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Mac OS Ken

Ken Raymacosken.com
This is daily Apple news. Monday through Friday, Ken Ray brings a short shot of tech happenings to your day. If it's Apple news, Apple-related news, or news related to Apple-related news, you'll hear about it here. News you'll like... this is Mac OS Ken.

Episodes

13 Oscar Noms for Apple Originals - MOSK: 01.24.2024

- watchOS 10.3 Does Not Disable Working Blood Oxygen Sensors - Apple Updates Firmware for AirPods 2 and AirPods Pro - Apple Releases First visionOS Update - MacRumors Notes Changes Ahead for iOS 17.4 - In Sweden: Apple Opening a New Store and Closing An Old One - Report: Apple Lowers Car Expectations, Pushes Out Launch - Apple Originals Nab 13 Oscar Nominations - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Ch...

Jan 24, 202411 min

Sound and Fury and Apple Vision Pro Orders - MOSK: 01.23.2024

- Ming-Chi Kuo: Stalled Apple Vision Pro Orders Potentially Concerning - JP Morgan: Current Wait Times Immaterial to Apple Vision Pro Success - OS Updates for All of the Apple Things - Apple Pays Russia $13.5M+ for Anticompetitive App Store Rules - Apple Music Incentivizes Delivering Tracks in Spatial Audio - Apple TV+ Outs First Trailer for “Constellation” - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Chat w...

Jan 23, 202414 min

Orders Start for Apple Vision Pro - MOSK: 01.22.2024

- Apple Vision Pro Orders Begin (and Begin to Slip) - Apple Lists Accessory Prices for Vision Pro - Spigen Offers First Third-Party Case for Vision Pro - Apple Vision Pro Repairs Costly Minus AppleCare+ - Advice for Certain Medical Condition and Apple Vision Pro - Apple Posts Making-Of and How-to-Use Videos for Apple Vision Pro - EU Says Apple Offers to Open iPhone NFC to Third-Party Payment Services - Apple Settles iPhone 7 Series Speaker Suit - "Girls State" Goes to Sundance - Check Out the La...

Jan 22, 202413 min

An Upgrade for AAPL - MOSK: 01.19.2024

- BofA Upgrades Apple and Raises Price Target - Apple Employees Get Vision Pro at 25% Off - Many Apple Stores Closing One Hour Early This Sunday - Netflix on Apple Vision Pro Will Be Browser-Only - Spotify and YouTube Steer Apple Vision Pro Users to Safari - Apple Marks Lunar New Year with Year of the Dragon Gear - Apple Launches Back to School Promo for Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, and South Korea - Apple TV+ Not Going Back to “Schmigadoon!” - Apple TV+ Titles Up for 14 BAFTA Awards - Sponso...

Jan 19, 202416 min

Apple Watch Avoids Renewed Ban - MOSK: 01.18.2024

- Apple Narrowly Avoids Reinstatement of Apple Watch Sales Ban in US - Apple Hits Epic Up for $73M in Legal Fees - Apple Seeds OS Update Release Candidates to Developers and Public Testers - Apple Announces New Black Unity Watch Band, Watch Face, and Wallpapers - Foxconn Joins Semiconductor Project in India - Apple Opens 15-Story Office in Bengaluru - Apple Adjusts Hardware Trade-In Values - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for “The New Look” - Apple TV+ Wins Three AARP Movie Awards - Sponsored by Coda - ...

Jan 18, 202417 min

Epic versus Apple Enters New Phase - MOSK: 01.17.2024

- Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeals in Epic v. Apple Case - Apple Updates App Store Rules on Steering and Out of App Store Purchases - CEO of Epic Upset with App Store Rules Updates - EU Companies Urge “Gatekeepers” to Greater Action Ahead of DMA - Canalys: Apple Takes Top Spot in 2023 Global Smartphone Shipments - FCC Clears Apple Vision Pro for Sale - Ming-Chi Kuo See Apple Aiming for Worldwide Vision Pro Release Ahead of WWDC - MacRumors Says App Store for Apple Vision Pro Is Live - Appl...

Jan 17, 202418 min

Much Ado About Discounts - MOSK: 01.16.2024

- Apple China Offers Rare Hardware Discounts for Lunar New Year Promotion - Ming-Chi Kuo: iPhone 15 Pro Max Accounts for 40-45% of iPhone 15 Sale in 1H24 - IDC: Apple Takes Top Spot in 2023 Global Smartphone Shipments - Largely Positive Evercore Note Addresses Five Apple Investor Concerns - Apple May Pull Blood-Oxygen Sensor from Apple Watch to Keep Sales Ticking - Between 2 and 4 More Awards for Apple - Apple and Its CEO Mark MLK Day - Sponsored by Coda - Your all-in-one collaborative workspace...

Jan 16, 202418 min

On Your Mark, Get Set, Pro! MOSK: 01.15.2024

- EU’s Vestager and Apple’s Cook Meet in Silicon Valley - Apple Gets People Ready to Order Vision Pro - Bloomberg’s Gurman Lays Out Expected Apple Vision Pro Demo Process - Belkin Battery Clip for Apple Vision Pro Should Hit on 2 Febraury - Apple Closing San Diego Data Operations Annotations Office - Apple Music Publishes Playlist by Usher to Promo Super Bowl Halftime Show - Sponsored by Coda - Your all-in-one collaborative workspace. Get started for free and get a $1,000 credit at coda.io/macos...

Jan 15, 202413 min

A Big Little Number for Apple Vision Pro - MOSK: 01.12.2024

- Ming-Chi Kuo: Only 60k to 80k Apple Vision Pro Units Available at Launch - Apple Issues Security Fix for Magic Keyboard Vulnerability - Apple Says Find My Can Find 32 Things (Kind of) - Remote Apple Shareholders Meeting Set for 28 February - Apple TV+ Teases 2024 Season MLS Docuseries - Apple TV+ Promos Slate of Kids Programming - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Chat with us in Patreon for as li...

Jan 12, 202415 min

Getting the Ban Back Together - MOSK: 01.11.2024

- ITC Argues Against Stay of Apple Watch Ban - Redburn Atlantic Downgrades Apple to “Hold,” Keeps $200 Target - Redburn Downgrade is Apple’s Third of 2024 - Macworld: Apple Aware of Possible AirDrop Security Issue Since 2019 - Public Testers Get New Betas of iOS 17.3, iPadOS 17.3, and macOS 14.3 - Apple Adds Test Drivers and Grows AV Fleet - Apple TV+ Nabs 11 SAG Award Nominations - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@...

Jan 11, 202413 min

Selling the Apple Vision Pro Vision - MOSK: 01.10.2024

- Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple Needs to Sell Apple Vision Pro Vision to Sell the Device - Apple Vision Pro Ad “Get Ready” Evokes Memories of First iPhone Ad “Hello” - Beijing Authorities Say They Can ID AirDrop Senders - Apple Seeds Next Round of OS Update Betas to Developers - Apple VP of Finance Takes CFO Post at Sonos - Apple Opens New Seoul Store on 20 January - Apple Music Classical Expanding Later This Month - Apple Nominated for Nine Art Directors Guild Awards - Check Out the Latest Checklists by ...

Jan 10, 202412 min

Apple Vision Pro Gets a Release Date - MOSK: 01.09.2024

- Apple Vision Pro Pre-Orders Start 19 January; Device Launches 2 February - Apple Opening Early on 2 February for Vision Pro Demos - Zeiss Lenses for Apple Vision Pro Cost Less Than Expected - Two Sets of Straps for Apple Vision Pro - Apple Vision Pro “Persona” Avatars Launching as Beta - Apple Sharpens Tools for Vision Pro Developers - Apple Asks Developers to Say “Spatial Computing Apps,” Not VR/AR/MR/XR - Bloomberg Highlights Negative Note on iPhone from Seemingly Inaccurate Analyst - Firms ...

Jan 09, 202417 min

Evercore's Cool with Apple and Gladstone Gets a Globe - MOSK: 01.08.2023

- Evercore Still Bullish on AAPL - Apple 1Q24 Earnings Set for 1 February - NYT Raises Specter of DoJ Antitrust Suit Against Apple - EC Antitrust Chief to Meet with Apple’s Cook and Other CEO’s This Week - SEC Says Apple and Disney Must Address AI Questions for AFL-CIO - “Batterygate” Settlement Payments Rolling Out to Affected Consumers - Apple Bay Street in Emeryville, CA Reopens - Apple TV+ Wins Four Creative Arts Emmy Awards - Lily Gladstone Nabs Acting Trophy at Golden Globes - Check Out th...

Jan 08, 202413 min

Another Downgrade for AAPL - MOSK: 01.05.2024

- Piper Sandler Cuts Apple Rating and Price Target on iPhone Concerns - Evercore Sees Strength for App Store, Though Tough Compares Loom - Apple Card Savings Account APY Rises to 4.35% - Some See Syncing Problems with iPhone, Mac, and Apple Music - Public Testers Get Second macOS 14.3 Beta - New Fitness+ Content Coming Monday - Clicks: Physical Keyboard Add-On for iPhone - Jon Prosser and Front Page Tech Present Documentary on Apple and Tim Cook - “Killers of the Flower Moon” Hits Apple TV+ Next...

Jan 05, 202413 min

An iOS Beta Meets Mr. Bungle - MOSK: 01.04.2024

- Apple Analyst Wants Apple to Get “Unstuck” - Apple Design VP Leaves for LoveFrom - Counterpoint: Premium and Ultra-Premiums Grew in 2023’s Shrinking Smartphone Market - Report: Indian Government Leaned on Apple After Warnings of State Sponsored Hacks - Apple Seeds Second Developer Betas of Next Round of OS Updates - iOS 17.3 Developer Beta 2 Bricks some iPhones - Apple Pulls Second Developer Betas of iOS and iPadOS 17.3 - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsy...

Jan 04, 202413 min

A Rough Start to the New Year for AAPL - MOSK: 01.03.2024

- An Unhappy Start to 2024 for AAPL - Nikkei: Japan May Require 3rd-Party App Stores and Payments for Apple and Google - Apple Watch Activity Rings Get Customizable Goals - Apple Preparing 1099-INT Forms for Apple Card Savings Users - New North American Stores Planned for Apple - Japanese New Year Apple Promotion Underway - Free Meta Quest App Tops in App Store on Christmas Day - On Heels of Season Three Finale, Apple Orders Fifth Season of “Slow Horses” - Check Out the Latest Checklists by Secu...

Jan 03, 202413 min

Time Extended for Apple Watch - MOSK: 12.28.2023

- Ban Suspended on Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 - Apple Watch New Year Activity Challenge Ahead - Beeper Gives Up “Cat-and-Mouse” with Apple - DoJ and FTC Investigating Apple Thwarting Beeper Mini - Mint Mobile Notifies Affected Customers of Data Breach - Home Improvement Chain Lowe’s Adds In-Store Apple Pay Support - Apple Closing Infinite Loop Store Next Month - Sponsored by Green Chef: Go to greenchef.com/60mok and use code 60mok to get 60% off, plus 20% off your next two months - Check O...

Dec 28, 202314 min

ITC Gives Apple Watch Ban a Miss - MOSK: 12.21.2023

- US ITC Lets Apple Watch American Ban Stand - Apple Pay, Apple Cash, and Apple Card See Brief Outage - Apple Card Savings Account Sees First Rate Increase - Barcelona Apple Store Union Plans Saturday Strike - Honolulu’s Apple Royal Hawaiian Closing Permanently - Porsche and Aston Martin Tease Next Generation CarPlay Adoption - Sponsored by Green Chef: Go to greenchef dot com slash 60mok and use code 60mok to get 60% off, plus 20% off your next two months - Check Out the Latest Checklists by Sec...

Dec 21, 202315 min

Apple Watchers Shrug Off Watch Ban - MOSK: 12.20.2023

- Apple Watching World Unfazed by Anticipated U.S. Watch Bans - Bloomberg: Watch Ban Might Hinder Apple’s Return to Growth - Barron’s: Ignore the Noise - Munster Sees No Worry for Apple in Watch Bans - Chatterjee Sees No Worry for Apple in Watch Bans - White House Keeping an Eye on Likely Apple Watch Ban - Masimo CEO Says Company Open to Settling with Apple - Apple News+ Adds The Athletic - Small Performance OS Updates from Apple - TikTok Now Optimized for iPad, Other Tablets, and Foldables - Ap...

Dec 20, 202316 min

Perilous Times for Apple Watch - MOSK: 12.19.2023

- Apple to Halt Apple Watch S9 and Ultra 2 Sales Ahead of Patent Related Import Ban - Apple at Work on Software Fix for Apple Watch Patent Problem - Sites Offer Last-Minute Apple Watch Deals - Facades: App Focused on Apple Retail Gets an Update - NordVPN Adds Apple TV App to App Store - Apple TV+ Takes Home Five Children's and Family Emmy Awards - Sponsored by Green Chef: Go to greenchef dot com slash 60mok and use code 60mok to get 60% off, plus 20% off your next two months - Check Out the Late...

Dec 19, 202314 min

China's Possible iPhone Ban Possibly Back - MOSK: 12.18.2023

- Bloomberg: Chatter Around Accelerating iPhone Ban in Chinese Government - Bipartisan Lawmakers Refer Apple Blocking Beeper Mini to DoJ Antitrust Division - Apple Agrees to Settle Family Sharing App Store Suit - Apple Piloting “Contingent Pricing for Subscriptions” in App Store - Delta’s Latest Planes Add Bluetooth to First Class Infotainment - Apple Killed iTunes Video Wishlists Without Warning - Apple TV+ Announces New Drama for Jon Hamm - Sponsored by Green Chef: Go to greenchef dot com slas...

Dec 18, 202315 min

AAPL Back in Record Territory - MOSK: 12.15.2023

- Barron’s Makes the Case for AAPL Over $200 - EC Quizzes Apple and Google on Risks Around App Stores and Ads - Apple and Corellium Settle Suit - Apple Seeds New Betas of iOS, iPadOS, and macOS to Public Testers - Apple Updates iTunes for Windows with Security Fixes - Tech Press Wowed by Self-Shot Spatial Video on Apple Vision Pro - Apple TV+ Picks Up Second Season of “Platonic” - Apple TV+ Announces Series Adaptation of “The Murderbot Diaries” - Apple TV+ Sets Mid-March Premier for Historical D...

Dec 15, 202315 min

Apple's Un-Fun Day in Europe - MOSK: 12.14.2023

- Report: EU Likely to Nix Apple’s Anti-Steering Rules in App Store - Apple Competitors Form Lobbying Organization in Europe - Report: Foxconn Spending $2.6B+ on Indian Plant for Apple Gear - Apple Selling USB-C for Snd Generation AirPods Pro - Beats and Stussy Team for Special Beats Studio Pro Headphones - Apple Expands Self Repair Program - PETA Names Apple Its Company of the Year - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macoske...

Dec 14, 202314 min

NFC, the EC, and Golden Globe Nominations - MOSK: 12.13.2023

- Report: Apple Offers Rivals in EU Access to iPhone NFC to Appease EC - Developers Get First Betas of Next Round of OS Updates - New Stolen Device Protections Turn Up in First Beta of iOS 17.3 - Developers Get Beta Seven of visionOS - Changed Beeper Mini Back in the Blue Bubble Battle - Apple Now Requires Search Warrant to Share Push Notification Data with Law Enforcement - GM Spins Dropping CarPlay as a Safety Play - Apple TV+ Inks First Look Deal with Yoruba Saxon - Seth Rogen Hopes for Secon...

Dec 13, 202315 min

OS Updates for Almost Every Apple Thing - MOSK: 12.12.2023

- Apple Releases iOS and iPadOS 17.2 - Journal App Lands on iPhone with iOS 17.2 - iOS and iPadOS 16.7.3: Security Fixes for Older Operating Systems - Apple Releases macOS Sonoma 14.2 - Security Fix Updates for Older Versions of macOS - Apple Releases watchOS 10.2 - Apple Updates tvOS and Apple TV Apps - Apple Release HomePod Software v17.2 - Collaborative Apple Music Playlists and AirPlay in Hotels Miss 2023 Releases - Apple Kills TV and Movie Sales in iTunes Apps - Check Out the Latest Checkli...

Dec 12, 202315 min

Raising Price Targets and Popping Blue Bubbles - MOSK: 12.11.2023

- Morgan Stanley Ups Apple Target to $220 - Wedbush Ups Apple Target to $250 - Tuesday: Beeper Mini Brings Blue Bubble to Android - Friday: Apple Shuts Down Beeper Mini - Sunday: Sen. Elizabeth Warren Weighs in on Apple Stopping Beeper Mini - Apple Seeds Second RC of tvOS 17.2 to Developers - Tesla Adding Apple Podcasts Support This Week - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patre...

Dec 11, 202311 min

Union? What Union? MOSK: 12.08.2023

- Would-Be UK Retail Union Fights for Recognition from Apple - Problems with Apple Pay Early on Thursday - Apple Seeds Second RC of macOS 14.2 to Developers - iOS 17.2 Bringing Pass Sharing Feature Similar to NameDrop - Apple TV+ Offers First Glimpse of SciFi Conspiracy Series “Constellation” - $4 Check from Steve Jobs Sells for $46,000 - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreo...

Dec 08, 20239 min

Push Notifications and Privacy Concerns - MOSK: 12.07.2023

- Sen. Wyden Blows Whistle on Surveillance Via Push Notifications - Report: iMessage Likely to Fall Outside of EU’s DMA Regulations - FT: Apple Wants Battery Makers to #MakeInIndia - tvOS 17.2 Killing iTunes Movie and TV Stores - Apple TV+ Outs New Trailer for WWII Series “Masters of the Air” - New Charlotte, NC Area Apple Store Opens 14 December - FineWoven Feedback from Mac OS Ken Listeners - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Chat with us in Patreo...

Dec 07, 202316 min

Foxconn Raises Expectations - MOSK: 12.06.2023

- Foxconn Ups Q4 Expectations - Apple Seeks Smartphone USB-C Requirement Waiver in India - First-Gen iPhone SE and Second-Gen 12.9” iPad Pro Go “Vintage” at Apple - Apple Seeds OS Release Candidates to Developers - iOS 17.2 to Bring Qi2 Support to iPhone 13 and iPhone - iOS 17.2 Should Fix Wireless Charging in Some Vehicles - Apple Music Collaborative Playlists Absent from iOS 17.2 RC - Apple Issues Minor Update for Video Creation App Clips - “Wiser Than Me With Julia Louis-Dreyfus” Named Apple ...

Dec 06, 202313 min

“Central Park” and “Swagger” Sent Packing - MOSK: 12.05.2023

- Wedbush Analyst Spins the Hits - Report: Cyclonic Rains Halt iPhone Production at Plants in Southern India - Report: TDK Building Cell Plant for iPhone Batteries in India - PBS News Hour Weekend: Six Minutes on Making iPhone in India - ExpressVPN for Apple TV Hits App Store for Apple TV - “Central Park” and “Swagger” Sent Packing - “Killers of the Flower Moon” Available to Rent or Buy Before Apple TV+ Debut - Check Out the Latest Checklists by SecureMac - online at SecureMac.com/checklist - Ch...

Dec 05, 202312 min