Jul 9th 2024
MacBreak Weekly 929
Honkin' Down Their Snorkel
DS_store, Epic Games App, Surface ARM Laptops
Records live every Tuesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
Apple finally approves the Epic Games marketplace app after Epic Games calls out Apple. Do the new Microsoft Surface ARM laptops outperform Apple's MacBooks? Be careful when considering stealing campaign posters; they might have an AirTag in them. And could a HomePod with a touchscreen display be coming?
- Jony Ive shaped the iPhone. These are the songs that shaped him.
- On the origins of DS_store.
- Apple okays Epic Games marketplace app in Europe.
- Russia says Apple blocks 25 VPN apps in Russia, IFX reports.
- Microsoft Surface ARM laptops beat MacBook Air – but not MacBook Pro.
- Sign Snatchers beware, that campaign poster might have an AirTag.
- Tim Cook talks Apple Vision Pro as spatial computing goes down under.
- First teaser revealed for Apple Original Films’ movie 'F1'.
- Touchscreen-ready interface hidden in tvOS beta amid rumors of HomePod with display.
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Links
- Jony Ive shaped the iPhone. These are the songs that shaped him
- Link to podcast. Transcript included.
- On the origins of DS_store
- Epic Games calls out Apple for rejecting its Games Store in the EU
- Apple okays Epic Games marketplace app in Europe
- Microsoft Surface ARM laptops beat MacBook Air – but not MacBook Pro
- Sign Snatchers Beware, That Campaign Poster Might Have an AirTag
- Tim Cook talks Apple Vision Pro as spatial computing goes down under
- MUST-SEE: First teaser revealed for Apple Original Films’ movie 'F1'
- Touchscreen-ready interface hidden in tvOS beta amid rumors of HomePod with display
- Monoprice 8x8 Matrix
- Try Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher free for six months
- KUXIU X36 Pro MAX iPad Magnetic Charging Stand
- StreamVoodoo