jrollans.com is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
Nicht nur #Apple sollte davon nicht begeistert sein, sondern niemand sollte sich darüber freuen. Solche Maßnahmen, auch bekannt als "#Jugendschutz", sind einfach nur dafür da, damit Konservative Schritt für Schritt Erwachsene immer weiter entmündigen. Um den Schutz der Jugend ging es nie, sondern um Kontrolle.#USA #AppStoreAccountabilityActhttps://www.heise.de/news/USA-App-Store-Betreiber-sollen-Alterskontrollen-uebernehmen-11099044.html
ICEBlock lawsuit: Trump admin bragged about demanding App Store removal https://arstechni.ca/XsEb #immigrationandcustomsenforcement #FirstAmendment #freespeech #AppStore #iceblock #Policy #apple #ice
Apple Fitness+ to feature synchronized audio in German and Spanish in the future
Apple wants to make Fitness+ more attractive with synchronized audio tracks in German and Spanish. AI-generated voices are based on the original trainers.
Apple insider: Australian age-check law pulls Apple deeper into platform governance https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/12/08/australian-age-check-law-pulls-apple-deeper-into-platform-governance @appleinsider @andrewornot #Apple #socialmedia #ageverification
Apple Insider: Apple chief Johny Srouji confirms he isn't 'leaving anytime soon' https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/12/08/apple-chief-johny-srouji-confirms-he-isnt-leaving-anytime-soon @appleinsider #Apple
Apple Fitness+ künftig mit synchronisierten Tonspuren in Deutsch und Spanisch
Apple will Fitness+ mit synchronisierten Tonspuren in Deutsch und Spanisch attraktiver machen. KI-generierte Stimmen basieren auf den Original-Trainern.
Foldable-Markt wächst: Samsung und Huawei treiben das Segment an
Der globale Foldable-Markt hat im dritten Quartal 2025 so stark zugelegt wie nie zuvor. Als der Gewinner geht Samsung hervor.
#Apple #Smartphone #Huawei #IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Marktanalyse #Mobiles #Motorola #Samsung #news
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Bericht: Apples Chip-Chef Johny Srouji erwägt den Absprung
Von M-Prozessoren bis Funkchips: Apple Silicon beeindruckt seit Jahren konstant. Der zuständige Top-Manager zieht angeblich in Betracht, die Firma zu wechseln.
My Maclock has arrived. System Disk and all!
#Maclock #Macintosh #Apple #vintageApple #retrocomputing #vintagecomputing #desktoy #toy #gadget #Mac #giftideas #nerdy #geek #photo #computers #ByteCellar
#techsupport ? #Macbook Intel chip late '19 #Apple
Fan keeps making noise. I've run Macbooster and the scan keeps getting stuck on a container -- containers/com.amazon.aiv/aiva/app. when I search library there are amazon containers. Do I need to keep these? I only log on for elderly parent when she needs assistance with something.
Please and thanks.
Wired: As Key Talent Abandons Apple, Meet the New Generation of Leaders Taking On the Old Guard https://www.wired.com/story/can-hardware-guy-john-ternus-revive-apple-with-this-new-gen-of-design-and-ai-chiefs/ @WIRED #Apple
All the Adventures goes back to 1982 for a staggeringly obscure Apple II game that isn't on Mobygames, but is co-authored by a designer who worked for Origin and even has a credit on Ultima V.
Includes some history of Origin and their non-Ultima games.
https://bluerenga.blog/2025/12/05/pillage-village-1982/
#retrogaming #adventuregame #videogames #textadventure #interactivefiction #apple #appleII
Found a couple iPod Shuffles in a box. Plug them in (yes, I had one charge/sync cable!), wait 5 minutes to get some charge on the battery, and Shazam, one GIG of capacity in all its glory.
Grab some wired headphones and hello Genesis Abacab, it’s been a hot minute…
Screenshots of a Friend of a Friend in #Abbotsford …a Kitty in a Beautiful 😻 #BritishColumbia city sitting on a table for Her Saturday #FaceTime
Apple is likely to be the most resilient company out there, especially when the AI bubble will burst.
And what if #Apple filled the place left by M$?
Because don't fool yourself, Linux honeymoon will end before the AI bubble will.
Or could they just "OEM" their chip and license their OS?
I don't know where I read that there was some discussion between Apple and #Intel.
Seems the 🍎 #Apple is going bad again.
https://www.threads.com/@markgurman/post/DR7hFleCa4G
A #query for all #Mastodon users that see this, either #Android or #Apple #iphone users:
Would you run an app that sits on your phone that acts as both host and client to your OWN personal single-user Mastodon instance?
Because I just had a stroke of inspiration - that must be the next logical step in the decentralization of the internet.
I'm running my own personal Mastoson instance from a crappy old #PC that I had laying around right now, and it's working great, only took me a couple days work to setup.
With just some pre-configuring of the software, I don't see why we can't just host them from our phones, whose hardware is already better than my crappy old #Linux box.
Imagine, your own URL or unique address where you host your own content that all of your friends and family can find and comment on.
Kind of like a group MMS, or email chain, but better.
I think THAT would be the true Facebook killer, what do you think?
If the software can be all "closed up", and re-coded to allow you to enter your own domain name (that you paid for previosuly), a desired username, password... that'd really be all that should be needed from the end user to setup the software.
I kinda want to see if I can make this happen. I'm surprised somebody smarter than me didn't already think of it.
This appears to be related to Intellexa. For those who don't know or don't want to know, Intellexa is the Israeli company behind Predator spyware, which was sanctioned and has recently "rebranded" but never stopped spying.
Reuters: Apple, Google send new round of cyber threat notifications to users around world https://www.reuters.com/technology/apple-sent-new-round-cyber-threat-notifications-users-84-countries-2025-12-05/ @Reuters #infosec #spyware #espionage #Apple #Google
Reuters: US lawmakers press Google, Apple to remove apps tracking immigration agents https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-lawmakers-press-google-apple-remove-apps-tracking-immigration-agents-2025-12-05/ @Reuters #Apple #Google
Kommentar: Apple betreibt bei Updates Scheinsicherheit
Zwar aktualisiert der iPhone-Hersteller iOS, iPadOS, macOS und Co. auch immer in älteren Versionen. Doch das deckt nicht alle Fehler ab. Warum?
#Updates #Apple #iOS #IT #Kommentar #macOS #Mobiles #Security #Sicherheitslücken #news
Alan Dye moving from Apple to Meta? You know, the guy behind the iOS look.
Ever wondered where he got his ideas from?
Where did that flat, radius corners, iterative screen UI design come from?
> Every principle Apple built iOS 7 around was already on the Enterprise bridge when most of today's design leaders were in grade school.
Trekkies know all about Michael and Denise Okuda; now, you can too.
Apple upheaval: Environment head leaves, ex-Trump admin lawyer joins
Apple's management changes suggest a shift towards Trump-era alignment, with environmental and social issues potentially diminished.
“iCloud” is a very strange-looking product name #notmarketingadvice #purchasepending #weirdwebsite #apple #typography #longday
While it's abundantly clear that Apple is reorganizing in the AI and fascist era, we can't ignore the fact that multiple Apple execs have been shamelessly poached by Meta.
Also, the new appointments include a former Trump administration lawyer and reflect changing environmental priorities (or lack of.)
"It is important not to read too much into this, but these leadership changes do make it easier to think there might be no one at Apple’s top table to advocate over some of the environment, social, and government affairs the company has regularly shown leadership in across the last decade."
The new Apple thinks different? https://www.computerworld.com/article/4101754/the-new-apple-thinks-different.html @jonnyevans #Apple
I am in need of people with experience in publishing to the Apple App Store. I need help with AppTrackingTransparency and when it is (not) needed and how to solve conflicts with apple reviewers.
My problem: Apple rejects my app because I didn't implement ATT, despite the fact that I don't track users or give data to third parties for the sake of tracking or advertising. #dev #apple #apps #privacy
It's all change at Apple as design chief Alan Dye leaves the company for Meta. For his blog, artist and designer @louie writes about how this, and the departure of iPhone designer Jony Ive in 2019, might not be a bad thing. Why? Under their tenure, Manton argues, "Apple shifted away from making products 'for the rest of us' and started making products that appealed specifically to rich people."
#Technology #Tech #Apple #JonyIve #AlanDye #Design #IndustrialDesign #iPhone
With two more retirements announced tonight, Apple is definitely clearing the decks for a CEO turnover early next year. Fingers crossed John Ternus takes the role because the company could really use a hardware engineer running the company again.
In the evenings I charge my iPhone and it lays right next to my MacBook which I then use.
When I have something in my calendar during that time, it sometimes only shows a notification on ONE of the devices even though it should show on both.
Is it a bug and just random, or is there something in the apple systems that tries to be smart and see that the devices are near each other and just show on the device it thinks is active?
#iOS #iPhone #MacOS #Macbook #MacbookPro #Calendar #Apple #bug #Notifications
“I became the lab rat. Three weeks ago, I put away my trusty #MacBook to discover if the technically powerful 11” #M4 #iPad Pro could handle everything this solo pastor’s jack-of-all-trades work demands -- writing, video editing, programming, system administration, the whole enchilada. A year ago, the answer was clearly “no.” Now, I wasn’t so sure.” https://reviews.ofb.biz/sa1374
MacRumors: John Gruber Shares Scathing Commentary About Apple's Departing Software Design Chief https://www.macrumors.com/2025/12/04/john-gruber-on-alan-dye/ @macrumors #Apple
The Verge » 🤖 🌐
@theverge@c.im
Boost your AirTag’s battery life to 5 years with this waterproof case. https://thever.ge/QRVu #Gadgets #Apple #News #Tech
I would get myself a new MacBook Air and hand this 16GB M1 device to my teenager, but I can't buy products from a company which supports fascism.
#Apple
I wanted to downgrade my #iCloud subscription because I was not using that much anymore. The way? Settings of iCloud -> change subscription tier -> wait for the end of billing period -> done.
This is how it's supposed to be done. No traps. No buts. No hidden forms. No begging.
Thanks #Apple for making it that way it should be.
heise+ | FAQ zu Apple Health: So nutzen Sie Apples Gesundheitsfunktionen
Je mehr Daten in Apples Gesundheitszentrale einfließen, umso unübersichtlicher wird die Health-App. So blicken Sie durch auf iPhone, iPad und Apple Watch.
#Apple #AppleHealth #AppleWatch #Gesundheit #iPad #iPhone #IT #Mobiles #news
ChatGPT working on an integration into Apple Health
https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/12/03/apple-health-integration-chatgpt/
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ChatGPT travaille sur une intégration à Apple Santé
// Article en anglais //
#ChatGPT #OpenAI #Apple #AppleHealth #AppleSanté #iOS #AppleWatch #iPhone
I feel like I am in the minority of people who disable the always on display feature. I gave it a shot when it was introduced with iPhone 14 Pro, but I never found it truly useful in any way. 📱🤷🏻♂️
#India orders device makers to put government-run #security app on all #phones
#Apple reportedly won’t comply with a #government order in India to preload iPhones with a state-run app that can #track and block lost or stolen phones via a device’s International Mobile Equipment Identity ( #IMEI ) code. While the government describes it as a tool to help consumers, #privacy advocates say it could easily be repurposed for #surveillance.
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🎹 ■ Apple Music Replay 2025 desvela las canciones más escuchadas: Bruno Mars y Rosé se coronan con 'APT.' ■ Kendrick Lamar y Billie Eilish se cuelan en el top 5 de la plataforma
https://los40.com/2025/12/03/las-mejores-canciones-del-replay-2025-de-apple-music-bruno-mars-y-rose-se-coronan-con-apt/?int=MASTODON_WORLD
#musica #canciones #rose #ladygaga #kendricklamar #cantantes #brunomars #apple
🇮🇳 India backs down from a proposed tech mandate and quietly admits what everyone already knows: control on paper is not the same as control in practice. India almost turned its Sanchar Saathi security app into a permanent resident on every smartphone, then dropped the requirement after pushback and Apple's refusal to play along. 👍 In a platform world, the ability to say no is often the most powerful feature 🚫
Sanchar Saathi is framed as a citizen safety tool: track and block lost or stolen phones, shut down fraudulent connections, fight IMEI abuse. As a voluntary download, it gives users one more option. As a forced, non removable default, it would have rewritten who really owns the device in your hand.
The official story is that rising voluntary adoption made the mandate unnecessary, but the real story is about leverage between governments, platforms, and users. Policy might be written in ministries, yet it is enforced in hardware, app stores, and the quiet resistance of companies that refuse to install what people cannot remove. What about choice?
TL;DR
🧠 India drops plan to force Sanchar Saathi on all phones
⚡ Apple refused the preinstall order
🎓 App stays as an optional security download
🔍 Shows how platform power shapes national tech policy
https://www.theverge.com/news/837209/india-sanchar-saathi-app-requirement-dropped
#India #Apple #CyberSecurity #DigitalPolicy #security #privacy #cloud #infosec
Pro & Contra: Verzichtet Apple zu Recht auf das MacBook-Netzteil?
Beim neuen MacBook Pro M5 liegt in Europa erstmals kein Ladegerät mehr bei. Was spricht dafür und was dagegen?
heise+ | Bluthochdruckwarner in der Apple Watch: So arbeitet die neue Funktion
Hypertonie ist eine oft erst spät entdeckte Volkskrankheit. Die Apple Watch soll das ändern. Wir zeigen, wie gut es funktioniert – und die Einschränkungen.
India orders device makers to put government-run security app on all phones https://arstechni.ca/PSwN #Policy #iphone #Apple #apple
Times of India: Who is Amar Subramanya, the Indian-origin techie appointed as Apple’s new AI vice president https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/etimes/trending/who-is-amar-subramanya-the-indian-origin-techie-appointed-as-apples-new-ai-vice-president-and-why-hes-trending/articleshow/125719375.cms
Reuters: Apple names Amar Subramanya new VP of AI, replacing John Giannandrea https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/apple-names-amar-subramanya-new-vp-ai-replacing-john-giannandrea-2025-12-01/ @Reuters #Apple
Anyone with an #iPhone ? #AskFedi #MastIndia
Can you help test @prav ? We are looking for some feedback before releasing it to the general public.
If you know anyone else with an iPhone, asking them to try will help as well?
You can try this using this link
https://testflight.apple.com/join/9TvkKefV
There goes the AI chief.
NBC: Apple's AI chief abruptly steps down https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/apples-ai-chief-abruptly-steps-rcna246877 @NBCNews #Apple
Pinterest, Pornhub, Others Also Pushed for App Store Age Verification
The push for app store age verification isn't exclusive to Meta. Others like Pinterest and Pornhub are also pushing the same thing.
https://www.freezenet.ca/pinterest-pornhub-others-also-pushed-for-app-store-age-verification/
#Censorship #News #Privacy #AgeVerification #AppStore #Apple #Aylo #Google #Meta #Microsoft #Pinterest #Pornhub #Twitter
Nach Apple-Intelligence-Debakel: Apple streicht KI-Chefposten
Das Siri-Debakel sorgt weiter für internen Tumult bei Apple, einen KI-Chef gibt es bald nicht mehr. Ein Spezialist für Google Gemini soll es richten.
#Apple #GenerativeAI #GoogleGemini #IT #Siri #Wirtschaft #news
Dienstag: Sicherheits-App wird Pflicht in Indien, Digitalboom wird zum Dilemma
Indien verpflichtet Smartphone-Hersteller + Überlastung der Netze + Foldable doppelt faltbar + Geldwäscheplattform zerschlagen + Debatte um Alterskontrolle
#AppStore #Apple #Cybersecurity #Energie #Smartphone #Kriminalität #hoDaily #Journal #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Netze #Rechenzentrum #Samsung #news
Oh the guy who totally screwed up Apple’s promised AI infused Siri and got removed from leading the Apple Intelligence team is “retiring” huh? lol.
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/12/john-giannandrea-to-retire-from-apple/
USA: App Store Operators Should Take Over Age Controls
A new bill in the USA wants to make app store operators like Apple and Google responsible for age controls. Apple is reportedly not enthusiastic.
#AppStore #Apple #Datenschutz #Google #iOS #iPhone #IT #Jugendschutz #Mobiles #Netzpolitik #X #news
Pra mim, que "estou" usuário de #iPhone, a pergunta que não quer calar é a seguinte.
No #iOS 26.1, a #Apple introduziu um cara chamado PHBackgroundResourceUploadExtension, que FINALMENTE permite que outros apps (que não o próprio da Apple + #iCloud) façam o backup de fotos do iPhone/#iPad em background, ou seja, sem ter que estar "olhando para o app".
Isso nunca funcionou direito com apps de terceiros ( #OneDrive, #GooglePhotos, #Immich, #Nextcloud, #Seafile, etc) porque o iOS impedia. Agora, com o PHBackgroundResourceUploadExtension, é teoricamente possível.
Mas pelo que estou buscando, nenhum app de terceiros se mexeu ainda para implementar o upload utilizando isso. :-(
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Smart-Home-Hub für die Wand: Aqara S1 Plus mit Siri- und AirPlay-Anbindung
Aqara hat sein Smart-Home-Kontrollzentrum für Apple-Nutzer aufgerüstet – bevor Apple voraussichtlich selbst ein solches Produkt auf den Markt bringt.
Computerworld: Apple faces a new privacy fight in India https://www.computerworld.com/article/4098695/apple-faces-a-new-privacy-fight-in-india.html @jonnyevans #Apple #privacy