MacBreak Weekly (Video)

Apple removes CallKit Apps from Chinese App Store. Rumors of a cheaper "Beats" HomePod. WWDC Keynote invitations go out. Amazon sells facial recognition tech to law enforcement. New Animoji Karaoke ad. Apple Music hits 50 million subs. Apple's Virginia and North Carolina plans.

• Andy's Pick: Right angle charge plug adapter
• Alex's Pick: Filmic Pro
• Rene's Pick: FLOVEME irridescent iPhone case
• Leo's Pick: Ilija Cvetkocski Ringtones and Alarms

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

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The advantages of closed vs open systems. Controlling Alexa and Siri with ultrasound. Apple's massive profits. Lawsuits loom over butterfly keyboards. Make your iPhone look like an original iMac. Tim Cook tells Duke grads to Think Different.
• Lory's Pick: Oculus Go
• Andy's Picks: Apple Lisa Twiggy Disk and TCL Series 6 4K HDR TV
• Alex's Pick: Chef's Table on Netflix
• Leo's Pick: GoPro Fusion

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay

Guest: Lory Gil

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Another record quarter, despite the omens. iMac's 20th anniversary. Apple getting deeper into news. Everyone hates butterfly keyboards. Apple doubles down on privacy - iOS 11.4 stops data from the Lightning port after 7 days of inactivity. Jony Ive talks about the Apple Watch.

• Rene's Pick: Oculus Go
• Alex's Pick: Caffeine.tv
• Andy's Picks: Honky's Movie Year and Hardcore Henry

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

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Apple earnings expectations. Mr. Cook and Ms. Jackson go to Washington. 2016 MacBook Pro keyboards failing twice as much as older models. Goodbye, Ming-Chi Kuo.

• Andy's Pick: $329 9.7-inch iPad
• Rene's Tip: How to upgrade your cheese grater Mac Pro
• Alex's Anti-Pick: The new NPR App redesign sucks!
• Kelly's Picks: 1-foot Apple Watch cable and App Camp for Girls

Hosts: Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, and Rene Ritchie

Guest: Kelly Guimont

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Broken iMac Pro and the Right to Repair. iPhone earnings silly season is in full effect. Users love the iPhone X. AT&T and Verizon collude to try to stop eSIM. EU cries anti-trust over Apple's Shazam purchase.

• Alex's Pick: Roblox
• Andy's Pick: Super Cheap Chinese LED Panels
• Lory's Pick: Prince - Nothing Compares 2 U

Hosts: Rene Ritchie, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay

Guest: Lory Gil

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Apple memo warning leakers not to leak leaks promptly leaks. Also leaked: Gold iPhone X coming soon. HomePod sales pale behind Amazon Echo. Apple News gets premium. GreyKey iPhone unlocking boxes sweep through law enforcement - make your passcode longer. iMovie for iPhone X gets Metal. Fix your Apple Watch Series 2 swollen battery for free. No more drone videos of Apple Park.

• Rene's Pick: Space Gray Magic Trackpad
• Andy's Pick: Gestimer MacOS menubar timer/reminder
• Leo's Picks: Skyroam Solis and Drafts

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie

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Apple says a new Mac Pro is coming in 2019. Maybe with Apple-designed chips? Apple privacy vs Facebook. Google's head of AI defects to Apple to fix Siri. Apple tops in gender pay equality. Azomov's Foundation coming to Apple TV. Product(RED) iPhone 8 out today, but no iPhone X. Fortnight is making $2 million/day on iOS.

• Jim's Pick: Past Present Future by Rob Zombie
• Andy's Pick: Cendrillon at the Met Opera
• Lory's Pick: The Mother of Tears by Dario Argento
• Leo's Pick: Foundations of Data Science

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Andy Ihnatko

Guests: Lory Gil and Jim Dalrymple

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Apple plans to make its own Mac chips. MicroLED Apple Watch screens coming this year. New iPad review. Tim Cook vs Mark Zuckerberg in privacy battle.

• Leo's Pick: Storyboarder by Wonder Unit
• Alex's Pick: Cine Meter II
• Andy's Pick: Noiseless CK
• Rene's Pick: Pokemon Go Field Research

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

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All the announcements from Apple's big education-focused event. New inexpensive iPad that works with Apple Pencil. Cheaper stylus called Crayon. New software tools for students, teachers, authors, and creators. Also, recent happenings in Facebook, the US government, and China make us question how much our privacy is under attack.

• Tonya's Pick: Take Control of Home Automation
• Alex's Pick: Elgato Stream Deck
• Andy's Pick: Raspberry Pi Model 3 B+
• Leo's Pick: Space Gray Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse 2, and Magic Trackpad 2

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay

Guest: Tonya Engst

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March 27th event may focus on education, new Pencil, new iPads, new Macbook Airs. Apple developing its own MicroLED screens. GreyKey iPhone Unlocker available at a police station near you. Apple increases self-driving car tests and Uber pulls back after accident. iPhone X has a two-year 3D sensing lead. Delete your Facebook account.

• Alex's Pick: Blackmagic Ultimatte 12
• Rene's Pick: Ferrite
• Andy's Pick: 1-800-GOT-JUNK

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

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