This week, Federico and John share their self-imposed tech deadlines for the hardware and software they use.

On AppStories+, Federico and John follow up their tech deadlines with the hardware they expect to add to their setups in 2025.

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This week, Federico and John examine the widening gap between consumer and enterprise apps, asking what happened to prosumer and small business app market.

On AppStories+, John doesn’t buy Apple’s explanation of why the iPhone 16e doesn’t have MagSafe and has an email-adjacent theory about task managers.

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This week, Federico and John make five app predictions for the next five years covering everything from App Intents and automation to the fate of the App Store.

On AppStories+, John talks through a very specific use case for Apple’s new iPhone 16e.

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This week, Federico and John each pick two apps you may or may not have heard of or considered using and explain why you should give them a try.

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This week, Federico and John say goodbye to the AppStories+ pre-show and hello to the new post-show. Then, for the main event, they update listeners on how MacStories plans to cover AI news and tools.

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This week, Federico and John are joined by Devon Dundee of the Magic Rays of Light podcast to talk about his approaches to life tracking and journaling and how the Apple Vision Pro has become his primary computer.

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This week, for episode 420 Federico and John are joined by Matt Birchler, co-host of Comfort Zone and many other projects to talk about web apps, email, AI, and more.

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This week, Federico and John look ahead to WWDC and beyond to consider how Apple Intelligence could be used to change the way we use our iPhones, iPads, and Macs.

This week on AppStories, Federico and John predict what we’ll see from Apple in 2025. From agentic AI to App Intents and Siri, they explore what will shape the year ahead and the implications to users and developers.

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This week, Federico and John round up the tech and productivity projects they have planned for their annual holiday break.