Tangible Tech

We have a few short and sweet notes for you today, with two of them being about a new and improved password management API in iOS 12:

• Password Autofill in iOS 12 is going to make it possible for third-party password managers like 1Password, Dashlane and LastPass to work seamlessly with QuickType for super-fast password entry
• iOS 12 is also adding the ability to share passwords with others through the use of AirDrop
• Facebook confesses to a problem last month that affects about 14 million users; some of their private posts were made public
• Still grandfathered into the original AT&T unlimited data plan? AT&T is going to raise your rates next month from $40 to $45.

WWDC 2018 continues, and we have stories about a new Apple Watch API for monitoring Parkinson's disease, an upcoming "WWDC for investors", a couple of developer announcements and an iPhone case that purports to detect weapons and bombs:

• Apple adds a Movement Disorder API to Apple Watch to continuously monitor symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
• Asymco analyst Horace Dediu is holding a one-day conference in LA next week for Apple investors
• We discuss iOS 12's ability to automatically install the latest iOS version
• MapKit JS is going to add Apple Maps to websites
• Royal Holdings says its upcoming SWORD smartphone case will detect guns, knives or explosive devices, and can match target photos to the people around you

We're recovering from the WWDC 2018 keynote and yesterday's podcast with a much shorter podcast today. Today we're thanking our sponsor Digiarty and their free macXvideo 4K video processing and sharing app before jumping into the podcast. Be sure to check out macXvideo here. 

• We'll be live tonight for AWT TV Episode 41, discussing the keynote announcements and perhaps even taking a first look at iOS 12
• Apple provided some fascinating statistics about podcasts, noting that it now hosts more than 550,000 active shows
• A hacked emergency alert system appears to be the source of an odd alert sent out to people in Virginia this morning
• Apple is retiring its use of OpenGL after Mojave, and that has some game developers steaming mad

If you missed the WWDC 2018 keynote this morning, you're in for a treat...or if you slept through some of the keynote, you can pick up the details of those items discussed while you were dozing.

Today's podcast is a special edition long episode that covers the event from start to finish in 26 minutes, with details on all of the announcements made about iOS 12, macOS Mojave, tvOS 12 and watchOS 5.

If you're curious about macOS Mojave's new dynamic desktop and desktop stacks, Siri Shortcuts in iOS 12, the cool new Walkie-Talkie feature in watchOS 5, Dolby Atmos support in tvOS 12 and all of the other announcements made today, you've come to the right place. 

It's June! We'll finally see the official start of summer in a few weeks, we have an Apple keynote coming up on Monday, and betas of the next-generation operating systems should be available soon. In the interim, we have the news for you in convenient podcast form:

• UBS has raised its target share price for shares in Apple to $210, matching Morgan Stanley's number from earlier this week. The investment firm cited stronger than expected demand for iPhone X and Plus models as the primary reason for its optimism
• A Bain Capital-led consortium that includes Apple, Dell and several other memory manufacturers has completed the purchase of Toshiba's memory group
• The final emoji list for 2018 is here and will be released on June 5. We have a video overview from Emojipedia on the website for your viewing pleasure

It's the last day of May, and we have some fascinating stories for today's Apple World Today News Update podcast:

• One Apple supplier's stock has fallen by more than half its value this year, based on rumors that Apple might be making its own power management chips
• Connected health pioneer Withings is back after being acquired and run into the ground by Nokia
• Distracted driving laws may start seeing the Apple Watch as a "handheld device" after a Canadian student was ticketed for driving and using her Watch

Can you believe it's Hump Day already? Those 3-day holiday weekends make the work week fast, and we're going to give you three short news items to make your day go by even faster:

• Apple is leasing even more industrial space in Santa Clara, CA, part of a huge expansion in the office and lab space that's located around the south Bay Area
• We have some tips for you about iCloud Messages; how to turn it on and what is backed up by the new cloud service that showed up in iOS 11.4 yesterday
• Want to watch Monday's keynote at the 2018 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference? We have tips on where you can stream the event

We hope the Memorial Day weekend was good for you! Today we have three small stories for you to listen to on the Apple World Today News Update podcast:

• iOS 11.4 is available, with some new features and three major bug fixes that are sure to make a lot of users happy
• Is your Uber driver creeping you out? The rideshare company has added a feature to its app to let riders call 911 with a single swipe and a tap
• We speculate on what the addition of a third lens could do for the photographic capabilities of a 2019 iPhone

Friday at last! To end your week, we have stories about Apple retail stores, Apple employees at Display Week in LA, and some possible names for macOS 10.14:

• The Pier Apple Store in Atlantic City, NJ will be closing soon due to a sharp decline in tourism and visitors to the city
• A new, larger Apple retail outlet is nearing completion in Seattle's University Village shopping center
• Some possible names for macOS 10.14 have surfaced in overseas trademark filings, including Sequoia, Mojave, Sonoma and Ventura
• Apple employees were in evidence everywhere at Display Week in LA this week, checking out the latest display technologies and making presentations

Chain saws and wood chippers provide a cheery backdrop to today's Apple World Today News Update Podcast, with stories about expensive iPhone cases, a higher target price for Apple shares, a new camera app, and the case of the disappearing Vevo app...

• Have $10,436 just laying around? You can blow that on a diamond-encrusted iPhone X case from luxury accessory manufacturer Hadoro
• Morgan Stanley is bumping its stock target price for Apple from $200 to $214 based on future growth from Apple's services
• Obscura 2 hit the App Store today, bringing with it a lot of new and updated features for the iPhone-toting photographer
• Vevo won't be updating its apps or website any more, as the music video distributor is going "YouTube-only"