely see no further updates.
      It's not clear what Dashwood's role will be. He could be developing tools for FC, join Apple’s augmented reality team, or be used in some other role.
    Apple has also has apparently two Google satellite executives, John Fenwick and Michael Trela, according to Bloomberg
      The assumption is that they are being brought in to work on imaging systems for Apple's Mapping efforts
      Apple has applied for the ability to fly commercial drones
      In 2015, Apple acquired Aether Industries LLC, which develops near-space technology such as high bandwidth radio transceivers and high-altitude balloons.
      Bloomberg also thinks they could be working on satellites for image collection or satellites for communications.
      The satellites theory is also support by the belief that Apple has been talking with Boeing who has been working on sending more than 1,000 satellites into low-earth orbit for the purpose of providing broadband access.
    Gizmodo got their hands on report compiled by an Environment Health and Safety contractor working for Apple.
      In it there are details of two incidents prototype devices caused eye strain in testers.
      We've had rumors that prototype exist, but this seems to confirm it.
      The report also noted the poor Apple Watch tester who had a knee injury when skiing in the Tahoe area doing product "testing".
    More info on Apple's self-driving car testing
      One of the people listed as a tester is former NASA researcher who worked on developing an autonomous vehicle to explore one of Jupiter's moons.
      They also list three other engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory with experience working on system for detection of 3D objects and motion planning algorithms.
      The filing lists low speed driving, high speed driving, tight U-turns, sudden steering input, sudden acceleration, sudden braking and lane change as test Apple has filed to conduct.
      Apple will be using three modified 2015 Lexus RX450h SUVs, so it's still likely this is a platform vs an actual Apple designed car. Could be first phases.
  Apple looks to micro-LEDs
    We've talked about this in the past.
    The R&D lab in in Taiwan has been researching micro LED tech since 2015
    Now a report from Korea says Apple may be ready to put the technology into the next Apple Watch.
    micro-LED displays are thinner, lighter and more energy-efficient than OLED or LCD screens.
    Apple's move to the tech has likely been helped along by their acquisition of micro-LED specialists LuxVue whom they acquired in 2014.
    Eventually it's believed Apple may even move to put the tech in an iPhone and that could happen sooner than some think. Maybe as early as 2019.
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Feedback, commentary, opinions
  Some clarification about AAC and chapters
    I can safely say that nothing I have ever said on the show has garnered more feedback than this
    You love ACC files and chapters.
    Play feedback from Mark
    Chapters were never in any danger of going away here on the Maccast. As long as there are podcast apps that support them I will create shows that support them.
    My main point is that I want Apple to either fully support their format AAC, which it feels to me they've abandoned. Or, add support for MP3 chapters into iTunes and the iOS Podcast app.
    Most other player apps are adding support for MP3 chapters and many podcasters are adding MP3 chapter support to their shows.
  Photo at wrong GPS location
    OK, I need to share this on because it's a mystery that I have no idea how to solve and it has me really curious.
    Marty was in Indianapolis, Indiana for an NBA playoff game between the Indiana Pacers against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
    He was taking a photo with his iPhone 6S running iOS 10.3.1,
    When he looked at the GPS location data of the image it said the photo was taken at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
    That's the area for the away team and a location 320 miles away from where he actually was.
    What is going on?
    The first and most obvious guess I have is that his GPS was not working properly at the time. Very likely because of the structure he was in.
    It would fall back to using Wi-Fi and cell tower triangulation.
    But why would that pinpoint to the other teams home stadium?
    Could it be satellite uplinks for TV broadcasts interfering?
    Could Marty just be messing with me?
    For Marty's situation it's even stranger though because, as he told me, he's never ever even visited Cleveland.
    The only parallel I can draw is I did have a number of photos in my own photo library that all ended up with their GPS location being set to a single location where they were not taken at.
      I made corrections in the Photos app and for me the location was just a few miles away from my home
      Why and how those locations all got set to the one locations remains a mystery
    Does remind me about the story of a single house in Atlanta where "Find My iPhone" was tracking hundreds of "lost" phones to
      Turns out the issue was the couple lived in a "digital desert" with only a few wi-fi hotspots in their immediate area
      When a device can't get GPS or a cell tower, say when blocked inside a giant metal building, will look to back-up location databases, first, using its IP address and, second, by looking at the nearest Wifi networks it can detect.
      The IP addresses would be from the last locations those devices were connected to wi-fi and then looked up against a database maintained by companies like Neustar, Maxmind and Skyhook who's software is embedded in millions of apps and phones.
    So what about visiting fans and a high volume of "mobile hot spot" connections from devices that would normally be connected in Cleveland?
    So that's my theory, what do you think?
  iOS Screen Sharing
    Play comment from Gary
    I recently got to experience Apple Support using this feature and it was amazing.
    I also don't think they had to do anything but send me a link.
    Gary the "workaround" of using screen capture in Quicktime is a good one.
    You could also use an App like [Reflector](http://www.airsquirrels.com/reflector/features/mac/) to Airplay mirror to the Mac.
    Then use a screen sharing app like Messages or Skype
    Reflector also has the ability to Live broadcast to YouTube.
  Apple Watch heart rate sensor trouble
    Share my story and troubleshooting.
    Beware manually adjusting the date & time on your devices.
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