Apple @ Work Podcast is brought to you by Jamf, the standard for Apple in the enterprise. Learn more at Jamf.com/9to5mac. In the first episode of the Apple @ Work podcast, Bradley talks with Gregory Keller, Chief Strategy Officer at JumpCloud. They look at the history of how enterprise IT departments have managed identity through the various eras of enterprise IT, why BYOD was a bad idea, and what the future holds for identity management in a world where employees might bring in four devices each day....

Anker Soundcore Mini is an excellent offering at a budget of under 30 dollars. The output and functionality are more than enough to fill your basic speaker needs. Yes, it can not be used as a speaker to fill up a big room or hall, but it is a perfect budget product for an average or small-sized room. But despite its functionality and value, the Anker Soundcore Mini is still not fault-free....

He might not have had a big role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Guardians of the Galaxy movies, but Kraglin was still memorable for plenty of fans. We’ll see if he’ll return in Guardians Vol. 3, but in the comics at least, Kraglin’s unlikely to appear any time soon – mostly because he just got shot in the chest. It’s the end of a surprisingly long life for the space pirate....

On the heels of iPhone X pre-orders kicking off, Apple’s stock touched a new record high today. Despite pre-order numbers being unknown at this point, several analysts are bullish on early performance of the device and see the device being in high demand rather than purely plagued by low supply… As noted by Reuters, Apple’s stock touched as high as $168.07 earlier today – a new record for the company. It also closed at a new record high, hitting $166....

Despite there being only a handful of Apple I computers still in working order, they do seem to come up for sale with surprising frequency. The latest one, due to be auctioned next month, has an interesting history and extras … Business Insider says that the machine was originally a gift from the two Steves. It also includes a very rare extra. You also get an original promotional brochure, a drawing by Ron Wayne (the third Apple founder who famously changed his mind soon afterwards) and a flyer from a practical joke played by Woz and Schoolsky....

The Apex Legends datamining leaks that have made headlines over the past few weeks aren’t necessarily as accurate as they might seem. Developer Respawn Entertainment’s community manager took to Reddit yesterday to caution fans about putting too much stock in any datamined leaks, suggesting that none of them are confirmation of future content and to temper expectations as a result. Apex Legends is growing faster than Fortnite and has quickly become one of the biggest launches of 2019, but Respawn has been struggling to keep many of the game’s planned updates under wraps....

Apple kicked off digital software distribution on Macs with the Mac App Store and Lion, a major operating system revision released exclusively as a four gigabyte download. As a consequence, folks no longer get an elegant USB key for restoring the operating system if your machine goes south. Instead, new Macs now have the Lion Internet Recovery feature that boots your Mac from Apple’s servers if something goes wrong. As useful as Lion Internet Recover is, however, having a bootable Lion installer on an USB thumb drive is recommended for everyone, not just for those plagued with a slow Internet connection or users that upgrade multiple Macs to Lion....

Patently Apple reports that Apple has successfully transferred the “Airdrop” trademark from Urban Airship, Inc., a company behind the AirDrop service that provides marketing services to Android developers. AirDrop in Apple’s hemisphere, of course, is a new Lion feature that lets the user easily share files with other nearby users. The trademark was transferred to Apple on May 11 and effective on June 9. Apparently, “there was no financial transaction disclosure made available with this transfer”....

Rumors about Apple Car have become more frequent in recent weeks, and it seems there’s more to come. The Verge reported today that Apple had talks last year with Canoo, a startup focused on electric vehicles and related technologies, to push the development of the long-rumored Apple-branded car. According to the report, both companies discussed the possibility of investments and even an acquisition by Apple in the first half of 2020....

Update: We have received this unconfirmed message from a reader who attended the event, seemingly indicating a January launch for the Apple Watch — the earliest of Apple’s quoted ‘early 2015’ timeline. The mysterious invitation was indeed for the Apple Watch. Apple has already confirmed it will not be revealing any more information (via Engadget) about the product at this demo area, such as pricing or availability. The device is also — unsurprisingly — locked behind glass running the same UI video loop that was shown at Apple’s media event on September 9th....

Update: A silent update to the app now appears to have resolved the problem. Some users of the iOS version of the Facebook Messenger app are experiencing an annoying bug that only allows them to type a few words at a time … Closing and re-opening the app, restarting the phone and even deleting and reinstalling the app all reportedly make no difference. TechCrunch verified the issue, and contacted Facebook for comment....

Warning: SPOILERS for Ant-Man #1 Scott Lang (aka Ant-Man) has always been a down-on-his-luck superhero. He’s been to jail, his business ventures have failed, and both he and his daughter Cassie have watched each other die (fortunately, they got better). So, it’s not really surprising that his latest comic book finds Ant-Man basically homeless and living as a guest in an anthill with some six-legged friends. Only… Scott doesn’t have to live like a pauper....

If Apple does indeed report iPhone sales in line with analyst expectations of 66.5M units, the company could be closing in on the market share lead Samsung has held in the smartphone market since 2011, reports the WSJ. Research company Canalys notes that Apple’s anticipated growth in iPhone sales coincides with a dramatic drop in sales of Samsung smartphones. While that still leaves Samsung well ahead for now, it’s a trendline which could see Apple regain the lead it once held … Samsung’s share has been falling, hurt by lackluster sales of its flagship models and the rise of homegrown brands in fast-growing emerging markets....

Sponsored by DEVONthink 3: Manage documents the smart way on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Apple @ Work listeners get 10% off with this link. In this episode of the Apple @ Work podcast, Bradley is joined by Greg Keller from JumpCloud to discuss their new Zero-Touch implementation and why it’s a key part of the IT security strategy for remote and in-office employees. Links Apple’s Zero-Touch deployment technology is now available on JumpCloud’s MDM solution The Directory-Driven Magic Behind JumpCloud’s Zero-Touch Enrollment Connect with Bradley Twitter LinkedIn Listen and Subscribe Apple Podcasts Overcast Spotify Pocket Casts Castro RSS

Today marked the beginning of the highly-anticipated Apple vs. Epic trial, and things kicked off with both companies presenting their opening statements. While Epic argued that Apple has built a monopolistic ecosystem surrounding the App Store and iPhone, Apple said that Epic fails to support its claims with any evidence. Epic’s Opening Statement Epic kicked things off today with its opening statement, focusing on painting Apple and the App Store as a monopolistic and anti-competitive ecosystem that fails to offer the benefits to consumers that Apple touts....

Finally, The wait is over. Vivo rolled Android 9.0 Pie update for the Vivo Y83 smartphone. The update brings all the new interface and Pie features. If you are running Android Oreo, you must try the new baked sweet of Android, Android Pie. You will get the latest Security Patch and other bug fixes along with this update. Now you can download and install the Official Android 9.0 Pie Firmware on Vivo Y83....

Ahead of the grand opening of Apple’s first retail location in Thailand this Saturday, November 10th, a new interview has shed more light on Apple’s thinking and goals for the project. Following last week’s special event at The Brooklyn Academy of Music, Thai YouTuber Ceemeagain Chatpawee sat down with retail SVP Angela Ahrendts in Williamsburg to learn more about Apple Iconsiam. Overlooking the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Apple’s space in the new Iconsiam mall was carefully selected....

Intego today reported another Trojan found in widely circulating in Mac Bittorrents. Last week it was the iWork torrent. This time it is with the Adobe CS4 Serial Cracker (not the DVD image installer itself). If you don’t torrent software, at this point you have nothing to worry about. From Intego: Exploit: OSX.Trojan.iServices.B Trojan Horse Discovered: January 25, 2009 Risk: Serious Description: Intego has discovered a new variant of the iServices Trojan horse that the company discovered on January 22, 2009....

The App Store is promoting the Alexa app today, however, marking the closest thing to an announcement since we learned Apple Music was landing on Echo speakers. When you view the story from iOS, you can see screenshots of how to set Apple Music as your default music service for libraries and stations using Alexa, and Apple touts that Apple Music supports streaming “your iTunes libraries and the 50 million-plus songs in the Apple Music library through Echo devices....

Popular online media aggregation and discovery app for iOS, Matcha, suddenly disappeared from the App Store in late May without any explanation by the company or Apple. Tonight it became clear exactly what happened. According to Venture Beat, Apple has acquired Matcha.tv for an estimated $1 million to $1.5 million. Although, the final total could be higher once the deal is completed. Unsurprisingly, Matcha.tv CEO Guy Piekarz declined to comment on the potential acquisition and Apple served Venture Beat their typical canned response that “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans....