- Chinese A.I. Assistant DeepSeek Hits Top Spot in App Store - DeepSeek Sinks NVIDIA Shares, Buoys AAPL - Apple: 68% of iPhones Running iOS 18 - Next Round of Apple OS Updates Released to the Masses - In-the-Wild Security Exploit Addressed in Many Monday Updates - Apple Updates Apple Sports to v2.4 - Apple Outlines Steps for Prompting AirPods Firmware Updates - Jury Sides with Shyamalan in “Servant” Copyright Trial - Apple Announces Black Unity Watch Bands, Watch Faces, and Wallpapers - The importance of family passwords and more on the toll road smishing attempts on Checklist 408 - Family Passwords and Smishing, Revisited - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

- BofA Trims Apple Target to $253 - Tata Electronics Takes Over Pegatron iPhone Plants in India - Apple Says Its Watch Bands Are Safe for Users - Kim Vorrath Stepping in to Whip Siri Into Shape - Gurman: Apple Store Merchandise Shuffle Expected This Week - After Missing 2024 Target, Apple Still Working with Carmakers on CarPlay - Apple TV+ Inks Investment Deal with French TV Authorities - Thoughts on 19 years of Mac OS Ken - The importance of family passwords and more on the toll road smishing attempts on Checklist 408 - Family Passwords and Smishing, Revisited - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

- Apple 3.0 Tracks Higher and Lower AAPL Targets - Morgan Stanley Sees Apple Beating the Street for Q1FY25 - Apple Earnings Call Set for Thursday 30 January - UK CMA Investigates Apple and Google Over App stores and Developer Practices - Report: India Pushing Apple and Google to Pre-Install Government Apps on Smartphones - Apple Sued Over Alleged “Forever Chemicals” in Sport Bands - Suit Over Pay Disparities for Female Apple Employees Can Proceed - Google Buys Some of HTC’s XR Business - Walmart: As a Matter of Fact, We STILL Don’t Do Apple Pay - The importance of family passwords and more on the toll road smishing attempts on Checklist 408 - Family Passwords and Smishing, Revisited - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

- Ives: Recent AAPL Selloff a “Golden Opportunity” - CIRP: iPhone Shoppers Chose Thrift Last Quarter - Indonesian Minister Hopes Indonesia’s Ban on iPhone 16 Sales Will End Soon  - Samsung Shows Off Android XR Headset - GDC Survey: More Game Developers Working on Apple Vision Pro Than PlayStation VR - Apple Previews New Miami Store - Apple TV+ Teases Kids’ Animated Series “Goldie” - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for “Love You to Death” - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for Vietnam War Docuseries - Bad guys are scamming in the wake of the L.A. fires + ignoring smishing attempts on Checklist 407 - Scams Sparked by SoCal Fires - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

- Counterpoint Puts iPhone Fourth in China in 2024 - Jefferies and Loop Lower Ratings on Apple Shares - J.P. Morgan Cuts Apple Target to $260, Maintains "Overweight" Rating - Despite Trump Pledge, Apple Keeping ByteDance Apps Out of App Store - Apple Seeds RCs of Next Round of OS Updates - Next Round of Updates Activates Apple Intelligence By Default - Bad guys are scamming in the wake of the L.A. fires + ignoring smishing attempts on Checklist 407 - Scams Sparked by SoCal Fires - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

- Evercore Positive on AAPL Ahead of Q1FY25 Earnings - Bloomberg’s Gurman: iPhone SE Running Out at U.S. Apple Stores - Five Years Later: Suit Against “Servant” Finally Goes to Trial - Colorado Town Gives Out AirTags, Stickers to Fight Car Theft - Apple Turns Landing Page Over to Marking MLK Day - Apple TV and Apple Music to Stream FireAid Concert to Benefit SoCal Fire Victims - Bad guys are scamming in the wake of the L.A. fires + ignoring smishing attempts on Checklist 407 - Scams Sparked by SoCal Fires - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

- Apple Shares Drop 4% for… Reasons - Canalys: iPhone Finishes Third for 2024 in China - Apple Launches Apple Store App in India - Apple Seeds the Rest of the Dot-3 Developer Betas - New Developer Betas Pause A.I.-Generated News Summaries - Apple Releases tvOS 18.2.1 - Apple Adjusts Hardware Trade-In Values - Bernstein Analyst Toni Sacconaghi Is Retiring - Season 2 of “Severance” Finally Starts on Apple TV+  - Bad guys are scamming in the wake of the L.A. fires + ignoring smishing attempts on Checklist 407 - Scams Sparked by SoCal Fires - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

- Apple Facilitates Customer Donations for Los Angeles Wildfire Relief - Goldman Sachs CEO Signals Desire to Ditch Apple Card - CIRP Survey: People Use iPhone More Than iPad - Interest-Free Financing for iPhone Returns to Canada - Apple TV+ Dick Turpin Series Sees Abrupt Cancellation - Apple CEO to Attend Trump Inauguration - Tim Cook Talks Food, Work, and More on “Table Manners” Podcast - Fall Detection Detects a Fall - We're looking at Salt Typhoon clean-up and a trust label for IoT devices on Checklist 406 - Less Salt, More Logos - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

- Canalys: Apple Wins Smartphones for 2nd Consecutive Year  - Report: Apple Testing TSMC’s Arizona Output for Mass Production - Report Has China Slowing Export of Tools to Other Manufacturing Hubs - FT: EU Reassessing Cases Against Big Tech - UK Tosses Collusion Case Against Amazon and Apple - Apple Seeds Developer Beta Three of tvOS 18.3 - Apple Seeds Developer Beta Three of watchOS 11.3 - Apple Releases Firmware Updates for 25W MagSafe Charger - We're looking at Salt Typhoon clean-up and a trust label for IoT devices on Checklist 406 - Less Salt, More Logos - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

- TF Intl. Analyst: Apple and iPhone Face Challenging 2025 - Counterpoint: Smartphone Sales Recover While iPhone Share Slips - IDC: Smartphone Sales Recover While iPhone Share Slips - Illinois Starts Work on Digital ID Program - “Disclaimer” Leads Nab SAG Nominations - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for Conspiracy Thriller Series “Prime Target” - Two Years Later: A First Look at “Drops of God” - We're looking at Salt Typhoon clean-up and a trust label for IoT devices on Checklist 406 - Less Salt, More Logos - online at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Chat with us in Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!