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My daily Apple blog for Computerworld

• Apple rejects flawed iOS exposure notifications reports May 27, 2020
  Even as we consider revelations Facebook shelved internal research suggesting its algorithms generate divisiveness, Apple has been forced to reject damaging claims against its contact tracing tech currently seeing distribution on Facebook.To read this article in full, please click here
• Apple’s big iOS 14 leak is just business as usual May 26, 2020
  The story is that an early developmental build of iOS 14 has somehow escaped into the wild. So why do we know so little about it?What happened? To paraphrase the elements of the claims: An unnamed individual purchased and then distributed the iOS 14 software. The software was extracted from a developmental iPhone 11 running […]
• How will Apple replace FaceID now we’re wearing masks? May 22, 2020
  Apple’s FaceID just isn’t what it used to be. Millions of iPhone users are now wearing masks, which means we need to enter passcodes manually to unlock our phones – making Touch ID more relevant than before.Apple recognizes the challenge We know Apple appreciates the problems of wearing masks during the pandemic.Apple’s iOS 13.5 update now […]
• Will Apple's AR glasses revolutionize accessibility tech? May 19, 2020
  Heard about the optician who got a job at the Apple Store? Not yet, but it looks like you might hear something along those lines as the latest leak claims the company’s long-expected AR spectacles will support prescription lenses.A new approach to eye care One of the bigger problems about the idea of AR glasses has […]
• How an iPhone can monitor COVID-19 infections May 18, 2020
  iPhone-based remote medical diagnosis systems for fractures and diseases including COVID-19 may only be a few testing cycles away, as a solution from Butterfly Network is seeing use during the pandemic.Remote diagnostics take a big step forward U.S-based Butterfly Network has created an iPhone accessory that turns your smartphone into the equivalent of an ultrasound […]
• How to use Apple’s iPad Magic Keyboard May 15, 2020
  Got yourself one of those new-fangled Magic Keyboards for the iPad Pro to use while working remotely? Go, you! Here’s what you need to know to get the best out of it, best read alongside my earlier iPad productivity guide.How to wake it up Press any key to wake your iPad. Press a key once […]
• It looks like Apple is developing new iCloud products and services May 11, 2020
  Despite its importance to Apple’s ecosystem, iCloud has never quite become the cloud industry powerhouse it might have become. But it looks as if the company has plans to change that.Apple is hiring for iCloud The company has been quietly hiring leading cloud services talent in the last few months, including the recruitment of globally […]