Let’s Talk Apple — Ep. 58 (June 2018)


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The show starts with a few followup items before moving on to look at some Apple-related legal stories that broke in June, including the end of the epic Apple -v- Samsung case. Next up is a quick look at some new hires at Apple, and then the show moves on to the three main stories. By far the biggest story is WWDC 2018, the second main story is Apple’s deals with Opera and Sesame Street, and the final main story is the US Supreme Court’s ruling on cellphone location data. The show finishes with a quick rundown of a few smaller Apple-related stories that made the news in June.

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Followup
  • Steam Link
    • Shortly after LTA 57 was recorded Apple updated their developer guidelines to make it more clear what the problem was with Steam Link — it was indeed about the 30% cut — www.macobserver.com/…
    • Steam removed the purchasing feature from the betas of Steam Link for iOS — toucharcade.com/…
    • No further developments, but the expectation is that Steam will be able to develop a version of that app that makes it into the store
  • Apple have launched a replacement service for their controversial butterfly keyboards — www.imore.com/…
  • Sonos announced and AirPlay2 software update coming in July, and a new compact sound bar named Beamwww.cnet.com/…
  • Apple have released the Schoolwork app for teachers announced at March’s education event — tidbits.com/…
Legal Latest
  • Apple -v- Samsung:
  • Apple -v- Qualcomm: Apple have opened a new front in this battle by challenging the validity of four Qualcomm patents with the US Patent & Trademark Office (US PTO) — www.bloomberg.com/…
Apple Staff Comings & Goings
Main Stories
  1. WWDC 2018: watch the keynote — www.apple.com/… & All of Apple’s big announcements from WWDC 2018 — www.imore.com/…
  2. While Apple haven’t announced a product yet, work on their original content is clearly proceeding apace:
  3. US Supreme Court rules cellphone location data is covered by the 4th amendment (hence warrants and probable cause are needed) — krebsonsecurity.com/…
Quick Stories

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