Data held on our phones and holding new phones - MacCast's Adam Christianson and Ken hit NSO Group, Apple's expanded protection for children plans, and the launch of iPhone 13 as our recap of the biggest Apple news stories of 2021 continues. - Upstart - Fair & fast personal loans. Learn more and check your rate at Upstart.com/macosken. - Get 40% off your new home security system by visiting SimpliSafe.com/macosken - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

It is a hardware heavy day when MacCast's Adam Christianson talks about Apple's expanding M1 ecosystem. Our recap of the biggest Apple news stories of 2021 continues. - Upstart - Fair & fast personal loans. Learn more and check your rate at Upstart.com/macosken. - Get 40% off your new home security system by visiting SimpliSafe.com/macosken - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

This week, MacCast's Adam Christianson and I recap some of the biggest Apple news stories for 2021. Today, it's a look at expectations headed into the year, and Apple's second year of COVID-19. - Get 40% off your new home security system by visiting SimpliSafe.com/macosken - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

- Strategy Analytics: iPhone Tops in 5G Shipments and Revenue in Q3 - Apple Spurs Significant Wearables Growth in META Region - TSA to Pilot Accepting IDs in Apple Wallet in Early 2022 - Report: App Store Makes More Millionaires than Google Play - Report: Advertising VP Nick Law Leaving Apple - Upstart - Fair & fast personal loans. Learn more and check your rate at Upstart.com/macosken. - Get 40% off your new home security system by visiting SimpliSafe.com/macosken - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

- JP Morgan: Interest in iPhone 13 Still Skewed to the Pros - Strategy Analytics: Apple Smart Speaker Shipments Double in 3Q21 - Commercial Times Posts Alleged Apple Silicon Release Map - iOS/iPadOS 15.3 Betas Out to Public Testers - Apple Brings Updated 3D Maps to Philadelphia, PA - Typhoon Rai Leaves at Least 375 Dead in the Philippines - Apple Pledges Recovery Support in Typhoon Rai's Wake - Food Poisoning at Foxconn iPhone Plant in India Leads to Protests, Arrests - Report: Apple Producing iPhone 13 in India in Early 2022 - Upstart - Fair & fast personal loans. Learn more and check your rate at Upstart.com/macosken. - Get 40% off your new home security system by visiting SimpliSafe.com/macosken - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

- Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple's Mixed Reality Headset Coming in 2022 - Apple Seeds First macOS Monterey 12.2 Beta to Developers - Apple Seeds First Betas of iOS/iPadOS/tvOS 15.3 and watchOS 8.3 to Developers - Apple Updates Design Resources for Developers - Apple Says iPhone in India Too Small to be Abusive - USPS Now Accepts Apple Pay Online and In-App, But Not at Post Office - Apple Lets Viewers Spend Eight-Minutes Behind-the-Scenes of "Finch" - Showing My Mug at SVMUG Tonight! - Upstart - Fair & fast personal loans. Learn more and check your rate at Upstart.com/macosken. - Get 40% off your new home security system by visiting SimpliSafe.com/macosken - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

- Bloomberg: Apple Hiring for Wireless Chip Team in SoCal - Piper Sandler Harshes Bloomberg's Excitement - Project Zero: NSO Group's Pegasus Amazingly Sophisticated - Apple and Others File "Friend of the Court" Brief in Support of DACA - Apple Employee Giving Program Gave Out $120 Million in 2021 - SiriusXM Sweetens Platinum VIP Plan with 12-Months of Apple Music - Apple Original Podcast "Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy" Starts 12 January - Apple TV+ Hosts Hollywood Premier of "The Tragedy of MacBeth" - "Severance" Starts 18 February on Apple TV+ - Headspace - Meditation made simple. Get a FREE one month trial at Headspace.com/macosken - Get 40% off your new home security system by visiting SimpliSafe.com/macosken - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

- Apple Temporarily Closes Three North American Stores Due to COVID Outbreaks - Apple Delays Return to Apple Park Indefinitely - Apple Still Plans CSAM/Hash Detection Despite Removal from Website - Apple Faces Class Action Suit Over Battery Expansion in Apple Watch - Apple Releases Swift Playgrounds 4 - Disney+ Adds SharePlay Support for iOS, iPad, and Apple TV - Apple Announces Feature Documentary "The Sound of 007" for 2022 - Uma Thurman's "Suspicion" Hits Apple TV+ 4 February 2022 - Animated Adaptation of "El Deafo" Coming Soon to Apple TV+ - Apple TV+ Outs Animated "Ted Lasso" Christmas Short - Headspace - Meditation made simple. Get a FREE one month trial at Headspace.com/macosken - Get 40% off your new home security system by visiting SimpliSafe.com/macosken - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

- Mask Mandate Back in Effect at All Apple Stores in US - Apple Seems to Have Patched Log4Shell iCloud Vulnerability - BofA and Evercore Raise Their Apple Price Targets - Canalys: Apple Share of Wireless Headphones Dropped in Q3 - UK Competition Authority Bemoans Apple/Google Control Over Smartphones - Apple Watch Bringing Back "Ring in the New Year" Challenge for 2022 - Apple TV+ Nabs Colin Farrell Series "Sugar" - Apple TV+ Picks Up Russian-Language Thriller Series "Container" - Apple TV+ Posts Official Trailer for "The Afterparty" - Apple Outs Season Three Trailer for "Servant" - Apple Green Lights Fourth and Final Season of "Servant" - Headspace - Meditation made simple. Get a FREE one month trial at Headspace.com/macosken - Get 40% off your new home security system by visiting SimpliSafe.com/macosken - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!

- Apple Releases iOS 15.2 and iPadOS 15.2 - Apple Releases macOS Monterey 12.1 - Apple Releases macOS Big Sur 11.6.2 - Apple Releases Security Update 2021-008 Catalina - Apple Releases watchOS 8.3 - Apple Releases tvOS 15.2 for Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K - Apple Releases HomePod Software 15.2 - Apple Pushes "Universal Control" to Spring 2022 - Apple Releases Anti-Stalker "Tracker Detecter" App for Android - J.P. Morgan Ups Apple Target on 5G iPhone SE Expectation - Report: Apple Under Investigation by US Department of Labor - Poland Regulators Investigating Apple and App Tracking Transparency - Apple Card Has a Weird Holiday Referral Plan - Apple TV+ Picks Up 12 Golden Globe Award Nominations - Apple TV+ Picks Up Six Critics Choice Film Awards Nominations - Headspace - Meditation made simple. Get a FREE one month trial at Headspace.com/macosken - Get 40% off your new home security system by visiting SimpliSafe.com/macosken - Power what we do next for as little as $1 a month. Join the Mac OS Ken Test Kitchen at Patreon at Patreon.com/macosken - Send me an email: [email protected] or call (716)780-4080!