The JOYO BantamP ZOMBIE we ordered last week just arrived. We saw the review by Ola Englund and finally ordered one from Amazon.com for $169.99 (June 26, 2017).
This should be a fun weekend, playing with this Mini Tube Amp.
Hey June, it is the Fifth.
It is June 5, 2017 and WWDC 2017 is scheduled to kick off with the Keynote at 10:00 a.m. PDT. Apple will be live-streaming the Keynote on Apple.com and Apple TV.
Apple developers and users are expecting:
- New betas of iOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS
- Some new Macs
- iPad Pro
- New Apple TV
- Apple “shut up and take my money” products…
See you at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California, USA.
Security Alert: Handbrake Download Mirror was Compromised
From Handbrake.fr:
“SECURITY WARNING
Anyone who has downloaded HandBrake on Mac between [02/May/2017 14:30 UTC] and [06/May/2017 11:00 UTC] needs to verify the SHA1 / 256 sum of the file before running it.
Anyone who has installed HandBrake for Mac needs to verify their system is not infected with a Trojan. You have 50/50 chance if you’ve downloaded HandBrake during this period.”
If you have Handbrake installed on your Macs, you should check if it is compromised by this Trojan.
Also:
“Based on the information we have, you must also change all the passwords that may reside in your OSX KeyChain or any browser password stores.”
YIKES!
April 24, 2017: Apple seeds new Developer builds of iOS, macOS, tvOS and watch OS
Apple seeds new Developer builds of iOS, macOS, tvOS and watch OS. Not much details on what new features will be included in these builds other than they are maintenace releases.
- macOS 10.12.5 beta 4 build 16F67a
- iOS 10.3.2 beta 4 build 14F5086a
- watchOS 3.2.2 beta 4 build 14V5485a
- tvOS 10.2.1 beta 4 build 14W5583a
Apple Releases macOS 10.12.4, iOS 10.3, watchOS 3.2, and tvOS 10.2
Today Apple released a deluge of updates which includes macOS 10.12.4, iOS 10.3, watchOS 3.2, and tvOS 10.2.
- Adds Night Shift for automatically shifting the colors in your display to the warmer end of the spectrum after dark.
- Adds Siri support for cricket scores, schedules, and player rosters from the Indian Premier League and International Cricket Council.
- Adds Dictation support for Shanghainese.
- Improves right-to-left language support for the Touch Bar, toolbar, and visual tab picker in Safari.
- Resolves several PDF rendering and annotation issues in Preview.
- Improves the visibility of the subject line when using Conversation View in Mail.
- Fixes an issue that may prevent content from appearing in Mail messages.
- Adds support for more digital camera RAW formats.
iOS 10.3 introduces new features including the ability to locate AirPods using Find my iPhone and more ways to use Siri with payment, ride booking and automaker apps.
Find My iPhone
- View the current or last known location of your AirPods
- Play a sound on one or both AirPods to help you find them
Siri
- Support for paying and checking status of bills with payment apps
- Support for scheduling with ride booking apps
- Support for checking car fuel level, lock status, turning on lights and activating horn with automaker apps
- Cricket sports scores and statistics for Indian Premier League and International Cricket Council
CarPlay
- Shortcuts in the status bar for easy access to last used apps
- Apple Music Now Playing screen gives access to Up Next and the currently playing song’s album
- Daily curated playlists and new music categories in Apple Music
Other improvements and fixes
- Rent once and watch your iTunes movies across your devices
- New Settings unified view for your Apple ID account information, settings and devices
- Hourly weather in Maps using 3D Touch on the displayed current temperature
- Support for searching “parked car” in Maps
- Calendar adds the ability to delete an unwanted invite and report it as junk
- Home app support to trigger scenes using accessories with switches and buttons
- Home app support for accessory battery level status
- Podcasts support for 3D Touch and Today widget to access recently updated shows
- Podcast shows or episodes are shareable to Messages with full playback support
- Fixes an issue that could prevent Maps from displaying your current location after resetting Location & Privacy
- VoiceOver stability improvements for Phone, Safari and Mail
This release introduces the ability to use Siri with apps and Theater Mode to keep the screen dark until you tap it. This release also includes additional improvements and bug fixes.
- Siri now works with apps from the App Store to start workouts, send messages, make payments, book rides, and more.
- Theater Mode setting turns on silent mode and keeps the screen dark until you tap it, even when you raise your wrist.
- Scribble is now available in French, Spanish, and Italian.
- Music playlist sync progress is now displayed in the Apple Watch app on iPhone.
Apple also updates Pages, Keynote and Numbers for iOS and macOS.
(iPhone 7 Plus) RED
iPhone 7 (PRODUCT)RED™ Special Edition goes on sale on Friday, March 24, 2017.
I picked up an (iPhone 7 Plus)RED for a colleague. Other than the color being red and the (PRODUCT)RED marking, it is just another iPhone 7 Plus. As shown on Apple website, it has white faceplate. I like it better if it has either red or all black faceplate. Make it happen, Apple, please.
An Apple Watch with Red Exclamation Point walks into a Genius Bar
It is likely that this Apple Watch will be taking a trip to an Apple repair center.