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TidBITS#1291/28-Sep-2015

In this week’s issue of TidBITS, Adam Engst explains what’s really behind the record-breaking iPhone 6s sales, Josh Centers shares what’s new in iOS 9.0.1 (with help from some readers), and Jeff Carlson points out some easily missed details from watchOS 2. If you’re one of the 13 million people who bought a new iPhone, you may be wondering how to migrate your Apple Watch without losing data — Michael Cohen has the solution. XcodeGhost’s days of haunting iOS apps are waning, now that Apple has now warned developers about downloading Xcode from unofficial sources. Josh also offers detailed notes about the new Notes app in iOS 9, and tells you why it now may be the only note-taking app you need. Finally, we’ve announced the winners in our Swift Publisher 4 DealBITS drawing, but everyone wins because we have an exclusive 50 percent discount for all TidBITS readers. Notable software releases this week include ClamXav 2.8.5, GraphicConverter 9.7.2, Postbox 4.0.5, LaunchBar 6.5, Fantastical 2.1, and Airfoil 4.9, Nicecast 1.11.6, and Piezo 1.2.9.

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Notes on Notes in iOS 9

Notes in iOS 9 offers a number of new features that make it worth another look for hardcore notetakers. Josh Centers, author of “iOS 9: A Take Control Crash Course,” surveys the new features.

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ExtraBITS for 28 September 2015

In ExtraBITS this week, Adam and Josh share details about how to buy an iPhone on the MacJury, Josh discusses iOS 9 on MacVoices, the Apple Watch saves a teenager’s life, and the Oyster ebook subscription service announces it will be shutting down.