We follow up on the Amazon Prime Video app for Apple TV, Jony Ive’s return, Comcast & Disney vie for Fox’s assets, Apple’s self driving technology and Apple’s recent security stumbles. We discuss the release of the iMac Pro. Apple acquires Shazam. Apple is also allowing developers to offer apps for pre-orders. Picks: Turi Create, FM Player, AudioKit and CoinBase.
Episode 174 Show Links:
- Dann Beauregard on Twitter: “First impressions on Amazon Prime video app for AppleTV – a bit of an awkward UI (rigid scrolling) but love that they integrated with TV app… https://t.co/R6qlDQfEDR”
- Jony Ive returns to Apple design management role after two years | 9to5Mac
- Comcast drops bid for Fox assets, leaving Disney in pole position
- Apple Executive Reveals More of Its Self-Driving Technology | WIRED
- Apple Machine Learning Journal
- Apple Security Flaws Give Some Researchers Concern About Deeper Issues | WIRED
- Apple’s iMac Pro will be available starting Thursday – The Verge
- iMac Pro – Apple
- Sources: Apple is acquiring music recognition app Shazam | TechCrunch
- Why Apple is buying Shazam, the music-recognition app whose popularity sank | Toronto Star
- Apple Opens App Pre-Orders to All Developers – MacStories
- Google Home – Smart Speaker & Home Assistant – Google Store
- Blackbox :: infamous puzzles on the App Store
- 360iDev Conference | AudioKit Pro
- Wendy Carlos – Wikipedia
- Justin Trudeau gets a personal iPhone X demo from Apple CEO Tim Cook
- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau schools reporter on quantum computing during press conference – YouTube
- Senate of Canada – Wikipedia
Episode 174 Picks:
- apple/turicreate: Turi Create simplifies the development of custom machine learning models.
- FM Player: Classic DX Synths on the App Store
- AudioKit Pro | Powerful Music Apps & Code
- Coinbase – Buy Bitcoin & more on the App Store
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