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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This Week's Stories

• AirPods Pro arrives tomorrow
• AirPods Pro noise transparency and active noise cancellation
• Replacement AirPods Pro will cost $89 each, or $29 with Apple Care+
• AirPods Pro is all about music, not Siri
• iOS 13.2 features Siri improvements, HomePod Bricking
• Apple brings in a new team for its smart home efforts
• Apple cuts iPhone 11 Max orders - are big phones on the way out?
• If you still have an iPhone 5, UPDATE NOW!
• iOS 13.2 brings new emoji and other improvements
• How Deep Fusion works from an ILM perspective
• Squirrel pictures are the best way to test phone cameras and fanboy loyalty
• HomePod gets voice detection and ambient sounds
• Apple Arcade is still wonderful
• Game Club brings back early iOS games
• Apple in discussions to update United SFO terminal

Picks of the Week

• Alex's Pick: Sound Devices MixPre-3 II
• Lory's Pick: The Lighthouse
• Andy's Pick: MacBook "Staingate" warranty extension program
• Mikah's Pick: AWAIR 2nd Generation

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

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This Week's Stories

• Apple criticized for its stance on China
• Rumors abound about the 16-inch MacBook Pro
• Apple will definitely, certainly, for sure release AR glasses in 2020
• AirPods Pro coming before Christmas?
• Apple patents Watch bands with data and power contacts
• Are you wearing your Apple Watch correctly?
• Apple Arcade gets Pac-Man
• Google Photos "bug" lets iPhones save full-quality photos for free
• Luna Display now lets you use a MacBook as a second monitor

Picks of the Week

• Mikah's Pick: Muzetto Leather Bag
• Andy's Pick: USPS Informed Delivery
• Rene's Pick: Beats Solo Pro
• Lory's Pick: Dark Mode now available on iMore

Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Lory Gil

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This Week's Stories

• Tencent could be watching your iPhone's IP. Here is what that means, and how to opt-out.
• Pixel Buds take on AirPods
• Pixel 4 First Impressions: Soli radar could change the game
• Pixel 4 display first impressions - looks pretty nice
• Pixel 4 camera: impressive astrophotography
• iPhone 11 is big in China
• Apple pulls Hong Kong police tracking app
• Catalina and iOS 13 install blues
• Catalyst apps bring iOS apps to Mac
• Apple TV comes to Roku
• Apple TV+ launches in-house studio with Masters of the Air
  
  Picks of the week:
• Andy's Pick: Notion workspace manager
• Rene's Pick: Pokemon Fall Events
• Lory's Pick: Ring Fit Adventure for Nintendo Switch

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

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• This week's stories
  • Hello, Catalina, goodbye, iTunes!
  • RIP 32 Bit Apps
  • Catalyst Apps: iOS apps come to macOS
  • What is "Relocated Items" in Catalina?
  • Security in Catalina: kind of a pain in the butt
  • Dark Mode and Auto Mode in Catalina
  • Gatekeeper in Catalina
  • The iOSification of macOS
  • Goodbye Parental controls, hello Screen Time
  • Catalina lets you control your Mac with your voice
  • Sidecar: now your iPad is an extra monitor for your Mac
  • Find My comes to your Mac
  • So does Reminders
  • Photos redesign is all about "saliency"
  • DriverKit and System Extensions are a big security improvement
  • New APFS improvements in Catalina
  • What to do if your Catalina upgrade gets stuck
  • Please, please back up your Mac before you upgrade to Catalina
  • Activation Lock for Apple T2 Macs
  • Unlock Apps with your Apple Watch
  • Goodbye Bash, hello Z Shell
  • Should we run out and upgrade to Catalina? NO!
  • Apple's Big China Dilemma
• Picks of the Week
  • Andy's Pick: BBEdit 13
  • Rene's Pick: Fall Watch Bands
  • Lory's Pick: Halloween (the movie) VHS tape throw blanket

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

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