Jan 6th 2015
MacBreak Weekly 436
A Tuppence for Your Thoughts
A challenge to Apple's marketing prowess.
Records live every Tuesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Don McAllister
Has Apple lost the functional high ground? A 4k drone video of Apple's Campus 2, CarPlay and Android Auto to be included in VW cars this year, new Intel chips, news from CES, and more.
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Running time: 01:56:02
Links
- Apple has lost the functional high ground (marco.org)
- The Functional High Ground (bitsplitting.org)
- Terrific comprehensive rundown of "Apple's got an institutional problem" quotes from lots of sources (mjtsai.com)
- The Benefits of Selling Software outside the Mac App Store (dancounsell.com)
- Apple devices hit record high in China. Samsung headed south. (Fortune)
- Apple Campus 2 January Update in 4k (YouTube)
- Apple Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over Large iOS 8 Storage Space (MacRumors)
- Apple now selling SIM-free unlocked iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in the US, from $649 (9to5Mac)
- CarPlay and Android Auto will be in Volkswagen cars this year (The Verge)
- Parrot's New In-Dash System Gives Any Dumb Car Apple or Android Brains (Gizmodo)
- TapSense Announces Platform to Bring Contextual Ads to Apple Watch (MacRumors)
- Pick: Crossy Road for iOS
- Pick: iDraw (MacOS and iOS)
- Pick: Bridge Constructor Playground
- Pick: Switchresx + My Passport Wireless