MacBreak Weekly 722

iOS 14 Public Beta, Apple Silicon vs. Intel, Apple Glasses Lenses

The Week's Stores:

• iOS 14 public beta pros and cons: Pokemon Go is broken, and widgets are just big icons - no buttons allowed. 
• Does Apple Silicon herald the death of Wintel?
• Foxconn making thousands of lenses for Apple Glasses
• Got an iPhone 6, 6s, or 7? Want $25? Submit your claim to the "Batterygate" lawsuit.
• Apple offices will stay closed until 2021. Retail workers encouraged to work from home.
• Tim Cook makes $133 million this year
• Don't cover your MacBook camera! You'll crack the screen.
• Softbank wants to sell ARM - should Apple buy it? 
• iOS 14 busts LinkedIn, Reddit, Tik Tok, and more for copying the clipboard. Turns out it was Google's fault all along.
• Apple spends $400 million on affordable housing
• macOS Big Sur not ready for the public yet - whatever you do, don't install it on a 2nd partition
• tvOS upgrade isn't worth trying the public beta
• Our favorite changes in iOS 14 - jiggle mode and photos
• Apple doesn't want to own 95% of the market. They just want 95% of the money.
• Apple Silicon Macs will support Thunderbolt
• The ins and outs of podcast tracking and ad tech
• Leo loves Greyhound on AppleTV+
• AppleTV+ gets Idris Elba and Jake Gyllenhaal
• Apple offers free and cheap coding classes and books

Picks of the Week

• Andy's Pick: Ulysses 20
• Rene's Pick: Canon EOS R5 & R6
• Dave's Pick: Cloudflare for Families

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Links

• The iOS 14 public beta has dropped, and here's everything you need to know!
• Apple Silicon: The Passing of Wintel | by Jean-Louis Gassée | Jul, 2020 | Monday Note
• SoftBank mulls sale of Arm Holdings, could Apple be a potential buyer?
• Apple promises to support Thunderbolt on its new ARM Macs - The Verge
• Related: Intel details the Thunderbolt 4 standard coming to laptops later this year: USB4 compatibility, multi-monitor support,
• Apple Reaches New Stage in Development of AR Devices
• Apple Moving Forward on Semitransparent Lenses for Upcoming AR Headset
• Apple Pessimistic on Full 2020 Return to U.S. Offices, Pushes Retail to Work Remote
• Apple advises against MacBook camera covers due to display cracking
• Apple CEO Tim Cook's 2019 Compensation Totaled Over $133 Million
• Apple previews new Beijing flagship ahead of grand opening
• iPhone slow down because of 'batterygate?' You could be eligible for a $25 settlement - CNET
• LinkedIn sued after being caught reading users’ clipboards on iOS 14
• Apple Expands Swift Learning Resources
• Apple TV+ inks first-look agreement with Idris Elba for TV shows and movies
• Apple TV+ lands graphic novel film 'Snow Blind' starring Jake Gyllenhaal
• Apple allocates $400M+ for affordable housing projects and homeowner assistance programs in California, as part of its $2.5B com
• Andy's Pick: Ulysses 20
• Rene's Pick: Canon EOS R5 & R6
• Dave's Pick: Cloudflare for Famlies