A new #Apple patent describes a system of registering when a user is or is not touching a real object in an #AR or #VR space, and doing so with depth measurement from fingertips. https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/02/25/apples-ar-plans-include-accurate-handling-of-real-and-virtual-objects
Netatmo Rolls Out HomeKit Secure Video Support to Smart Indoor Camera https://www.macrumors.com/2020/02/25/netatmo-homekit-secure-video-smart-indoor-camera/ by @waxeditorial
How to Enable the Classic Startup Chime on Newer Macs https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/enable-classic-startup-chime-on-newer-macs/ by @waxeditorial
Disney+ Pre-Launch Promotion Offering Discounted Prices for Europe https://www.macrumors.com/2020/02/25/disney-pre-launch-promotion-europe/ by @waxeditorial
Ultimate Ears Debuts New Extra Large $400 ‘HYPERBOOM’ Speaker https://www.macrumors.com/2020/02/25/ultimate-ears-hyperboom-speaker/ by @julipuli
“Tastes like chicken!” Inside the strange, insular world of cheerleading music, via @wildarms_xo for @VICE: https://apple.co/2VhNdgF
“I drew inspiration from hundreds of texts and emails pouring into my phone but only responding to one person.”
Listen to @100gecs x @charli_xcx x @Rico_nastyy x @KeroKeroBonito's #RingtoneRemix on #NewMusicDaily now. ❗️❤️
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There isn’t an AMBER Alert for every child who goes missing. Here’s why, writes @its_xristina for @CNN: https://apple.co/37S6oQH
Regret buying a #MacPro with wheels? @Apple will soon start selling them as a customer-installable kit. https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/02/24/apple-will-soon-let-mac-pro-owners-install-their-own-chassis-wheels
“This song is made entirely to get a human being to their feet and directly to the dance floor.”
Listen to @disclosure’s new song #Ecstasy along with the tracks that inspired it now.
Disclosure: Influences
Playlist · 12 Songs
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How a teenager sparked Belgium’s royal scandal when he discovered King Albert II’s secret daughter, via @juliewmiller for @VanityFair in News+: https://apple.co/2w5IfJd
.@Apple has again declined an invitation to offer testimony at a US congressional hearing on Chinese influence in the tech industry. https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/02/24/apple-to-again-skip-us-congressional-hearing-on-chinese-influence-in-tech
#TheAllegory 💵
The new album from @Royceda59 featuring @vincestaples, @CedEntertainer, and more.
Listen now.
The Allegory by Royce da 5'9"
Album · 2020 · 22 Songs
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More than two out of every three @Apple stores in China have reopened after #coronavirus closures. https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/02/24/apple-continues-to-reopen-china-retail-stores-following-coronavirus-closures
Your zodiac sign isn’t what you think it is. Blame the Earth’s wobble. (via @mcjomcg for @WSJ) https://apple.co/37Wc0tt
Explore the richness of Black Southern culture through first-person narratives and in-depth conversations on Blackbelt Voices. http://apple.co/BlackbeltVoices
Today, L.A. said goodbye to Kobe Bryant with tearful tributes from Vanessa, Michael Jordan, and Shaq. (via @latimes) https://apple.co/38Yd5SJ
Over Half of Apple’s Retail Stores in China Reopened Amid Ongoing Coronavirus Outbreak https://www.macrumors.com/2020/02/24/half-of-apple-stores-in-china-reopen-coronavirus/ by @julipuli
Five of the Best To-Do Apps for iOS https://www.macrumors.com/guide/best-to-do-apps-ios/ by @julipuli
Need more info on #MacPro and #ProDisplayXDR? Read @Apple's in-depth white papers on the tech that powers each device. https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/02/24/apple-details-cutting-edge-mac-pro-and-pro-display-xdr-tech-in-white-papers
The next generation already has a name (via @jpinsk for @TheAtlantic): https://apple.co/3c61EKQ
Apple Leases Office Space Near Madison Square Garden in New York City https://www.macrumors.com/2020/02/24/apple-new-york-city-offices/ by @julipuli
Apple Shares Detailed Technical Overviews of Pro Display XDR and Mac Pro https://www.macrumors.com/2020/02/24/mac-pro-pro-display-xdr-white-paper/ by @julipuli
Netflix Adding New ‘Top 10’ Lists Showcasing Most Popular Content https://www.macrumors.com/2020/02/24/netflix-adding-top-10-lists/ by @julipuli
Apple Retail Stores Celebrating Upcoming International Women’s Day With Today at Apple Sessions https://www.macrumors.com/2020/02/24/today-at-apple-she-creates-sessions/ by @julipuli
Apple's continued plans to expand in New York City has apparently resulted in signing a new lease, with the #iPhone maker taking control of 220,000 square feet of offices near Madison Square Garden. https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/02/24/apple-secure-lease-for-220000-square-feet-of-offices-in-nycs-11-penn-plaza
Dive into immersive short stories on Storybound. 📖 Your favorite authors and writers read their essays, poems and fiction accompanied by original music. http://apple.co/Storybound
“I had to ask to go to the bathroom and was sometimes told no.” Nightmare assistant stories aren’t exactly rare in Hollywood. @annevclark spoke with five former assistants who were willing to share their experiences in @vulture: https://apple.co/2umeYK4
Create a sky full of stars, or add a map so you don’t have to draw one.
Here’s how to add shapes to a slide in Keynote: https://apple.co/2PlaP09
Apple encourages female creativity and creation with a new series of #TodayatApple sessions taking place throughout March.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/02/24/apple-celebrates-international-womens-day-all-month-long-with-she-creates-sessions
Katherine Johnson was a trailblazer, pushing us to greater heights above Earth with her work at NASA and inspiring generations of women and girls to follow in her footsteps. Our thoughts are with her family and friends as they mourn her passing.
Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician depicted in 'Hidden Figures,' dies at 101
Johnson "was an American hero and her pioneering legacy will never be forgotten," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine wrote on Twitter.
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Who’s up for a good brainteaser today? 🧠
Brain Test: Tricky Puzzles has word games, sudoku, and quiz games to get your brain cells going. Play now: http://apple.co/BrainTest
Vanessa Bryant has filed a wrongful death suit against the helicopter operator involved in the crash that killed her husband Kobe, daughter Gianna, and seven other people. (via @nathanfenno for @latimes) https://apple.co/2upajqz
#TheNewAbnormal from @thestrokes is coming soon. 🤘
Listen to #BadDecisions on #ALTCTRL now.
http://apple.co/ALTCTRL
“I get asked this question a lot: ‘Which is my favorite album that I’ve ever made?’ And my answer to that is, I haven’t made it yet.”
@OzzyOsbourne is back with #OrdinaryMan.
Watch his interview with @zanelowe: http://apple.co/OzzyInterview
Listen to the album: http://apple.co/OrdinaryMan
MacRumors is 20 Years Old Today https://www.macrumors.com/2020/02/24/macrumors-20-years/ by @eslivka
Today in #TopStories:
• Dow plunges 1,000 points, erasing gains for the year, as coronavirus cases spread
• Bernie Sanders forces a reckoning for Democrats
• Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician depicted in #HiddenFigures, dies at 101
→ More news: https://apple.co/2TcnQKE
“Dry fasting” is the latest fad diet making the rounds on social media, and you definitely should not try it because — and this should go without saying — your body really, really needs water. (via @jessica_roy for @latimes) https://apple.co/32dF8Lj
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes an ARM-based self-designed chip could be used by #Apple in a #Mac as soon as the first half of 2021. https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/02/24/arm-mac-coming-in-first-half-of-2021-says-ming-chi-kuo
Now in #TopStories: Harvey Weinstein found guilty on two counts, but acquitted of top criminal charges. (via @NBCNews) https://apple.co/37S34Fu
Mac With Apple-Designed Processor Coming in First Half of 2021 https://www.macrumors.com/2020/02/24/mac-apple-designed-processor-2021/ by @julipuli
The French government warns that failure to reach a single, international digital tax system would make business hard for firms including #Apple –– and the US Treasury agrees. https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/02/24/us-backs-eus-call-for-a-global-digital-tax-deal
You have a new incentive to file a tax return this year: If you don’t, the IRS may pay you a house visit. And if they do knock on your door, here’s how to know it’s not a scam, via @laurapdavison for @business: https://apple.co/2PcIKb9
.@1future dropped #HNDRXX 3 years ago today. 🙏
Run it back now.
HNDRXX by Future
Album · 2017 · 19 Songs
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Follow Kabir on his journey. The creative team behind “The Manager” takes you inside this Little America episode.
Watch the anthology series now on the Apple TV app with an Apple TV+ subscription. http://apple.co/LittleAmerica
Check out today's top #deals: $300-$350 off 13" and 16" #MacBookPros; #Apple #iPhones from $119; $100 off @Bose Noise Cancelling 700 #headphones https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/02/24/todays-best-deals-300-350-off-13-and-16-macbook-pros-iphones-from-119-bose-700-headphones-100-off
.@Apple places a hard cap of 398 days on HTTPS certificate validity lengths, hoping to bolster safer, more secure browsing. #Safari
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/02/24/safari-to-reject-https-certificates-with-over-thirteen-months-validity
Should men be splitting the cost of birth control with their partners? (via @morganhikaru for @TheAtlantic) https://apple.co/2SLKyKu
Despite a last minute argument from #Apple that the judgement was "exceedingly unjust," the US Supreme Court has refused to allow a further appeal in the company's dispute with #VirnetX. https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/02/24/us-supreme-court-upholds-virnetxs-439m-patent-win-over-apple
U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Apple’s Appeal in $440 Million VirnetX Patent Case https://www.macrumors.com/2020/02/24/u-s-supreme-court-appeal-440-million-virnetx-case/ by @eslivka
