040: MacBook Air rumors, iBooks return, MoviePass concern | 9to5Mac Daily
Today we’ve got MacBook Air update rumors, the return of iBooks, and a MoviePass privacy concern.
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Report: Instagram developing its own Portrait Mode-like camera feature
Instagram appears to be testing yet another new feature for its mobile applications. Just days after code emerged hinting at support for audio and video calling in the app, TechCrunch now reports that there’s further evidence of Portrait Mode-like feature coming…
iOS Tip: How to quickly track flights on iPhone and iPad
iOS 11 brought along some subtle changes that won’t wow users in and of themselves, but are really handy when needed. One of those features is native flight status tracking.
MoviePass CEO claims $10/month movie ticket service tracks where you go after the theater
What’s the cost of viewing a new movie in theaters every day with MoviePass? $10 per month and access where you go after the movies. That’s according to MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe who has been publicly pitching his business as a data mining service to anyone skeptical about its business model, but the privacy implementations likely won’t make customers feel great about using the service.
American firm claims it can unlock encrypted iPhones running iOS 11 — for $15,000 and up
Yet another security company is pitching high-paying customers on the ability to possibly crack iPhones running a version of iOS 11, Forbes reports. US-based firm Grayshift is reportedly advertising access to a $15,00o tool called GrayKey that offers 300 attempts to access data on encrypted iPhones, while a pricier $30,000 version offers unlimited attempts.
Code in iOS 11.3 beta 4 suggests TV app coming to Brazil
We’ve just discovered that iOS 11.3 beta 4 has reverted the iBooks to Apple Books. But that’s not the only thing change in this release.
iBooks to Apple Books? Latest iOS 11.3 beta reverts to former for now
It seems like Apple can’t make up its mind lately. First adding support for AirPlay 2 in 11.3, and then promptly removing it in a later beta, the company is now doing the same thing but with the iBooks app.
Apple releases macOS 10.13.4 beta 4 for developers
Apple has released macOS 10.13.4 beta 4 for registered developers to test on compatible Macs. We’ll dig in to the new version and detail changes below.
tvOS 11.3 beta 4 for Apple TV developers now available
Apple has released tvOS 11.3 beta 4 for registered developers to test on Apple TV (fourth-gen) and Apple TV 4K. We’ll dig in to the new version and detail changes below.
Apple releases iOS 11.3 beta 4 for iPhone and iPad
Thirteen days after the third developer beta, Apple has released iOS 11.3 beta 4 for registered developers to test on iPhone and iPad. We’ll dig in to the new version and detail changes below.