Malwarebytes

Malware, it's a thing. Even on our Macs. Adware, spyware, viruses. We stay diligent and Apple has our backs, but it's not always enough.

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Apple's Q2 financial results

Revenue of $58 billion, down 5% from the same quarter a year ago. They earned $11.56 billion profit

iPad revenue was up 22% and Services revenue was up 16%, but Mac revenue was down 5% and iPhone revenue was down 17%.

iPhone and Services now make up 74 percent of Apple's revenue (iPhone 54% and Services 20%)

Mac 10 percent

Wearables / Home / Accessories 9 percent

iPad 8 percent

Hit an all time high record for services growing 16 percent. Wearables / Home / Accessories grew 30 percent

Latest numbers from IDC show iPhone unit sales with a 30 percent drop year over year.

Airpods 3 coming this year?

My new Airpods 2 are barely broken in and apparently Apple is already planning to obsolete them.

According to DigiTimes suppliers are gearing up with Apple to possibly deliver then next generation of AirPods by the end of the year.

The big new feature, on that was rumored for Airpods 2… noise cancellation

Take this all with a grain of salt. As 9to5 Mac was apt to point out DigiTimes has a variable success record on Apple rumors

They had predicted that Apple's AirPower was "just a week away from shipping" just a few weeks before Apple announced that the project was cancelled

There are also counter rumors that AirPods 3 have been pushed back to 2020.

Still analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is claiming Apple could have two new Airpods models out by the end of 2019 or early 2020

He claims one set will be an all-new form-factor at a higher price

Internally he says the new buds will move to a system-in-package design improving yield rates and saving space, while lowering production costs.

I would love a set of Airpods with noise cancellation

Especially if it was controllable

Other rumors for Airpods we've heard in the past

Black color option

Health feature, like heart rate monitoring

Better water resistance

"Glass" finish

The biggest issue for many of these features… they require more battery

Surprise, people like the iPhone XR

OK, if you listen to this podcast it's not a surprise

I mentioned that, not to early adopters, but over the long haul the iPhone XR would be Apple's most popular iPhone and it looks like that's exactly what's happening.

According to data from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) the iPhone XR continues to lead iPhone sales in the US for the second quarter in a row.

The iPhone XR captured 40 percent of iPhone sales, while the iPhone XS and XS Max combined had 25 percent

Kantar also released data showing that the iPhone XR was the best selling smartphone in the UK

The CIRP report also noted that consumers are choosing to pay up for additional phone storage and that new devices are also driving services growth

48 percent of buys are purchasing additional iCloud storage and about 21 percent subscribe to Apple Music

Rumors for the next iPhone, iPhone XI (will they go to 11?)

OnLeaks mocked up some 3D renders based on information they say came from CAD files of possible production designs

Camera bump that is integrated into the glass. No metal bezel

5.8-inch model slightly bigger, by about 1mm and just a hair thicker

Smaller notch and even smaller bezels. Report says “almost indistinguishable”

Slightly repositioned mic on back

Mute switch design like the old iPad. Up / Down vs left / right

A faster 18W USB-C power adapter and a Lightning to USB-C cable in the box

Next iPhone XS is expected to get the current dual-lens camera system

Apple and 5G

Apple had reportedly considered buying Intel's modem business at one point, but opted not to.

Now we have reports that One of their 5G modem project leads, Rubén Caballero, has left the company

This guy has been around since "antennagate" and is named on nearly all of Apple's 3G, LTE, and other wireless networking patents.

The team has reportedly been in "flux" since the Qualcomm deal

5G is coming, eventually, but speeds will be varied and you'll likely pay for it

Speeds in the range of 500Gbps and even possibly going as high as 1 to 2 Gbps

Keep in mind those top ends are lab based and not real world which will likely be much lower

The top speeds also require a technology called mmWave technology which doesn't travel far from the cell towers and doesn't penetrate materials at all. So good luck getting anywhere outside open urban areas.

Speaking of 5G, Ming Chi Kuo says Apple will have 5G in the iPad Pro models by 2021

To prepare, this year they may move to a "LCP Soft Board", liquid crystal polymer

It's a flexible way to connect components together and it's expected to be used to connect the antenna to the motherboard

Outwardly there are not expected to be any changes, with Apple continuing to produce 11 and 12.9-inch models.

Apple recalls some wall plug adapters

Apple issued a voluntary recall of some three prong AC wall plug adapters in Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.

Apple states that, in very rare cases, affected Apple three-prong wall plug adapters may break and create a risk of electrical shock if touched.

The adapters shipped with Mac and certain iOS devices between 2003 and 2010 and were also included in the Apple World Travel Adapter Kit

Apple knows of six incidents worldwide and has asked owners to stop using the adapters until they can be replaced, free of charge.

Affected three-prong wall plug adapters are white, with no letters in the inside slot where it attaches to an Apple power adapter. New adapters are white with gray on the inside portion that attaches to the power adapter.

These are only the laptop style adapters, not USB chargers

Apple has set up [a recall page](https://www.apple.com/support/three-prong-ac-wall-plug-adapter/) on their site with details.

Apple design team losses

At least four members of Ive's design team are leaving or are in the process of leaving

These are designers that have been on the team for decades so it's a bit shocking.

At least one said the reasons for his departure were taking more time to spend with his family

Departures in the design team have been rare though we say people leave in 2016 and 2017

Ive himself had stepped back from day-to-day involvement in 2015 while working on the Apple Park transition.

He returned to his main role as Apple Design Chief in 2017

The one designer, Rico Zorkendorfer, who spoke on record abut the departure said the staff turnover is simply a sign that's it time for the new generation of talented designers at Apple to take over. Saying, "We have incredible new designers" (at Apple)

Apple pulls parental control apps from store

The New York Times wrote up a piece about some parental control and screen time monitoring apps being pulled from the app store

The story alleged that part of the motivation could be that Apple doesn't like competition for their own app ScreenTime

Apple's Phil Schiller responded to an email and Apple also issued an official statement

The Apps were pulled because of use of MDM profiles and technology designed for IT departments, not consumers

The issue is that the method give the developer unfettered access to the devices. Fine if it's your IT department, but not so much if it's your families devices.

They could access your data, email, the cameras, and even wipe your device.

Apple changed their guidelines on this in 2017 and also contacted developer who were violating the policy and gave them 30 days to change how their apps worked.

Unfortunately in the fully sandboxed OS many of the monitoring and control features wouldn't be possible.

Apple Watch survived six months in the Pacific Ocean

Or at least washed up on the beach.

A surfer in Huntington Beach, Calif. lost the Apple Watch six months ago while surfing.

He spent an hour searching for it and even tried find my iPhone to no avail.

He had considered it lost and even bought a new Apple Watch, but then received a call that the Apple Watch had been found

A man who was beach combing came across it in the sand and was able to find contact info on it and contact the owner.

The watch worked but the display was "hazy" (report says from saltwater, but I'm guessing a good sandblasting).

It didn't say, but we might assume it was in "lost mode" which allows you to lock the device and add a message with contact info for anyone who might find it.

SimpliSafe

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Capterra

One of the best things about the internet is the ability to get reviews and opinions on the stuff we eat, what we buy, or the places stay on vacation.

We all use them all the time because we know it's the best way to make sure we're making the right choices.

So why would we not do that when making choices about the software we're going to buy and use in our businesses?

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You can easily search more than 700 specific categories of software from email marketing to project management

An example of the kind of great software you'll find on Capterra is Sanebox

It's a service I've been using for years to automatically triage and pre-filter my inbox

Probably why it has a 4.5 start rating with dozens of great comments and reviews

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Flaky Airpods (and other) connections

Play comment from Dan

I have not personally had any issues with either my old or new Airpods

Well except the strange "zone" on my walk.

Have you tried simply unpairing and repairing them to "reset" the connection?

Are they dropping connection with all devices or just some devices?

Could it be battery issues?

Come to think of it I have had one or two times when the AirPods would just flake out.

Most of the time unpairing and repairing resolved the issues.

I think one time I gave up and just went to bed (solar flares?)

Mustang has another issue with his bluetooth devices and could also use some help

play comment

Yup, this is exactly one of the issues that AirPods and Apple's H1 and W1 chips were designed to deal with.

It wasn't clear, is it just "grabbing it first" and you have to then reselect it from your device or is it grabbing it mid listen? I assume the former.

Unpair your device from the Apple TV

Go to Settings > Remotes and Devices > Bluetooth. Select your accessory, then select Unpair Device.

On the Mac you can try [ToothFairy](https://c-command.com/toothfairy/)

It's a great menubar app that you just click and it will connect to your Bluetooth headphones

Can also set a keyboard shortcut.

Meet DJ Siri

The folks at [iMore](https://www.imore.com/siri-commands-apple-music) ran a piece that is a great reminder of all the cool stuff Siri can do with your music, especially if you're an Apple Music subscriber

Playing music

Ask for an album or playlist, but add "shuffled" to mix it up a bit

You can ask for a band's "latest" album or the first one or one from a specific year

You can ask by singing the lyrics, "Play the song that goes…"

Ask by mood and genre. Play some upbeat jazz or play some chill pop music

You you fail, try again.

You can play music based on charts

The number one song on a date or year

The top 10 songs from a country.

The most popular songs from a given year.

The "hottest" song from an artist

Add sounds to your library or a playlist

"Add to my playlist called…"

"Add to my Library"

Like or dislike a song.

Play more like this…

Control the music

Skip, pause, go back (give a time)

Get info on what's playing

The song, artist, album

What year the song was release

Who wrote it, who sang it

Who played what instrument on the song.

How many songs on the album

A bio of the artist, "Tel me about this artist"

Apple Watch issues

Play comment from Mitch

Curious what activities you may have done in Cancun

Apple Watch Series 3 and Series 4 have a water resistance rating of 50 meters. They may be used for shallow-water activities like swimming in a pool or ocean. They should not be used for scuba diving, waterskiing, or other activities involving high-velocity water or submersion below shallow depth.

I know that water ingress seems like the "logical" answer, but it is entirely possible it's another unrelated issue.

Battery swelling is a known issue and it can cause the seals, especially around the display to be compromised.

Also a reminder on maybe not always taking "no" for an answer.

Going into an Apple Store, if you can, can often yield a better result than just trying chat or phone support.

Be polite and explain clearly why you feel the resolution being offered is not satisfactory enough and state clearly what you think the resolution should be.

In this case, if you used the device with in the specification of the water resistance rating then you should have a reasonable expectation that the watch would not break.

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