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Elaine Giles and Mike Thomas

Released: 2021-08-11

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Released: 2021-08-11

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MacBites - Episode 0141

Episode 0141 - Talk to the Hand, Bezos

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In this episode, we have a digital ticket to play pricing bingo while money laundering!

BackBites

- How to Announce Notifications on iPhone with Siri in iOS 15 - 9to5Mac

ChatBites

Laundry Lens for iOS

- ‘Laundry Lens’ for iOS reminds you there’s an app for everything, including doing your laundry

Unjected App Removed from the App Store

- Apple boots ‘Tinder for anti-vaxxers’ app from the App Store for violating COVID-19 guidelines

- Anti-Vax App Squares Off With Google, Apple Over Misinformation - Bloomberg

- Australians can now add COVID-19 vaccine certificate to Apple Wallet - 9to5Mac

- Digital wallet support arrives for the COVID-19 digital certificate | Tap Down Under

Now You See It Now You Don’t

- WhatsApp now sends disappearing content that can be viewed only once

- WhatsApp launches disappearing photos and video for all your sensitive (and sexy) messages

- WhatsApp launches its ‘View Once’ disappearing photos and videos - The Verge

- WhatsApp photos and videos can now disappear after a single viewing | TechCrunch

- WhatsApp gets ‘View Once’ option for sending photos and videos that disappear - 9to5Mac

- Cyber-flashing: ‘I get explicit messages every day’ - BBC News

- Fleet your last Fleet — the Twitter feature vanishes today | TechCrunch

- Twitter’s ephemeral Fleets disappear for good on August 3rd - The Verge

- Twitter shuts down its Instagram Stories-like ‘Fleets’ platform - 9to5Mac

- Twitter adds Google and Apple ID as log-in and sign-up options | Engadget

- Twitter Spaces introduces co-host feature and more - 9to5Mac

- Twitter Spaces now let you invite co-hosts | TechCrunch

Apple’s Big Brother Moment

- Apple Introducing New Child Safety Features, Including Scanning Users' Photo Libraries for Known Sexual Abuse Material - MacRumors

- Apple says it will begin scanning iCloud Photos for child abuse images | TechCrunch

- Apple announces new protections for child safety: iMessage features, iCloud Photo scanning, more - 9to5Mac

- Apple plans to scan iPhones and iCloud for child abuse imagery | Cult of Mac

- Apple plans to scan US iPhones for child abuse imagery | Ars Technica

- Apple reportedly plans to begin scanning iPhones in the US for child abuse images | Engadget

- Apple announces new iPhone features to detect child sex abuse | Engadget

- Child Safety - Apple

- Apple CSAM FAQ addresses misconceptions and concerns - 9to5Mac

- Apple confirms CSAM detection only applies to photos, defends its method against other solutions - 9to5Mac

- Developers Complain as App Store Feature Promotes Rip-Off Apps - MacRumors

- Apple mistakenly promotes scam apps in App Store feature - 9to5Mac

- Devs unhappy with App Store promos for scam apps costing $676 a year

- Apple explains how iPhones will scan photos for child-sexual-abuse images | Ars Technica

Tech’s Big Money

- Apple becomes world’s most profitable company | Cult of Mac

- Bloomberg: Tim Cook’s compensation doubled in 2020, but he fell to No. 8 on CEO pay rankings - 9to5Mac

- Apple CEO Tim Cook Now the Eighth Highest-Paid Executive in the U.S. - MacRumors

- Uber shares fall despite revenue beat as its core operations continue to lose money | TechCrunch

Apple Store Redesign: The U Turn

- PSA: The Apple Online Store is currently down [U: New ‘Store’ tab] - 9to5Mac

- Apple’s Online Store Temporarily Down [Update: Back Up] - MacRumors

- Apple redesigns online store and brings back dedicated ‘store’ tab - 9to5Mac

- Apple.com gets a redesigned Store section with its very own tab

- Apple’s Website Gains Redesigned Store Section and Dedicated ‘Store’ Tab - MacRumors

- Apple restores the dedicated ‘Store’ tab to its website | Engadget

- Apple launches big redesign of its online store - The Verge

App Store Price Changes

- Apple Decreasing App Store Prices in the UK, South Africa, and Many European Countries - MacRumors

Episode ID: 1000531636391

GUID: E62D32EB-3EDA-4FFD-86E1-A6973502ECDB

Release Date: 11/08/2021, 06:00:00

Description

Hello there!

Thanks for checking out MacBites. We're a podcast covering all things Apple, Mac, OS X, iPhone, iPad, iPod and anything else Apple may tempt us with.

In addition to all that we have tips, tricks and reviews for hardware, software, apps and more. We also have a fantastic community of MacBites listeners ... the MacBiters!

Hosted by Elaine Giles, Mike Thomas, MacBites Siri and Lady Siri we take a rather irreverent look at the Apple world and the tech world in general.

To catch up on what fun you've missed so far check out The Newbies Guide to MacBites at http://macbites.co.uk/the-newbies-guide-to-macbites/

We hope you decide to come and join the MacBites family, see you there!

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If you love your Apple gear, whether it's iOS devices or Macs you will learn plenty from this podcast, with software reviews, hints and tips all presented in a way that thoroughly entertains the listener. In each episode Elaine and Mike regale the audience with tales of their latest software or Apple hardware experiences with much humour and merriment thrown in. Give it a go and you'll be hooked!