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The Sting-Operation Edition Thursday, May 11, 2023

Leaker Claims Apple Used 'Multi-step Sting' Operation To Identify And Fire Their Source Ahead Of WWDC, by Chance Miller, 9to5Mac

Last week, Analyst941 posted on Twitter that Apple was actively working on bringing Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to the iPad for the first time. The rumor claimed that Final Cut Pro was scheduled for a release on iPad in 2024, followed by Logic Pro in 2025.

Just days later, however, Apple officially announced Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for iPad via a press release. The apps will launch a full year before Analyst941’s rumored timeline: May 23. This shed interesting light on Analyst941’s credibility, and now, the source says that this was part of a “multi-step” sting operation through which Apple identified their source.

Access To Pro Video Editors Should Not Require You Have $300 To Burn In Your Bank Account, by Matt Birchler, Birchtree

While you can argue $299 amortized over many years means it's cheaper to pay a big lump sum up front, but it's also far more accessible to have an app that asks for less money at a time.

Return Of The Mac., by Richard Noble, Glasgow Courier

MacOS, the operating system which Apple computers run, is tailor made to work seamlessly with the hardware, so the experience is generally faster, and stays faster for longer. A ten year old Windows laptop is usually garbage, while a decade old MacBook is usually still trucking along happily.

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Shazam Now Supports Apple Music Classical, by Joe Rossignol, MacRumors

Shazam was updated today with support for Apple Music Classical on the iPhone, allowing the two apps to work together for classical music.

Raycast Introduces A Pro Subscription With New AI, Sync, Theming, And Clipboard Functionality, by John Voorhees, MacStories

If you use Raycast on multiple Macs, a Pro subscription will allow you to flip a toggle to sync items like Extensions, Quicklinks, Snippets, and Hotkeys. Subscribers can customize Raycast with themes and build their own sharable themes in the app’s Theme Studio too. Finally, a subscription adds an unlimited clipboard history that is stored locally on your Mac and not synced as part of the app’s new sync features for security reasons.

Transform Your Old iPhone Into A Security Camera With These 6 Apps, by Ronil Thakkar, MakeUseOf

Just because your iPhone is a bit outdated doesn't make it completely useless. You can repurpose your old iPhone as a security camera instead of putting it away in the drawer.

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Google Updates Find My Device Network, Adds New Feature To Warn About Unknown AirTags With You, by Sarah Perez, TechCrunch

Shortly after last week’s joint announcement which saw Apple and Google teaming up on Bluetooth tracker safety measures and a new specification, Google today introduced a series of improvements coming to its own Find My Device network as well as proactive alerts about unknown trackers traveling with you with support for Apple’s AirTag and others.

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Do remember that for the story on Apple planting fake information to identify leaks -- we definitely have not hear the different sides of the story. Heck, we don't even know whether we can believe the one side of the story that is being presented.

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