Mac OS Ken

- Apple Updates AirPods Pro 2 Firmware - Apple Apparently Prepping iOS 18.0.1 Update - Apple Issues Security Update for Windows for iTunes - Reports of USB Port Trouble Under macOS Sequoia - IDC Sees Stellar Growth for MR/XR Headsets Through 2028 - Meta Goes Aggressive on Price with Quest 3S MR Headset - Report Has Apple Eyeing Lower-Rez Display for Lower-Cost Spatial Computer - Rosenblatt: Meta Quest 3S Call for Reset by Apple - Meta Demos Impressive "Orion" AR Glasses - Apple TV+ Outs Second Season Trailer for "Shrinking" - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Management - your solution for IAM and MDM. Learn more at 1Password.com/macosken - Disappointment and Worry on Check No. 393 by SecureMac - 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!

- Morgan Stanley Sees Shorter iPhone Wait Times Versus Last Several Years - Canalys Tracked Flat June-Quarter Mac Sales - APY Lowered on Apple Card Savings Following Fed Rate Cut - WJS: JPMorgan May Back Apple Card - EC Gives Apple Six Months to Make iPhone Interoperable with Third-Party Hardware - EC Commissioned Report Urges Innovation Over Regulation - "Peanuts" Holiday Specials Free to Stream Again This Holiday Season - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Management - your solution for IAM and MDM. Learn more at 1Password.com/macosken - Safety and Security features coming from Apple on Check No. 392 by SecureMac - 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!

- Needham Analyst Frets Over Apple's Reliance on iPhone - Second Apple Intelligence Betas Out to Public Testers - Apple Pulls HomePod Developer Beta Over Bricked minis - AppleInsider: Apple Watch Owners See Trouble Activating Cellular on Verizon - Apple Music Classical Adds Informational Booklets - OKC Apple Retail Union Ratifies First Contract - Tim Cook Strolls NYC with "The Tonight Show" - Apple TV+ Outs Trailer for Limited Dramatic Series "Disclaimer" - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Management - your solution for IAM and MDM. Learn more at 1Password.com/macosken - Safety and Security features coming from Apple on Check No. 392 by SecureMac - 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!

- Report: TSMC Currently Producing A16 SoC for Apple in Arizona - Reports of Touchscreen Problems Under iOS 18 - MacRumors Finds Hearing Health Suite Buried in Latest iOS 18.1 Beta - Apple Puts AirPods Pro 2 in US/Canada Refurbished Stores - Shazam Adds Support for iOS 18's Music Haptics - Three More States and Japan Plan Apple Wallet ID Support - Apple Tops in PCs in 2024 ACSI - Apple Deems a Dozen Macs Vintage or Obsolete - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Management - your solution for IAM and MDM. Learn more at 1Password.com/macosken - Safety and Security features coming from Apple on Check No. 392 by SecureMac - 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!

- J.P. Morgan: iPhone 16 Plus Wait Surprises to the Upside - An Informal Survey of iPhone 16 Wait Times - Counterpoint: Step Cycle for Apple Intelligence to Drive Supercycle for Services - SCMP: An iPhone 16 Takedown One Month in the Making - iFixit Applauds Repairability of iPhone 16 Line - Apple Pulls iOS 18 for M4 iPad Pro After Reports of Bricking - Apple Issues Updates for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote - Apple Seeds Fourth Developer Betas of iOS 18.1, Et Al. - Apple Seeds First Public Beta of iOS 18.1 with AI Features - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Management - your solution for IAM and MDM. Learn more at 1Password.com/macosken - Safety and Security features coming from Apple on Check No. 392 by SecureMac - 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!

Been sick. Getting better. Shows start again Monday. Also - Apple has killed "Time Bandits." Boo, Apple. Boo.

- Apple Shares Slide on iPhone 16 Preorder Worry - All of Apple's Operating Systems Get Updates - RCS Support Comes to iOS 18 (Depending on Your Carrier) - Affirm Picks Up Where Apple Pay Later Left Off - FDA Approves Sleep Apnea Detection for watchOS 11 on Select - Hearing Aid and Hearing Test Coming This Fall for Air Pods Pro 2 - Apple Releases Security Updates for Older Operating Systems - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Management - your solution for IAM and MDM. Learn more at 1Password.com/macosken - Safety and Security features coming from Apple on Check No. 392 by SecureMac - 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!

- Listeners Tell Tales of iPhone Orders - iPhone 16 Pro Orders Slide Into October - TF Intl. Analyst: iPhone 16 Pro Orders Down Y-o-Y - Apple Raises Price on Out of Warranty Battery Replacements on iPhone 16 Pro/Pro Max - It's New Operating System Day! - iOS 18 will Open EU iPads to Third-Party App Stores - M2 iPad Pro and M1 iPad Air Hit Apple Refurbished Store - Apple TV+ Takes Homes Two Primetime Emmys - Sponsored by 1Password Extended Access Management - your solution for IAM and MDM. Learn more at 1Password.com/macosken - Safety and Security features coming from Apple on Check No. 392 by SecureMac - 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!

- Snapdragon in iPhone 16 Pro Boosts 5G Download Speeds - Report: iPhone 16 Line Support 45W Fast Charging - iPhone 16 Goes on Sale Today - FDA Approves Hearing Health Initiatives for AirPods Pro 2 - Apple Watch Bands Still Interchangeable - Apple Lets Developers Prep "Win-Back" Offers for the Fall - Netflix App Apparently Killing Support for iOS/iPadOS 16 - Apple TV+ Outs Odd Trailer for German Series "Where's Wanda?" - Apple Wins Eight Creative Arts Emmys - Safety and Security features coming from Apple on Check No. 392 by SecureMac - 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!

- EU Rules May Have Prompted Easier Batter Service for iPhone 16 - Expanded iPhone Satellite Services Expanding to Canada and UK - Visual Intelligence: Reverse Image Look Up for iPhone 16 Line - Voice Memos in iOS 18 Getting Simple Two-Track Recording - Apple Posts List of 250+ New Features in iOS 18 - Apple to Let Users Keep Getting Security Patches on iOS 17 - Apple Releases iOS 18.1 Beta 3 for iPhone 16 Line - Watching out for sextortion scams and QR code phishing on Check No. 310 by SecureMac - 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!