In this week’s episode Threads has arrived to battle Twitter. Be on the look out for Back To School discounts on Apple products. Apple Pay Later service is finally launching soon. Apple Photo Stream to end. 13.3 M2 MacBook Air gets a Bluetooth update. Our main topic we discuss the Apple TV+ shows and movies that we like and are currently watching.

this week's episode we run down all of the important details that you need to know about what Apple is launching in July. Our breakdown goes over in order of how Apple announced them at their WWDC event this year. We begin with the 15 inch MacBook Air and move to iOS, iPadOS, macOs, watchOs, tvOS, and the Vision Pro

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In this week’s episode the ChatGPT app is officially in the App Store. Matter 1.1 is available for smart home devices. Apple moves production of the iPhone on two fronts. We highlight bug fixes in the latest version of macOS Ventura. We get into our iOS 17 wish list now that WWDC 2023 is just two weeks away.

- Apple increases the trade in value across the iPhone, iPad, and Mac lineups. $20-$30 increase depending on the device

- Also place the original iPad Air and Mac Display on the vintage list. Both items will be obsolete as of May 31st

- Apple Pay expands to Guatemala and El Salvador

- Apple reports Q2 earnings of 94.8B

- AirTag credited with helping investigators locate 1.1M in cash stolen from armored truck. Tag was hidden in one of the bins of money

- Apple released its first Rapid Security Response update.

- Apple Music Live is coming back on May 10th with a performance from Ed

Sheeran

- Apple launches 20 new games for Apple Arcade - Titles include:

CityScapes (SimCity), TNT Splintered Fate

- Apple testing new Siri natural language generating feature starting with tvOS then the rest will follow

- Apple will now help you find concerts and gigs in Apple Maps with the help of Apple Music/ Shazam

- Google is going to start deleting accounts that haven't logged in for 2 years. Twitter is follow suite in some form

- You may have heard already but the M1 & M2 iPad line up finally getting Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro.

In this weeks episode Apple takes another step in eliminating their carbon emissions by 2030. Kroger finally hops on the Apple Pay train. Sound recongrition has been activated.

Apple now has a savings account that you can easily sign up for. Apple to release a new app at WWDC 2023. YouTube Music gains podcasts. Apple Pay Later is official. We introduce a new segment called Overrated or Underrated

Happy Birthday Apple! Seth shows off his new M1 iPad Air. Its official WWDC 2023 is set for June 5th.

Automaker GM has bowed out of the Apple CarPlay game. Apple Pay Later has finally launch to some. In the deep dive of the week we breakdown the most important features in iOS 16.4 now that it is out as well as cover any bugs that you may be experiencing.

In this week's episode, Apple Classical Music gets a launch date of March 28th. We give you an update on the latest AT&T data breach. 5G is now available in Turkey. iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus now available in yellow. You can now video chat an Apple Store Specialist on the Apple website. Be on the look out for iOS 16.4 update coming in the next couple of weeks.

We give you a highlight of what you will be getting.

We also advise on updates to the Podcast app using

Apple Car Play as well as a discussion on our use cases for the product.

Looks like the AR/VR headset from Apple could be delayed until late this year. Apparently it was expected sometime this spring or summer.

iPhone users that are also in the Google Ecosystem gain Magic Eraser ability through the Google Photos App. Google One costs $1.99/mo

With Health being one of Apple’s biggest priorities in the last 3-4 years, one of Apple’s feature to monitor blood glucose levels without any invasive procedures has taken a step closer to becoming a reality as it has officially been moved into the “proof of concept’ stage of product development which means that they have only proven that it can be done and is merely in the ‘Idea” stage of development. We are still a few years away from this but nice to know that we have proof that it can be done on the Apple Ecosystem

You can now get the MLS Season Pass in the Apple TV app. $12/mo or $79/yr for the entire season with an Apple TV+ subscription. You can add about $2/mo or $20/yr if you don’t have one.

- Apple & Intel have stopped orders for the current sized chips at TSMC meaning new 3mn & 4nm chips will be coming to market soon. Apple owns 100% of the 3nm chips that TSCM will produce.

- Apple held its first invite only event of the year last week. Invites only went out to members of the press and influencers. The event showcased everything from Apple Arcade on Apple TV to Fitness games from the Apple Entrepreneur Camp

Car Play update is coming this year. Uber Driver App is coming to CarPlay.

iOS 16.3.1 is out to fix a lot of bug fixes with bluetooth and HomeKit accessories

Passkeys are coming to iOS 16.4 I think. This will replace current form of 2FA. No more 6 digit codes

Apple is expanding production into Vietnam this year and diversifying production.

Tile announces new tracker anti-theft mode and $1 million stalking fine. To activate Anti-Theft Mode, users must submit and apply for an advanced ID verification process that includes a biometric scan to accurately detect fake IDs," Tile says via that press release. And there's more. Anyone "convicted in a court of law for using Tile devices to illegally track any individual without their knowledge or consent" will be fined a cool $1 million, the company adds

YouTube gets a new head as Susan Wojcicki is stepping down to pursue personal passion projects. She rented out her garage to Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin in the company’s early years

In this week's episode and season finale we give you the news that you should be aware of. The HomePod mini is now available in 3 more countries. Twitter Blue has been relaunched yet again. iCloud+ gets end-to-end encryption. Apple bows out of the NFL Sunday Ticket negotiations. Apple Sing is official in iOS 16.2.

We also update you on the iPhone 14 Pro shipping times. We also get into a little discussion on TikTok and more. We end the season with a recap of the Apple products that we lost in 2022.