Essential Apple Podcast 142: An oasis in a desert of news

Recorded 14th July 2019 This week Apple announced new MacBook Airs and MacBook Pros, but killed the MacBook... also they cut prices on SSD BTO upgrades (Yay) but not RAM (Boo. Rumours that they’re going to drop the butterfly keyboard are got stronger and more plausible. Tech pundits declared this year’s iPhones boring and ugly and are only interested in rumours about 2020 iPhones. And we talk about “chiplets” and why the industry is saying they are the way forward for silicon. In other news Facebook got fined $5 billion (like they care...) and a French guy on a flyboard was the highlight of the Bastille Day Parade! <h4>GIVEAWAYS & OFFERS</h4> Listeners of this show can claim $10 off purchases of Luminar and/or Aurora HD 2019 use the coupon code EssentialApple at checkout for your extra discount! Get Donny Yankellow's 2FunDads iMessage stickers for FREE Donny's drawing app offer Buy the app now at the 2 category price and 1/3 off! When the third category is added the price will go up! 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On this week’s show: <h4>GUY SERLE</h4> On Twitter as @Macparrot and @VertShark Co-host of the MyMac show Mac to the Future and Guy’s Daily Drive on YouTube All his stuff is now at vertshark.com <h4>APPLE</h4> Apple Revamps MacBook Lineup – Daring Fireball The End of the Apple MacBook…For Now - iPad Insight Apple: Macintosh Forks - Jean-Louis Gassée – Monday Note Apple makes huge cuts to SSD upgrade pricing for Macs – Cult of Mac Unconfirmed reports suggest Apple has killed AR glasses project (updated) – VentureBeat Apple's AR glasses could help visually impaired see the full picture – AppleInsider Hulu Re-Enables 4K Streaming For Chromecast Ultra And Apple TV – Ubergizmo For developers. Apple made available searchable transcript for WWDC 2019 videos – Apple Mike Bombich tech note on the new read only Catalina system drive and how it is made to work... Bombich <h4>TECHNOLOGY</h4> Chiplets Are Both Solution to and Symptom of a Larger Problem – ExtremeTech Intel Highlights Chiplet Advances – Techpinions No, 5G isn't going to make your 4G LTE phone obsolete – CNET For a really good discussion on these subjects listen to the Techpinions Podcast <h4>SECURITY & PRIVACY</h4> A good reason for using a reputable VPN that you can trust – VPNPro 22 VPN Services to Protect Your Privacy – Search Encrypt Blog TrickBot returns with new attack that compromised 250 million email addresses – Digital Trends A Zoom Flaw Gives Hackers Easy Access to Your Webcam – Wired Daring Fireball: Zoom Is Disturbingly Dangerous Software – Daring Fireball Apple is silently removing Zoom’s web server software from Macs – The Verge Microsoft Issues Warning For 50M Windows 10 Users – Forbes Microsoft Confirms Windows 'Great Duke Of Hell' Malware Attack – Forbes Facebook 'to be fined $5bn over Cambridge Analytica scandal' – BBC News <h4>WORTH A CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS</h4> Wireless Flight Adapter Bluetooth 5 Audio Transmitter for Headphones AirFly Bluetooth Audio Adapter Review by Sandy Foster – Podfeet Podcasts The Apple Watch Series 3 just had £200 lopped off its price on this limited time deal – TrustedReviews <h4>JUST A SNIPPET</h4> For things that are not worth more than a flypast Bastille Day: Flyboard takes part in military display – BBC News Goodbye Aberration: Physicist Solves 2,000-Year-Old Optical Problem – PetaPixel Nemo’s Hardware Store (33:32) 12South HiRise Wireless Charger Amazon £80 UK / $80US Essential Apple Recommended Services: Ghostery - protect yourself from trackers, scripts and ads while browsing. 33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again. 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