Jan 14th 2020
MacBreak Weekly 696
Mac in a Rack
Apple at CES 2020, FBI vs Apple Redux
Records live every Tuesday at 2:00pm Eastern / 11:00am Pacific / 19:00 UTC.
This Week's Stories:
- CES 2020 was the Concept Electronics Show, full of toilet paper bots and cars that will never be made.
- What will we do with computers in the future? Apple's 1988 vision.
- At CES, Apple talks privacy, encryption, and child abuse.
- Apple fights back against DOJ attempts to kill encryption.
- Apple Accessories were everywhere at CES 2020.
- Robots at CES 2020: from scary robot dogs to a real-life Terminator.
- Apple steps up their recycling efforts, working toward a fully-recycled phone.
- Rack-mounted Mac Pro now available.
- Will Apple ever ditch Intel for AMD?
- Apple's services score $1.4 Billion from Christmas - New Years.
- "Pro Mode" coming to Macs.
- The EU wants to kill Lightning ports.
- Location-based data trackers angry at Apple.
- Apple now accepting donations for Australian fire relief efforts.
- Apple offers replacements for defective battery cases.
Picks of the Week:
- Leo's Pick: How I Rip DVDs and Blu-Rays
- Andy's Pick: XLD audio converter for Mac
- Rene's Pick: Quasar Science Lights
- Lory's Pick: Brydge Pro+
- Alex's Pick: Reality Converter & 2020 - A Decade of Predictions
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Links
- Daring Fireball: The Concept Electronics Show
- Apple scans photos to check for child abuse
- Apple Refused US Attorney General Bill Barr's Request To Unlock Pensacola Shooter's Phone
- The FBI wants Apple to break encryption for iPhone models that third-party companies can already unlock
- CES Roundup: Upcoming Apple accessories including HomeKit, CarPlay, iPhone, iPad, Mac
- Recycling robot 'Daisy' part of Apple's effort to end mining for resources
- Apple’s rack mountable Mac Pro is now available for purchase for $6499.99
- European Lawmakers Want to Force All Smartphones to Have Same Charging Port, Apple Defends Lightning
- Apple's new privacy features have further rattled the location-based ad market - Digiday
- Apple rings in new era of Services following landmark year - Apple
- Macs May Be Getting 'Pro Mode' Option to Boost Performance, According to macOS Catalina Beta
- Apple Launches Replacement Program for Smart Battery Cases Designed for iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR
- Apple is now collecting donations to help with Australia's bushfires
- Quasar Science Lights
- XLD audio converter for Mac
- How I Rip DVDs and Blu-Rays
- Don Meltons Github
- Brydge Pro+
- Reality Converter
- 2020: A Decade of Predictions