MBW 797: A Plastic Festoon - Pegasus, CSAM Detection, App Store Devs $1M

Pegasus, CSAM Detection, App Store Devs $1M

• Spyware firm NSO mulls shutdown of Pegasus & sale of company
• New data shows how many app store devs earned $1m for the first time in 2021
• Apple scrubs controversial CSAM detection feature from a webpage but says plans haven't changed
• Apple sues Ericsson over "strong-arm" 5G patent demands
• Apple builds new team in Southern California to bring more wireless chips in-house
• iPhone 13 Pro beaten out by Pixel 5a in MKBHD's annual blind camera test
• Pixelmator Photo is now available on iPhone
• Rumor: Apple will launch a new external display for Macs
• LG adds new pro monitors as lower-cost Pro Display XDR competitors
• iPhone 14 to feature 48MP camera, iPhone 15 will get 'periscope' lens
• TSA to begin rolling out support for Apple Wallet IDs in February 2022
• Brazilian actor buys Apple Watch Series 6 online, receives a stone instead

Picks of the Week

• Alex's Pick: Santa Kringl
• Andy's Picks: HiFiMan Sundara headphones & iFi hipDAC2
• Rene's Pick: #TeamSeas - Final Stretch!
• Leo's Pick: Swift Playgrounds 4

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