Month: March 2019

Apple sets Wednesday, March 27th deadline for its iOS developers to support iPhone XS Max and 2018 iPad Pro

Starting March 27, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch developers will be required to use the latest iOS and watchOS SDKs, as well as support Apple's biggest mobile displays in all new apps and updates submitted to the App Store.

New and updated iOS apps must now make use of the iOS 12.1 SDK or later, Apple said, and support the displays on the 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max and third-generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro. Appropriate screenshots will be required for the App Store.

watchOS developers will need to make use of the watchOS 5.1 SDK or later, and support the Apple Watch Series 4. That accessory has a larger screen than all previous Watch models, extending edge-to-edge and enabling more onscreen complications.

The announcement is significant in that it may force more developers to support Apple's latest hardware if they haven't already updated. At the same time it risks cutting off updates for some apps if developers feel it's not worth the time and resources.

Via: AppleInsider.com

Goldman Sachs CEO to attend March 25th special event ahead of joint credit card

When Apple Inc. showcases its much-anticipated pivot into new services next week, Goldman Sachs’s chief executive officer will be on hand — a sign of how the powerhouses of finance and technology see their futures intertwining,” Mark Gurman and Sridhar Natarajan report for Bloomberg.

“David Solomon, who became the investment bank’s CEO in October, has been invited and plans to show up in Cupertino, California, for Apple’s services launch on March 25, according to people familiar with the matter,” Gurman and Natarajan report. “He isn’t currently slated to take the stage, the people said, but his appearance indicates the companies could publicly discuss their partnership.”

“Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s work with the maker of mobile phones and laptops on a co-branded credit card emerged last year as they push deeper into the financial lives of consumers,” Gurman and Natarajan report. “The credit card is code-named ‘Project Cookie’ inside the New York-based bank, according to a person with knowledge of its work. David Stark, who became a Goldman Sachs partner last year, is overseeing it, the person said. The firm has dozens of people working on the deal, while the Apple side is being managed by the Apple Pay group, people familiar with the matter said.”

Read more in the full article here.

Rumor: Apple locking down Mac Developers in Mac 10.15 with Developers Certificates

It’s as yet unconfirmed, but someone ‘in the know’ is reporting – and waiting on confirmation – that Apple plan to lock down their desktop OS for version 10.15 later this year,” Rixstep writes.

“Specifically, that 10.15 will require a developer ID certificate,” Rixstep writes. “And that there’ll be no way around it anymore.”

“This is of course untenable. But you’ll never hear a fanboy complain,” Rixstep writes. “They’ll gleefully debate the pros and cons of a new rule, but they will never question the idea of the rules themselves. Heaven forbid.”

Read more in the full article here.

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