The $4999 iMacPro is now available. Who should buy it? Apple buys Shazam. Jony Ive is back in charge of the Apple design team after 2 years working on Apple Park. The iTunes Music Store is not closing... yet. Apple bans templated apps. 2017's top downloads from the App Store.

• Leo's Picks: Jibo and Rogue Amoeba's Piezo
• Adam's Picks: Polaroid LED Light Panel and Panorama X
• Andy's Pick: SuperDuper! 3.1.1
• Jim's Pick: Greta Van Fleet

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Andy Ihnatko

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The macOS root login without a password flaw has been fixed... and broken again... and then re-fixed. iOS 11 is a bit less secure. Tim Cook in China. 2011 Mac Mini is oficially obsolete. Apple Pay Cash is now available. So is the first FDA-approved Apple Watch band.

• Andy's Pick: MarsEdit 4
• Rene's Pick: Duolingo
• Alex's Pick: Focos
• Leo's Pick: Pixelmator Pro

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MacOS High Sierra Security Flaw lets anyone get root access to your computer without a password. Is Tim Cook Steve Jobs' biggest mistake? Can Apple fix the 2017/2017 MacBook Pro? Cyber Monday deals still active on Apple products. You can get an iPhone X for Xmas, but not an Apple TV 4K 64GB.

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HomePod will not ship until sometime in 2018. FCC will kill Net Neutrality on December 14th; states are forbidden from setting their own Net Neutrality rules. iMac Pro will have an A10 chip for Siri. How iPhone X face detection works. Apple gets a warrant for Texas shooter's iPhone and iCloud account.

• Rene's Pick: Thrifter for Black Friday deals
• Alex's Pick: Focus Orbital
• Andy's Picks: Big Kahuna Chainmail Vortex, Sous Vide Turkey, and Mashed Potatoes
• Leo's Ridiculously Expensive Cooking Picks: Mellow, VacMaster VP215, Solaire Grill

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iPhone X is the phone of the year, but... hackers spoof Face ID. iPhone X freezing in cold weather. "Green Line of Death." Fix for iOS autocorrect bug is here. 2019 iPhone will have a rear-facing 3D sensor. Jony Ive's Wallpaper interview. Apple Watch saves a man from shark-infested waters. Apple Watch might save you from high blood pressure and sleep apnea. Boston Dynamics' robots go from comical to sleek and scary.

• Rene's Pick: Halide
• Andy's Picks: Headspace and Calm meditation apps

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We didn't want to like the iPhone X this much, but it is great. DisplayMate rates its screen "textbook perfect." The UX takes some getting used to. Samsung really, truly owes Apple $120 Billion for Slide to Unlock. Apple might stash those funds on the tiny island of Jersey. Along with the many many many billions it earned in Q4 this year. And it can iMessage us some using Apple Pay Cash.

• Rene's Pick: Cardhop
• Andy's Pick: Ulysses 12
• Alex's Picks: Nomad Power cables, Ricoh Theta V 4k, and Ricoh 3d Microphone TA-1

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iPhone X pre-orders, Rene Ritchie's first impressions of the iPhone X, is it too soon to talk about the next iPhone? YouTube TV is coming to Apple, Animojis in action and more!

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iPhone X orders start this week - here's how to be first in line. Pixel 2 XL's burn-in problems. There will be no October event. Apple vs Samsung: the case that would not die. iPhone Calculator bug. iPod's sweet sixteen.

• Alex's pick: Omnigraffle 7
• Rene's picks, Voltron on Netflix, Mophie Powerstation USB-C XXL Universal Battery
• Andy's pick: Primitive
• Leo's Pick: Sonos One

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Say goodbye to TouchID. Say hello to Augmented Reality. Say "You're still here?" to the Mac Mini. Face ID is secure, reliable, and non-racist. Apple almost bought a healthcare company. VirnetX wins again. Woz starts WozU. Apple's fix for KRACK is coming soon.
• Andy's pick: BBEdit 12
• Rene's picks: Phone View, Philz Coffee
• Leo's pick: Tiny Hardware Firewall

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You may have to wait until 2018 to get an iPhone X, Next iPad Pro may get Face ID, Bug fixes for High Sierra, Apple Watch LTE fixed. Spielberg will reboot Amazing Stories at Apple. Dow Jones: Google to buy Apple for $9 Billion.

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