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In the News blog post for February 6, 2026
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/02/in-the-news815.html

00:00 ​​Exceeding Staggerations 
07:55 iPhones in Space!
11:14 I’ll Have My iPhone Call Your iPhone
16:02 Cool Charging
22:04 Chewing Up RAW Photos
28:12 In the Vision! Fantastic Frogger
38:09 Where Y’at? Segment - Tracking Things that are Precious to You
47:01 Slinging the Cord
53:41 Stray Pet Scam
55:19 Brett’s Gadget: Have Fun Charging Your Phone!
57:06 Jeff’s Apps: Happy Mardi Gras Parade Tracking

Jeff: Apple 2026 fiscal first quarter — the iPhone and iPad angle
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/02/2026-q1.html

Eric Berger | Ars Technica: NASA changes its mind, will allow Artemis astronauts to take iPhones to the Moon
https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/02/nasa-will-finally-allow-astronauts-to-bring-their-iphones-to-space/

Andrew Zucker | The Wall Street Journal: Call Screening Is Aggravating the Rich and Powerful
https://www.wsj.com/style/iphone-call-screening-feature-executives-511e51c4

Jeff’s Review: UGREEN 3-in-1 Foldable MagFlow Wireless Charger
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/10/review-ugreen-3-in-1-foldable.html

Juli Clover | MacRumors: Anker's New 3-in-1 MagSafe Charger With 25W Qi2.2 Fast Charging is Now Available for $120
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/02/anker-prime-wireless-charging-station/

Glenn Fleishman | Six Colors: Remove the RAW photo from a RAW+JPEG pair
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/02/photos-wont-let-you-remove-the-raw-photo-from-a-rawjpeg-pair/

Hartley Charlton | MacRumors: Apple Vision Pro Launched Two Years Ago Today
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/02/02/apple-vision-pro-launched-two-years-ago/

Giovanni Colantonio | Polygon: I turned my apartment into a virtual '80s arcade, but I’m still craving the real thing
https://www.polygon.com/retrocade-apple-arcade-impressions/

Andrew Orr | Appleinsider: Apple Watch data pins down abduction time of NBC News anchor's mother
https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/02/04/apple-watch-data-pins-down-abduction-time-of-nbc-news-anchors-mother

Jeff’s Review: Apple AirTag (second generation)
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/02/review-apple-airtag-second-generation.html

Philip Michaels | Six Colors: Sling’s Day Passes are the answer to my streaming prayers
https://sixcolors.com/post/2026/02/slings-day-passes-are-the-answer-to-my-streaming-prayers/

Brett’s Gadget: Have fun charging your phone!
https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/i-bought-this-magsafe-power-bank-to-charge-my-iphone-anywhere-and-it-doubles-as-a-retro-gaming-handheld 

Jeff’s Apps: Happy Mardi Gras - Parade Trackers
https://www.wdsu.com/article/download-wdsu-parade-tracker/37907878?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23512999424&gbraid=0AAAAAo6VzU63PxNHrDO0T82ftnspFl5zO 
https://www.wwltv.com/article/entertainment/events/mardi-gras/download-wwl-tvs-2026-mardi-gras-parade-tracker-app/289-c3bb04e5-980b-4939-aea2-37815b6338fa 

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In the News blog post for January 30, 2026
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/01/in-the-news814.html

00:00 Tag Teaming with Apple
14:28 Apple’s Q&Ai
25:46 Being Content Creating Content
34:00 Who Likes Free?
42:31 Where Y’at? Segment - Life-Saving Watch
45:33 In the Vision! Visionary Dogs
49:11 In the Show! Shrinking Monsters
53:03 Brett’s iTip: Finding Your “Sign in with Apple” Logins
1:00:02 Jeff’s Site: ABA TECHSHOW 2026! www.techshow.com

Hartley Charlton | MacRumors: AirTag 1 vs. AirTag 2 Buyer's Guide: All 15+ Differences Compared

Ben Lovejoy | 9to5Mac: A brief note about one more AirTag 2 difference

Benjamin Mayo | 9to5Mac: AirTag 2 hands-on review: Apple’s clever item tracker finds even more utility with longer range and louder sound

Stephen Nellis | Reuters: Apple acquires Israeli audio AI startup Q.ai

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple’s new acquisition could solve my biggest AI problem

Jason Snell | Six Colors: Hands on with Apple Creator Studio: A bittersweet bundle

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: Apple Creator Studio launches today, and it’s an incredible value

John Gruber | Daring Fireball: App Store 2025 Top iPhone Apps in the U.S.

Stephen Pollard | The Times: My Apple Watch saved my life

Jason Snell | Six Colors: Vision Pro goes to the dogs

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple TV comedy returns soon with ‘outstanding’ new season: reviews here

Brett’s iTip: Finding your logins from “Sign in with Apple”
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102609
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102571

Jeff’s Site: ABA TECHSHOW 2026!
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/01/aba-techshow-2026.html

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In the News blog post for January 23, 2026
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/01/in-the-news813.html

00:00 Snowy Memories and False Forecasts
10:23 Wally Pay
18:37 Creator Crash
23:54 Wear Fore Art Thou AI?
32:43 More Than A Camera
35:20 On The Go Puck
37:37 Best In Vision Pro Show
40:34 Bird's Eye Pluribus
42:17 Brett’s Gadget: ThermoPro TP920 Wireless Meat Thermometer
46:29 Jeff’s iTip: Apple Fitness+ Strength Basics in 3 Weeks Program

Judson Jones | The New York Times: Why Your Weather App Is Freaking Out About the Snow

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: Here’s why Walmart still doesn’t support Apple Pay

John Gruber | Daring Fireball: Why Walmart Still Doesn’t Support Apple Pay

John Gruber | Daring Fireball: Thoughts and Observations Regarding Apple Creator Studio

John Gruber | Daring Fireball: The Information Says Apple Is Working on an AI Wearable Pin

Brandon Miniman | Make Use Of: 3 iPhone camera features that solve everyday problems

Michael Burkhardt | 9to5Mac: Review: Satechi’s 7-in-1 ‘OntheGo’ hub works nicely with iPhone – and it goes even further

Rajat Saini | The Mac Observer: Apple Vision Pro to Stream Crufts in New Immersive Video Series “Top Dogs”

Brett’s Gadget: ThermoPro TP920 Wireless Meat Thermometer
https://amzn.to/4tdSSCb 

Jeff’s iTip: Apple Fitness+ Strength Basics in 3 Weeks Program
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/01/stay-active-in-the-new-year-with-apple-watch/

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In the News blog post for January 16, 2026
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/01/in-the-news812.html

00:00 The Future Future of Live Sports
12:34 Siri and Gemini, Sittin’ In A Tree
26:16 2.09 Carat Siri
27:52 Subscribing to the Creative Apples
40:50 Stopping the Spammers and Scammers
45:46 Retrocade
48:36 Sliding Negotiations
49:23 Brett’s Gadget: Nuwave Smart Mug
53:54 Jeff’s Gadget Category: Dash Cams

Jeff: Apple Vision Pro is the future of live sports

Rebecca Bellan | TechCrunch: Google’s Gemini to power Apple’s AI features like Siri

Brian Chen | The New York Times: A.I. Has Arrived in Gmail. Here’s What to Know.

Gabrielle Rockson | People: Siri Helps Texas Family Find 2.09-Carat Brown Diamond at State Park After 7-Year-Old Son Begged to Go Mining for Crystals

Apple: Apple introduces Apple Creator Studio, an inspiring collection of the most powerful creative apps

Jason Snell | Six Colors: Apple’s pro bundle makes sense, but making iWork freemium doesn’t

Glenn Fleishman | Six Colors: Step up blocking unwanted calls and texts

Apple: Popular PC franchise Civilization comes to Apple Arcade on February 5

Brett’s Gadget: Nuwave Smart Mug
https://www.nuwavenow.com/products/nuwave-smart-mug
https://www.costco.com/p/-/nuwave-hot-brew-temperature-control-mug-with-brewing-system/4000407154

Jeff’s Gadget Category: DashCam
For example, Car & Driver magazine list of Best Dash Cams for 2025:
https://www.caranddriver.com/car-accessories/g46063800/best-dash-cams-tested/

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In the News blog post for January 9, 2026
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/01/in-the-news811.html

00:00 It's 2026! 🥳
00:36 Belkin Brilliance and Anker Awesomeness from CES
15:16 Folding Up the iPhone
23:14 Fast-Fi Wi-Fi
26:13 Chasing the Apple Card
34:35 Tenacious Ternus
40:53 In the Vision! Visionary Basketball
48:32 Quit Quitting
53:00 Troll or Teacher?
54:38 Brett’s iTip: Auto Detecting an Outdoor Walk
59:27 Jeff’s iTip: Working with Notifications on the Lock Screen

Ed Hardy | Cult of Mac: Belkin launches powerful new chargers, power banks and hubs at CES 2026

Lewis Wallace | Cult of Mac: Anker’s new chargers are smarter, faster and cooler than ever

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: Twelve South’s new Valet combines Qi2 charging with a leather catch-all tray

Jason Snell | Six Colors: Will the iPhone Fold be a phone you open, or an iPad you close?

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: iPadOS 26.2 and macOS 26.2 unlock faster Wi-Fi on select devices

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: Apple confirms Chase takeover for Apple Card and reveals new details

Kalley Huang & Tripp Mickle | The New York Times: The Man Who Could Be Apple’s Next C.E.O.

Apple: Stay active in the new year with Apple Watch

Brett’s iTip: Auto-detecting an outdoor walk or Ask Siri on your Apple Watch
https://www.myhealthyapple.com/automatic-workout-detection-not-working-on-apple-watch-fix-it-today/ 
https://support.apple.com/en-az/guide/watch/apdd16e8761a/watchos

Jeff’s iTip: Working with Notifications on the Lock Screen
https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/view-and-respond-to-notifications-iph6534c01bc/ios 

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In the News blog post for January 2, 2026
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2026/01/in-the-news810.html

00:00 Happy New Year! 🥳
00:58 Auspicious Apples
15:00 New Apples and Rotting Apples
24:18 The Gift That Keeps On Giving
27:59 A Drop In The Bucket
35:02 Live Boarding
38:03 Quit Quitting
42:35 Crash Zoom Boom
43:15 Brett’s Apple TV Tip: Double-Touch the Clickpad on your Remote for Time Remaining
48:13 Jeff’s iTip: Password and Passcode Planning for the Unthinkable

Jason Snell | Six Colors: 2026 Predictions: Executive shuffles, interesting iPhones, weird Mac moves

Mark Spoonauer | Tom’s Guide: 5 new Apple products for 2026 that will change everything — iPhone Fold, cheap MacBook, Apple glasses and more

M.G. Siegler | Spyglass: 10 Big Predictions for 2026

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: All the new products Apple released in 2025

David Snow | Cult of Mac: All the products Apple killed in 2025 — with more to come in 2026

Hartley Charlton | MacRumors: What You Can (and Can't) Use an Apple Gift Card For

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: An Apple Gift Card is a great excuse to try Apple’s best services

Glenn Fleishman | Six Colors: AirDrop codes allow temporary persistent contact

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple Wallet’s iOS 26 boarding passes now offered by three major airlines

Juli Clover | MacRumors: Apple Teases 'Something Big' Coming Soon to Apple Fitness+

Juli Clover | MacRumors: Apple Shares New 'Quit Quitting' Apple Watch Ads

Brett’s Apple TV Tip: Double-touch the clickpad on your Apple TV remote to see what time the show will end
https://www.idownloadblog.com/2018/12/10/apple-tv-time-remaining-video-scrubber-howto/ 

Jeff’s iTip: Password and Passcode Planning for the Unthinkable
Rajat Saini | The Mac Observer: This Is How One Family Accessed iPhone Passwords After Owner’s Death
https://www.macobserver.com/news/family-accessed-iphone-passwords-after-death/

1Password: digital estate planning:
https://1password.com/blog/get-st

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In the News blog post for December 19, 2025
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/12/in-the-news809.html

00:00 iOS 26.2 - Frosted Time & Improved Slide Over
16:58 Gift Card Nightmare
35:22 Hey Searie
38:03 TranscriptPad comes to the iPhone
49:14 Apple Pay Godzilla
49:34 Brett’s iTip: Resize the Clock on Lock Screen
55:08 Jeff’s iTip: Turn Off Lock Screen Camera Swipe

Juli Clover | MacRumors: iOS 26.2 Features: Everything New in iOS 26.2

Jason Snell | Six Colors: Security updates in Apple’s 26.2 updates

hey.paris: 20 Years of Digital Life, Gone in an Instant, thanks to Apple

Adam Engst | TidBITS: Compromised Apple Gift Card Saga Ends Well, but Risks Remain

Tara Siegel Bernard | The New York Times: Tech Support Scammers Stole $85,000 From Him. His Bank Declined to Refund Him

Glenn Fleishman | Six Colors: It’s pronounced “Throat Warbler Mangrove,” Siri

Jeff’s Review: TranscriptPad comes to the iPhone

Brett’s iTip: Resize the clock on your lock screen
https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/ios-resize-iphone-lock-screen-clock/

Jeff’s iTip: Turn off lock screen camera swipe gesture on iPad (or iPhone)
https://www.macrumors.com/how-to/ios-lock-screen-swipe-open-camera-toggle/ 

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In the News blog post for December 12, 2025
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/12/in-the-news808.html

00:00 FixBot to the Rescue
09:54 Running an AI Marathon
14:38 Expanded Fitness
23:10 Shazam Segment
31:45 Personal Messages
39:11 Charge Your Phone and Your Microwave
42:37 In the Show! Outstanding TV
47:39 One Long Vapor-Cooled Piano
50:36 Brett’s App: PDF Squeezer (Mac, iOS)
1:00:45 Jeff’s Gadget: Use HomeKit for your Holiday Lights

Juli Clover | MacRumors: iFixit Launches Free iOS Repair App With AI-Powered FixBot

Ben Lovejoy | 9to5Mac: iFixit launches FixBot AI repair helper, with free and paid versions

Adam Levine | Barron’s: Apple May Actually Be Winning the AI Race

Apple Fitness+ expands to 28 new markets

Ankur Thakur | iDownloadBlog: How to use continuous background music recognition on iPhone

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Shazam’s new feature reveals which song moments grab user attention

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: iOS 26’s new Messages feature got better when I changed this one setting

Juli Clover | MacRumors: Review: Anker Solix C1000 Gen 2 is a Mid-Size Power Station With Fast Charging

Brett’s App: PDF Squeezer (Mac, iOS)
https://www.witt-software.com/pdfsqueezer-ios/

Jeff’s Gadget: Use HomeKit for your Holiday Lights. For example: Lutron Caseta Plug-In Smart Lamp Dimmer Switch
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2015/06/review-lutron-caseta.html 

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In the News blog post for December 5, 2025
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/12/in-the-news807-2.html

00:00 Executive Shifting
14:41 Review: iPad mini (A17 Pro)
28:48 Tiny Time Capsule
32:51 Network Reset
37:17 Christmas Projections
39:32 A Critter Carol
43:37 “Not Remarkable” Accessibility
47:05 Brett’s iTip: Share Your Wifi Password with a QR Code
52:45 Jeff’s iTip: Universal Control - Arrange Your Displays

Apple announces executive transitions

John Gruber | Daring Fireball: Bad Dye Job

Leander Kahney | Cult of Mac: Meet Apple’s new UI chief, the man Steve Jobs called ‘Margaret’

Jeff’s Review: iPad mini (A17 Pro)

Jeff’s Review: TimeCapsule by Elevation Lab — an AirTag that lasts 10 years

Jason Snell | Six Colors: Getting an iPhone back on the Wi-Fi network

Marcus Mendes | 9to5Mac: Apple now projecting iPad-designed Christmas trees onto Battersea Power Station

Apple Holiday | A Critter Carol | Shot on iPhone 17 Pro

Apple Holiday | The Making of The Apple Holiday Film | Shot on iPhone 17 Pro

Brett’s iTip: Share your wifi password with a QR code
https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/find-and-share-your-wi-fi-password-iph96e6aa9bb/ios 

Jeff’s Tip: Universal Control - Arrange your Displays
https://support.apple.com/en-us/102459#arrange 

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In the News blog post for November 21, 2025
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/11/in-the-news805.html

00:00 The Apple Gift Card Countdown Has Started
15:43 2025 App Store Awards
22:14 Jeff Surprise: In the Back of the Closet
32:18 Catch the Vision!
34:53 Titanium Powder Room
38:39 Digital ID In Your Pocket
42:58 In the Show! E Pluribus Twonum
48:47 Where Y’at? Segment - Don’t Pass Out Without an Apple Watch!
50:59 Sock It To Me!
55:48 Brett’s iTip: Download Classical Music in the Apple Music App
59:35 Jeff’s Gadget: Neewer Tripod N55CR and iPhone Mount

Apple Store Shopping Event
https://www.apple.com/shop/gifts/shopping-event

Apple announces finalists for the 2025 App Store Awards
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/apple-announces-finalists-for-the-2025-app-store-awards/

Vincent Nguyen | The Gadgeteer: Vision Pro Hands-On: Perfect Timing as Content Library Explodes

Apple: Mapping the future with 3D-printed titanium Apple Watch cases

Apple introduces Digital ID, a new way to create and present an ID in Apple Wallet
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/apple-introduces-digital-id-a-new-way-to-create-and-present-an-id-in-apple-wallet/

Apple: Introducing iPhone Pocket: a beautiful way to wear and carry iPhone
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/11/introducing-iphone-pocket-a-beautiful-way-to-wear-and-carry-iphone/

William Gallagher | Apple Insider: Costly iPhone Pocket sells out nearly immediately

Brett’s iTip: You can’t download music in the Apple Classical App, but you can add an album to your Apple Music Library and then download the album on the Apple Music App.
https://support.apple.com/guide/apple-music-classical/add-music-to-your-library-deva6f6bfa76/web

Jeff’s Gadget: NEEWER Tripod N55CR - $90
https://amzn.to/4reZcYP

NEEWER iPhone mount - $20
https://amzn.to/49xzDvL 

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