- Wedbush Analyst Expects No Price Increases for iPhone 16 Line - J.P. Morgan Sees More Uncertainty Than Usual in “Glowtime” Event - Gurman: No iPhone SuperCycle (as He Defines “SuperCycle”) - Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple Starts Transition to Its Own 5G Modems in 2025 - Gurman: EC to Decide Apple/Ireland Tax Appeal on 10 September - Judge will Decide Punishment in Google Antitrust Case by August 2025 - Oklahoma City Apple Retail Union Reaches Tentative Deal with Company - Kendrick Lamar to Play Next Appl...
Sep 09, 2024•14 min
- WSJ: Slow and Steady (and A.I.) Could Help iPhone Win the Race - Sweden’s Next Apple Store Opens 20 September - Report: Huawei Faces Chip Shortage for Next Flagship Phone - Apple to Activate “Find My” in South Korea Next Spring - Apple TV+ Announces New Series, “Widow’s Bay” - Apple TV+ Drops Trailer for Documentary “In The Last of the Sea Women” - Photographer, author, and publisher Rick Smolan joins Ken to talk image creation and A.I. on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - ...
Sep 06, 2024•11 min
- UBS Stays Neutral on Apple, Raises Target to $236 - Piper Sandler Raises Specter of Price Increase for iPhone 16 Line - CIRP Survey: New Features Not Usually Why People Buy iPhone - SCMP: Two Weeks Later, the Inevitable iPhone 16 Takedown - Apple Store in OKC Stages Informal, Informational Picket - Beats Pre-Announces 2025 Release of Powerbeats Pro 2 - Apple Music Launches Five New Personalized “Mood” Radio Stations - Photographer, author, and publisher Rick Smolan joins Ken to talk image crea...
Sep 05, 2024•12 min
- Huawei Looks to Darken Apple’s “Glowtime” - Evercore: Strong App Store Revenue May Mean a Beat for Apple Services - EU Consumer Group Faults Apple for DMA Non-Compliance - Microsoft: Apple Makes Cloud Gaming Apps Too Hard on iOS - Report: Apple Retail Spain Cans Longtime Employees - Apple Seeds Ninth Developer Beta of visionOS 2 - Remainder of MLS Season Cheap or Free on Apple TV - Photographer, author, and publisher Rick Smolan joins Ken to talk image creation and A.I. on "The Mac Observer Sh...
Sep 04, 2024•12 min
- Morgan Stanley: iPhone Primed for Bigger Upgrades Than 2020 - Spotify Thinks Apple is Burger King or Something - LG Offers Apple TV+ and/or Apple Music Trails for Oddly Timed Promotion - Clooney Bummed Over Limited Theatrical Release for “Wolfs” - Apple TV+ Premiers Limited Series "Disclaimer" At Venice Film Festival - Photographer, author, and publisher Rick Smolan joins Ken to talk image creation and A.I. on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist...
Sep 03, 2024•10 min
- Nikkei Report on iPhone 16 Builds Gooses Apple Shares - Evercore Sees iPhone 16 Builds Skewing Pro/Pro Max - Citi Analyst Names Apple His “Top AI Pick” - Latest Dot-One Betas Don’t Require US Region Setting for Apple Intelligence - Big Sites Blocking Apple from Training AI - Counterpoint: US iPhone Sales Fell 4% in July While Smartphone Sales Surged 5% - Sign-In with Apple Pulled from Deepfake “Nudify” Sites - Reality Series “K-Pop Idols” Hits Apple TV+ - Apple TV+ Releases “Napoleon: The Dire...
Aug 30, 2024•15 min
- Report: Apple Eliminating 100 Positions in Services - 10 Apple Services Saw Issues and Outages on Tuesday - Counterpoint Research: Apple Revenue to Pass $400B in 2024 - Apple Seeds Two New Rounds of Betas for Developers - Sixth Round of OS Betas Out to Public Testers - Apple Adds ID in Wallet Support for Hawaii - Target Outs New App for CarPlay - Elevated: Immersive Video Series for Apple Vision Pro Takes Off Next Week - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Management - your solution for IAM...
Aug 29, 2024•15 min
- Wedbush Reiterates iPhone SuperCycle Expectation - IDC Brings Potential Upside to iPhone Growth - Apple and Indian Telco Airtel Tie Up on Content Offerings - Users Can Now Transfer Apple Music Playlists to YouTube Music - 9to5Mac: Apple Seems Tricksy with Maestri Moves - Apple Analysts See Smooth Transition from Maestri to Parekh - Apple TV+ Green-Lights Fourth Season of “Acapulco” - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Management - your solution for IAM and MDM. Learn more at 1Password.com/...
Aug 28, 2024•16 min
- Apple Sets 9 September for “Glowtime” Product Event - "Glowtime" Invitation Signals Focus on Siri + Apple Intelligence - Gurman: iPad mini Stock Dwindles Ahead of Fall Product Launches - Apple to Stream “Glowtime” Event on Site, Apple TV App, and YouTube - Apple CFO Luca Maestri Stepping Aside at Year’s End - Apple Worldwide Sales VP Joins Zoom Board - Huntsville, AL Apple Store Gets New Location This Weekend - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Management - your solution for IAM and MDM. ...
Aug 27, 2024•13 min
- Bloomberg Expects iPhone 16 Event on 10 September - The Elec: 67% of iPhone 16 Manufacturing will be Pro Models - Bloomberg: Testing Underway for M4 Macs - Study: Apple Podcasts Third in U.S. Podcast Consumption - Signs of Life for “Ted Lasso” - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Management - your solution for IAM and MDM. Learn more at 1Password.com/product/XAM - Hear financial analyst Rob Black talk investing angles on Apple, including Apple Vision Pro, Apple TV+, the abandoned Apple Car...
Aug 26, 2024•14 min
- Apple Announces DMA-Inspired Tweaks Planned for EU - Apple Cash to Require ID Verification for $500 Transfers or More - iPhone Grew 44% in Latin American Smartphone Shipments in Q2 - Firmware Update Brings Audio Sharing to Beats Studio Pro - Apple TV+ Picks Up Second Season of “Criminal Record” - National Parks Activity Challenge Set for Sunday - Hear financial analyst Rob Black talk investing angles on Apple, including Apple Vision Pro, Apple TV+, the abandoned Apple Car, and more on "The Mac...
Aug 23, 2024•12 min
- App Store Lead is Leaving Apple - UK’s CMA Ends App Store Investigation with No Decision - Diving Deep on iPhone, The Asia Group, and South China Morning Post - Typing Four, Innocuous Punctuation Marks Can Briefly Crash Your iThing - Woman Catches Mail Thieves with Self-Addressed, Stamped AirTag - Hear GitHub Senior Developer Advocate Christina Warren talks the Apple/Patreon commission issue on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac - ...
Aug 22, 2024•15 min
- Melius Analysts Digs Apple’s Free Cash Flow - MoffettNathanson Starts Apple Coverage at $211 with “Neutral” Rating - More Talk of Made in India iPhone Pro Models - Apple Extends AppleCare+ Extension Period in Many Countries - New Developer Betas Out for This Fall’s OS Updates from Apple - New Public Betas Out for This Fall’s OS Updates from Apple - Latest macOS Sequoia Beta Adds Apple Park Backgrounds for Video Chats - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for Spanish-Language Drama “Midnight Family” - Hear ...
Aug 21, 2024•11 min
- KeyBanc Analysts Seem to Disagree on Apple and iPhone - Apple Re-Releases iOS 17.6.1 with New Build Number, No Other Changes Noted - Apple Makes Fitness+ Fix with watchOS 10.6.1 - Apple Releases tvOS 17.6.1 for Some Reason - Apple Updates Apple Sports App for NFL and College Football - Apple Podcasts Gets Improved Web Experience - Apple TV+ Drops Trailer for True-Crime Podcast “Scamtown” - Apple TV+ Teases November Return of “Bad Sisters” - Apple Celebrates US National Parks 108th Anniversary ...
Aug 20, 2024•12 min
- Epic Games Store and “Fortnite” Go Live for iOS in EU - Bookseller Personal Info Headed to Apple Books in European Union - Vestager Not Returning as EC Competition Commissioner - Apple Picks Up "Dark Matter" for Second Season - Apple TV+ Movie “The Instigators” Starts Strong on Streaming Trackers - Hear GitHub Senior Developer Advocate Christina Warren talks the Apple/Patreon commission issue on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check Out the Latest Checklist by SecureMac -...
Aug 19, 2024•8 min
- Morgan Stanley: Surprise iPhone 15 Strength Bodes Well for iPhone 16 - Epic Games Covers Core Technology Fees for AltStore PAL in EU - Developer Personal Info Headed to App Store in European Union - Anonymous Government Peeps Cite Huge Growth for Apple in India - Apple Card Wins J.D. Power Award - California State IDs Officially Hitting Apple Wallet Soon - Beats X Kim Adds Beats Studio Pro with Kardashian Colors and Branding - Hear GitHub Senior Developer Advocate Christina Warren talks the Ap...
Aug 16, 2024•13 min
- Apple Opening NFC and Secure Enclave to Developers in iOS 18.1 - Spotify App in EU Tells Consumers About Lower Prices Online - English Premier League to Use 28 iPhone Per Pitch to Decide Offside Rulings - Apple TV+ Announces New Season of McGregor/Boorman “Long Way” Series - Twenty Thousand Hertz Samples “The Sound of Apple” - Hear "Home: On" host Richard Gunther talk smart devices, home automation, and Apple's place in all of it on "The Mac Observer Show," wherever you get podcasts! - Check O...
Aug 15, 2024•11 min
- Indian Investigation Stalled Over Confidentiality Concerns from Apple - iPhone’s Small Share in India Sees Significant Growth - Epic Games Submits Fortnite and Epic Games Store for Notarization in EU - Rivian Adds Native Apple Music App - Apple Adds In-Person Sessions to Entrepreneur Camp - Apple TV+ Drops Trailer for “Slow Horses” Season-Four - “Bad Monkey” Starts Its Run on Apple TV+ - Next Apple Watch Activity Challenge to Highlight National Parks - Hear "Home: On" host Richard Gunther talk...
Aug 14, 2024•12 min
- Indian Investigation Stalled Over Confidentiality Concerns from Apple - iPhone’s Small Share in India Sees Significant Growth - Epic Games Submits Fortnite and Epic Games Store for Notarization in EU - Rivian Adds Native Apple Music App - Apple Adds In-Person Sessions to Entrepreneur Camp - Apple TV+ Drops Trailer for “Slow Horses” Season-Four - “Bad Monkey” Starts Its Run on Apple TV+ - Next Apple Watch Activity Challenge to Highlight National Parks - Hear "Home: On" host Richard Gunther talk...
Aug 14, 2024•12 min
- BofA Reacts to New EU App Store Rules from Apple - App Store Commissions Prompt Backend Billing Changes for Patreon - Canalys: Southeast Asia iPhone Shipments Up 15% - LG Looks to Apple for Money Spent on Cancelled microLED Apple Watch - Apple Seeds New Rounds of Betas to Developers - Public Testers Get Betas, Too - Developers Get Beta Firmware for AirPods Pro 2 - Code-Diver Spots Apparent Expansions Planned for Apple Maps Look Around - Hear "Home: On" host Richard Gunther talk smart devices, ...
Aug 13, 2024•14 min
- Wedbush Sees 10% More iPhone 16 Units at Launch - Report: Foxconn Hires an Additional 50,000 Workers for Increased iPhone Production - Towson Retail Union Ratifies Agreement with Apple - Apple Maps on the Web Now on Firefox - Matter Lights to Get Apple’s Adaptive Lighting in iOS 18 - Disney/Pixar Teases “Toy Story 5” with 7-Year-Old Apple Watch Video - TV Charts, “Time Bandits,” and a Wish for Hard Numbers - Hear "Home: On" host Richard Gunther talk smart devices, home automation, and Apple's ...
Aug 12, 2024•13 min
- Apple Amends DMA Compliance, Loosens Restrictions on Linking Out from App Store - Spotify and Epic Games Unimpressed with Apple's DMC Changes - Ohio Now Supports Mobile ID in Apple Wallet - California May Soon Support Mobile ID in Apple Wallet - Tokyo Gets Real-Time Transit Info in Apple Maps - Nvidia + Apple Vision Pro = Robot Training - Apple TV+ Welcomes “The Instigators” - Hear "Home: On" host Richard Gunther talk smart devices, home automation, and Apple's place in all of it on "The Mac O...
Aug 09, 2024•11 min
- Apple Seeks Dismissal of DOJ Antitrust Case - Report: Apple Leans on Tencent and ByteDance Over IAP Avoidance - Apple Actively Working to Bring Apple Intelligence to China and EU - Apple Says ChatGPT Coming to Apple Intelligence by End of 2024 - Apple Issues Minor Updates to Squish Advanced Data Protection Bugs - Apple Pulls Wide Theatrical Release for Clooney/Pitt Action-Comedy “Wolfs” - Apple TV+ Posts Teaser for “Disclaimer” - Second Season of “Shrinking” Hits Apple TV+ in Mid-October - Hea...
Aug 08, 2024•11 min
- Despite Drop in iPhone Sales, Apple Posts June-Q Revenue Record - IDC: iPad Helps Bring Tablets Back to Growth Globally - Wedbush Ups Apple Target on June-Q Beat and iPhone 16 Anticipation - Berkshire Hathaway Sells Roughly Half of Its Apple Shares - Wedbush Sees Nothing Alarming Berkshire Sales of Apple Shares - Markets Saw Massive Monday Selloff - Google Declared Monopolist in DOJ Case - JP Morgan Weighs Ramifications of DOJ Google Ruling on Apple - Apple Seeds Developer and Public Betas for...
Aug 07, 2024•14 min
Ken is on an away mission - seeking a captain's holiday... headed to the hot, hot, heat of Las Vegas for some sort of science fiction convention. See you here midweek next week.
Jul 31, 2024•2 min
- TD Cowen Ups Apple Target on Long-Tail iPhone Sales - Evercore Sees Steady Sales for iPhone 16 Driven by Gradual AI Rollout - Public Betas of iOS and iPadOS 18 Finally Make the Scene - First Apple Intelligence Features Out in New Developer Betas - Apple Issues Bug and Security Updates for Current Operating Systems - macOS 14.6 Update Brings Dual-Display Support from M3 MacBook Pro - A reach into the Mac OS Ken Mailbag - Hear entertainment journalist and film critic Scott Mantz talk Apple TV+ a...
Jul 30, 2024•12 min
- Raymond James Analyst Ups Apple Target on AI-Driven iPhone Expectations - Apple Drops Prices for iPhones in India - Reports: India May Make iPads and iPhone 16 Pro Units - Apple and Towson Retail Union Reach Tentative Contract Deal - Apple Agrees to Biden Administration AI Guidelines - Apple Re-Seeds Fourth iOS/iPadOS 18 Developer Betas - 9to5Mac: Disappearing Code May Mean Later Start for Apple Intelligence - Bloomberg's Gurman Says No Apple Intelligence Until iOS 18.1 - Apple Acknowledges En...
Jul 29, 2024•15 min
- UBS Sees No Catalysts for Apple - Baird Analyst Ups Apple Target on AI-Driven Hardware Upgrades - Canalys: Local Brands Knocked iPhone Out of China’s Top-Five in Q2 - Apple Opening Shenzhen Testing Lab - In South Korea: “Find My” Follies - Apple Services Celebrate the Leagues Cup - A Ton of Apple TV+ Announcements - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Management - your solution for IAM and MDM. Learn more at 1Password.com/product/XAM. - Hear Reticle Research Principal Analyst Ross Rubin tal...
Jul 26, 2024•16 min
- J.P. Morgan Ups Apple Target on iPhone Upgrade Expectations - Barclays Keeps Apple at “Underperform” with $187 Target - CIRP: How More iPhone Switchers is Bad for Apple or Something - Spain Probes App Store Over Possible Anticompetitive Behavior - Second Betas of macOS Sequoia, watchOS 11, and tvOS 18 Out to Public Testers - Apple Music Users May Get AI-Generated Art for Playlists - Apple Maps Goes Live on Web as Beta - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for “Bad Monkey” - Sponsored by 1Password Extended ...
Jul 25, 2024•14 min
- Wells Fargo Ups Apple Target on Strong iPhone 16 Expectations - Apple COO Makes “Low-Profile” Trip to China - India Says More than 1-in-10 of World’s iPhones Now Made in India - India Lowers Import Tax on Finished iPhones and Some Components - Apple Seeds a Slew of Developer Betas and Release Candidates - Apple Offers New Environment to Vision Pro Owners - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for “Yo Gabba GabbaLand!” Ahead of 9 August Debut - Apple TV+ Posts Trailer for Docuseries “Cowboy Cartel” Ahead of ...
Jul 24, 2024•16 min
