MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

HBO Max vs. AppleTV+, New iPhone Jailbreak

The Week's Stories:

• HBO Max launches May 27th, and everyone is confused about it.
• New jailbreak works on all iPhones, even on the most recent iOS 13.5. Is there any reason to jailbreak an iPhone anymore?
• iOS 13.5 is out with the Apple/Google Covid contact tracing API. Here's why contact tracing apps will never work.
• Why the iPhone 12 won't have USB-C, and the next iPhone won't even have a charging port
• Apple fixes "This app is no longer shared with you" bug on iOS
• Apple will replace Mac Messages app with a Catalyst version when iOS 14 comes out
• Mythic Quest's Apple TV+ Quarantine Episode was shot entirely on iPhones. The episode was written, shot, and edited in 3 weeks. Apple likes it so much they are submitting it for an Emmy.
• Apple TV+ is the only streaming service that isn't booming in the quarantine - what Apple is doing to fix it
• Apple TV+ is signing deals with tons of big-name Hollywood production companies and stars
• Jean-Louis Gassée thinks Apple Car speculation is missing a few things
• Apple celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day with a new Today at Apple video and App Store features

Picks of the Week:

• Lory's Pick: Traeger Pro 780 WiFi Pellet Grill
• Andy's Pick: Science Channel coverage of SpaceX's first manned launch May 27th at 4:33 pm ET
• Rene's Pick: Sony Vlog camera ZV-1
• Leo's Pick: FileMaker 19 is the biggest release in 15 years

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil

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Apple AR Glasses Coming in 2021

The Week's Stories:

• Jon Prosser: Apple Glass AR glasses will come out in March - June 2021, cost $499
• Apple will start returning workers to the office soon
• Apple starts opening stores in the US and Italy, currently offering only curbside service
• Apple ships iOS 13.5 to developers, includes the Apple/Google coronavirus contact tracing API and a way to quickly disable FaceID
• Apple TV+ pays $70 million to premiere Tom Hanks film "Greyhound"
• How to make the perfect popcorn: Amish popcorn with furikake, Alton Brown style
• HBO Max premieres 5/27, includes Criterion Collection and Studio Ghibli
• Logic Pro10.5 Easter Egg: how to find Billie Eilish's Ocean Eyes template

Picks of the Week

• Leo's Pick: Samsung T7 drives
• Andy's Pick: Charty for Shortcuts
• Lory's Pick: Bombas Pride Edition
• Alex's Pick: The perfect tutorial video: Make a pincushion
• Alex's Pick 2: Sound Devices Noise Reduction

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Lory Gil, and Alex Lindsay

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Apple re-opens USA stores, Mini-LED vs. LCD, Hamilton on Disney+

The Week's Stories:

• Elon Musk re-opens Tesla Factory, defying stay-at-home order
• Apple re-opens several stores in states that do not have stay-at-home orders
• Hamilton is coming to Disney+
• Apple is moving production out of China and into Vietnam, Taiwan, and India
• Apple COO Jeff Williams is "optimistic" about Apple, iPhone 12, and the economy
• Why is Mini-LED better than LCD?
• All the details about the biggest Logic Pro upgrade in years - why now is the best time to learn Logic
• X-Ray of iPad Pro Keyboard reveals some amazing engineering
• Rene Ritchie's 13" MacBook Pro review
• Macs vulnerable to new Thunderbolt hacking flaw - if they are running Windows
• Inventing the iPad cursor
• iPad Pro Magic Keyboard vs. Brydge iPad Keyboard
• Apple Watch will detect panic attacks with watchOS 7
• Tim Cook and others making graduation podcasts
• Disneyland Shanghai is open for business

Picks of the Week:

• Leo's Pick: TWiT Face Masks for sale! https://twit.tv/store
• Rene's Pick: MotionVfx
• Lory's Pick: Sick Burn T-Shirts
• Lory's Pick 2: The Office Slack
• Alex's Pick: Yousician

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Lory Gil, and Alex Lindsay

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13" MacBook Pro First Look, WWDC 2020 June 22nd

The Week's Stories:

• Apple releases new 13" MacBook Pro with Magic keyboard and physical escape key
• At long last, the butterfly keyboard is gone for good
• What are the specs for the perfect MacBook Pro?
• 13" MacBook Pro has one huge flaw
• The best setup for live streaming
• Office Hours YouTube series with Alex Lindsay
• Should Apple change all their Macs to ARM?
• Online-only WWDC 2020 starts June 22nd - is this the start of a trend?
• WWDC Swift programming contest for students
• Will work-from-home workers ever go back to the office?
• Apple Q2 earnings - up even in a pandemic
• Tim Cook gives an amazing virtual commencement speech for Ohio State graduates
• Tim Cook teaches Warren Buffet how to use an iPhone

Picks of the Week:

• Leo's Pick: Hands-On Mac
• Andy's Pick: Blender
• Rene's Pick: Here Kitty
• Alex's Pick: Frame.io Transfer
  

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Alex Lindsay

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iPhone SE Review, iPad Pro Magic Keyboard Review

The Week's Stories:

• The worst product Apple ever made
• iPhone SE review
• iPad Pro Magic Keyboard review
• Apple to make its own Mac chips in 2021
• iOS 0-Day Alert! Update Apple Mail
• Notification Hack: Text string with Sindhi characters will crash your iPhone
• Apple Watch turns 5
• PSA: Apple will not return your band if you send your watch in for repair

Picks of the Week:

• Leo's Pick: Apple-sponsored 1979 Porsche 935 race car on sale for $499,000
• Andy's Pick: Digi-Pas DWL-200 digital torpedo level
• Rene's Pick: Pokemon Go remote raids
• Lory's Pick: Some Good News with John Krasinski

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil

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iPhone SE first impressions, iPad Pro Magic Keyboard review.

The Week's Stories:

• iPhone SE beats Android phones in every way except the camera
• iPad Pro Magic Keyboard review - there is a good reason it's so heavy
• Xcode coming to iOS 14 and iPadOS- is Final Cut coming to iPad?
• Apple TV+ making a new Fraggle Rock series!
• Apple moving iPhone SE production to Brazil
• iPhone too private to run French Covid-19 tracing app
• Tim Cook says Apple is in great shape to weather 2020 - Seoul, South Korea store reopens
• Apple over-the-ear headphones coming soon
• Blackmagic eGPU Pro discontinued

Picks of the Week:

• Leo's Pick: EpocCam turns your iPhone into a webcam
• Andy's Pick: DaVinci Resolve by Blackmagic
• Rene's Pick: Apple Watch Series 3 (Really!)
• Lory's Pick: Brydge Pro+ iPad Keyboard

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil

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Apple + Google Coronavirus Tracker, iPhone SE, OnePlus 8 Pro

This Week's Stories:

• Apple and Google's Coronavirus tracer API: privacy nightmare or healthcare savior? (Or both?)
• MacBook Air Review - not a pro computer, but fixes everything that was wrong with the 2018 version
• OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro out today! Watch All About Android tonight!
• The iPhone SE will come out on April 15th
• iOS 14 will have widgets - finally!
• HomePod on sale, switches to tvOS - is a new, smaller HomePod on the horizon?
• How Apple is helping track coronavirus
• How much privacy are you willing to give up for coronavirus tracking?
• Apple Pay gives 3% back at Walgreens drive-through, Tractor Supply Company now accepts Apple Pay
• Apple's iPhone shipments to China up 500%
• iOS has 44% of installations - highest since 2016
• Apple fixes multiple macOS bugs in Catalina
• Tidbits celebrates its 30th anniversary!
• How to get a MacPro for cheap!
• The best Zoombombs

Picks of the Week:

• Adam's Pick 1: Tidbits turns 30!
• Adam's Pick 2: Agenda
• Andy's Pick 1: Tip: Batch rename in Finder
• Andy's Pick 2: Fingercots fingertip protectors
• Rene's Pick: Today at Apple (at Home)
• Leo's Pick: Hygiene Hand Antimicrobial Brass EDC Door Opener & Stylus

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie

Guest: Adam Engst

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iPhone SE Leaks, Apple Makes 1 Million+ Face Shields.

• Apple makes 1 million+ face shields per week for healthcare workers
• iPhone SE leaks: launch will either be April 15th or last Friday, iPhone 8 body in red, white and space gray, A13x chip
• iOS 14 leak shows widgets coming to iPhone
• Quibi launches short format shows for quarantine viewing
• Apple support video shows off AirTags
• Apple updates Clips with new stickers and trackpad support
• 2020 iPad Pro does not have U1 Ultra Wideband Chip
• Amazon Prime gets out of the Apple App Store 30% cut
• Apple buys Voysis and NextVR - will WWDC be in VR/AR soon?
• Apple selling HomePods to employees at 50% off
• Apple pays $75,000 bug bounty for camera exploit in Safari
• Apple's Information Systems & Technology division is a "Game of Thrones nightmare."
• Zoom's privacy issues driving people to FaceTime, but Zoom is still fine for most people
• Apple charity: Apple, Laurene Powell Jobs, and Leonardo DiCaprio launch $12 million GoFundMe for the hungry, Apple gives $7 million to China for coronavirus
• Tim Cook will give a virtual commencement speech at Ohio State University

Picks of the Week:

• Andy's Pick: Bernadette Banner's YouTube sewing channel
• Rene's Pick: AeroPress
• Lory's Pick: Autism Speaks

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil

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Apple buys Dark Sky, iPhone 9 coming soon.

• Apple buys Dark Sky hyperlocal weather app
• No Apple March event - but iPhone 9 might still be coming soon
• Apple struggles with secrecy in a work-from-home world
• Apple's new coronavirus app and website
• Swift 5.2 and Xcode11.4 are out
• Yes, the new iPad Pro will break if you bend it
• Apple is still paying contract workers
• Apple Store employees working tech support
• Google Stadia, Nvidia GeForce, and Microsoft xCloud are not on iOS
• iOS bug makes VPNs less secure
• Apple offering 4k movies for as low as $5
• Apple developing Touch ID for Apple Watch
• Samsung ending LCD production
• Dropbox starts synching Mac desktop
• Rene Ritchie is on his own at youtube.com/reneritchie

Picks of the Week:

• Rene's Pick: Manfrotto mini tripod and Pokemon Go at home
• Andy's Pick: Downie 4
• Lory's Pick: FinalWipe by the makers of FinalStraw

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil

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This week's stories:

• Rene Ritchie reviews the new iPad Pro
• Alex Lindsay explains how the new iPad Pro uses LiDAR
• Will Apple's AR camera be a killer app or a gimmick?
• Does the iPad Pro keyboard make it a real computer?
• The MacBook Air is the perfect computer for everyone except Alex Lindsay
• Mac Mini is a good faith update
• How to use your iPhone as a webcam
• New Apple Watch bands
• Apple makes Mac Pro Afterburner card available as a standalone purchase
• Apple sign goes up for auction at $20,0000

Picks of the Week:

• Leo's Pick: Plague Inc fights Covid-19
• Andy's Pick: Vagner Veek at the Met! Bryn Terfel! Stephanie Blythe!
• Rene's Pick: NetNewsWire
• Lory's Pick: Mujjo Leather Wallet Case in Slate Green
• Alex's Pick: Audio Implements In-Ear

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil

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