Mac OS Ken

- IDC: China Smartphone Shipments Down in Q2 for First Drop in Six Quarters - BOE vs. Samsung: A Dumb Story with No Impact on Apple - Chrome Dropping Big Sur Support with Build 139 - After Emmy Noms, Soft PR Push Ramps Up for Apple TV+ - A Pretend Restaurant with Real Consequences and Being Smart About Smart Devices on Checklist No. 431 - find it at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Invests $500M in US Rare-Earth Magnet Production - Apple Expands Hearing, Sleep, and Heart Health Functions to More Countries - Public Betas Stagger to Seed - Apple Permanently Closing Australia's Westfield Hornsby Store - Apple Permanently Closing Michigan's Partridge Creek Store, Teasing Downtown Detroit Store - Apple Throwing Weekend WeHo Beats Party - Apple TV+ Scores 81 Primetime Emmy Nominations - A Pretend Restaurant with Real Consequences and Being Smart About Smart Devices on Checklist No. 431 - find it at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Report: Foxconn in India Receives Components for iPhone 17 - Apple Outlines Tax-Free Shopping Promos for Select US States - IDC Sees Global Smartphones Up 1% in Q2, iPhone Up 1.5% - Canalys Sees Global Smartphones Down 1% in Q2, iPhone Down 2% - Third Round of Current OS Betas Out to Developers - Nielsen: "Severance" No. 5 Streaming Title for First Half of 2025 - A Pretend Restaurant with Real Consequences and Being Smart About Smart Devices on Checklist No. 431 - find it at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Report: Apple May Have Winning Bid to Carry Formula 1 Racing - Cook and Cue Back at Sun Valley - "Trash Can" Mac Pro Goes Vintage - Disney+ App for Apple Vision Pro Bringing Digital Extras for "Alien: Earth" - Apple TV+ Docuseries Grabs Six Daytime Emmy Nominations - A Pretend Restaurant with Real Consequences and Being Smart About Smart Devices on Checklist No. 431 - find it at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Counterpoint: iPhone 16e Boosts Smartphone Sales in Japan - Apple's Back to School Promo Kicks of in European Region - Apple Reduces Max Trade-In Values on Most Older Hardware - Apple Adds Two Samsung Galaxies and a Google Pixel to Trade-In Program - Three NFL Team Apps Add CarPlay Support - "Murderbot" Picked Up for Second Season on Apple TV+ - Apple TV+ Drops Trailer for "Chief of War" Ahead of August Premier - Trailer Debuts for Final Season of Apple TV+ Comedy "Acapulco" - Nature Adventure Docuseries "The Wild Ones" Hits Apple TV+ - "Foundation" Season-Three Starts Its Run on Apple TV+ - A Pretend Restaurant with Real Consequences and Being Smart About Smart Devices on Checklist No. 431 - find it at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Nvidia First Publicly Traded Company to $4T Market Cap - Wedbush: Apple Needs to Buy A.I. Solution Perplexity - Evercore Likes Apple's Smooth COO Transition Plans - Who Gets Health and Apple Watch When Williams Leaves? - Cult of Mac: The Case for O'Brien as Apple's Next CEO - Bloomberg: Vision Pro Revision to Sport Better Processor and Comfy Strap - Report: Apple Bidding for Streaming Rights to Formula 1 Races - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for Fourth Season of "The Morning Show" - Bluetooth listening vulnerabilities, problems with printers, and AT&T's account safety offering on Checklist No. 430 - find it at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Jeff Williams Stepping Down As Apple COO - KeyBanc: June iPhone Sales Dropped After Tariff Panic Buying - IDC Sees Uncertainty for PC Shipments in 2025 - Apple Wins NLRB Appeal Over Alleged Union Busting at NYC Store - Developers (Finally) Get Third tvOS 26 Beta - Apple TV+ Announces Seventh Season Deal for "Slow Horses" - Four New Games Headed to Apple Arcade - Bluetooth listening vulnerabilities, problems with printers, and AT&T's account safety offering on Checklist No. 430 - find it at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Apple Appeals €500 Million EU App Store Ruling - Apple and Masimo Back in Court Over Apple Watch and Blood Oxygen Sensors - Trump Advisor Takes Swipe at Apple for Lack of US iPhone Production - Trump Mobile's T1: Made… Someplace - Trump Sends Tariff Notices to Apple Supply Chain Countries - Apple Seeds Third Developer Betas of blankOS 26 - New iOS 26 Beta Makes Liquid Glass Milky (in a Good Way) - Apple Makes Buys to Strengthen visionOS and Apple Intelligence - Meta Hires Away Apple A.I. Exec - Bluetooth listening vulnerabilities, problems with printers, and AT&T's account safety offering on Checklist No. 430 - find it at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Counterpoint: iPhone Saw Strong Second Quarter in China - "Neutral" Apple Analyst Sees Little Impact from 20% Vietnamese Import Tariff - BofA Analyst: App Store Sees Significant Growth Despite Anti-Steering Changes - Apple Q3FY25 Earnings Report Set for 31 July - Apple Makes Changes to EU App Store That It Wants to Change Back - Photo Finish for "F1" as it Eyes $300M Box Office - "Jurassic World: Rebirth" Pushes "F1" Out of First at Box Office - Bluetooth listening vulnerabilities, problems with printers, and AT&T's account safety offering on Checklist No. 430 - find it at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

- Report: Foxconn Sends Most Chinese Employees in India Back to China - Report: Tariffs on Apple Hardware from Vietnam Jump from ~4% to 20% - Canalys: Exciting Q1 PC Import Numbers Are Nothing to Get Excited About - Apple Quizzes Headset Owners on Smart Glasses - Apple Sues Former Vision Pro Exec for Alleged Theft of Trade Secrets - Ming-Chi Kuo Eyes Apple Roadmap for Smart Glasses and Headsets - MLS Season Pass Drops to Half-Price - Jennifer Aniston Onboard for Apple TV+ Series "I'm Glad My Mom Died" - Three-Part Docuseries on UCONN Women's Basketball Bouncing to Apple TV+ - Apple TV+ Kids Series "Stillwater" Coming Back for Fourth Season - Ten-Part Apple TV+ "Neuromancer" Now in Production - Apple TV+ Teases Third Season of "Invasion" - Ahead of Premier, Critics Are Digging Third Season of "Foundation" - Avoiding SMS for 2FA and a Plot Twist for 23andMe on Checklist No. 428 - find it at checklist.libsyn.com - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @[email protected] - Send Ken an email: [email protected] - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken