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We follow up on the Alouettes and our own social distancing. Tim Cook takes to Twitter and announces 10 million masks from Apple. Google IO is completely cancelled. Daring Fireball shares the iPad 2020 AR experience from Apple. Bill Gates called the next pandemic five years ago. Craig Federighi explains how and we deep dive on the new iPad Trackpad support. Apple updates the Safari anti-tracking technology. The App Store expands to 20 new countries. iOS and iPadOS 13.4 are out with mouse and trackpad support. We also look at the extra features included. We look at ARKit 3.5. Swift 5.2 Released! Picks: LeadDev Live by LeadDev, Gatsby Web Creators, Yesterday (2019), Introducing Combine.

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Special Guest: Mike Vinakmens.

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• Montreal Alouettes - Wikipedia
• Tim Cook on Twitter: "Proud to share we’ve been able to source 10M masks for the US and millions more for the hardest hit regions in Europe. Our ops teams are helping to find and purchase masks from our supply chain in coordination with governments around the world. https://t.co/uTsA6eA5ks" / Twitter
• Google has completely canceled Google I/O 2020 - The Verge
• Daring Fireball: iPad Pro in AR
• The next outbreak? We’re not ready | Bill Gates - YouTube
• Here’s how the iPad’s new trackpad actually works - The Verge
• Apple updates Safari’s anti-tracking tech with full third-party cookie blocking - The Verge
• Apple promises App Store expansion to 20 new countries starting next month - 9to5Mac
• iOS and iPadOS 13.4 are out now with mouse and keyboard support for iPads - The Verge
• Apple releases macOS 10.15.4, watchOS 6.2, and iOS, iPadOS and tvOS 13.4 | Ars Technica
• ARKit - Augmented Reality - Apple Developer
• Swift.org - Swift 5.2 Released!
• WESTWORLD Season 3 Trailer (2020) - YouTube
• LeadDev Live by LeadDev
• Gatsby Web Creators | Gatsby Cloud
• Introducing Combine
• Tim Mitra on Twitter: "⁦@mtjc_podcast⁩ social distancing since 2014 https://t.co/wMa0pst9Qw" / Twitter
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Apple Arcade is now available to iOS 13 users, we discuss this as well as Apple TV+. It seems the US based Apple Card users have an advantage buying Apple gear. The September event is available on-demand via YouTube. We discuss the early iPhone 11 Pro reviews. Does Apple tip the scales in favour of its own apps? Billing Grace Period Now Available in App Store Connect. Podcast app Pocket Casts is now available for free, with an optional $0.99 subscription. Picks: On-device training with Core ML, Press Kit Pro Tip, Dark Mode — Working with Color Systems.

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• Tim Mitra on Twitter: "@AppleArcade — where are the games for kids? 4 year olds for example?" / Twitter
• René Fouquet on Twitter: "The fact that Americans can get an Apple branded credit card with 3% cashback on Apple products is adding insult to injury, given they already pay much lower prices than the rest of the world. Apple, this is why you have ~50% market share in the US and < 20% everywhere else." / Twitter
• September Event 2019 — Apple - YouTube
• Apple Arcade — Let the games begin
• Apple iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max review: great battery life, screen and camera - The Verge
• How Apple’s Apps Topped Rivals in the App Store It Controls - The New York Times
• Billing Grace Period Now Available in App Store Connect - What’s New - App Store Connect - Apple Developer
• Apple Push Notification Device Tokens - NSHipster
• Podcast app Pocket Casts is now available for free, with an optional $0.99 subscription | TechCrunch
• On-device training with Core ML – part 1
• James Thomson on Twitter: "Top developer tip, put a zip file of all your uncompressed, unframed, app screenshots somewhere obvious on your website. Press people will love you, and it will increase the chances of you getting coverage." / Twitter
• Dark Mode — Working with Color Systems - Nodes Digital - Medium
• Ric Ocasek, singer-songwriter and sparkplug for the Cars, dies at 75 - The Washington Post
• Cokie Roberts, longtime political journalist, dies at 75
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It's our 4th anniversary and we follow up on the Touch Bar tricks and old developer CDs. A larger iPhone X size is rumored. CBC's audio piece on Shipocalypse covers how shipping has changed. Android 9 gets named Pie. iOS 12 also may indicate an iPad with a rounded cornered display. We discuss the Apps of the World infographic. Steve Jobs final 5 words for Lisa. WannaCry worm attacks Apple Supplier. Picks: Xcode-install, Away Mode skill for Amazon Alexa, DarkCode, Extending UIActivityViewController, Elastic Tabstops

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• MTJC Podcast on Twitter: "More real-time follow up. Flick the sound icon on the Touch Bar to change the volume (or screen brightness) https://t.co/jfXPKXR4eR... https://t.co/jH4icszOfe"
• Greg Heo on Twitter: "@timmitra Tim! Touch bar tips for brightness and volume iif you didn't know: - Tap and hold the button, then you can drag left and right to "scrub" - Do a quick left or right "flick" on the button to change stepwise #askMTJC"
• Tim Mitra on Twitter: "Touch Bar Sound Press & Hold https://t.co/s3VRh4AYWf... "
• Alan Edmonds on Twitter: "@mtjc_podcast Just listening to episode 205. I sold most of the old Apple Developer CDs I had, but I’ve still got this one. I remember names like Silence of the ROMs, and Desperately Seeking Seven (around when system 7 was due)"
• Larger iPhone X Plus seemingly confirmed by leak in iOS 12 beta - The Verge
• Shipocalypse Now: How online shopping is changing our cities and our lives | CBC Radio
• Android Developers Blog: Introducing Android 9 Pie
• iOS 12 beta 5 hints at rounded corners for this year’s iPad Pro | 9to5Mac
• Apps of the World [Infographic] - Marketing Resources, Inc.
• With These 5 Stunning Words, Steve Jobs Added a Truly Brutal Chapter to His Legacy | Inc.com
• “I Have a Secret. My Father Is Steve Jobs”: Lisa Brennan-Jobs Recalls Memories of Her Famous Father | Vanity Fair
• Key iPhone supplier is hamstrung with the debilitating WannaCry worm | Ars Technica
• Apple crushed Alex Jones — then tossed him a lifeline - The Verge
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