The Apple world was relatively quiet this week as everyone is looking forward to the Apple Event scheduled for September 15. The prevailing speculation continues to be that we will see a new Apple Watch and a new iPad Air. Will there be anything else? Yesterday, Kyle Bradshaw took a look at the code for the latest update to the Apple Music app for Android and saw a reference to "Apple One," which is rumored to be a new subscription service from Apple that allows you to pay one price for multiple Apple services. But you never know what Apple has up its sleeve. And now, the news of note from the past week:
- California attorney David Sparks reviews the Eufy line of wireless cameras, which work with Apple's HomeKit. Unlike many other home security cameras, this one doesn't try to get you to pay for an online subscription.
- Ben Lovejoy of 9to5Mac warns of a recently discovered flaw in Bluetooth that would potentially allow a hacker to connect to a device without authentication. Fortunately, built-in protections on Apple's mobile devices protects against this sort of flaw — for example, your iPhone asks for your permission before connecting a Bluetooth device — but this is still something to be aware of.
- Joe Wituschek of iMore reports that Google Maps is once again available on the Apple Watch.
- Speaking of maps, Filipe Espósito of 9to5Mac has lots of details on the modified cars that Apple uses to get the information used to update Apple Maps.
- I mentioned on Wednesday that you can see an Augmented Reality version of Apple's invitation for its event next week if you load the event page using an iPhone or iPad and then tap the blue graphic. If you want to see more high-quality AR examples, Apple has a page on its developer website with lots of 3D models that you can play around with.
- If you have the Apple TV+ channel and you are not watching Ted Lasso yet, do yourself a favor and start watching it now. The penultimate episode of the first season came out a few hours ago, and the first season wraps up in a week. I was afraid that it would be like other silly comedies inspired by SNL skits, and boy was I wrong. The show is genuinely funny and has a great heart that will leave you smiling after every episode — something that all of us can use in 2020. I cannot say enough good things about this one.
- And finally, here is a short video walk-through from CNA, an English-language news channel based in Singapore, of Apple's stunning new Apple Store Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, an Apple Store that floats on water and opens to the public today. Just like the iconic Apple Store Fifth Avenue in New York, this store seems destined to become a big tourist attraction.
