MacBreak Weekly (Video)

WWDC is less than a week away! What will Apple announce at their yearly developers conference? Updated MacBooks? New iMacs? A Siri speaker to compete with Google Home and the Amazon Echo? Dare we hope for a new Mac Mini?

• Alex's Pick: Lumu Light Meter
• Andy's Pick: Samsung Gear 360
• Rene's Pick: Star Trek Bridge Crew
• Leo's Pick: TWiT Stickers!

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

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Tim Cook's wearable blood sugar monitor: will the Apple Watch soon save thousands of lives? WWDC is two weeks away, and we talk about the rumors and announcements we're hoping for. Apple's self-driving car is spotted on a Silicon Valley freeway. Apple Pay expands its reach. Apple Music's Jimmy Iovine explains why Apple Music will never have a free tier: music artists come first. iPhone NFC jailbreak lets iPhones talk to any NFC device. Apple vs Microsoft and Apple vs Google. Apple settles one patent dispute, but it might have much better luck with its next patent fight thanks to the Supreme Court.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie

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Sal Soghoian joins us to talk about automation and his new CMD-D Conference. WannaCry attack shows that Tim Cook was right to refuse the FBI access to San Bernadino iPhone. Apple Watch detects heart arrhythmia, could soon detect diabetes. iPhone 8 will cost $1,000+. Hardware announcements coming at WWDC might include 10.5" iPad Pro, Siri Speaker, new MacBooks.

• Andy's Pick: Synology DS216+II NAS
• Rene's Pick: Ecobee4
• Leo's Pick: Kardia Mobile EKG

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie

Guest: Sal Soghoian

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Rumors abound about a Siri-powered Amazon Echo competitor in the works. As Amazon releases the new Echo Show with a touch screen and video calling, is Apple too late to the game? Apple is the biggest taxpayer in the US, and is responsible for two million jobs - we crunch the numbers. Boinx Software's Oliver Breidenbach joins us to discuss the app ecosystem. Apple squashes two malware attacks. Qualcomm and Apple's royalties fight continues.

• Oliver Breidenbach's pick: Asilomar, California
• Adam Engst's pick: PopCharX
• Andy's Pick: Spigen TEKA RA200 Airpod Earhooks
• Alex's Pick: iPhone 6s Plus
• Leo's Pick: Joby Griptight One

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Alex Lindsay

Guests: Adam Engst and Oliver Breidenbach

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At their MicrosoftEDU event, Microsoft announced the 13.5" Surface Laptop, which looks a lot like the laptop that Apple should be making. Luckily, Apple has a $250 billion pile of cash to soak up any tears they might shed. Rumor has it that Apple might announce a Siri speaker to compete with the Amazon Echo and Google Home at WWDC. Dok is a new malware that only affects Macs. Several major apps are abandoning the Apple Watch. Apple Pay might soon have a Venmo-like person-to-person payment system.

• Rene's Pick: BatteryPro from Elevation Lab
• Andy's Pick: Deckset: a markdown-powered presentation app
• Leo's Pick: XFence

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie

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Two more entries in the seemingly endless stream of Uber scandals. Scandal #1: Uber almost gets kicked out of Apple's App Store for identifying iPhones. Scandal #2: Unroll.me, which bills itself as an automated email unsubscribing service, sold data it gleaned from users' email to Uber. Apple slashes affiliate commissions from 7% to 2.5%. It is seeming more and more like the redesigned iPhone 8 might be facing production delays. Two years after its release to the public, the Apple Watch is both more than we expected, and less.

• Kelly Guimont's picks: Uni-ball Kuru Toga Hello Kitty Mechanical Pencil and Staples Arc Customizable Notebook
• Andy's Pick: MeFoto Walkabout Air Monopod
• Rene's Pick: Apple Watch Nike+ Band

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Rene Ritchie, and Kelly Guimont

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New Mac Pro needs to be versatile to survive. Apple has a secret team working on a noninvasive diabetes sensor. iPhone 8 to have curved OLED screen, vertical dual camera, tiny bezel. Apple gets permission to test self-driving cars in California. Apple Music is coming to Facebook Messenger. Apple's new campus is hogging all the good trees.

• Rene's Pick: Pokemon Go Plus
• Andy's Pick: The Internet Archive now has in-browser emulation of early Mac OS and apps
• Tonya Engst's Pick: Strava: run and cycling tracking on the social network for athletes

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, and Rene Ritchie

Guest: Tonya Engst

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The Turkish Crime Family's deadline is over - did your iPhone get wiped? Apple could win big under Trump by repatriating assets. We look at the full transcript of Apple's Mac Pro announcement. Mac Pros now compatible with the latest Nvidia graphics cards - but not the trashcan Mac Pro, only the cheese grater version. Apple drops from first to fifth in best laptop survey. Qualcomm countersues Apple. Samsung to provide 92 million OLED panels for iPhones. Our guide to Clips. Johnathan Zdziarski's Little Flocker finds a new nest. Swatch wants you to "Tick different" - Apple is not amused. Every Apple video ever on Youtube.

• Andy's Pick: Magnet window manager for macOS
• Alex's Pick: Masters iOS/Apple TV App
• Rene's Pick: the new iMore app

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

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Apple updates the Mac Pro and promises it is "completely rethinking" the design of the upcoming Mac Pro... for 2018. iPad sales are better than you might think. Looks like there won't be a spring event this year. Apple acquires Workflow and makes it free for all. Apple will develop its own GPU, and may buy Toshiba's NAND flash memory business.

• Alex's Pick: Blackmagic Web Presenter
• Rene's Pick: World Backup Day
• Andy's Pick: Topping TP32EX 50W USB Amp

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

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The Turkish Crime Family wants iTunes gift cards - change your iCloud password! iOS, watchOS, macOS, and tvOS updates are here. Power your MacBook with an iPhone? Trump and Kushner tap Tim Cook. New emoji on the way this summer!

• Andy's Pick: Autodesk Fusion 360
• Alex's Pick: Sports Engine
• Rene's Pick: Apple Watch Spring Bands
• Megan's Pick: The Upstarts by Brad Stone

Hosts: Andy Ihnatko, Alex Lindsay, Rene Ritchie, and Megan Morrone

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