Sonos Can’t Release Old App for Customers Unhappy With Design Changes

Sonos won’t be able to re-release its old app to appease customers that have been dissatisfied with the new version of the app, Sonos CEO Patrick Spence today said on Reddit (via The Verge). Spence said that he was “hopeful” the old app would be able to be re-released up until “very recently” as an …
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iPhone Photography Awards Highlight Best Images of 2024

Every year, the iPhone Photography Awards (IPPA) selects the best photographs captured with an ‌iPhone‌, and the 2024 award winners were announced today. Many of this year’s winning images were taken with Apple’s most recent iPhone 15 models. The grand prize image features a boy at an aquarium, with the photo shot in black and …
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Apple Releases New Firmware for Beats Studio Pro With Audio Sharing

Apple today released new firmware for the Beats Studio Pro over-ear headphones. The Beats Studio Pro can be updated to firmware version 2C301, up from the prior 2B68 firmware that was installed on the headphones at launch. Today’s firmware update introduces support for audio sharing, a feature that was not available at launch. Audio sharing …
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SPC MD 1965

MD 1965 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH UNLIKELY FOR SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA TO THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE VICINITY Mesoscale Discussion 1965 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0515 PM CDT Tue Aug 20 2024 Areas affected…southwestern South Dakota to the Nebraska Panhandle vicinity Concerning…Severe potential…Watch unlikely Valid 202215Z – 202345Z Probability of Watch Issuance…5 percent SUMMARY…Isolated storms from …
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Major ‘National Public Data’ Leak Worse Than Expected With Passwords Stored in Plain Text

Earlier this month, data broker National Public Data (NPD) announced that there had been a major data breach that saw hackers obtain millions of names, email addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, and mailing addresses stored in its database. NPD is a company that does employee background checks, aggregating public data from numerous sources and …
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Apple Now Gives Customers 45 Days to Extend AppleCare+ Coverage After Expiration

Apple in August increased the period in which customers can extend their AppleCare+ coverage after it expires. Apple used to allow coverage to be extended for 30 days after the end of the original ‌AppleCare‌+ plan, but that has now changed to 45 days. The AppleCare+ extension support document says that customers have 45 days …
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SPC MD 1963

MD 1963 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH UNLIKELY FOR SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO…NORTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO Mesoscale Discussion 1963 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0221 PM CDT Tue Aug 20 2024 Areas affected…southeastern Colorado…northeastern New Mexico Concerning…Severe potential…Watch unlikely Valid 201921Z – 202115Z Probability of Watch Issuance…5 percent SUMMARY…Marginal risk for hail and strong to severe gusts. DISCUSSION…Thunderstorm coverage …
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SPC MD 1964

MD 1964 CONCERNING SEVERE POTENTIAL…WATCH POSSIBLE FOR SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL MT Mesoscale Discussion 1964 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0311 PM CDT Tue Aug 20 2024 Areas affected…southwest into central MT Concerning…Severe potential…Watch possible Valid 202011Z – 202215Z Probability of Watch Issuance…60 percent SUMMARY…Isolated to widely scattered thunderstorms could produce strong/damaging gusts and isolated …
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Apple Seeds Seventh Beta of macOS Sequoia to Developers

Apple today seeded the seventh beta of upcoming an upcoming macOS 15 Sequoia update to developers for testing purposes, with the software coming a week after the release of the sixth beta. Registered developers can opt-in to the macOS Sequoia beta through the Software Update section of the System Settings app. An Apple ID associated …
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