Steve Sande

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<p>Welcome to the shortest month of the year...that usually feels like it's two months long. Our February coverage of Apple starts with five stories from around the world of Apple:</p><ul><li>Uber's latest iOS app update disabled the ability to hail a ride from within Apple Maps or using Siri</li><li>India builds another barrier to entry for Apple by raising custom duties on imported mobile phones from 15 to 20 percent</li><li>A new setting in iOS and macOS makes it possible for enterprise administrators to delay updates for up to 90 days</li><li>Only a little over three weeks until the first Apple retail store in Austria is set to open in Vienna</li><li>Slack is the latest company to do away with an Apple Watch app</li></ul>

<p>We leave the month of January with an extended edition of the AWT News Update podcast:</p><ul><li>Apple is crippling macOS Server later this spring and asking administrators to consider switching to open source versions of the apps that make up the server package</li><li>18-core iMac Pros are on the way to some lucky folks who ordered the powerful computer</li><li>One feature to expect in Apple operating systems later this year is the ability for developers to easily port iOS apps to Mac, with iPad apps reportedly requiring little or no changes to run on macOS</li><li>Apple responds to SEC and DOJ investigations with a statement describing its intentions in throttling iPhone CPUs</li></ul>

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<p>Just a short little podcast for you today, giving you the 411 on HomePod, Apple Maps, and a proposed new Apple Store in Scottsdale, Arizona:</p><ul><li>The upcoming HomePod smart speaker will apparently install updates through the Home app</li><li>Two new American cities are getting transit directions in Apple Maps: Omaha, Nebraska and Milwaukee, Wisconsin</li><li>Architectural renderings of a proposed Apple retail store in Scottsdale, Arizona show a stunning external design</li></ul>

<p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://macphun.evyy.net/c/143055/320119/3255" rel="noopener noreferrer">Luminar 2018</a></strong>, the Mac photo enhancement application from Skylum, has just received an update to version 1.1.1 that improves on some of the features of the powerful app. The update is free to existing users of Luminar 2018, and can be downloaded and installed by just launching the app and selecting Luminar 2018 > Check for updates from the menu bar.</p>

<p>It's a quiet day for Apple news, so we've gathered up some stories that might make your day!</p><ul><li>Virgin Mobile is selling "pre-loved" iPhone 7/7 Plus models at a significant discount, and you may be able to get a $1 per month trial plan for six months as a new user</li><li>A pair of Apple stores, one in Nashville and one near Seattle, will be closing next month for renovations and possible expansion</li><li>We have a list of the Apple Music services that will be supported by the HomePod once it's available on February 9</li><li>Apple's share price dropped today on rumors that the iPhone X isn't selling well and that the company might cut production of the high-end phone</li></ul>

<p>Not everyone needs an Apple Pencil. Apple’s stylus is designed for the iPad Pro, but doesn’t provide any functionality with the iPhone or other models of the iPad. There are a number of manufacturers who manufacture styluses for “the rest of us”, with Wacom being perhaps the best known. Today we’re looking at Wacom’s newest stylus, the $49.95 <strong><a href="http://www.wacom.com/en-us/products/stylus/bamboo-tip">Bamboo Tip</a></strong>. </p>

<p>A few weeks ago on the Apple World Today News Update Podcast, we noted that Apple had apparently manufactured one million HomePods in its first production run. That number is probably spot on, as the new Apple smart speaker is still available online to pre-order for delivery or pickup on February 9.</p>

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<p>Today is <strong>Data Privacy Day,</strong> celebrated in the US and Canada since 2008 on January 28. The date is used to create awareness about the importance of respecting privacy, safeguarding data, and enabling trust, as well as to commemorate the January 28, 1981 signing of the first legally binding international treaty dealing with privacy and data protection. </p>

<p>For this last Friday of January 2018, we have a series of fun and informative stories for you:</p><ul><li>Apple has created clever animoji ads for Sunday night's Grammy awards featuring the music of several of the nominees</li><li>Revenues from the iOS App Store are almost double that of Google's Play Store, even with fewer downloads for iOS apps</li><li>Apple's HomePod is now available for pre-order; we talk about some of the first review comments</li><li>TSMC broke ground on a new plant today that will build 5nm process chips for Apple</li><li>The iPhone SE 2 may roll out as soon as May or June of 2018, according to sketchy rumors from DigiTimes</li></ul>