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The Direct-from-Store Edition Saturday, October 10, 2020

Apple Starts Shipping Devices From Stores To Speed Up Deliveries, by Mark Gurman, Bloomberg

The Cupertino, California-based technology giant has typically shipped devices like iPhones, Macs, iPads, and accessories from warehouses located across a customer’s region or directly from China. Now items that are in stock can be shipped directly to consumers from a network of almost 300 retail stores spread across the U.S. and Canada, according to people familiar with the matter.

Apple Prepares To Launch 5G iPhones Into Unready U.S. Market, by Mark Gurman, Bloomberg

The addition of 5G will be a key talking point at Tuesday’s iPhone event, underscored by Apple’s tagline: “Hi, Speed.” The new wireless technology lets phones download data from a cellular connection many times faster than 4G LTE, the current standard -- but 5G coverage remains scarce in many advanced markets.

Epic Judge Permanently Restrains Apple From Blocking Unreal Engine, But Won’t Force Fortnite, by Nick Statt, The Verge

On Friday, Judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers refused to grant Epic Games a preliminary injunction against Apple that would force the game developer to reinstate Fortnite on the App Store, while simultaneously granting an injunction that keeps Apple from retaliating against the Unreal Engine, which Epic also owns. In other words, we now have a permanent version of the temporary restraining order ruling from last month.

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Apple Music Now Features Soundtracks And More From Disney, Marvel, Pixar, And Star Wars, by Joe Rossignol, MacRumors

Disney today announced that Apple Music subscribers can now access a unique collection of over 30 playlists, classic soundtracks, radio stations, and more related to Disney, Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars movies and franchises.

How To Prepare For Emergencies On iPhone With Harbor App, by Michael Potuck, 9to5Mac

2020 has been a seriously rough year and whether you’re thinking about or have been affected by natural disasters like hurricanes and wildfires, the pandemic, or something similar recently, emergency preparedness is on the minds of people around the world. Enter the harbor app, a free robust resource to guide you through how to prepare for emergencies on iPhone including custom risk assessments and plans based on where you live, easy to use checklists, and more.

Aqara Launches 'G2H' Camera With HomeKit Secure Video, by Hartley Charlton, MacRumors

‌HomeKit Secure Video‌ allows the G2H to stream end-to-end encrypted video via Apple’s Home app, and the camera will store up to 10 days of footage on iCloud accounts with at least 200GB of space.

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I think I've watched too many movies about apocalypse that used Louis Armstrong's "What a WOnderful World" in the soundtrack. Whenever this song comes up in my Apple Music shuffle, I am not reminded of what a wonderful world we are living in, but rather what a wonderful world we are ending.

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