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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