TRANSCRIPT FOR EPISODE
389
Welcome to the show I am your host Rob and this is the
Today in iOS podcast - First up I want to thank STEVE
for sending in the music you hear in the background. STEVE
wrote:
Hi Rob,
This song is called RYTHM OF THE SPIRIT and was created on iOS
devices using Garageband and a lot of other apps.
Regards,
Steve Vale
aka Rabbi Steve
Folks for more info on How Rabbi Steve puts together his songs -
go back and listen to the beginning of ep 381 - it was very
extensive and detailed.
Thanks STEVE for the music and folks I will put the full song at
the end of the episode. I also want to thank COLIN
for sending in the Artwork for today's show. COLIN
wrote the following:
Hi Rob,
This finger painting exercise was made with ArtRage for iPad
regards
Colin Seton, from Sydney, Australia
Thanks COLIN, for sending in this artwork and
folks you can see COLIN'S artwork in the FREE Tii App via the
BONUS button for ep 389 - or at instagram.com/todayinios and
also as a stand alone post in the VIP section and at
Facebook.com/todayinios.
If you have some artwork and or music you have created on your
iOS device that you would like to share with the audience please
email it to me at today in iOS at gmail dot com and please make
sure to include which app or apps you used to create said artwork
and or music.
02:01
In this segment of how wrong were they we have the following
quote quote
The forthcoming (June 29) release of the Apple iPhone is going
to be a bigger marketing flop than Ishtar and Waterworld combined.
Because its designers forgot Platt’s First, Last, and Only Law of
User Experience Design (“Know Thy User, for He Is Not Thee”), that
product is going to crash in flames. Sell your Apple stock now,
while the hype’s still hot. You heard it here first. unquote
David S. Platt, Suckbusters!, 21 June 2007
Well evidently making up laws with ones own name is a great way
to look like a suck monster - Just Saying.
02:39
For Promo codes - On Ep 388 we offered up chances to win promo
codes for THE APP - THE HIT LIST (three words). If you
are interested in this app or want more info go back and listen to
the beginning of Ep 388
This week we have promo codes for The App - WALLPAPER
CREATION STATION (THREE words) - Here is the
written review from the dev.
Wallpaper Creation Station is a small tool to make wallpapers
and backgrounds in just a few clicks.
You can define your own colour ranges and wallpaper styles and
produce
unique wallpapers from limitless combinations.
This is my first app on the store and am very happy to take
feedback and suggestions.
Well thanks to the Devs for their written review of their App
- WALLPAPER CREATION STATION and for sending in the promo
codes to give away. Folks if you would like a chance for a
promo code for this App - please send an email to todayinios at
gmail dot com and put WALLPAPER in the subject line.
A QUICK REMINDER if you are an App developer or an iBook Author
email me if you want your app or iBook featured in the promo give
away segment FOR FREE We Just need the 5 promo codes or more to
give away. simply email me at today in ios @ gmail.com and please include a 60 sec
or less audio review of your app or iBook - indicating you are the
dev or author. Also when you send in the promo codes -
please make sure to let me know when they expire.
03:54
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/06/apple-
seeds-first-ios-9-3-2-beta/
Apple has put out iOS 9.3.2 beta 1 to devs and the public beta
testers.
As with most double Dot updates it is about squashing bugs.
But it does look like it improves quick actions when in
landscape mode on an iPhone 6S with none of the jitter or lag
present in other versions of iOS 9.3
One thing it is believed iOS 9.3.2 has a new Kernel that may
patch a kernel bug used for jailbreaks.
So obviously if you are a jailbreaker - you will not want to
update to 9.3.2 once it is released.
http://modmyi.com/content/21785-ios-9-3-2-beta-1-
has-new-kernel-may-patch-kernel-bug-jailbreak.html
04:33
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/
news/iphone-bug-ios-931-photos-contacts-siri-workaround-
passcode-a6969331.html
Last week there were a bunch of reports about a bug in the
current public version of iOS - where anyone could access the
Phones Photos and contacts. Well with some caveats.
The bug relied on 3D touch - which means only iPhone 6S and 6S+
were affected and it was only with iOS 9.3.1
The trick required using Siri and asking her to search twitter
and doing so with the right terms can bring up contacts data like
an email address or phone number and then 3D touch feature could be
used to bring up a menu allowing people to use that data - all with
out unlocking the device. And then clicking on Add to
existing contact - allowed people to get into the contacts app and
scroll through info. And from there users can click change
the photo of a given person which brought up the photo library.
And I speak in Past tense - because just like that Apple
Squashed this bug and they did so on the server side of Siri -
which means no update required for the end users.
So if you hear of someone talking about this - it is no longer
an issue.
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/04/06/siri-
server-side-fix-lock-screen/
05:47
http://www.theverge.com/2016/4/3/11355466/siri-can-now-
answer-more-of-your-baseball-questions
I mentioned on the last episode about the T-Mobile special for
MLB.tv - I hope all you baseball fans were able to get signed up
for that offering. I was and am loving it the MLB At bat
App.
Most of the time games are blacked out if I am home - but when
away from KC - it worked well - and I have more travel coming up -
plus it works great from Mets games too.
And I need to Thank to Chris in London for this next one.
Which is baseball related and siri related. Siri can
now answer more of your baseball related questions. Seems
Siri’s baseball IQ was increased a bunch.
So you could ask something like - how many home runs did babe
ruth have in a given season or ever - and she will read the answer
- but get away from the main stream players - like asking how many
home runs did ed kranepool have - and she will give you a search
result to look at.
06:47
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-03/apple-s-
push-to-flood-india-with-used-iphones-ignites-
backlash?cmpid=yhoo.headline
When it comes to India - Apple had a plan on how to get more
adoption for iOS - and that plan involved refurbished lower cost
iPhones. But with any plan - sometimes things do not go as
anticipated.
Seems some powers that be in India also have a plan and their
plan is to keep Apple’s plan from happening. As some local Indian
cell phone manufactures threw Apple a googly and said India should
not be a dumping ground for used iPhones.
4/5th’s of the phones sold in India cost less than $150 US
dollars - and you can get smartphones for as little as $35 US
dollars.
Right now Apples application to import into India refurbished
lower cost iPhones is under government review. But it seems
right now the manufacturing base in India is pushing the government
NOT to allow Apple to import in their iPhones without a stiff 300%
tariff. Ouch.
Unless there is a ground swell of Indian consumers that push
back at the manufacturing segment - it is very likely Apple’s plans
to bring refurbished phones to India will not come to be.
08:21
http://investor.apple.com/
Apples Quarterly conference call will be Monday April 25th at
2:00 PM PT - and sadly this will be the first one I miss live in a
long time because the Day job will have me traveling that week and
in a meeting at that exact same time. Arrrgggg. I will listen later
that evening and do a blog post once I get the details - and an
episode later that week. Don’t think I will get one done that
night - but maybe if I am lucky.
It will be very interesting to see if iPhone SE sales numbers
are even hinted at. smart money says no.
The Analists will be tripping over themselves the next couple of
weeks to give their predictions on iPhone and iPad sales.
More on that hopefully next ep.
09:12
VOICEMAIL - Justin_iPhoneSE_thoughts
Hi Rob!
Put us in the camp that thinks highly of the SE. We absolutely
would have purchased at least one of them, if we weren't only 6
months into AT&T Next 24 for an iPhone 5S. Doh!! I wish we had
any idea about the SE, we would have waited for it. Very glad they
made it a peer to the 6s, rather than year-old tech. We agree with
you, it should do well!
Philip from Titletown
From Francisco Tapia on Google+ -
quote SE battery life. It's what I have always wanted. Better
battery life. unquote
He shows getting 6 hr 55 Minutes of use and 16 hr and 40 min of
standby with 14% still remaining.
I saw another screen shot showing 10 hrs 16mins of usage and 44
hrs 29 mins of standby with 6% remaining.
Hi Rob,
I just got done listening to show 388 and I’m still stuck on
Walt Mossberg’s no. 1 out of the 7 wish list items for the iPhone
that concern increased battery life. I absolutely agree
with Walt that many of us would gladly trade thinness for greater
battery life. The problem is that Apple doesn’t seem to
want to oblige with the 6s. Can you or the listeners please
explain to me this irrational obsession and fetish that Apple seems
to have with thinness? I don’t get it. What am I
missing? What does a nearly paper thin iPhone do for
me? Is there some aesthetic beauty in extreme thinness that
only Apple can see? There’s no beauty in having to recharge a
$700 anorexic smart phone more than once a day or adding a $100
ugly as sin battery case to compensate. This seems very
un-Apple to me. For the love of iPhones, Apple, just put more
battery in the phone already! Who cares if it’s a little
thicker?! For the premium price Apple charges for the 6S, we
should expect form and function, not
form over function. Thank you, Walt, for
calling Apple out on this. I will stick with my thick,
beautiful 5S until I decide to upgrade to a new, equally thick and
beautiful SE. Sorry 6S, but I like a little meat on the
bones. The 5S and SE have got you beat.
Regards,
-Brian-
Clermont, FL
14:09
https://plus.google.com/communities/
105412562215997292912?cfem=1
We are now over 3,000 members in our Google+ community and
growing.
Thanks to everyone that has joined and thanks for the great
posts.
One new post in the G+ community that went up since the last
episode came from Chris Searle who posted the following
Quote
Hey guys I created an appointment via the Apple Watch, when I
went to the calendar on my iPhone to see if it appeared, to my
surprise the entry wasn't there..
I re-create the entry on my phone and showed up on both phone
and watch, where on the watch I have two entries of the same
appointment.. Where I can't delete the one entry I created via
Apple Watch.
Does anyone know how to delete an entry made via Apple
Watch?
Unquote
To which Keith Yarbrough replied
quote
Go to the Apple Watch app on your iPhone. Select Calendar/Mirror
my iPhone should be selected. unquote
And that appeared to fix the issue - thank Keith.
Since the last episode there were also dozens and dozens of
other new posts and comments in the Tii Google+ community - which
is an Android fan bois free zone and spammer free zone. Yup
it is the most civil Google+ community covering iOS.
Folks Go to today in iOS dot com slash community to join
in.
And thanks to all 3,000+ of you already in the community and
contributing.
Also from the Google Plus community were these comments per the
last episode - which I always pin the last episode at the
top.
From Myron Uecker
quote
Per the person asking for a VNC client, I don't use it a whole
lot but the app I have is Remoter VNC - Remote Desktop by Remoter
Labs LLC
https://appsto.re/us/YVacw.i
With the in-app purchase for the complete Pro features, there is
a whole lot it is capable of doing such as VNC, SSH, Remote
Desktop, etc.
unquote
16:14
On the nights I record the kids go sleep with mom - and I go and
sleep in my Son’s Casper bed. Kind of my reward for a long
night getting out the show.
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think no way is there a mattress in there - But you get a cool
little tool to cut open the package and the mattress opens up and
expands to form. It is really cool Just google Casper
Mattress unboxing.
And with Apple TV the HBO Now App and Game of Thrones binge
watching for the past seasons - you know you are going to spend
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18:21
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/10/audiobooks-
redownloaded-icloud/
Hi Rob
I am thrilled Apple has changed their policy on audiobook
downloads:
http://www.macrumors.com/2016/03/10/audiobooks-
redownloaded-icloud/
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
And Steve is talking about Apples recent update with regards to
its policy on audiobook downloads. If you purchased an
audiobook directly from Apple - you can now redownload said
audiobooks - Apparently this change was made back in Early March.
Audiobooks are now listed in a customers iBooks purchase
history and can be redownloaded just like a standard eBook or is it
iBook.
18:51
http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/28/technology/new-
iphone/index.html
Some new rumors about future iPhones - these are coming from
Ming-Chi Kuo - who the article says is more often right than wrong
- well not exactly - but if you hit 300 in baseball it is
considered good - you hit that in Apple rumors and it is
great.
The rumor starts off with Apple going back to a glass sandwich -
with Glass on top and bottom - but this time the glass is curved
and meets at the sides. The screen size would increase on the
Plus or Pro version from 5.5” to 5.8” because yes we need another
screen size to make the lives of devs even more confusing.
Wireless charging would be added as well.
The screen would go to AMOLED
Kuo also says the new iPhone will have better biometric security
implementing facial recognition. And if they add infrared
cameras you could even unlock your phone in the dark. But hey
if you want to unlock it in the winter and you are wearing a mask -
good luck with that. But Apple did recently acquire facial
recognition specialist Emotient and real-time 3D rendering firm
Faceshift - because if you are going to do facial recognition you
need to do it 3D - otherwise people could just use your
photo.
Now the more interesting thing - this new radically different
iPhone will not be out until 2017.
Note in the past Kou said the iPhone would not go to AMOLED
until 2019. So that contradicts his past claim.
Which would mean the iPhone 2016 would be the same basic design
as the iPhone 6 series with just under the hood improvements.
One of which might be a flush camera - as seen in that Apple
liam video - if you are into that story that Apple goofed and had
the next iPhone in the video theory.
20:52
http://watchaware.com/post/16858/rumor-apple-watch-2-
predicted-to-debut-at-wwdc-will-be-up-to-40-thinner
Remember those rumors about a new Apple Watch being announced at
an Apple event in March - yeah - those rumors are rising from the
dead and now have a new Apple Watch being introduced at WWDC.
According to Apple Anal-ist Brian White the Apple Watch 2nd
gen will be thinner.
Quote
Finally, we walked away with the sense that the Apple Watch
refresh will not occur in September with the iPhone 7, but is more
likely to occur within the next 2-3 months, and thus we believe an
unveiling at WWDC in June makes sense. We believe Apple Watch 2
could be 20-40% thinner than the current Apple Watch.
Unquote
Here is a thought - How about keeping the same profile for the
Apple watch and just make the battery life 2 to 3 times as
good.
White also said the next gen iPhone Plus size will feature a
dual camera.
21:54
http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-7-rumors-may-make-you-
replace-your-android-12435844/
Additional rumors for the iPhone 2016 have the antenna band
moving down closer to the bottom and top of the iPhone - and for
the Pro or plus size - the addition of speakers at the top and
bottom - going with 4 stereo speakers and no head phone jack.
And the next gen iPhones would get thinner - between 6 and 6.5
MM. To which we all go - WHY? WHY go thinner - go thicker and
give us much better battery life.
Really is there anyone out there that would choose a 6 MM iPhone
with a camera bump and 6 hours of real life usage over an 8 MM
iPhone no camera bump and with 12 hours of real life usage?
Anyone - Please raise your hand - and then use said hand to
smack your self silly or sillier.
If a new design is coming in the fall - then the number of
photos leaking of said iPhone should really start picking up this
month and next.
23:14
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3053900/apple-ios/
apple-is-an-arms-dealer-analyst-claims.html
Intersting article from Johnny Evans at Computerworld - with
regards to a report from Laura Martin an Anal-ist at Neenham &
Company. She was doing a deep dive into Apple and said the
company is very undervalued - putting her price target at $150.
She said Wallstreet is valuing it today like just a hardware
manufacturer - where as it should be looked at more like as Media
company one that sells and experience not just a piece of
hardware.
One item to point out from Laura Martin is this
quote
“Finally, with 24,000 active Android smartphones on the market
globally, we think Android is a victim of a “tyranny of choice,”
which confuses consumers and works against Android, especially at
the high end. AAPL benefits from far simpler choice sets, typically
three to six choices/device.”
unquote
Ouch 24,000 different and active Android handsets - ouch ouch
ouch.
What is odd in the report - while she put a $150 price target on
Apple - she said depending on how you look at the company its real
value is from a low of $168 a share looking at simply Profit per
device over time to a high of $200 a share - if you look at the
income statement and Balance sheet fundamental.
In other words her $150 target is lower than what she currently
sees as the real value of the company.
25:03
VOICEMAIL - Heather_CA_Notes_icloud_lock
Hey Rob,
I couldn't agree more. Just yesterday, I was playing around on
my co-workers Galaxy S7 Edge and I said to him almost exactly what
you said; "The is the first Samsung/Android phone that I have ever
really been impressed with."
I know the wrap around edge screen is a bit of a gimmick and
will more than likely be a short-lived thing that apple won't ever
try to pursue, but I would be lying if I said it didn't make for a
really enjoyable, more immersive screen viewing
experience.
Thanks for the show Rob, keep up the good work.
Regards,
Aaron
P.S. # = hashtag - not "pound sign" - in this new social media
world.
Hi Rob,
Per Instant Hot Spot - Are you using wifi or
Bluetooth?
I have had much better luck with Bluetooth. I have had problems
with wifi dropping when the phone isn't even asleep.
Regards,
David Willoughby
Hey Rob,
Sometimes I see an article online that I find worth reading, but
I don't have time to read through the whole article at the time. I
think, "gee, I'd like to listen to this article if I could, like in
the car ride on the way home. It would only take a minute to copy
the text, paste it into a word processor, save as a text file, and
email to myself, then open in the text-reader app on my iphone on
the drive to work tomorrow."
Is there a good app that does this sort of thing? When I looked
in the app store, all I found were apps for speaking short bits of
text, like as an aid for people with laryngitis.
It would also be nice to even have something that when I have an
online web article that has a text view option, that I can branch
from there to have it read out loud to me by this app.
Any suggestions from you or your listeners?
Regards,
Gil in Boston
Hi Rob
I've been looking for a reliable way to take written notes that
can be recognised and converted to text for a long time now. I'm
visually impaired so taking notes using the on-screen keyboard is
not easy unless using Voiceover but this can't be done privately
unless using earphones
Two days before replacing my Ipad Air 2 with a 9.7" Pro, I found
the MyScript Stylus app. This replacement keyboard allows me to
write normally and the recognition is better than anything else
that I've tried. Now with the Apple Pencil, i've got exactly what
I've been looking for. It does work with a normal stylus or a
finger on the Iphone too. Text entry is now so quick and
simple.
I really hope that the next Iphone supports the Apple Pencil
too.
I know that many of your listeners and also visually impaired
and I really think they might like to know about this
app.
Regards,
Stuart Duncan
29:32
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dodock/new-design-
dock-for-all-apple-productincluding-usb
Thanks to all that sent in this next one - which is the
kickstarter project with the clever name - Dock your apple device
Pebble watch and USB-C device by Dodock - or just DFYADPWAUD for
short. Ok - for really short go with dodock (pronounced - DEW
DOCK) - spelled d o d o c k - one word
The DoDock is a quote Universal USB charger for Smartphone, iOS,
apple watch,even Pepple Watch! unquote
This one HAD a modest goal of $10k and has just reached said
goal with funding going on until May 9th 2016 at 11:21 PM CT.
Congrats team DEW DOCK.
Pricing for this multi device dock is $79 with delivery set for
July 2016.
The charging dock allows you to switch between Lightening or
USB-C connectors. Along with two docks to place your
devices on - there are side USB ports to charge with cords as well
- and there is a place up top to place your apple watch or pebble
watch.
It is a pretty and stylistic dock - and you can get a much
better feel watching the video - again search for dodock one word
at kickstarter dot com AND IT IS SPELLED D O D O C K
31:15
http://www.amazon.com/Photive-Desktop-Charger-Intelligent-Technology/dp/B00LMIA9L4
PLAY VOICEMAIL PHOTIVE CHARGER
Hi Rob,
Love the podcast. Regarding the lack of sufficient wattage
supplied by the 12w charger provided, one does not need to buy the
new Lightning to USB C Camera Adapter and the 29w power supply for
the Macbook in order to continuously run and charge the 12.9 inch
iPad Pro. Last year, I happened to by a Photive 50 Watt 6 Port USB
Charger, an "intelligent" charger. It senses the current draw from
the device and ramps up accordingly. I had been charging various
iOS and other devices for months without a problem. I now use the
Photive 50watt charger all day with my iPad Pro 12.9, without a
problem or any damage. Keeps the charge topped off nicely. This $25
solution foregoes the need for the camera adapter and additional
power supply, which is $80, and offers 5 more intelligent ports of
power. The new version is 60watts max. and costs only
$25.
Here is a link to Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Photive-Desktop-Charger-Intelligent-Technology/dp/B00LMIA9L4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages01
Christopher Trent Crystal Lake, IL
32:28
VOICEMAIL - Shannon_AZ_asking_about_bluetooth_headset
Bluetooth Headsets
Jabra Rox 2.5 for stereo
PaulG in Lawrenceville GA
Plantronics Legend bluetooth headset
Steve
Rochester, NY
Plantronics Voyager
Hello,
Does anyone know of an email application that allows you to do a
search over the email and then do a "select all" to those search
results to then archive them? This is a workflow that I've loved
doing on the Mac for years and I would love to be able to do it on
my phone. Thanks anyone for the help in advance.
Regards,
Cody K
Hi Rob,
I installed the TVos update and paired my Apple bluetooth
keyboard to the ATV4 with no problem at all. That was the end of
the good news. From the Artist list I try typing the first few
letters of an artist name and...nothing. Same thing in movies and
tv shows. I connected the bluetooth keyboard to my ATV3 and it
worked as expected. Typing "nor" in the artist list jumps to "Norah
Jones”.
Regards,
Dave C
Hi Rob
If I have 10 subscribed podcasts on my iPhone and 3 on my iPad
and then in settings on both devices, I turn on sync podcasts, will
what is on the iPad match up with what's on the iPhone or vice
versa? Meaning will I end up with 10 podcasts on both devices or
3?
Regards
Steve
Brisbane
You should end up with 10 podcasts on both devices.
Hi Rob.
Something I noticed about MLB.TV
for Apple TV 4th gen vs. the 2015 Fire TV... Apple
claims this to be running at 60fps. MLB.TV looks waaaaaaay smoother to me on the
Fire TV. I tested this on two different TVs using the same HDMI
cable. Is this because the Fire TV has better
internals? You would think the Apple TV 4 could pull
this off just as nicely. I'm very disappointed because
I'm using a service called Unlocator to avoid being blacked out for
my Brewer games. It works great on the Apple TV, but not the Fire
TV. I just wish the Apple TV 4 looked as smooth.
Regards,
Oshkosh Josh
Hi again Rob,
Apparently reinstalling MLB at bat for Apple TV 4 will make it
60fps.
Here's what went wrong. Apparently MLBTV didn't release the
60fps feature until the start of the season, as in game one of the
season. I was one of the ones who bought an TV and didn't update
the firmware with the hopes of a jailbreak. I ALSO had my app
updates turned off. All I had to do was update the MLBTV app and
boom, 60fps.
So happy right now! Go Brewers!!!
Regards,
Oshkosh Josh
38:59
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/government-still-wants-
apple-help-150656895.html
PLAY CLIP - Thank you sir can I have another.
On the last episode I referred to the Apple v FBI fight as a
post-script - meaning the battle was over - but well as that clip I
just played goes - it seems the FBI would like another. As
they are not giving up on their fight to get Apple to unlock
iPhones - and keeping the case in NY alive - that is one where a
Meth Dealer - who already pleaded guilty has his phone in the hands
of law enforcement - and wants Apple to hack it for them.
This is one that the Judge has said the DOJ’s claim that the
Writts Act applies is was questionable at best.
39:58
http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/07/technology/fbi-iphone-
hack-san-bernardino/index.html
The FBI has said that to get into the Phone of the Terrorist in
CA - they purchased a tool from a private party. Seems
someone on the FBI team was just browsing through B&H photo
site and just found this 3rd party software called Hack an iPhone -
and put it in its cart and the reason for the delay from december
until now was that the clerk in the FBI that found it back in
December was waiting for the PO to be approved. Ok - maybe
not 100% exactly how it happened.
According to FBI directory Comey quote
"The people we bought this from, I know a fair amount about
them, and I have a high degree of confidence that they are very
good at protecting it, and their motivations align with ours,”
unquote
He also went on to say it only works on a narrow segment of
iPhone and that does not include any devices since the 5S and
the Government is currently considering if it should tell
Apple how the Phone was exploited.
From Comey
Quote
"We tell Apple, then they're going to fix it, then we're back
where we started from, We may end up there, we just haven't decided
yet.” unquote
If this only works on a small segment of iPhones comment is true
- then most will not need to be patched - but still if you are
Apple you are going to try your darnedest to find out what
said exploit is.
41:23
http://9to5mac.com/2016/04/07/fbi-iphone-hack-
method-secure-enclave/
Hi Rob,
The FBI tell us they managed to crack an iPhone. Well, did they
? we only have their word for that. They haven't exactly
got a good track record for telling the truth. So when are they
going to produce the evidence?
Regards,
Brian
41:39
http://www.zdnet.com/article/california-bill-banning-
encrypted-phones-just-got-worse/
Thanks to Chris in London for this next one.
And it is a post with the pithy title -
quote Remember that California bill to ban the sale of encrypted
phones? It just got worse unquote
California Assembly Member Jim Cooper Democrat from the 9th
district - just introduced a new state legislation that would
require any new smartphones from 2017 onwards to be quote
capable of being decrypted and unlocked by its manufacturer
or its operating system provider. unquote
The new bill mandates the ability to decrypt not just new phone
sales - but any phone already out there.
The new bill also changed from fining manufacturers for each
sale of a new device to a $2,500 fine for each time a device cannot
be accessed by law enforcement.
Of course the bill still has a few steps to become a law - like
first passing through the assembly and then the state senate and
then actually being signed by the Governor of California.
Which means - lots of opportunities for Politicians looking for
campaign contributions to publicly say they are not sure when way
they are leaning and then wait for the funds to come in from Apple
or MS other tech companies and then vote against it. Not that our
Government system is up for sale or anything - I mean that would be
a very cynical look at government.
43:10
http://www.idownloadblog.com/2016/04/05/
whatsapp-encryption-2/
Thanks to Tosin O for this next one - which is one way for the
bad guys or those that just want to avoid 1984 to get around stupid
laws about encryption - just get the WhatsApp. WhatsApp
announced it is turning on end to end encryption to make it
basically impossible to eavesdrop on your communication.
As of right now via the WhatsApp - ALL text messages, photo
and video attachments, documents, voice messages and VoIP calls are
protected with full end-to-end encryption
Also since the encryption keys are stored on the user device -
Whats App cannot decrypt chats even if they wanted to or were
forced to try by a government.
From Whatsapp founder Jan Koum quote “From now on when you
and your contacts use the latest version of the app,
every call you make, and every message, photo, video, file and
voice message you send is end-to-end encrypted by default,
including group chats, unquote
WhatsApp is owned now by Facebook.
From their press release
quote
The idea is simple: when you send a message, the only person who
can read it is the person or group chat that you send that message
to. No one can see inside that message. Not cybercriminals. Not
hackers. Not oppressive regimes. Not little finger and Not even us.
End-to-end encryption helps make communication via WhatsApp private
– sort of like a face-to-face conversation.
unquote
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Hi Rob,
I found the name of the analyst quoted by Al Ries of AdAge as as
saying "The iPhone has the potential to be even bigger than the
iPod,”
It was Gene Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray, as quoted
further in this article:
"Apple And Amazon: Nothing In Common”
http://247wallst.com/investing/2007/04/27/apple_and_amazo/
'And, Apple analysts think it will get even better: "The iPhone
has the potential to be even bigger than the iPod," says Gene
Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray. "The cellphone market is
gigantic.”’
Hope that answers that question.
Keep up the good work,
-John W. Mac user since 1984
Hi Rob,
I love your show and listen to every episode as soon as I can
after it comes out. Based on the long life of your podcast, I am a
relative newbie having listened about 4 years.
I wanted to talk to you about the term waterproof,
which you use from time-to-time, in regards to the Apple
Watch.
Basically, there is no such thing
as waterproof. Though it is used in consumer
electronics, it is vague and without real meaning. Water
resistant is a more accurate term. Nothing is waterproof
to an infinite depth. Even submarines have a crush depth (I pity
the sailors that experience this form of demise).
The Apple Watch uses the IEC standard 60529,
which is used for consumer electronics, and is rated IPX7. This
means no water ingress in a “harmful quantity” for 30 minutes at 1
meter. The highest level of water resistance on this scale is IPX9K
which means protected against high pressure, high temperature spray
downs (Water volume: 14–16 litres per minute Pressure:
[8000–10000 kPa / 80–100 Bar] at distance of 0.1– 0.15 m
Water temperature: 80 °C).
If not a smart watch, watchmakers use a different set of
standards, ISO 2281 water
resistant watches standard and ISO 6425 divers’ watches
standard. ISO 2281 prohibits the use of the
term waterproof. The Apple Watch does not use
these standards as, it appears, it is considered more of an
electronic device than watch.
So, the term waterproof is vague and poorly
defined. We can say at certain depth for a certain period of time a
watch is waterproof but I think this is
imprecise/misleading. Water resistant is more
accurate. And even this is deceiving as it is not practical for use
of a watch at a given depth but just for the device to sit in
“static” water. Perhaps valuable if you drop your watch but
not for water based activities. A
watch/device will never be truly waterproof because pressure can be
increased infinitely and at some point, the casing will fail.
If you made it this far, thanks for reading. My two cents
against the use of the term waterproof.
Keep up the great work.
Dave
Lafayette, California
50:13
For Ep 389 - Hi Rob,
Try asking Siri "what is the meaning of life?"
regards Brian
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