My daily Apple blog for Computerworld

• WWDC: Has Apple closed the door on non-Mac App Store apps? June 17, 2019
  Ever since Apple introduced the Mac App Store developers have warned it plans to close off its platform, so news the company will insist on App Notarization in macOS Catalina set those critics off again. The thing is, it’s a little more complicated.What is Apple doing? Yes, Apple is making it a little more difficult […]
• 12+ amazing ways iOS 13 transforms travel and tourism June 14, 2019
  From travel tickets to Airbnb, the $8 trillion travel industry is already a digital industry, and Apple’s iOS 13 will accelerate its transformation.How iOS 13 changes the travel industry If all you do is watch the WWDC 2019 keynote and State of the Union address you’ll get an inkling of how Apple’s new technologies may […]
• WWDC: Apple’s iOS 13 NFC improvements are good for business June 13, 2019
  Apple will make near field communication (NFC) much more useful in iPhones running iOS 13, and these enhancements will impact the retail, medical, government, and security industries.What is Apple changing? Apple already uses NFC to support Apple Pay and the Apple Pay Express Transit system, which is rolling out at this time.While it has incrementally […]
• Microsoft’s App Store now offers Apple’s iCloud for Windows June 12, 2019
  Apple has published an all-new version of its iCloud app for Windows users and the software is available for download from Microsoft’s App Store.What is Apple’s iCloud? iCloud is an essential component across Apple’s universe.You use it to share iCloud Drive files, sync contacts, devices and other personal data, to access a range of Apple’s […]
• WWDC: 16+ ways Apple improved iPad productivity June 11, 2019
  Apple also introduced numerous productivity enhancements that will make iPads even better laptop replacements, which ones make the the biggest difference to enterprise productivity>What happened at WWDC? Developers and Apple users will be most interested in two major iPad-related announcements at WWDC: Catalyst and iPad OS.Catalyst is Apple’s name for the huge-big-massive set of iOS APIs […]
• How did people react to Apple's WWDC news? June 10, 2019
  One week on and the industry continues to think about the armada of announcements Apple launched at WWDC last week – but how did the public react to some of the big highlights of what it was saying?I contacted SEMRush to get some kind of idea.Search traffic reveals interest in Apple news We can’t really […]
• WWDC: Get to know Apple’s 11+ new privacy tools June 7, 2019
  Apple introduced an array of additional privacy protections at WWDC 2019. Many of these both offer protection and help us better understand how our privacy is undermined.Why does this matter? Apple CEO Tim Cook is passionate about the need to protect user privacy, and this is by no means a one-man mission.Speaking with Vector, Apple’s […]
• WWDC: Mac Pro — the computer for the few June 6, 2019
  It’s not for the mass market, and it costs as much as a car and most people will never even see one, but Mac Pro is still the best Mac Apple has ever made.Mac Pro built for the real world I’ve been wandering around WWDC speaking with people, and the general feeling about Mac Pro seems […]
• WWDC: What you need to know about Sign In with Apple June 4, 2019
  There’s lots of interest in Apple’s new Sign In with Apple system, a highly secure, private way to sign in to apps and websites. Here’s what you need to know:What is Sign In with Apple? Apple has noticed that sign-in systems for services, apps, and websites rely on services that use your action of signing […]
• WWDC: 12 big announcements for enterprise users June 4, 2019
  SAN JOSE – Apple today offered up a bounty of announcements at its Worldwide Developers Conference during a 2.5-hour keynote that included the unveiling of a new Mac Pro, a highly revamped iOS 13, a new iPadOS and  changes to the upcoming macOS “Catalina.” Many have implications for enterprise users.[ Related: Apple's place is in […]