This Week's Stories:

• Did Apple drop plans to fully encrypt iCloud at FBI request? Or is it more complicated?
• Why banning face recognition misses the point
• Blueberry-scented AirPods take 71% of the wireless headphone market.
• Tile, Sonos, and Pop Sockets vs Apple, Google, and Amazon in Congress.
• Tim Cook talks Augmented Reality and healthcare in Ireland.

Picks of the Week:

• Andy's Pick: DxO camera on clearance
• Rene's Pick: JibONE
• Lory's Pick: Twelve South AirSnap Pro
• Alex's Pick: Sonic Atom

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

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This Week's Stories:

• CES 2020 was the Concept Electronics Show, full of toilet paper bots and cars that will never be made.
• What will we do with computers in the future? Apple's 1988 vision.
• At CES, Apple talks privacy, encryption, and child abuse.
• Apple fights back against DOJ attempts to kill encryption.
• Apple Accessories were everywhere at CES 2020.
• Robots at CES 2020: from scary robot dogs to a real-life Terminator.
• Apple steps up their recycling efforts, working toward a fully-recycled phone.
• Rack-mounted Mac Pro now available.
• Will Apple ever ditch Intel for AMD?
• Apple's services score $1.4 Billion from Christmas - New Years.
• "Pro Mode" coming to Macs.
• The EU wants to kill Lightning ports.
• Location-based data trackers angry at Apple.
• Apple now accepting donations for Australian fire relief efforts.
• Apple offers replacements for defective battery cases.

Picks of the Week:

• Leo's Pick: How I Rip DVDs and Blu-Rays
• Andy's Pick: XLD audio converter for Mac
• Rene's Pick: Quasar Science Lights
• Lory's Pick: Brydge Pro+
• Alex's Pick: Reality Converter & 2020 - A Decade of Predictions

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

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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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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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