JASRAC (Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers) has been in the news a lot recently, and not in a good way. The fun started when JASRAC demanded that […]
Apple - iOS - iPad
The 10.5-inch iPad Pro, The Tipping Point and All That
I think a lot of people, myself included, have been somewhat unhappy with our Macs and iPads. The Mac does not feel like it’s where it needs to be, and […]
iOS - macOS
APFS and Unicode Normalization
One key feature of macOS High Sierra is the arrival of Apple File System (APFS) as the default file system format. The iOS 10.3 update migrated the iOS file system […]
Apple - Apple Pay + Wallet - iPhone
First Apple Pay Scam in Japan Reported
Sankei Newspaper is reporting the first ever scam involving Apple Pay used to illicitly purchase 981 cartons of cigarettes worth almost 4.5 million JPY, approximately 40,000 USD. According to Saitama […]
iOS - Maps
Apple Maps Flashes Some Pink
I don’t know why, but all three major Japanese map products use the same color to indicate large underground structures: pink. It’s a perfect slyly perverse color choice for Shinjuku, […]
iOS - Maps
Real Indoor Apple Maps
Craig Federighi “finally” announced indoor mapping in Apple Maps for iOS 11 during the WWDC keynote. I say finally because this has been in the works for a very long […]
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