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February 22, 2022MBW 806: Ungodly Well Managed - Sumbul Desai, Apple NVMe Speeds, Foldable iPhones
Sumbul Desai, Apple NVMe Speeds, Foldable iPhones
Apple readies new MacBooks and iMacs for part three of overhaul

Apple VP of Health speaks!

Tim Cook's $99 million bonus for 2021 at risk over shareholder advisory group concern

Google Drive users stung by macOS '.DS_Store' copyright infringement issue

Apple's NVMe drive speeds

Amazon's overhaul of Comixology ignites concern from comic creators and readers

Paddle CEO is taking on Apple in the App Store and has signed up 1,500 developers with over $1 billion in volume for a rival payment system

Microsoft Edge has nearly toppled a major rival (Safari) in the desktop browser war

iPhone screen production hit by shortage of display driver chips

Foldable iPhones pushed to 2025, Apple mulling 20-inch foldable MacBook display

FDA clears first smartphone app for insulin delivery

Handwritten Apple 1 serial number mystery finally solved by forensic analysis

Skin tone emoji copyright court case dismissed in Apple's favor: 'there are only so many ways to draw a thumbs up'

Google following in Apple's footsteps, plans to curtail cross-app tracking on Android phones
Picks of the Week
Doc Rock's Pick: CalDigit Thunderbolt Station 4 (TS4)

Andy's Pick: John Williams: The Berlin Concert

Rene's Pick: Obscura

Leo's Pick: Rene Ritchie!

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, and Andy Ihnatko

Guest: Doc Rock

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2 hr 7 min
February 15, 2022MBW 805: The Freedom Clicker - New Mac Models?, iPhone 13 vs S22
Apple registers 3 new Mac models ahead of rumored spring event

Apple says a 'small portion' of iPhones recorded interactions with Siri even if you opted out

Apple's App Store policies under fire by another Dutch group

Galaxy S22 benchmarked: Apple still beats Samsung

Apple tackling AirTag stalking concerns with these changes to Find My network

Nurse speaks out after Apple Watch detects major health change [dramatic change in Vo2 max] months ahead of diagnosis

iPhone 6 Plus added to Apple's 'Vintage Product" list

Steve Jobs memorabilia in an upcoming auction, includes signed check, job offer, yearbook, more

Apple leads the headphone market in the US with AirPods and Beats

Apple to unveil 13-inch M2 MacBook Pro with unchanged design next month, claims original MacBook Pro 'notch' leaker
Picks of the Week
Rene's Pick: Arcane

Andy's Pick: Downie

Alex's Pick: Shoot

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

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1 hr 55 min
February 08, 2022MBW 804: Canadian Magic - Contactless Payments, Apple Q1 Results
Contactless Payments, Apple Q1
Apple empowers businesses to accept contactless payments through Tap to Pay on iPhone

Apple blasted over paltry 3% fee reduction for external payments in the Netherlands

Apple reports first-quarter results

Apple in 2021: The Six Colors report card

Apple aims to debut a new low-cost 5G iPhone and iPad in early march

M2 Mac Lineup - Revealed!

OLED iPad rumors get credibility boost as LG reportedly preps for production

Apple TV+ films get six award nominations at Oscars 2022, including Best Picture recognition for 'CODA'
Picks of the Week:
Rene's Pick: Fantastical Scheduling

Andy's Pick: SongShift

Leo's Pick: Joe Danger reissued

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, and Andy Ihnatko

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1 hr 52 min
February 01, 2022MBW 803: MugBreak Weekly - Apple Q1 Earnings, iOS 15.4, Apple Payment Platform
Apple Q1 earnings, iOS 15.4, Apple payment platform
Apple Reports First Quarter Results

Here's everything new in the first betas of iOS 15.4 and iPadOS 15.4

In the Future, AirPods could require User Authentication with Touch or Face ID and other unique Biometric Measures to fully Operate

Apple confirms macOS 12.3 deprecates kernel extensions used by Dropbox and Microsoft OneDrive

Apple's Head of User Privacy Speaks!

Apple celebrates Heart Month with new resources across services

Apple spotlights Black voices during Black History Month

Apple launches limited-edition Black Unity Braided Solo Loop for Apple Watch, 'Unity Lights' face

'Harry Potter: Wizards Unite' for iOS now officially discontinued

Apple to Rival Square by Turning iPhones Into Payment Terminals
Picks of the Week
Mikah's pick: AcousticSheep SleepPhones

Rene's Pick: TimeBolt

Andy's Pick: Covert Instruments Genesis lockpick set

Alex's Pick: Peak Design Everyday Case

Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Alex Lindsay, Rene Ritchie, and Andy Ihnatko

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1 hr 56 min
January 25, 2022MBW 802: The Pepper Grinder Mac - March Event, AirTag Safety, Apple Music
March Event, AirTag Safety, Apple Music
How to clean your $19 Apple cleaning cloth

What Apple might announce at a spring event this March

Apple launches new 'Personal Safety User Guide' amid AirTag concerns and more

iCloud syncing issues are plaguing third-party apps as Apple stays silent

Apple's plans for third-party App Store payments are insufficient, Dutch regulator says

Ericsson sues Apple in three German courts, the Netherlands, and Brazil over 5G and other patents (in addition to a handful of U.S. cases)

Apple's self-driving car project hits another speed bump as engineering manager departs

Senate panel approves antitrust bill restricting big tech platforms

Epic Games appeals ruling in Apple lawsuit, claims court made errors

What happened when an M1 Max MacBook Pro met a $60k camera

Apple may use an optical audio transmission from AR/VR headsets to AirPods

Apple launches new Shot on iPhone Challenge, this time for iPhone 13 Pro macro images

Apple's AirTag uncovers a secret German intelligence agency

Apple Music is the world's second most popular music streaming service behind Spotify

Apple delays in-app account deletion requirement, extends IAP exception for group services

Today is the .day

Nvidia is making preparations to give up on Arm acquisition, says report

Apple has swapped in a company veteran as its new head of PR
Picks of the Week
Rene's Picks: The Problem with NFT's & Finding X

Alex's Pick: Vivo Tablet Mount

Andy's Pick: VizRef for iPad

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

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2 hr 9 min
January 18, 2022MBW 801: Machine Gun Clippy - Safari bug, Netherlands App Store ruling, Apple Watch ads
Safari bug, Netherlands App Store ruling, Apple Watch ads
Microsoft will buy Activision Blizzard, a bet on games being central to the internet's future.

Safari bug can leak some of your Google account info and recent browsing history

Netherlands App Store ruling: Apple will allow alternative payment methods, but developers must maintain a separate app binary

Possibility of huge changes to App Store as US antitrust bill proceeds to committee

Senate Judiciary Committee will consider The American Innovation and Choice Online Act this week; Tim Cook personally lobbying Senate Judiciary Committee against it

Apple Watch Series 7 | 911 | Apple

Apple Watch "911: Bob"

Detectives | Cinematic mode | iPhone 13 Pro | Apple

iPhone 14 Pro now rumored to feature 'hole + pill design' instead of notch

Likely new iPhone SE and iPad Air models appear in Eurasian database

Report: iPad Air 5 with 5G, Center Stage camera, and more coming this spring

Report: 'iPhone SE+ 5G' coming this year followed by the larger model in 2023

Locket, an app for sharing photos to friends' home screens, hits the top of the App Store

Microsoft Releases Office for Mac Update With Full Apple Silicon Support in Excel

Tesla refuses to adopt CarPlay, but this developer has a workaround

Aerial app for Mac updated with tvOS 15 screensavers and new features
Picks of the Week
Rene's Pick: Above Avalon

Andy's Pick: Multiselect for YouTube, U.S. free COVID tests

Alex's Pick: Live Video in Keynote

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

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2 hr
January 11, 2022MBW 800: Medically Contraindicated - iMessages, T-Mobile & iCloud, Apple Watch Apps
iMessages, T-Mobile & iCloud, Apple Watch Apps
iMessage is winning: teens dread the green text bubble

After ruining Android messaging, Google says iMessage is too powerful

Google exec says Apple is 'holding back' customers who text

Apple to allow alternative payment system for 1st time in South Korea

Developer exposes another multimillion-dollar scam app on the App Store

T-Mobile says iOS 15.2 bug turning off iCloud private relay for some users

Intel poaches Apple engineer responsible for arm transition and M1 chips

Uber parks its Apple Watch app in the ever-growing junkyard

Netflix cameras & image capture

Spotify HiFi delayed indefinitely as the company says it has no 'timing details to share'

LAPD cops hunted Pokémon instead of responding to a robbery
Picks of the Week
Rene's Pick: Cleo Abram Goes Indie

Andy's Pick: Multiclock Screensaver

Alex's Picks: Mixbus VBM

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

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2 hr 53 min
January 04, 2022MBW 799: Rubber Suits With Ping Pong Balls - Apple $3T Market Cap, AirPods Pro 2
Apple $3T Market Cap, AirPods Pro 2
Apple first U.S company to reach $3 trillion market cap

iPhone 13 sales strong during the holiday season: Apple's services business worth $1.5 trillion

Mark Gurman: Apple 2022 preview

Apple's upcoming AR/VR headset to feature three displays

AirPods Pro 2 to feature lossless support and sound-emitting charging case

Is Bluetooth holding back Apple's AirPods?

The end of the line is finally coming for BlackBerry Devices

Apple to launch an audiobooks service later this year?

As Omicron spreads across American, much of the country still isn't using exposure notification apps

Apple in exclusive negotiations for Brad Pitt Formula One racing movie
Picks of the Week:
Andy's Pick: The Writing of the Gods: The Race to Decode the Rosetta Stone

Alex's Picks: Linsoul KZ ZS10 Pro & Liminal Acquisition

Rene's Pick: Return YouTube Dislikes

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

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2 hr 5 min
December 28, 2021MBW 798: MacBreak Weekly's Best of 2021 - A look back at MacBreak Weekly's best moments in 2021.
Losing the first iPhone in a taxi, swallowing AirPods while asleep, finding and detailing scam apps in the App Store, and more.
David Pogue shares a never-before-told tale of losing the first iPhone in an Italian taxi.

A Worcester man accidentally swallows one of his AirPods while sleeping with them in his ears. Leo Laporte, Rene Ritchie, Heather Kelly, and Andy Ihnatko briefly chat about the mishap on MacBreak Weekly.

The MacBreak Weekly panel discusses developer Kosta Eleftheriou's Twitter thread regarding scam apps on Apple's App Store.

After Apple's April event, the MacBreak Weekly panel details Apple's iPad Pro with Thunderbolt and an XDR display.

Using an Easter Egg at the end of an Apple event, one developer successfully discovers Ted Lasso's shortbread recipe.

Alex Lindsay talks about the time he was asked to play an extra in a Star Wars film; turns out he was bounty hunter Rum Sleg.

Rene Ritchie reviews Apple's colorful new iMac.

After WWDC, Leo shares his thoughts on Universal Control in iPadOS and macOS.

The MacBreak Weekly panel recounts how they experienced Apple's first iPhone launch.

After its launch, the MacBreak Weekly panel reviews Apple Music's Spatial Audio feature.

The MacBreak Weekly panel review Apple's new iPhone 13, with a particular focus on the camera's Cinematic Mode.

Leo wants to use his iPad mini as a phone so he asks the panel for advice.

Rene Ritchie reviews Apple's new M1 Max MacBook Pro.

Host: Leo Laporte

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1 hr 47 min
December 21, 2021MBW 797: A Plastic Festoon - Pegasus, CSAM Detection, App Store Devs $1M
Pegasus, CSAM Detection, App Store Devs $1M
Spyware firm NSO mulls shutdown of Pegasus & sale of company

New data shows how many app store devs earned $1m for the first time in 2021

Apple scrubs controversial CSAM detection feature from a webpage but says plans haven't changed

Apple sues Ericsson over "strong-arm" 5G patent demands

Apple builds new team in Southern California to bring more wireless chips in-house

iPhone 13 Pro beaten out by Pixel 5a in MKBHD's annual blind camera test

Pixelmator Photo is now available on iPhone

Rumor: Apple will launch a new external display for Macs

LG adds new pro monitors as lower-cost Pro Display XDR competitors

iPhone 14 to feature 48MP camera, iPhone 15 will get 'periscope' lens

TSA to begin rolling out support for Apple Wallet IDs in February 2022

Brazilian actor buys Apple Watch Series 6 online, receives a stone instead
Picks of the Week
Alex's Pick: Santa Kringl

Andy's Picks: HiFiMan Sundara headphones & iFi hipDAC2

Rene's Pick: #TeamSeas - Final Stretch!

Leo's Pick: Swift Playgrounds 4

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

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2 hr 9 min

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