If you’re 55 or older, T-Mobile wants your business — the mobile carrier is offering steep monthly service discounts for older Americans. Adam and Tonya Engst are holding a TidBITS meetup in Ithaca for parents of Cornell students this weekend — read on to find out how you can participate! The popular Ulysses writing app has switched to a subscription model, which is causing consternation for those who prefer to own their software. Finally, Julio Ojeda-Zapata has a detailed review of the 10.5-inch iPad Pro, which tries to hit the sweet spot between the previous 9.7-inch and current 12.9-inch iPad Pro models. The only notable software release this week is Banktivity 6.1.2.
T-Mobile is offering steep discounts for customers aged 55 and older, hitting AT&T and Verizon in one of their firmest strongholds.
If you’re bringing a child to start school at Cornell University this week, we’d love it if you could join us at a meetup for TidBITS readers.
The latest high-profile Mac software — joining TextExpander and 1Password — to move to subscription pricing is the cross-platform writing app Ulysses.
If Apple’s 12.9-inch iPad Pro seemed awfully big and the 9.7-inch model a bit too small, you might find the new 10.5-inch variation to be just right. Its major under-the-hood upgrades are mirrored on the just-refreshed 12.9-inch version for those who prefer the larger screen.
The only notable software release this week is Banktivity 6.1.2.
In ExtraBITS this week, an augmented reality expert explains why we may not see AR glasses from Apple for several years, Google adds phishing warnings to the Gmail app for iOS, and Disney has announced that it will halt its deal with Netflix to launch its own streaming services.