291 - Is that a Touch Screen on your HomePod? - With Guest Bob Fairbairn Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig

The latest In Touch With iOS with Dave he is joined by guest Bob Fairbairn, Jeff Gamet, and Ben Roethig. Bob joins us for the first time is 4 years and we talk about the release of iOS 17.4 beta 1 that fixes bugs. Apple releases their earnings results The Company posted quarterly revenue of $119.6 billion, up 2 percent year over year, we review all the results in the main categories. Vision Pro available tomorrow 2/2 we discuss what the influencers have said and will we buy it. Jeff and Dave pledged to the icon Factory and discuss how this could be a great app. Plus much more. The show notes are at InTouchwithiOS.com 
Direct Link to Audio  Links to our Show Give us a review on Apple Podcasts! CLICK HERE we would really appreciate it! Click this link Buy me a Coffee to support the show we would really appreciate it. intouchwithios.com/coffee  Another way to support the show is to become a Patreon member patreon.com/intouchwithios Website: In Touch With iOS YouTube Channel In Touch with iOS Magazine on Flipboard Facebook Page Mastadon Twitter Instagram Spoutible Topics Beta this week. iOS 17.4 Beta 1 was rereleased Apple Seeds First iOS 17.4 Public Beta With EU App Ecosystem Changes, Re-Releases Dev Beta  iOS 17.4 beta 1 gets rare mid-stream update Apple Seeds First Beta of watchOS 10.4 to Developers References to 'homeOS' resurface in tvOS 17.4 beta iOS 17.4: Using Apple's New Podcast Transcript Feature  Apple is updating one of the oldest apps on your iPhone Apple releases their earnings results The Company posted quarterly revenue of $119.6 billion, up 2 percent year over year, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.18, up 16 percent year over year.  Apple reports first quarter results Apple's Q1 2024 Earnings Call Takeaways  Apple reports nearly $120B quarter: Full charts  Apple Now Has More Than 2.2 Billion Active Devices Worldwide  Cook 'incredibly excited' about generative AI coming to Apple gear later in 2024 Vision Pro available tomorrow 2/2 we discuss what the influencers have said. Vision Pro Reviews: Surprising Battery Life, 'Weird' Personas, and More What Reviewers Have Learned about Apple Vision Pro  Vision Pro won't let you save web apps to your home screen  Jeff and Dave pledged to the icon Factory and discuss how this could be a great app. Makers of Twitterrific want to defragment online media with Project Tapestry  The Iconfactory Launches Project Tapestry, a Kickstarter Campaign to Create a Universal Inbox for RSS, Social Media, and More  Will carriers start advertising their logo on every call? AT&T; seems to be. Android phones on AT&T; will now show brand logos on incoming calls There are more details on the EU changes with iPhone and iPad. Apple's EU App Store Changes: iPads, TestFlight, Default Stores and More  Apple Further Explains iOS 17.4's New Default Browser Prompt in EU Here Are All the iPhone Changes Coming to EU Users by March 6 News Rumor: Apple's Touchscreen HomePod Coming This Year: Everything We Know Apple Extends Modem Licensing Deal With Qualcomm Through March 2027 Apple Savings Account Interest Rate Increases to 4.50% APY Apple Card Users Earned More Than $1 Billion in Daily Cash Last Year Apple  Press Release.  Honda launches wireless CarPlay retrofit option for select 2018-2022 cars Apple TV+ viewers watched 17 billion minutes of 'Ted Lasso' in 2023 Apps Arc Search Review: My New Default iPhone Browser Orion Web Browser from Kagi https://kagi.com/orion/ Our Host Dave Ginsburg is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users and shares his wealth of knowledge of iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV and related technologies. Visit the YouTube channel https://youtube.com/intouchwithios follow him on Mastadon @daveg65, and the show @intouchwithios   Our Regular Contributors Jeff Gamet is a podcaster, technology blogger, artist, and author. Previously, he was The Mac Observer’s managing editor, and Smile’s TextExpander Evangelist. You can find him on Mastadon @jgamet as well as Twitter and Instagram as @jgamet  His YouTube channel https://youtube.com/jgamet Ben Roethig Former Associate Editor of GeekBeat.TV and host of the Tech Hangout and Deconstruct with Patrice  Mac user since the mid 90s. Tech support specialist. Twitter @benroethig  Website: https://roethigtech.blogspot.com About our Guest Bob Fairbairn Does Technology and Audio systems consulting and most of his work is around what he calls “end-user computing and mobility  Websites: http://SmarterCaTS.com Bob's Tool Shop KE9A https://www.bobonstereo.com Land and Lens Mastodon: @bobfa