MobileViews Podcast 336:Microsoft Edge for Linux on a Chromebook; Beats Flex requires iOS 14.1, & more


In this podcast, Jon Westfall and I discuss:

  1. No October 27 Apple event. No Apple Silicon
  2. Microsoft Edge for Linux on a Chromebook
    Ref: How to install Microsoft Edge on a Chromebook
  3. Windows apps now run on Chromebooks with Parallels Desktop — only for Enterprise customers
  4. Beats Flex
    Requires iOS/iPadOS 14.1 upgrade to pair
    USB-C charging port
    Nice to have buttons for pause/play/skip and volume control (vs. AirPod Pro)
    Magnets on earbuds also pause/play audio as well as picks up calls when magnets are separated
  5. iOS 14 Spatial Audio requires a post-2018 iPad or iPhone
    Apple Support list of supported devices
  6. Apple Watch 6 SP02 not FDA approved — unlike Watch ECG

Available via Google Music Podcasts and Apple iTunes.