SJ196: The Empire Strikes Back, WeChat, TikTok, TV+ news, Beats Out, secret iPods, & Fortnite phones

The manufactured crisis of Epic proportions continues, cadets, with Fortnite-equipped iPhones selling for thousands on Ebay (with a treasure trove of the previous owner's data thrown in free!), while TikTok finds another buyer, WeChat gets a reprieve, Lightroom loses photos, more lawsuits (of course) and iPhone silly season is just around the corner! Get your hip-waders on, cadets ... we're knee-high in the waste products this week!

https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/17/apple-threatens-to-close-epic-games-developer-account-on-august-28
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/21/epic-games-wanted-a-special-deal-for-fortnite-on-the-app-store
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/18/apple-wont-make-an-exception-for-epic-to-skirt-app-store-rules
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/21/epic-games-to-hold-freefortnite-cup-as-part-of-anti-apple-campaign
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/21/apple-blocked-wordpress-for-ios-updates-until-it-agreed-to-in-app-purchases
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/17/some-developers-are-using-testflight-as-an-underground-app-store
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/21/trump-administration-tells-apple-that-wechat-ban-does-not-extend-to-china-report-says
https://daringfireball.net/2020/08/on_tiktok_as_a_security_threat
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/20/adobe-lightroom-users-on-ios-and-ipados-reporting-missing-photos-presets
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/17/apple-offers-50-discount-when-you-bundle-cbs-showtime-with-apple-tv
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/22/disney-to-offer-mulan-as-30-in-app-purchase-on-ios-apple-tv
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/20/lg-rolls-out-apple-tv-app-for-select-2018-smart-tvs
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/17/apple-tv-orders-my-kind-of-country-music-competition-show
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/18/apple-rebrands-beats-1-launches-two-new-apple-music-radio-stations
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/17/apple-expands-applecare-purchase-window-from-60-days-to-one-year
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/17/apple-opens-up-independent-repair-shop-program-to-include-macs
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/17/app-service-setapp-permanently-halves-new-ios-subscription-cost
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/19/apple-oakridge-center-to-close-until-2024-new-larger-flagship-forthcoming
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/19/us-itc-launches-investigation-into-apple-maxell-patent-dispute
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/20/apple-sued-over-stage-light-macbook-pro-display-issue
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/20/vmware-fusion-12-update-for-macos-big-sur-has-free-personal-tier
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/18/pennsylvania-gears-up-to-launch-covid-app-based-on-apple-google-framework
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/18/oracle-reportedly-in-talks-to-acquire-tiktoks-us-business
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/17/australian-regulator-accuses-google-of-spreading-news-law-misinformation
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/19/google-hit-with-class-action-lawsuit-claiming-play-store-monopolizes-android-app-market
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/16/alexa-hack-granted-attackers-access-to-an-echo-users-smart-home-network
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/18/apple-reportedly-worked-with-us-doe-contractor-on-top-secret-ipod
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/22/apple-takes-prepear-logo-trademark-fight-to-canada
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/19/iphones-with-fortnite-installed-hit-ebay-with-prices-as-high-as-10000
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/16/tim-cook-responds-to-readers-apple-watch-ecg-experience