Mark just about has time to do the show before he jets off again, this time to Munich for the Oktoberfest. We are joined by Peter Emery (@_windrider) from Australia to talk about his old Macs, virtual flu pandemics, Keychain Stealer and more.
Recorded 30th September 2017
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On this week’s show:
APPLE
- iFixit’s iPhone 8 teardown shows that you really don’t want to crack that glass back – The Verge
- Keychain stealer is real, but not as bad as it might first seem – The Mac Observer
- iPhone 8 is so much faster than Android that even Geekbench creator can’t believe it – BGR
- Apple’s new “kext approval system” gives Simon grief!
TECHNOLOGY
- Pi Plans to Make the iPhone’s Wireless Charging Contactless – The Mac Observer
Crank the range on this up to a couple of feet or more and we can really start talking - postmarketOS: An Ultimate Linux Distro For Your Smartphones Is Coming – Fossbytes
- and you can read up about postmarketOS directly here
IN THE NEWS
- Opinion to shutter its free podcast hosting
- How you could help stop a flu pandemic – BBC News
Nemo’s Hardware Store
- Nemo is on holiday: so no store this week
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