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In the News blog post for January 17, 2025:
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/01/in-the-news761.html

00:00 Snoopy Could Be Boring
09:30 Beta Headlines
18:19 It’s Raining Carrots
29:06 Walk-Thru Genius Bar
37:32 Tim’s Spiced Apple Jam
42:41 A License to Wallet
47:10 Iterative Isn’t a Bad Word
50:24 Where Y’at? Segment - A Tiny Voice from the Other Side
54:38 In the Show! Glass Cubes and Balloon Faces
1:02:00 Brett’s Apple TV Tip: Long-Press on Back Button to Home Screen
1:05:16 Jeff’s Apple TV Tip: Use Your AirPods Pro with Your Apple TV

Wesley Hilliard | Apple Insider: tvOS 18.2.1 now available with bug fixes

Graham Fraser | BBC: BBC complains to Apple over misleading shooting headline

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: CARROT Weather adds new CarPlay app, plus upgraded Live Activities

Joe Rossignol | MacRumors: Apple Previews New Store With Combined Genius Bar and Pickup Spot

Juli Clover | MacRumors: Apple CEO Tim Cook Shares Tidbits About His Life

Juli Clover | MacRumors: iPhone Driver's License Support Coming to Illinois

Oliver Haslam | Apple Insider: Apple Watch Series 10 three-month review: Iterative isn't a bad word

Zac Hall | 9to5Mac: Apple Watch Crash Detection credited with saving 55-year-old man who passed out while driving

Juli Clover | MacRumors: Apple Promotes Severance Season 2 Premiere With Lumon Industries Pop-Up and Visits From Actors

Brett’s Apple TV Tip: Long-press on Back button to jump all the way back to Home screen

Jeff’s Apple TV Tip: Use Your AirPods Pro with your Apple TV 

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In the News blog post for January 10, 2025:
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/01/in-the-news760.html

00:00 Apple-Related CES
24:08 Storage in the Clouds
33:28 Ghost Chimes in the Machine
38:06 Text Me the Changes
41:19 In the Vision! Lie-Flat Vision
45:02 In the Show! Severance Expectance
51:39 Shazam Fast Forward
54:40 Brett’s iTip: Remove Calendar Widget from CarPlay after iOS 18
1:02:59 Jeff’s iTip: How to Restart and Force Restart Apple Watch and iPhone

William Gallagher | Apple Insider: Apple again dominates CES without even showing up

Hartley Charlton | MacRumors: Aqara Unveils New HomeKit-Compatible Panels, Sensors, and More

Andrew O’Hara | Apple Insider: New Caseta Smart Shades from Lutron are surprisingly affordable

Michael Grothaus | Fast Company: 3 hidden reasons you keep running out of iCloud storage

Juli Clover | MacRumors: Hearing a Mysterious Chime From Your AirPods Pro Case? It's a Feature

Jeff Carlson | CNET: These 8 New Texting Features in iOS 18.2 Will Make Your iPhone Texts Sizzle

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: This Tim Cook habit can almost fix Vision Pro’s biggest problem

Benjamin Mayo | 9to5Mac: Apple makes Severance season one available to stream for free on the Roku Channel for a limited time

Shazam Fast Forward 2025

Brett’s iTip: Remove calendar widget from CarPlay after iOS 18 by going to CarPlay Settings WHILE YOU’RE IN THE CAR and go to “Apple Intelligence & Siri” and toggle off “Suggestions in Dashboard”

Jeff’s iTips:
How to Restart Apple Watch

How to Restart iPhone

How to Force Restart iPhone 

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In the News blog post for January 3, 2025:
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2025/01/in-the-news759.html

00:00 Busy Busy Apples
11:42 In the Vision! Wicked Good Theater
20:59 Shhh, It’s Anechoic Time
24:39 Painful Passkey Transition Period
31:12 CarPlay Christmas Tips
34:54 In the Show! The Gift of Apple TV+
40:18 Quit Quitting!
47:20 Brett’s iTip: Change the Buttons on the Bottom of your Lockscreen
52:39 Jeff’s AirPods Pro Tip: Line Up the Small Letter

Hartley Charlton | MacRumors: Apple Launched These 25+ Products This Year

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: 9to5Mac Product of the Year: Apple Vision Pro

Zac Hall | 9to5Mac: Apple Vision Pro just got a planetarium, and it’s friggin’ awesome

Erin Lassner | The Hollywood Reporter: How ‘Wicked’ Director Jon M. Chu Used Apple Vision Pro During Film’s Post-Production (Exclusive)

Patrick Holland | CNET: A Billion Pixels a Second: I Got a Rare Look Inside Apple's Secret iPhone 16 Camera Labs

Dan Moren | Six Colors: The State of Passkeys

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: Tips and tricks to get the most out of your CarPlay experience

Enjoy Apple TV+ for free the first weekend of 2025

Jeff’s Favorite Apple TV+ Shows

Apple Watch | Quit Quitting | Apple

Apple Fitness+ unveils an exciting lineup of new ways to stay active and mindful in 2025

Brett’s iTip: Change buttons at bottom of your lock screen
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/iphone/iph4d0e6c351/ios

Jeff’s AirPods Pro Tip: Make sure the small letter is lined up with the black vent on top
https://mashable.com/article/airpods-pro-tips-how-to

Also consider the COMPLY Foam Apple AirPods Pro 2.0 Earbud Tips

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December 27, 2024

00:00 #1 Apple Intelligence
09:31 #2 Home Hub
19:09 #3 iPhone 17 and Beyond
24:40 #4 iPad in 2025 - M5?
28:30 #5 Mo Vision Pro
32:07 #6 AirTag Two?
35:50 #7 AirPods Perfecto
40:58 #8 Apple Watch 11

Juli Clover | MacRumors: Apple Working on 'LLM Siri' for 2026 Launch

Harley Charlton | MacRumors: First iPhone 17 Pro Design Leak Claims Surprising Return to Aluminum, Rectangular Camera Bump, and More

Tim Hardwick | MacRumors: Every Display Upgrade Rumored for Apple's iPhone 17

Joe Rossignol | MacRumors: 'iPhone 17 Air' Features Revealed in New Report: As Thin as 5mm, Single Speaker, and More

Tim Hardwick | MacRumors: M5 iPad Pro to Enter Mass Production in Late 2025

Juli Clover | MacRumors: AirTag 2: Everything We Know So Far

Apple Insider: Apple Watch Series 11

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In the News blog post for December 13, 2024:
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2024/12/in-the-news757.html

00:00 Siri, Genmoji, and ChatGPT Walk into a Bar…
23:05 Jeff’s Ultrawide Desktop
33:35 Juggling Apples Very Well
36:35 iPhone Playing Nice with Windows
41:34 Best Apps List from MacStories
45:02 Just the Outlet, Ma’am
47:17 MacSparky’s Apple Watch Buyer’s Guide
48:21 In the Show! Golden Globe Apples
52:22 Blowin’ Buble’s Mind
1:00:52 Brett’s Fav 18.2 Tip: Sharing AirTag’s Location
1:03:43 Jeff’s Fav 18.2 Tip: Sender Icons in Mail

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: iOS 18.2 launching today with most compelling Apple Intelligence features yet

Justin Meyers | Gadget Hacks: The Complete iOS 18.2 Features Guide — Here's Everything New and Improved for Your iPhone

Frederico Viticci | MacStories: Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.2: A Deep Dive into Working with Siri and ChatGPT, Together

Niléane | MacStores: iOS and iPadOS 18.2: Everything New Besides Apple Intelligence

Juli Clover | MacRumors: Apple Releases HomePod Software 18.2 With Natural Language Search for Apple Music

Juli Clover | MacRumors: Apple Releases tvOS 18.2 With Snoopy Screen Savers and Projector Support

Reddit: Al Gore sitting in front of three 30” Apple Cinema Displays - the first ever 30” displays in the b2c computer segment.

Jeff’s Review: Belkin Head Strap for Apple Vision Pro

Ray Smith | The Wall Street Journal: Apple Tops the List of Best-Managed Companies of 2024

Window Insider Program Team: Sharing files between your iPhone® and Windows PC rolling out to Windows Insiders

MacStories Team: MacStories Selects 2024: Recognizing the Best Apps of the Year

Tim Hardwick | MacRumors: TP-Link Launches Tapo Smart In-Wall Outlet With Matter Support

David Sparks: MacSparky’s 2024 Apple Watch Buyer’s Guide

Brett’s Fav 18.2 Tip:

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In the News blog post for December 6, 2024:
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2024/12/in-the-news756.html

00:00 Salty Security
13:50 Lockdown Mode
16:49 Cooking with Long Division
33:49 Instant Math
36:31 Golden Volume Controls
43:34 Turning Off Smart Stack
47:09 Photo Tweaks
49:25 Find My Under The Tree
52:20 Battersea Theater
57:54 Brett’s iTip: See Your Saved Wi-Fi Passwords
1:03:57 Jeff’s iTip: Use a Different Medium for Writing Inspiration

CISA, NSA, FBI and International Partners Publish Guide for Protecting Communications Infrastructure

Jackie Snow | The Wall Street Journal: The iPhone’s ‘Lockdown Mode’: What It Is and Who Should Consider Using It

Steven Levy | Wired: Tim Cook Wants Apple to Literally Save Your Life

Andrew Orr | AppleInsider: How to use Apple Notes for instant equation results on iOS 18

Brett Williams | Men’s Health: Apple's Holiday Ad Highlights the AirPods Pro's New Hearing Aid Features

Tim Hardwick | MacRumors: Stop Live Activities Taking Over Your Apple Watch Face

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: iOS 18.2 makes Apple Photos better with these five changes

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: These are my favorite Find My accessories this holiday season

Wallace & Gromit - Shot on iPhone

Brett’s iTip: See your saved wi-fi passwords in Settings - WiFi - tap the circle “i” next to the network and then tap the password to authenticate with FaceID

Jeff’s iTip: Use a different medium when editing your writing. You can write a Microsoft Word document on your computer then pick up and read it on your iPad.  

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In the News blog post for November 29, 2024:
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2024/11/in-the-news755.html

00:00 Red Hot Deals for Black Friday
25:28 There’s an App for That
38:41 ‘Tis the iSeason
41:42 A Portable Mac mini (with Vision Pro!)
45:37 The 16 Year Old Vision Pro
49:56 In the Show!
1:00:54 Tearful Heartstrings
1:02:33 Brett’s Fav Black Friday Sale(s): Get a VPN through Rakuten!
1:07:49 Jeff’s iTip: FaceTime Friends & Family Using the Apple TV

Apple AirPods Pro 2 for $153.99

COMPLY Foam Tips for AirPods Pro 2 for $20.81

Eufy SmartTrack Card for $16.88

Jackery Solar Generator Explorer 500 for $479

Twelve South HiRise 3 Deluxe for $119.99

Samsung T9 Portable SSD 2TB drive for $199.97

Apple Watch Series 10 for $329

Bird Buddy Solar Bird Feeder with Camera for $199.00

Things app 30% off

Apple reveals 45 app and game finalists for the 2024 App Store Awards

Mercedes-Benz Introduces New App for Apple Watch

TimelinePad app from LITSOFTWARE

MacStories: The MacStories Holiday Gift Guide for the Apple Nerd in Your Life

Wesley Hilliard | AppleInsider: Smallest Mac yet is perfect Apple Vision Pro companion with the right battery pack

Dan Moren | Macworld: Apple is most dangerous when it shows up late

Brett’s Fav Black Friday Sale(s): Get a VPN through Rakuten for nothing or next to nothing, and even better if you use Brett’s Rakuten referral link www.rakuten.com/r/BBURNE17?eeid=28187 you get $40 back! Recommendations include NordVPN for 100% back plus $40, Surfshark for 97% back plus $40, or Tunnelbear for 50% back plus $40.

Jeff’s iTip: FaceTime with Friends and Family from afar using your iPhone through the Apple TV. 

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In the News blog post for November 22, 2024:
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2024/11/in-the-news754.html

00:00 Point One and Done
04:01 Misleading Summaries
10:20 Photogenic Gripes
16:20 AI Image Guardrails
23:16 Enhancing Your Dialogue
28:30 Still Under-Priced and Over-Delivering
39:11 Space Black Friday Deals!
45:05 Congrats Billie!
46:51 12 Songs for Every Person on Earth
50:30 Noting Your Brain
52:38 93 Unclosed Browser Tabs
54:14 Brett’s iTip: Type to Siri via Double-Tap
57:54 Jeff’s iTip: Try Head Gestures with Your AirPods Pro

Lance Whitney | ZDNet: Update your iPhone, iPad, and Mac now to patch these serious zero-day security flaws

Lila Shroff | The Atlantic: Apple Lost the Plot on Texting

Tim Hardwick | MacRumors: iOS 18 Photos App Redesign: Two Months Later, Users Still Divided

David Sparks | MacSparky: Apple’s Image Playground: Safety at the Cost of Utility?

Ryan Crhistoffel | 9to5Mac: tvOS 18 added a new Apple TV 4K setting that’s been a no-brainer upgrade

Chance Miller | 9to5Mac: Overcast adds new listening stats and 48-hour undo features

Apple: Shazam hits 100 billion song recognitions

Ann-Marie Alcántara | The Wall Street Journal: When Did Apple’s Notes App Become an Extension of Our Brains?

iPhone 16 Pro | All Systems Pro | Apple

Brett’s iTip: Type to Siri via double-tap on bottom of screen (but you can turn this off)

Jeff’s iTip: Try Head Gestures with AirPods Pro

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In the News blog post for November 15, 2024:
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2024/11/in-the-news753.html

00:00 Much Ado About Point-Two
11:10 All the Fiscals in Colors
20:38 Extending the No-Questions-Asked Return Policy
23:36 What’s the Secret Password?
31:34 Classical in the Car
33:45 Keeping Tabs on Batteries
36:49 Editing 3D Videos
46:14 In the Show! Kickstart Our Hearts
49:56 iFlute
53:21 Bots as Friends
56:50 Brett’s Site: Your Name in Landsat
59:34 Jeff’s Site: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

Joe Rossignol | MacRumors: Apple Likely Planning to Release iOS 18.2 on December 9

Apple’s Find My enables users to share the location of lost items with third parties

Tim Hardwick | MacRumors: 18 New Things Your iPhone Can Do in iOS 18.2

Jason Snell | Six Colors: Apple’s fiscal 2024 in charts

Joe Rossignol | MacRumors: Apple's Extended Return Policy Now in Effect for 2024 Holiday Season

Ed Hardy | Cult of Mac: iPhone does a new trick that makes it harder to hack

Joe Rossignol | MacRumors: Apple Music Classical Updated With CarPlay and Siri Support

Bradley Chambers | 9to5Mac: HomeKit Weekly: Track your HomeKit device batteries with HomeBatteries

John Voorhees | MacStories: Apple Releases Updates to Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro for the Mac and iPad

Jeff’s 3D Video - Port of Call NOLA

Julie Strietelmeier | The Gadgeteer: This tiny USB-C gadget will turn your phone into a wind instrument!

I Spent 24 Hours in the Woods With Talking AI Chatbots | WSJ

Brett’s Site: Your Name is Landsat

Jeff’s Site(s): NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
The Useless Web

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In the News blog post for November 8, 2024:
https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2024/11/in-the-news752.html

00:00 In the Show! Jeff’s Top 30
11:02 Photo Finish Acquisition
18:20 Photo-riffic!
19:50 Apples in Space
23:43 CarPlay Voice
25:37 AI Scope Creep
28:33 Vision Accessories
33:46 Obsolete Electronics that are Elite!
37:00 Powerful Password Participation
42:53 Where Y’at? Popsicle iPhone
45:00 A Fond AOL “Goodbye”
48:03 Brett’s iTip: Track a Flight by Texting the Flight Number
51:47 Jeff’s iTip:Flighty and TripIt and Many Other Travel Tips!

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Here’s everything new coming to Apple TV+ in November

William Gallagher | AppleInsider: Apple is buying a treasure in Pixelmator, and we hope it won't get destroyed

Arin Waichulis | 9to5Mac: Best iPhone 16 Pro pictures I’ve seen yet

Eric Slivka | MacRumors: Apple Expands Globalstar Relationship to Support Growing Satellite Services

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: CarPlay in iOS 18.1 gets three small Apple Intelligence enhancements

Jason Snell | Macworld: How Apple Intelligence can take over the world (or just the Apple ecosystem)

Jason Snell | Six Colors: Review: Belkin Travel Bag and Head Strap for Vision Pro

Bradley Chambers | 9to5Mac: 23 Years of the iPod: How Elite Obsolete Electronics keeps the music playing

Ryan Christoffel | 9to5Mac: Apple’s Passwords app won me over with this one unique feature

Malcolm Owens | AppleInsider: Daughter freezes out dad, after her iPhone was entombed in an ice skating rink

Emmertt Lindner | The New York Times: Elwood Edwards, Voice of AOL’s ‘You’ve Got Mail!’ Alert, Dies at 74

Brett’s iTip: Track a flight by texting the flight number (but if you travel a lot then invest in the Flighty app)

Jeff’s iTip: Flighty and TripIt apps. Flighty uses aviation authority data to track late aircraft issues and airspace congestion, and also syncs with Tripit.

In the Know episode 58: A Treasure Trove of Travel Tips &

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