MacBreak Weekly 704

Stories of the Week:

• Coronavirus: Apple tells employees worldwide to work from home
• Coronavirus: Apple gives retail employees unlimited sick leave
• Coronavirus: iPhone 9 and 12 delayed
• Coronavirus: App Store rejects coronavirus apps
• Coronavirus: Irish Apple employee infected
• Coronavirus: Apple loses $100B in value in one day
• Coronavirus: Apple TV+ premieres canceled
• Coronavirus: Good news: you CAN use Clorox wipes on your iPhone.
• HUGE iOS 14 Leak: iPad mouse support, new smart keyboards with trackpad
• HUGE iOS 14 Leak: over-the-ear AirPod / EarPod headphones icon
• HUGE iOS 14 Leak: new iPhone 9 and iPad Pro with new triple-lens camera array and time-of-flight 3D sensor
• HUGE iOS 14 Leak: improved Express Travel tap-to-pay. Plus: Andy Ihnatko explains how to steal free transit codes!
• HUGE iOS 14 Leak: new Apple TV remote with Find My Remote scream
• HUGE iOS 14 Leak: AirTags Trackr competitor with user-replaceable batteries
• HUGE iOS 14 Leak: HomeKit will recognize your face, Atmos soundbar
• HUGE iOS 14 Leak: Apple Watch will have a tachometer, blood oxygen sensor
• HUGE iOS 14 Leak: Siri voices customizable by developers
• HUGE iOS 14 Leak: AliPay App, wallpaper app, kids mode, more
• HUGE iOS 14 Leak: homescreen list view with Siri suggestions
• HUGE iOS 14 Leak: new Apple AR app codenamed "Gobi"
• HUGE iOS 14 Leak: new sleep tracking app, fitness app codenamed "Seymour," GymKit
• HUGE iOS 14 Leak: massive improvements to Apple Pencil
• Good Apple: iPad Air 3rd generation get free repairs for screen blanking issue
• Bad Apple: Apple lets developers put ads in notifications
• Ugly Apple: ex-Apple tech support worker steals billionaires' identities, cops nab 55 stolen iPhones valued at $80k, and more in the MacBreak Police Blotter
• Apple Pay available in Mexico
• New jailbreak lets you install Android on an iPhone 7
• iPhone can do whaaaat?
• HUGE iPhone 12 leak: bigger battery, 64MP camera, and 120Hz display
• Lory Gil and Apple celebrate International Women's Day
• Apple Music, Spotify, and others sued for music industry conspiracy

Picks of the Week

• Andy's Pick: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy turns 42
• Rene's Pick: Logitech Brio
• Lory's Pick: The Apple War. Max Von Sydow died on March 9th, 2020. Among his many legendary performances, Sydow starred in "The Apple War," a 1971 German film about Jean Volkswagner, a businessman who comes to Sweden to build Deutschneyland, a gigantic amusement park for German tourists. Roy Lindberg, played by Sydow, does not like the idea, and with the help of a little magic, his family starts scheming against it.
• Alex's Pick: Screen
• Leo's Pick: Subscribe to Hands-On Mac!

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Links

• Apple’s Cook Offers Work From Home This Week to Many Global Employees
• Apple gives retail employees with Coronavirus symptoms unlimited sick leave
• Apple confirms Coronavirus case at its Cork campus in Ireland
• Santa Clara County Bans All Gatherings of 1000+ People After Coronavirus Death
• "At least one new product announcement will not take place, until the fall for an array of reasons" - Twitter
• Apple is reportedly rejecting all Coronavirus-related apps unless they come from health organizations
• Apple sells fewer than 500,000 smartphones in China in February amid coronavirus
• Apple's Upcoming 5G iPhone Could Be Delayed Due to Coronavirus
• Analyst expects 5G iPhone and iPhone SE 2 launch delays as coronavirus disruption continues
• IPhone Maker Hon Hai Expects China Plants Back to Normal in March - Bloomberg
• Apple Restricts Employee Travel to South Korea and Italy, Two Countries Hit Hard by Coronavirus
• Today at Apple sessions in Seattle and San Francisco Bay areas canceled due to Coronavirus
• Apple reduces capacity at store events to deal with coronavirus outbreak
• Apple pulls out of SXSW due to coronavirus, cancels planned Apple TV+ premieres
• AAPL loses $100 billion in value, ends day down nearly 8% amid broader market slump
• AAPL has coronavirus whiplash as markets rally after 'Black Monday'
• Yes, You CAN Clean Your iPhone With Disinfecting Wipes - WSJ
• Sophisticated mouse cursor support coming to iOS 14, new iPad Smart Keyboard models with trackpad
• Icon for Apple's Rumored Over-Ear Noise Canceling Headphones Discovered in Leaked iOS 14 Code
• iPhone 9 and the next iPad Pro confirmed in iOS 14
• HomeKit will recognize your face, adjust lighting temperature in iOS 14
• iOS 14 code reveals new Apple Watch features, including blood oxygen detection
• Apple's Rumored Tile Competitor 'AirTag' May Have Removable Coin-Shaped Battery Like the Tile Pro
• Latest iOS 14 leaks include new fitness app, expanded Pencil support, and more
• Siri voices could be customizable by developers in iOS 14
• iOS 14: Major accessibility features, Alipay Apple Pay, wallpaper app integration, more
• iOS 14 Leak Reveals Apple Developing New Augmented Reality App Codenamed 'Gobi' With QR Code-Like Tags
• iOS 14 to include new homescreen list view option with Siri suggestions and more
• This iOS tweak means your iPhone alerts could soon get a lot more annoying
• Apple allowing ads in push notifications is a path better left unwalked
• ARM-ed Mac: Not Again Or For Real This Time? - Monday Note
• Apple Will Fix Your iPad Air for Free If You’ve Got Blank Screen Issues
• Ex-Apple tech support staffer stole billionaires' identities and more on the Apple crime blotter
• Apple Pay Could Soon Expand to Mexico
• New jailbreak hack lets you run Android on your iPhone 7
• Apple Stores get a new 'iPhone can do whaaaat?' wall of iPhone-based tips
• iPhone 12 leak suggests bigger battery, 64MP camera and 120Hz display
• Celebrating women in tech on International Women's Day
• Apple Music & Lady Gaga team up to celebrate International Women’s Day
• Apple, Spotify and others accused of music industry 'conspiracy'
• “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” turns 42
• Logitech Brio
• Max Von Sydow died on March 9th, 2020
• Screen
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