MacBreak Weekly 797: A Plastic Festoon

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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