av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 19, 2018 | Lästips
LONDON (AP) — Julian Assange had just pulled off one of the biggest scoops in journalistic history, splaying the innards of American diplomacy across the web. But technology firms were cutting ties to his WikiLeaks website, cable news pundits were calling for his head and a Swedish sex crime case was threatening to put him behind bars.
Caught in a vise, the silver-haired Australian wrote to the Russian Consulate in London.
“I, Julian Assange, hereby grant full authority to my friend, Israel Shamir, to both drop off and collect my passport, in order to get a visa,” said the letter , whoch was obtained exclusively by The Associated Press.
Källa: AP Exclusive: WikiLeaks files expose group’s inner workings
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 19, 2018 | Lästips
Apple’s iOS 12 software update is available today for supported iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices, and on the surface, it looks like one of the smallest new iOS releases Apple has pushed out.
This isn’t a surprise; Apple said earlier this year that iOS 12 would be more about performance and stability than adding new features. Some major additions that were originally planned—like an overhauled home screen—were reportedly delayed to a later release.
And it’s also not a bad thing. Frankly, iOS 11 had some problems. Apple released several small updates in late 2017 and throughout 2018 to fix those problems, all while battling some frustrated customers’ perceptions that the company was deliberately making older devices obsolete to encourage new sales as overall smartphone sales slowed their growth industry-wide.
Källa: iOS 12, thoroughly reviewed
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 18, 2018 | Lästips
It’s a big week ahead for Apple fans, with the company launching the next major versions of iOS, watchOS, and more later today, plus the arrival of the iPhone XS/XS Max and Apple Watch Series 4 in a few days time. It’s also a big week for MacStories, with coverage planned for many exciting app […]
Källa: iOS 12 Review Extras: Audiobook, Shortcuts, eBook, and Making Of
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 18, 2018 | Lästips
We left last year’s iOS 11 update with a palpable tension between two platforms.
On one hand, following a year of minor changes to the iPad and a hardware refreshthat came in later than some expected, Apple once again devoted plenty of attention to reimagining the tablet’s role in the world of modern computing. iPad updates in iOS 11, despite having their fair share of critics, largely did not disappoint. On the other hand, the iPhone – by and large still Apple’s crown jewel – had to play second fiddle to a platform that was more in need of a strong, coherent message. And so despite blessing the iPhone with the same features of its larger multitouch cousin (at least most of them), Apple seemed content ceding the smartphone’s spotlight to the iPad. There was a healthy array of new functionalities for both, but iOS 11’s ”Monumental leap for iPad” tagline pretty much told the whole story.
Källa: iOS 12: The MacStories Review
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 17, 2018 | Lästips
BBCs Marc Settle rör på sig mycket, är mobil, och det här är hans erfarenheter av iOS 12. Fördelar, nackdelar, fällor och tips – inte bara för dig som är journalist.
Regular readers will know that it’s that time of year again – a review of the new version of iOS, the operating system that powers iPhones and iPads. Not every aspect of iOS 12 will be covered here, just the new features whoch will be of most use to journalists in general and especially mobile journalists – “mojos”, the growing number of reporters and producers creating content with a smartphone.
It’s surprising to note that many journalists continue to use their smartphones simply as phones – whoch isn’t very smart, given the power of the device they carry with them all the time. It’s also surprising that iOS 12 will run on every device that currently runs iOS 11. This will therefore include iPhone 5s from way back in 2013 – now something of a dinosaur.
iOS 12: Plenty of potential for mobile journalists, but it may take time
av Mikael Winterkvist | sep 16, 2018 | Lästips
President Donald Trump is set to announce new tariffs on some $200 billions in Chinese goods as early as next week in a move that could risk deepening the trade war between the two economic powers. Sources told the Wall Street Journal an announcement is being planned for Monday or Tuesday. The move would amount to “one of the most severe economic restrictions ever imposed by a U.S. president,” points out the Washington Post.
The tariffs would take effect within weeks and would be lower than initially expected. Although the administration had said it was considering a tariff level of 25 percent, it will probably be about 10 percent. But officials warned Trump could decide to hike the tariff level up to 25 percent again if he feels China isn’t showing progress to change its economic policies.
Källa: Trump Set to Announce New Tariffs on $200 Billion in Chinese Goods as Early as Monday
