MoviePass drops price hike … and its unlimited plan
It’s a new week which naturally means MoviePass has a new business model. In an act that will either save it or be its grand finale, MoviePass announced today that it will revert to its $9.95/month plan, but limit customers to just three movies per month.
Anker launches biggest sale of the year from $5: iPhone cases, cables, USB-C hubs, much more
Anker has launched arguably its biggest sale in recent memory, taking 20% off some of its most popular Apple-friendly products with promo code ANKERBTS. This offer delivers deals on our favorite iPhone X cases, Lightning cables and much more. Seriously, don’t miss this one. The usual Prime shipping requirements are in play here at Amazon. Head below for all of the best deals. Anker is known as one of the most well-rated brands on Amazon.
Comment: I’d love to see Apple offer dual-SIM iPhones worldwide, but am not optimistic
There have been a number of suggestions recently that this year’s iPhones might support dual SIMs. The first, from Ming-Chi Kuo, reported that this would apply to the flagship model, the 6.5-inch OLED iPhone.
We found supporting evidence in iOS 12 beta 5, with references to ‘second SIM status,’ ‘second SIM tray status’ and ‘dual sim device.’
A new report on Friday was, however, less encouraging …
Apple’s challenges, and 5-point growth plan, in one of its most important markets
After China, India is now the world’s second-largest smartphone market – having overtaken the US last year.
But while India is a massive growth market, Apple has seen its own sales plummet. The company has reportedly drawn up a five-point plan to try to fix the problem …
No end in sight to rising smartphone pricing, say analysts, following iPhone X precedent
Analysts say that a variety of factors are likely to see the price of flagship smartphones continue to rise, with the success of the iPhone X a key influence.
While there were many who doubted that even Apple could persuade significant numbers of consumers to pay a four-figure price for a phone, CNET echoes our own comment that the company has proven skeptics wrong …
Computer virus at A-series chipmaker TSMC could delay chip shipments for new iPhones
Analysts believe that the computer virus which shut down several factories at TSMC – the sole supplier of Apple’s A-series chips – could delay shipments of Apple’s new iPhones.
TSMC had previously said that it expected the production line shutdowns to impact Q3 revenues by 3%, suggesting a small but still significant impact on its capacity …
Apple Podcasts removes five Infowars podcasts from directory citing violations of hate speech guidelines
Apple has removed five Infowars podcasts from the Apple Podcasts platform. Apple confirmed the decision to Buzzfeed News overnight, and is the first major tech company to blanket ban almost all of Alex Jones’ content. Apple said that it does not tolerate hate speech, and clear guidelines dictate the types of content that are accessible on its platforms. Companies like YouTube and Spotify have pulled select episodes before.
Apple is the leading podcast distribution platform and its more drastic approach naturally put pressure on other players to follow suit.Only one InfoWars show remains on Apple’s service, ‘Real News with David Night’. Apple did not say why this show alone was allowed to stay up.
Sonos exec explains why the Play:1 and other older speakers won’t get AirPlay 2 support
Arlo suffers widespread outage preventing users from accessing cloud-based security cameras
Netgear’s Arlo security camera service suffered a widespread outage this weekend, perhaps the last thing you want when you rely on something for home security. The outage appears to have started late Saturday afternoon, with varying degrees of user-facing problems…
PSA: First jailbreak for Apple Watch released, but it doesn’t mean much for users yet
Despite what it might seem like, and despite Apple’s best efforts to thwart them, there is still an incredibly dedicated jailbreak community out there. Now, developer Tihmstar has unveiled a developer-oriented jailbreak for the Apple Watch Series 3, and while it doesn’t mean much for users yet, the potential is what’s worth noting…