Follow Up 

The Trump phone is late

https://www.theverge.com/news/788673/the-trump-phone-is-late 

Apple ices ICE agent tracker app under government heat

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/03/apple_iceblock/ 

Affinity apps for iPad now free ahead of October 30 event, but there may be a catch

https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/02/affinity-apps-for-ipad-now-free-ahead-of-october-30-event-but-there-may-be-a-catch/#more-1022387 

Apple’s new Crossbody Strap accessory sure seems like a hit

https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/03/apples-new-crossbody-strap-accessory-sure-seems-like-a-hit/ 

Epic says it has proof Apple was scaring users off third-party app stores 

https://www.theverge.com/news/789421/epic-games-store-ios-android-installations 

iPhone 17 Review: No Asterisks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=BijY1pzDbuBIuL9J&v=rng_yUSwrgU&feature=youtu.be 

Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme laptop chip catches up with Apple’s M4

https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/30/qualcomm-snapdragon-x2-elite-extreme-laptop-chip-catches-up-with-apples-m4/ 

News 

UK once again demands backdoor to Apple’s encrypted cloud storage

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/uk-once-again-demands-backdoor-to-apples-encrypted-cloud-storage/ 

No suds for you! Asahi brewery attack leaves Japanese drinkers dry

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/03/asahi_beer_attack/ 

Strava sues Garmin in bizarre patent infringement lawsuit

https://www.engadget.com/wearables/strava-sues-garmin-in-bizarre-patent-infringement-lawsuit-213300227.html?src=rss 

Dirty little Electron secret tanks macOS 26 performance

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/02/macos_26_electron_slowdown/

Apple Vision / AR

Apple Glasses now rumored to follow rare strategy for launch

https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/02/apple-glasses-now-rumored-to-follow-rare-strategy-for-launch/

Apple is reportedly pulling staff from the Vision Pro to work on its smart glasses

https://www.engadget.com/wearables/apple-is-reportedly-pulling-staff-from-the-vision-pro-to-work-on-its-smart-glasses-130050475.html?src=rss 

Microsoft confirms it found a way to make Crocs even uglier – with Windows XP and Clippy

https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/02/microsoft_crocs_confirmed/

Leaked unboxing video reveals unannounced M5 iPad Pro in full

https://9to5mac.com/2025/09/30/leaked-unboxing-video-reveals-unannounced-m5-ipad-pro-in-full/ 

Car Corner

Carplay in 26.0.1 in Rods Volvo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJ9dYnE6wCs 

CarPlay on 26.0.1 in Chris’ Audi

Media 

Mean Girls (October 3rd) 

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mean_girls 

The Living Daylights

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/living_daylights

MobLand

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/mobland

The Naked gun

Games

Microsoft reveal massive Game Pass Ultimate and PC Pass price hike, concede that price hikes are "never fun"

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-reveal-massive-game-pass-ultimate-and-pc-pass-price-hike-concede-that-price-hikes-are-never-fun 

Main Show

How much storage do you really need?

Mac

Ipad

https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/buy-ipad/ipad-pro/11-inch-display-2tb-space-black-wifi-cellular-standard-glass 

Iphone

AppleTv

NAS

App of the Week 

Amphetamine

https://amphetamine.macupdate.com/ 

Thing of the Week 

Inside by Borris Becker

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Inside-Audiobook/B0DZP5N5NJ?eac_link=c56VWbs98dy2&ref=web_search_eac_asin_1&eac_selected_type=asin&eac_selected=B0DZP5N5NJ&qid=eQHnwd3GRG&eac_id=261-8545876-4471857_eQHnwd3GRG&sr=1-1

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