iOSDocked - EP109 - Privacy Concerns, Fraudulent Reviews & Russian Hackers

iOSDocked Show Notes

Episode #: 109

Date:10/18/16

Hosts: Clay Russell, Jerry Goldbaum & Danny Tammaro

Game Center Showdown

• Last week’s showdown featured the game:

• Merged

App-etizers (High Profile App Releases & Updates)

• Facebook releases Workplace

• Google Maps gains widget support

• Prisma now supports video editing

• Duolingo enables learning via chat bots

• Skype adds CallKit support

• Leaf is a new twitter client

• MLB At Bat adds video highlights to Notification Center, stickers

• eTix gains Apple Pay support

• CW releases Apple TV app, doesn't require cable subscription

• Alarm.com gets new widget

• Dropbox gets iMessage app, new widget

• Channels for Apple TV brings integrated programming listings

• Google Photos highlights memories, auto rotates your images

Top Stories (brought to you by our Patron George Williams Jr.)

• Apple storing iMessage metadata  - Confirmed by Apple

• Apple removes Dash from App Store over fraudulent reviews

• Apple Watch banned from UK Cabinet meetings due to fear of Russian Hacking

• WatchOS 3.1 beta 3 released

• Hey Siri, why do you suck

• iOS 10.0.3 for iPhone 7 released

• 10.1 beta 4 seeded

How to Reach Us:

Where you can reach the iOSDocked crew

• Jerry - @JNGold on twitter, blogs on techmusings.me and also co-host of the GTD Jedi podcast

• Danny- @DMTammaro on Twitter or Danny Tammaro on facebook and also host of the Apple Juice Cast

• Clay - @clayrussell on twitter, can also be found on Tektok and the Jacked Cast

The Rumor Roundup (iDream Segment)

iPhone

• New patent hints at possible future iPhone

• 2017 iPhone to have glass casing with stainless steel edges

iPad

• Another report of 10 inch iPad Pro

Apple Watch

• Apple developing new sleep tracking app for Apple Watch

• References to ‘Apple Watch Victory’ model spotted on Apple’s website

    Services

• Apple's services team to being working together to improve Siri, Maps, iCloud, iTunes

• Apple reportedly halts development of electric car, Project Titan focusing on autonomous self-driving platform ‘for now

Hails, Stales and Fails (Rapid-Fire Segment)

• Apple debuts new ad features message effects

• iOS 10 running on more devices than iOS 9

• Apple Maps now supports Amtrak in US and Canada

• Apple Music rated number 1 by JD Power

• iPhone outperforms newest phone from samsung

• Some users reporting their devices are coming activation locked

• iPhone Sexy in global shortage due to manufacturing difficluties

• 3rd Gen apple TV has been discontinued

• Apple now accepting donations for Hurricane Matthew relief

• iOS 10 now on more than 66% of devices

• Apple Watch most accurate wrist band wearable for fitness tracking according to new report

• KGI: Apple to benefit from Samsung Note 7 recall/cancellation, estimated 5-7 million users to switch to iPhone 7

• Mac sales continue to slip

• After investment, Apple now holds a seat on the board of Didi Chuxing

iLikes/iDislikes

• Jerry: Hiya (free)

• Clay: Stash (currently in beta)

This Week’s Roundtable/Listener Feedback Question

With new macs rumored, what you like to see in the new machines?

In Closing

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