- Keybanc Analyst Still Loudly Underweight on Apple - Judge Overturns Ruling Forcing Open Apple’s Brazilian App Store - Ninth Circuit Bounces iCloud Storage Case - Apple Retail Headed to Saudi Arabia - Gurman: Apple and Sony Working on Controller Support for Apple Vision Pro - James Cameron Signs Multi-Year Deal to Make 3D Content for Meta Quest Line - Apple TV+ Outs Trailers for “The Gorge” and “Severance” Season-Two - “Shrinking” Makes AFI’s 2024 Top-Ten - We're taking a closer look at the Sal...
Dec 09, 2024•16 min
- Indonesia Says It’s Getting $1B from Apple While Apple Stays Mum - Apple Seeds RCs for Next Round of OS Updates - Upcoming Updates Bring Natural Language Search for Audio and Video - visionOS 2.2 Bringing Multiview for Sportsball - Nine More Countries Getting Apple’s Hearing Health Suite - Apple Savings APY Drops to 3.9% - New Mexico Adds Support for Digital IDs - Apple TV+ Joins Amazon Prime Video in Australia, Canada and the UK - Apple TV+ Gets “Government Cheese” Next April - MLS Final Stre...
Dec 06, 2024•12 min
- FBI and CISA Suggest End-to-End Encrypted Comms for Everyone - The Information: Apple and Baidu Encounter Hurdles on the Way to Apple Intelligence in China - Wired Posts Wide-Ranging Interview with Tim Cook - Apple Launches Passwords Add-On for Firefox - Apple TV+ Announces February Premier for “Berlin ER” - Bad guys and A.I. may try to wreck your holiday shopping. Be prepared with Checklist No. 402 - Avoiding Shopping Scams 2024, brought to you by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - ...
Dec 05, 2024•11 min
- Indonesia Expects $1B Offer from Apple to End iPhone 16 Sales Ban - UK Developers Can Continue $1B Case Against Apple - Apple Seeds visionOS 2.2 Beta Four to Developers - Apple TV+ Announces Limited Drama “Lucky” - Apple TV+ Series “Surface” Resurfacing in February - Apple TV+ Teases Docuseries “The Secret Lives of Animals” - Apple Books Issues User “Year in Review” Lists - Apple Music Replay '24 Finalized for '24 - Flexbar: A Kickstarter Answer to Touch Bar - Sponsored by 1Password Extended A...
Dec 04, 2024•13 min
- Counterpoint: iPhone 15 Models Topped Global Q3 Sales - Counterpoint Offshoot Says Eventual Foldable iPhone Will Pull Foldables from Slump - After Recent Record Highs, Apple’s Market Cap is Tops at $3.62T - Apple Warns Developers of Likely Review Deals Over the Holidays - tvOS 18.2 Apparently Drops “TV & Movies” Screen Saver - Home App Pushes Smart Vacuum Support to “Early 2025” - Report: Apple Pay Going Live for Uruguay - Apple Vision Pro is Headed to Taiwan - WhatsApp Ending Support for iPho...
Dec 03, 2024•12 min
- IDC: Android Outgrew iOS in 2024; Reversal Expected in 2025 - Wedbush Publishes Bullish Note on Apple, iPhone, and A.I. - Protest Forced Apple to Close Seattle Store on Black Friday - Apple Ups iPad Trade-In Values - Belkin Recalls Fast-Charging Apple Watch Charger Over Fire Hazard - Apple Takes More Floors in NYC’s 11 Penn Plaza - Official Podcast Announced for "Severance" - Peanuts Christmas Special Free in Mid-December - “Wallace & Gromit” Short Hits Battersea Power Station Through Year’s E...
Dec 02, 2024•16 min
- Brazil Gives Apple 20 Days to Make App Store More Open - Indonesia Rejects Apple’s US$100 Million Offer to Life iPhone 16 Ban - FT: An Apple + A.I. + China Story That Sounds REALLY Familiar - Apple Announces Apple Pay Fundraiser for The Global Fund - What Happened to Apple’s (PRODUCT)RED Products? - Apple TV+ Series “Drops of God” Wins International Emmy for Best Drama - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Management - your solution for IAM and MDM. Learn more at 1Password.com/macosken - Ba...
Nov 27, 2024•14 min
- Morgan Stanley: iPhone Interest Grows as Apple Intelligence Grows - Apple CEO, Other Corporate Execs Meet with China’s Premier - When Tim Met Trump: Part II - India Pushes Forward with App Store Antitrust Case - iFixit: M4 MBPs Just as Tough to Repair as M3 MBPs - Apple Improves Speaker Repair for MBPs - Panera Bread Out of 3% Cash Back Apple Card Offer in Early 2025 - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Management - your solution for IAM and MDM. Learn more at 1Password.com/macosken - How ...
Nov 26, 2024•16 min
- Report: Apple Looks to Source More Components from India - EC Ends Investigation Into Apple Books - UK’s CMA Not OK with Browser Restrictions on iOS - Indonesia Pushes for More from Apple to Lift iPhone 16 Ban - Tap-to-Pay on iPhone Hits New Zealand - This Week’s “Silo” Episode Hitting Early - Apple Announces Second Season for “Your Friends and Neighbors” Ahead of Show’s Premier - Director Jon Watts: “Wolfs” Sequel Looks Dead at Apple - "Fly Me to the Moon" Lands on Apple Next Week - Sponsored...
Nov 25, 2024•15 min
- Bloomberg: Apple Planning LLM Overhaul of Siri - CFPB to Treat FinTechs Like Apple as Banks - Apple Outlines Black Friday/Cyber Monday Sales Event - Apple Podcasts Lists Top Titles of 2024 - Apple Music Names Billie Eilish Artist of the Year Again - Steve McQueen’s “Blitz” Hits Apple TV+ - Documentary “Bread and Roses” Running on Apple TV+ - Sponsored by Turtle Beach - Level up your game and get 10% off @TurtleBeach with code MACOSKEN at turtlebeach.com/MACOSKEN! #turtlebeachpod - How does one...
Nov 22, 2024•15 min
- Apple Argues to Have DOJ Monopoly Case Tossed - Bernstein Analyst Reiterates Apple at “Outperform” - Apple Seeds New OS Betas for Developers and Public Testers - Report: “All Rings Closed” Awards Coming with iOS and watchOS Updates - Facebook Messenger Adds Siri Integration - iPhones on AT&T Now Show “Turbo” Indicator - Apple TV+ Announces Series Adaptation “Dope Thief” - Shazam Hits 100-Billion Songs Identified - Sponsored by Turtle Beach - Level up your game and get 10% off @TurtleBeach with...
Nov 21, 2024•15 min
- KeyBanc Reiterates Underweight Rating on AAPL - J.P. Morgan Sees Strength for Services in App Store Revenue - Axios: Apple Selling Its Own Ads in Apple News App For First Time - Report: Apple Offers Indonesia US$100 Investment Over iPhone 16 Ban - Apple Issues Security Updates to Address Active Exploits - Apple Killing iCloud Bookmark Syncing on iOS 10 and macOS 10 - Apple Vision Pro F1 Viewer Lapz Forced Off the Course - Apple TV+ Announces Fleetwood Mac Doc - Apple TV+ Announces Seth Rogen C...
Nov 20, 2024•16 min
- Two Internet Cables Knocked Offline in Baltic Sea - Apple Pulls Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty App from Russian App Store - Foxconn Drops Marital Status Discrimination from Indian Recruitment Efforts - Report: M4 Macs Won’t Run VMs Earlier Than macOS 13.4 - Apple Seeds Developer Betas for visionOS 2.2 and tvOS 18.2 - Snoopy Comes Home as Screensaver in iOS 18.2 Beta - Apple Offers Steps for Restoring Apple Notes “Lost” During iCloud T&C Push - iCloud Backups to Require iOS 9 or Later in Mid-D...
Nov 19, 2024•16 min
- Barron’s: Trump Tariffs Could Raise iPhone Prices $240 - Jefferies: iPhone Prices Could Rise $256 Under Trump Tariffs - Bloomberg: Tariffs May Miss Apple Entirely - Report: Tata Electronics Buys Third iPhone Plant in India - AVP Launches in South Korea and UAE - AVP "Concert for One" Series Launches with RAYE This Friday - iPhones and an Apple Watch Make Vintage and Obsolete Lists - A Strange Series of Refunds for Old AppleCare+ Accounts - Sponsored by Turtle Beach - Level up your game and get...
Nov 18, 2024•15 min
- Which? Sues Apple for $3.78B Over Alleged Anticompetitive iCloud Dealings - Feedback on the Crackling' AirPods Pro Suit - TSMC Sued Over Alleged Discrimination at AZ Facility - IDC: iPhone Saw Record Q3 in India - ChatGPT for macOS Gains Limited Third-Party App Integration - Google Gemini Gets Standalone iOS App - Apple Announces New Store for Madrid - Apple TV+ Announces Premier Dates for “Mythic Quest” and “Side Quest” Spin-Off - Sponsored by Incogni: Take back your personal data! Use code M...
Nov 15, 2024•18 min
- Evercore Names AAPL a Top-Five Stock for 2025 - Apple Faces Possible Class Action Suit Over Crackling AirPods Pro - Apple Updates Logic Pro, FCP, and Final Cut Camera App - iOS 18.2’s Control Center Shazam will Geotag Songs (If You Let It) - 15 New Titles Announced for Apple Arcade - Gold Link Bracelet for Apple Watch Up for Sale - New Book Offers Oral History of "Ted Lasso" - Sponsored by Incogni: Take back your personal data! Use code MACOSKEN at incogni.com/macosken to get 60% off an annual...
Nov 14, 2024•18 min
- Developer Suit Seeks to Open Apple’s App Store to Competitors in China - EC Accuses Apple of Unlawful Geoblocking - User Removable SSD Helps M4 Mac mini to High Score from iFixit - Georgia Tech Joins Apple’s New Silicon Initiative - Apple Music Classical Gets Dedicated CarPlay App - Second Betas of iOS/iPadOS 18.2 and macOS 15.2 Out to Public Testers - Speculation Puts Public OS Updates on 9 December - Second Beta of visionOS 2.2 Out to Developers - UK’s Channel 4 Launches Viewing App for Appl...
Nov 13, 2024•15 min
- Economic Times: China Tariffs Could Boost iPhone Production in India - iOS 18.1 Secretly Initiates “Inactivity Reboot” - Apple Seeds a Slew of Betas to Developers - Apple Partners with Airlines on Find My System for Lost Luggage - Apple TV+ Announces Animal-Focused Docuseries - The Weeknd Hits Apple’s Headset - Apple Music Announces $450 Coffee Table Book - Sponsored by Incogni: Take back your personal data! Use code MACOSKEN at incogni.com/macosken to get 60% off an annual plan! - NosillaCast...
Nov 12, 2024•14 min
- Apple’s Annual Extended Holiday Return Window Opens - Apple Makes Tools and Parts Available for iPhone 16 Repair - SSD Card on M4 Mac mini User Removable, Not User Upgradable - Report: TSMC Stops Sales of Advanced A.I. Chips to China - OpenAI Premium Offering Puts Apple Back in Commission Game - iOS 18.1 Puts Android RCS Emoji Where They Belong (in a Good Way) - MacRumors: Apple Likely to Announce FCP Update This Week - Apple Watch Veterans Day Activity Challenge is Today - Sponsored by Incogn...
Nov 11, 2024•16 min
- Counterpoint: iPhone 15 Models Were Tops Globally in Q3 - UBS: App Store Revenue Up 14% in October - Sketch Style Is Apparently Off of Image Playground - Gurman: Apple Stores May Shrink Vision Pro Footprint - Apple Starts Selling AVP Case by Belkin - Apple Adjusts Trade-In Values for Some iPads, Apple Watches, and Android Phones - Sponsored by Incogni: Take back your personal data! Use code MACOSKEN at incogni.com/macosken to get 60% off an annual plan! - NosillaCast Podcast host Allison Sheri...
Nov 08, 2024•13 min
- Apple CEO Congratulates Trump on Election Win - Bernstein: Trump Tariffs May Hinder Apple - Above Avalon: Trump May Help Apple Skirt Tariffs - Risk Factor: Whatever Replaces iPhone May Make Less Money Than iPhone - Report: EU Set to Fine Apple Over App Store Anti-Steering Violations - Apple Pay Goes Live in Paraguay - Next Apple Intelligence Features Out in Public Betas - Sponsored by Incogni: Take back your personal data! Use code MACOSKEN at incogni.com/macosken to get 60% off an annual plan...
Nov 07, 2024•13 min
- Nvidia Overtakes Apple as Most Valuable Company - Bloomberg: Apple Researching Current Smart Glasses - EC Mulls Apple DMA Compliance Around iPad - Report: Apple Offers $10M Investment to Restart Indonesian iPhone 16 Sales - Apple Moves Tucson, AZ Store to Temporary Location - Apple Watch Activity Challenge Set for Veterans Day - New Apple TV Screensavers Spotted in tvOS 18.2 Developer Beta - Sponsored by Incogni: Take back your personal data! Use code MACOSKEN at incogni.com/macosken to get 60...
Nov 06, 2024•14 min
- Apple CEO Pledges Support in Wake of Floods in Spain - Developers Seeded with Betas of OS Updates - visionOS 2.2 Adds Wide and Ultrawide Virtual Mac Display Options - Apple Shuffles Stores in NY and VA - Ming-Chi Kuo: “Cheaper” Vision Pro Pushed Past 2027 - Report: Apple to Sell Belkin Head Strap for Apple Vision Pro - Gurman: Apple Considering Vision Device Driven by iPhone - Sponsored by Incogni: Take back your personal data! Use code MACOSKEN at incogni.com/macosken to get 60% off an annual...
Nov 05, 2024•15 min
- Analysts React to Apple’s Q4FY24 Earnings - Berkshire Hathaway Sells More Apple - Apple Launches Repair Program to Fix Rear Camera on iPhone 14 Plus - Apple Takes 20% Stake in GlobalStar - IDC: Global Tablet Shipments Up 20% in Q3 - Apple to Acquire Pixelmator - Sponsored by Incogni: Take back your personal data! Use code MACOSKEN at incogni.com/macosken to get 60% off an annual plan! - We go hands on with the security/credit freeze process - on Check No. 398 by SecureMac - online at checklist...
Nov 04, 2024•16 min
- Recapping Apple's Q4FY24 Earnings - Sponsored by Incogni: Take back your personal data! Use code MACOSKEN at incogni.com/macosken to get 60% off an annual plan! - The ODNI sees trouble from foreign countries around this year's U.S. election. Hear more on Check No. 397 by SecureMac - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected]...
Nov 01, 2024•18 min
- Apple Formally Introduces M4 Processor Line - Apple Updates MacBook Pro with M4 Processors - M4 Macs Will Have Day-One OS Update for Apple Intelligence - The New Mac mini: It's Somewhat Smaller! - Expectations Ahead of Apple Q4FY24 Earnings - Apple TV+ Announces “Family Plan” Sequel - Sponsored by Incogni: Take back your personal data! Use code MACOSKEN at incogni.com/macosken to get 60% off an annual plan! - The ODNI sees trouble from foreign countries around this year's U.S. election. Hear m...
Oct 31, 2024•19 min
- M4 Mac mini: Bigger Performance in a Smaller Package - Report: iPhone Exports from India Grow Value by One-Third in Q2 and Q3 - Tap to Pay on iPhone Launches in Five More Countries - Season-Two of “Presumed Innocent” Reportedly Taps New Characters and Case - Report: Apple TV+ Developing Action-Comedy Film Based on “Oregon Trail” - Sponsored by Incogni: Take back your personal data! Use code MACOSKEN at incogni.com/macosken to get 60% off an annual plan! - The ODNI sees trouble from foreign cou...
Oct 30, 2024•16 min
- Apple Intros M4 iMac in Six Colors (Alongside Silver) - Amazon Spoils the M4 Mac mini Surprise - Apple Updates Operating Systems, Starts Apple Intelligence Rollout - EU Users Get Apple Intelligence for Mac Now, iPhone and iPad in April - iOS 18.2 Expected by Year’s End - Sponsored by Incogni: Take back your personal data! Use code MACOSKEN at incogni.com/macosken to get 60% off an annual plan! - The ODNI sees trouble from foreign countries around this year's U.S. election. Hear more on Check N...
Oct 29, 2024•18 min
- AppleInsider Expects Week of Press Releases for Week of Announcements - Wedbush: iPhone 16 SuperCycle Starts Today with iOS 18.1 Release - Apple Q4FY24 Earning Set for Thursday 31 October - IDC: Apple Back Among Top-Five Smartphone Brands in China - Sales of iPhone 16 Line Banned in Indonesia - Apple Wins Design Patent Case Against Masimo (Kind of) - Safari to Support Spatial Stills and Video Late This Year - iOS 18.2 Adding Daily Sudoku to Apple News+ - Sponsored by Incogni: Take back your pe...
Oct 28, 2024•17 min
- Apple Exec Teases “Exciting Week of Announcements” - KeyBanc Lowers Rating on AAPL, Cuts Price Target to $200 - Apple Seeds Second RC of macOS Sequoia 15.1 to Developers and Testers - Apple Releases New Firmware for AirPods Pro 2 with Hearing Health Features - Apple Watch Sleep Apnea Detection Goes Live in Canada - Apple Brining Back a Child Protection Plan for Comms Apps - iOS 18.2 Will Let Users Choose New Default Apps for Core Functions - Apple TV+ Teases Conspiracy Thriller Series “Prime T...
Oct 25, 2024•18 min
