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First Apple Store in Israel could be planned for Tel Aviv
Apple has long had a presence in Israel through acquired companies and official office space, but the company has yet to open an Apple Store in the country.
Israeli financial newspaper Globes reports that could soon change, however, as Apple is in said to be in preliminary talks with a local mall to open the first Apple Store in Israel.
Tim Cook talks to David Rubenstein about the phone call that changed his life, running for president and more
We last month saw some excerpts from David Rubenstein interviewing Tim Cook, covering Trump’s trade tariffs, Apple Music subscribers, original content efforts and more.
Bloomberg now has the full 24-minute interview online, along with more clips …
Marzipan in Mojave: Porting developer iOS apps to macOS
With macOS Mojave, Apple introduced four apps that were previously only available on iOS: Stocks, News, Home and Voice Memos. During the presentation, speculation began on how these could be the iOS apps themselves, ported to the Mac with the rumored Marzipan project. At the end of the Keynote, Craig Federighi presented a sneak peek at a multi-phase project they’ve been working on. Without giving it any name, Craig explained that this project allows iOS apps to be ported to the Mac with minimal effort,that Apple used this for their News, Stocks and Voice Memos apps and that it would become available to third-party developers next year. I decided to explore this project and see just how minimal an effort it would be to port an existing, real-world iOS app to the Mac.
Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE now works with C-Spire, other regional carriers
Apple Watch Series 3 with LTE has worked the four major U.S. carriers since it launched last September, and recently the cellular model has started picking up support for regional carriers around the country as well.
C-Spire, the sixth largest carrier in the country and the largest privately owned carrier, officially announced Apple Watch Series 3 with built-in cellular availability today. And to promote the launch, C-Spire is knocking off 50% from the price of the Apple Watch when purchased with an iPhone.
Ring’s security system finally available for pre-order after lawsuit-induced delay
Ring, the company named after its video doorbell system (review), first announced a home security system back in October.
However, sales were quickly halted by a lawsuit from ADT …
Feature Request: Alerts when specific Today at Apple workshops are scheduled
I’m a big fan of Apple Store workshops. A couple of Final Cut Pro X workshops were really helpful, one of them so much so I did it twice.
But reserving a space on one isn’t always easy …
Bob Ross Joy of Painting app now available without the painting
Given the popularity of the PBS show The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross, you might not be surprised that someone has turned it into an app. What is surprising, however, is that the latest version of the app is audio only …
