MacBreak Weekly (Audio)

This Week's Stories:

• The biggest Apple CES 2020 news
• Apple comes to CES 2020 to talk security
• The best CES 2020 product for iPad: Brydge Pro+ is the first iPad keyboard with a trackpad
• The best CES 2020 product for iPhone: PopPower finally lets you wirelessly charge your phone without removing your Pop Socket
• FBI asks Apple yet again to unlock a shooter's iPhone
• Ricky Gervais roasts Tim Cook at Golden Globes
• Apple wins Christmas, stock crosses $300
• Why hasn't Apple bought music exclusives?
• We debunk the "Apple is making a gaming computer" rumor
• External flash that connects to iPhone now available
• Sonos sues Google for stealing smart speaker tech. They only have enough money to sue one company at a time, so Amazon is next, then maybe Apple?
• You can now etch the poop emoji on your AirPods case, or one of 30 others. Which emoji would you use?

Picks of the Week:

• Mikah's Pick: ecobee Switch+ | $48
• Andy's Pick: Hi-Res Music in general, HD Tracks and Qobuz in particular
• Rene's Pick: Decline Stickers by Timothy Buck
• Alex Pick: Shadow Draw

Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Alex Lindsay, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie

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The Best of MacBreak Weekly from 2019!

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

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This Week's Stories:

• - AirPods Pro improve audio latency with H1 chip
• - Apple, Google, Amazon, and more partner on new IoT standard
• - Apple open sources some of HomeKit
• - ToTok spy chat app removed from App Store
• - Apple's secret satellite internet team
• - Mossberg's decade of Apple
• - AppleTV+ hits its stride with fabulous finales
• - iPhone takes 66% of smartphone profits
• - Apple's highs and lows of 2019
• - All Mac software will have to be notarized to run starting in February
• - San Francisco face recognition ban almost locks out employees' iPhones
• - New iPhone flash photography spec
• - App Store Xmas surprises
• - New Apple Watch badges in 2020
• - Apple Arcade Lego game
• - USB-C magnetic charging pad for Apple Watch
• - Mythic Quest
• - AirPods Pro smell like blueberries
• - Snow Crash coming to HBO Max
• - Need a last-minute Xmas gift? Apple has two-hour delivery!

Picks of the Week:

• - Leo's Pick: LuLu from Objective-See
• - Andy's Pick: Patrick Stewart's "A Christmas Carol"
• - Rene's Pick: Pokemon Go Buddies
• - Lory's Pick: Dial Code Santa Claus (Game Over)

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

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This Week's Stories

• Mac Pro Teardown: yes, it grates cheese!
• Apple patents in-screen fingerprint reader
• BetterTouchTool is a great tool for MacBook Pros
• Apple Makes Mac Pros for the US in Texas, the rest of the world in China
• Apple dodges 15% tariff on Chinese imports
• AirPods make Apple $4 Billion per quarter
• HomeKit could be Apple's next big business
• Three Apple products make Time's top 10 gadgets of the decade
• Apple kills app that turns your iPhone into an iPod
• Apple is moving to Pittsburgh
• MKBHD's 2019 Blind Smartphone Camera Test
• Apple buys British company to make iPhone camera better
• Bug in iOS lets kids skirt parental controls in contacts
• Apple Arcade deal: get 12 months for the price of 10
• Apple Arcade gets Ultimate Rivals: The Rink
• Apple News gets election coverage from ABC
• Get your Christmas movie classics for cheap at the Apple store
• Tim Cook loves monopolies!
• Apple is hiring!
• Apple gives free genetic screening to its employees

Picks of the Week

• Leo's Pick: Peak Design Travel Tripod
• Andy's Pick: Inigo Gets Out on Archive.org
• Rene's Picks: Digital Sputnik Voyager, Snowflake Weather
• Lory's Pick: Spirited Away
• Alex's Pick: SKAAT Car Vent Magnet

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

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This Week's Stories:

• Unboxing the Mac Pro
• Mac Pro is the shine on the Apple
• iOS 13.3 update: features and fixes
• MacBook Pro 16" Speaker Pop fix
• Apple sues former employee
• Apple returns to CES in 2020 to talk privacy
• 2021 iPhone will have no ports
• The Morning Show' nominated for Golden Globe awards

Picks of the Week:

• Andy's Pick: "Understanding Comics" by Scott McCloud
• Rene's Pick: Procreate 5
• Lory's Pick: Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale
• Alex's Pick: frame io for iPad

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

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This Week's Stories:

• Apple Music Awards
• Best apps of 2019
• Apple vs Russia is a big damn deal
• Apple doubles Airpods Pro orders
• Intel's woes
• The legacy of the 64 Bit A7
• Apple more valuable than all US energy stocks
• Mini LED laptops coming next year - why it might beat OLED
• Apple TV+ is ok
• Farewell, Larry and Sergei

Picks of the Week:

• Andy's Pick: Black Ink 2.0
• Rene's Pick: Peek Everyday 2.0
• Lory's Pick: Meater smart thermometer
• Alex's Pick: Black Magic ATEM Mini

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

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This Week's Stories

• Apple Tells Congress You'll Hurt Yourself Fixing Your iPhone
• Apple Pulls All Customer Reviews From the Online Apple Store
• Apple Music for Business
• Apple's new Holiday Ad
• Features, Changes & Testing After iOS 13 Bugs

Tips and Picks

• Alex's Pick: Brother P-Touch Cube+
• Dave's Pick: TimeMachineEditor
• Andy's Pick: A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
• Rene's Pick: Apple Smart Battery Case
• Leo's Pick: Kap Screen Capture

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

Guest: Dave Hamilton

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This Week's Stories

• 16-Inch MacBook Pro unboxing and review
• Apple's ginormous star-studded app awards event coming December 2nd
• Trump tours Apple's Austin Mac Pro factory
• Goldman Sachs rechecking Apple Card scores after sexism charges
• Apple bans vaping apps
• Dickinson is the best show on AppleTV+

Tips and Picks

• Andy's Picks: WASD and Logitech Keyboards, Downie
• Rene's Picks: Samsung Portable SSD X5, Thrifter
• Dave's Tip: Set scrollbars to "Always"
• Dave's App: Quitter

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie

Guest: Dave Hamilton

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• Is AR the future of Apple?
• Alex Lindsay explains photogrammetry
• Apple has very specific plans for AR. We just don't know what they are yet.
• 16-inch MacPro is not ours yet
• The Mac Pro is the One True Pro
• Pro Display XDR
• Apple fixes email bug
• Apple Health App joins with VA to provide veterans health records on iPhones
• Is the Apple Card algorithm sexist?

Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Lory Gil

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This Week's Stories

• Apple Quarterly Earnings report: it's all about the services.
• Apple names 5 new VPs, including a VP of Acoustics.
• Apple offers $2.5 Billion to fight the California housing crisis, which apparently makes some people cranky.
• AirPods Pro review: comfortable, great noise reduction. Pro tip: try the smallest size tips first.
• People pay more than $700 million annually to replace their lost AirPods.
• AppleTV+ is the best streaming service out there - if you only judge by the video quality.
• How to claim your free year of AppleTV+ - maybe even if you don't deserve it.
• Apple is spending half as much advertising Apple TV+ as the iPhone, which is actually huge.
• AppleTV+ is pretty good, but the AppleTV app is still terrible.
• Adobe Photoshop for iPad review: not feature-complete, but still lets you kick geese, which is awesome.
• Adobe Aero is Adobe's new AR tool for the iPad.

Picks of the Week

• Mikah's Pick: MyQ Smart Garage Door Opener
• Andy's Pick: Adobe Creative Cloud for Photography
• Andy's Tip: iPhone Battery Replacement
• Alex's Pick: Blackmagic Pocket Cinema 6k
• Lory's Pick: Mujjo Insulated Touch Screen Gloves

Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Andy Ihnatko, Lory Gil, and Alex Lindsay

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