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Bryan Chaffin

Bryan Chaffin

Co-Founder & Afternoon Editor at The Mac Observer

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Streaming Music Today, Using iPads, NFT Comic Books, with Jeff Gamet - ACM 565

Bryan Chaffin and Jeff Gamet talk about listening to music in the age of streaming, How they use their iPads, and NFT graphic novels.
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Apple Announces October Media Event, iPads and Macs up to Bat

Apple announced a new media event with the tag line, “There more in the making.” It will take place in Brooklyn, NY, on October 30th.
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This $100 Fake iPhone X Has a Pretend Notch and Is Riddled with Bac...

Check out this US$100 fake iPhone X found in China. It’s really (not) cool, starting with the fact that the Notch isn’t a real notch.
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Amazon Kindle Adds Split View to iPad, Plus Continuous Scrolling

Amazon Kindle rolled out an update to its iOS app recently with some major feature enhancements. The first is support for Amazon Kindle Split View mode on iPad. The company has also added the ability to read your books in continuous scrolling mode.
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Amazon Buys Lord of the Rings TV Series with Pre-Fellowship Stories

Amazon announced a deal for a Lord of the Rings TV series focusing on new storylines preceding J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Fellowship of the Ring
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Miss the Eclipse? Three Apps for Tracking Future Eclipses

Did you miss the Great American Eclipse, or maybe you caught it and are now addicted? Here’re 3 apps to help you track future eclipses
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Apple Just Built the App Store Icon from Popsicle Sticks

Apple just built the App Store from popsicle sticks. Or, we should say, rebuilt the icon, but it looks like a popsicle stand.
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Blue Microphones Ella Planar Magnetic Headphones Hands-on ... - The...

The great news is that Blue Microphone’s Ella planar headphones sound amazing, but some will find them expensive and heavy.
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Apple Transforms PR Site to a ‘Newsroom’ and Redesigns Executive Pr...

Out is a headline-oriented list of press releases and in is a Flipboard-like “Newsroom” with cover photos and clickable tiles.
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Apple Cash Hoard Tops $246 Billion, Enough to Buy 4.9 Billion Amazo...

Apple’s cash hoard swelled to a staggering $246.09 billion in the December quarter, enough to buy more than 4.9 billion Amazon Echo Dots.
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Hands-On with iPhone 7 Home Button: Disappointing Haptic Feedback, ...

Wondering what Apple’s new stationary Home Button on iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus is like? Bryan Chaffin offers his hands-on impressions.
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How to Save Money on Subscriptions to Netflix, Pandora, and Other S...

Earlier this week, we explained some of the ways to get discounted iTunes Gift Cards. That saves you money on your iTunes Stores and App Store purchases, but you can also use it to save money on many subscriptions, including Netflix, Pandora, Spotify, and others, not to mention subscriptions to news…
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On Being Skeptical of 'Textalyzer' Technology to Detect Smartphone ...

Bryan Chaffin is skeptical of so-called
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FCC Vote to Extend Lifeline Reflects Broadband’s Massive Role in Da...

The FCC voted Thursday to extend the Lifeline program to subsidize broadband access to low income people in the U.S., a move that reflects just how important Internet access has become to daily life. The Commission also voted to limit what providers can do with our personal information.
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iPad Pro (9.7-inch) and iPhone SE Available on Apple Store Now – Th...

Apple launched pre-orders for the company’s new iPad Pro (9.7-inch) and iPhone SE just after midnight, Pacific. Both new product lines are available for pre-order on the Apple Store as of this writing—they ship on March 31st.
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FBI Court Filing Plays Fast and Loose with Apple Facts – The Mac .....

The FBI on Thursday filed a response to Apple’s response to a court order mandating that Apple create a version of iOS—dubbed FBiOS or GovtOS in the media—shorn of several key security features. In that response, the FBI attempts to deconstruct Apple’s arguments against the order, but in one area
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FCC Slaps Verizon’s Wrist for Pooping on Customer Privacy – The Mac...

The Federal Trade Commission fined Verizon US$1.35 million for an egregious breach of customer privacy and an even worse breach of trust. Bryan Chaffin argues that such a fine isn’t even a slap on the wrist, and it shows that the FCC’s fangs need to grow to keep pace with the ever-larger size of the…
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‘Nicholas Was’ Animated Video from Neil Gaiman Poem – The Mac Observer

Check out Nicholas Was, a wonderful video exploring a darker version of the holidays. Based on a passage from Neil Gaiman’s Smoke and Mirrors, Nicholas Was is an animated vid
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Apple TV App Store Adds Two Categories for Games and Entertainment ...

Apple has improved discovery on the Apple TV App Store by introducing two categories, Games and Entertainment. The feature joins Top Charts, which was added on Monday, but discovery remains a soft spot for for the new Apple TV.