Essential Apple Podcast 87: A Pot Pourri of Tech with @Spligosh

Recorded 13th May 2018 This week while Microsoft had its Build Conference and Google hosted their I/O bash; other news, some of it even about Apple, did manage to get a look in... Nick Riley (aka @spligosh) joins me to take the typically Essential Apple wander around a pot pourri of Apple and other tech stories... You don't need a special invite to join our Slack community any more, you can now just click on this Slackroom Link to join up instead! Essential Apple Recommended Services: 33mail.com – Never give out your real email address online again. Sudo – Get up to 9 free “avatars” with email addresses, phone numbers and more to mask your online identity. ProtonMail – End to end encrypted, open source, based in Switzerland. Prices start from FREE... what more can you ask? ProtonVPN – a VPN to go with it perhaps? Prices also starting from nothing! Fake Name Generator – So much more than names! Create whole identities (for free) with all the information you could ever need. Pinecast – a fabulous podcast hosting service with costs that start from nothing. On this week's show: <h4>NICK RILEY</h4> On Twitter as @spligosh Let's Talk Apple Podcast <h4>APPLE</h4> Apple helps discover new technique that could make aluminium for iPhones and other products without damaging the environment – [The Independent] (https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/apple-iphone-aluminum-breakthrough-latest-update-product-rio-tinto-alcoa-metal-a8345686.html) Apple Doesn't Need to Make a Round Watch Because Their Design Won Out – iPad Insight Apple faces class action lawsuit over failing MacBook butterfly keyboards – 9to5 Mac Why the Apple Store Is Selling a Bike Helmet – Slate Surveillance video shows iPhone exploding, catching fire in store – ABC News <h4>TECHNOLOGY</h4> 7 ways we'll interact with computers in the future – Digital Trends ‘Black dot’ bug is the latest Unicode text handling flaw to crash iPhone and iPads, works on iOS 11.3 and iOS 11.4 – 9to5 Mac HP-35 Scientific Calculator: The Origin Story – Codex 99 <h4>SECURITY</h4> Ring doorbell flaw lets others watch after password changes – Engadget <h4>IN THE NEWS</h4> Google I/O… and Microsoft Build... Nemo's Hardware Store (47:51) Azpen DockAll D108 Fast Wireless Charging Sound Hub $230 US (but it is selling for $99 US on Amazon. Unfortunately Amazon UK only seems to have the older Dockall D100 for £140 UK - probably better to just order from the US and pay the $40 US shipping!!! Social Media and Slack <h4>You can follow us on:</h4> EssentialApple.com / Pinecast / Twitter / Facebook / Google Plus / Slack Also a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement. You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it. If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations) And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do. Support The Essential Apple Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show This podcast is powered by Pinecast.