MacBreak Weekly 677

Today's Stories:

• Apple Event September 10th Preview: what does the candy-colored Invitation mean?
• Apple Event September 10th Preview: hints of a Tile- like bluetooth tracker with AR functionality
• Apple Event September 10th Preview: Features iOS 13 WON'T Have
• Apple Event September 10th Preview: Apple Watch 5 to get sleep tracking
• Apple Event September 10th Preview: Apple Watch to get Schooltime mode
• Apple Event September 10th Preview: Apple AR Glasses hints in iOS 13
• Apple offers free fix for Apple Watch battery issues
• Siri privacy issues: finding the usefulness/privacy balance
• Airlines ban MacBooks from checked luggage, but don't worry: TSA unbans Disney Star Wars thermal detonator Coke bottles.
• 15% Trump Tariffs hit AirPods, Apple Watch, and HomePod
• Apple TV scraps Bastards
• Apple Pay at 9% adoption rate
• Apple will deprecate scripting languages in the next version of macOS
• Project Zero at Google finds a years-long iOS exploit targeted at Chinese Uyghur Muslims
• Consumer Reports says Galaxy Buds are better than AirPods
•  NYC MTA warns commuters not to lose their AirPods
• Apple Card is only 90% titanium
• USB 4 will include Thunderbolt
• Unown Pokemon Go Event ends September 9th

Picks of the Week:

• Leo's Pick: Hobonichi Techo
• Andy's Pick: Wikipedia official app for iOS
• Rene's Pick: Switch Lite
• Lory's Pick: Kerf wood Apple Card case

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Links

• Apple’s next iPhone event will take place on September 10th
• Apple’s Tile-like tracking device likely to have removable battery, AR features, work with ‘Items’ tab in Find My app
• Exclusive: Apple's Tile Competitor Will Include 'Items' Tab in iOS 13's Find My App and Much More
• Apple Watch may get sleep tracking as soon as next week
• Apple Watch 'Schooltime' mode, new geographic complications discovered in iOS 13 beta
• Hints of Apple Augmented Reality glasses found in iOS 13 code
• Apple Warns of Cracked Watch Screens and Offers Free Fixes
• Apple addresses Siri privacy and grading questions with new FAQ page
• Airlines Are Banning MacBooks in Checked Luggage Regardless of Recall Status
• Related: TSA reverses ban on Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge thermal detonator Coke bottles - CNET
• 15% Tariff Hitting AirPods, Apple Watch, HomePod and More This Sunday
• Study: Apple Pay at 9% adoption in US
• Apple to Deprecate Scripting Languages in Future Versions of macOS
• Trump Trade War With China Will Hit Apple for Real This Weekend
• Google lays out iOS malware exploits found in the wild, but already patched by Apple back in February
• Mysterious iOS Attack Changes Everything We Know About iPhone Hacking
• Digital Crackdown: Large-Scale Surveillance and Exploitation of Uyghurs
• Apple's AirPods fail to earn Consumer Reports recommendation, beaten by Samsung's Galaxy Buds
• New Yorkers Losing So Many AirPods in Subway Tracks That MTA is Considering a PSA to Warn Commuters
• How Much Titanium Is Really in the Titanium Apple Card?
• USB4 Specification Merges Thunderbolt 3 and USB With Transfer Speeds up to 40Gb/s
• Pokemon Go Unown hatching from 10KM Eggs until Sept. 9
• Wikipedia official app for iOS
• Kerf wood Apple Card case
• Switch Lite
• Hobonichi Techo