Notices by jonnyevans (jonnyevans@social.vivaldi.net)

Apple may introduce a super-slim, somewhat expensive all-new iPhone design in the coming months, one that the Apple Speculation Council has already declared will be called the iPhone 17 Air. What do we think we know about it?
https://www.applemust.com/what-we-think-we-know-about-the-still-mythical-iphone-17-air/

@flargh @WarnerCrocker @waynedixon That is indeed how the cold, cynical political classes on all sides now seem to behave, such is their contempt for the rest of us.

US consumers, it seems, have considered the idea that everything they purchase is going to become more expensive, and decided to buy it now, instead. https://www.applemust.com/faced-with-bigly-price-hikes-america-goes-apple-shopping/

Hey Apple! When you’re in a hole, stop digging
If the world’s most prolific source of spookily accurate speculation is correct, Apple plans “one of the most dramatic” upgrades to its operating systems yet. But isn’t it time to stop hyping things up and focus on getting it done?
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3843093/hey-apple-when-youre-in-a-hole-stop-digging.html

Apple has been battling to maintain encryption for a decade. Two federal US agencies now see it as a way to fend off foreign hackers.

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3617118/the-fbi-now-says-encryption-is-good-for-you.html

Apple’s decision to put satellite connections in iPhones is already saving lives, and as Hurricane Milton threatens Florida, now is the time for every US iPhone user to learn how the system works.

https://www.computerworld.com/article/3554824/how-to-use-your-iphone-to-get-help-by-satellite.html